The first multiplier event of the iMath project organized by the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança took place on 29 September 2023 and brought together a significant number of participants, contributing to the project success as a platform for the exchange of knowledge in the fields of optimization, learning algorithms, and their applications. A total number of 44 participants was directly involved in the event; 29 of them were national (Portuguese) participants and the other 15 were coming from other countries. The participants represented many different institutions and research centers, in a collaborative engagement within the iMath project, fostering a multiplayer event dynamic
The event was organized in the framework of the OL2A 2023 conference, held at University of Açores, in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. This element contributed to further disseminate the iMath project among all the conference participants. Within the 3 days of the conference, a special session was devoted to the presentation of a previously selected collection of research projects; the iMath project was among them. The session dedicated to the project took place In the morning of 29 September.