Welcome to the homepage of the Midnight Sun Summit in Mathematics and Engineering (MSSME) organized by the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics and of Computer Science and Computational Engineering at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Our conference will take place on June 15-19, 2026 in Narvik, Norway with the following objectives:
To highlight recent advances and outstanding challenges in fields where mathematics and engineering intersect.
To foster an environment conducive to networking and interdisciplinary exchange.
To provide a platform for researchers at all career stages—from graduate students to internationally recognized scholars—to share and discuss their work.
To enhance collaboration with industry partners.
To strengthen ties between Scandinavia and the international research community.
Confirmed plenary speakers of this summit include:
Suresh Bhalla (IIT-Delhi, India)
Björn Birnir (UCSB, United States)
Rune Brincker (Brincker Monitoring ApS)
Annalisa Buffa (EPFL, Switzerland)
Arash Soleiman Fallah (OsloMet, Norway)
Hans Georg Feichtinger (U. Vienna, Austria)
Barbara Kaltenbacher (U. Klagenfurt, Austria)
Jean-Bernard Lasserre (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Pierre-Louis Lions (École Polytechnique and Collège de France)
Adrian Muntean (Karlstad University, Sweden)
Hans Munthe-Kaas (UiT Tromsø and UiB Bergen, Norway)
Satoshi Okabe (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Andrey Piatnitski (UiT Narvik, Norway)
Lubos Pick (Charles University, Czechia)
Natasha Samko (UiT Narvik, Norway)
Wil Schilders (T.U. Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Anna-Karin Tornberg (KTH, Sweden)
Session topics will include:
Applied analysis, nonlinear PDEs, and mathematical modeling
Inverse problems and regularization theory
Numerical analysis and isogeometric methods
Harmonic analysis, signal processing, PDEs, and time-frequency methods
Mathematical modeling in turbulence and complex systems
Polynomial optimization
Smart materials and structural health monitoring
Scientific computing and industrial mathematics
Mathematical modeling and industrial applications
Quality control evolution in the building industry
Mathematical modeling, simulation, and case studies of electrical energy systems
Sustainable urbanism and climate adaptation of infrastructure
Structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures and infrastructures
Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Registration
The registration procedure will open soon (get a reminder). Additional information regarding conference fees, lodging, etc., will also be available here.
Abstract submission deadline: January 26, 2026
Deadline for early bird registration: April 13, 2026
Deadline for registration: June 5, 2026
Call for papers
We intend to publish a volume of conference proceedings. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
