KARACHI: The speakers at a conference on Thursday said that progress in science and technology as well as mathematics is essential to learn, exploring, and revealing the secrets of the universe because mathematical knowledge helps in logical, critical, and creative thinking as well as in finding solutions to problems.
They said this in a two-day international conference entitled “Mathematical Sciences” co-hosted by the Department of Mathematics University of Karachi and the Karachi Mathematical Association at the Arts Auditorium. The national and international scholars presented their articles and presentations during the conference.
They mentioned that problems arising in scientific matters are also solved through mathematical sciences. Mathematical sciences are being used in every era and their importance cannot be denied in any condition.
Professor Dr Rakib Elendiyev from Baku Engineering University, Azerbaijan gives an online presentation.
KU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi shared that mathematics is fundamental for mastering information technology. All techniques of artificial intelligence and algorithms are obtained from mathematics. He emphasized working hard to move forward in the field of science and technology.
Dr Yousuf Toufail from NED University of Technology during his lecture on image registration using the rigid group shared that image registration is the process of finding an alignment between two or more images so that their appearance matches.
Ahmed Raza from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, IBA Karachi delivered a lecture on Pakistani theoretical physicist Abdus Salam and briefly described a few aspects of theoretical particle physics and the problem that Professor Salam resolved and his monumental contribution to the world of physics.
Dr Faheem Zaidi from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Federal Urdu University Karachi informed the audience about the optimal amplitude and rate of breathing and shared that the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood is affected by the amplitude and frequency of breathing.
Ateeq Razzaq from KU Department of Mathematics presented a paper on a calculation of urban solar radiation using the Ashrae model and narrated that Karachi and Badin were selected for the study, which aims to investigate the variability of monthly solar radiation using the Ashrae Model.
He mentioned that the clear sky Ashrae model contains constants, apparent solar radiation constant, atmospheric coefficient, and diffused sky factor are the central three constant values used to find solar radiation on any surface, either inclined or horizontal.
Dr Adan Khan Department of Mathematics, LUMS, Lahore discussed the topic of predicting outbreak: lessons from the Covid-19 epidemic.
He said that from early on in the outbreak, several mathematical models have been proposed to study the transmission dynamics of Covid-19 and evaluate control strategies to reduce the disease burden. The aim of such models has been twofold, first is to understand the severity of the outbreak and the effects of various control measures and secondly to make projections regarding disease burden.