NA Digest Sunday, January 21, 1996 Volume 96 : Issue 03

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From: Max Gunzburger <gunzburg@iastate.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 06:49:54 -0600
Subject: New Address for Max Gunzburger

I have moved to Iowa State University. My new numbers are as follows:

Max Gunzburger 515-294-1752
Department of Mathematics 515-294-5454 (fax)
Ames IA 50011-2064 gunzburg@iastate.edu

Thanks

Max


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From: Bengt Fornberg <fornberg@colorado.edu>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 10:29:12 -0700 (MST)
Subject: New Book on Pseudospectral Methods

Bengt Fornberg: "A Practical Guide to Pseudospectral Methods",

Volume 1 in "Cambridge Monographs on Applied and Computational
Mathematics", Cambridge University Press 1996, 231 pages,
ISBN 0-521-49582-2.

This book explains how, when, and why pseudospectral methods
work, focusing more on illustrations and heuristic explanations
than on rigorous (functional-theoretical) arguments. A key
theme is to explore - and exploit - the close connection that
exists between pseudospectral- and finite difference methods.

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From: Alan Harvey <harvey@roslin.stanford.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 10:02:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: New Book on Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations

I'm pleased to announce the publication of a new book of interest to NA-net:

A First Course in the Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations
Arieh Iserles
University of Cambridge

Numerical analysis presents different faces to the world. For
mathematicians it is a bona fide mathematical theory with an applicable
flavour. For scientists and engineers it is a practical, applied subject,
part of the standard repertoire of modelling techniques. For computer
scientists it is a theory on the interplay of computer architecture and
algorithms for real-number calculations.
It is the tension between these standpoints that is the driving force of
this book, which presents a rigorous account of the fundamentals of
numerical analysis of both ordinary and partial differential equations. The
point of departure is mathematical but the exposition strives to maintain a
balance between theoretical, algorithmic and applied aspects of the subject.
In detail, topics covered include numerical solution of ordinary
differential equations by multistep and Runge--Kutta methods; finite
difference and finite elements techniques for the Poisson equation; a
variety of algorithms to solve large, sparse algebraic systems; methods for
parabolic and hyperbolic differential equations and techniques of their
analysis. The book is accompanied by an appendix that presents brief
back-up in a number of mathematical topics.
Dr Iserles concentrates on fundamentals: deriving methods from first
principles, analysing them with a variety of mathematical techniques and
occasionally discussing questions of implementation and applications. By
doing so, he is able to lead the reader to theoretical understanding of the
subject without neglecting its practical aspects. The outcome is a textbook
that is mathematically honest and rigorous and provides its target audience
with a wide range of skills in both ordinary and partial differential
equations.

PART I. ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;
1. Euler's method and beyond; 2. Multistep methods; 3. Runge-Kutta methods;
4. Stiff equations; 5. Error control; 6. Nonlinear algebraic systems;
PART II. THE POISSON EQUATION;
7. Finite difference schemes; 8. The finite element method; 9. Gaussian
elimination for sparse linear equations; 10. Iterative methods for sparse
linear equations; 11. Multigrid techniques; 12. Fast Poisson solvers;
PART III. PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF EVOLUTION;
13. The diffusion equation; 14. Hyperbolic equations; APPENDIX. A Bluffer's
guide to useful mathematics

HARDBACK 0 521 553768
PAPERBACK 0 521 556554

1995 247 x 174 mm 400 pages 63 line diagrams 129 exercises

Available from Cambridge University Press.

For pricing and ordering details consult the online catlogs:
http://www.cup.org
http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk

Alan Harvey
Editor, Mathematical Sciences
Cambridge University Press
tel: 415-723-0665
fax: 415-723-0625
email: harvey@roslin.stanford.edu
http://www.cup.org


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From: Heinz W. Engl <engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 10:29:43 EST
Subject: Inverse Problems in Wave Propagation

Conference on Inverse Problems in Wave Propagation and Diffraction
Aix les Bains (France)
September 23-27, 1996

SIAM and GAMM have been conducting a conference series on various
application fields of inverse problems; the committee for this series
is chaired by H.W.Engl (Linz) and W.Rundell (College Station, USA) and
includes also A.Louis (Saarbr|cken) and D.Colton (Delaware). The
first conferences were on Inverse Problems in Diffusion Processes
(St.Wolfgang, June 1994) and on Inverse Problems in Geophysics
(California, December 1995). Proceedings have been published (and
will be published, respectively) by SIAM. After a conference on
Inverse Problems in Medical Imaging and Nondestructive Testing in
Oberwolfach (February 1996; not formally part of this series, but
chaired by H.W.Engl, A.Louis, and W.Rundell, hence coordinated with
the series), the next conference will be coorganized with INRIA and
chaired by G. Chavent and P.C.Sabatier. According to their call for
papers, it will focus on modeling, mathematical analysis, and the
numerical solution of inverse problems in wave propagation and
diffraction. The targeted audience is multidisciplinary. The
organizers hope to incite successful exchanges between the specialists
in applied fields and those whose academic background and interest are
more centered on mathematics.

The conference takes place in Aix les Bains in the French Alps between
September 23 and 27, 1996. Abstracts should be submitted by March 1
to

INRIA Rocquencourt
M.-C.Sance
Relations exterieurs
Bureau des cours et colloques
B.P. 105
F-78153 Le Chesnay Cedex
France.

E-Mail: Marie-Claude.Sance@inria.fr

The complete conference announcement including an electronic reply
card can be found on the WWW-homepage

http://www.indmath.uni-linz.ac.at/

by clicking at "conference announcements".


Prof.Dr.Heinz W. Engl


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From: Gabriel Lord <G.J.Lord@Bristol.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 17:42:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Spring School

Second Announcement & Call for Registration
EPSRC (UK) Applied Nonlinear Mathematics
5th Annual Postgraduate Spring School
University of Bristol, UK : 15 -- 19 April 1996

PURPOSE

The aim is to enthuse postgraduate students in a number of key disciplines
with the benefits of using nonlinear mathematics in their work. This year,
in line with the EPSRC Applied Nonlinear Mathematics programme, the Spring
School will be oriented towards real applications.

As well as for students of mathematics, the Spring School is an opportunity
forpostgraduates from other disciplines, such as engineering, physics,
chemistry,biology, computer science, and economics. It is hoped that
cross-disciplinary interaction between students will be one feature of the
Spring School.

CONTENT

The School takes place over one week in the Easter vacation.
The two main speakers will be Prof Paul Glendinning (QMW, London)
and Prof Eusebius Doedel (Concordia, Canada) who together will give ten
lectures on applied bifurcation theory and numerical continuation methods.

Other speakers are

Philip Aston (Surrey) Chris Budd (Bath)
Giles Hunt (Bath) Arieh Iserles (Cambridge)
Tom Mullin (Oxford) John Ockendon (Oxford)
Mike Proctor (Cambridge) Jonathan Sherratt (Warwick)

There will also be case studies on

* Time Series Analysis * Chaos & Synchronisation * Structural Mechanics

which will be truly inter-disciplinary and involve other departments at
Bristol (the Earthquake Engineering Centre, Aerospace Engineering,
Communications Research, & Mechanical Engineering).
The Wednesday afternoon is free of lectures and computer workshops
are timetabled.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 29th February 1996

For further information, contact:

enm-springschool@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 928 7754
Fax: 0117 925 1154

http://www.fen.bris.ac.uk/engmaths/research/nonlinear/springschool.html


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From: RMCS Cranfield <SMITH@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:34:41 GMT
Subject: Conference on the Boundary Element Method

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
18th World Conference on the Boundary Element Method
BEM 18

Incorporating
the 3rd International Fluid Dynamics Workshop

24 - 26 September 1996
Braga, Portugal

Organised by
Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
and
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Sponsored by
International Society of Boundary Elements (ISBE)

OBJECTIVES
Both research and applications of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) have
continued to grow in the last few years. Numerous advances have been
reported in these conferences since they started in 1978. The continuous
success of applying BEM to difficult engineering and scientific problems
has resulted in it continuing to be an area of very active research. Much
of the new analytical research has contributed in developing better tools
for the solution of non-linear and time-dependent problems. Practising
engineers, on the other hand, envisage the implementation of the technique as
an analysis and design tool. Considerable advances have also been made in
the solution of complex fluid dynamics problems and the use of high
performance computing.

BEM can now solve complex engineering problems and has been accepted as an
alternative to other analysis techniques. The conference will deal with the
topics listed over the page as well as papers of a more theoretical
character, state of the art reviews and advance mathematical and
computational aspects.

This conference is internationally recognised as the forum for boundary
element research and continues to attract a large number of well established
practitioners.

The conference has held a special appeal to young researchers who are
actively involved in advances of Boundary Elements. The meeting is a unique
forum in which they can present and discuss their ideas with their colleagues.
The meeting has always been characterized by its friendly atmosphere,
collaboration and mutual respect which are trademarks of authentic
researchers.

For further information please contact the Conference Secretariat below :-
Liz Kerr, Conference Secretariat, BEM 18
Wessex Institute of Technology
Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton SO40 7AA, UK
Telephone: 44 (0) 1 703 293223 Fax: 44 (0) 1 703 292853
Email: WIT@wessex.witcmi.ac.uk

Look for more infomation about Wessex Institute of Technology
at: http://www.witcmi.ac.uk/


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From: Vladik Kreinovich <vladik@cs.utep.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 96 15:54:47 MST
Subject: Brazil Interval Workshop

WAI'96 II WORKSHOP ON COMPUTER ARITHMETIC, INTERVAL AND
SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION

August 7-8, 1996
Recife - Pernambuco - Brazil

Call for Contributions
Second Announcement

THE WORKSHOP. The second Workshop on Computer Arithmetic,
Interval and Symbolic Computation has the
purpose to join researchers interested in scientific computation and
related topics to present and discuss recent advances on this
branch of computer science and its applications.

The major topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Theoretical
Foundations of the Computational Arithmetic, Interval Algorithms,
Interval/Arithmetic Co-processors, Interval Probability, Programming
Languages for Scientific Computation, Tools for Scientific Computation
and Symbolic Computation.

The workshop is part of a larger annual event being held in the campus of
the Federal University of Pernambuco on August 4-9, 1996:
the XVI Meeting of the Brazilian Computing Society. This meeting will
integrate a variety of events:
presentations of technical papers and invited talks, panels, tutorials,
research workshops and tool demonstrations.

SUBMISSIONS. One copy written in Portuguese, English
or Spanish with no more than 3 pages is requested for selection
purposes by e-mail to wai96@di.ufpe.br until
MARCH 15th, 1996.

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: April 30, 1996.
Refereed proceedings including full version of selected
paper will be published after conference in the
Revista de Inform\'atica Te\'orica e Aplicada
(Journal of Theoretical and Applied Computer Science).

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE. B. de M. Acioly (Brazil), M. A. Campos (Brazil),
D. M. Claudio (Brazil), M. de B. Correia (Brazil), T. A. Diverio (Brazil),
V. Kreinovich (USA), R. D. Lins (Brazil), V. M. Nesterov (Russia),
M. A. C. de Oliveira (Brazil), W. L. Roque (Brazil),
S. M. Rump (Germany), J. Dias dos Santos (Brazil).

INFORMATION.
WAI96
Departamento de Inform\'atica
C.C.E.N. Av. Prof. Luiz Freire s/n
Cidade Universit\'aria
Recife - PE - BRAZIL
CEP 50732 - 970
e-mail: wai96@di.ufpe.br
Fax: (081)27108430, (081)2714925.

This information is also placed in the Forthcoming Conferences
section of the Interval Computations homepage
URL http://cs.utep.edu/interval-comp/main.html


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From: Krister Svanberg <krille@math.kth.se>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 96 14:44:17 +0100
Subject: Stockholm Optimization Days

CALL FOR PAPERS
7TH STOCKHOLM OPTIMIZATION DAYS

We welcome theoretical, computational and applied papers for the 7th
Stockholm Optimization Days, a two-day conference on optimization, to
be held at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm, Sweden,
June 24-25, 1996.

There will be sessions on various aspects of optimization, including
nonsmooth optimization, linear and nonlinear programming, as well as
applications of optimization in areas such as structural optimization
and transportation.

We anticipate some 30 talks in total, out of which approximately 15
are invited presentations.

Abstracts (maximum 200 words) should be sent by May 1
(preferably by e-mail) to

optdays@math.kth.se

or by mail to

Optimization Days
Division of Optimization and Systems Theory
KTH
S-100 44 Stockholm
Sweden
Fax: +46 8 - 22 53 20.

Further information can be obtained from the same addresses.

The conference is financially supported by the Goran Gustafsson
Foundation and the Swedish National Board for Industrial and Technical
Development (NUTEK). The organizing committee consists of Ulf
Brannlund, Anders Forsgren and Krister Svanberg (head), from the
Division of Optimization and Systems Theory, Department of
Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).


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From: Synnove Palmstrom <Synnove.Palmstrom@ii.uib.no>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:25:13 +0100
Subject: Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods

2nd ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL for PAPERS
NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS

When: 3rd - 8th June 1996
Where: By the Hardanger Fjord, near Bergen, NORWAY.

Summary:

Domain Decomposition (DD) has received significant attention in scientific
and engineering computing because it is not only a computing strategy suitable
to high performance computing systems, but also refers to a broad class
of effective numerical methods for solving large scale mathematical-
physical problems from sciences and engineering. The conference will feature
invited lectures, selected contributed papers, and poster presentations.

We invite contributions on all aspects of DD-methods, including numerical
analysis of DD methods, block and substructuring methods, multigrid and
multilevel methods, fictitious domain methods, DD methods for high order
and spectral methods, DD methods for nonlinear and time dependent problems,
DD methods in computational fluid dynamics and structural mechanics,
graph decomposition, general iterative and preconditioning methods,
strategies and technologies of high performance computing, parallel
implementations, software developments, and industrial applications.

CONFERENCE FOCUS:
-Domain decomposition in science and engineering
-Industrial implementations in large scale codes
-Theoretical developments
-Parallel algorithms and implementations
-Comparisons and demonstrations of actual codes on realistic problems
-Multilevel methods

CONFERENCE DEADLINES:
Deadline for submitted talks: 8. February 1996, 1-2 page abstract in LaTex or
PostScript, preferably by e-mail.
Registration for the conference before 25. March 1996.
Registration for the hotel accommodation before 25. March 1996.
Registration forms can be found on WWW.

INVITED SPEAKERS:
-Randolph Bank, University of California, San Diego
-Frederic Bourquin, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
-Franco Brezzi, University of Pavia
-Magne Espedal, University of Bergen
-Rickard Falk, Rutgers University
-Michael Griebel, Technische Universit\"{a}t M\"{u}nchen
-Yuri Kuznetsov, Academy of Sciences, Moscow
-Yvon Maday, Universit\'{e} Paris VI
-Jan Mandel, University of Colorado, Denver
-Zhong-Ci Shi, Academia Sinica, Beijing
-Barry Smith, Argonne National Laboratory
-Patrick Le Tallec, INRIA, Paris
-Olof Widlund, Courant Institute, New York University
-Apostol Vassilev, Texas A\&M University
-Gabriel Wittum, Universit\"{a}t Stuttgart

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Petter E. Bj{\o}rstad (Bergen), James Bramble (Ithaca), Tony Chan (Los Angeles),
Peter Deuflhard (Berlin), Roland Glowinski (Houston), David Keyes (Virginia),
Yuri Kuznetsov (Moscow), Jacques Periaux (St Cloud), Olivier Pirronneau
(Paris), Alfio Quarteroni (Milano), Zhongci Shi (Beijing), Wolfgang Wendland
(Stuttgart), Olof Widlund (New York), Jinchao Xu (Pennsylvania).

The conference is organized by the University of Bergen.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Petter E. Bj{\o}rstad, Magne Espedal, Merete Sofie Eikemo,
Randi Moe and Synn{\o}ve S. Palmstr{\o}m.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mrs Synn{\o}ve S. Palmstr{\o}m Tel.: +47 55 54 41 70
DDM9 Conference secretary Fax.: +47 55 54 41 99
Department of Informatics/Parallab Email: dd9@ii.uib.no
H{\o}yteknologisenteret WWW: http://www.ii.uib.no/dd9/
N-5020 Bergen, Norway


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From: Yifan Hu <Y.F.Hu@dl.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 11:53:33 GMT
Subject: High Performance Computational Engineering

High Performance Computational Engineering in the UK
Monday 18th - Tuesday 19th March, 1996
DARESBURY LABORATORY, WARRINGTON, UK

This 2-day meeting, which is being organised by the High
Performance Computing in Engineering (HPCE) project, will
focus on advanced applications on the UK's flagship computing
facilities, in particular the Cray T3D MPP system. Presentations
from all active engineering consortia involved in the UK's
High Performance Computing Initiative will provide an
overview of their activities and their latest results.
Industrial researchers involved in large scale scientific computing
will also describe their views on the potential of high performance
computing.

Provisional Programme

Day 1 External Aerodynamics and Computational Combustion

Morning - Computation of Complex Aerodynamic Flows

"Aerodynamic flows for aircraft" Prof B. Richards (University of Glasgow)
"Unsteady viscous flows with moving meshes" Prof S. Fiddes (Bristol)
"High lift wing aerodynamics" Dr F. Lien (UMIST)
"CFD in Aerodynamic Design" D. King (BAe, Warton)
"Viscous flow computations on unstructured grids" Dr M. Marchant (Swansea)

Afternoon - Computational Combustion for Engineering Applications

"Progress and challenges in computational combustion" Prof K. Bray (Cambridge)
"DNS of turbulent flames" Dr R. Cant (Cambridge)
"Reynolds Stress Laminar Flamelet Modelling" Prof D. Bradley (Leeds)
"Large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion" Prof W. Jones (IC)
"Detailed chemical kinetics of laminar flames" Dr R. Lindstedt (IC)
"Industrial perspectives of computational combustion" Dr M. Fairweather (British Gas)

Day 2 Advanced Turbulence Modelling

Morning - Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows
"Turbulence modelling using DNS channel data" Dr N. Sandham (QMW)
"Finite Volume Multigrid for internal/external corner flows" Dr J. Williams (QMW)
"DNS of square duct flows" Dr D. Jones (Bristol)
"Industrial perspectives of DNS" Dr Alan Gould (BAe, Sowerby)
"Computational Aeroacoustics using compressible DNS data" Dr E. Avital (QMW)
"Exploiting DNS data for improved turbulence modelling" Dr M. Saville (Cambridge)

Afternoon - LES and Transition Modelling
"LES at High Reynolds Numbers" Prof M. A. Leschziner (UMIST)
"Aerodynamic Design Using Turbulence Models" Dr C. Atkin (DRA, Farnborough)
"High Re number solutions of the 3D Navier-Stokes equations
for cavity flows" Dr J. Gajjar (University of Manchester)
"Novel velocity-vorticity formulations of the Navier-Stokes equations
for simulating active transition control" Prof P. Carpenter (Warwick)

Dr J. G. Carter
Computational Engineering Group
Daresbury Laboratory
Keckwick Lane
Daresbury
Warrington WA4 4AD
United Kingdom
email J.G.Carter@dl.ac.uk
Tel. +44 (0)1925 603663
Fax +44 (0)1925 603634

Details are also available on the Daresbury World Wide Web.
URL: http://www.dl.ac.uk/TCSC/CompEng/MEETINGS/ws0396.html


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From: SOR 96 <sor96@moa.math.nat.tu-bs.de>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:58:20 +0100
Subject: Symposium on Operations Research

First Announcement and Call for Papers
SYMPOSIUM ON OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996
Annual Conference of the DGOR and GM"OOR
with the participation of WG 7.4 of the IFIP
Technical University Braunschweig, September 4-6, 1996

Section Chairperson
1. Linear Programming Bixby, Houston
2. Nonlinear Programming Scholtes, Karlsruhe
3. Combinatorial and Discrete Optimization Burkard, Graz
4. Graph Algorithms and Complexity M"ohring, Berlin
5. Stochastic Models and Optimization Mosler, K"oln
6. Scheduling Drexl, Kiel
7. Production Tempelmeier, K"oln
8. Transportation Domschke, Darmstadt
9. Macroeconomics, Economic Theory, Games Eichhorn, Karlsruhe
10. Statistics and Econometrics Krei"s, Braunschweig
11. Marketing and Data Analysis Gaul, Karlsruhe
12. Information and Decision Support Systems Derigs, K"oln
13. Banking, Finance, Insurance Minnemann, D"usseldorf
14. Environment, Energy, Health Stepan, Wien
15. Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems Werners, Bochum
16. Control Theory Hartl, Wien
17. Simulation Chamoni, Duisburg
18. Practical OR (Application Reports) Schuster, Jesteburg

Conference languages: English and German

Deadlines:
Preliminary registration Feb 1, 1996
Submission of abstracts by mail April 1, 1996
Submission of abstracts by e-mail April 15, 1996
Regular registration May 15, 1996

Distribution and gathering of information for SOR '96 will to a large extent
be based on e-mail and electronic networks. So, whenever possible, use e-mail
and the Web for communication. In particular, we ask you to fetch a
preregistration form by e-mail using the following mailheader

To: sor96@tu-bs.de
Subject: help preregister

or preregister via the Web. Start at URL

http://moa.math.nat.tu-bs.de/sor96

and follow the respective links (WWW-forms).


Organizing committee: Program committee: Mailing address:

Prof. Dr. R. Scha"sberger Prof. Dr. Dr. U. Derigs Prof. Dr. U. Zimmermann
Prof. Dr. S. Vo"s Prof. Dr. W. Gaul Abt. Mathem. Optimierung
Prof. Dr. G. W"ascher Prof. Dr. R. H. M"ohring TU Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. U. Zimmermann K.-P. Schuster D-38106 Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. U. Zimmermann Tel.: ++49(0)531-391-7550
Fax.: ++49(0)531-391-7550
e-mail: sor96@tu-bs.de


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From: Iain Duff <I.Duff@letterbox.rl.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 15:06:52 GMT
Subject: IMANA Newsletter

IMANA Newsletter Volume 20(2). january 1996.

The part of the October issue of the IMANA Newsletter that I have available
electronically can be accessed through anonymous ftp to RAL. The details
of how to access it are given below.

If readers wish to receive complete paper copies on a regular basis they
should write to:

Karen Jenkins
Catherine Richards House
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
16 Nelson Street
Southend-on-Sea
Essex SS1 1EF
UK

who will supply further information and subscription rates.

To get a copy

ftp 130.246.8.32

When prompted for a userid, reply with anonymous
and give your email address as a password.

Then directory to pub/imana (cd pub/imana)
Set mode to binary (bin)
Copy is in file jan96.gz (get jan96.gz)
Such machine readable information as I have for the conference section can be
found in file jan96.conf.gz.
Both files should be gunzipped whence they should be found to be in plain ASCII
format.


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From: Mary Brewster <me_brewster@ccmail.pnl.gov>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 14:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Pacific Norwest Laboratory

Immediate Post-doctoral Position Available

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates
to apply for a post-doctoral position in the area of applied
mathematics and high-performance computing with the Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory.

Candidates must have received a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, computer
science or a related discipline. The candidate must have extensive
and comprehensive knowledge in numerical linear algebra, functional
analysis and software engineering.

The successful candidate will participate in the analysis, development
and implementation of massively parallel algorithms for linear algebra
problems and problems in harmonic and wavelet analysis.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory sustains a leading edge
computational environment that includes access to high-performance
clusters of scientific workstations, scientific visualization
laboratories and state-of-the-art parallel computers (SGI
PowerChallenge Arrays, Intel Paragon, Cray T3D, IBM SP2 ).

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is located along the Columbia
River in eastern Washington and offers affordable housing and
excellent schools.

Application must include a resume and references and should be
submitted to Dr. Mary Brewster, M/S: K7-15, Pacific Northwest
Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352. E-mail:me_brewster@pnl.gov.

The position is available immediately. Applications will be accepted
until the position is filled.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy
multi-program laboratory. PNNL is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.


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From: Francoise Chatelin <Francoise.Chatelin@cerfacs.fr>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 14:28:32 +0100
Subject: Position at CERFACS

Position at CERFACS (PINEAPL)

We are looking for someone at post-doc level with experience, interest,
and background (with publications) in both mathematics and computer science.
The position is open in the framework of the ESPRIT contract PINEAPL
in connection with European research centres and industrial partners.
The leader of the project is NAG. For this project we want someone
with experience both in numerical software techniques and parallel computing.
The work can commence immediately. Normally the position is for one
year with possible extensions to a second year.
The heart of the activity concerns the numerical reliability of software.
There exist methods for analysing models and algorithms that give an
indication of the confidence to be placed in the accuracy of simulation results.
The task to be completed at CERFACS consists mainly in developing
a tool which employs these methods, called PRECISE, that will be used in the
project for confidence testing of algorithms and applications. A prototype
tool already exists so the consortium can begin testing internally early in
the project. The prototype version is written for Matlab and one of the aims
of the task is to improve its capabilities. Some of the work will be in
translating PRECISE to Fortran to allow larger (and more realistic)
problems to be handled and in the production of commercial quality
documentation for the tool.

This position is in the framework of the Parallel Algorithms Project
and within the Qualitative Computing Group.
For detailed information about CERFACS and the Parallel Algorithms Project
URL address : http://www.cerfacs.fr/algor
For detailed information about the Qualitative Computing Group
URL address : http://www.cerfacs.fr/~toumazou/Qualitative.html
For more information about Toulouse, the city where CERFACS is located
URL address : http://www.cict.fr/toulouse/EBienvenue.html

Please send your application by email to fraysse@cerfacs.fr


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From: Oleg Burdakov <Oleg.Burdakov@cerfacs.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 19:36:29 +0100
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software

Optimization Methods and Software (OMS)
Table of Contents

Volume 6, Number 1 (August, 1995)

A.V. Lotov
An estimate of solution set perturbations for a system of linear
inequalities
1-24

Q. Ni
Truncated dual SQP method with limited memory
25-57

Evgeni A. Nurminski
A quadratically convergent line-search algorithm for piecewise smooth
convex optimization
59-80


Volume 6, Number 2 (November, 1995)

A. Fischer
On the local superlinear convergence of a Newton-type method for LCP
under weak conditions
83-107

J. Ji, F.A. Potra and R. Sheng
A predictor-corrector method for solving the $P_{*}(k)$-matrix LCP from
infeasible starting points
109-126

V.L.R. Lopes and J.M. Martinez
Convergence properties of the inverse column-updating method
127-144

M.A. Wolfe
An interval algorithm for bound constrained global optimization
145-159


Volume 6, Number 3 (December, 1995)

D. Kalman and R. Lindell
A recursive approach to multivariate automatic differentiation
161-192

L. Edsberg and Per-Ake Wedin
Numerical tools for parameter estimation in ODE-systems
193-217

E.D. Andersen
Finding all linearly dependent rows in large-scale linear programming
219-227

I.V. Sergienko and V.A. Roshchin
On integer programming problems with inaccurate data
229-236


Volume 6, Number 4 (March, 1996)

Simon Di and Wenyu Sun
A trust region method for conic model to solve unconstrained
optimization

Craig T. Lawrence and Andre L. Tits
Nonlinear equality constraints in feasible sequential quadratic
programming

Aharon Ben-Tal and Gil Roth
A truncated log barrier algorithm for large-scale convex programming and
MinMax problems: implementation and computational results


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