China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CSIAM) was incorporated in 1990 as a non-governmental organization for Chinese applied mathematicians, supervised by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. Since then, CSIAM’s goals have remained the same:

• To provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists, build cooperation between mathematics and industries, science.

• To advance the application of mathematics to industry, science, and society, solve various mathematical problems hindering economic and technological development.

• To promote the innovations of industrial and applied mathematics research, further the mathematics education in China.

Up to now, there are 16 regional societies for Industrial and Applied Mathematics across China. Each society carries out academic activities independently, leading the industrial and applied mathematics research in that region.

The current president of CSIAM is Pingwen Zhang. The former presidents are Shutie Xiao (1st), Qingcun Zeng (2nd), Daqian Li (3rd, 4th) and Lei Guo (5th, 6th).

The Working Committee of CSIAM are Organizing Committee, Development Foundation Committee, Academic Committee, Finance Committee, Publicity Committee, Education Committee, Prize Committee, Youth Committee, Science Popularization Committee, International Exchange Committee, Competition Committee, Publication Committee, Enterprise Cooperation and Industrial Applications Committee, Activity Groups Management and Liaison Committee, Committee for Women in Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and National Defense Innovation Committee.

CSIAM has 22 Activity Groups covering various fields of applied mathematics and interdisciplinary research, including Mathematical Modeling, Sports Mathematics, Numerical Methods for Petroleum and Groundwater Resources, Mathematical Systems and Control, Geometric Design and Computing, Climate and Environment Mathematics, Complex Networks and Complex Systems, Graph Theory and Combinatorics with Applications, Mathematical Life Science, Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering and Actuarial Science, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and Mathematical Software, Uncertainty Quantification, Mathematics and Industry, Mathematics and Medicine Interdisciplinary, Blockchain, Coding, Cryptography and related Combinatorics, Math in Information and Communications Technology, Mathematics and Mechanics, Financial Technology and Algorithm, Mathematics and Space Interdisciplinary, Inverse Problems and Imaging.

CSIAM has sponsored 6 journals, namely, CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, Journal of Mathematical Research with Applications, Chinese Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Annals of Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics-A Journal of Chinese Universities, Mathematical Modeling and Its Applications.

CSIAM awards 5 prizes, including the CSIAM Su Buchin Prize, CSIAM Xiao Shutie Prize, CSIAM Wu Wentsun Prize, CSIAM Wang Xuan Prize, CSIAM Young Scholar Prize.

As a large member in the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), CSIAM actively supports and participates in the international industrial and applied mathematics activities. In 2015, the 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics was successfully held in Beijing by CSIAM. Over 3400 scholars from 68 countries participated in the conference, while more than 3000 academic reports were presented, which covered not only all aspects of applied mathematics but also the most recent advances in the interdisciplinary research. The number of reports and participants both hit a record high. This congress fully demonstrates China's achievements in the research and education of industrial and applied mathematics, and greatly fosters the cooperation between mathematics and industries, science.

Since 1992, CSIAM has held China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling annually with the support from the Ministry of Education of the P.R.C. This contest provides a good opportunity for students to develop creative thinking, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork spirit.

CSIAM is committed to “Mathematics Promotes Industries”:

• "CSIAM Cooperation and Exchange Platform for Mathematics and Enterprise", kicked off in 2020, is an online window to effectively connect companies with applied mathematicians. It is devoted to coordinating and facilitating the necessary exchanges in the field of application-driven mathematical research and its application in industry, science and society. (www.math2industry.org.cn)

• “Forum on Mathematics Promoting Enterprise Innovation and Development”, held yearly since 2020, provides communication opportunities for professionals in the field of mathematics and industries.

• CSIAM Certification of Applied Mathematics Implementation Achievements, selected once a year since 2021, give great encouragement and recognition to the professionals who could implement mathematical theory for practical, industrial, or scientific use.

At CSIAM, we always ready to make joint efforts with mathematicians from around the world for a brilliant future of industrial and applied mathematics nationally and globally.