MITACS and UWO

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MITACS and UWO

• Monday March 27, 2006
• University of Western Ontario

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Outline

• MITACS
• MITACS Resources for Students
• Student Advisory Committee Initiatives

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MITACS

• MITACS networks academia, industry and the public
  sector to develop cutting edge mathematical
  tools.
• MITACS has 305 scientists, 611 students and 169
  partner organizations working on 32 ongoing
  projects, involving 48 Canadian universities.
• MITACS focuses on five key sectors
• Biomedical Health
• Environment Natural Resources
• Information Processing
• Risk Finance
• Communication, Networks Security

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Students in MITACS
"The highest priority for MITACS and its
defining aspect is the recruiting, training,
and eventual placement of graduate students."

• Approximately 80 of MITACS spending goes towards
  supporting students.

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Students in MITACS

• MITACS Canadian students boast an 82 employment
  placement rate upon completion of their studies.

• Canada has witnessed an unprecedented increase in
  graduate mathematics and computer science
  enrolments since the creation of MITACS.

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MITACS and UWO

• Modelling Trading and Risk in the Market
• Dr Matt Davison
• Dr Mark Reesor
• Optimal Pricing via Mathematical and Bilevel
  Programming
• Dr Christopher Anderson
• Mathematics of Computer Algebra and Analysis
• Dr Robert Corless
• Dr David Jeffrey
• Dr Greg Reid
• Dr Stephen Watt

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MITACS and UWO

• Statistical Methods for Complex Survey Data
• Dr David Bellhouse
• Improving Genome Annotation, Molecular Structure
  Interaction Prediction an Algorithmic Study of
  Biomolecular Functions
• Dr Kaizhong Zhang
• Network for Biological Invasions and Dispersal
  Research
• Dr Xingfu Zou

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MITACS Resources for Students

• Mobility Fund
• Internship Program
• Student Awards Program

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The Mobility Fund

• Supports the exchange of graduate students and
  postdoctoral fellows between projects in
  different regions of the country.

• Contributes to the multi-disciplinary nature of
  network training.

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The Mobility Fund

• 500 for a paper presentation for out-of-town
  travel.
• 1000 for participation in a MITACS event.
• 5000 to spend up to four months visiting a
  MITACS node outside of the home university.

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Internship Program

• This program funds interns to work on-site with
  an organization to apply mathematical techniques
  to research issues.
• Participating organizations include companies,
  hospitals, government labs and agencies and
  not-for-profit societies.

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Internship Program

• Internship projects are 4 months in duration with
  opportunities for a second Internship.
• An Internship involves a research project related
  to a graduate students Masters or PhD thesis. 
• Each internship project receives 15,000 in
  funding.

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Student Awards Program

• The Student Awards Program recognizes outstanding
  achievements of MITACS students and post-doctoral
  fellows.
• Each award consists of a certificate and a
  monetary prize of 1,000.

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Student Awards Program

• Awards
• Best student paper for MITACS-related research (3
  awards, one each for MSc, PhD and PDF).
• Best novel use of mathematics in technology
  transfer (up to 3 awards).
• Outstanding service to the Student Network (1
  award).

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Student Advisory Committee
The SAC serves as a voice for the students within
MITACS by

• organizing student orientated events
• advising the Scientific Director on student
  affairs
• collecting ideas from the students about things
  they would like to see within MITACS.

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SAC Initiatives for 2006

• Student Sessions at the Annual Conference
• International Mobility Fund
• SAC Seminar Series and Sponsorships
• Student Notes newsletter

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CAIMS-MITACS 2006 Joint Annual Conference
June 16 20, 2006
York University

• Student sessions this year will include
• Movie session.
• Career panel.
• Social event.

Dont miss the poster competition and register
now at www.mitacs.ca/AC06.
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International Mobility Fund

• The Student Advisory Committee has extended the
  Mobility Fund to allow international visits.
• Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows can
  now apply for funding international stays from
  one month to four months.
• For more information, contact mobilityfund_at_mitacs.
  ca.

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SAC Seminar Series and Sponsorships
To promote mathematical sciences at the
undergraduate and graduate levels.

• Seminars
• Help to organize short seminars in mathematics or
  in computer science throughout Canada
• Funds are available for up to 400 per seminar.

• Cyber security expert Peiter Mudge Zatko at
  the University of Alberta.

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SAC Seminar Series and Sponsorships

• Sponsorships
• Join existing conferences and offer a sponsorship
  in exchange for some visibility.
• Funds up to 1000 per sponsorship.

• Sponsors of the 2005 and 2006 Canadian
  Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences.

To apply for funding, contact sac_chair_at_mitacs.ca.

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Student Notes Newsletter

• Student Notes is a bilingual newsletter published
  quarterly by the Student Advisory Committee.
• Student Notes includes
• announcements
• reviews of current and past events
• student and industry interviews
• brain teasers
• other items of interest to students
• Available at www.mitacs.ca under Students.
• To submit an article, contact sac_studentnotes_at_mit
  acs.ca.

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For more information

• Talk to your Student Council representative.
• Get in touch with your SAC representative
  sac_ontario_at_mitacs.ca.
• Look for Students at www.mitacs.ca.