The Mathematics program aims to play a pivotal role in driving technological innovation and development in today's world. Mathematics serves as the cornerstone of the "knowledge economy," encompassing fields such as machine learning, cybersecurity, biotechnology, material design, computer games, and personalized medicine. It facilitates understanding phenomena like the spread of virus-based diseases, earthquakes, political unrest, economic fluctuations, and image recognition by neural networks.
Established within İstinye University, the Department of Mathematics serves to establish a common language and toolset for researchers and educators across faculties, including Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Social Sciences. The department prioritizes computational methods for solving research problems, focusing on algorithms, algebra, graph theory, and numerical solutions for differential equations.
The collaborative culture fostered among faculties enables the Department of Mathematics to develop undergraduate courses in tandem with university researchers and educators. The academic staff concentrates on diverse areas such as algebra, number theory, finite fields, error-correcting codes, cryptology, combinatorics, nonlinear dynamic systems, optimal control problems, and differential equations.