Addresses the importance of mathematics for industry and society by presenting highlights from contract research at the Department of Applied Mathematics at SINTEF, the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia.

Welcome to the World of SINTEF Applied Mathematics!.- Welcome to the World of SINTEF Applied Mathematics!.- Geometric Modelling.- Building an Ontology of CAD Model Information.- Intersection Algorithms and CAGD.- Surface Modelling of Neuronal Populations and Brain Structures: Use of Implicitly Represented Geometries.- An Introduction to General-Purpose Computing on Programmable Graphics Hardware.- Real-Time Algebraic Surface Visualization.- Numerical Simulation.- Weakly Nonlinear Sea Surface Waves — Freak Waves and Deterministic Forecasting.- How to Solve Systems of Conservation Laws Numerically Using the Graphics Processor as a High-Performance Computational Engine.- An Introduction to the Numerics of Flow in Porous Media using Matlab.- Modelling of Multiscale Structures in Flow Simulations for Petroleum Reservoirs.- Modelling of Stratified Geophysical Flows over Variable Topography.- Optimization.- Industrial Vehicle Routing.- Solving the Long-Term Forest Treatment Scheduling Problem.- An Integer Programming Approach to Image Segmentation and Reconstruction Problems.- The Impacts of By-products on Optimal Supply Chain Design.- Optimization Models for the Natural Gas Value Chain.

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