MathIA

The interdisciplinary MATHIA team encompasses five hubs, with a broad representation at the national level, including universities and several centers recognized with the Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu awards. The participating institutions provide interdisciplinary expertise in Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The project brings together Mathematics, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Engineering for making advances in the mathematical and computational foundations of AI. The collaborative work to be carried out by this multidisciplinary team, will combine these disciplinesto leverage mathematical and computational knowledge in service of AI tools and social developments, aiming for a proper understanding of algorithms and methods.

‘MATHIA’, with the collective expertise of all the profiles working together on the project, brings together the necessary capabilities to advance the mathematical and computational foundations of AI. This is not the first time these centres and institutions have worked hand in hand, as there have been longstanding collaborations, for example, through the Strategic Network for Mathematics (REM).

Research Centres of Excellence ‘Severo Ochoa’ and Units of Excellence ‘María de Maeztu’, along with universities from Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Galicia, and Madrid, will collaborate on the ‘MATHIA’ project. This project aims to revolutionise the understanding of artificial intelligence through innovative advancements in the mathematical field. It will offer an innovative contribution to comprehending the mathematical principles underlying current AI systems. Additionally, ‘MATHIA’ seeks to develop new mathematical technologies that complement existing AI models and techniques. This will not only change our perception of AI but also drive significant advancements in various application areas, ranging from medicine to engineering.

The success of MATHIA’s interdisciplinary action plan is based on three fundamental pillars:

  1. The outstanding scientific capabilities of the research team members, from various fields and aligned with the project’s objectives.
  2. A strong commitment to training new researchers from diverse backgrounds to consolidate a scientific community of experts in Mathematical and Computational Foundations of AI, aiming to become an international reference in this field.
  3. A careful plan for knowledge mobilisation and dissemination to generate a significant impact on the trustworthiness and robustness of AI algorithms. The dissemination will be carried out with a strong commitment to Open Science policies, contributing to increased transparency and fostering participation, cooperation, accountability, reusability of research work, impact, and reproducibility of results.

Coordinated from BCAM, the Basque Centre for Applied Mathematics, affiliated with the Department of Education of the Basque Government, ‘MATHIA’ encompasses five nodes, with broad representation at the national level. The participating institutions bring interdisciplinary expertise in Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AI):

  • Basque Country Hub: BCAM – Basque Centre for Applied Mathematics, awarded the ‘Severo Ochoa’ Excellence accreditation three times (2014, 2017, and 2021), and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) form the Basque Country node.
  • Galicia Hub: For Galicia, the project will include the Galician Centre for Research in Mathematics and Technology (CITMAga), and the universities of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, and Vigo.
  • Cataluña Hub: In the case of Catalonia, ‘MATHIA’ will involve the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), a ‘María de Maeztu’ Unit in 2013 and 2020, as well as researchers from the Department of Economics and Business and the Department of Information Technology at Pompeu Fabra University.
  • Madrid Hub: The fifth node is Madrid, comprising the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT), a ‘Severo Ochoa’ Centre of Excellence continuously accredited since 2011, along with the Autonomous University, Carlos III University, and Complutense University.
  • Andalusia Hub: The Andalusia node consists of the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Granada (IMAG), a ‘María de Maeztu’ Unit since 2020, and the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Seville (IMUS).