IE Sci-Tech School Held the Inaugural Meeting of the Bachelor in Applied Mathematics Advisory Board

The inauguration of the newly launched Bachelor in Applied Mathematics’ Advisory board gathered expert opinions on the Sci-Tech school’s roadmap for the upcoming years. The conversation centered on the Bachelor in Applied Mathematics that will start in the next academic year 2023-2024, as well as, the research in fields of applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science. The meeting offered advice for monitoring the quality of the innovative Bachelor in Applied Mathematics, but also sought to design a research strategy for the Sci-Tech school. 

To demonstrate its unwavering commitment to excellence, IE School of Science and Technology has composed the Advisory Board  with renowned mathematicians from diverse backgrounds and professional domains to guide its overarching strategy. Their primary focus is to incorporate cutting-edge content into the curriculum, while delivering study plans that remain current, cohesive, and tailored to meet the evolving needs of aspiring mathematicians.

Additionally, during their first meeting, advisors delineated key research domains and impactful areas, but also explored present and future trends, fostering interdisciplinary synergies. This endeavor will directly influence the Sci-Tech faculty recruitment strategy as the school is anticipated to onboard approximately four new professors annually for the next three years.

The advisors ensure a seamless transition into the professional realm for IE students and foster internal networks with other IE schools, as well as an international perspective. This global network recommends ways to open doors for students to engage in exchange programs, allowing them to broaden their horizons and gain valuable international experiences.

Here is a closer look at the board members:

Alberto Enciso, CSIC Research Professor at Madrid's Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT).

Alberto Enciso is a CSIC research professor of mathematics at Madrid’s Institute for Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT) and a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences. His research interests include a wide range of mathematical questions motivated by physical problems, especially in fluid mechanics, dynamical systems and spectral theory.

Sara Lombardo, Professor of Mathematics and Executive Dean, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS), Heriot-Watt University.

Sara Lombardo is Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University and a member of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

Her research concerns integrable systems, a lively area of mathematics that brings together algebra, analysis, and geometry to tackle fundamental problems often motivated by mathematical physics.

Cristina San José, Senior Executive Vice-President and Global Head of Models & Data at Grupo Santander.

Cristina San Jose Brosa has been Chief Data Strategist at Banco Santander since 2015. She was a partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. She has a degree in Mathematics, Universidad de Zaragoza and an MBA from Stern School of Business, New York University.

Dolores Romero Morales, Professor in Operations Research at Copenhagen Business School.

Dolores Romero Morales is a professor in operations research at Copenhagen Business School. Her areas of expertise include data science, supply chain optimization and revenue management. Her work has appeared in a variety of leading scholarly journals—including the European Journal of Operational Research, as well as Management Science, and Mathematical Programming and Operations Research—and has received various distinctions.

Ivana Ljubic, Professor of Operations Research at the ESSEC Business School of Paris.

Ivana Ljubic received her PhD in computer science at the Vienna University of Technology in 2004 and her Habilitation in operations research at the University of Vienna in 2013. Her research has been published in more than 100 papers and book chapters and focuses on diverse topics in operations research. Ivana’s research interests include network design problems, combinatorial optimization, optimization under uncertainty and bilevel optimization. She uses tools and methods of mixed integer linear and nonlinear programming for solving optimization problems with applications in telecommunications, transportation, logistics, network design, design of data and distribution networks, social networks and bioinformatics.

Luc Vinet, Professor of Mathematical Physics at Université de Montréal and CEO at IVADO.

Dr. Vinet is an acclaimed physicist and mathematician with extensive experience in university administration. From 1999 to 2005, he was vice-principal (academic) and provost of McGill University before becoming rector of the Université de Montréal from 2005 to 2010. Dr. Vinet was also the director of the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM) of the Université de Montréal from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2013 to 2021. In addition to being one of the founding directors of the MITACS network of centers of excellence, he was instrumental in the creation of many other leading research organizations in Québec and the rest of Canada.

Mihaela van der Schaar, John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning, AI, and Medicine at the University of Cambridge.

Mihaela van der Schaar is the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of machine learning, artificial intelligence and medicine at the University of Cambridge and a fellow at the Alan Turing Institute in London. In addition to leading the van der Schaar Lab, Mihaela is the founder and director of the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine (CCAIM).