Since 2015, Polo CMAT-UTAD is a Pole, at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), of the centre CMAT which is a research unit of University of Minho (UM).

CMAT’s research activity is developed within the main goals of its research Groups:
Algebra, Logic and Computation (ALC); Analysis and Applications (ANAP); Geometry, Topology and Applications (GTA); Statistics, Applied Probability and Operational Research (SAPOR);.

CMAT has a strong double commitment: on the one hand it aims to develop and promote scientific research in the field of Mathematics, both in its theoretical and applied aspects, and on the other hand it seeks to stimulate the application of Mathematics in other academic disciplines, such as Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Health and Environment Sciences, and also the interaction with the society as a whole. Along with its scientific activity, the research team of CMAT is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate studies, in collaboration with the Departments of Mathematics of UM and UTAD.