An ancient discipline, the study of mathematics has developed and expanded through the centuries with contributions from many different countries and societies. Today, the field continues to advance thanks to global collaborations and innovative, cross-disciplinary research.
MISTI brings MIT Math students to the locations where mathematics originated and where it has flourished. Research and internship opportunities can be found at universities, corporations, and startups around the world.
Sample Hosts
EPFL
ETH Zurich
Friedrich-Woehler Gymnasium
Indian Institute of Technology
Mines Paris Tech
Nara Institute of Science & Technology
Tokyo Tech
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Universite de Paris
Vale
Sample Projects
Implement enterprise resource management software to help unify a mining company’s business processes, in Brazil.
Study the relative merits of exterior-penalty and interior-point methods, and conduct simulations to better understand applications, in France.
Apply compressed sensing methods to network tomography problems through formulation and experiments, in Japan.