DOHA • 'The First Annual Doha Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computational Science' will be held on May 20-23 on the campus of Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) in Education City, a release said yesterday.

Internationally-renowned scientists from China, Norway, Germany and the US will be speaking on a variety of topics ranging from dynamical systems to immersive visualisation to groundwater modeling. The conference is sponsored by Tamuq, the office of the Vice-President for Research at Texas A&M University, College Station and the Ministry of Agriculture and Municipal Affairs.

Dr Richard E Ewing, Vice-President for Research at Texas A&M University in College Station said: "A variety of experts from around the world who understand the critical role of monitoring and modeling in these very difficult application areas will come together to discuss the important issues and share their knowledge, capabilities, expertise and experience in monitoring and modeling.

“Attendees will be from a wide variety of backgrounds, from mathematical modelers, to hydrologists, to hydrodynamicists, to environmental engineers, to experts in extraction of fluids from fractured carbonates, to users of models in the field, to policy makers and agency leadership."

Dr Michael Pilant, Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station added: "The conference, related workshop, and roundtable discussions will help define ways in which the combined expertise of Texas A&M, Texas A&M at Qatar, and agencies within the Qatari government can work together to address problems of great importance to the Qatari people."

Pilant also serves as the principal organiser of the conference and is the Mathematics and Science Program Coordinator for the Qatar campus.

Following the workshop, there will be a roundtable discussion to identify areas of mutual interest and expertise, and lay the foundations for future interaction between TAMU, Tamuq and Qatar.