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IRMAR – INSA : Institute of Mathematical Research-Rennes

 UMR CNRS 6625

IRMAR research teams

  • Partial differential equations (PDEs)
  • Numerical analysis
  • Algebraic geometry
  • Real algebraic geometry and symbolic computation
  • Analytic geometry
  • Mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Stochastic process

Research topics

Partial differential equations and applications

  • Homogenisation of PDEs. Application to composites
  • Control theory: PDE control. Control of delay systems
  • Problems in functional analysis: Extrapolation. Eikonal equation. Application to image processing
  • Oceanographic modelling

Approximation theory

  • Subdivision methods
  • Curve and surface approximation

Stochastic processes

  • Reliability of systems. Functions of Markov chains
  • Malliavin calculus. Fractional Brownian motion
  • Modelling of networks and quality of service for multicast routing
  • Ergodic theory. Limit theorems for Markov chains and dynamic systems

Facilities

IRMAR-INSA resources (Mathematics Centre)

  • 1 SUN Enterprise server with 250 bi-processors (solaris)
  • 20 PCs (Windows, Linux, Pentium 3 and 4, with 512 to 2 Go RAM)
  • 2 MacIntosh computers
  • 4 laser printers

IRMAR resources

  • Mono and multiprocessor servers (scientific computing, on-line documentation, etc.)

Resources on the Beaulieu campus

  • Access to the PCIO (Intensive Computing Centre for the West of France)

Partnerships and international relations

National projects

  • Incentive joint action : New Interfaces in mathematics: “lepoumonvousdisje” (ACI-NIM 2003-45)
  • Specific action : “Random models and performance evaluation of distributed systems” (AS 182)
  • Project MathSTIC 2004 : “Control of discrete-event systems using techniques for the comparison and the reduction of stochastic systems”

University partnerships

  • France : University of Paris 6, INRIA
  • Bulgaria : University of Sofia
  • Canada : University of Montreal and University of Sherbrooke
  • Spain : University of Grenade and University of Jaén
  • U.S.A. : University of Utah
  • Italy : University of Rome 1, University of Rome 2, University of Turin
  • Morocco : University of Oujda
  • Norway : University of Oslo and University of Narvik
  
 
 
  Contacts
 

Head of IRMAR laboratory
Félix ULMER

 

Local correspondent of the IRMAR – INSA component
Loïc HERVE
Phone + 33 (0) 223 238 237
To find out more
IRMAR-INSA leaflet