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From: Gene H Golub <golub@stanford.edu>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:54:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: John Francis, Co-Inventor of QR
Dear Colleagues,
For many years, I have been interested in meeting J G F Francis, one of
the co-inventors of the QR algorithm for computing eigenvalues of general
matrices. Through a lead provided by the late Erin Brent and with the aid
of Google, I finally made contact with him.
John Francis was born in 1934 in London and currently lives in Hove, near
Brighton. His residence is about a quarter mile from the sea; he is a
widower. In 1954, he worked at the National Research Development Corp
(NRDC) and attended some lectures given by Christopher Strachey.
In 1955,'56 he was a student at Cambridge but did not complete a degree.
He then went back to NRDC as an assistant to Strachey where he got
involved in flutter computations and this led to his work on QR.
After leaving NRDC in 1961, he worked at the Ferranti Corp and then at the
University of Sussex. Subsequently, he had positions with various
industrial organizations and consultancies. He is now retired. His
interests were quite general and included Artificial Intelligence,
computer languages, systems engineering. He has not returned to numerical
computation.
He was surprised to learn there are many references to his work and
that the QR method is considered one of the ten most important
algorithms of the 20th century. He was unaware of such developments as
TeX and Math Lab. Currently he is working on a degree at the Open
University.
John Francis did remarkable work and we are all in his debt. Along with
the conjugate gradient method, it provided us with one of the basic tools
of numerical analysis.
Gene Golub
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From: "NIPS 2007 Publicity" <nips2007publicity@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:14:58 -0700
Subject: Call for Demos - NIPS 2007, Dec 2007
CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS - NIPS 2007
Neural Information Processing Systems -- Natural and Synthetic NIPS 2006
Conference -- December 3 - 6, 2007 Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC, CANADA
www.nips.cc
Demonstration Proposal Deadline: September 21, 2007
Would you like to interactively demonstrate your novel hardware, software,
or wetware technology, your robot, or your chip to people at the NIPS 2007
Conference?
The Neural Information Processing Systems Conference has a Demonstration
Track that will run in parallel with the popular evening Poster Sessions.
Demonstrators will have a chance to show their live interactive demos in the
areas of hardware technology, neuromorphic and biologically-inspired
systems, robotics, and software systems. The only hard rules are that the
demo must show novel technology and must be LIVE and INTERACTIVE!
(It is not a back-door Poster Session.)
The full call for demonstrations is at the following URL:
http://nips.cc/Conferences/2007/Calls/CallForDemos
Giacomo Indiveri
and
Xubo Song
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From: Antonio J Rodrigues <ajrodrigues@fc.ul.pt>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:10:16 +0100
Subject: XLI Meeting of the Euro Working Group on Financial Modelling, Nov 2007
XLI Meeting of the Euro Working Group on Financial Modelling
November 8-10, 2007
Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.escritadigital.pt/XLI_ewgfm/
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 41st Euro Meeting of the Working Group on Financial Modelling (XLI EWGFM)
will be organized by CEG-IST, the Centre for Management Studies
of the Technical University of Lisbon, and will take place at the VIP
Art's Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 8 to 10th, 2007.
Fields of interest include:
- Banking;
- Risk Management;
- Corporate finance;
- Asset Pricing;
- Modelling volatility and correlation;
- International finance;
- Portfolio management and optimization;
- Pricing of derivatives;
- Financial forecasting;
- Behavioural finance;
- Multicriteria decision making in Finance.
Papers on these fields are solicited and welcome.
Abstracts (200 words maximum) and papers should include a cover page
containing:
- title;
- author's names and affiliations;
- address, phone and e-mail of the corresponding author.
Important dates for the meeting are:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: August 31, 2007.
Notification of acceptance: September 8, 2007.
Deadline for submission of complete papers: October 5, 2007.
All the meeting-related information is available at:
http://www.escritadigital.pt/XLI_ewgfm/.
Further clarification on organization and scientific issues can be
requested by email to jagl@fct.unl.pt.
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From: "Connie Young" <Young@siam.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:59:55 -0400
Subject: Deadline Extended, SIAM PP08, Mar 2008
SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing
Atlanta, Georgia
March 12-14, 2008
SUBMISSION DEADLINES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED
October 1, 2007: Minisymposium proposals
October 8, 2007: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers
Visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/pp08/participation.php to submit.
For more information about the conference, visit
http://www.siam.org/meetings/pp08/ or contact SIAM Conference Department
at meetings@siam.org.
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From: Adina Nagy <adina@math.auckland.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:10:31 -0400
Subject: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Auckland, New Zealand
Applications are invited for a position at the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level
in Applied Mathematics within the Department of Mathematics, The University of
Auckland, New Zealand.
The position is intended for candidates with a PhD in Applied Mathematics, or
related area, who demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in research
and teaching at all levels of Applied Mathematics.
Candidates are invited to apply online at
http://www.vacancies.auckland.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=5367
Location Auckland
Term of Contract Permanent
Closing Date 12 September 2007
Position Overview Applications are invited for a position at the Lecturer
/ Senior Lecturer level in Applied Mathematics within the Department of
Mathematics.
The position is intended for candidates with a PhD in Applied Mathematics, or
related area, who demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in research
and teaching at all levels of Applied Mathematics. Applications from
researchers active in any area of Applied Mathematics will be considered.
Preference may be given to those working in the areas of mathematical biology,
financial mathematics, and scientific computation. Experience working with
industry is not required, but is seen as highly desirable.
The Department of Mathematics is the largest and strongest Mathematics
Department in NZ. It offers programmes in both Mathematics and Applied
Mathematics with a full range of courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate
levels. It has a growing PhD programme and a vibrant research culture,
spanning pure and applied mathematics and mathematics education. More details
about the Department can be found at: http://www.math.auckland.ac.nz
Responsible To Head of Department
Key Accountability Areas UNIVERSITY ROLE
Work collaboratively with colleagues, both within the Mathematics Department
and in other Departments across the University, including joint grant
proposals, graduate student supervision, and joint teaching where appropriate.
TEACHING/SUPERVISION
Undertake undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as required by the Head of
Department; Develop and teach major curriculum components of courses;
Coordinate and administer the teaching of courses, as necessary; Supervise the
research activities of graduate and undergraduate students.
RESEARCH
Undertake an active, appropriate and viable personal research programme;
Submit research-funding applications to appropriate bodies; Disseminate
knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications; Participate
in conferences and other professional activities to advance research
interests; Work collaboratively with colleagues.
ADMINISTRATION
Undertake administration of paper(s); Participate in University/Department
committees; Adhere to the rules and regulations of the University; Comply with
the Universitys obligation regarding equal employment opportunities and the
Treaty of Waitangi; Contribute to the development of a Department working
environment of teamwork and co-operation; Participate in community service
activities that further advance the particular field.
Person Specification
Qualifications PhD in Applied Mathematics or equivalent
Experience Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.
Demonstrated excellence in graduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision.
Capacity to teach students from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Ability to foster intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary relationships in
research and teaching.
Attributes and Skills Plan, organise and administer your work.
Facilitate student learning.
Supervise and assess students work.
Evaluate course content and delivery.
Work collaboratively with colleagues.
Undertake and publish research.
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From: Gunilla Kreiss <gunilla.kreiss@it.uu.se>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:17:21 +0200
Subject: Position at Uppsala University
Applications are invited for a tenure track position as
Assistant Professor (Biträdande lektor) in Scientific Computing
at the Department of Information Technology, Division of Scientific
Computing, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Scientific Computing concerns analysis, development and implementation
of computational methods in science and engineering. The research at
the Division of Scientific Computing is concentrated to numerical
solution of partial differential equations and optimization problems in
different applications e.g. fluid flow, materials science, molecular
biology, financial mathematics, acoustics, and algorithms and software
for high performance computers. For more information on our reasearch
activities, see the homepage http://www.it.uu.se/research/tdb. The
appointment includes mainly research, but also teaching on
undergraduate and graduate level, and graduate student supervision.
For further information about the position and instructions on how to
apply see http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/engindex.html ,
or contact professor Gunilla Kreiss, e-mail gunilla.kreiss@it.uu.se
Deadline for the applications is September 10, 2007.
Gunilla Kreiss
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From: Peter Butkovic <P.Butkovic@bham.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:44:27 -0400
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Birmingham (UK)
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research fellow in the School
of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, to work on the EPSRC funded
project Feasibility and reachability in max-linear systems under the
supervision of the Principal Investigator, Dr P Butkovic. It is a condition
of this appointment that it starts on or before 1 March 2008 and its
duration is 33 months. The successful applicant will have completed their
first degree in either mathematics or physics and a PhD, preferably in an
area of mathematics with links to numerical linear algebra and/or discrete
optimisation. Candidates in the final stages of their PhD study will also be
considered. Starting salary is £25,134 pa. Travel allowance for conferences
will be available.
Further particulars can be seen on
http://www.vacancies.bham.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancySearch.htm
Please use reference number S43191.
The closing date for applications is 20 September 2007.
If you wish to apply for this post please use the link "Applying for a job"
in the left column at Further Particulars. Any application should contain
email addresses of referees and should be accompanied by a CV and a list of
publications.
Informal enquiries prior to formal application are encouraged; they may be
made to Dr P Butkovic (P.Butkovic@bham.ac.uk).
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From: Hermann Eberl <heberl@uoguelph.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:51:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Postdoc Position in Comput. Biomathematics, Univ. Guelph, Canada
Postdoctoral Position, Univ. Guelph, Canada
We invite applications for the position of a postdoctoral fellow in the
Computational Biomathematics Laboratory, Dept. Mathematics and Statistics,
Univ. Guelph, On, Canada. Applicants should have expertise and interest in at
least one of the following research areas:
- biofilm modeling
- partial differential equations (modeling, analysis, numerical analysis)
with applications in biology
- computational fluid dynamics, in particular biofluid dynamics or
fluid-(soft)structure interactions
- mathematical modeling and numerical simulation in environmental engineering
Candidates should have a PhD in Mathematics or Engineering or in a sufficiently
closely related discipline. The incumbent will be expected to develop an
independent research program, but also to participate in at least one of the
ongoing research projects in the Computational Biomathematics Laboratory.
Candidates should be able to teach an undergraduate mathematics course
(typically 1st or 2nd year) if assigned by the Department Chair.
The Computational Biomathematics Laboratory is lead by Dr HJ Eberl
(Assoc .Prof. and Canada Research Chair, http://www.uoguelph.ca/~heberl) and
is currently composed of one postdoc, six graduate students and one
undergraduate student. The University of Guelph is a research intensive
comprehensive university (approx 18000 students, including 2000 graduate
students) with a unique tradition and focus on life sciences. This offers a
broad range of opportunities for intedsiciplinary collaborations. Within the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Biomathematics and Statistics (BIOMS)
is the largest research group, with currently more than 10 faculty and more
than 20 graduate students and postdocs (see http://www.uoguelph.ca/biom&s).
The appointment will be initially for one year; an extension for one more year
is anticipated, pending on confirmation of availability of funds. Applicants
should submit a CV, a description of research expertise and interests
(1 or 2 pages), and provide the contact details of at least two academic
references. All documentation should be sent (email or regular mail) before
Sept 20 to
Dr. Hermann J. Eberl
Dept. Mathematics and Statistics
Univ. Guelph, Guelph, On, Canada, N1G 2W1
email: heberl@uoguelph.ca, http://www.uoguelph.ca/~heberl
Informal inquiries should be addressed by email to heberl@uoguelph.ca.
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From: "Per Christian Hansen" <pch@imm.dtu.dk>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:37:36 +0200
Subject: PhD position at the Technical University of Denmark
PhD position at the Technical University of Denmark
A PhD position for the duration of three years is available
in the area of large-scale algorithms for imaging problems in,
e.g., biometrics and geophysics; see
www.imm.dtu.dk/~pch/CSI.html.
We will develop and implement the enabling mathematical
technology for next-generation imaging problems arising in
areas such as biometrics, crystallography, geophysics, and
surveillance. We will revisit the original problem
formulations and derive novel and highly-efficient methods
for their solution, using the most recent developments in
mathematics and numerical analysis.
Specifically, the project aims at developing modern and
efficient algorithms for imaging using recent advances in
interior-point algorithm combined with preconditioned iterative
methods for solving structured sets of Newton equations.
The PhD stipend is financed by the Danish Agency for Science,
Technology and Innovation (FTP). The project is a joint
collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark,
Aalborg University, and MOSEK ApS, Copenhagen.
This PhD project is mainly associated with DTU, and the
supervisors are Professor Per Christian Hansen and Associate
Professor Marielba Rojas. This project is expected to start
January 1, 2008. For more informatinon about requirements
and deadlines, see:
www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=21594109.
Per Christian Hansen
Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
Technical University of Denmark
http://www.imm.dtu.dk/~pch
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From: Petra Hildebrand <petra.hildebrand@uni-ulm.de>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:53:46 +0200
Subject: PhD-Scholarship available
Announcement of scholarship
Within in the DFG (German Science Foundation) Research Training
Group (Graduiertenkolleg) Modeling, Analysis and Simulation in
Economic Mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Economics of
the University of Ulm there is
1 PhD Scholarship
available for three years starting at the earliest.
The scope of the research training group is the investigation of
economic questions by means of mathematical modeling, analysis and
simulation. These questions are developed in cooperation with
partners from outside the University and arise from the following areas:
1. Evaluation of complex financial products
2. Risk analysis und management
3. Optimal Strategies
4. Econometric analysis und strategies
5. Knowledge discovery and data mining
To solve such problems, the scholarship holders will work in the
following mathematical disciplines:
1. Stochastical models, their analysis and simulation
2. Statistical inference und data analysis
3. Stochastical control and optimization
4. Partial differential equations and functional analysis
5. Financial mathematical modeling and analysis
6. Numerical analysis and simulation
7. Methods in the development and quality management of software
Further information is found on:
http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/gradkoll/
The amount of the scholarships is based on the guidelines of the DFG:
http://www.dfg.de/forschungsfoerderung/formulare/download/1_30a_w.pdf
Candidates must already be authorized to work in the EU and must be
Germany based
Alumnis of mathematical based courses of studies are asked to send
their significant application documents (copies of certificates, CV,
photo) to the speaker:
Prof. Dr. Karsten Urban
University of Ulm
Institut for Numerical Analysis
Helmholtzstrasse 18
89069 Ulm
Phone: +49-731-502-3535
Fax: +49-731-502-3548
email: petra.hildebrand@uni-ulm.de
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From: "Kreinovich, Vladik" <vladik@utep.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:31:10 -0600
Subject: Contents, Reliable Computing, Vol. 13, issue 5, 2007
Reliable Computing
Volume 13, issue 5, 2007
Mathematical Research
Guaranteeing the Homotopy Type of a Set Defined by Non-Linear
Inequalities
Nicolas Delanoue, Luc Jaulin, Bertrand Cottenceau
381-398
Optimal Multiplication of G-intervals
Lubomir V. Kolev
399-408
On Sufficient Conditions of the Injectivity:
Development of a Numerical Test Algorithm via Interval Analysis
Sebastien Lagrange, Nicolas Delanoue, Luc Jaulin
409-421
Application
An Application of Interval Methods to Stock Market Forecasting
Chenyi Hu, Ling T. He
423-434
Information
Interval-Related Talks at the 2007 IEEE Symposium Series
on Computational Intelligence
435-440
Interval-Related Talks at the North American Fuzzy Information
Processing Society Annual Conference NAFIPS'07
441-443
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From: andrew stuart <a.m.stuart@warwick.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:02:24 -0400
Subject: NERC PhD Studentship in Data Assimilation and Stochastic Simulation
The aim of this research project is to develop
effective Bayesian sampling techniques for application
to data assimilation problems arising in the
environmental sciences. Data assimilation aims to combine
information from numerical models with observational data
in order to obtain accurate estimates of the current and
future states of a (possibly stochastic) dynamical system. Sampling
techniques such as MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo) methods
will be investigated. Such techniques are required for
problems that are far from Gaussian and are not amenable
to optimization methods (such as 4D variational methods)
or Gaussian approximations (based on the Kalman filter).
The primary challenge is the construction of proposals
for MCMC methods that are cheap to implement and yet
capture sufficient information to lead to efficient
sampling. The succesful candidate will apply ideas from
reduced order modelling to construct, implement and evaluate
MCMC methods based on such proposals. Applications include
weather forecasting, climate change and oceanography.
The project will be based at either Warwick or Reading
University and will be supervised by Professors Nancy
Nichols (Reading) and Andrew Stuart (Warwick). It is
funded by the NERC Centre of Excellent in Data Assimilation
(DARC) at Reading.
The funding for UK students is for three years at the standard
NERC rate (currently 12,600 GBP in 2007/2008), plus fees.
For EU students only fees are covered.
For further information contact
Andrew Stuart A.M.Stuart@warwick.ac.uk
or
Nancy Nichols N.K.Nichols@reading.ac.uk
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