The Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA) is a research team hosted at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Aveiro. It was created in 2010 as a fusion between the research centers MA and CEOC, continuing the main goal of carrying out fundamental and applied research in several domains of Mathematics.

The CIDMA also aims to contribute for the scientific development of young researchers as well as for the preparation of new researchers through post-graduate and advanced education.

The CIDMA is one of the largest mathematical research centers in Portugal having over one hundred members and collaborators, and its scientific activities are organized in 8 research groups:
- Algebra and Geometry Group
- Complex and Hypercomplex Analysis Group
- Functional Analysis and Applications Group
- Gravitational Geometry and Dynamics Group
- History of Mathematics Group
- Systems and Control Group
- Optimization, Graph Theory and Combinatorics Group
- Probability and Statistics Group

In order to achieve its goals, the CIDMA promotes activities such as: regular talks, courses and seminars; dissemination of the scientific production of its team through the participation in scientific meetings; international cooperation (by means of visits to foreign countries and invitation of foreign researchers); organization of workshops and congresses; post-graduate and advanced research. In order to increase its contribution to social and economic development, the CIDMA also strives for an active participation in multidisciplinary projects in cooperation with other research teams.

On October 20th, 2016, CIDMA and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Aveiro hosted a Pedro Nunes Lecture delivered by Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (CNRS-IHES).

On September 25, 2013, the Scientific Council of CIDMA adopted the Code of Practice of the European Mathematical Society.

U.S. News & World Report released the 2016 Best Global Universities rankings (powered by Thomson Reuters InCites research solutions): The area of Mathematics at University of Aveiro obtained the position 45 in Europe and position 128 in the world.

SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2018 YEAR:

4 Books were published;

211 papers were published (12 as book chapters, 158 in peer reviewed international journals,
1 in national journals, 38 in proceedings of international conferences and 2 in proceedings of national conferences);

177 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;

53 seminars were organized;

43 Scientists from abroad visited CIDMA;

39 visits of members of CIDMA were made to international research centers or universities;

7 Ph.D. and 22 M.Sc. theses were completed.

SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2017 YEAR:
3 Books were published;
215 papers were published (22 as book chapters, 163 in peer reviewed international journals, 3 in national journals, 26 in proceedings of international conferences and 1 in proceedings of national conferences);
236 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;
89 seminars were organized;
40 Scientists from abroad visited CIDMA;
46 visits of members of CIDMA were made to international research centers or universities;
7 Ph.D. and 33 M.Sc. theses were completed.

SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2016 YEAR:
3 Books were published;
184 papers were published (14 as book chapters, 137 in peer reviewed international journals, 1 in national journals and 32 in proceedings of international conferences);
194 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;
87 seminars were organized;
7 Ph.D. and 28 M.Sc. theses were completed.

SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2015 YEAR:
5 Books were published;
183 papers were published (27 as book chapters, 121 in peer reviewed international journals, 7 in national journals, 26 in proceedings of international conferences and 2 in proceedings of national conferences);
178 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;
100 seminars were organized;
54 Scientists from abroad visited CIDMA;
67 visits of members of CIDMA were made to international research centers or universities;
6 Ph.D. and 31 M.Sc. theses were completed.

SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2014 YEAR:
11 Books were published;
141 papers were published (16 as book chapters, 85 in peer reviewed international journals, 6 in national journals, 30 in proceedings of international conferences and 4 in proceedings of national conferences);
188 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;
63 seminars were organized;
53 Scientists from abroad visited CIDMA;
47 visits of members of CIDMA were made to international research centers or universities;
10 Ph.D. and 13 M.Sc. theses were completed.


SOME NUMBERS OF THE 2013 YEAR:
3 Books were published;
186 papers were published (12 as book chapters, 128 in peer reviewed international journals, 1 in a national journal, 44 in proceedings of international conferences and 1 in proceedings of national conferences);
116 talks were presented by members of the team in conferences, workshops or research seminars;
58 seminars were organized;
37 Scientists from abroad visited CIDMA;
28 visits of members of CIDMA were made to international research centers or universities;
5 Ph.D. and 11 M.Sc. theses were completed.



CIDMA Members Scientific Production included in the WEB OF SCIENCE in the five years 2007—2011.


Starting from 2013, CIDMA has a series of yearly meetings of all CIDMA members, aimed to serve as a gathering point of all the members of this Center and where each of its groups selects a number of presentations regarding the research carried out during the past year.
CIDMA2013 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.

CIDMA2014 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.

CIDMA2015 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.

CIDMA2016 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.

CIDMA2017 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.

CIDMA2018 - Annual meeting of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications.



EXTERNAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMISSION (ESAC):

Arrigo Cellina (Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy)
Hans G. Feichtinger (Institute of Mathematics, University of Vienna, Austria)
Jacques Laskar (IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris, France)
Brendan McCabe (University of Liverpool, UK)
Egon Schulte (Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Tamás Terlaky (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)
Sandro Zampieri (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)


Former members of the ESAC(until December 31, 2017):
Carsten W. Scherer (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
Wolfgang L. Wendland (University of Stuttgart, Germany)



In 2011 - 2013, the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications was supported by FEDER funds through COMPETE – Operational Programme Factors of Competitiveness (Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade) and by national funds through Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), within project «PEst-C/MAT/UI4106/2011», with COMPETE number «FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-022690».

In 2014, the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications was supported by Portuguese funds through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), within project PEst-OE/MAT/UI4106/2014.

In 2015-2018, the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications is supported through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), within project UID/MAT/04106/2013.

Equality policy practiced in CIDMA: No applicant or member can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty based on, namely, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic status, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic disease, nationality, ethnic origin or race, place of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.