Our Network Maths Graduate Programme, which ran its first taught modules for PhD students in the summer of 2008 features on University Science and in ENN.

• University Science article
• ENN article

At long last work has now started on the new extension to the Hamilton Institute. Funded by SFI this extension will add about 50% extra to our existing space, and underpin the continued expansion of the institute. See webcam below for realtime images.

A joint team between the University of Newcastle, Australia and NUI Maynooth has achieved first place in RoboCup 2008 Soccer, Standard Platform League. The team beat a joint Georgia Tech/Carnegie Mellon Team in a penalty shoot out in the final of the competition to take first place. Click here for further details.

The Network Mathematics Graduate Programme is a joint initiative of the Hamilton Institute at NUI Maynooth and CTVR at Trinity College Dublin.

Our aim is to provide a world-class educational experience for postgraduate research students in the area of Network Mathematics. To this end, course modules will be delivered in Ireland by faculty and practitioners from leading international centres of excellence. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of mathematical techniques to problems in networking and telecommunications.

For further details, visit the Network Mathematics Graduate Programme web site.

HAMILTON INSTITUTE

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a Lectureship/Senior Lectureship position at the Hamilton Institute.

The successful candidates will be outstanding researchers who can demonstrate an excellent international research track record. A strong commitment to research excellence, developing research partnerships, and the ability to establish a dynamic and world class research programme, including competitive grant funding are essential

The Hamilton Institute seeks to genuinely bridge the gap between mathematics and its applications in ICT and Biology. Current areas of strength include:

• Networked systems. This includes application of dynamical systems and queueing theory to routing, scheduling and congestion control in wired and wireless networks as well as to related areas such as security and privacy.
• Systems biology and Computational physiology. This includes the application of mathematical methods and dynamical systems theory to the understanding and analysis of metabolic and cell signaling pathways, pharmacological processes in drug development and underlying biological principles.
• Fundamental Mathematics. This includes switched and hybrid systems, analysis of feedback control systems, applied probability and queueing systems.

We are seeking to build new activity that complements existing strengths. This includes not only applications in networking and biology, but also mathematical applications in new domains such as energy and sustainable systems, financial mathematics, optimisation and logistics.

Successful candidates will be expected to assume leadership positions within the Institute and to take-up their posts no later Oct 31st, 2008. Appointments will be on the national university scales: Lecturer/Senior lecturer €51509-96796. Informal enquires regarding the posts can be made to Douglas Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie). Applications with cv including contact details of three referees and two significant papers should be sent (electronically or otherwise) to :

Professor D. Leith
Hamilton Institute
NUI Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland
email: hamilton@nuim.ie

to be received no later that May 15th, 2008.

HAMILTON INSTITUTE

Professorial Position

Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a Professorial position at the Hamilton Institute.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding researcher who can demonstrate an excellent international research track record. A strong commitment to research excellence, developing research partnerships, and the ability to establish a dynamic and world class research programme, including competitive grant funding are essential. For the Professorial position the successful applicant must have demonstrated experience and success in research leadership and also have a sustained track record of high quality research contributions. This track record should include having secured substantial research grant funding.

The Hamilton Institute seeks to genuinely bridge the gap between mathematics and its applications in ICT and Biology. Current areas of strength include:

• Networked systems. This includes application of dynamical systems and queueing theory to routing, scheduling and congestion control in wired and wireless networks as well as to related areas such as security and privacy.
• Systems biology and Computational physiology. This includes the application of mathematical methods and dynamical systems theory to the understanding and analysis of metabolic and cell signaling pathways, pharmacological processes in drug development and underlying biological principles.
• Fundamental Mathematics. This includes switched and hybrid systems, analysis of feedback control systems, applied probability and queueing systems.

We are seeking to build new activity that complements existing strengths. This includes not only applications in networking and biology, but also mathematical applications in new domains such as energy and sustainable systems, financial mathematics, optimisation and logistics.

Successful candidates will be expected to assume leadership positions within the Institute and to take-up their posts no later Oct 31st, 2008. Appointments will be on the national university scales: Professor €85101-€143195. Informal enquires regarding the posts can be made to Douglas Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie). Applications with cv including contact details of three referees and two significant papers should be sent (electronically or otherwise) to :

Professor D. Leith
Hamilton Institute
NUI Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland
email: hamilton@nuim.ie

to be received no later that May 15th, 2008.

The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, is joining with the University of Newcastle Australia (the very successful NUbots) in sending a team to play in the July RoboCup International Soccer competition. The joint team will compete in Suzhou, China in the Standard Platform League. The competition uses four a side fully autonomous humanoid robots.
The teams compete on a reduced size field. The teams compete with equal hardware (all robots have identical capabilities) but with different software for each team. The NUIM team is lead by Rick Middleton from the Hamilton Institute, with a number of other members from the Hamilton, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at NUIM.

Prof. Chuck Anderson, Science Foundation Ireland ETS Walton Visiting Professor at the Hamilton Institute, will be presenting a public lecture at the Royal Irish Academy on “Translating Thoughts into Actions by Finding Patterns in Brainwaves”.

Date: 6.30pm Dec 4th 2007. Preceded by wine reception.

For further details see flyer.

Prof Chuck Anderson and wife Stacey at Walton lecture in RIA.

Dr. Wilhelm Huisinga has just signed a research collaboration contract with Bayer Schering Pharma in the field of mathematical modelling in pharmacokinetics. For more details, see www.hamilton.ie/compphysiol.

Following the competitions run in 2005 and 2006 we are running the Hamilton Maths Challenge for schools once again this year. The competition starts the week of Oct 15th to coincide with Maths Week. Please go to the competition home page for details.