The ESMTB Summer School 2019: Modelling in Marine Ecology" is a biomathematics school co-organised by the ESMTB (European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology) and the CNR (National Research Council of Italy) as part of the CISAS project:
The school will be an event of national and international importance for doctoral and post-doctoral students interested in modelling marine systems.
One of the aims of the school is to raise public awareness of the possible impact of the environment on human health, by studying issues relating to marine ecology with the modelling of marine population dynamics, using simple and structural, deterministic or stochastic models. Some courses will be devoted to the study of the role of different marine communities (from bacteria to benthic communities and plankton) and their modification in relation to environmental and climatic changes and anthropocentric activities. Other themes of the school will include bio-economy and sustainable yield, with the modelling of the evolution of species subjected to harvesting. Particular attention will also be paid to contamination of the marine system and the impact of contaminants on the marine population, with a special focus on eco-toxicological models. The curriculum will also cover more methodological aspects, with lectures on approaches to parameter estimation, model selection and numerical simulations of models.
The event is structured as a 13-day summer school. A social event on Sunday 15th is offered by the Organisation. This will be a full-day excursion and will include a social supper.
The number of participants will be limited to 80. The school is aimed at both mathematics students with an interest in marine applications and biology students with a theoretical bent. A basic knowledge of mathematics is expected, but we are confident that interested students from both sides of the mathematical biology spectrum can benefit from the school. We also expect a friendly atmosphere where mathematics students are willing to help biology students understand aspects of mathematics and vice versa. Acceptance to the school is competitive. The school is mainly supported by the CISAS project and the ESMTB. ESMTB members can apply for a travel grant on the ESMTB website www.esmtb.org