Bridging the Gap between Mathematics, ICT and Engineering Research at Sheffield

这项建议涉及进一步加强从事工程、数学以及信息和通信技术的研究人员之间的合作。它特别涉及那些跨越这些学科之间的边界的研究领域，以及那些建模和分析以相当孤立的方式发展的领域。拟议的研究活动集中于四个主题：不确定性、数据和性能分析、设计验证以及多物理和多尺度建模。这些主题被选定为那些在当前研究实践中发现僵局和不足的主题，学科之间的更大合作可能会对这些主题产生重大影响。它们还与谢菲尔德大学现有的学科优势相对应。为了启动和维持这四个主题内和主题之间的研究协作，将采用若干不同的机制，每一种机制的目标都是消除协作研究的公认障碍。这些措施包括短期借调到其他部门、启动资金奖励、旗舰主题项目、专题研讨会和务虚会、与业界接触和进一步合作的机制、为非专家和访问学者提供的会议补助金。

This proposal is concerned with further enhancing collaboration between researchers engaged in Engineering, Mathematics and Information and Communications Technologies. It particularly addresses those areas of research which sit astride the boundaries between these disciplines and those in which modelling and analysis have developed in a rather insular fashion. The proposed research activities are focussed on four themes: Uncertainty, Data and performance analysis, Design validation and Multi-physics and multi-scale modelling. These themes have been selected as being those in which there are identified logjams and deficiencies in current research practice for which greater collaborations between disciplines could have a major impact. They also map onto to established discipline strengths of The University of Sheffield. In order to initiate and sustain research collaboration both within these four themes and between themes, a number of different mechanisms will be employed, each of which is targeted at addressing recognised barriers to collaborative research. These include short-term secondments to other Departments, pump-priming awards, flagship theme projects, themed seminars and retreats, mechanisms for engaging and furthering collaboration with industry, conference grants for non-specialists and visiting scholars.