## NA Digest Monday, August 22, 2011 Volume 11 : Issue 34

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Sandia National Labs
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From: Teresa Krick <krick@dm.uba.ar>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:23:53 -0400
Subject: Smale Prize Awarded

The Society for the Foundations of Computational Mathematics awarded
the first Smale Prize to Professor Snorre Christiansen at its FoCM'11
meeting in Budapest on July 14, 2011. Symbolic of the prize, Professor
Christiansen was given a G=F6mb=F6c, the first known homogeneous object
with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

The Smale Prize recognizes major achievements in furthering the
understanding of the connections between mathematics and
computation. The award is named after Stephen Smale who contributed
greatly to this understanding and many other fields of mathematics as
well as being key to the founding of the Society. The prize is awarded
to a researcher having received a doctoral degree within the 10 years
prior to the award.

Professor Christiansen of the University of Oslo, Norway, was awarded
the prize for his contributions to computational mathematics of
partial differential equations. Most of Professor Christiansen's work
is motivated by the design of numerical methods for various equations
arising in physics. The citation made particular note of his use of
Calderon=92s formulas to construct preconditioners for the electric
field equations, his contributions to the development of exterior
calculus and cohomological analysis of finite element methods, and his
convergence results for lattice gauge theory. Further information
concerning Professor Christiansen and the award ceremony can be found
at http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/na/FoCM11/smale_prize.html.

The Society for Foundations of Computational Mathematics (FoCM) is a
nonprofit organization founded in 1995 that supports and promotes
research on foundations of computational mathematics. It fosters
interaction among mathematics, computer science and other areas of
computational science through its conferences, workshops and

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From: Yvan Notay <ynotay@ulb.ac.be>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:25:01 -0400
Subject: Algebraic Multigrid Software

We are pleased to announce the release of AGMG 3.0, a software package
that implements an aggregation-based algebraic multigrid method.

AGMG comes either as a function that may be called from Matlab
environment, or as a Fortran 90 subroutine that may be linked with an
application program. Both versions have been designed to be easy to
use by non experts (in a black box fashion). A Fortran 90 parallel
implementation is also provided.

Version 3.0 is a major release that integrates our latest research
efforts. The aggregation procedure is now based on the explicit
control of some quality indicators. This allows to guarantee
theoretical convergence properties for some class of input matrices.
For general matrices, this makes the method more robust and the
convergence slightly faster on average than with the previous
versions.

http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~ynotay/AGMG

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From: Bruce Bailey <bailey@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:52:50 -0400
Subject: New Book, Implicit Filtering

Announcing the August 11, 2011, publication by SIAM of:

Implicit Filtering, by C. T. Kelley

2011 / xiv + 170 pages / Softcover / ISBN 978-1-611971-89-7 /
List Price $65.00 / SIAM Member Price$45.50 / Order Code SE23

Implicit filtering is a way to solve bound-constrained optimization
problems for which derivative information is not available. Unlike
methods that use interpolation to reconstruct the function and its
higher derivatives, implicit filtering builds upon coordinate search
and then interpolates to get an approximation of the gradient.

The author describes the algorithm, its convergence theory, and a new
MATLAB=AE implementation, and includes three case studies.

technology, scientists and engineers who would like to apply the
methods to real-world problems, and specialists who will use the ideas
and the software from this book in their own research.

Contents: Preface; How to Get the Software; Chapter 1 =96 Introduction;
Chapter 2 =96 Getting Started with imfil.m; Chapter 3 =96 Notation and
Preliminaries; Chapter 4 =96 Implicit Filtering Algorithm; Chapter 5 =96
Convergence Theory; Chapter 6 =96 Using imfil.m; Chapter 7 =96 Advanced
Options; Chapter 8 =96 Harmonic Oscillator; Chapter 9 =96 Hydraulic
Capture Problem; Chapter 10 =96 Water Resources Policy; Bibliography;
Index.

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From: Eugene Kashdan <ekashdan@post.tau.ac.il>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:25:51 -0400
Subject: Math Biology Workshop, South Africa, Jan 2012

US-SA workshop "Mathematical Methods in Systems Biology and Population
Dynamics" African Institute of Mathematical Sciences, AIMS, Cape Town,
South Africa, January 4-7, 2012, http://www.siue.edu/CAS/AIMS/

This workshop will bring together applied mathematicians with
researchers working in various biological and medical fields in order
to exchange ideas and advance research by initiating and promoting
collaborations motivated by challenging problems. These include the
spread of infectious diseases (epidemiology) or the growing need for
robust and reliable models in ecology, both of special importance in
the host country of South Africa, where research naturally has focused
on fighting disease and epidemics. In the US, on the other hand, a
strong emphasis exists on Systems Biology and especially on its
aspects related to cancer. Therefore a second focus area of the
workshop will be about improved and more realistic models for the
dynamic progression and treatment for various types of cancer, a truly
global challenging problem.

The workshop is expected to have an important educational impact
because of the unique character of AIMS, which is a center for
graduate studies in the mathematical sciences in Africa with emphasis
on mathematical biology. We particularly encourage the participation
of graduate students and junior researchers. We have some support from
local sponsors and as well as from the National Science Foundation and
the Society for Mathematical Biology.

If you are considering joining us for the workshop, for planning
purpose we would appreciate if you contact the organizers:
Jacek Banasiak -- BANASIAK@ukzn.ac.za
Urszula Ledzewicz -- uledzew@siue.edu
as soon as possible, but not later than September 15.

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From: Jaime Lloret Mauri<jlloret@dcom.upv.es>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:59:24 +0200
Subject: eKNOW 2012, Valencia, Spain, Jan 2012

Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate
groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original
scientific results to eKNOW 2012.

The submission deadline is set to September 5, 2011.

In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals:
http://www.iariajournals.org

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS
eKNOW 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Information,
Process, and Knowledge Management
January 30 - February 4, 2012 - Valencia, Spain

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/eKNOW12.html
Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/SubmiteKNOW12.html

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA
Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules:
http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

eKNOW 2012 Topics: Knowledge fundamentals; Knowledge identification
and discovery; Knowledge management systems; Knowledge semantics
processing and ontology; Process analysis and modeling; Process
management; Information management; Decision support systems

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From: "Paulo de Mattos Pimenta" <ppimenta@usp.br>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:21:46 -0300
Subject: MS deadline extended, WCCM 2012, Brazil, Jul 2012

WCCM 2012 in Brazil: New Deadline for Mini-Symposium Proposal!

Dear Colleague: please take a time and submit a Mini-Symposium at the
10th WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS (WCCM 2012) at:
http://www.wccm2012.com. The new deadline is August 31st, 2011.

For detailed and updated information, please visit frequently the
congress website at http://www.wccm2012.com, or send us an email to
secretariat@wccm2012.com.

We look forward to welcoming you in Brazil for the WCCM 2012!

Paulo M. Pimenta
Congress Chairman

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From: Bulent Karasozen <bulent@metu.edu.tr>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:18:16 -0400
Subject: Applied and Computational Math, Turkey, Oct 2012

Event Title: International Conference on Applied and Computational
Mathematics (ICACM)

Date: 10/03/2012 - 10/06/2012

Location: Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM), Middle East
Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey.

http://www.iam.metu.edu.tr/icacm

In October (3 =96 6, 2012), ICACM marks the 10th anniversary of IAM at
METU and aims to highlight the recent advances in applied and
computational mathematics as well as to demonstrate their
applicability in science, engineering and industry. In addition to the
traditional and strong focus on applied and computational mathematics,
the special emphasis will be given to information security and
cryptology, financial mathematics, actuarial sciences, scientific
computing and their applications. Furthermore, the proceedings of the
Applied Mathematics(JCAM) as a special issue. Keynote talks will be
given by Dr. Peter Deuflhard and Dr. Avner Friedman. The conference
will welcome also the invited speakers, Dr. M. Goovaerts, Dr.
G.McGuire , Dr. F. He=DF, Dr. M. Jeanblanc, Dr.J. Jost, Dr. R. Korn,
Dr. K. Kunisch, Dr. B. =D8ksendal, Dr. K. M.
Ostaszewski,Dr.M. Pontier, Dr. B. Preneel, Dr. H. M. Soner,
Dr. M. G.Speranza.

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From: Michaela Seiwald <michaela.seiwald@uni-graz.at>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:38:52 -0400
Subject: University Assistant Position, Univ of Graz

The Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing is offering a
position as University Assistant with PhD (B1)

40 hours/week; until 30.09.2014; provisional starting date 03.10.2011

Working area:
- Applied Mathematics with focus on Partial Differential Equations
with applications in Life Sciences and/or Photovoltaics
- Teaching and supervision of students

Specific qualification:
- Finished PhD in mathematics
- Expertise in modelling with and analysis and numerics of PDEs

Personal skills:
- High personal motivation towards scientific excellence
- Strong interest in applications with life-sciences/photovoltaics
- Independent working style
- Ability to work in a team

Deadline of Application: 31. August 2011

Application code: MB/156/99 ex 2010/11

Applications with CV, photo, credentials and application code to be sent to=
:
Karl-Franzens-Universit=E4t Graz
Personalressort
Universit=E4tsplatz 3
8010 Graz
or mail to: bewerbung@uni-graz.at

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From: Stefan Kunis <stefan.kunis@math.uni-osnabrueck.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:58:07 -0400
Subject: Postdoc Position, Appl Math, Univ Osnabrueck

The University Osnabrueck, Institute of Mathematics, Applied Analysis
Group, invites applications for a position of a

Postdoc - Applied Mathematics

Job Description
- Development and implementation of efficient algorithms for
biomedical imaging
- Employment contract for two years with a standard public service
salary

- Strong background in Mathematics, Computer Science or related fields
- Knowledge in Numerical and Applied Harmonic Analysis
- Programming skills and experience with C, C++, and Matlab

and references, as well as an outline of future research interests to
Stefan Kunis, e-mail: stefan.kunis@math.uos.de

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From: Burak Buke <B.Buke@ed.ac.uk>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:00:20 -0400
Subject: Postdoc Position, Optim/Stochastics, Univ of Edinburgh

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Position

University of Edinburgh
School of Mathematics

Applications are invited for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow
position in Optimization and Stochastics in the School of Mathematics
at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The successful
candidate will join the Edinburgh Research Group in Optimization
(http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ERGO/ ) and participate in the project
"Mathematics for Vast Digital Resources". The project is funded by
EPSRC, and led by Prof. Jacek Gondzio, Dr. Peter Richtarik and
Dr. Burak Buke.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and creative individual
with a Ph.D. in Operational Research, Mathematics or a related field
and will have strong publication record. Individuals with a joint
background/experience in stochastic programming and large-scale
optimization are particularly encouraged to apply.

The proposed start date for the position is January 1, 2012; however,
it can be shifted to a mutually agreed date. Only complete electronic
applications will be considered; a CV, a two-page research plan and at
least three references (PDF files preferred) should be submitted. This
can be done at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/ using the job reference
number 3014768. The closing date for receipt of applications and
letters of reference is September 20, 2011. Interviews of shortlisted
candidates will take place in October 2011.

members:
Dr Burak Buke, b.buke@ed.ac.uk
Prof Jacek Gondzio, j.gondzio@ed.ac.uk
Dr Peter Richtarik, peter.richtarik@ed.ac.uk

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From: Ralf Hiptmair <hiptmair@sam.math.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:36:20 -0400
Subject: PhD Positions, Comp Nano-Optics, ETH Zurich

PhD positions on Computational Nano-Optics at Seminar for Applied
Mathematics of ETH Zurich

The Seminar for Applied Mathematics of ETH Zuerich
(http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/, Prof. R. Hiptmair, Prof. Ch. Schwab)
offers full PhD positions in the framework of an interdisciplinary
project on "Computational Nano-Optics".

Nano-optics studies and exploits the interaction of light with matter
at sub-wavelength length scales. The project has a focus on numerical
methods, algorithm development, and efficient implementation.

The positions are temporary and limited to 3-4 years. The holder will
be regular ETH research staff and receive a gross salary of roughly
68,000 Swiss Francs (currently about USD 85,000, EUR 60.000).

Candidates must have a master or diploma degree in mathematics,
physics, a (computational) engineering discipline, or in
(computational) science. Their education record should indicate strong
interest and exceptional skills in computer simulation as well as
familiarity with important numerical methods for the approximate
solution partial differential equations (finite elements, finite
volumes, etc.). Experience with object oriented programming in C++ is
essential.

Knowledge of German is not required, but the candidates must possess
good communication skills and should be fluent in English, both oral
and in writing.

http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/news/jobs

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From: Ian Smith <ian.smith@tandf.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:34:18 -0400
Subject: Contents, IJCM Section B, 88(13)

International Journal of Computer Mathematics
http://www.informaworld.com/gcom
Volume 88 Issue 13 Section B

A family of integrals analytically solvable, Jos=E9 L. L=F3pez & Pedro
J. Pagola

Numerical results for linear Fredholm integral equations of the first
kind over surfaces in three dimensions, Andreas Kleefeld

Bounds for an estimate of the optimal backward error for linear least
squares problems, Zheng Su

Computational methods for option replication, Vasilios N. Katsikis

Option pricing under model involving slow growth volatility,
Abdelghani Benjouad, Mohammed Kbiri Alaoui, Driss Meskine & Ali
Souissi

A high-order compact method for nonlinear Black=96Scholes option pricing
equations of American options, E. Dremkova & M. Ehrhardt

A priori and a posteriori error estimates for the method of lumped
masses for parabolic optimal control problems, Hongfei Fu & Hongxing
Rui

Exact periodic, cusp, solitary and loop wave solutions of the EX-ROE,
Shaolong Xie & Jionghui Cai

Finding better weight functions for generalized Shepard's operator on
infinite intervals, Biancamaria Della Vecchia & Istv=E1n Szalkai

A novel numerical method for a class of problems with the transition
layer and Burgers=92 equation, Shuoyu Zheng, Xionghua Wu & Liangliang Du

Asymptotic expansions for the Bessel transformations with high
oscillations by using the homotopy technique, Ruyun Chen & Ximing
Liang

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From: Maya Neytcheva <Maya.Neytcheva@it.uu.se>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:37:23 +0200
Subject: Contents, Numerical Linear Algebra with Appl, 18(4)

Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications
Vol 18, issue 4, 2011

Parallel multigrid method for finite element simulations of complex
flow problems on locally refined meshes, Madlen Kimmritz and Thomas
Richter (pages 615--636)

The formulation and numerical method for partial quadratic eigenvalue
assignment problems, Yun-Feng Cai, Jiang Qian and Shu-Fang Xu (pages
637--652)

An iterative solver for the finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD)
method for the simulation of materials with negative permittivity,
Christoph Pflaum and Zhabiz Rahimi (pages 653--670)

A box-shaped cyclically reduced operator, Chen Greif and Robert
L. Hocking (pages 671--693)

Parallel characteristic finite element method for time-dependent
convection--diffusion problem, Jiansong Zhang, Danping Yang, Hongfei
Fu and Hui Guo (pages 695--705)

A property of eigenvalue bounds for a class of symmetric tridiagonal
interval matrices, Quan Yuan, Huinan Leng and Zhiqing He (pages
707--717)

A new algorithm for generalized Sylvester-observer equation and its
application to state and velocity estimations in vibrating systems,
Jo=E3o B. Carvalho and Biswa N. Datta (pages 719--732)

Robust multigrid preconditioners for the high-contrast biharmonic
plate equation, Burak Aksoylu and Zuhal Yeter (pages 733--750)

Local Fourier analysis for multigrid with overlapping smoothers
applied to systems of PDEs, Scott P. MacLachlan and C. W. Oosterlee
(pages 751--774)

Note on the iterative methods for computing the generalized inverse
over Banach spaces, Xiaoji Liu, Guangping Zhou and Yaoming Yu (pages
775--787)

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From: Emma Avery <Emma.Avery@iop.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:48:15 +0100
Subject: Contents, Nonlinearity, 24(9)

NONLINEARITY
Volume 24, Issue 9, September 2011
Individual articles are free for 30 days following their publication
on the web. This issue is available at: URL:
http://iopscience.iop.org/0951-7715/24/9

2383, Counting Berg partitions, Artur Siemaszko and Maciej P
Wojtkowski

2405, Connection preserving deformations and {\it q}-semi-classical
orthogonal polynomials, Christopher M Ormerod, N S Witte and Peter J
Forrester

2435, Spectral degeneracy and escape dynamics for intermittent maps
with a hole, Gary Froyland, Rua Murray and Ognjen Stancevic

2465, On the Herman--Avila--Bochi formula for Lyapunov exponents of
SL(2,\mathbb {R})-cocycles, Alexandre T Baraviera, Jo\~ao Lopes Dias
and Pedro Duarte

2477, Statistical properties of invariant graphs in piecewise affine
discontinuous forced systems, B Fernandez and A Quas

2489, Finite type, open set conditions and weak separation conditions,
M Das and G A Edgar

2505, On the number of limit cycles in quadratic perturbations of

2523, A class of integro-differential equations incorporating
nonlinear and nonlocal damping with applications in nonlinear
elastodynamics: Existence via time discretization, Etienne Emmrich and
Mechthild Thalhammer

2547, Numerical study of the blowup/global existence dichotomy for the
focusing cubic nonlinear Klein--Gordon equation, R Donninger and W
Schlag

2563, Non-uniqueness of ergodic measures with full Hausdorff
dimensions on a Gatzouras--Lalley carpet, Julien Barral and De-Jun
Feng

2569, The Darboux coordinates for a new family of Hamiltonian
operators and linearization of associated evolution equations, Ji\v
rina Vodov\'a

2575, Sufficient conditions for a period incrementing big bang
bifurcation in one-dimensional maps, V Avrutin, A Granados and M
Schanz

2599, On the flow map for 2D Euler equations with unbounded vorticity,
James P Kelliher

2639, Navier--Stokes equations on a flat cylinder with vorticity
production on the boundary, Carlo Boldrighini and Paolo Butt\`a

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