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37 Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) The Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) is a leader in the creation of state of the art mathema- tics to resolve problems arising in the industry, public policies and other sciences. It seeks to develop a high standard of science that also guides their activities in industrial research and education. Through alliances with international centers, the CMM has created a network that enables it to be at the forefront at world level. Locally, it works in connection with a set of companies and public institutions. In the present day, the CMM projects are focused on mining, education, bioinformatics, resource manage- ment and data analysis. The use of mathematical tools enables problems to be solved, processes optimi zed, making use of opportunities, and supporting decision-making in the main productive sectors with scientific tools as well as the challenges that the country needs to address in order to reach development. In particular, there are genome sequencing projects such as that of salmon or sultanas, bioleaching, astroin- formatics, support of the initial and continuous education of mathematics teachers, energy efficiency, mining in real time –which support on-line decisions with data from the worksites– , logistics and others. The Center has the High Performance Computer Science National Laboratory (NLHPC) and the most powerful supercomputer in Chile, a machine that provides tools used to process large volu- mes of data that serve the various sectors where the CMM produces solutions. Its strategic areas of applied research are: education in mathematics, modeling of biological and bioin- formatics systems, resource management, energy, astroinformatics, mathematical modeling in marke- ting and finance, mathematical modeling in safety, data analysis and calculation of high performance. Principal Institution: Universidad de Chile. Associated Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) and Universidad de Concepción. Lines of Research Non-linear analysis. Numerical analysis. Stochastic processes, ergodic theory and stochastic modeling. Discrete mathematics. Mathematical mechanics. Optimization and equilibrium.