More than 150 students from Bizkaia visit BCAM in the month of March

• The visits are part of "Matematikhariak," BCAM's outreach activity aimed at inspiring STEM vocations among students visiting the center.
•  Madre de Dios school participated in a talk on marine renewable energies as part of the MSCA project 'ORE4CITIZENS'.

BCAM is committed to scientific outreach aimed at students, striving to inspire new generations to explore and engage with mathematics and science. Thus, in March, as part of its 'Matematikhariak' program, the center hosted over 150 students who had the opportunity to learn about the work of the research team and the daily life at the center.

Javier Sanguino (PhD Student, Machine Learning) and Andrea Olivo (Postdoc Fellow, Harmonic Analysis) worked with Artaza Romo BHI. Students had the chance to interactively explore mathematical applications in education, learning more about pure mathematics and the challenges and applications of AI through a Kahoot and examples from Andrea and Javier's work.

Ainhize Barrainkua (PhD Student, Machine Learning) and Pablo Merino (PhD Student, Linear and Non-Linear Waves) engaged with Salesianos Barakaldo school. Students learned about Algorithmic Equity and Machine Learning, biases in AI algorithms and their real-world impact, and key aspects of Partial Differential Equations fundamental in Mathematical Physics.

Additionally, on March 25th, Madre de Dios school visited BCAM to learn about the ORE4CITIZENS project. 45 high school students visited BCAM facilities for a talk titled "The Powers of Shazam: AI, Music, and Floating Wind," led by Vincenzo Nava, a BCAM researcher. During the session, students learned how the Shazam app identifies songs in seconds, linking this process with concepts like signal analysis and digital fingerprints from mobile recordings. The talk went beyond music, addressing how these insights can be applied to floating wind turbines, using AI to detect and solve structural challenges. This activity is part of the European MSCA ORE4CITIZENS project, aimed at bringing marine renewable energy research closer to the public.

These initiatives reflect BCAM's ongoing commitment to bringing science and mathematics into classrooms, inspiring and educating tomorrow's minds in the exciting world of scientific research.