NA Digest Saturday, June 1, 2002 Volume 02 : Issue 22

Today's Editor:
Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
moler@mathworks.com

Submissions for NA Digest:

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

Information via e-mail about NA-NET: Mail to na.help@na-net.ornl.gov.

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From: G. W. Stewart <stewart@cs.umd.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:37:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Matrices with Orthonormal Columns

I do not know whether I was the first to use the expression
"orthonormal matrix" for a matrix with orthonormal rows or columns,
but I do remember coining it for my own papers. Dirk Laurie (see
below) proposes replacing this term with "left-orthogonal" and
"right-orthogonal". I think this is undesirable for the following
reasons.

1. The term "orthogonal" changes to "unitary" when the matrix
becomes complex; and one would expect it to also change in
the proposed extension. On the other hand, "orthonormal" works
for both cases.

2. In my experience, most of the time you know the dimensions of the
matrix in question and therefore do not need to qualify the term
"orthonormal." But you always have to qualify the proposed
extension of "orthogonal", since by itself orthogonal implies that
the matrix is square.

3. Even where qualifiers are necessary, I find "left" and "right" too
indirect. Since it is the rows or columns of the matrix that are
orthonormal, I would prefer "row-'' or "column-orthonormal matrix."
Better yet, since the need for qualifiers is infrequent, just write
it out: "a matrix with orthonormal rows." Incidentally, this usage
squares with the way we treat the term "full rank". A matrix of
known dimensions is simply of "full rank." If its dimensions are
not known it is of "full row rank" or "full column rank," whichever
is appropriate.

Pete Stewart

In NA Digest two weeks ago Dirk Laurie <dpl@sun.ac.za> wrote:

There is as yet no generally accepted term for a (rectangular) matrix
with orthonormal columns. Some authors use "orthonormal matrix" but
that should have been the term for an orthogonal matrix.

I propose that we call it a "left-orthogonal" matrix, and a matrix with
orthonormal rows a "right-orthogonal" matrix.

Reasoning:

Q is orthogonal if and only if Q' is the inverse of Q: Q'Q = QQ' = I.
Q is left-orthogonal if and only if Q' is a left-inverse of Q: Q'Q = I.
Q is right-orthogonal if and only if Q' is a right-inverse of Q: QQ' = I.

Dirk Laurie


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From: Paul Swarztrauber <pauls@scd.ucar.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 03:34:12 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: More on Matrices with Orthonormal Columns

How about calling a matrix with orthogonal colums(rows)
column(row) orthogonal :-)


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From: Toby Driscoll <driscoll@math.udel.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 14:15:07 -0400
Subject: New Book, Schwarz-Christoffel Mapping

We are pleased to announce the appearance of our book
"Schwarz-Christoffel Mapping" from Cambridge University Press
(http://uk.cambridge.org/order/WebBook.asp?ISBN=0521807263).
Schwarz and Christoffel invented their formula for conformal mapping
of polygons around 1868, but it took about a century for computers to
enable the application of the formula to any but the simplest examples.
Applications can be found in surprisingly diverse fields, such as
electrical engineering, fluid dynamics, queuing theory, and numerical
linear algebra. This book contains many computed figures and an appendix
with examples of how to use the SC Toolbox for MATLAB
(http://www.math.udel.edu/~driscoll/SC). It is the best (OK, only) book
devoted to Schwarz-Christoffel mapping to emerge in 70 years!

--Toby Driscoll (Delaware) and Nick Trefethen (Oxford)


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From: Ernst Hairer <Ernst.Hairer@math.unige.ch>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 13:38:12 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: New Book, Geometric Numerical Integration

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new monograph:

Geometric Numerical Integration
Structure-Preserving Algorithms for Ordinary Differential Equations
E. Hairer, Ch. Lubich and G. Wanner
Springer Series in Computational Mathematics 31, Springer-Verlag, 2002.

Additional information about the book can be found at
http://www.springer.de/cgi-bin/search_book.pl?isbn=3-540-43003-2

P.S.: The internet address, where some codes for geometric integrators
can be downloaded, is given wrongly in chapter VIII of the book.
The correct address is:
http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/hairer/software.html


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From: Darrell Ross <ross@siam.org>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:54:44 -0400
Subject: SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics

REGISTRATION NOW

The Preregistration deadline for the SIAM Conference on Discrete
Mathematics is Friday, July 12, 2002. Save $60 and register ahead of
time!

The Conference dates are August 11-14, 2002 and will be held at the
Handlery Hotel and Resort in San Diego, CA.

For more information on this conference please visit:

http://www.siam.org/meetings/dm02/

For any other questions please contact:

Darrell Ross
SIAM, Conferences Program Manager
ross@siam.org


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From: Vladimir Getov <V.S.Getov@westminster.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 18:44:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ACM Java Grande - ISCOPE'02

Joint ACM Java Grande - ISCOPE 2002 Conference
http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/javaGrandeIscope/
Seattle, Washington, November 3-5, 2002
Co-located with OOPSLA
Sponsored by ACM SIGPLAN -- ACM Proceedings

IMPORTANT DATES:
Papers due: June 8th, 2002
Tutorial proposals due: June 8th, 2002
Acceptance notice: July 1st, 2002
Final papers due: August 1st, 2002
Java Grande - ISCOPE tutorials: November 3, 2002
Java Grande - ISCOPE technical program: November 4-5, 2002

The JGI2002 conference will focus on object-orientation in a broad range of
topics, including:
o parallelism, communication, distribution, and high-performance
applications and systems,
o Java in the broad area of high-performance computing: engineering and
scientific applications, simulations, and data-intensive applications.
o Components, Linkage of XML, Global computing and the Grid


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From: A. K. Pani <akp@math.iitb.ac.in>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 21:14:49 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Conference in Bombay on Industrial Mathematics

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & INSTRUCTIONAL WORKSHOP
ON INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS
(ICIWIM-2002)

As a part of year long activity in the Department of Mathematics, it
is proposed to organize a three day International Conference on
``Industrial Mathematics'' at IIT Bombay during December 7-9, 2002. This
conference will be preceded by a 5 day Instructional Workshop,
December 2-6, 2002, on the same topic.

The main focus of the conference will be on recent advances in solution
strategies employed for solving real life problems. The thrust areas
will be

* Modeling & Simulation * Scientific Computing
* Control & Optimization * Industrial Statistics
* Financial Mathematics

The Instructional Workshop will emphasize on case studies
pertaining to the above mentioned areas in a Computer Aided Instructional
Environment. Hands-on experience through tutorial sessions will be an
essential feature.

International Organizing Committee:
Mohan C. Joshi, IITB (India); Helmut Neunzert, Chair, Institute for
Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern (Germany); John R. Ockendon, Oxford
University (UK); Robert S. Anderssen, CMA (ANU) and CSIRO, Canberra
(Australia); Heinz W. Engl, Industrial Mathematics Institute,
Johannes-Kepler University, Linz (Austria); Vincenzo Capasso, MIRIAM,
University of Milano (Italy); Ivo Babuska, University of Texas (USA);
Mary F. Wheeler, University of Texas (USA);
A V Balakrishnan, UCLA (USA); Richard E. Ewing, ISC, Texas A \& M (USA);
E van Groesen, University of Twente (Netherlands);
P. N. Shiv Kumar, University of Manitoba (Canada); Gautam Mitra,
Brunel University (UK); John R. Whiteman, Brunel University (UK);
and Edy Soewono, ITB, Bandung (Indonesia).

National Organizing Committee.
Mohan C. Joshi, Chair (IITB); Amiya K. Pani, Co-ordinator (IITB);
Sanjeev Sabnis, Co-ordinator (IITB);
Ranjan K. Malick (IITB); Kannan M. Moudgalya (IITB); Sachin B. Patkar
(IITB); Alladi Subramanyam (IITB);Suresh Kumar (IITB); P. R. Parthasarthy
(IITM, Chennai); V. D. Pathak (MSU, Baroda); S. Purohit (CDAC, Pune).

Contact Person.
Professor Amiya K Pani
Co-ordinator, ICIWIM-2002
Department of Mathematics
IIT Bombay, Powai
Mumbai-400076 (India).

Phone: 91-22-576 7451 (Office)
91-22-576 8481 (Residence)
Fax: 91-22-576 3480
Email :
iciwim@math.iitb.ac.in,

Home page:
http://www.math.iitb.ac.in/~iciwim


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From: Jan Verwer <Jan.Verwer@cwi.nl>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 14:29:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Workshop at CWI on Innovative Time Integrators for PDEs

November 25-27, 2002, we will organize a three-day,
international numerical analysis workshop entitled
"Innovative Time Integrators for PDEs".
Please see our website http://www.cwi.nl/events/2002/IIPDE/ for
the full announcement and further details on participation and
registration.

Jan Verwer, Jason Frank, Joke Blom,
Willem Hundsdorfer and Ben Sommeijer


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From: Fernando Nogueira <fnog@teor.fis.uc.pt>
Date: 21 May 2002 14:05:55 +0100
Subject: Workshop in Coimbra on Molecular Geometry Optimization

The Centro Internacional de Matem=E1tica (http://www.cim.pt/)
and the Centro de F=EDsica Computacional (http://cfc.fis.uc.pt/) are
organizing a workshop on Molecular Geometry Optimization. It will take
place in Coimbra, at the Physics Department of the University, between
July 1 and July 3, 2002.

This workshop is intended to bring together mathematicians, chemists and
physicists who work in molecular geometry optimization. Its main goal
is, therefore, to allow the interchange of ideas between scientists with
very different backgrounds and to provide a basepoint for the
development of joint research projects. The use of high-performance
computing software and hardware for performing realistic calculations of
molecular structure will also be highlighted.

The workshop webpage is at http://cfc.fis.uc.pt/events/MGO2002/.

Invited lectures:

How to avoid optimising molecular geometry
Hugh Cartwright
Department of Chemistry
Oxford University, UK

Structure prediction in protein folding
Christodoulos A. Floudas
Department of Chemical Engineering
Princeton University, USA

Geometry optimization and molecular dynamics in internal coordinates
Peter Pulay
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Arkansas, USA

Enhanced sampling and global optimization techniques for complex systems
John E. Straub
Chemistry Department
Boston University, USA

Energy landscapes of clusters, biomolecules and solids
David J. Wales
Department of Chemistry
Cambridge University, UK

Genetic algorithms for molecular geometry optimisation
Ron Wehrens
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry
Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested.

Best regards,
Fernando Nogueira


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From: Hans Joachim Werner <werner@united.econ.uni-bonn.de>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 11:22:51 +0200
Subject: Workshop in Lyngby on Matrices and Statistics

11th International Workshop on
Matrices and Statistics
EIWMS-2002
Lyngby, Denmark: August 29-31, 2002
3rd Announcement and Call for Papers

The Eleventh International Workshop on Matrices and Statistics
(EIWMS-2002), in Celebration of George P. H. Styan's 65th
Birthday, will be held at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
in Lyngby, near Copenhagen, on August 29-31, 2002. This
Workshop will be hosted by the Section of Image Analysis and
Computer Graphics in the Department of Informatics and
Mathematical Modelling (IMM) at the Technical University
of Denmark and has been endorsed by the International Linear
Algebra Society (ILAS).

The purpose of this Workshop is to stimulate research and, in an
informal setting, to foster the interaction of researchers in the
interface between matrix theory and statistics. The Workshop will
provide a forum through which statisticians working in the field of
linear algebra and matrix theory may be better informed of the latest
developments and newest techniques and may exchange ideas with
researchers from a wide variety of countries.

The International Organizing Committee (IOC) for this Workshop
comprises R. William Farebrother (England), Simo Puntanen
(Finland), and Hans Joachim Werner (Germany; chair IOC):
werner@united.econ.uni-bonn.de .
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in Lyngby comprises
Knut Conradsen (chair LOC): kc@imm.dtu.dk, Bjarne K.
Ersboll, Per Christian Hansen, and Allan Aasbjerg Nielsen.
Our Workshop Secretary is Ms. Helle R. Welling:
matrix02@imm.dtu.dk. The Workshop Web site address is

http://www.imm.dtu.dk/matrix02/


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From: Reinhard Nabben <nabben@Mathematik.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 17:35:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GAMM Workshop in Bielefeld on Numerical Linear Algebra

The 2. GAMM Workshop on Numerical Linear Algebra will be held in
Bielefeld, September 13.-14. 2002.

The special emphasis of the workshop is on 'Multilevel methods and
Krylov subspace iterations'. But all other aspects of numerical linear
algebra and applied linear algebra are most welcome.

Invited speakers (confirmed):
O. Axelsson (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
K. Stueben (Fraunhofergesellschaft, St. Augustin Germany)
M. Tuma (Academy of Sciences of the Chech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
O. Widlund (Courant Institute, New York, USA)

Organizers:
Joerg Liesen Reinhard Nabben
Urbana, USA Hamburg-Harburg and Bielefeld, Germnay
email: liesen@csar.uiuc.edu email: nabben@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de

For more information please visit the webpage

http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/~numerik/Gamm_2002.html

or contact one of the organizers.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 15.

Reinhard Nabben


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From: Elena Celledoni <elenac@math.ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 09:48:45 +0200
Subject: Summer School in Norway on Geometric Integration

SUMMER SCHOOL IN GEOMETRIC INTEGRATION
AUGUST 19-23, 2002, Fevik (Arendal), Norway

As a first event of the Special Year on Geometric Integration in Oslo,
2002-2003, a summer school will be organized. The summer school will
commemorate the 200 anniversary of the birth of Niels Henrik Abel and
takes place in the south of Norway.

The summer school is intended for PhD students, postdocs and researchers
in applied mathematics and numerical analysis, but also others are welcome.
There will be an upper limit on the number of participants.

FORMAT. There will be lectures in 4 different topics
lasting over a week, with time for study and leisure.

SPEAKERS/TOPICS:
Peter Olver, University of Minnesota: Moving frames
Laurent Jay, University of Iowa: Runge-Kutta methods, differential
algebraic equations.
Robert McLachlan, Massey University: Splitting methods.
H. Munthe-Kaas/B. Owren: University of Bergen/NTNU: Lie group methods.

A more detailed program will be made available on the summer school web page.

LOCATION. Strand Hotel in Fevik
http://www.strandhotelfevik.no/eng/contact/

CONTACT/REGISTRATION. Inquiries can be directed to Elena Celledoni,
(elenac@math.ntnu.no). Please use the online registration on the
web page http://www.focm.net/gi/oslo0203/SummerSchool.html to register.

FURTHER INFORMATION. The URL:
http://www.focm.net/gi/oslo0203/SummerSchool.html
will contain all information available at all times.


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From: Houyuan Jiang <Houyuan.Jiang@csiro.au>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 15:33:21 +1000
Subject: Special Issue of Annals of Operations Research

SECOND AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

Staff Scheduling and Rostering: Theory and Applications
(http://www.cmis.csiro.au/or/annals_rostering.htm)

A special issue of Annals of Operations Research
(http://www.baltzer.nl/journalhome.htm/0254-5330).

AIM

The principal aim of this issue is to report recent advances of
theory and applications and to provide comprehensive reviews in
the area of staff scheduling and rostering.

TOPICS

Possible topics for papers submitted to this special issue include
but are not limited to:
* Crew scheduling in airlines, railways, mass transit systems, and
buses.
* Nurse, clinician and ancilliary staff rostering in health systems.
* Call centre operator scheduling.
* Rostering in emergency services such as police, ambulance and fire
brigade.
* Scheduling of retail staff in department stores, supermarkets,
franchise chains, and others.
* Rostering security guards.
* General personnel rostering such as post offices, ground staff at
airports, hotel staff, and maintenance staff.
* Days-off, shift, and tour scheduling.
* Stochastic staff scheduling.
* Forecasting of demand for services (such as in call centres).
* Determination of staff requirements.
* Leave planning.
* Software survey (for a number of products).
* The application of different solution techniques such as heuristics,
meta-heuristics, column generation, mathematical modelling and
simulation to crew scheduling applications.
* Other relevant applications and techniques.

GUEST EDITORS

Houyuan Jiang
Mohan Krishnamoorthy
David Sier


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From: Volker Mehrmann <mehrmann@math.TU-Berlin.DE>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 09:32:43 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Special Issue of LAA on Order Reduction of Large-Scale Systems

LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on Order Reduction of Large-Scale Systems

Order reduction is a common theme within the simulation of complex
physical processes. Such simulations often result in very large
systems. For example, large systems arise due to accuracy
requirements on the spatial discretization of fluids or structures,
in the context of lumped-circuit approximations of distributed
circuit elements, such as the interconnect or package of VLSI chips,
or in simulations of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which
have both electrical and mechanical components. Dimension reduction is
generally required for purposes of expediency and/or storage
reduction. Applications include compressed representation, efficient
data analysis and feature extraction, real-time analysis, construction
of low-order control mechanisms, and many others. Various reduction
techniques have been devised, but many of these are described in terms
that are discipline-oriented or even application-specific even though
they share many common features and origins. This special issue is
devoted to exposing the similarities of these approaches, identifying
common features, addressing application-specific challenges, and
investigating how recent reduction methods for linear systems might
be applied to nonlinear problems.

LAA has previously published four special issues devoted to the field
of Linear Systems and Control: 1983 (vol. 50), 1989 (vols. 122-124),
1994 (vols. 203-204) and 2002 (to appear). The cross fertilization
between numerical linear algebra and linear system theory has been
very fruitful. Now, we feel it is time to broaden the scope of these
interactions. In the past decade there has been considerable activity
in the area of dimension reduction for linear dynamical control
systems. However, dimension reduction has a much broader range of
application and interpretation. The goals of this special issue are
to highlight leading approaches and remaining problems in model
reduction for linear system theory, emphasize connections to POD,
extend theory and methodology to nonlinear problems, address
application-specific techniques.

This special issue will be open to all papers with significant new
results in dimension reduction of large systems where either linear
algebraic methods play an important role or new tools and problems of
linear algebraic nature are presented. Survey papers that illustrate
common themes across disciplines and application areas, and especially
where Linear Algebra techniques play a central role are highly
encouraged. Papers must meet the publication standards of Linear
Algebra and Its Applications and will be refereed in the usual way.

Areas and topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not
limited to:

* Methods and Theory for

- Linear (time-invariant and time-varying) dynamical systems
- Descriptor (singular) systems
- Nonlinear dynamical systems
- Second-order systems
- Passive systems
- Infinite-dimensional systems (e.g., PDE based systems)

* Application-Specific Techniques for

- Conservative systems (e.g. Molecular Dynamics)
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Structural analysis (e.g., condensation or sub-structuring)
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)
- Image processing
- Chemical kinetics

* Low-Order Modeling

- Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD)
- Wavelet techniques in dimension reduction
- Reduced-order modeling of distributed circuit elements

* Low-Order Design

- Low-order filter design techniques
- Controller reduction techniques

The deadline for submission of papers is March 31, 2003, and
the special issue is expected to be published in 2004.
Papers should be sent to any of its special editors:

Peter Benner
Institut f. Mathematik, MA 4-5
TU Berlin
Strasse des 17. Juni 136
D-10623 Berlin (Germany)
benner@math.tu-berlin.de


Roland W. Freund
Bell Laboratories
Room 2C-525
700 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (USA)
freund@research.bell-labs.com


Danny C. Sorensen
Dept. of Computational & Applied Mathematics
Rice University
6100 Main St. - MS 134
Houston, TX 77005-1892 (USA)
sorensen@rice.edu


Andras Varga
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
P.O.Box 1116
D-82230 Wessling (Germany)
Andras.Varga@dlr.de


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From: George Anastassiou <anastasg@msci.memphis.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:32:37 -0500
Subject: New Journal, Concrete and Applicable Mathematics

JOURNAL OF CONCRETE AND APPLICABLE MATHEMATICS
SCOPE/CALLING FOR PAPERS

The main purpose of the "Journal of Concrete and Applicable Mathematics"
is to publish high quality original research articles from all subareas of
Non-Pure and/or Applicable Mathematics and its many real life
applications,as well connections to other areas of Mathematical
Sciences,as long as they are presented in a Concrete way.It welcomes
also related research survey articles and book reviews.A sample list of
connected mathematical areas with this publication includes and is not
restricted to:Applied Analysis,Applied Functional Analysis,Probability
theory,Stochastic Processes, Approximation Theory,O.D.E,P.D.E,Wavelet,
Neural Networks,Difference Equations,Summability,Fractals,Special Functions,
Splines,Asymptotic Analysis,Fractional Analysis, Inequalities,Moment Theory,
Numerical Functional Analysis,Tomography,Asymptotic Expansions,Fourier
Analysis,Applied Harmonic Analysis,Integral Equations,Signal Analysis,
Numerical Analysis,Optimization, Operations Research,Linear Programming,
Fuzzyness,Mathematical Finance, Stochastic Analysis,Game Theory,Math.Physics,
Applied Real and Complex Analysis,Computational Number Theory,Graph Theory,
Combinatorics, Computer Science Math.related topics,combinations of the
above etc. In general any kind of Concretely presented Mathematics which is
Applicable fits to the scope of this journal.

Working Concretely and in Applicable Mathematics has become a main trend
in many recent years,so we can understand better and deeper and solve
the important problems of our real and scientific world.
"Journal of Concrete and Applicable Mathematics" is a peer- reviewed
International Quarterly Journal.JCAAM's publisher is NOVA SCIENCE from NY.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS:J.Koliha(U.Melbourne,Australia),C.Bardaro(U.Perugia,
Italy),F.Bastin(U.Liege,Belgium),R.Lasser(Inst.Biomath.,Neuherberg,
Germany),L.Volkmann(Aachen Tech.Inst.,Germany),P.Butzer(Aachen Tech.Inst.,
Germany),H.Gonska(U.Duisburg,Germany),I.Shevchuk(U.Kiev,Ukraine),
H.Knoop(U.Duisburg,Germany),G.Tachev(U.Architecture,Sofia,Bulgaria),
J.Goldstein(U.Memphis,USA),S.Rachev(Univ.Cal.Santa Barbara,USA &
U.Karlsruhe,Germany),G.Ladas(URI,USA),S.Gal(U.Oradea,Romania), C.Rousseau
(U.Memphis,USA),S.Dragomir(Victoria Univ.of Tech.,Melbourne,Australia),
H.M.Srivastava(Univ.Victoria,Canada),Dmitry Khavinson(U.Arkansas,USA),
S.Ahmad(U.Texas SA,USA),T.Rychlik(Polish Academy of Sci.,Poland),
P.Ricci(U.Rome,Italy),B.Sendov(Bulgarian
Acad.Sci.),R.Agarwal(FIT,FL,USA),R.Mohapatra(UCF,FL,USA),R.Nagel
(U.Tuebingen,Germany),M.Kulenovic(URI,USA),P.Pardalos(UFL,Gainesville, USA),
M.Tasche(U.Rostock,Germany),Yeol Je Cho(Gyeongsang Nat.Univ.,Korea),
F.Szidarovszky(U.Arizona,USA),D.Bainov(Med.U.Sofia,Bulgaria),K.Atkinson
(U.Iowa,USA),V.Kiryakova(Bulgarian Academy of Sciences),A.Fink(Iowa
State Univ.,USA).

EDITOR IN -CHIEF:George Anastassiou(U.Memphis,USA).

WE ARE CALLING FOR HIGH QUALITY PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION TO JCAAM.

Interested authors should submit 4 hard copies typed in TEX or LATEX
to Dr.Anastassiou(address in signature),only REGULAR MAIL.We do not
accept e-mail submissions and we do not accept registered mail.

George A. Anastassiou
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Memphis
Memphis,TN 38152


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From: Ulrich Ruede <Ulrich.Ruede@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:01:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Faculty Position at University of Erlangen

The School of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit=E4t
Erlangen-Nuremberg is currently seeking a profesosr for

=09Numerical Simulation with Supercomputers

The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor (German: C3).
Qualifications include a strong expertise in algorithms, methods, and
tools for numerical simulation using supercomputers. Expertise in
teaching on the graduate and undergraduate level is also essential.
The teaching duties will be both in computer science as well as in
Erlangen's International Program in Computational Engineering (see
www10.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/CE). Deadline for applications is July
12, 2002.

University of Erlangen has strong groups working in applications
of supercomputing. The university owns several supercomputers,
such as an Origin 3000, a Fujitsu VPP 300, and several clusters
of workstations. Erlangen partcipates with several research
groups in national supercomputing efforts, such as KONWIHR
(http://konwihr.in.tum.de/index_e.html) and as such intensively uses an
Hitachi SR8000, one of the few publicly available Terascale computers
worldwide (http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/services/compute/hlrb/hardware-en/)

Erlangen-Nuremberg is the largest university in northern Bavaria with
approximately 20000 students. The computer science department presently
enrolls 400 beginning (undergraduate) students annually. Erlangen
has 100000 inhabitants and is part of the Nuremberg-Fuerth-Erlangen
metropolitan area and has many opportunities for recreation in its vicinity.

The legally relevant job announcement can be found at
http://www.uni-erlangen.de/docs/FAUWWW/Stellenangebote/
Hoechstleistungsrechnen.htm
and more information about the department is located at
http://www.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/


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From: L. G. de Pillis <depillis@hmc.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 10:28:29 -0700
Subject: Visiting Position at Harvey Mudd College

Sabbatical and Post-Doc Opportunity
Visiting Position in Mathematical Biology
Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College invites applications for visiting positions at all
levels in mathematical biology. Start time and length of stay are highly
flexible, and will depend on the joint needs of HMC and our potential
visitors. Start time may be either Fall 2002 or Spring 2003.
Length of stay may be from one semester to two years.

HMC is part of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate
and two graduate institutions. Research activity at the Claremont Colleges
in the quantitative life sciences has been increasing rapidly. For example,
there is an ongoing project to develop mathematical models of cancer tumor
growth and treatment. The ideal visitor will forge research collaborations
at the Colleges, and will also contribute to the curriculum by teaching
seminar courses in mathematical biology.

Demonstrated excellence in teaching is essential for all candidates, as
is an established record of scholarship in the mathematical sciences.

Claremont is situated approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles,
at the foot of the San Gabriel mountains. The Colleges are within driving
distance from several other institutions of higher learning, such as Caltech,
UCLA, UC Riverside, and UC Irvine. The community is known for its
tree-lined streets and village charm. It is an easy drive from Claremont
to the cultural attractions of the greater Los Angeles area, as well as the
ocean, mountains and deserts of southern California.

Applicants should send a curriculum vita, a description of their teaching
philosophy and accomplishments, a description of their current research
program, and names and addresses of at least three persons as references.
Only references of finalists for the position will be contacted.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, beginning June 1, 2002,
and the positions will remain open until filled. Harvey Mudd College is an
equal opportunity employer and is committed to the recruitment of candidates
historically underrepresented on college faculties.

Further information about the Mathematics Department may be found at
http://www.math.hmc.edu.

Address for applications:

Professor L.G. de Pillis
Director, Center for Quantitative Life Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA 91711-5990


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From: Adrin Gharakhani <adrin@Applied-Scientific.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 15:36:08 -0700
Subject: Research Scientist Position at Applied Scientific Research

Applied Scientific Research - an engineering and scientific software
development firm - has embarked on a new project to develop and market
the first truly grid-free commercially available Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) software for simulating turbulent flow in/around complex
time-varying geometries. We are presently seeking a highly motivated,
results-oriented self starter to participate in the development and
implementation of this next-generation CFD technology.

Candidates with very strong applied mathematics and scientific software
development background, as well as proven research experience in the
following areas are strongly encouraged to apply for immediate consideration:

* Vortex Element, Boundary Element, and/or Mesh-Free Finite Element Methods
* Advanced Large Eddy Simulation (LES) modeling techniques
* Massively parallel computing and advanced algorithm development
* Reacting, multiphase, compressible flow model development, and/or
active/passive flow control physics - a plus but not necessary
* A PhD/ScD degree in applied mathematics, mechanical and/or
aerospace engineering is required for this position

Applied Scientific Research is a startup company committed to creativity
and excellence in scientific research. We offer a competitive benefits
package and provide an environment that values and encourages new ideas.
Visit http://www.Applied-Scientific.com for a brief introduction to the
company.

Please e-mail your resume and salary requirements, as well as a copy of
your best publication to adrin@Applied-Scientific.com or send to:

Adrin Gharakhani, Sc.D.
Applied Scientific Research
1800 East Garry Avenue, Suite 214
Santa Ana, CA 92705


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From: Vladik Kreinovich <vladik@cs.utep.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 20:07:24 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Contents, Reliable Computing

Reliable Computing
Volume 8, issue 4, 2002
Mathematical Research

Sparse Systems in Fixed Point Form
Ramon E. Moore
249-265

On Existence and Uniqueness Verification for Non-Smooth Functions
R. Baker Kearfott
267-282

Interval Estimations of Solution Sets to Real-Valued Systems of Linear
or Non-Linear Equations
Miguel A. Sainz, Ernest Gardenyes, Lambert Jorba
283-305

Short Communication

Interval Arithmetic on Multimedia Architectures
Juergen Wolff von Gudenberg
307-312

Letter to the Editor

Grand Challenges and Scientific Standards in Interval Analysis
Arnold Neumaier
313-320



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