Les International Research Projects
Les IRP sont des projets de recherche collaborative de 5 ans établis entre quelques chercheurs ou chercheuses d’un ou plusieurs laboratoires du CNRS et quelques chercheurs ou chercheuses de laboratoires d’un ou plusieurs pays étrangers. Ils permettent de consolider des collaborations déjà établies à travers des échanges scientifiques de courte ou moyenne durée. Ils ont pour objet l’organisation de réunions de travail ou de séminaires, le développement d’activités de recherche communes et l’encadrement d’étudiants. Les équipes françaises et étrangères doivent avoir déjà démontré leur capacité à collaborer ensemble (par exemple par des publications communes ou en ayant travaillé ensemble au sein d’un autre dispositif, type IEA ou autre).
The Insmi supports the following IRPs:
IRP AAPT (France, Belgium, Canada): The "Algebraic Approach to Theoretical Physics" project, at the interface between mathematics and theoretical physics, is a joint project with CNRS Physique. It aims to facilitate exchanges between scientists with a common interest in abstract algebraic studies leading to advances in theoretical physics. More specifically, the links between the theory of representations of algebras, the study of orthogonal polynomials, the exact calculation of quantities relevant to certain models of theoretical physics and the study of integrable systems. The partner laboratories are the Institut Denis-Poisson, the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique d'Annecy-Le-Vieux and the Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Reims and, abroad, the Centre de Recherche Mathématiques (CRM) at the University of Montreal and the Clifford Research Group at the University of Ghent.
IRP EURANDOM (France, Netherlands): The "European Research Institute for Statistics, Probability, Stochastic Operations Research and their Applications" project takes the form of a centre for colloquia and doctoral and post-doctoral studies hosted by the Stochastics Section of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at the TU/e Eindhoven (Netherlands). Among other things, this centre organises a series of colloquia for young scientists. It brings together scientists from the Laboratoire d'analyse et de mathématiques appliquées, the Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Mathématiques et Calcul Scientifique at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, the Laboratoire d'informatique Gaspard Monge and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven.
IRP MOCETIBI (France, Italy): This project deals with the modelling of cellular and tissue biomechanics. It addresses the problem of mathematically understanding the cellular processes underlying the growth and deformation of living tissues. It combines the expertise of four teams of mathematicians and mechanics in France and Italy. The Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions and the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique de Grenoble are involved in France, while in Italy the G. L. Lagrange Mathematical Sciences Department at Politecnico di Torino and the Modelling and Scientific Computing Laboratory at Politecnico di Milano.
IRP PIIQ (France, Belgium, United Kingdom): The "Integrable probabilities, classical and quantum integrability" project aims to facilitate collaboration between people working on integrability in the broad sense of the term: quantum integrability, integrable differential equations and integrable probabilities. The applications of these themes mainly concern determinantal point processes, random growth models in one spatial dimension (Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation, ASEP-type models) and quantum integrable models. The project partners are the mathematics laboratories at Aix-Marseille Université, ENS Lyon, Université d'Angers and Université Claude Bernard Lyon, and the foreign partners are from Bristol University (UK), SISSA (Italy), Université de Louvain (Belgium) and the University of Michigan (USA).
IRP SPEDO (France, Spain, Denmark, Chile): The "Spectral Analysis of Dirac Operators" project brings together specialists in the analysis of the spectral properties of Dirac operators (EDP). The questions addressed are motivated by the study of quantum confinement and the electrical properties of two-dimensional materials (graphene) subjected to magnetic constraints. The IRP helps to structure an international community to meet the technical challenges posed by the mathematical study of these physical phenomena.
Insmi encourages anyone interested in finding out more about the above projects to contact the institute.
New IRPs may be proposed to the Insmi's international team on an ongoing basis. After an initial oral discussion, a project proposal may be sent to the Institute. Referees are usually appointed in September of year N-1.
Contact: insmi.international@cnrs.fr