| Institute of Mathematics and Informatics : Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Akademijos st. 4, LT-08663 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: (+370 5) 2109300, fax: (+370 5) 2729209,
http://www.mii.lt
Director Prof. Dr.Habil. Gintautas DZEMYDA |
| Content : Content General Information
Scientific Researches and Experimental Development
Scientific Departments
Doctoral Studies and Upbringing of Scientists
Scientific Organisational Work
Publishing
Electronic Publishing
Training of schoolchildren, Education |
| 1. General Information : 1. General Information |
| Briefly on the Institute (1) History : Briefly on the Institute (1) History Institute was established on October 1, 1956, as Institute of Physics and Mathematics
Since January 1, 1977 the Institute has been called Institute of Mathematics and Cybernetics
Since 1990 – Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
In soviet time the Institute belonged to Lithuania Academy of Science which was a part of USSR Academy of Science
Currently it is an independent state scientific institute, – a budgetary institution for scientific researches |
| Briefly on the Institute (2) Management : Briefly on the Institute (2) Management The Council consists of 31 member:
20 members of the Council (10 representatives of informatics science trend and 10 – of mathematics science trend) are secret ballot of the scientists of IMI
10 members of the Council are nominated by the Ministry of science and Education
Director of the Institute is also a member of the Council (by post)
Term of the Council is 5 years. The Institute is administrated by Council and Director. Director of the Institute Prof. G.Dzemyda |
| Fields of Activities : Fields of Activities The main activity of the Institute is scientific research and experimental development. Other fields of activities:
Training of scientists (doctoral studies)
Scientific organizational work
Publishing activity
Teaching, training of schoolchildren, education
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| Staff (1) : Staff (1) At present headcount of the Institute is about 200.
The scientific activity is concentrated in 13 scientific departments:
6 departments of mathematical trend
7 departments of informatics and informatics engineering
In some departments sectors or groups of researchers are set up to execute particular projects.
About 175 researchers are working at the scientific departments including:
32 doctors habilius (27 dr. habil., professors)
47 doctors (17 docents (associate professors)) |
| Staff (2) : Staff (2) Change in the staff structure over the last four years |
| Staff (3) : Staff (3) Staff structure |
| Structure of the Institute : Structure of the Institute |
| Partners : Partners Institute of Biochemistry Institute of Chemistry Kaunas University of Technology Klaipėda University Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University State Lithuanian Language Commission Visoriai Information Technology Park Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University Lithuanian Computer
Society Kaunas University of Medicine Institute of the Lithuanian Language TEV Publishers Typesetting and Electronic Publishing |
| 2. Scientific Research and Experimental Development : 2. Scientific Research and Experimental Development |
| The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (1) : The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (1) 1st trend: Scientific research of the problems of probability theory and mathematical statistics, finance and actuarial mathematics, differential equations and numerical methods for their solution, and a mathematical logic and algorithm theory (Physical sciences, Mathematics (01 P)). Applied Statistics Department
Differential Equations Department
Mathematical Logics Department
Mathematical Statistics Department
Numerical Analysis Department
Probability Theory Department |
| The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (2) : The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (2) 2nd trend: Investigations of recognition processes, data analysis, multi-modal optimisation problems, and problems of multimedia technologies and interactive systems (Physical sciences, Informatics (09 P); Technological sciences, Informatics engineering (07 T)). Data Analysis Department
Optimisation Department
System Analysis Department
Recognition Processes Department |
| The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (3) : The Main Trends of Scientific Activities of the Institute (3) 3rd trend: Research of theoretical and methodical fundamentals of informatics, problems of information and communication technology (ICT) in education, computer networks and software engineering methods and applications in the creation of new information technologies (Physical sciences, Informatics (09 P); Technological sciences, Informatics engineering (07 T); The humanities, Philology (04 H)). Computer Networks Laboratory
Informatics Methodology Department
Software Engineering Department |
| Scientific publications (1) : Scientific publications (1) Distribution of the number of scientific papers by the type of publications in 2004 |
| Scientific publications (2) : Scientific publications (2) Distribution of papers by the type of publication over the last three years |
| Reports at Conferences (1) : Reports at Conferences (1) |
| Reports at Conferences (2) : Reports at Conferences (2) The ratio of invited (I) and plenary (P), and other reports over the three recent years |
| Received Awards (1) : Received Awards (1) Laureates of Lithuanian Science Award, 2001 Gintautas Dzemyda, Vydūnas Šaltenis, Antanas Žilinskas
„Efficient optimization in technology” |
| Received Awards (2) : Received Awards (2) Laureate of Lithuanian Science Award, 2003 Šarūnas Raudys
„Statistical and Neural Classifiers: Technologies of Integrated design“ |
| Received Awards (3) : Received Awards (3) Laureates of Lithuanian Science Award, 2004 D. Surgailis R. Leipus L.Giraitis Liudas Giraitis, Remigijus Leipus, Donatas Surgailis
„Long-range dependence: models, limit laws and statistical inference“ |
| 3. Scientific Departments : 3. Scientific Departments |
| Applied Statistics Department : Applied Statistics Department Head Prof. Rimantas RUDZKIS Data analysis
Application of statistics in medicine and biology
Econometric modelling
Classification and cluster analysis; regressions time series
Scientific information storage, representation, search and processing in electronic environment Staff of the Department 2004 |
| Computer Networks Laboratory : Computer Networks Laboratory Head Petras ŠULCAS • Development and maintenance of computer networks LITNET and GEANT
• Design of broad-band networks
• Implementation of optical links
• Security of computer networks |
| Data Analysis Department : Data Analysis Department Head Prof. Šarūnas RAUDYS • Pattern recognition
• Chaos
• Neural networks
• Artificial intelligence
• Data analysis
• Stochastic optimisation
• Experiment planning Head of the Department Prof. Šarūnas RAUDYS |
| Differential Equations Department : Differential Equations Department Head Prof. Konstantinas PILECKAS • Boundary problems of elliptic equations and their systems
• Navier-Stokes equations, mathematical hydrodynamics
• Asymptotics in infinite domains |
| Informatics Methodology Department : Informatics Methodology Department Head Dr. Valentina DAGIENĖ • Localization of software • Teaching of informatics • Electronic training and standards
• Informatics terminology and programming |
| Computer Linguistics Group : Computer Linguistics Group Head Snieguolė MEŠKAUSKIENĖ • Terminology data bases
• Computer application in linguistic research at the Informatics Methodology Department |
| Mathematical Logics Department : Mathematical Logics Department Head Prof. Regimantas PLIUŠKEVIČIUS • Proof theory
• Modal, dynamic, time and rational agent logic
• Sequential and tableaux calculi, the properties of logical calculi
• Theory of algorithm complexity; communications complexity Defendence of R. Alonderis’ thesis. Doctoral students supervisor Prof. R.Pliuškevičius takes the floor |
| Mathematical Statistics Department : Mathematical Statistics Department Head Prof. Bronius GRIGELIONIS • Stochastic analysis and its applications
• Econometric models and statistical inference of distant dependence time series Workers of the department at the 8th International Vilnius Conference, 2002 |
| Numerical Analysis Department : Numerical Analysis Department Head Prof. Mifodijus SAPAGOVAS • Differential problems with non-local conditions
• Numerical solution methods of nonlinear elliptic equations
• Mathematical models of nonlinear processes Laureates of the Lithuanian Science Award R. Čiegis, M. Sapagovas and F. Ivanauskas, 1996. Awarded for the cycle of works „Solution methods of non-linear differential equations and their application“ |
| Optimisation Department : Optimisation Department Head Prof. Jonas MOCKUS • Global, heuristic and discrete optimization
• Economic models Personnel of the Optimisation and System Analysis Departments, 2001 |
| Probability Theory Department : Probability Theory Department Head Prof. Vidmantas BENTKUS Limit theorems of Probability Theory
Asymptotic expansions
Non-linear statistical research
Dependent random variables and fields Head of the Department Prof. V.Bentkus Workers of the Department |
| Recognition Processes Department : Recognition Processes Department Head Prof. Laimutis TELKSNYS • Signal analysis • Speech recognition • Recognition of random processes
• Multimedia systems |
| Software Engineering Department : Software Engineering Department Head Prof. Albertas ČAPLINSKAS • Engineering of software, information and law systems
• Database, CASE and knowledge-based systems
• Ontology engineering
• GIS Workers of the Department.
Head of the Department Prof. A.Čaplinskas (at right) |
| System Analysis Department : System Analysis Department Head Prof. Gintautas DZEMYDA Workers of the Department, 2004 The interests include:
optimization theory and applications
data mining in databases
multiple criteria decision support
data visualization
neural networks
parallel optimisation
Internet databases,
the models of epidemic spread The areas of research are the theory, development and application of optimisation (both global and local), and the interaction of optimisation and data analysis. |
| System Analysis Department : System Analysis Department A lot of software is designed both for general purposes and for applications:
Multiple criteria decision support
Global optimisation
AIDS infection spread prognosis
Experiment design
Various problems of computer-aided design and combinatorial optimisation have been solved, too. |
| System Analysis Department : System Analysis Department Applications Multiple criteria decision support in energetic
Analysis of the Lithuanian teacher’s database system
Simulation and prognosis of the AIDS infection spread
Design and optimization of the heart electro-stimulator
Parallel multiple criteria optimization of nutritive value of feed
Visualization and clustering of the ecological parameters
Synthesis of the external circuit of the picosecond pulse generator
Optimization of production of tunnel diodes
Optimization of the printed circuit board production technology
Internet based system for distance graduate studies and research cooperation
Optimization of operation of internet portals |
| System Analysis Department Analysis of the Lithuanian teacher’s database system : System Analysis Department Analysis of the Lithuanian teacher’s database system Dynamic of the teacher number |
| System Analysis Department Parallel multiple criteria optimization of nutritive value of feed : System Analysis Department Parallel multiple criteria optimization of nutritive value of feed |
| 4. Doctoral Studies and Upbringing of Scientists : 4. Doctoral Studies and Upbringing of Scientists |
| Doctoral Studies : Doctoral Studies The institute was granted the right for doctoral studies in the following fields: Mathematics jointly with the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Informatics jointly with the Vytautas Magnus University
Informatics Engineering
jointly with the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Upbringing of Scientists : Upbringing of Scientists Two chairs have been set up to organise doctoral studies at the Institute:
Chair of Mathematics
Chair of Informatics
There are 38 doctoral students:
30 of them are full students,
8 are extramural students. In addition, there is a UNESCO Chair „Informatics for the Humanities“ that is training scientists of the humanitarian trends in the computer sphere |
| Indices of entrance into doctoral studies : Indices of entrance into doctoral studies |
| 5. Scientific Organisational Work : 5. Scientific Organisational Work |
| Scientific Organisational Activities : Scientific Organisational Activities Together with partners, in the period of 2000-2004, the Institute has organized 9 international events: conferences, workshops, etc. Some conferences are held regularly.
In 2000-2004, the IMI took part in 3 exhibitions. One of them was World Exhibition EXPO 2000.
6 scientific seminars are held regularly at the Institute, in which experts of corresponding fields from other institutions of science and studies participate as well.
The scientists of Institute are members of editorial boards of many international journals; referees, experts, as well as estimators of work of international contests; they also participate in the activities of world and European scientific organisations. |
| Conferences organized by IMI (1) : Conferences organized by IMI (1) International Vilnius Conference on the Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics In the period of 1973-2002, 8 conferences have been held.
The initiator and main organiser of the conference was academician Vytautas STATULEVIČIUS. The participants are greeted by Lithuanian President Valdas ADAMKUS 1998 2002 Prime Minister Algirdas BRAZAUSKAS participated at the opening ceremony of the Conference The 9th Vilnius Conference will be held on 25-30 June, 2006 |
| Conferences organized by IMI (2) : Conferences organized by IMI (2) Baltic Conference on Data Bases and Information Systems It is held every second year (Baltic DB&IS 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) On the initiative and constant participation of the Institute, six International Baltic DB&IS Conferences have been held since 1994, two of which in Lithuania.
The next Baltic DB&IS Conference will be held also in Lithuania in 2006. |
| Conferences organized by IMI (3) : Conferences organized by IMI (3) International Conference
„Mathematical Modelling and Analysis“ (MMA 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005) |
| Exhibition „SCIENCE 2004“ : Exhibition „SCIENCE 2004“ On May 25–28, 2004, the exhibition „Science, Innovations and High Technologies“ took place in Vilnius President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Prof. Z.Rudzikas and Director of IMI Prof. M.Sapagovas are glad – their talk seems to be useful for science A business-like talk between Prime Minister A.Brazauskas and Prof. G.Dzemyda. |
| World Exhibition „EXPO 2000“ : World Exhibition „EXPO 2000“ The medal of the World Exhibition EXPO 2000 was conferred for „Lithuanian dialects. Computer dictionary. Part 1“. UNESCO, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, UNESCO Chair Informatics for the humanities at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, 2000. Medal of the World Exhibition EXPO 2000
(Hannover, Germany) |
| 6. Publishing : 6. Publishing |
| Reviewed Periodical Journals : Reviewed Periodical Journals Informatica
Informatics in Education
Lithuanian Mathematical Journal
Mathematical Modelling and Analysis
Nonlinear Analysis. Modelling and Control |
| Books recognized abroad : Books recognized abroad |
| 7. Electronic Publishing : 7. Electronic Publishing |
| Website of Interactive Politics : Website of Interactive Politics (discussions on policy, economy, informatics, etc.) http://www.svarstome.lt/ SVARSTOME.LT |
| Information websites : Information websites LIETUVA (Portal of Lithuania in English) http://neris.mii.lt/ VILNIUS (Vilnius portal in English) http://neris.mii.lt/towns/vilnius/vilnius.html DATABASES OF LITHUANIAN TEACHERS (PEDAGOGUES) QUALITATIVE QUARANTY, RESEARCH (REGIONAL PARTICULARITY), AND PREDICTION OF DEMAND FOR PEDAGOGUES http://www.mii.lt/pedagogai/ |
| Instrumental Websites : Instrumental Websites http://www.akis.mii.lt System of Distance Graduate Studies and Scientific Cooperation in the Internet Environment AKIS System of Geographic Information http://eta.ktl.mii.lt/~mockus/ |
| Linguistics : Linguistics DATABASE OF LITHUANIAN TERMS http://www.terminynas.lt http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/terminai/term/ EXPLANATORY THESAURUS OF COMPUTER-AIDED LEXIS |
| Lithuanised Software (1) : Lithuanised Software (1) „Dr.Web“ http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/lok/drweb/ „Firefox“ http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/lok/firefox/ „OpenOffice.org“ http://ims.mii.lt/openoffice/ |
| Lithuanised Software (2) : Lithuanised Software (2) http://aldona.mii.lt/ pms/lok/thunderbird http: //aldona.mii.lt/pms/lok/mozilla/ „Mozilla“ „Mozilla Thunderbird“ „Mozilla“ Calendar http: //aldona.mii.lt/pms/lok/mozilla/kalend.html „Total Commander“ http://aldona.mii.lt/pub/MII/PMS/progr/Wincmd/ |
| Lithuanised Software (3) : Lithuanised Software (3) „Dynamic geometry“ http://www.ipc.lt/emokykla/vartai/dinamine_geometrija/ „Opera“ http://aldona.mii.lt/ opera/ „Komensky Logo“ http://www.logo.lt „Free Pascal“ http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/fps/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (1) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (1) http://pirmojiknyga.mch.mii.lt/ SAMOGITIA-ŽEMAITIJA Portal of region of Lithuania Samogitia (Žemaitija) http://samogitia.mch.mii.lt/ YEAR OF THE LITHUANIAN BOOK To the 450th anniversary of the First Lithuanian book |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (2) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (2) POSTILLA – 400 the 400th anniversary of the „Postilla“ (by M. Daukša) A Virtual Exhibition of a Millennium of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage
Portal of Cultural Heritage http://alka.mch.mii.lt http://postilla.mch.mii.lt |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (3) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (3) PARKS AND MUSEUMS OF SAMOGITIA A Virtual Exhibition of a Millennium of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage http://mpkelias.mch.mii.lt FIRST LITHUANIAN BOOK A Virtual Exhibition of a Millennium of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (4) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (4) JEWS IN LITHUANIA http://litvakai.mch.mii.lt/ MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS IN LITHUANIA http://vienuolynai.mch.mii.lt/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (5) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (5) http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/ MUSEUMS OF LITHUANIA Portal of Museums of Lithuania LITHUANIAN ART MUSEUM http://www.muziejai.lt/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (6) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (6) PUBLICATIONS OF FINE ARTS http://leidiniai.mch.mii.lt/ COLLECTION OF PARCHMENTS Collection of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania http://pergamentai.mch.mii.lt/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (7) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (7) CHIMER Children and cultural heritage http://www.chimer.lt/ MUSICALIA.LT A Lithuanian part of the digital repository of the manuscripts of early European music http://wwwmusicalia.lt/ |
| Websites of Cultural Heritage (8) : Websites of Cultural Heritage (8) GRANARIES (ARUODAI) The sources of Lithuanian culture http://www.aruodai.lt/ THE OLD LITHUANIAN STATUARY, CROSSES, AND CHAPELS http://www.tradicija.lt/default.htm |
| Interactive CD’s : Interactive CD’s |
| 8. Training of schoolchildren, Education : 8. Training of schoolchildren, Education |
| Training of schoolchildren (1) Extramural School of Young Programmer’s : Training of schoolchildren (1) Extramural School of Young Programmer’s http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/jpm/ Head dr. Valentina DAGIENĖ • Teaching of programming
• Structural programming
• Methods of algorithmisation
• Style and culture of programming Schoolchildren are not only studying programming, but also hiking |
| Training of schoolchildren (2) Preparation of schoolchildren for olympiads in informatics : Training of schoolchildren (2) Preparation of schoolchildren for olympiads in informatics http://aldona.mii.lt/pms/olimp/ • Organisation of informatics olympiads for Lithuanian schoolchildren
• Preparation for informatics olympiads of the Baltic countries and the world
• Saturday school of informatics olympiad participants (together with VU)
• Preparation and publishing of the teaching material
• Assistance to schools Head dr. Valentina DAGIENĖ V. Dagienė (on the right) and J. Skūpienė with olympians on the way to Capetown |
| Training of schoolchildren (3) Lithuanian young mathematican’s school : Training of schoolchildren (3) Lithuanian young mathematican’s school http://www.mif.vu.lt/ljmm/ Founders of the school: VU, IMI, KTU, VPU, ŠU Objective of the School: • to help Lithuanian schoolchildren extend mathematical knowledge;
• to help them lay a solid mathematical basis for the studies in high schools;
• to organize schoolchildren’s competitions for solving mathematical problems;
• to render information on international contests and promote the participation in them. |
| Training of schoolchildren (4) Mathematical olympiad class (MOC) : Training of schoolchildren (4) Mathematical olympiad class (MOC) Head Dr. Juozas Mačys • Organization of mathematical olympiads of Lithuanian schoolchildren;
• Preparation of schoolchildren for the world mathematical olympiads;
• Preparation for the contest „Kangaroo“;
• Preparation and publishing of the teaching and methodological material;
• Assistance to schools Dr. J. Mačys and Dr. R. Kašuba (VU) with Lithuanian mathematics olympians in World Olympiad at Taibei (Taiwan) |
| Education (1) Training aids : Education (1) Training aids This is only a part of textbooks and training aids, written by the scientists of the institute |
| Education (2) Teaching websites and CDs (1) : Education (2) Teaching websites and CDs (1) TEACHERS OF MULTIMEDIA. Website for intensive learning of digital publishing http://mm.mch.mii.lt/ MATERIALS OF DIGITAL PUBLISHING COURSES Attachment to journal „ Naujoji komunikacija“, CD Nr.7, 2001 |
| Education (3) Teaching websites and CDs (2) : Education (3) Teaching websites and CDs (2) TRAINING OF TEACHERS FOR DIGITAL PUBLISHING Training project supported by UNESCO http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/UNESCOeducation/ * COURSEWARE FOR TRAINING OF TRAINERS AND USERS ON THE SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET-BASED SERVICES IN FIELDS OF CULTURAL EDUCATION. |
| Education (4) Informatics for the Humanities : Education (4) Informatics for the Humanities MULTIMEDIA CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES http://www.mch.mii.lt/ http://sk.mch.mii.lt/ DIGITAL CULTURE FOR THE HUMANITIES (in Lithuanian) |
| Thank You for Your Attention : Thank You for Your Attention |
| Institute of Mathematics and Informatics : Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Akademijos st. 4, LT-08663 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: (+370 5) 2109300, fax: (+370 5) 2729209,
http://www.mii.lt
Director Prof. Dr.Habil. Gintautas DZEMYDA |