LMS-KTN Knowledge Transfer Reports

The LMS-KTN Knowledge Transfer Reports are a new initiative, coordinated through the Smith Institute and the Computer Science Committee of the LMS. The reports are being produced as an occasional series, each one addressing an area where mathematics and computing have come together to provide significant new capability that is on the cusp of mainstream industrial uptake. They are written by senior researchers in each chosen area, for a mixed audience in business and government. The reports are designed to raise awareness among managers and decision-makers of new tools and techniques, in a format that allows them to assess rapidly the potential for exploitation in their own fields, alongside information about potential collaborators and suppliers.

The Knowledge Transfer Network for Industrial Mathematics (KTN) brings together business, academia and government to boost innovation performance in the UK through the improved use of mathematics. It is managed by the Smith Institute for Industrial Mathematics and System Engineering, the UK’s leading intermediate organisation in this area. Our vision is for companies to look increasingly towards mathematics as a key component in their innovation planning, and a powerful means for addressing challenges in design, operations, services and strategy. The KTN is a programme of the Government’s Technology Strategy Board, and currently networks the activities of over 130 companies and 30 universities, providing them with a vehicle for developing new capability and exchanging knowledge and experience. It also provides Government with information to help shape science and technology strategy in the public sector.

Reports

Managing Risk in the Modern World - Applications of Bayesian Networks (PDF)