The Computational Science Research Programme

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The Computational Science Research Programme strives to unite the development of computational methods with research that addresses computationally intensive problems that are also fundamental issues in science and engineering. Topical examples include climate change, energy issues, health and well-being, the security of global information networks, and management of the global economy. The application of computational methods requires not only methodological skills, but also an in-depth understanding of each field of application, and as a consequence, close multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration among experts in different fields is one of the typical characteristics of computational science.

The research programme comprises both computational and data-oriented lines of research in all disciplines, including biology, physics, chemistry, language research, health research, economics, engineering and the social sciences. Key criteria include the uniqueness and relevance of the research subject, the contribution of the research to methodological development and the comprehensiveness and relevance of the data.