Strategic Agenda

Measurement science increasingly relies on new analytical and numerical approaches, requiring expert knowledge of, and support from, the areas of applied mathematics, statistics, numerical computation, and state-of-the-art computational tools.

Metrology and its reliable implementation in laboratories, academia, and industry strongly depend on good quality models and computation, that can make the difference between the successful implementation of a measurement infrastructure and a poorly performing one.

In the fast digital transformation we are currently facing, with an increased use of intelligent systems, smart sensors, digital twins and data-driven models, it is more than ever essential to support the metrological community and its stakeholders, assuring confidence in measurement results and their digital equivalents.

EURAMET´s European Metrology Network for Mathematics and Statistics supports this digital transformation.

 

Vision & Mission

Our Vision

The EMN Mathmet ensures quality and trust in algorithms, software tools and data for metrology, and in inferences made from such data, to foster the digital transformation.

Our Mission

The EMN Mathmet provides a sustainable structure in Mathematics and Statistics for metrology to strengthen the European measurement infrastructure in facing the grand challenges (of digital transformation, climate change mitigation, health and environment safety, energy and society sustainability).

What we plan to achieve

We bring clear direction in our strategy by defining four areas of intervention where we want to succeed.

These areas represent for us the biggest opportunities for engagement and differentiation by:

  • Acting as a backbone EMN to provide support and guidance on mathematical and statistical tools for metrology to the EURAMET (internal) stakeholders, including TCs and other EMNs.
  • Advocating for NMIs, DIs, and Partners by engaging (external) stakeholders in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Virtual Metrology & Computational Modelling, Data Analysis, and Uncertainty Evaluation.
  • Representing metrology interests in Europe by reaching out to other partnerships and research networks, involving metrology in complex and crosscutting fields of expertise and enabling sustainable funding streams for our members and partners.
  • Empowering members and partners through knowledge transfer, training, and collaborative research for enhanced capabilities.

Implementation

We will implement our strategy through coordination of national and European actions that will enable our internal and external stakeholders to succeed through improved reliability of models, software and data, and the development of new mathematical and statistical tools for metrology.

Joint research for Mathematics and Statistics for Metrology: We will develop mathematical and statistical tools for a variety of applications (from health and environment to industry, from normative field to digital challenges), scientific excellence and support to standardisation. Our research on mathematical and statistical applications for measurement science has been supported by the European Metrology Research Programmes (EMRP and EMPIR) and now it continues within the European Partnership on Metrology.

Coordination of relevant activities within National Metrology Institutes: Our network operates on leveraging resources of European NMIs and DIs, developing and maintaining quality assured national frameworks for software, data, and guidelines together with fit-for-purpose training services. The EMN Mathmet coordinates the development of new mathematical and statistical tools for metrology and relevant knowledge transfer to the European metrology community.reness about the shortcoming in radiation protection funding of the past and to change the steering process for the future.