This year's IAYM is DIFFERENT in the sense that you have the opportunity to design and propose your own project that comes closest to your dream. Our jury shall pay special attention to your project and give extra credit points. If your project gets considered for this IAYM then you would have made a strong case for selection.

Some of the projects shortlisted for IAYM 2011 are:

1. Mathematics from Nature:  You will be surprised to know that living organisms like insects and birds have motivated scientists to build powerful mathematical techniques that have solved many complex real world problems spanning engineering, medicine, artificial intelligence etc.

   In this project you will see how ants help us solve cost minimizing problems efficiently. These techniques go under the head of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) – an area that was developed just a decade ago.(School & College)




2. Stock Market Trading: Ever wondered if there was a science and method behind the stock market madness? This summer, use the power of Mathematics and Computer Science to be PAUL the Octopus of the stock market. Computational concepts in Linear Algebra will be explored. (College)



3. Innovative ways of Public Transportation: Frustrated by travelling in overcrowded buses and trains? Devise innovative ways of public transportation such as mass transit helium filled vehicle. (School & College)



4. Beautiful World of Fractals: Good in Mathematics but bad at playing music? And yet have a desire to compose music like Mozart? No worries. Delve into the beautiful and interesting world of fractals to match up to the best in music. Mapping of Fractals with other systems such as music nodes will be explored. (College)



5. Video Compression: Have you ever felt annoyed at not being able to e-mail your favorite videos to your friends? Let us come together and develop our own video compressing software. Mathematical tools such as wavelets will be used. (College)



6. Fingerprint Recognition: Do you want to prevent strangers from accessing your personal computer? Your fingers come very handy. Explore and learn Mathematics behind the Fingerprint Recognition and make your own computer software. Here, mathematical concepts like discrete Fourier Transform will be used. (School)



7. Encryption: Do you know that Germany lost World War II, because its powerful encrypting technique was cracked. Make sure that India does not have to face that moment. Come and devise an invincible encrypting technique for your Motherland. Powerful tools from Number Theory will be used. (School & College)



8. Mathematical Biology: Do you know that one third of the Asthmatic patients of the world are in India? Many people are added to this list each day and they are unaware of their illness. Let us identify a patient at the early stage before it's too late for her/him. To address this problem we will make use of statistical analysis and optimization techniques. (School & College)

Selected students:

• Shall be taught computer programming and software packages along with mathematics


• Shall be paid a total stipend of Rs. 5000/-


• Shall be provided free board, lodging and rail fare if from outstation


• Shall also work on projects in mathematics education

Background required: Should have an appreciation for mathematics. No specialized knowledge beyond your curriculum is expected. Whatever training is required for the project will be given to you.

School students who have entered Xth standard by summer 2011. Those currently sitting for the XII board exams are also eligible.

College Students from the streams of BSc/ BA/ BTech etc. which have papers of Mathematics/Statistics.

If you have doubts about your eligibility, please apply (it's free!) and let MSF sort it out.

For any query write to us at iaym@mathscifound.org or call us at the following phone numbers: 011-65182616, 011-29230401. Do not call The Air Force School for any support or query regarding IAYM. Only MSF should be contacted at our specified numbers or by email.