Sorbonne Université
Masters in Sciences & Technologies
Masters in Mathematics and Applications - 2nd year (Sorbonne Université)
Mathematics of ecology and living environments
Coordinators: L. Almeida and M. Thieullen
The Mathematics of ecology and living environments (MBIO) Major is one of six Majors offered by the speciality of Mathematical Modeling, a second-year Master's degree of Mathematics and its Applications.
The MBIO Major focuses on simulation and modeling for life sciences, relying on the tools of deterministic and stochastic analysis. The goal of this Major is not to cover all the "Life sciences", but to give a global view of the “continuous” tools and their applications, including questions of fundamental biology and biomedical applications.
Both of these aims are included in this course: the training of researchers in "Mathematics for Biology", and direct opportunities in Biotechnology.
Students who plan to start a thesis will find many research subjects and financial aid. They are proposed by Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Biology or Medicine research groups.
The students who decide to stop their studies after completing a Master's degree will nevertheless have seen fascinating scientific problems, where mathematics is a fundamental tool to deal with the complexity of the phenomena examined. Nowadays, many laboratories, institutes and companies use modeling and offer internships in this area.