Seminar Details
2025-02-11 (14h) : Climate science : a goldmine for applied mathematicians
At Euler building (room A.002)
Organized by Mathematical Engineering
Speaker :
Francois Massonnet (UCLouvain - PHYS/ELIC)
Abstract :
Climate science presents a wealth of mathematical challenges, many of which are unknown to the applied mathematics community. From linear feedback theory to nonlinear dynamical systems, from optimization in decision-making to inverse problems in detection and attribution, applied mathematics is fundamental to our understanding of the climate system. Numerical methods form the backbone of climate models, while machine learning is transforming predictions, weather regime classification, and the tracking of extreme events such as hurricanes and ocean eddies. In this talk, I will present concrete examples where applied mathematics plays a crucial role in climate science, highlighting opportunities for deeper collaboration between our institutes. Everyone is welcome!