NA Digest Monday, May 16, 2011 Volume 11 : Issue 20

Today's Editor:
Daniel M. Dunlavy
Sandia National Labs
dmdunla@sandia.gov

Submissions for NA Digest:

Mail to na.digest@na-net.ornl.gov

Information via email about NA-NET:

Mail to na.help@na-net.ornl.gov

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From: Sigal Gottlieb <sgottlieb@umassd.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:53:03 -0400
Subject: Miki Neumann, 1946-2011

Michael ("Miki") Neumann, head of the math department at the
University of Connecticut Storrs, died suddenly on April 21, 2011 at
the age of 64. Miki was internationally known for his research in
numerical linear algebra and matrix theory. He published more than
150 papers in this field, as well as a book, "Introduction to Local
Spectral Theory" with Kjeld Laursen. At the time of his death, he was
working on another book.

Miki Neumann was the Stuart and Joan Sidney Professor of Mathematics
and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at UConn,
as well as a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and
Sciences. He was a generous and kind man, who was supportive of
younger colleagues and devoted to his students. He is deeply missed
by all of us who were touched by his wisdom, kindness and humor.

Miki is survived by his wife Helen Neumann; his son, Joseph
M. Neumann, and his wife Rachel; his daughter, Rachel M. Neumann, and
her husband Kuba Glazek; and a sister Orna Neumann.

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From: Sigal Gottlieb <sgottlieb@umassd.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:48:06 -0400
Subject: Steven A. Orszag, 1943-2011

Steven A. Orszag, the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at
Yale, died Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the age of 68. Steve was an
internationally recognized leader in the field of computational fluid
dynamics, and a pioneer in the field of spectral methods. His books
"Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods: Theory and Applications" with
David Gottlieb (SIAM 1977), and "Advanced Mathematical Methods for
Scientists and Engineers" with Carl Bender (Springer 1978) have been
widely used and cited by mathematicians and engineers.

Steve was awarded the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics Fluids and Plasmadynamics Prize in 1986. He was a John
Simon Guggenheim Fellow in 1989, and won the Otto Laporte Award of the
American Physical Society in 1991 and the G. I. Taylor Medal of the
Society of Engineering Science in 1995, and was a member of the
Institute for Advanced Study. His contributions to the fields of fluid
dynamics, computational fluids, and high performance computing will be
appreciated by many generations to come.

Steve is survived by his wife Reba, his sons Michael, Jonathan, and
Peter, grandchildren Leila and Joshua, and his sister Myrna Baron.

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From: Tamara Kolda <tgkolda@sandia.gov>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 18:22:54 -0400
Subject: Welcoming Danny Dunlavy as the new NA Digest editor

Dear colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Danny Dunlavy as the new
editor of the NA Digest. Danny is a principal member of the technical
staff at Sandia National Labs with research interests in numerical
linear and multilinear algebra and optimization with applications to
areas such as informatics and machine learning. Danny has been engaged
with the NA Digest for more than five years as an occasional editor,
and he has graciously agreed to become the regular editor.

Of course, the NA Digest would not exist without the support of the
Jack Dongarra's Innovative Computing Laboratory (especially Don Fike
and Paul Peltz) at the University of Tennessee. The contributions of
Jack's group has been an integral part of the NA Digest for more than
two decades, providing the infrastructure for more than 8000
subscribers.

Thanks to all of you for your words of support through the years and,
more importantly, your many submissions.

Sincerely,
Tammy Kolda and Jack Dongarra

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From: Joseph Grcar <jfgrcar@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 13:30:06 -0700
Subject: Congratulations to Jim Demmel

Congratulations to Jim Demmel on his election to the National Academy
of Sciences.

Joseph Grcar
jfgrcar@comcast.net

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From: Martin Drohmann <mdrohmann@uni-muenster.de>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 06:43:23 -0400
Subject: First release, reduced basis software package RBmatlab

RBmatlab is a MATLAB=AE library providing routines for the solution and
model order reduction of parametrized partial differential equations.
It is developed by the reduced basis groups of the Universities of
Stuttgart and M=FCnster, Germany.

The software focusses on evolution equations with finite element or
finite volume discretizations and provides a reduced basis framework
for reducing the model order of the numerical schemes. This includes
- basis generation with POD-Greedy algorithms
- reduced simulations
- efficient a posteriori error estimation and
- empirical operator interpolation

A tarball of the first release is now available for download under

http://morepas.org/software/index.html

The main features of the library can be best explored by running the
scripts from the 'demo' directory.

Best regards,

The RBmatlab developers (M. Dihlmann, M. Drohmann, B. Haasdonk,
M. Ohlberger and M. Schaefer.)

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From: Julie Haenisch <julie_haenisch@press.princeton.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:15:13 -0400
Subject: New Book, Numerical Analysis

New from Princeton University Press

Numerical Analysis
L. Ridgway Scott
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9487.html

"Very few modern books can be compared with the present text as an
introduction to the mathematical aspects of numerical analysis. This
is a very interesting book that can be used not only as a textbook but
also as a reference."--Doron Levy, University of Maryland

Read Chapter 1
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9487.pdf

Cloth | 2011 | $65.00 / L44.95 978-0-691-14686-7
342 pp. | 6 x 9 | 33 line illus. 11 tables.

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From: Julie Haenisch <julie_haenisch@press.princeton.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:01:40 -0400
Subject: New Book, Totally Nonnegative Matrices

Totally Nonnegative Matrices
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9492.html
Shaun M. Fallat and Charles R. Johnson

"This book is a valuable new reference on the subject of totally
nonnegative matrices and its insights will be much appreciated by a
broad community of readers interested in matrix theory and its
applications."--Charles Micchelli, City University of Hong Kong and
State University of New York, Albany

Totally nonnegative matrices arise in a remarkable variety of
mathematical applications. This book is a comprehensive and
self-contained study of the essential theory of totally nonnegative
matrices, defined by the nonnegativity of all subdeterminants. It
explores methodological background, historical highlights of key
ideas, and specialized topics.

Cloth: $45.00 ISBN13: 978-0-691-12157-4
264 pp. | 6 x 9 | 21 line illus. 3 tables. (2011)

Chapter 1:
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i9492.pdf

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From: Julie Haenisch <julie_haenisch@press.princeton.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 13:54:56 -0400
Subject: New Book, Steady Aircraft Flight and Performance

Steady Aircraft Flight and Performance
N. Harris McClamroch
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9497.html

* Offers the best introduction to steady aircraft flight and performance
* Provides a comprehensive treatment of the full range of steady
flight conditions
* Covers steady flight performance and flight envelopes, including
maximum and minimum air speed, maximum climb rate, minimum turn
radius, and flight ceiling
* Uses mathematics and engineering to explain aircraft flight
* Features case studies of actual aircraft, illustrated using MATLAB
* Seamlessly bridges steady flight and translational flight dynamics

"Steady Aircraft Flight and Performance is very well written, and it
contains many useful figures and illustrations. The level of
presentation is readily accessible to its intended
audience--undergraduate students in aerospace engineering--and the
numerous examples and problems help solidify the concepts presented in
the book. MATLAB code is included for many problems, facilitating the
transition from concepts to computation."--Robert F. Stengel,
Princeton University

N. Harris McClamroch is professor of aerospace engineering at the
University of Michigan. He has been an educator and researcher in
flight dynamics and control for more than forty years.

Cloth $65.00 978-0-691-14719-2
416 pp. 7 x 10. 70 line illus. 23 halftones. 2011

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From: Julie Haenisch <julie_haenisch@press.princeton.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:30:48 -0400
Subject: New Books, Princeton University Press

The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty
William Byers
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9406.html

Read Chapter 1
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9406.pdf


Discrete and Computational Geometry
Satyan L. Devadoss and Joseph O'Rourke
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9489.html

Read Chapter 1
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9489.pdf


The Silicon Jungle: A Novel of Deception, Power, and Internet Intrigue
Shumeet Baluja
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9405.html

Read Chapter 1
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9405.pdf


Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life
Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9283.html

Read the Introduction:
http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i9283.pdf

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From: Julie Haenisch <julie_haenisch@press.princeton.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:35:55 -0400
Subject: Book Series, Annals of Mathematics Studies

Announcing the series from Princeton University Press:

Annals of Mathematics Studies
Phillip A. Griffiths, John N. Mather, and Elias M. Stein, Editors

Princeton University Press is proud to have published the Annals of
Mathematics Studies since 1940. One of the oldest and most respected
series in science publishing, it has included many of the most
important and influential mathematical works of the 20th century. The
series continues this tradition into the 21st century as Princeton
looks forward to publishing the major works of the new millennium.

To mark the continued success of the series, all books are available
again in paperback.

Please visit our website at:
http://press.princeton.edu/catalogs/series/am.html

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From: Dhavide Aruliah <Dhavide.Aruliah@uoit.ca>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 11:57:30 -0400
Subject: Mathematics of Medical Imaging, Toronto, Jun 2011

Fields-MITACS Conference on Mathematics of Medical Imaging
June 20-24, 2011, held at the University of Toronto
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/10-11/medimaging/index.ht=
ml

PLENARY SPEAKERS
Elsa Angelini, Telecom-Paris Tech
Guillaume Bal, Columbia University
Charles Epstein, University of Pennsylvania
Aaron Fenster, Robarts Research Institute
Mathias Fink, Universit Paris 7
Polina Golland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Isaacson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ender Konukoglu, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Jeremy Magland, University of Pennsylvania
Anne Martel, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Michael I. Miller, Johns Hopkins University
Xavier Pennec, INRIA Sophia Antipolis
Justin Romberg, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yoram Rudy, Washington University, St. Louis
John Schotland, University of Michigan
Samuli Siltanen, University of Helsinki
Allen R Tannenbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology
Gunther Uhlmann, UC Irvine and University of Washington
Lihong V. Wang, Washington University, St. Louis
Graham Wright, Sunnybrook Health Sciences and U. of Toronto.

REGISTRATION (On-line to June 12, On site June 20)
Before May 31, Fees $150, Postdoctoral Fellows and Students $55
After May 31, Fees $200, Postdoctoral Fellows and Students $75

Fee waived for plenary/invited session speakers & session organizer

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From: Lars Grasedyck <lgr@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 04:53:27 -0400
Subject: Summer School, Hierarchical Matrices, Germany, Jul 2011

Announcement Summer School "Hierarchical Matrices"
Organizers: Wolfgang Hackbusch, Lars Grasedyck, Steffen Boerm

Time: July 25th to July 29th, 2011
Location: Institut fuer Numerische Simulation, Bonn

Deadline for registration: June 19th, 2011
(20 seats available, still a few vacant)

Topic: Hierarchical matrices can be a useful tool for the treatment of
integral operators as well as the solution of linear systems arising
in the discretisation of elliptic partial differential equations.
Moreover, the representation of matrices in the hierarchical matrix
format is suitable for the efficient solution of matrix equations.
The aim of this winterschool is to teach the necessary theoretical
foundations of hierarchical matrices, but most of all the efficient
implementation of the algorithms. The practical realisation on the
computer will be the topic of exercise courses in the afternoon. The
participants will use the HLib library in order to assemble and solve
BEM and FEM systems. Lecture notes are available.

Webpage: http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/summerschool-hmatrix
HLib: http://www.hlib.org
Lecture Notes (older):
http://www.mis.mpg.de/publications/other-series/ln/lecturenote-2103.html

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From: Lars Grasedyck <lgr@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 06:00:13 -0400
Subject: School/Workshop, Tensor Approx, Germany, Aug 2011

Announcement Summer School "Hierarchical Tensor Approximation"
Announcement Workshop "Tensor Approximation in High Dimension"

Organizers: Lars Grasedyck (Aachen), Wolfgang Hackbusch (Leipzig)

Time: August 1st 2011 - Summer School
August 2nd to August 5th 2011 - Workshop

Location: Hausdorff Research Institute, Bonn (Germany)

Invited Speaker (so far):

* Evrim Acar Ataman (Univ. Copenhagen)
* Mike Espig (MPI MIS Leipzig)
* Lars Grasedyck (RWTH Aachen)
* Thomas Huckle (TU Munich)
* Lek-Heng Lim (Univ. Chicago)
* Berkant Savas (Univ. Linkoeping)
* Rob Stevenson (Univ. Amsterdam)
* Harry Yserentant (TU Berlin)

Deadline for contributed talks: July 1st, 2011 (there is no fee)

Webpage: http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/himtensor2011

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From: Tony Drummond <ladrummond@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:50 +0200
Subject: DOE ACTS Collection Workshop, Berkeley, Aug 2011

12th Workshop on the DOE Advanced Computational Software Collection,
"Scalable and Robust Computational Tools for High-End Computing"
Berkeley, California, August 16-19, 2011

http://acts.nersc.gov/events/Workshop2011
http://acts.nersc.gov/events/Workshop2011/application.html

The DOE Advanced CompuTational Software (ACTS) Collection
(http://acts.nersc.gov) comprises a set of tools that aim at
simplifying the solution of important computational problems.

The four-day workshop is organized by the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory and will present an introduction to the DOE ACTS Collection
for application scientists whose research demands include either large
amounts of computation, the use of robust numerical algorithms, or
combinations of these. The workshop will include a range of tutorials
on the tools currently available in the collection, discussion
sessions aimed to solve specific computational needs by the workshop
participants, and hands-on practices using state-of-the-art
supercomputers at the National Energy Research Supercomputing Center.

This workshop is opened to computational scientists from industry and
academia. Registration fees are fully sponsored by the DOE's Office of
Science. In addition, DOE will sponsor travel expenses and lodging for
a limited number of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For
more information on the workshop, please contact Tony Drummond at
(510) 486-7624.

- Application submission deadline: July 1, 2011
- Application review completed and invitations sent: July 11, 2011
- Workshop Dates: August 16-19, 2011

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From: Cal Ribbens <ribbens@vt.edu>
Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 20:42:21 -0400
Subject: Parallel Prog on Accelerator Clusters, Austin, Sep 2011

Workshop on Parallel Programming on Accelerator Clusters (PPAC11)
Held in conjunction with IEEE Cluster 2011
September 26, 2011, Austin, TX

This workshop will bring together researchers from academia
and industry to discuss the latest developments in parallel
programming models, languages, tools, system software and
applications for accelerator-based clusters.

Topics if interest include:

* Programming models for accelerator-based clusters,
including systems using GPUs, heterogeneous multicore
processors and FPGAs.
* Compiler and runtime support for accelerator-based
clusters, including support for scheduling, communication,
memory management, and i/o.
* Operating systems and virtualization support for
accelerator-based clusters.
* Performance evaluation of accelerator-based clusters.
* Performance analysis, profiling and debugging tools.
* Application studies on accelerator-based clusters.
* Power and energy-efficiency studies of accelerator-based
clusters.

Papers due June 15, 2011
See http://www.checs.eng.vt.edu/ppac11

Organizers: Dimitris Nikolopoulos (FORTH-ICS and University of Crete)
and Cal Ribbens (Virginia Tech)

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From: Ronald Stoever <stoever@math.uni-bremen.de>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:57:35 -0400
Subject: Applied and Numerical Linear Algebra, Germany, Sep 2011

The 11th GAMM Workshop on Applied and Numerical Linear Algebra
takes place at Bremen University (Germany), September 22 & 23.

The special emphasis of the workshop is on 'Model Reduction'.
However, all other aspects of applied and numerical linear algebra are
highly appreciated.

Invited speakers (confirmed):
Paul van Dooren (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium)
Athanasios C. Antoulas (Jacobs University Bremen & Rice Univ, USA)
Caroline B=F6=DF (Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS))

The workshop will consist of three plenary lectures and several
contributed talks of 25 minutes. The deadline for submission of
abstracts is June, 30.

On Friday afternoon, the workshop will be followed by the special
colloquium on the occasion of Angelika Bunse-Gerstner's 60th birthday.

More information on deadlines and registration can be found on the web
page http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/gamm11/

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From: Hongjiong Tian <hjtian@shnu.edu.cn>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 09:36:39 -0400
Subject: Conference on Computational Science, Shanghai, Jul 2012

The International Conference on Computational Science will be held in
Shanghai on July 16-20, 2012. The conference consists of invited
talks, minisymposium presentations and a few contributed talks. The
topics of this conference include:

1. Current trends of the spectral methods;
2. The mathematical framework for the finite, boundary and spectral
element methods;
3. Approximation theory and application to computation;
4. Parallel and iterative algorithms based on domain decomposition for
large scale systems;
5. Analysis and algorithm for non-linear problems;
6. Numerical method and analysis for stochastic equations;
7. Analysis and numerics for high-dimensions problems.

For more information of the conference, please visit the website of
the conference: http://www.eicssu.org/ICCS-2012/ or
http://dmc.shnu.edu.cn/mathsc/conference/ICCS-2012/Index.html. The
website will be up-dated frequently.

Please contact the Conference Secretariat if you have any question by
e-mail (iccs2012@shnu.edu.cn), phone (0086-21-64323364) and
Fax: (0086-21- 64323364).

We sincerely invite you to participate in this scientific event.

Best regards,
Yuhao Cong, Benqi Guo, Heping Ma and Hongjiong Tian

Co-chairs of the organizing committee of
International Conference on Computational Science

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From: Steve Sporzynski <Steve.Sporzynski@sbexp.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 20:49:07 -0400
Subject: R&D Manager Position, Seabird Exploration, Houston

Seabird Exploration is seeking a senior R&D geophysicist to head a new
R&D group in our Houston office. The interested applicant shall have
substantial experience (10+ years) in geophysical R&D for seismic data
processing, and has ideally developed and/or worked with specialized
methods for processing multi- component seismic data. Experience in
applied data processing in an office or field environment is very
welcome.

Requirements:
* Relevant degree in Geophysics, Physics or related discipline.
* 10+ years of experience developing and applying seismic data
processing methods, ideally for marine and/or land multi-component
data.
* Excellent programming skills in one or several 'standard'
programming languages (C, C++, Fortran, Java, Qt, Matlab or others).
* Excellent people skills.
* Managerial experience.
* Proactive and self-motivated, 'can-do' attitude.
* Data processing and field experience are welcome.

The job responsibilities are somewhat flexible and can be matched to
the applicant's CV and main interests. The position offers
substantial freedom to bring in your own ideas and personal goals.

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter to careers@sbexp.com,
stating "R&D manager" in the email subject field.

Ref.: http://sbexp.com/job-opportunities.aspx

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From: Steve Sporzynski <Steve.Sporzynski@sbexp.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 20:40:19 -0400
Subject: Senior Software Developer, Seabird Exploration, Houston

Seabird Exploration is seeking a Senior Software Developer for our
Houston office.

You will have the opportunity to develop practical and relevant
software for a small cohesive user base. Independent thinking,
problem solving, and gathering and defining of user requirements are
integral parts of the job. You'll be part of a self-motivated team of
software developers and geophysicists in several world-wide locations.
You will help administer the Linux platform system on which the
software is being developed and deployed. Previous experience with
signal processing algorithms and seismic applications would be
beneficial.

Requirements:
* BSc, MSc or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics,
Geophysics, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
* 5+ years of relevant experience.
* Excellent programming skills in several of the following programming
languages: C/C++, Python, PythonQt, Java, Matlab, Fortran, Linux
shell scripting, relational database (MySQL...).
* Excellent object-oriented design and coding skills.
* Proficient system administration skills on Linux operating systems.
* Ability to apply advanced mathematical operations and understand the
underlying concepts.
* Proactive and self-motivated, 'can-do' attitude.
* Must have the legal right to live and work in the United States.

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter to careers@sbexp.com,
stating "Senior Software Developer" in the email subject field.

Ref.: http://sbexp.com/job-opportunities.aspx

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From: Philipp Schlatter <pschlatt@mech.kth.se>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:52:32 -0400
Subject: Appl Expert in Num Fluid Dynamics at KTH Mechanics

The Department of Mechanics at KTH, Stockholm (Sweden) has an open
position as Application expert in Numerical Fluid Dynamics.

The successful candidate will work together with academic researchers
and graduate students at the Department of Mechanics in the areas of
direct and large-eddy simulation (DNS and LES), providing advanced
user support in terms of high-performance computing (HPC,
i.e. parallelisation, code maintenance and development, data
management, visualisation etc.). The applicant is expected to actively
collaborate with academic researchers on scientific projects related
to numerical studies of transitional and turbulent flows using
large-scale simulations. Interest and involvement in the scientific
research is desirable. Advanced numerical methods (mainly based on
massively parallel spectral methods) and postprocessing tools (such as
Arnoldi methods) are employed and developed, an area in which the
successful applicant should play an important role. The applicant is
also expected to participate in international networks related to HPC,
via e.g. the PRACE, DEISA and HPC-Europa2 projects. Applicants need
to have PhD in CFD/engineering physics, computer science, or related
fields and proven experiences in working with DNS/LES/CFD applications
on HPC systems. Good knowledge of parallel environments (MPI, OpenMP,
etc.) and the most important languages (Fortran, C, etc.) is required;
knowledge of visualisation packages such as ParaView/VTK/VisIt and
experiences with Cray systems are an asset but not required. Solid
knowledge of recent numerical methods is also an asset.

More information and detailed instructions for the application can be
found at
http://www.e-science.se/news/open-position-=93application-expert=94-numeric=
al-
fluid-dynamics-kth-mechanics

Application deadline: May 30, 2011
Employer's reference number: S-2011-0379

Contact: Philipp Schlatter, phone: +46 8 790 71 76,
email: pschlatt@mech.kth.se

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From: Rufus Fraanje <p.r.fraanje@tudelft.nl>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 22:05:39 +0200
Subject: Postdoc/PhD Position, Adaptive Optics, TU Delft

PostDoc or PhD position
Fast and high-performance Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large
Telescopes

Job description
A Postdoctoral Position is available in the Smart Optics Group lead by
Professor M. Verhaegen. This is a two year research position with
extensions possible that focuses on the control of large scale
Adaptive optics (AO) for the 42m European Extremely Large Telescope
(E-ELT). The goal of this project is to develop new fast and high
performance distributed identification and control algorithms and
validate these on multi-core of-the-shelf hardware to control a large
scale adaptive optics system for application in extremely large
telescopes. The project, which is funded from the ESFRI Consortium, is
a collaboration between Delft University of Technology (Delft Center
for Systems and Control) and the University of Utrecht (Astronomical
Institute lead by Prof. Christoph Keller).

Requirements
We are looking for a candidate with a PhD degree in Physics,
Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent,
with a strong background in numerical algorithms for distributed
system identification and control and signal processing. Experience
with parallel or multi core processing is an advantage. In the PhD
case the candidates should have an MSc degree in the indicated
disciplines.

Conditions of employment
TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible
work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option
of assembling a customized compensation and benefits package (the
'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective
Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application
If you are interested in this position, you may send
i) a detailed CV, ii) a letter of application, iii) your grades, iv) a
summary of your MSc / PhD thesis and list of publications (if any),
and v) the names and contact data of three professional reference
persons, written in the English language and mentioning the vacancy
number 3ME10.12 to: Application-3mE@tudelft.nl. For more information
about this position, please contact dr. P.R. Fraanje, email:
P.R.Fraanje@TUDelft.NL, phone: +31 (0)15-2785189 or +31 (0)6 439 27
159 or Prof. dr. M. Verhaegen, email: M.Verhaegen@TUDelft.NL.

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From: John Bagterp Jorgensen <jbj@imm.dtu.dk>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 22:48:03 -0400
Subject: PhD Position, Economic MPC, DTU Informatics

DTU Informatics would like to invite applications for a 3-year PhD
position starting as soon as possible and no later than September 1,
2011.

In 2050, Denmark should be independent of fossil fuels. To reach this
vision, a significant amount of stochastic energy sources such as wind
power and solar power must be integrated into the energy system. The
energy demand must be made smart by adoption of cooling systems, heat
pumps, and electrical vehicles that consume and store energy when it
is abundant and therefore cheap. In addition conventional production
of power must be made much more flexible. To achieve this in an
economic efficient and robust manner, new algorithms for control and
optimization of large scale stochastic systems must be developed.

In this project, we develop new algorithms and software for Economic
Model Predictive Control of large-scale stochastic systems. We will
demonstrate the applicability and efficiency of these controllers on
smart energy systems involving controllable energy consumers and
producers as well as a significant amount of stochastic energy
producers. The resulting methodologies will be useful in realizing the
so called Smart Grid.

The supervisors for the project are Associate Professors John Bagterp
J=F8rgensen and Niels Kj=F8lstad Poulsen.

The project is part of the =93Smart & Cool=94 project. Smart & Cool is
collaboration between Danfoss A/S, DONG Energy A/S, Aalborg
University, and DTU Informatics. In total 4 PhD students will be
associated to the project.

You can find details on how to submit your application and get further
information here

http://www.dtu.dk/Om_DTU/ledige_stillinger.aspx?guid=3D2b606664-6199-4918-b=
662-13934a5cb37e

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From: Mladen Rogina <rogina@math.hr>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:46:00 -0400
Subject: Proceedings of ApplMath99 available online

Proceedings of ApplMath99 (Conference on Applied Mathematics and
Computation) held in Dubrovnik, 13-18. Sept. 1999. are now freely
available on the web.

Contents and access to individual papers can be found by following
the link: http://web.math.hr/applmath99/content.htm.

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From: Martin Berzins <mb@sci.utah.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 11:50:59 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Contents, Applied Numerical Mathematics, 61(7)

Applied Numerical Mathematics Applied Numerical Mathematics
Volume 61, Issue 7, Pages 803-910 (July 2011)

1. Discretize-then-relax approach for convex/concave relaxations of
the solutions of parametric ODEs, Pages 803-820 Ali M. Sahlodin,
Benoit Chachuat

2. An iterative method for pricing American options under
jump-diffusion models, Pages 821-831 Santtu Salmi, Jari Toivanen

3. Explicit symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta-Nystrom methods for
non-autonomous dynamics, Pages 832-843 Fasma Diele, Carmela Marangi

4. A nine-point scheme with explicit weights for diffusion equations
on distorted meshes, Pages 844-867 Jiming Wu, Zhiming Gao

5. Convolutions and zeros of orthogonal polynomials, Pages 868-878
Ivan Area, Dimitar K. Dimitrov, Eduardo Godoy

6. Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods in multiwavelets bases,
Pages 879-890 Rick Archibald, George Fann, William Shelton

7. A split-step finite difference method for nonparaxial nonlinear
Schrodinger equation at critical dimension, Pages 891-899 Kamyar
Malakuti, Evgueni Parilov

8. A hybrid trust region algorithm for unconstrained optimization,
Pages 900-909 Yigui Ou

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From: Claude Brezinski <claude.brezinski@univ-lille1.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 16:36:09 +0200
Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 52(2)

Table of contents for Numerical Algorithms
Volume 57 Number 2

An extension of general linear methods, Ali Abdi, Gholamreza Hojjati

A sign test for detecting the equivalence of Sylvester Hadamard
matrices, Marilena Mitrouli

Effects of thermal radiation on the boundary layer flow of a Jeffrey
fluid over an exponentially stretching surface, Sohail Nadeem, Shehla
Zaheer, Tiegang Fang

Feasible smooth method based on Barzilai=96Borwein method for stochastic
linear complementarity problem , Xiangli Li, Hongwei Liu, Xiaojun Sun

Tracing the Pareto frontier in bi-objective optimization problems by
ODE techniques, Andreas Potschka, Filip Logist, Jan F. Van Impe, Hans
Georg Bock

On the solution of systems of equations with constant rank
derivatives, Ioannis K. Argyros, Said Hilout

Regularization parameter selection and an efficient algorithm for
total variation-regularized positron emission tomography, Johnathan
M. Bardsley, John Goldes

On HSS-based constraint preconditioners for generalized saddle-point
problems, Guo-Feng Zhang, Zhi-Ru Ren, Yuan-Yuan Zhou

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From: Mammadova Gamar <f_aliev@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 04:58:04 -0400
Subject: Contents, TWMS J Pure and Appl Math, 2(1)

Turkic World Mathematic Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
ISSN 2076-2585
http://iam.bsu.edu.az/az/content/twms_journal_of_pure_and_applied_mathemati=
cs
Volume 2, No. 1, 2011

Special Issue on Foliations, Dynamical Systems, Singularity Theory and
Perverse Sheaves (Proceedings of the International School and
Conference held in Samarkand State University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan,
October 6-21, 2009)

1. Preface, G. Mammadova, R. Langevin, F. El Zein, A.Ya. Narmanov,
A. Soleev, pp.4-5

2. S - Parabolic Manifolds, A. Aytuna, A. Sadullaev, pp.6-9

3. On the Meromorphic Extension along the Complex Lines,
A.A. Atamuratov, M.D. Vaisova, pp.10-16

4. Bott's Residue Formula for Singular Varieties, A. Buryak, pp.17-21

5. Basic Aspects of Differential Geometry, M. Chaperon, pp.22-43

6. Reduction Theorem and Normal Forms of Linear Second Order Mixed
Type PDE Families in the Plane, A. Davydov, Linh Trinh Diep,
pp.44-53

7. Renormalizations of Circle Homeomorphisms with a Break Point,
A. Dzhalilov, A. Begmatov, pp.54-65

8. On a Height of Smooth Functions with Multiple Components,
A. Ikromov, A. Soleev, pp.66-73

9. Introduction to a Few Metric Aspects of Foliation Theory,
R. Langevin, pp.74-96

10. Simple Singularities and Simple Lie Algebras, Le Dung Trang,
M. Tosun, pp.97-111

11. Foliation Theory and its Applications, A.Ya. Narmanov,
G. Kaypnazarova, pp.112-126

12. On the Isometries of Foliated Manifold, A.S. Sharipov,
A.Ya. Narmanov, pp.127-133

13. Solution of the Integral Equations in the Three-Dimensional
Nonsymmetrical Contact Problems with the Friction Taken into
Account, G. Shyshkanova, pp.134-145

14. Algebraic Properties of Generic Singularities, R. Zaare-Nahandi,
pp.146-150

15. On the Objectivity of Scientific Citation, F.A. Aliev, V.B.Larin,
pp.151-160

16. Anniversaries, pp.161-162

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From: Ralph Baker Kearfott <rbk@lusfiber.net>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 11:43:23 -0500
Subject: Contents, Reliable Computing, 14 and 15(1)

Reliable Computing is now a refereed open on-line journal. For
general information, see:

http://interval.louisiana.edu/reliable-computing-journal/RC.html

For table of contents, as well as access to the articles, see:

http://interval.louisiana.edu/reliable-computing-journal/tables-of-contents=
.html

Volume 14

Alexandre Goldsztejn and Luc Jaulin, Inner Approximation of the Range
of Vector-Valued Functions, pp. 1-23, June, 2010.

Shinya Miyajima, Takeshi Ogita, Siegfried M. Rump, and Shin'ichi
Oishi. Fast Verification for All Eigenpairs in Symmetric Positive
Definite Generalized Eigenvalue Problems, pp. 24-45, June, 2010.

B. M. Patre and P. J. Deore, Robust State Feedback for Interval
Systems: An Interval Analysis Approach, pp. 46-60, June, 2010.

J=FCrgen Garloff, Karl L. E. Nickel (1924 -- 2009), pp. 61-65, June,
2010.

Thomas Beelitz, Bruno Lang, Peer Ueberholz, and Paul Willems, Closing
the Case t =3D 3 for 3-D Spherical t-Designs Using a Result-Verifying
Nonlinear Solver, pp. 66-77, June, 2010.

Milan Hlad=EDk, Solution Sets of Complex Linear Interval Systems of
Equations, pp. 78-87, June, 2010.

Nacim Meslem, Nacim Ramdani, and Yves Candau, Guaranteed Parameter Set
Estimation for Monotone Dynamical Systems Using Hybrid Automata,
pp. 88-104, June, 2010.

Stefania Corsaro and Marina Marino, Archetypal Analysis of Interval
Data, pp. 105-116, June, 2010.

Shashwati Ray and P. S. V. Nataraj, A New Strategy for Selecting
Subdivision Point in the Bernstein Approach to Polynomial
Optimization, pp. 117-137, June, 2010.

Michael Zimmer, Walter Kr=E4mer, and Werner Hofschuster, Sparse Matrices
and Vectors in C-XSC, pp. 138-160, January, 2011.


Volume 15 (Special volume devoted to material presented at SCAN 2008)
Guest editors: Martine Ceberio and Vladik Kreinovich
Issue 1

Ren=E9 Alt, Jean-Luc Lamotte, and Svetoslav Markov, On the Accuracy of
the Solution of Linear Problems on the CELL Processor, pp. 1-12, May,
2011.

Miguel Arg=E1ez, Solving Overdetermined Systems in lp Quasi-Norms,
pp. 13-25, May, 2011.

Frithjof Blomquist, Staggered Correction Computations with Enhanced
Accuracy and Extremely Wide Exponent Range, pp. 26, 35, May, 2011.

Gerd Bohlender and Ulrich Kulisch, Definition of the Arithmetic
Operations and Comparison Relations for an Interval Arithmetic,
pp. 36-42, May, 2011.

Darrell Cheu and Luc Longpr=E9, Towards the Possibility of Objective
Interval Uncertainty in Physics, pp. 43-46, May, 2011.

Alexandre Goldsztejn, Yahia Lebbah, and Michel Rueher, Capabilities of
Constraint Programming in Safe Global Optimization, pp. 47-59, May,
2011.

Karen Villaverde and Gang Xiang, Estimating Variance under Interval
and Fuzzy Uncertainty: Parallel Algorithms, pp. 60-68, May, 2011.

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