CAMS provides a vehicle for promoting research and graduate studies in the mathematical sciences, as well as a focal point for collaborative research among scientists and mathematicians in Lebanon and the region at large. Its aims are to:

• Conduct research in the sciences and engineering, with special emphasis on the mathematical aspects of research. In this regard, CAMS acts as a regional research facility in various mathematical sciences such as Theoretical Physics, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering and a variety of fields in Computational Science.
• Promote and contribute to the graduate programs in the mathematical sciences and engineering at AUB.
• Promote postdoctoral research and education at AUB and at other local universities, and foster a multidisciplinary environment encompassing various areas of mathematical science.
• Assist the university community at large in integrating the use of high performance computing into the various academic and administrative programs by capitalizing on the expertise developed by the scientific and professional staff of CAMS.
• Identify and pursue promising new fields of science and engineering that might be integrated within CAMS and the University.
• Act as a focal point for promoting collaborative research among scientists in the region, partly by accommodating visitors for various intervals of time, and also by organizing topical meetings, workshops and conferences in different fields.