Doctoral program in Applied Mathematics

The objective of the doctoral programme in Applied Mathematics (hereafter, DAM) is to offer training in research techniques in the field of mathematics, which takes shape in the form of formulating and drafting a doctoral thesis. A doctoral thesis is understood to be research work that contains original contributions that are apt to be published in the peer-reviewed communication channels that exist for disseminating quality scientific output.The programme has an interdisciplinary nature in the sense that research into both the more theoretical aspects of mathematics and research aimed at solving problems related to technology are welcomed. In fact, the programme has as another of its objective to provide advanced mathematical training and education to graduates from other disciplines.The DAM collaborates with various mathematics research groups. The UPC focuses mainly on studies related to engineering and architecture, and it is one of the Spanish universities with the most mathematics professors, boasting around 200 in the Department of Mathematics alone, plus those maths professors working in other departments, including Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Computer Architecture. Thus, since its foundation, the DAM is and has been the natural offspring of the UPC’s strength in mathematics.The DAM itself is structured around five lines of research1. Algebra and geometry2. Discrete and algorithmic mathematics3. Modelling in engineering and biomedical sciences4. Differential equations5. Scientific computingThese lines of research reflect the main areas of focus of the mathematics research groups at the UPC.The School of Mathematics and Statistics (FME, by its Catalan acronym) is the body that oversees the DAM, and it serves as a natural meeting point for the UPC’s mathematics community. The FME also offers undergraduate- and master’s-level studies in mathematics, ensuring a quality education in mathematics at all levels. See http://fme.upc.edu/ca/estudis/graus/grau-en-matematiques for the undergraduate programme and http://mamme.masters.upc.edu/en for the master’s programme in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Engineering (MAMME).It is also worth mentioning the Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath, https://bgsmath.cat/), an organisation where research groups, researchers and especially doctoral candidates in the field of mathematics meet. Four universities and the Centre for Mathematics Research are involved with the School, and mathematics researchers from the UPC contribute at all levels.The programme coordinator, the programme’s Academic Committee and a technical representative from the FME’s administrative staff handle the management of the DAM. The programme’s Academic Committee is made up of the coordinator, the dean of the FME, the director of the Department of Mathematics or the person whom he/she delegates, a professor from each of the five lines of research, the head of services and management of the FME or the person whom he/she delegates and a student representative (see https://appliedmathematics.postgrau.upc.edu/en/thesis/academic-committee). The programme coordinator is appointed by the dean of the FME and must be approved by the Academic Committee.