Dhanbad, March 27 -- IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on Friday began a two-day national workshop on the application of mathematics in human health and healthcare research.

Organised by the Department of Mathematics and Computing, the workshop titled From Equations to Life: Mathematical Insights into Human Health was inaugurated at the department's seminar hall.

IIT (ISM) Director Prof Sukumar Mishra inaugurated the programme in the presence of Head of Department Prof S P Tiwari and convenor Prof R K Upadhyay.

Addressing the inaugural session, Prof Mishra said interdisciplinary engagements were increasingly important in addressing complex healthcare challenges. Prof Upadhyay said mathematical equations had wide real-life applications, particularly in u...