Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y Sistemas

The Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas, or IIMAS ("Applied Mathematics and Systems Research Institute") is the research institute of the UNAM in Mexico City which focuses on computer science, applied mathematics, robotics and control engineering.

The IIMAS was founded as the Centro de Cálculo Electrónico (Electronic Calculation Center) in 1958 under the auspices of UNAM rector Nabor Carrillo Flores with the purpose of housing and operating the first mainframe acquired by the university.

[1] In the early nineties the IIMAS moved to its current home.

The IIMAS has an average of 60 researchers aided by 40 technical staff.

It consists in two buildings, the second one built later on to host the graduate programs and the new library.