On Friday, October 3, the IMDEA Software Institute welcomed several members of the School of Economics and Management at Beihang University. The meeting took place within the framework of their visit to the governing bodies of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM).
During the tour of the facilities, the delegation was accompanied by Manuel Carro, Director of the IMDEA Software Institute, and Antonio Fernández, Deputy director of the IMDEA Software Institute. Manuel presented the main lines of research carried out at the center, and ideas were exchanged on potential synergies between computer science and economics.
The delegation was composed of Ying Fan, Dean of Beihang SEM and Professor; Qiong Tian, Head of the Department of Behavior and Operation Management and Professor; Lin Liu, Head of the Department of Digital Marketing and Professor; Yashuai Li, Director of the MBA Program and Associate Professor; Bowen Yi, Assistant Director of the Lab for Low-carbon Intelligent Governance and Associate Professor; Zhuang Hao, Assistant Dean for International Affairs and Associate Professor; Antonio Jesús Díaz, Deputy Director of Institutional and International Relations at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM); and Raúl Gutiérrez, Mobility Coordinator for the Business Administration Degree at ETSIINF-UPM.
The main purpose of the visit was to lay the groundwork for the creation of dual degree programs with the Polytechnic University of Madrid, to promote future faculty exchanges, and to explore research opportunities at the intersection of computer science and economics. The visit thus represented an opportunity for the IMDEA Software Institute to strengthen academic cooperation and open new avenues for collaboration in teaching and research between the two institutions.
