M2PI 2026 Concludes Another Successful Year of Industry Collaboration
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to celebrate the successful completion of Math to Power Industry (M2PI) 2026, a three-week program that connects industry, government, and non-profit organizations with talented graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the mathematical sciences.
Designed to bridge the gap between research and application, M2PI provides participants with hands-on experience tackling real-world challenges while helping partner organizations explore innovative, data-driven solutions through advanced mathematical thinking.
This year, 37 trainees worked alongside industry mentors, faculty advisors, and fellow participants to address challenges spanning energy, climate science, healthcare, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, and data analytics.
2026 Industry and Research Partners
M2PI 2026 brought together projects from a diverse range of organizations:
Awesense
Exploring how energy consumption data can be broken down into appliance-level usage patterns, providing new insights into energy distribution and efficiency without requiring additional sensors.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Evaluating optimization methods for climate and weather models to improve forecasting performance and long-range prediction accuracy.
Hummingbird Bioscience
Investigating how artificial intelligence and large language models can transform advanced mathematical statements into formally verified, machine-checked proofs.
One Child Every Child
Studying privacy and re-identification risks within health datasets to support responsible data-sharing practices for children with rare or complex diagnoses.
Type One Energy
Applying numerical optimization techniques to identify fusion reactor designs that maximize fuel pressure and improve future fusion energy systems.
IOTO
Developing methods to identify emerging topics within large text collections by analyzing how documents cluster around existing vocabularies and knowledge structures.
Qavis Technologies
Exploring advanced optimization and quantum-inspired approaches to improve scheduling and resource allocation for complex manufacturing environments.
Quantum Advantage Partners
Examining whether simulations that incorporate role-specific information and decision-making can better model organizational behaviour and outcomes.
University of Victoria / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Developing an interface between quantum and classical computing systems to support next-generation climate modelling and simulation.
Building the Next Generation of Mathematical Talent
Beyond the technical challenges, M2PI equips trainees with practical experience working in industry-facing environments. Participants develop professional skills in communication, teamwork, project delivery, and collaborative problem-solving while applying advanced mathematical tools to meaningful challenges.
Since its launch in 2020, M2PI has completed more than 40 partner projects across sectors including finance, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, engineering, and public policy. The program continues to demonstrate how mathematics can drive innovation while creating valuable pathways between academia and industry.
PIMS extends its sincere thanks to all participating organizations, mentors, faculty advisors, and trainees who contributed to the success of M2PI 2026.
Does your organization have a challenge that could benefit from advanced mathematical analysis, modelling, or optimization? M2PI welcomes project submissions from industry, government, and non-profit organizations seeking innovative, data-driven solutions. To learn more about becoming an M2PI partner, visit m2pi.ca or contact us at m2pi@pims.math.ca.