ESGI55's Six Not-so-easy Problems

The 55th European Study Group Mathematics with Industry (ESGI55), also known as Studiegroep Wiskunde met de Industrie 2006 (SWI2006) will be held at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in Eindhoven from January 30 to February 3, 2006.

We have selected 6 problems, click on the title to see a full description in pdf format if it is already available:

Measure under Pressure (Nederlands Meetinstituut):

Calibration of pressure measurement (doi:10.1088/0026-1394/42/6/S11)

Bullet-proof Math (Teijin Twaron):

Modelling the proportion of bullets that pass through a vest

Gossiping to Optimality (Chess):

Analysis and optimization of message delivery in wireless sensor networks

Radiological Needlework (Nucletron):

Reconstruction of needle-positions in radiation treatment

Divide and Conquer (ASML):

Optimizing the release policy of software versions

Catching Gas with Droplets (DSM):

Modelling a diffusion-reaction process

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