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From: Frank Stenger <sinc_f@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:51:03 -0500
Subject: Sinc-Pack
Sinc-Pack has finally been copyrighted by the company, SINC, LLC. Send e-mail
to sinc_f@msn.com if you are interested in purchasing this package.
A brief blurb:
Sinc-Pack consists of tutorial of more than 470 pages, and an
accompanying set of over 460 Matlab programs. It contains many
examples.
In one dimension, it does: interpolation, differentiation, definite integration,
indefinite integration, indefinite convolution (linear & nonlinear), wavelet
computations, Laplace (and other) transforms & inversion, Hilbert transforms,
analytic continuation, Volterra integral equation solutions, Fredholm integral
equation solutions (e.g., Wiener-Hopf), Solutions of ODE, etc.
In more than one dimensions the package is able to solve partial differential
(PDE) and integral equations (IE). The procedures are new, e.g. essentially
the same method is used to solve (linear & nonlinear) elliptic, parabolic, and
hyperbolic PDE. It also gives a proof that solutions of PDE are always* ((*)
see the Preface of Sinc-Pack) solvable via separation of variables, provided
that the PDE is modeled via use of calculus. This contradicts the proof in
Morse & Feshbach, where it is shown that in 3d, Laplace and Helmholtz PDE are
solvable via separation of variable in essentially only 13 coordinate systems.
We can thus solve all* PDE via one dimensional Sinc methods, i.e., without
use of large matrices, and this frequently enables orders of magnitude
speed-up over methods currently in use. A number of explicit examples of
solutions over multidimensional regions are given (e.g., solutions of
Navier-Stokes equations that are uniformly accurate on R^3 x [0,T]).
--Frank Stenger, Manager, SINC,LLC
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From: Ming Gu <mgu@math.berkeley.edu>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:42:36 -0500
Subject: Final Reminder: Bay Area Scientific Computing Day, Berkeley, Mar 2008
This is the final reminder on the upcoming Bay Area Scientific Computing Day
2008, which is being organized as an event honoring Prof. William Kahan's and
Prof. Beresford Parlett's 75th birthdays. The meeting will take place at
MSRI on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, 2008.
The conference program is at
http://math.berkeley.edu/bascd08
We strongly encourage you to register online for the meeting and/or the
dinner banquet if you plan to attend. The deadline for online banquet
registration is Monday, March 24. We also welcome poster submissions if you
have any.
We hope to see you at the meeting.
Jim Bunch
Jim Demmel
Ming Gu
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From: Robert G Owens <owens@DMS.UMontreal.CA>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:01:55 -0400
Subject: Spring School and 5th Montreal Scientific Computing Days, Apr/May 2008
Spring School and 5th Montreal Scientific Computing Days,
April 30 - May 2, 2008
Centre de recherches mathématiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
The objective of this conference is to encourage scientific exchange
within the scientific computing community in Québec and further
afield. The program includes three short courses offered by
international experts, as well as a contributed poster session. Basing
their decision upon the submitted abstracts for the posters, the
organizers will invite a limited number of contributing authors to
give an oral presentation. Students and post-doctoral researchers are
especially encouraged to participate. Some financial support is
available for out-of-town participants.
Short Courses:
* Paul-Louis George (INRIA, GAMMA, France)
Automatic Mesh Generation and Adaptive Methods
* Yousef Saad (Computer Science and Engineering, Minnesota, USA)
Iterative Methods for Sparse Matrix Problems
* Jaap van der Vegt (Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer
Science, Twente, Netherlands)
Development, Analysis and Application of Finite Element Methods for
Partial Differential Equations
There is no fee to attend; however, registration is mandatory.
Deadline for abstract submissions and financial aid
requests: March 26 2008
For information on registration, to submit an abstract or apply for
financial aid, please visit
http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Comp08/index_e.shtml
This meeting will be followed by the First CRM-INRIA-MITACS meeting,
May 8-9, 2008. For further details, please see
http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/CIMM08/index_e.shtml
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From: NASPDE08 <marcel.bieri@sam.math.ethz.ch>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:59:32 -0500
Subject: Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Stochastic PDEs, Zurich, May 2008
Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Stochastic PDEs (NASPDE) at ETH Zurich
Friday, 16 May 2008, 13.00 - 18.00 h
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 09.00 - 17.00 h
Webpage:
http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/news/conferences/naspde
Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (sPDEs) are PDEs with random
field input data (coefficients, loadings and domains). They arise
increasingly often in mathematical models for a number of domains.
Some examples are: classical engineering disciplines, economics and
finance, biology and chemistry.
The purpose of the NASPDE workshop includes
- review of progress in mathematical (re)formulation of PDEs accomodating
for random inputs of white noise type as well as with correlations
- review of engineering applications of sPDEs
- investigation of the well-posedness and stochastic regularity of SPDEs
- numerical analysis and computer implementation of efficient numerical
solution methods for sPDEs
Format of the NASPDE Workshop: The NASPDE workshops are held annually,
and are informal. Thematics emphasis is placed on new mathematical
results impinging on NASPDE. Of particular interest are new
developments at the interface of stochastic and numerical analysis.
Registration: To have an estimate of the expected attendance, you will
be required to register for this workshop. A small registration fee
to cover coffee breaks and expenses will be charged. Detailed
registration procedures will be published on the web at a later stage.
Contact: In case you need to contact the organizers of the workshop,
please send an email to naspde08@math.ethz.ch
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From: "Peter K. Sweby" <p.k.sweby@reading.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:12:30 -0000
Subject: ICFD Wksp on Mathematics & Applications of Data Assimilation, May 2008
One-day workshop on Mathematics and Applications of Data Assimilation
Thursday 1st May 2008
University of Reading, UK
In the geophysical and engineering sciences there are many applications
for which sophisticated mathematical models have been developed and for
which significant observational data are also available. These
applications include short term weather prediction, atmospheric carbon
transport, ocean current modeling, climate change, river and coastal
flood forecasting and prediction of reservoir flows. Blending the
predictive capability of the mathematical models with the information
contained in the data - known as data assimilation - is a very important
task and has enormous potential pay-back. Many challenging mathematical
questions arise naturally in the context of data assimilation. These are
related to the strongly nonlinear dynamical systems governing the
evolution of key quantities, the non-Gaussian behaviour of statistical
estimates of the system, the multi-scale nature of the processes
involved, and the high dimensionality of computational algorithms for
the problem.
This workshop, as well as introducing the problem and techniques of data
assimilation, will present its use in a number of applications and will
give some new directions for future research. The workshop is suitable
for academics and industrialists wishing to learn about or extend their
knowledge of data assimilation and its potential applications.
The workshop will take place at the University of Reading, UK on
Thursday 1st May 2008.
Please see www.icfd.reading.ac.uk for registration information.
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From: iglesias <iglesias@unican.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:15:06 +0100
Subject: Computer Graphics and Geomtric Modeling (TCSG), Italy, Jun 2008
Third Call for Papers & Extended Submission Deadline (MARCH 12, 2008)
Sixth Technical Session on Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, TSCG'2008
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Conference web site: http://personales.unican.es/iglesias/TSCG2008/
Contact persons: Andres Iglesias: <iglesias@unican.es>
Deok-Soo Kim: <dskim@hanyang.ac.kr>
INVITATION
This workshop solicits high-quality papers for presentation
describing original research results in Computer Graphics and
Geometric Modeling fields.The conference language will be English.
TOPICS
This workshop will cover the following aspects of computer graphics
and modeling: Geometric Modeling; CAD/CAM; Solid Modeling; Physically
Based Modeling; Surface Reconstruction; Geometric Processing; Volume
Visualization; Autonomous Agents; Computer Animation; Computer
Graphics in Art, Education, Engineering, Entertainment and Medicine;
Rendering Techniques; Multimedia; Non Photo-Realistic Rendering;
Virtual Reality; Virtual Environments; Illumination Models; Texture
Models; Computer Graphics and the Internet (VRML, Java, etc.);
Artificial Intelligence for Computer Graphics; Computer Graphics
Software; Computer Graphics Hardware; Computer Graphics Applications;
Computer Graphics Education; Industrial Applications of Computer
Graphics; New directions in Computer Graphics
IMPORTANT DATES
* March 12, 2008: Draft papers due (extended deadline)
* March 31, 2008: Notification of Acceptance
* April 15, 2008: Camera Ready Papers and Pre-registration
* June 30- July 3, 2008: ICCSA 2008 conference in Perugia (Italy)
PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press.
In addition, the accepted papers will be scheduled for oral
presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of
the authors to register and present the paper.
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From: Randy LeVeque <rjl@amath.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:43:25 -0500
Subject: Mathematics Research Communities program at Snowbird, Jun 2008
Mathematics Research Communities (MRC) Program on
Scientific Computing & Advanced Computation
Snowbird, Utah, June 21-27, 2008
Organizers: John Bell (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab),
Randall LeVeque (University of Washington),
Juan Meza (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) invites mathematicians just
beginning their research careers to become part of Mathematics
Research Communities (MRC), a new program to develop and sustain long-
lasting cohorts for collaborative research projects in many areas of
mathematics. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially
encouraged to participate. The MRC program is open to individuals who
are affiliated with U.S. institutions only. The workshop will have 20
participants, to be chosen in the next few weeks. For application
information or more details see http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/mrc.html
The program is geared toward mathematicians at the "peridoctoral"
stage, meaning those who are close to finishing the doctorate or have
recently finished. This 5-day workshop will consist of roughly one
talk a day by an organizer on a topic of general interest in
scientific computing. The bulk of the time will be devoted to
participants working together to learn about a variety of topics in
computational science, gaining hands-on experience, and preparing and
presenting talks based on this material. Topics to be considered include:
anatomy of computational science projects, large scale optimization,
sensitivity analysis, high performance computing languages, parallel
computing and algorithms, software development and maintenance, regression
tests, versioning, techniques for facilitating reproducible research,
multiscale modeling, analysis, and computation, large data sets, large
scale graphics and visualization, and Python scripting. In addition,
there will be sessions on professional development, including grant
proposal writing and preparing and presenting talks.
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From: Malte Braack <braack@math.uni-kiel.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:52:13 +0100
Subject: Fourth Scientific Computing Workshop 2008, Germany, Jun 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
Fourth Scientific Computing Workshop 2008
with special emphasis on
Parameter Estimation, Optimization and Inverse Modelling in Geoscences
http://www.geohydromodelling.uni-kiel.de/4SCS/
June 16-18, 2008
Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany
The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity to the
researchers to meet and discuss on several topics on recent
developments in the field of Parameter Estimation, Optimization and
Inverse Modelling, in particular with applications in Geosciences.
The meeting will address both theoretical (modelling, numerical
analysis) and practical issues (numerical methods, implementations and
applications). The focus will be put on methods which are applied or
applicable in Geosciences.
Invited keynote speakers:
# Dr. Peter Bayer (ETH Zürich)
# Prof. Roland Becker (Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour)
# Dr. Ralf Giering (FastOPt, Hamburg)
# Dr. Samar Khatiwala (New York)
# Prof. Rupert Klein (ZIB Berlin and PKI Potsdam)
# Prof. Michael Hinze (University of Hamburg)
# Prof. Andrea Walther (TU Dresden)
Organizers: S. Bauer, M. Braack, A. Oschlies, T. Slawig
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From: "Alan.Hegarty" <alan.hegarty@ul.ie>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:53:43 -0000
Subject: Boundary and Interior Layers (BAIL), Ireland, Jul 2008
BAIL 2008 - International Conference on Boundary and Interior Layers -
Computational & Asymptotic Methods
University of Limerick, Ireland
July 28th to August 1st, 2008
Impending deadlines:
Deadline for Abstracts and Minisymposia Proposals: March 31st
Confirmed main speakers:
Pierre Degond, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
Andrew Fowler, University of Limerick
Endre Süli, University of Oxford
Lutz Tobiska, Otto von Guericke Universität
All aspects of computational and analytical methods for boundary and
interior layers, and singular perturbation problems are welcome.
Special emphasis is laid on the mathematical foundation of such
methods. Topics in any scientific field (fluid mechanics,
semiconductor modelling, control theory, aero- and hydrodynamics,
chemical kinetics, etc) in which boundary and interior layers occur
are welcome.
This is the latest in a series of BAIL conferences that began in
1980. To get a sense of the spirit of BAIL 2008, see the details of
the BAIL 2006 Göttingen conference at
http://www.math.uni-goettingen.de/bail/
Further details on webpage www.bail2008.ul.ie
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From: iglesias <iglesias@unican.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:13:15 +0100
Subject: Computer Algebra Systems and Applications (CASA), Italy, Jun/Jul 2008
Third Call for Papers & Submission Deadline Extended: MARCH 12TH, 2008
Sixth International Workshop on Computer Algebra Systems and Their
Applications, CASA'2008
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Conference web site: http://personales.unican.es/iglesias/CASA2008/
Contact person: Andres Iglesias, iglesias@unican.es
This workshop solicits high-quality papers for presentation
describing original research results in Computer Algebra Systems and
their Applications.The conference language will be English.
TOPICS
The topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to):
* computer algebra applications to Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Computer Science, Social Sciences,
Arts, Entertainment, Architecture, etc.
* symbolic-numerical computations using computer algebra systems
* computer algebra systems and Internet
* industrial applications of computer algebra
* problem-solving environments
* symbolic-numeric interface
* computer algebra systems in Education
* computer algebra based simulations
* new computer algebra developments (packages, notebooks, etc.)
* new symbolic computation algorithms
* new issues in symbolic computation
IMPORTANT DATES
* March 12, 2008: Draft papers due (extended deadline)
* March 31, 2008: Notification of Acceptance
* April 15, 2008: Camera Ready Papers and Pre-registration
* June 30- July 3, 2008: ICCSA 2008 conference in Perugia (Italy)
PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press.
In addition, the accepted papers will be scheduled for oral
presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of
the authors to register and present the paper.
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From: "Miguel F. Anjos" <manjos@uoguelph.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:35:08 -0500
Subject: Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications (MOPTA), Aug 2008
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: The 8th Annual MOPTA Conference
Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications 2008
August 18 - 20, 2008, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta
The 8th annual MOPTA Conference (MOPTA 08) will be held at the campus
of the University of Guelph. It will be hosted by the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Physical Engineering and
Science and is co-sponsored by the Fields Institute, MITACS, and the
University of Waterloo. This year's event will include special
sessions and a banquet celebration in honour of the 60th birthday of
Henry Wolkowicz.
SCOPE
The conference attracts a diverse group of people from both discrete
and continuous optimization. We aim to bring together researchers
from the theoretical and applied communities who do not usually get the
chance to interact in the framework of a medium-scale event.
PARTICIPATION: This is an invitation for organized sessions as well as
contributed talks and posters. Participants interested in organizing
an invited session should contact the chair of the organizing
committee (Miguel Anjos, manjos(at)uoguelph.ca). Authors wishing to
present their research in the form of a contributed talk or poster are
encouraged to submit their abstract (in PDF format) by June 6, 2008
via the conference web page at
http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/abstracts.php
The up-to-date program and registration information are available at
http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/program.php
http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/registration.php
We are looking forward to welcoming you at MOPTA 08!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Monica Cojocaru, mcojocar(at)uoguelph.ca (Chair, U. Guelph)
Miguel Anjos, manjos(at)uoguelph.ca (Chair program committee, U. Waterloo)
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From: Lev Krukier <krukier@sfedu.ru>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:50:01 -0500
Subject: Workshop on Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Oct 2008
International Workshop on Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
(NASCom08)
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
October 13-17, 2008
http://conf.rsu.ru/nascom08/
NASCOM is an international workshop organized by scientists from Southern
Federal University and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The workshop is devoted
to recent advances in theoretical, computational and practical aspects of
numerical analysis and scientific computing. The aim of the workshop is to
gather together numerical analysts, scientific computing experts and young
researchers to exchange ideas and discuss future developments and trends of
these closely related fields. The topics of NASCOM include, but are not
limited to: solutions of linear and nonlinear equations, constructions and
analyses of preconditioners, applications of numerical algebraic techniques
and algorithms, and parallel computations.
INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
1. Z.-Z. Bai (China)
2. R.H. Chan (China)
3. B. N. Chetverushkin (Russia)
4. L. Cvetkovich (Serbija)
5. I.S. Duff (UK)
6. A. Hadjidimos (Greece)
7. L.A. Krukier (Russia)
8. X.-P. Liu (China)
9. Z.-C. Shi (China)
10. V.F. Tishkin (Russia)
11. Y-J.Wu (China)
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: A person wishing to participate at the conference
should apply on the website as early as possible. If he/she wishes to
contribute a talk, the abstract is required.
Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In
addition, selected papers will be invited to appear in a special issue of
the journal Mathematical Modeling.
Submission deadline: June 1, 2008.
E-Mail: nascom08@sfedu.ru
FURTHER INFORMATION: Please access the website at:
http://conf.rsu.ru/nascom08/
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From: Gabriel Wittum <wittum@techsim.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:15:29 +0100
Subject: European Multigrid Conference (EMG), Germany, Oct 2008
Ninth European Multigrid Conference EMG 2008
and Symposium in Honour of Wolfgang Hackbusch's sixtieth birthday
October 20 - 23, 2008
Bad Herrenalb, Germany
The conference provides a forum for reseachers to present and
discusses recent research in multigrid, multilevel and multiscale
methods. Previous EMG conferences were held in Cologne (1981, 1985),
Bonn (1990), Amsterdam (1993), Stuttgart (1996), Gent (1999),
Hohenwart (2002), Scheveningen (2005)
Invited Speakers (tentative): S. Attinger (Leipzig), A. Borzi (Graz),
H. Bungartz (Munich), R. Krause (Bonn), S. LeBorne (Cookeville),
C.W. Oosterlee (Amsterdam), P. Vassilievsky (Livermore), C. Wieners
(Karlsruhe)
Abstracts: May 31, 2008: Deadline (<1 page, pdf-file),
July 15, 2008: Notification of acceptance
Conference Location: Conference center at 4**** hotel Ruland ´s
Thermenhotel at Bad Herrenalb, a spa located in the nothern part of
Black Forest in southwest Germany. http://www.rulands-thermenhotel.de
http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/, http://www.schwarzwald-
tourismus.de
Conference office: conference@techsim.info
Conference Website: http://www.techsim.info
Registration online via http://www.techsim.info
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From: Gabriel Wittum <wittum@techsim.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:15:41 +0100
Subject: Symposium in Honour of Wolfgang Hackbusch's sixtieth birthday, Oct 2008
Symposium
Fast Solvers for Large Systems of Equations
in honour of Wolfgang Hackbusch's sixtieth birthday
October 24, 2008
Bad Herrenalb
In connection with the 9th EMG this symposium is held in honour of
Wolfgang Hackbusch who celebrates his 60. birthday on October 24,
2008. The symposium will begin at 9 a. m. and end with the birthday
receiption at about 5 p.m.
Organisation: S. Sauter, Universität Zürich
G. Wittum, Universität Heidelberg
Invited speakers (tentative):
R. Bank, University of California, San Diego
D. Braess, Universität Bochum
U. Langer, Universität Linz
S. Müller, MPI Leipzig
S. Sauter, Universität Zürich
U. Trottenberg, Universität Köln
P. Wesseling, TU Delft
H. Yserentant, TU Berlin
Conference Website: http://www.techsim.info
Registration online via http://www.techsim.info
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From: Yair Censor <yair@math.haifa.ac.il>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:16:20 +0200 (IST)
Subject: Biomedical Math: Imaging, Therapy Planning, Inverse Problems, Nov 2008
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming "Huangguoshu International
Interdisciplinary Conference on Biomedical Mathematics: Promising
Directions in Imaging, Therapy Planning and Inverse Problems".
The Conference will take place during November 3-9, 2008, at the
convention center of The Huangguoshu National Park of China, Guizhou,
China.
The following speakers already confirmed their participation:
Ashok Amin, Simon Arridge, Guillaume Bal, Heinz Bauschke, Adi Ben-Israel,
James Brink, Yair Censor, Bruno De Man, Tommy Elfving, Jeffrey Fessler,
Horst Hamacher, Ming Jiang, Alexander Katsevich, Alfred Louis, Atsushi
Momose, Frank Natterer, Uwe Oelfke, Franz Pfeiffer, Brian Pogue, Yi
Rao, Jorge Ripoll, John Schotland, Reinhard Schulte, Eva Sevick, George
Starkschall, Alexei Trofimov, Michael Vannier, Ge Wang, Xiaoyun Xiong, Lei
Xing, Yangbo Ye, Yu Zou, Yantian Zhang, Zhaotian Zhang, Hongkai Zhao, Tie
Zhou, Guangying Zhu.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE GO TO THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AT:
http://iria.pku.edu.cn/HGS08/index.htm
OR CONTACT ANY ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS:
Ming Jiang (chair, Peking University), <ming-jiang@pku.edu.cn>,
Yair Censor (co-chair, University of Haifa), <yair@math.haifa.ac.il>
Ge Wang (co-chair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
University), <wangg@vt.edu>
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From: Sarah Peters <speters@wiley-vch.de>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:41:41 -0500
Subject: Biometrical Journal celebrates 50 years of publishing excellence
Biometrical Journal celebrates its 50th Anniversary in the year 2008 with a
special series of Invited Review Papers that address emerging issues in the
field of biostatistics.
Don't miss the first Invited Review Paper:
Biostatistical Aspects of Genome-Wide Association Studies
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/117899678/ABSTRACT
Biometrical Journal continues to publish original contributions on
statistical and related methodology for applications in all areas of the life
sciences comprising field like agriculture, biology, genetics, forestry
sciences and medicine. With that spectrum, Biometrical Journal offers a
unique interdisciplinary and international platform for scientific exchange
and discussion.
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From: "Liao, Li-Zhi" <liliao@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:35:09 -0500
Subject: Special issue: Frontiers of Mathematics in China
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Frontiers of Mathematics in China
Deadline for submissions: Nov. 30, 2008.
Expected publication date: Oct. 2009.
Frontiers of Mathematics in China will publish a special issue
in the area of Optimization (including Combinatorial Optimization),
an area which combines both theory and applications. Optimization
has tremendous applications in many areas of basic science, engineering,
finance, business, and management. The special issue is an opportunity
for the researchers in this area to share their work with the entire
community.
Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue will undergo the standard
reviewing process. They should be submitted electronically to one
of the following guest editors:
Prof. L.-Z. Liao
Department of Mathematics
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: liliao@hkbu.edu.hk
Prof. L. Q. Qi
Department of Applied Mathematics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: maqilq@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Prof. W. Zang,
Department of Mathematics
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Email: wzang@maths.hku.hk
Dr. G. Zhou
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Australia
Email: G.Zhou@curtin.edu.au
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From: Christopher Read <C.Read@WintonCapital.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:16:00 -0500
Subject: Statistical research opportunities at Winton Capital Management
Winton Capital Management is a state-of-the-art quantitative fund management
company with offices in Oxford and London.
Research
Winton is a heavily research-oriented organisation, based on the principle
that superior knowledge holds the key to consistent success in the financial
markets. The firms investment decisions are made purely systematically,
based on mathematical algorithms derived from sophisticated statistical
analysis. Wintons team of scientists is supported by an extensive
proprietary technology infrastructure.
Culture
Winton was founded in 1997 and has since grown to over 160 employees with
more than half that number engaged in research. Winton looks for exceptional
candidates with quantitative backgrounds who would like to work in a
relaxed 'university-like' atmosphere a-typical of the investment industry.
The dynamic nature of Wintons business allows for fast changing career
paths, which suit the needs of employees as they develop.
Opportunities
Winton is seeking scientists with a practical attitude and an interest in
finance who can analyse large datasets, using statistical techniques, to
develop new investment strategies. Winton is also looking for candidates
with advanced computer science skills who have experience in software
development and handling data to join our proprietary data and software team.
To apply or for more information please contact George Calderbank, on +4420
7610 5350 or by email at Recruitment@WintonCapital.com.
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From: Leterrier <nikos.leterrier@cea.fr>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:47:24 -0500
Subject: Proposal for a Post-Doctorate work inside the COPOLA project
Subject : Studying and developing numerical solutions for the
simulation of the chemical ageing of organic polymers (polyethylene,
polypropylene and associated elastomers), within the context of COPOLA
project.
Framework : The COPOLA project proposes to create a numerical tool for
the simulating the ageing of organic polymers. The ageing process is
modelled as the result of various mechanisms of chemical
degradation. Chemical degradation may occur under radiolysis or
thermolysis, and with or without air. We have to take into account the
migration of reactive species as well as the chemical reactions
themselves. The study of chemical ageing of organic polymers is of
great interest to research and industry. The COPOLA project (Composite
and POLymer Ageing) brings together many research and industrial
partners, including the CEA (french agency for nuclear energy), the
ANDRA (French agency for nuclear waste management), AREVA, EdF , the
ENSAM (École des Arts et Métiers), the ENSCP (Paris National School of
Chemistry), the CNRS (French research agency), Nexans, Laborelec, the
INRA (national Institute for Agronomics)
COPOLA aims to establish a
new way of determining the lifespan of polymers of interest to
industry. This new method should be based upon a precise and
exhaustive understanding of the phenomena, and accurate modelling. In
order to improve the physical modelling, many experiments are
conducted within the various laboratories taking part in the COPOLA
project. These experiments take place in a wide range of industrial
situations, from nuclear waste in geologic storage conditions to
plastic films for food packaging, under radioactive irradiation or
through the action of the oxygen. Current modelling implies a
coupling between diffusive transport and chemical exchanges. The
chemical reactions are assumed to obey a second-order kinetic law. The
values of chemical parameters lead to a very stiff non-linear system
which can introduce numerical difficulties. The numerical tool that we
aim to create should be sufficiently robust for industrial use. But in
the meantime, since the modelling is likely to evolve, we need it to
be flexible as well. Experimentalists should be able to change
parameters and to access a wide range of physical laws in order to fit
experimental data.
Organisation: The work will take place in the CEA (France, Parisian
region), but regular meetings with other partners of COPOLA projects
will ensure that the final tool matches the needs of potential users,
both in the industry and in the universities, where modelling
experiments are conducted. The first stage of the work will consist
in reshaping an existing numerical module. This module resolves the
transport of radioactive nuclides, according to a classical
advection-diffusion equation with radioactive decay, precipitation and
source terms. If we ignore advection, precipitation and source terms,
the ageing of polymers follows a similar equation if we choose to see
the kinetically-controlled chemical degradations as a second-order
radioactive decay. Replacing a first-order kinetic law by a
second-order kinetic law introduces a non-linearity. Different methods
of linearization and resolution should be tried to solve this problem,
but a fixed point algorithm could be a good starting point. This
first stage consists mainly of introducing the second-order kinetic
with a fixed point algorithm. This first modifying of the module is
expected to occupy approximately the first six months. A test-case of
thermo-oxydative ageing of polypropylen will act as a basis for work
and a reference for the analysis of the first numerical results. An
existing text-based database should be used for the evaluation of
physical parameters. The second stage of the work consist of
proposing other numerical solutions, such as Newton or Non Linear
Conjugate Gradient. Coding languages to be used are Fortran, Python
and C++.
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From: Peter Turner <pturner@clarkson.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:12:10 -0500
Subject: Visiting One-Year Position at Clarkson University
The Department of Mathematics (www.clarkson.edu/math) invites applications
for an one year visiting faculty position in mathematics starting in August
2008. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate level mathematics
courses, especially in the core calculus and differential equations
sequence. Further administrative and advising duties will be assigned by the
department chair. Minimum requirements are a M.S. in mathematics (Ph.D.
preferred), demonstrated excellence in teaching ability, and fluency in
English. The candidate should be able to interact with other faculty in the
department and the university.
Applications including vita and two reference letters should be submitted to
Prof. P.R. Turner, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clarkson
University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5815 by April 11, 2008. Completed
applications will be reviewed starting immediately. Women and minorities are
urged to apply. Clarkson University is an AA/EOE Employer.
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From: HeikeFabender <h.fassbender@tu-bs.de>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:04:01 -0500
Subject: Research position TU Braunschweig (Germany)
The Institute of Computational Mathematics, TU Braunschweig, Germany is
offering a research position in the research network System Reduction for
Nanoscale IC Design which is part of the program "Mathematics for Innovations
in Industry and Services" (Mathematik fuer Innovationen in Industrie und
Dienstleistungen) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and
Science (BMBF) in the period July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2010. The research
network comprises 6 projects, details can be found at www.syrene.org.
The open position is available in the project Passivity preserving model
reduction for nonlinear DAEs. The position is to be filled at the earliest
possible date. Ideal candidates have
- very good academic records,
- completed master's or equivalent degree in applied mathematics or computer
science,
- a solid background in at least two of the following fields: numerical
analysis, system theory, model reduction, circuit simulation, software
development in Matlab and C,
- interest in conducting Ph.D. research in an interdisciplinary area at the
interface of numerical mathematics, scientific computing and engineering,
- interest in close cooperation with the research as well as the industrial
partners of this project.
- very good proficiency in German and English.
The salary will be according to TV-L E13 of the German civil service
remuneration system. To increase the number of women involved in science and
technology, female applicants are specifically encouraged. Handicapped
applicants will have higher preference in case of equal qualifications.
Applications should comprise a letter of motivation, a CV, undergraduate and
graduate transcripts and any other information that prove a high academic
aptitude. If available please include contact information of references and
test scores (such as TOEFL). Please send your application (applications via
email using PDF are preferred):
Prof. Dr. Heike Fassbender (h.fassbender_AT_tu-bs.de)
TU Braunschweig, Institut Computational Mathematics, AG Numerik, Pockelsstr.
14, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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From: Oleg Burdakov <olbur@mai.liu.se>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:39:28 -0500
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software
Table of Contents
Volume 23, Number 2 (April, 2008)
Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Michael J.D. Powell on the
Occasion of his 70th Birthday.
Guest Editors: Philippe Toint and Ya-xiang Yuan
E.G. Birgin and J.M. Martinez
Improving ultimate convergence of an augmented Lagrangian method
177-195
R. Byrd, J. Nocedal and R. Waltz
Steering exact penalty methods for nonlinear programming
197-213
Andreas Griewank, Sebastian Schlenkrich, and Andrea Walther
The optimal r-order of an adjoint Broyden method
without assumption of linearly independent steps
215-225
Liusheng Hou and Wenyu Sun
On the global convergence of a nonmonotone proximal bundle method for
convex nonsmooth minimization
227-235
Donghui Li, Liqun Qi and V. Roshchina
A new class of quasi-Newton updating formulas
237-249
Ye Lu and Ya-xiang Yuan
An interior-point trust-region polynomial algorithm for convex
quadratic minimization subject to general convex constraints
251-258
Maziar Salahi and Tamas Terlaky
Mehrotra-type predictor-corrector algoritms revisited
259-273
G. Yu, L. Guan and W.Chen
Spectral conjugate gradient methods with sufficient descent
property for large-scale unconstrained optimization257-275
275-293
Forthcoming papers and complete table of contents for the journal OMS:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/contents
Instructions for Authors and Online sample copy:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10556788.html
Discounted individual subscription:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/offer/goms-so.asp
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From: Joseph Traub <traub@cs.columbia.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:14:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Contents, Journal of Complexity, Vol 24, No. 2, 2008
Journal of Complexity
Volume 24, Number 2, April 2008
CONTENTS
The randomized complexity of initial value problems
Stefan Heinrich, Bernhard Milla
On the number of minima of a random polynomial
Jean-Pierre Dedieu, Gregorio Malajovich
New Brownian bridge construction in quasi-Monte Carlo methods for
computational finance
Junyi Lin, Xiaoqun Wang
Tractability properties of the weighted star discrepancy
Aicke Hinrichs, Friedrich Pillichshammer, Wolfgang Ch. Schmid
Lattice basis profile, lattice profile, and joint linear complexity
profile of pseudorandom multisequences
Li-Ping Wang, Harald Niederreiter
Bracketing numbers for axis-parallel boxes and applications to
geometric discrepancy
Michael Gnewuch
Finding a longest common subsequence between a run-length-encoded
string and an uncompressed string
J.J.Liu, Y.L.Wang, R.C.T. Lee
A note on a modification of Moser's method
J.M.Gutierrez, M.A.Hernandez, N. Romero
Approximation of anisotropic classes by standard information
Jiang Yanjie
On the probabilistic complexity of finding an approximate solution
for linear programming
Jun Ji, Florian A. Potra
A modified Newton-Lavrentiev regularization for nonlinear ill-posed
Hammerstein-type operator equations
Santhosh George, M. Thamban Nair
The covering number for some Mercer kernel Hilbert spaces
Sheng Baohuai, Wang Jianli, Li Ping
Relative widths of smooth functions determined by fractional
order derivatives
Liu Yongping, Yang Lianhong
Lattice rule algorithms for multivariate approximation in the average
case setting
Frances Y. Kuo, Ian H. Sloan, Henryk Wozniakowski
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From: Claude Brezinski <claude.brezinski@univ-lille1.fr>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:00:44 +0100
Subject: Contents, Volume 47, Number 2 of Numerical Algorithms
Contents of Volume 47, Number 2 of Numerical Algorithms
Fast generalized cross validation using Krylov subspace methods
Roger B. Sidje, Alan B. Williams, Kevin Burrage
Pages 109 - 131
Fourier series and the Lubkin W-transform
A. Jason Boggess, B. Eric Bunch, C. Charles N. Moore
Pages 133 - 142
Another hybrid conjugate gradient algorithm for unconstrained optimization
Neculai Andrei
Pages 143 - 156
On the convergence of the midpoint method
Ioannis K. Argyros, Livinus U. Uko
Pages 157 - 167
Solution of a class of singular boundary value problems
Ramesh Chand Mittal, Ruchi Nigam
Pages 169 - 179
(0, 2) Pal-type interpolation on a circle in the complex plane involving Moebius transforms
A. Mandloi, A. K. Pathak
Pages 181 - 190
Multiresolution exponential B-splines and singularly perturbed boundary problem
Desanka Radunovic
Pages 191 - 210
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From: Maya Neytcheva <Maya.Neytcheva@it.uu.se>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:01:29 +0100
Subject: Contents, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications, Vol 15, issue 2-3
Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications
Volume 15 Issue 2-3 (March - April 2008)
Special Issue: Multigrid Methods
Issue Edited by Robert D. Falgout
Table of Contents
Efficiency-based h- and hp-refinement strategies for finite element
methods (p 89-114)
H. De Sterck, T. Manteuffel, S. McCormick, J. Nolting, J. Ruge, L. Tang
Distance-two interpolation for parallel algebraic multigrid (p 115-139)
Hans De Sterck, Robert D. Falgout, Joshua W. Nolting, Ulrike Meier Yang
Algebraic multigrid for stationary and time-dependent partial
differential equations with stochastic coefficients (p 141-163)
E. Rosseel, T. Boonen, S. Vandewalle
Algebraic multigrid for k-form Laplacians (p 165-185)
Nathan Bell, Luke N. Olson
A fast full multigrid solver for applications in image processing
(p 187-200)
M. Stürmer, H. Köstler, U. Rüde
Multigrid solution of the optical flow system using a combined
diffusion- and curvature-based regularizer (p 201-218)
H. Köstler, K. Ruhnau, R. Wienands
A semi-algebraic approach that enables the design of inter-grid
operators to optimize multigrid convergence (p 219-247)
Pablo Navarrete Michelini, Edward J. Coyle
A generalized eigensolver based on smoothed aggregation (GES-SA) for
initializing smoothed aggregation (SA) multigrid (p 249-269)
M. Brezina, T. Manteuffel, S. McCormick, J. Ruge, G. Sanders, P. Vassilevski
Domain decomposition preconditioners for elliptic equations with jump
coefficients (p 271-289)
Yunrong Zhu
Uniform convergence of the multigrid V-cycle on graded meshes for corner
singularities (p 291-306)
James J. Brannick, Hengguang Li, Ludmil T. Zikatanov
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