Workshop of Mathematical Solutions in Business and Industry

Mathematical workshop – A five-day event where mathematicians collaborate with industry representatives to tackle real-world challenges. Companies submit real-world problems, and research teams develop solutions during the workshop. At the end of the event, companies receive comprehensive reports, recommendations, and conclusions on the findings obtained during the workshop, accompanied by discussions about potential future collaborations.

Event Goals

Mathematics for Real-world Challenges
Elevate the role of mathematics in addressing practical challenges faced by businesses, industry, and the public sector. Demonstrate how mathematical approaches can enhance efficiency, drive innovation, and boost competitiveness, while offering companies access to cutting-edge solutions with minimal costs.

Partnership Between Science and Business
Foster long-term collaboration between academia and industry with a focus on research and experimental development.

International and Interdisciplinary Cooperation
Encourage global collaboration among applied mathematics researchers, enhance the visibility of mathematical sciences, promote internationalization, and involve students and researchers from around the world.

Main information

Event: 9-13 June 2025

Registration deadline: 14 April, 2025

Get together evening: 9 June 2025

Excursion: 11 June 2025

Conference dinner: 12 June 2025

Concept of Event

During week-long workshop participants work in groups and solve tasks that business representatives have introduced. The researchers’ team consults with the company’s delegate throughout the whole event if necessary. Teams present the results of their work one the last day of the Workshop – problem solution or recommendations are provided for the company.

Solutions to the problems provided by the companies from business and industry working in areas such as energy, production, electronics, environment protection, finance, medicine, commerce etc. are being searched during the Workshop.

Location

The Workshop will take place at the Gabija Hotel conference hall, which is surrounded by the most beautiful places of Palanga and located near the main gates of Birutės Park. A modern conference hall will be prepared for hosting scientific groups.

You will find more information about the conference center here.

The workshop participants are provided with free accommodation including breakfast and a morning SPA in “Gabija” Hotel. The hotel offers free WiFi, a free parking area, a restaurant, and SPA center. Open spaces, the closeness of nature, and peacefulness create a unique environment, harmoniously complementing the comfort provided by the hotel. The hotel is 800 meters from J. Basanavičius street and the beach.

For your convenience, we offer rooms for booking, and if you want to live somewhere else – please feel free to arrange that individually and inform us. If you wish to choose accommodation by yourself, you can choose from many hotels, recreational and guest houses located in Palanga. Accommodation in other places has to be funded by the participant.

Palanga is a Lithuanian resort near the Baltic sea, 25 km to the north of Klaipeda. Palanga municipality includes settlements of Palanga, Šventoji ir Būtingė. For a long time Palanga has been one of the most popular resorts in Lithuania. It is a particularly admired region not only by Lithuanians but also by foreign guests.

The resort is famous by the large nice beach, well-developed infrastructure, beautifully managed public spaces, extensive possibilities for accommodation, food and other services. Guests of the city are able to enjoy a quiet relax on the beaches, beautiful parks as well as visit many interesting places, museums. Visitors who like an active lifestyle may choose riding bicycles or horses and many other attractions.

Here you can find more information about leisure activities in Palanga.

Arrival

The most comfortable way to reach Palanga is by bus or car.

Bus lines from the major Lithuanian cities are going directly to Palanga bus station. If travelling from other locations, the most convenient way is at first reach Klaipėda by bus or train, and later take a bus to Palanga (buses from Klaipėda central station move to Palanga every 30 minutes). More information on how to reach Palanga can be found here.

If you are planning to arrive by car you should be aware that there is a payment for parking all across the city. The fee is collected every day twenty four hours from 15th of May until 15th of September (inclusive). Payment for parking in dedicated parking places can be paid by SMS. Charges vary depending on the parking location and duration. Information about the parking charges can be found here.

Guests from other countries can reach Palanga by plane. The planes from Copenhagen (Denmark), Oslo (Norway), Riga (Latvia), London (Luton, United Kingdom), London (Stansted, United Kingdom), Warsaw (Poland) , during the summer season – from Moscow (Russia), Minsk (Belarus), Kiev (Ukraine) have direct flights to the international Palanga airport. The schedules of Palanga international airport are here.

Organizers

Organizing Committee

assoc. prof. dr. Paulius Palevičius

assoc. prof. dr. Kristina Šutienė

assoc. prof. dr. Liepa Bikulčienė

assoc. prof. dr. Mantas Landauskas

assoc. prof. dr. Audrius Kabašinskas

Coordinator: Alina Kotkevičienė

Contacts

For companies:

tel: +370 612 30 928
email: mathworkshop@ktu.edu

For participants:

tel: +370 674 24 171
email: mathworkshop@ktu.edu

For Companies

Why Participate?

The primary goal of the Workshop is to assist businesses, industries, and the public sector in addressing diverse challenges through mathematical methodologies. Prior to the event, participating companies submit their challenges, define specific tasks, and provide the necessary data. At the commencement of the workshop, they present these tasks to the participants. Throughout the event, researchers collaborate to analyze and solve the problems, deliver solutions and comprehensive reports.

Why Participate?

Access Cutting-edge Mathematical Expertise. Leverage advanced mathematical knowledge, methods, and innovative ideas to address your challenges.
Gain Insights and Validation. Researchers conduct mathematical analyses of your problem, offering fresh insights or validating existing approaches.
Develop Preliminary Solutions. Receive pilot mathematical models and software prototypes that can be refined and integrated into your business processes.
Innovations with Minimal costs. Explore and implement new ideas and solutions with minimal costs, driving efficiency and innovation.
Foster Long-term Collaboration. Establish enduring and productive partnerships with leading specialists of applied mathematics.

Example of Challenges

Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Object recognition in images, quality control automation, defect and anomaly detection, speech and text analysis using NLP and LLM, data analysis and forecasting solutions.

Business Process Management
Scheduling, operational efficiency, adaptive pricing solutions, optimal workload distribution, cost minimization strategies, employee performance evaluation, resource allocation, customer behaviour analysis.

Logistics and Transportation
logistics process optimization, freight distribution, route planning, warehouse management and inventory forecasting, fuel supply and consumption management, driver work schedule planning.

Finance Industry and Fintech
Insurance risk modelling and pricing, investment risk management, identifying optimal investment timing, High-Risk Client Identification, pension fund performance evaluation, personal financial planning.

Telecommunications
Optimization of network base station placement and load balancing, development of data security and encryption systems, modelling of customer engagement and behaviour.

Manufacturing and Industry
Production line optimization, failure prediction, improving quality control processes, production planning, solutions for sustainable manufacturing processes.

Retail
Sales data analysis and demand forecasting, recommendation systems, inventory planning and management, customer segmentation and loyalty analysis, marketing decision analysis, product assortment planning, retail location analysis, shopping basket forecasting.

Energy
Energy consumption optimization, integration of sustainable energy sources, electricity grid load forecasting and optimization, reliability and risk assessment, modelling of solar panel park performance.

Agriculture
Grain (raw material) price forecasting in markets, optimization of irrigation and fertilization systems, remote field monitoring, pest and disease spread modelling, crop rotation planning, greenhouse climate control, livestock feed optimization, energy efficiency in farming.

These are just a few examples of the practical applications of mathematics in business and industry. If you have a specific challenge or looking for innovative solutions, feel free to contact us at mathworkshop@ktu.edu

Participation Terms

Event steps

The company submits a problem or challenge encountered in its operations.
Initial discussions and problem assessment to determine suitability for the mathematics workshop.
Task formulation and approval.
Signing of the R&D contract.
The company provides the necessary data for solving the task.
The coordinating researcher prepares potential solution scenarios for the task.
On the first day of the event, the company representative presents the task.
Research teams work on the company-submitted tasks during the event (5 days).
On the final day, the results of the task solution are presented and handed over to the company.
Post-event, possibilities for further collaboration are discussed.

To ensure efficient work during the workshop and results that meet expectations, it is recommended that a company representative participate throughout the event. They provide consultations on business operations, submitted data, and other questions. On the first day, the company representative introduces the task (approximately 10-minute presentation), and on the final day, participates in the presentation of results.

Participation Fee

A fee of 5000 EUR + VAT is applied to each selected problem, covering the costs of organizing and conducting the event.
For more information, please contact the organizers at mathworkshop@ktu.edu

Task Submission

The submitted task does not need to be pre-formulated in mathematical terms. The organizers will help adopt it and, in collaboration with you, will formulate the problem as a mathematical challenge. If you are unsure whether your problem is suitable for this workshop, do not hesitate to contact the organizers at mathworkshop@ktu.edu

PROPOSE A PROBLEM:

Company
Company name*
Representative of the company
Your name*
First Last
Your email*
Your phone number
Problem specification
Problem description*
Consent to data*
I agree to the processing and storage of my personal data at the the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of KTU (Studentų street 50-216) until 2025-08-31. The data is processed for the purposes of conference organisation, in accordance with the privacy policy of Kaunas University of Technology and the legislation in force in the Republic of Lithuania. To withdraw this consent, please notify us by e-mail: mgmf@ktu.lt
Please note that the event will be photographed and filmed, and the video footage will be published in the media, on the university and faculty websites and social networks. Participation in the event is considered as consent. If you still do not wish to be photographed, please inform the event organizers at the beginning of the event.
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For Participants

Why Perticipate?

We offer you the opportunity to solve real business problems, work with a professional team of researchers, and gain new experience, knowledge and ideas.

The following free services are available to participants in the Mathematics Workshop:

Accommodation;
Lunch (Monday-Friday);
Coffee/tea and snacks during the workshop;
Opening dinner (Monday);
Excursion (Wednesday);
Conference dinner (Thursday).

Terms of Participation

We invite mathematics and IT scientists to get involved into business and industry problem-solving process. Join, if you are keen on taking theory into action and helping industry to cope with their issues. We invite all academic staff from PhD students to Professors working within area of applications of mathematics.

Priority skills in the following areas:

Optimization methods;
Artificial intelligence;
Time series analysis and forecasting;
Methods for identifying significant factors;
Big data analysis;
Mathematical and simulation modeling;
Mathematical models of logistics and supply chain;

Laptop and software required for the work process are the responsibility of the participant.

Registration

Scientists who want to participate in the Workshop have to register by filling in the online form. Scientists and doctoral students are invited to register for the event if they work in areas of mathematics and informatics. Only the selected participants will be informed.

We invite you to register by filling in the online registration form. In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail mathworkshop@ktu.ed

PLEASE FILL IN THE FORM:

Your name*
First Last
Your email*
Your phone number
Year of birth
Your qualification
Scientific fields of interest*
Describe the area of mathematics you are working with as well as your expertise in other areas.
CV*
Accepted file types: odf, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 10 MB.
Cover letter
What is the reason of your intent to participate in the Workshop?
Institution
Name of institution*
Consent to data*
I agree to the processing and storage of my personal data at the the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of KTU (Studentų street 50-216) until 2025-08-31. The data is processed for the purposes of conference organisation, in accordance with the privacy policy of Kaunas University of Technology and the legislation in force in the Republic of Lithuania. To withdraw this consent, please notify us by e-mail: mgmf@ktu.lt
Please note that the event will be photographed and filmed, and the video footage will be published in the media, on the university and faculty websites and social networks. Participation in the event is considered as consent. If you still do not wish to be photographed, please inform the event organizers at the beginning of the event.
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Program

Monday

09:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-10:00	Opening
10:00-11:00	Problem presentations from companies
11:00-12:30	Formation of workgroups, work in groups
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-17:00	Work in groups
18:00	Get together evening*

*The organisers will invite participants to an informal evening – BBQ dinner

Tuesday

09:00-12:30	Work in groups
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-17:00	Work in groups

Wednesday

09:00-12:30	Work in groups
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-15:30	Work in groups
16:00-18:00	Excursion*

*There will be a field excursion for everyone who attended the workshop.

Thursday

09:00-12:30	Work in groups
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-17:00	Work in groups, preparation for presentations
19:00	Conference dinner*

*A celebratory dinner will be extended to all attendees.

Friday

09:00-12:30	Work in groups, presentation of the results to company representatives
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-16:30	Scientific presentations and discussion
16:30	Closing