The (SMAI) is a French scientific society aiming at promoting applied mathematics, similarly to the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
SMAI was founded in 1983 to contribute to the development of applied mathematics for research, commercial applications, publications, teaching, and industrial training. As of 2009, the society has nearly 1300 members, including both individuals and institutions.
SMAI is directed by an administration elected by the general assembly. Its chief activities are: to organize conferences and workshops, to publish the thrice-yearly bulletin Matapli, which contains overviews, book reviews, and information about theses and upcoming conferences, to publish scholarly journals including (M2AN), Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations (COCV), (P&S), (RO), ESAIM: Proceedings and Surveys, and the cross-disciplinary journal MathematicS in Action (MathS in A.).
Prizes , established in 2003 with INRIA et le CNES, recognized by the French Academy of Sciences , established in 1984 with GAMNI, recognized by the French Academy of Sciences Grand Prix Louis Bachelier established in 2007 with the NATIXIS Foundation for Quantitative Research, awarded by the French Academy of Sciences until 2012 and jointly with the London Mathematical Society since 2014. , established in 1998 with SEMA (Spain) and SIMAI (Italy) , awarded by SMF and SMAI
Interest groups SMAI contains five special interest groups, organized by specific mathematical areas, as follows:
SMAI-GAMNI () which promotes the use of numerical analysis in industry. SMAI-MAIRCI () which is at the frontiers of interdisciplinary applied mathematics. SMAI-MAS () which promotes the use of statistics and probability in industry. SMAI-MODE () which is dedicated to fields such as nonlinear analysis, optimization, discrete mathematics, operational research, and mathematical modeling in economics, finance, and the social sciences. SMAI-SIGMA (; formerly SMAI-AFA ) to promote the study and use of approximations in general.
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