The project-team MERE developed sustainable relationships with some countries among which Chile, Tunisia, Algeria and Madagascar. See also international projects.

Chile (since 2004)

MERE has developed strong connections with Santiago and Valparaiso with regular visits from both sides each years.

Partners: CMM (Santiago); (i) Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Universidad de Chile (Santiago); (ii) Departamento de Matemática, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Valparaiso); (iii) Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.

Thesis in collaboration: José Fernandez (from 2009) INRIA-Conycit project (1/2 grant INRIA-Conycit / 1/2 grant INRA).

Projects

MOMARE PROJECT / STIC AMSUD PROGRAM, 2010-2011 [see here or a complete description here] > Within this project, MERE collaborates with (i), (ii) and "Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Bíodiversidad" (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago).

INRIA-Conycit project "ECOLOMICRO", 2006-2008 > Estimation of unknown inputs (with G. Acuna, University of Santiago) and optimal impulsive control for fed-batch reactors with (i) and (ii). The copper industry in Chile produces contaminated water, that can be depolluted by well-selected bacteria. The project has been extended for 2008 and 2009 under the name "ECOLOMICRO2".

Workshops

Workshop "Mathematics for the management of renewable resources", 2004 [link] > C. Lobry, J. Harmand, A. Rapaport have participated to this workshop, April 14-20.

First French-Chilean workshop on bioprocess modeling, January 14-15 2010 [link] > Held in the CORFO's Technological building, Valparaiso > With the participation of F. Campillo, J. Harmand, Claude Lobry, A. Rapaport, T. Sari (who also gave lectures at the CMM Santiago) - with (i) (ii) (iii).

Tunisia (since 2006)

Partners: CBS (Sfax), LAMSIN (Tunis).

Thesis in collaboration: Miled El Hajji (2007, INRA), Radhouene Fekih Salem (Coadvise+Averroès), Alhem Saddoud (post-doc, Agropolis Foundation)

Project

2006-2009 E2M project [link] (water treatment and modelling) INRIA EuroMéditerranée program (20 k€/y)

2009-2011 TREASURE network [see here or a complete description here] > (Continues the previous project by extending it) > "Treatment and Sustainable Reuse of Effluents in Semi-arid Climates" - Founded by: EuroMediterranean 3+3 (15K€/y), CoAdvise (48 months, doctoral/postdoctoral fellowships), University of Tlemcen, Aire Sud, Direction for Scientific Research of Algeria (total 120 K€). Algeria, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Tunisia.

Teaching

MASTER in Tunis & Sfax since 2006 > collaboration of teaching with LAMSIN in Tunis (20h of master course in mathematical system theory) and CBS in Sfax (20h of master course in Biological control processes).

Workshop

Fifth Semester of the UNESCO Chair at LAMSIN, 2007 [link] > This semester of the UNESCO Chair "Mathematics and Development" was dedicated to the "Mathematics for Life Sciences" and was coordinated by C. Lobry and S. Ben Miled (University el Manar, Tunis). Lectures by C. Lobry and T. Sari. Tunis, January 15-April 8, 2007.

Algeria (since 2003)

Partner: University of Tlemcen.

Thesis in collaboration: Boumediene Benyahia (2008) within the TREASURE network.

Project

TREASURE EuroMediterranean network [see here or a complete description here] > TREASURE (Treatment and Sustainable Reuse of Effluents in Semi-arid Climates) is a network including strong connections with the University of Tlemcen.

Teaching

Master "Contrôle des processus", November 8-12 2009, University of Tlemcen > Lectures on Mathematical models in biology, by C. Lobry (6h) and T. Sari (6h).

Workshops

Cimpa-Unesco-Algeria School "Non linear control and Applications", April 26-May 8, 2003 [link].

TREASURE Workhop (Epuration des Eaux et Modélisation) 3+3 Project Tlemcen, 20 to 26 January 2006 > School on "Singular perurbations in control theory and population dynamics" Lectures by J. Harmand, C. Lobry and T. Sari (starting of the EM2 project) [link]

TREASURE Workhop (Epuration des Eaux et Modélisation) 3+3 Project Tlemcen, December 14-15, 2006 [link]

TREASURE Workhop (Epuration des Eaux et Modélisation) 3+3 Project Tlemcen, May 15-16, 2008 [link]

Cimpa-Inria-Unesco-Algeria School "Mathematical models for water flows and water refining" 2008 [link]

TREASURE Workhop "Mathematical models for the treatment of wastewaters", February 7-11, 2010, Tlemcen [link] > Lectures by J. Harmand, C. Lobry and T. Sari.

Madagascar (since 2007)

Partner: University of Fianarantsoa.

Thesis in collaboration: Angelo Raherinirina (2009) with the help of the AUF.

Projects

SARIMA, 2007-2009 [link] > SARIMA is a Scientific Interest Group to harmonize collaborations policies with various African and Middle Eastern countries.

LIRIMA, since 2010 [link] > LIRIMA is a network of Project-Teams hosted by partner institutions, in Africa or in France and eventually even in other European countries.

Workshops

School for probability, statistics and scilab for ecology with IRD and University of Fianarantsoa > May 21-25 2007 [link]

CIMPA-UNESCO-MADAGASCAR School on "Mathematical and Computer oriented Methods for Landscape Modelling", September 15-30 2008 [link]