BIOREME have teamed up with Innovate UK Business Connect and SofTMech to deliver a study group in mathematical modelling.

We are delighted to confirm we will be hosting our second mathematical study group. The study group will bring together 20 – 30 research scientists working in academia (expected minimum PhD candidate level) with expertise in mathematical modelling to work intensively for 5 days on real-world problems from industry and clinical settings. The main goal of the study group is to provide an interface between companies, clinicians and mathematicians to develop mathematical tools to solve the problems presented.

Details of the study group that BIOREME hosted in Spring 2023 can be found here, which includes example challenges, scientific reports and key outcomes. Further information on the history and benefit of Study Groups can be found in The Institute of Mathematics article “Study Groups with Industry: What is the Value?”.

Where: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow

When: 17 June 2024 - 21 June 2024

Cost: There is no cost to participate. Lunch and refreshments are provided throughout the event. Accommodation in University of Glasgow Student Accommodation can be provided at no cost. Please indicate this on your registration form.

We have limited funds to support travel costs for participants where no other funding exists. Please indicate on registration if you would like to be considered for this additional support.

Research Challenges

We are delighted to publish the research challenges that will be tackled in this study group:

• Challenge 1: Can audio recordings be used to detect leaks and coughs during mechanical insufflation exsufflation (MI-E) treatment.
  Submitted by BREAS Medical

• Challenge 2: Using data collected from Structured Light Plethysmography to differentiate Breathing Pattern Disorder from normal breathing.
  Submitted by Dr Emily Fraser and Mathew Bulpett, Oxford University Hospitals

• Challenge 3: Searching for exhaled breath volatile biomarkers: How can we correct for environmental contamination?
  Submitted by Dr Ran Wang, University of Manchester

• Industry and Clinicians (Challenge Owners)

  Please note challenge submission is now closed but we are still accepting researchers to participate. Details on the next tab.

  BIOREME invite you to submit your real world challenges to be tackled by research scientists with expertise in mathematical modelling. Challenges should be related to respiratory medicine and involve mathematical/ computational modelling. Challenge Owners must provide data that can be used to address the challenge they set.

  We encourage challenges to be submitted by industry representatives and clinicians/ medical researchers working in respiratory medicine.

  Please download the Challenge Owners Booklet here for more information on the Study Group Format, example challenges and challenge submission process.

  Key Dates

  26/01/24: Submission deadline Please note we are keeping the submission portal open until close of day on 29th Jan

  30/01/24 – 16/02/24: Interviews/discussion

  22/02/24: Selection of challenges

  23/02/24 – 12/03/24: Revision and refinement process

  15/03/24: Challenges published online

  Costs

  There is no fee to participate as an Industry Representative or Clinician submitting a challenge. However, we acknowledge there will be additional costs involved in order to fully participate eg. travel and accommodation. If costs are a barrier to your attendance, please indicate this on the challenge submission form below. We have limited funds to support challenge owners to attend the event where no other funding support exists.

• Academic Researchers (Study Group Participants)

  We encourage participants with a wide range of technical expertise to register. This includes but not limited to, engineering, physics, mathematics, statistics, informatics, data science, physiology or medical technologies. Participants do not need to have any prior experience in respiratory medicine applications (although of course we welcome those who do!). Therefore, it is a great opportunity to discover new applications of your skills and dedicate time to solving an interesting problem in a new setting.

  The selected Industry and clinical challenges will be published on this page by mid March. Participants are not required to have specific experience in the real-world challenges presented, howevet, they must have relevant transferrable skills to tackle new challenges in their domain of expertise.

  Please consult the Participant Booklet

  Key dates

  15/3/2024: Selected Challenges published

  Costs

  There is no cost to participate.

  Accommodation in University of Glasgow Student Accommodation can be provided at no cost. Please indicate this on your registration form.

  We have limited funds to support travel costs for participants where no other funding exists. Please indicate on registration if you would like to be considered for this additional support.

If you have any questions regarding the event, or are unsure whether it is for you, we would be happy to help, just e-mail us at contact@bioreme.net.