Students of maths, with their training in logical and precise thinking, are highly prized in this field. (d) Operations research, developed as an interdisciplinary branch of mathematics to arrive at optimal decisions to problems in maximizing or minimizing things like costs or profits.
(e) Biomathematics or mathematical biology, also an interdisciplinary field of study that helps in modeling natural and biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools. Results have been applied to areas such as cellular neurobiology, epidemic modeling, and population genetics. (f) Cryptography is the practice and study of hiding information. Cryptography is considered to be a branch of both mathematics and computer science. 24.