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From: Tammy Kolda <tgkolda@sandia.gov>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:47:18 -0400
Subject: Ed Oliver, former ONRL computing director, dies
The following is from ORNL Today:
Ed Oliver, who led Oak Ridge National Laboratory's early efforts in high
performance computing in the 1990s, died Tuesday in Washington, D.C.,
following an illness.
Oliver founded and directed ORNL's Office of Laboratory Computing in the
1990s. He recognized the scientific promise of high-performance computing
early on and was instrumental in establishing ORNL's High Performance
Computing Research Center, which featured the Intel Paragon, the first of
ORNL's state-of-the-art supercomputers.
"It was Ed Oliver's vision that Oak Ridge National Laboratory would one day be
the world leader in scientific computing and its application to solving some
of the most compelling problems that face humanity. He always had high
expectations of the promise of supercomputing and therefore had high
expectations of ORNL," says Thomas Zacharia, ORNL Associate Laboratory
Director for Computing and Computational Science.
Oliver went from ORNL to lead the Department of Energy's Office of Advanced
Scientific Computing Research, which laid the groundwork for the DOE Office of
Science's current leadership role in scientific computing.
A former chief scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Carl Edward
Oliver was a native of Anniston, Ala., and was a University of Alabama alumnus.
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From: Leevan Ling <lling@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:35:59 -0400
Subject: Intl Conf. on Sci. Comput & PDEs, Hong Kong, Dec 2008
On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to invite you to attend
the Third International Conference on Scientific Computing and Partial
Differential Equations. The conference will be held from December 8 to 12,
2008 at the Lam Woo Conference Center, Hong Kong Baptist University. For
more information, please visit website: http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/SCPDE08/.
The Third International Conference on Scientific Computing and Partial
Differential Equations series aims to promote research interests in
scientific computation. We would like to review recent scientific
developments and to explore exciting new directions in scientific computing
and partial differential equations for time-dependent problems and its
interaction with other fields. Featuring 18 highlighted plenary and 32
invited talks, there will be 4 special symposiums on (1) image processing,
(2) numerical methods and analysis for PDEs, (3) inverse problems, and (4)
numerical linear algebra.
Please circulate this announcement, call for abstracts and posters to your
colleagues. Registration is available now
https://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/SCPDE08/reg/reg.html.
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From: Yang Cao <ycao@cs.vt.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:28:14 -0400 (AST)
Subject: ACM SAC'09 Special Track on Computational Sciences, Hawaii, Mar 2009
Reminder: the deadline is approaching.
2009 ACM SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED COMPUTING (SAC'09)
SPECIAL TRACK ON COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
March 8 - 12, 2009
sponsored by
The ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing
hosted by
University of Hawaii at ManoaandChaminade University of Honolulu
IMPORTANT WEB PAGES:
Conference web page: http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009
Track web page: http://www.cs.vt.edu/~asandu/Conferences/SAC09
IMPORTANT DATES:
1. Aug. 16, 2008: Paper submissions
2. Oct. 11, 2008: Author notification of acceptance
3. Oct. 25, 2008: Camera-Ready Copy due
4. Mar. 8-12, 2009: Conference
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE TRACK CHAIRS:
Adrian Sandu and Yang Cao
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0106
Email: {sandu,ycao}@cs.vt.edu
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From: Antonio Frangioni <frangio@di.unipi.it>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:48:38 +0200
Subject: Intl Network Optimization Conf (INOC 2009), Pisa, Apr 2009
Please find here the first announcement of the International Network
Optimization Conference INOC 2009. INOC is the conference of the
European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a working group of EURO.
INOC 2009 will be held in Pisa, Italy, from the 26th to the 29th of
April 2009.
The conference is intended to be a forum for researchers and
practitioners working in the area of Network Optimization. The aim is
to present recent developments in theory, computational studies and
application settings.
The plenary speakers will be:
Daniel Bienstock, Columbia University (Usa).
Martine Labbé, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium).
Federico Malucelli, Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
James B. Orlin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Usa).
A collection of full papers will be selected for publication in a
special issue of Networks, to be edited by Luis Gouveia and myself.
For more details, Please see the web site of the conference:
http://www.di.unipi.it/INOC2009/
For further information about the conference, you can also e-mail us to
inoc2009@di.unipi.it
Hoping to see you in Pisa next year.
Sincerely
Maria Grazia Scutella'
Conference Chair
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From: "Kirsten Wilden" <Wilden@siam.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:51:25 -0400
Subject: SIAM Conf on Dynamical Systems (DS09), Utah, May 2009
SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS09)
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah
May 17-21, 2009
Invited Speakers:
Frank Allgöwer, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
John Bush, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henk Dijkstra, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Ute Ebert, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), The Netherlands
Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania
Alain Goriely, University of Arizona
Rachel Kuske, University of British Columbia, Canada
Ian Melbourne, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Igor Mezic, University of California, Santa Barbara
Tere M. Seara, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/ds09/
Deadlines
October 14, 2008 : Minisymposium proposals
November 11, 2008: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers
For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.
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From: Klaus Frick <frick@math.uni-goettingen.de>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:06:19 -0400
Subject: Conference on Statistical Regularization, Goettingen, Nov 2009
First Announcement: Conference on
STATISTICAL REGULARIZATION AND QUALITATIVE CONSTRAINTS:
INFERENCE ALGORITHMS, ASYMPTOTICS AND APPLICATIONS
November 20 - 22 2008
University of Göttingen, Germany
The scope of this conference is to bring in contact international researchers
with interests in statistical regularization and the members of the newly
founded German-Swiss (DFG-SNF) research group FOR916, in order to initiate
scientific exchange between the group and the community.
Speakers:
* Tony Cai (University of Pennsylvania)
* Rama Cont (Columbia University/CMAP - École Polytechnique)
* Jose Manuel Corcuera (Universitat de Barcelona)
* Jean-Pierre Florens (Université Toulouse I)
* Peter Gottschalk (Boston College)
* Janine Illian (University of St Andrews)
* Karl Kunisch (University of Graz)
* Gillaume Lecue (Université Paris VI)
* Oliver B. Linton (London School of Economics and Political Science)
* Nicolai Meinshausen (University of Oxford)
* Ya'acov Ritov (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
* Naftali Tishby (The Hebrew University-Givat-Ram)
* Alexandre Tsybakov (Université Paris VI)
Scientific Board: The members of the research group FOR916:
Joachim Buhmann, Peter Bühlmann, Lutz Dümbgen, Sara von der Geer, Bernd
Fitzenberger, Thorsten Hohage, Enno Mammen, Axel Munk, Martin Schlather,
Stefan Sperlich, Jeannette Woerner.
Local Organization: Axel Munk, Klaus Frick.
Contact and Details: For details and registration please visit
http://www.stochastik.math.uni-goettingen.de/forschergruppe/conference
or contact for916 -at- math.uni-goettingen.de
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From: "Dongming Wang" <Dongming.Wang@lip6.fr>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:10 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CFP: Special issues of Mathematics in Computer Science
Special issues of Mathematics in Computer Science
http://www.cc4cm.org/mcs
CALL FOR PAPERS
- Symbolic Computation and Cryptography
Guest editors: Jean-Charles Faugere and Ludovic Perret
Submission deadline: September 30, 2008
http://fgbrs.lip6.fr/CFP/scc08_mcs.html
- Algorithms and Complexity
at the Interface of Mathematics and Computer Science
Guest editors: Gert Vegter and Chee Yap
Submission deadline: September 15, 2008
http://www.cs.rug.nl/~gert/content/mcs-cfp.html
- Polynomial System Solving
Guest editor: Fabrice Rouillier
Submission deadline: September 1, 2008
http://fgbrs.lip6.fr/fabrice/MCS
- Symbolic Computation in Biology
Guest editors: Hirokazu Anai, Katsuhisa Horimoto,
and Hiroshi Yoshida
Submission deadline: August 31, 2008
http://www.cbrc.jp/~horimoto/MCS_si/
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From: Ronald Cools <Ronald.Cools@cs.kuleuven.be>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:14:18 +0200
Subject: Position in Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Software, K.U.Leuven
K.U.Leuven invites applications for a full-time tenured academic position
in numerical analysis and mathematical software at the Department of
Computer Science (www.cs.kuleuven.be). We are looking for a dynamic and
motivated individual (m/f) with an excellent research record in one or
more areas of numerical analysis and/or the development of mathematical
software (paying attention to new computer architectures).
Successful candidates will support and further expand national and
international research collaborations of the department. In addition
they will be expected to develop an excellent research program of their
own and to achieve a scientific output that adheres to the highest
international standards. The candidate should be able to bridge the gap
between fundamental techniques and applications.
Accepted applicants will take on teaching responsibilities in the
bachelor and/or master in engineering or informatics, and/or in other
faculties. They are expected to meet the reigning K.U.Leuven standards
regarding academic program level and orientation and to adhere to the
K.U.Leuvens concept of education. A commitment to quality of education
as a whole is naturally understood.
Interested candidates should hold a Ph.D. or doctoral degree in
Sciences or Applied Sciences. Qualified candidates are expected to
have an excellent research record and very good teaching and training
skills, in order to contribute to the research output of the department
and to the quality of its educational program. The high quality of the
candidate's research should be evidenced by publications in international
peer-reviewed journals. International research experience is highly
appreciated.
At K.U.Leuven the main language of instruction is Dutch. Successful
applicants who are not proficient in Dutch, will be provided language
training in order to be able to also instruct in the Dutch language within
three years time. Near-native proficiency in the English language is
expected of all applicants.
The K.U.Leuven pursues a policy of equal opportunity and diversity.
The appointment will start in October 2009.
Details about the application procedure can be found at
http://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/welcome.htm .
Select 'Overview vacancies' followed by 'Faculty of Engineering' and
look for ref. 24/2028 to find this particular position.
Inquiries about the position should be directed to Pierre Verbaeten, head
of the department of Computer Science (pierre.verbaeten@cs.kuleuven.be).
Electronic applications are accepted until September 30, 2008.
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From: Hans De Sterck <hdesterck@uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:43:29 -0400
Subject: Postdoc in Parallel CFD for New Architectures at Waterloo
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in "Parallel CFD for New
Architectures" at the Applied Mathematics Department of the University of
Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). The project involves the development of numerical
methods and parallel software for compressible hydrodynamics and MHD flows on
parallel computers with GPU and CELL accelerators. The areas of application
targeted are transonic solar wind modeling and space weather prediction.
Successful candidates will have experience and/or interest in the following
areas: CFD, multilevel numerical linear algebra methods, high-order numerical
methods for hyperbolic conservation laws, MHD, C++ programming, unstructured
grids, large-scale scientific computing with MPI, solar wind and space weather
modeling, and GPU or CELL accelerator programming.
To apply, please email a cover letter and a CV with list of publications to
Prof. Hans De Sterck (hdesterck@uwaterloo.ca), and arrange for two letters of
recommendation to be sent directly to the same address.
The position is available immediately, but the starting date is negotiable.
Funding is available for up to four years.
For more information about our group and projects, see
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/groups/SSC
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~hdesterc/
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From: "Stefan Funken" <stefan.funken@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:37:44 +0200
Subject: PhD Position on scientific computing at Univ. Ulm
PhD Position on modelling and scientific computing of partial differential
equations with Prof. Dr. Stefan A. Funken, Institute of Numerical Analysis,
University of Ulm.
The subject of the PhD thesis covers the fields of scientific computing,
modelling and engineering. The tasks include the creation of 3D
models, the development, analysis and implementation of approximation
methods (FEM, FVM, BEM) for elliptic and parabolic PDEs, and the
interpretation and visualization of the computed results.
The applicant must have a degree in mathematics or related disciplines (e.g.
computer science, physics or engineering), a strong background in applied or
numerical analysis, programming skills and sufficient knowledge of German
(working language).
It is initially limited to two years, with the possibility of an extension.
The salary is E13 50% which is the equivalent to the former BAT IIA 50%.
Further enquiries and expressions of interest in this position should be
directed to:
Prof. Dr. Stefan A. Funken
Institut für Numerische Mathematik
Universität Ulm
Helmholtzstr. 18
D-89069 Ulm
Fon +49 / (0)731 / 5023537
Fax +49 / (0)731 / 5023548
stefan.funken@uni-ulm.de
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From: Dominique Eyheramendy <dominique.eyheramendy@ec-marseille.fr>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:04:18 -0400
Subject: PhD position in Computational Mechanics at LAMCOS - INSA de Lyon
Subject: Multi physics & multi phase numerical simulation for lubrication models
Lubrication of machine elements represents nowadays important environmental,
economical and technical issues. Minimization of friction losses
(environmental and economical aspects) and film thickness reduction (technical
aspect) in lubricated devices lead to new operating conditions and among them
the early lubricating film breakdown or the presence of multi phase flow.
We propose to develop a new numerical approach of lubricated contact modeling
based on stabilized finite elements. This approach requires both the coupling
between several equations (Reynolds (a simplified form of the fluid dynamics),
Elasticity, Energy and those describing the physical behavior of the fluid)
and the implementation of efficient numerical methods.
Among the cases to deal with, the coupling between the exit part of a contact
(where the fluid film rupture occurs) and the inlet zone of the following
contact offers the challenge of the entrainment of a gaseous phase to be
modeled. Furthermore, the simultaneous resolution of thin film mechanics and
fluid thermodynamics equations could bring supplementary numerical difficulties.
The overall objective is to develop new numerical tools (C/C++ developments)
and to obtain qualitative validation from tests performed on in-house devices
and conducted in collaboration with our technical staff.
SKF - Engineering & Research Centre (based in the Netherlands) supports this
research activity since the early phase in 2005.
Host laboratory: LaMCoS - Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des
Structures, TMI group INSA-Lyon, CNRS UMR5259, http://lamcos.insa-lyon.fr
Supervisors
P. Vergne, Directeur de Recherche CNRS, LaMCoS, INSA de Lyon
D. Eyheramendy, Professor, Ecole Centrale de Marseille, Laboratoire de
Mécanique et d’Acoustique
Profile
Basic skills in mechanical engineering and/or computational mechanics and
numerical analysis are required. A strong interest for programming techniques
(object-oriented, C/C++) is also required. Some background in Tribology and
Thermodynamics may be an asset. The candidate is expected to be motivated and
pro-active in generating ideas and hypotheses. A previous experience in
programming numerical methods and algorithms would be appreciated.
Good knowledge and communication skills in the English language are highly
desired. The candidate should be graduated at the Master level at the start of
the thesis, planed in early October 2008.
Procedure
Send motivation letter, CV, Master report (if available) and references as
soon as possible by email to:
philippe.vergne@insa-lyon.fr
dominique.eyheramendy@ec-marseille.fr
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From: Nicola Mastronardi <n.mastronardi@ba.iac.cnr.it>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:27:29 -0400
Subject: PhD student positions in Mathematics of Computing at University of Ins
The Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Insubria,
Varese-Como, Italy (http://www.uninsubria.it), invites applicants for 3
PhD positions in Mathematics of Computing: Models, Structures,
Algorithms, and
Applications(http://scienze-como.uninsubria.it/mdonatelli/Doctorate/).
Two positions are funded by the University
of Insubria and one is funded by the Italian Ministery of Research on
Advanced Algorithms on the Web and Advanced Logistics.
A university degree in computer science, mathematics or a comparable
qualification as well as a solid background in numerical computation and in
numerical algorithms are required.
The call for the application is available at the website
http://www.uninsubria.it/pls/uninsubria/consultazione.mostra_pagina?id_pagina=3788
(the application form is at
http://www.uninsubria.it/uninsubria/allegati/pagine/3788/modulostranierienglish.pdf)
The successful candidates will work in a multidisciplinary
environment, developing skills in Symbolic Calculus and Scientific
Computing. During the Ph.D. program, the students will attend 4
courses with final exam, and summer schools. Short visits abroad will
be also possible during the first two years. The students will carry
out original research in Computational Mathematics, and the results of
their work will be reported in their Ph.D. theses.
For further information the applicants may contact the coordinator,
Prof. Stefano Serra-Capizzano (stefano.serrac@uninsubria.it).
For any administrative information the applicants may contact Mrs. Sara
Coppes(sara.coppes@uninsubria.it).
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From: "Gladwell, Ian" <igladwel@mail.smu.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:27:02 -0500
Subject: Contents, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, Vol 35, No 1
Contents, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, Volume 35, Number
1, July 2008
For more information, including abstracts and access to full text, see
http://www.acm.org/toms/V35.html
Hybrid differentiation strategies for simulation and analysis of
applications in C++
Roscoe A. Bartlett, Bart G. Van Bloemen Waanders, Martin Berggren
Article No. 1 (27 pages)
Optimal vertex elimination in single-expression-use graphs
Uwe Naumann, Yuxiao Hu
Article No. 2 (20 pages)
Families of algorithms related to the inversion of a Symmetric
Positive Definite matrix
Paolo Bientinesi, Brian Gunter, Robert A. van de Geijn
Article No. 3 (22 pages)
High-performance implementation of the level-3 BLAS
Kazushige Goto, Robert Van De Geijn
Article No. 4 (14 pages)
Evaluating exact VARMA likelihood and its gradient when data are
incomplete
Kristjan Jonasson, Sebastian E. Ferrando
Article No. 5 (16 pages)
Algorithm 878: Exact VARMA likelihood and its gradient for complete
and incomplete data with Matlab
Kristjan Jonasson
Article No. 6 (11 pages)
Algorithm 879: EIGENTEST-a test matrix generator for large-scale
eigenproblems
Che-Rung Lee, G. W. Stewart
Article No. 7 (11 pages)
Algorithm 880: A testing infrastructure for symmetric tridiagonal
eigensolvers
Osni A. Marques, Christof Vömel, James W. Demmel, Beresford N. Parlett
Article No. 8 (13 pages)
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From: Claude Brezinski <claude.brezinski@univ-lille1.fr>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:38:52 +0200
Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms, vol. 48, no. 4
Volume 48 Number 4 of Numerical Algorithms.
Table of contents :
A projected Newton-CG method for nonnegative astronomical image deblurring
G. Landi, E. Loli Piccolomini
Pages 279 - 300
Numerical treatment of a twisted tail using extrapolation methods
Mikael Slevinsky, Hassan Safouhi
Pages 301 - 316
On new third-order convergent iterative formulas
Wang Haijun
Pages 317 - 325
Exponential fitted Gauss, Radau and Lobatto methods of low order
J. Martín-Vaquero, J. Vigo-Aguiar
Pages 327 - 346
A generalization of Mueller’s iteration method based on standard information
Xinghua Wang, Peipei Tang
Pages 347 - 359
A Frechet derivative-free cubically convergent method for set-valued maps
Ioannis K. Argyros, Saïd Hilout
Pages 361 - 371
High order iterative schemes for quadratic equations
Virginia Alarcon, Sergio Amat, Sonia Busquier, Fernando Manzano
Pages 373 - 381
Perturbed recurrence relations. III : the general casesome new applications
Elie Leopold
Pages 383 - 402
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