## NA Digest Sunday, January 31, 1999 Volume 99 : Issue 05

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From: G. W. Stewart <stewart@cs.umd.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:46:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Convergence of the QR Algorithm

Does anyone know of a rigorous treatement of the convergence of the
shifted QR algorithm to a multiple, nondefective eigenvalue of a
non-Hermitian matrix? Wilkinson discusses the issue in his Algebraic
eigenvalue problem, but his hands sometimes wave a little.

Pete Stewart

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From: Esmond Ng <egng@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:42:24 -0800
Subject: New Address for Esmond Ng

Following is my new address, effective January 19, 1999:

Esmond G. Ng
NERSC, MS 50F
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: 510-495-2851
FAX: 510-486-5548
Email: EGNg@lbl.gov

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From: Allison Bogardo <bogardo@siam.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 99 08:54:54 -0500
Subject: Ralph E. Kleinman Prize

The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize

SIAM will present the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the SIAM Annual
Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, May 12-15, 1999. The award honors the
late Ralph E. Kleinman, a long-time SIAM member and UNIDEL Professor
of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware and director of
the Center for the Mathematics of Waves.

Eligibility

The prize, established in 1998, is awarded to an individual for
outstanding research or other contributions that bridge the gap
between mathematics and applications. Work that uses high-level
mathematics and/or invents new mathematical tools to solve applied
problems from engineering, science, and technology is particularly
appropriate. The prize may be awarded for a single notable
achievement or for a collection of such achievements. Any member of
the scientific community who meets the general criteria for the prize
is eligible to receive the prize.

Description of the Award

The prize will consist of a certificate and a cash award of $5,000, plus reasonable travel expenses. Nominations A letter of nomination, including a curriculum vita and description of the achievement(s) should be sent by February 15, 1999, to: Ralph E. Kleinman Prize Selection Committee c/o Allison Bogardo SIAM 3600 University City Science Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 Supporting letters, or names of knowledgeable persons from whom such letters might be solicited, are also welcome. Selection Committee Members of the selection committee are George Papanicolaou (Stanford University), Ivar Stakgold (University of Delaware), and Michael Vogelius, Chair (Rutgers University). ------------------------------ From: Petr Prikryl <PRIKRYL@MATH.CAS.CZ> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:05:40 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Babuska Prize Awarded 1998 BABUSKA PRIZE AWARDED In December 1998, the Czech Association for Mechanics and the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists again awarded the I. Babuska Prize for the best work in computer science submitted by students and young scientists. The Prize winner for 1998 is Dr Vit Dolejsi from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague. The work honored was his PhD thesis Sur des methodes combinant des volumes finis et des elements finis pour l'ecoulement des fluides compressibles sur des maillages non conformes defended both in Prague and at Universite Mediteranee in Marseille, France. Further winners were delivered diplomas of honor. The second was Dr Daniel Rypl from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague with his PhD thesis Sequential and parallel generation of unstructured 3D meshes. The third position was taken by Dr Jan H. Brandts (now at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) who presented his paper Acceleration of Krylov subspace methods by preprocessing of the initial residual written during his one year postdoctoral stay in the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague. Further diplomas of honor were delivered to three diploma works. In this category, the first was Ales Janka from the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen with his diploma work Overlapping Schwarz domain decomposition with coarse space grids appropriate to linear elasticity. The second position was taken by Jan Slavik from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague with his diploma work Solution of nonlinear convection-diffusion problems and the third one by Robert Cimrman from the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen with his diploma work Domain decomposition methods for solving the Burgers equation. The prize as well as the diplomas are awarded every year and they are connected with a financial support. The prize was established in 1994 by Ivo Babuska. Karel Segeth segeth@math.cas.cz ------------------------------ From: Stefan Turek <ture@telemach.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:39:06 +0100 (MET) Subject: Three Recent Papers from the FEAST Project Dear colleagues We have finished three (preliminary) papers which describe some recent developments in the FEAST software project which aims to combine sophisticated FEM techniques and powerful Multigrid approaches with high performance Numerical Linear Algebra tools. They can be downloaded from our Homepage at: http://gaia.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~ture/elch.html and we hope to get some interesting feed-back and further suggestions. 1) Proposal for Sparse Banded BLAS' Techniques 2) The FEAST Indices' - Realistic evaluation of modern software components and processor technologies 3) Trends in processor technology and their impact on Numerics for PDE's Sincerely yours Stefan Turek + the FEAST Group Institute for Applied Mathematics University of Heidelberg INF 294 D-69120 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49-6221-54-5714 Fax : +49-6221-54-5634 ------------------------------ From: Paul Messina <messina@cacr.caltech.edu> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:01:28 -0500 Subject: Enabling Technologies for Peta(fl)ops Computing 2nd Conference on Enabling Technologies for Peta(fl)ops Computing Call for Participation February 15 - 19, 1999 Doubletree Hotel Santa Barbara, California Conference Chair: Paul Messina, Caltech Program Chair: Thomas Sterling, Caltech/JPL Steering Committee Chair: Paul H. Smith, DOE Sponsors: DARPA, NASA, NSF, DOE, NSA The 2nd Conference on Enabling Technologies for Peta(fl)ops Computing is the first major open forum to treat the diversity of technical issues, opportunities, and challenges related to the achievement of petaflops scale computing systems. This conference follows a series of in-depth workshops and sponsored studies conducted to explore the factors that will determine the ultimate path to realizing such capability and the means of effectively using it. The purpose of the conference is to establish a community-wide consensus on the state and understanding of Petaflops scale computing approaches and determine directions for future research leading to practical Petaflops performance systems. The four day conference will involve experts from a broad interdisciplinary community to provide in-depth coverage of a wide range of issues and foster detailed discussion across conventional discipline boundaries. The conference will engage the interests and talents of participants through a series of invited and submitted papers, posters, panels, and discussion sessions. Relevant topic areas associated with petaflops scale computing and beyond include but are not limited to: Advanced device technologies Ultra-scale system architecture Scalable system software Parallel and latency-tolerant algorithms Large-scale applications Exotic methodologies (e.g. quantum, nano, molecular technologies) Questions related to conference participation may be directed to pflops2@cacr.caltech.edu. Program Committee: David Bailey, NERSC Larry Bergman, JPL Ian Foster, ANL David Keyes, ODU Vipin Kumar, UMN Peter Kogge, UND Bob Lucas, NERSC Paul Messina, Caltech Dan Reed, UIUC Arnold Silver, TRW Thomas Sterling, JPL Rick Stevens, ANL Chris Webb, DARPA Please check our web site for Registration and additional information on the Conference. Web Site: http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/pflops2/ ------------------------------ From: Russell Standish <rks@parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:06:19 +1100 (EST) Subject: Complex Systems '98 Proceedings Complex Systems '98 Complexity Between the Ecos: From Ecology to Economics Edited by Russell Standish, Bruce Henry, Simon Watt, Robert Marks, Robert Stocker, David Green, Steve Keen, Terry Bossomaier is now available for free download on the Web. See http://parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au/complex/c98/proceedings.html Note, this book is now officially out of print. ------------------------------ From: Roger Pierre <rpierre@mat.ulaval.ca> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:17:01 +0000 Subject: Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematical Society First Announcement and Call for Papers 20th ANNUAL MEETING of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematical Society (CAIMS) Place: Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada Date: June 11-13, 1999 Supported by The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematical Society (CAIMS), Le centre de recherche mathematiques de Montreal (CRM), The Field Institute for research in Mathematics, SIAM, GAMM Scientific Committee: Michel Fortin (Chair), Jacques B=E9lair (U de Montreal), Francois Bergeron (UQAM), John Clements (Dalhousie U), Hassan Manouzi (U Laval), Robert Miura (UBC), Bryant Moodie (U of Alberta), Bruce Simpson (U of Waterloo) Invited Keynote Speakers (confirmed): Max Gunzburger, Goetz Alefeld, Odo Diekeman Local Organization Committee: Michel Fortin, M. Beauchamp, J.J. Gervais, H. Manouzi, R. Pierre Minisymposia Themes: (1) Dynamical systems in physiology (2) Bifurcation theory (3) Population Dynamics (4) Control problems for nonlinear partial differential equations (5) Numerical methods and simulations for nonlinear partial differential equations (6) Interval Arithmetic: Algebraic problems (7) Interval Arithmetic: Continuous problems (8) Quantum computing (9) Combinatorics and symbolic computations (10) Fluid Mechanics The meeting will be held concurrently with the "Journee des elements finis", a one-day industrial mathematics workshop the subject of which will be "Numerical methods in biomechanics" Important Dates: Friday, April 30, Deadline for receipt of abstracts Thursday, June 10, Deadline for registration (on site) Further information on fees etc. is available at the conference web site: http://www.mat.ulaval.ca/caims99 Contact (email preferred) Roger Pierre CAIMS-99 Departement de mathematiques et statistique Universite Laval Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada Telephone: 1-418-656-2972 FAX : 1-418-656-2817 email: rpierre@mat.ulaval.ca ------------------------------ From: Fabio Schoen <schoen@ingfi1.ing.unifi.it> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:43:35 +0100 Subject: Workshop on Global Optimization International Workshop on Global Optimization 1999 Firenze (Italy), September 28 - October 3, 1999 Global Optimization, the field including theory, methods and applications of optimization techniques aimed at detecting a global optimum for difficult mathematical programming problems in which many local optima might exist, is a rich area of research. The subject is now reaching a mature state, with many high quality papers published in qualified scientific journals and books, a journal and a series of monographs explicitly dedicated to the field. Following the success of previous conferences in Sopron and Szeged (Hungary), Princeton (U.S.A.) and Trier (Germany), we hope to have the opportunity of bringing together the most qualified representatives of this important field of research. The workshop will be organized in single stream sessions, in order to give all participants the opportunity to enjoy each of the presentations. Accordingly, only a limited number of contribution will be accepted. All of the information and communication on the conference (call for papers, abstract submission, scientific program) will be handled through e-mail: no announcement will be made via regular mail. A web page is available at URL http://www.dsi.unifi.it/go.99 SCHEDULE: - Deadline for preliminary registration February 28th , 1999 - Call for papers: March 15st , 1999 - Submission of abstracts: May 15th , 1999 - Notification of acceptance: June 15th , 1999 - Registration deadline: June 30th , 1999 - Start of conference September 28th, 1999 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Immanuel Bomze University of Wien (Austria) Reiner Horst University of Trier (Germany) Marco Locatelli University of Firenze (Italy) Panos Pardalos University of Florida (U.S.A.) Fabio Schoen University of Firenze (Italy) ------------------------------ From: Theodore Simos <tsimos@mail.ariadne-t.gr> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:12:28 +0200 Subject: Session on Differential Equations at PDPTA'99 CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE SESSION PARALLEL AND SEQUENTIAL NUMERICAL METHODS FOR THE SOLUTION OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Within the framework of the Conference The 1999 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'99) June 28 - July 1, 1999 Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Session Organisers: Professor Dr. G. Avdelas and Dr. T.E. Simos Topics of the session: Topics of interest include, but no limited to, the following: Construction of parallel and sequential numerical methods for ODE's and PDE's, Finite Difference and Finite Element methods, Stability properties, Numerical Software Description, Expert systems for scientific computation of differential equations, Numerical methods for periodic and/or oscillating problems, ... ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS: A number of university faculty members and their staff in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conference. The conference is sponsored by the Computer Science Research, Education, and Applications Press in cooperation with the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment (Department of Energy, USA), The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS), The International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java High Performance Computing research group (JHPC; www.jhpc.org), the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech. (CVRA), developers of high-performance machines and systems (pending) and other related computer associations (pending.) SESSION CONTACT: Dr. T.E. Simos 26 Menelaou Street Amfithea - Paleon Faliron GR-175 64 Athens GREECE E-mail: tsimos@mail.ariadne-t.gr FAX: ++301 9413189, ++301 9420091, ++30541 29706. Telephone: ++301 9413189, ++301 9420091, ++30541 29706. For more information about the conference a link will soon be created at http://www.jhpc.org/pdpta, http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta, and http://fukuda.aist-nara.ac.jp/pdpta99.) ------------------------------ From: Ronald Cools <Ronald.Cools@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:49:05 +0100 (MET) Subject: Conference on Cubature Formulae and their Applications Fifth International Conference CUBATURE FORMULAE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Krasnoyarsk State Technical University Krasnoyarsk, September 13- 18, 1999 THE PURPOSES The Conference will concentrate on the problems connected with const- ruction and research of cubature formulae and their applications to various problems. Except traditional topics: - Algorithms of numerical calculation multiple integrals; - Methods of the functional analysis and theory of functions in applications to cubature formulae; it is supposed to discuss possibilities of applications of algorithms of numerical integration to solutions of integral equations and systems of differential equations, to problems of discrete transformations etc. It is supposed also to consider the problems of statistical models, theory of an approximation of functions, computer algebra etc. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Prof. V.I. Lebedev (chairman), Prof. V.V.Shaidurov,Prof. M.D. Ramazanov, Prof. V.I. Polovinkin, Prof. M.V. Noskov, Dr. V.L. Vaskevich INVITED LECTURERS N.S. Bakhvalov, G.I. Marchuk, S.N. Nikolskiy, G.A.Mikhailov, V.N.Belikh, I.V.Boikov, I.M. Zhileikin, M.I. Israilov, L.V. Maiorov, I.P. Misovskikh I.M. Sobol, A.P.Yuzhakov, C.B. Shoinzhurov, J. Lyness, H.J. Schmid, S.B. Stoyanova. ABSTRACTS and PROGRAM Title of the report and abstract (no more than 1 page) should be presented till 1.07.99 to the address: Prof. M.V. Noskov , Dept. of Appl.Math., Krasnoyarsk State Techn. University, Kirenskogo 26,Krasno- yarsk,660074, Russia E-mail: Noskov@am.kgtu.runnet.ru ------------------------------ From: I G Graham <igg@maths.bath.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:52:50 +0000 Subject: British Applied Mathematics Colloquium 1999 BRITISH APPLIED MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM (Incorporating the 41st BTMC) BAMC99 will be held at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath from 12-15 April 1999. The colloquium welcomes anyone with an interest in the applications of mathematics. This meeting includes plenary speakers in applied probability, control theory, fluid mechanics, mathematical biology, numerical analysis and solid mechanics. Talks and posters are invited in both traditional and emerging areas of mathematics. Plenary Speakers Professor F Kelly, FRS (Cambridge) Professor H-O Kreiss (UCLA) Professor T Pedley, FRS (Cambridge) Professor E Sontag (Rutgers) Professor J Willis, FRS (Cambridge) Professor A Woods (Bristol) Professor Kreiss is visiting the UK as an IMA Distinguished Lecturer. Professor D Crighton, FRS will be giving a special presentation in memory of Professor Sir James Lighthill, FRS. Mini-symposia Cavitation Control theory Industrial mathematics Non-smooth dynamics Rigorous mathematical hydrodynamics Singularities in elasticity Structural geology Symmetry methods Registration Those wishing to attend should return the registration forms on the web-site http://www.maths.bath.ac.uk/CONFERENCES/BAMC99 which gives full details including accommodation costs. Fees should be posted to: BAMC99, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY by 12 February 1999. The registration fee is 75 pounds (non-students) and 35 pounds (graduate students). Financial Support The organisers are very grateful to the following for their generous financial support: The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, The London Mathematical Society, INTAS, BRIMS, SIAM and the Stewartson Memorial Fund. For further information contact the Chairman (Professor C J Budd), the Secretary (Mrs N Harvey) or the Treasurer (Dr D A S Rees). e-mail: bamc99@maths.bath.ac.uk, tel: 01225 826198, fax: 01225 826492. Regards The BAMC99 Committee ------------------------------ From: Wei Gang <gwei@fisher.math.hkbu.edu.hk> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:05:05 +0800 (HKT) Subject: Workshop on the Complexity of Multivariate Problem. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT Workshop on the Complexity of Multivariate Problems October 4--8, 1999 Hong Kong PURPOSE AND THEMES The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts in various fields to discuss the computational complexity of multivariate problems. The Workshop will focus on the following problems: * integration and approximation, * average-case and worst-case analyses, * the problem of high dimensionality, and * generation of low discrepancy sets and sequences. PLENARY PRESENTATIONS The Workshop will include plenary talks by experts from all over the world: Kai-Tai Fang, Hong Kong Baptist University Stefan Heinrich, University of Kaiserslautern Fred Hickernell, Hong Kong Baptist University Erich Novak, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Art Owen, Stanford University Ian Sloan, University of New South Wales Shu Tezuka, IBM Corporation, Tokyo Ren-Hong Wang, Dalian University of Technology Grzegorz Wasilkowski, University of Kentucky Henryk Wozniakowski, Columbia University & University of Warsaw INVITED & CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS In addition to the plenary presentations the Workshop will have a number of invited and contributed presentations. If you wish to present a talk, please submit the title and an abstract of no more than 300 words to the address below, preferably electronically, by April 1, 1999. Electronic submissions should be in plain text or Latex format. Please include the your name, affiliation, address, and email address in your submission. You will be notified of the acceptance of your talk within one month of the date we receive your abstract. PROCEEDINGS, REGISTRATION, VENUE AND ACCOMMODATIONS, ETC. Please visit our web page at the address below for the on line information and registration. If you have questions, please mail or email us. Complexity '99 c/o Department of Mathematics Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China Phone: 852 2339 7015, Fax: 852 2339 5811 URL: http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/complexity99 Email: complexity99@math.hkbu.edu.hk IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission: April 1, 1999. Deadline for registration: June 1, 1999. (US$130)
Late or on-site
regristration will be
charged US$150. Details will be circulated by mail/email to those on the conference mailing list. ------------------------------ From: Karsten Decker <decker@cscs.ch> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:59:38 +0100 Subject: SPEEDUP Workshop FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT 25th SPEEDUP Workshop Trends in High-Performance Computing: Systems, Services, and User Requirements Hotel Cadro Panoramica Cadro-Lugano Switzerland March 25 - 26, 1999 Summary High-performance computing (HPC) has become an important tool in science and engineering. Over the last ten years new methods, new hardware, and new software have stretched the bounds of what can be done. However, the development did not always follow straight lines. What can we expect in the near future and how should we direct our efforts? This workshop will address the current trends in HPC systems, but also raise the question whether these trends are going to persist in the future. Will there be new types of computer systems emerging? What about HPC center services? Which products and services should be offered to respond to end-user requirements? The 25th SPEEDUP Workshop is intended to bring together members of academic institutions, business enterprises, and government who are interested to learn about trends in hardware architecture, software infrastructure, libraries and tools, HPC center products and services, user requirements, and performance evaluation. Topics Topics will include, but will not be limited to the discussion of trends in -- Hardware architecture -- Software infrastructure -- Libraries and tools -- Products and services -- End-user requirements List of confirmed speakers -- Eribert Benz, Aurelio Cortesi, ABB Corporate Research, Baden, Switzerland -- William J. Camp, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, USA -- Alfred Geiger, RUS, Stuttgart, Germany -- Ralf Gruber, EPF Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland -- Anton Gunzinger, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland -- Uwe Harms, Harms Supercomputing Consulting, Munich, Germany -- Pierre Kuonen, EPF Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland -- Wolfgang Schmidt, DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, Germany -- John Towns, National Computational Science Alliance, USA -- Hans-Peter Wessels, CSCS/SCSC, Manno, Switzerland -- Clint Whaley, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA Preliminary schedule Begin: Thursday, March 25, 1999, 12:00 End: Friday, March 26, 1999, 12:30 General information The latest information on the program can be found at URL http://www.speedup.ch/Workshops/Workshop25Ann.html Further information on the SPEEFUP Society can be obtained from URL http://www.speedup.ch/">http://www.speedup.ch/ Contact address Martin H. Gutknecht General Workshop Chair ETH Zentrum, RZ CH-8092 Zurich Tel: +41 (1) 632 3464 Fax: +41 (1) 632 1104 Email: mhg@scsc.ethz.ch ------------------------------ From: John Whiteman <John.Whiteman@brunel.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:43:12 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Conference on the Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications MAFELAP 1999 Tenth Conference on The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK 22-25 June 1999 CALL FOR PAPERS The Tenth Conference on The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications will be held at Brunel University from 22-25 June, 1999. The aim will again be to bring together workers from different disciplines whose common interest is finite element methods, and to promote wider awareness throughout the finite element community of the latest developments in the field TOPICS * Theory and practice in finite elements * Finite volume methods * Engineering and scientific applications of FEM * Boundary element methods * Adaptivity * Singularities * Parallel and vector processing * CFD and structural mechanics * Flow in porous media INVITED SPEAKERS The 1999 Zienkiewicz Lecture will be given by Roland Glowinski, University of Houston Ulrich Langer, Linz University Roland Lewis, University of Wales, Swansea J Tinsley Oden, University of Texas at Austin Roger Owen, University of Wales, Swansea Rolf Rannacher, University of Heidelberg Christof Schwab, ETH Zuerich Endre Suli, University of Oxford Mary Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin John Whiteman, Brunel University Peter Wriggers, Technical University of Hannover Luiz Wrobel, Brunel University FURTHER DETAILS AND ENQUIRIES Further details are available from the MAFELAP 1999 web page: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~icsrbicm/maflap99/home.html and also from The Secretary, MAFELAP 1999, BICOM, The Brunel Institute of Computational Mathematics, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK Tel: Int. (+44) 1895 203270 Fax: Int. (+44) 1895 203303 email mafelap@brunel.ac.uk ------------------------------ From: Heinz W. Engl <engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 15:52:28 +0100 Subject: Course on Computational Mathematics A Course on "Computational Mathematics driven by Industrial Applications" is planned by CIME (International Mathematical Summer Center) in Martina Franca (Italy) during June 21-27, 1999. The Directors of the Course are Vincenzo Capasso (Univ. of Milano), Heinz Engl (Univ. of Linz), and Jacques Periaux (Dassault Aviation). COURSES The following sets of 5/6 hours lectures each in English will be offered 1. Paths, trees and flows: graph optimization problems with industrial applications by Prof. Rainer BURKARD (Technische Universitaet Graz) 2. New computational concepts, adaptive differential equation solvers and virtual labs, by Prof. Peter DEUFLHARD (Konrad Zuse Zentrum Berlin) 3. Computational methods for aerodynamic analysis and design, by Prof. Antony JAMESON (Stanford University) 4. Mathematical problems in industry by Jacques Luis LIONS (College de France et Dassault Aviation, Paris) 5. Wavelets transform and cosine transform in signal and image processing by Gilbert STRANG SEMINARS A set of two hours seminars in English will be offered too a. Mathematics of the crystallization process of polymers by Vincenzo CAPASSO b. Inverse problems: regularization methods and applications in industry by Heinz ENGL c. Mathematics of Glass by Robert MATTHEIJ ( Technische Universitaet Eindhoven) d. Combining game theory and genetic algorithms for solving multiobjective shape optimization problems in aerodynamics Engineering by Jacques PERIAUX. For details about contents and references contact CIME Foundation % Dipartimento di Matematica "U.Dini" Viale Morgagni 67/a 50137 FIRENZE, Italy tel. +39 055434975 or +39 0554237123 fax +39 055434975 e-mail cime@udini.math.unifi.it ------------------------------ From: Eduardo Sontag <sontag@hilbert.rutgers.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:01:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Positions at Rutgers The Department of Mathematics at Rutgers University anticipates an award from the National Science Foundation's program "Vertical integration of research and education in the mathematical sciences". Five research areas have been selected: Control & System Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Nonlinear Analysis, and Number theory. The award will enable the Department to offer appointments for postdoctoral as well as graduate study/traineeships. NOTE: Availability of these positions is contingent upon final NSF approval. **** Applicants must be USA citizens or permanent residents. **** Post-doc fellows must be WITHIN 18 MONTHS of the award of their Ph.D. SOME MORE DETAILS: 1. Postdocs: we expect to offer 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships this year. The Fellows are expected to participate in the construction of course modules for undergraduate courses, seminars for undergraduates and graduate students, and non-traditional courses including small group work. The Fellows will receive *three years* of academic year and summer support - about$49,500 per year plus benefits, and an additional $2,500 per year for travel, equipment and supplies. The teaching load is expected to be *one course per semester*, with no summer teaching. 2. Graduate Traineeships: these will be for students entering the doctoral program in mathematics in the fall of 1999. During the first two years, there will be no teaching, but students will participate in "rotations": guided study and research participation with faculty members, supplementing the graduate course work. Starting on the third year, they will be expected to participate on variety of types of teaching at the university level, such as grading, recitation instruction, independent courses, course development, and use of technology. We also expect to have available opportunities for internships where appropriate. Support will be for *five* years, contingent on satisfactory progress:$15,000 per year plus
tuition remission and standard benefits including health insurance.

HOW TO APPLY:

Postdocs: qualified applicants who have already applied this year for a Hill
Assistant Professorship or other positions will automatically be considered for
the Fellowships. Applicants who have not already applied for a position
should send a resume, with the AMS Application Cover Sheet attached, and have
at least three letters of recommendation sent to:
Search Committee
Department of Mathematics-Hill Center
Rutgers University, 110 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway NJ 08854-8019
Please indicate your interest in a postdoctoral position and give the AMS
Subject Classification number of your area(s) of specialization.

Program in Mathematics at Rutgers-New Brunswick, just send e-mail to
"vigre@math.rutgers.edu" to indicate your interest in this program, and to
request further information. If you have not already applied, send e-mail to
address. You may also get an application on the web. Applications received
before March 1 will receive full consideration.

RUTGERS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and encourages
applications from women and minority-group members.

Further information: http://www.math.rutgers.edu/vigre/vigre.html

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From: Vassilios K. Kalpakides <vkalpak@cc.uoi.gr>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:59:58 +0200
Subject: Faculty Position at the University of Ioannina

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

The Department of Mathematics announces that very soon, will invite for
applications for a faculty position at the level of Professor or Associate
Professor in informatics.
The Department offers B.S. degree in mathematics and four different types
of M.S. degree (one of them is in computational mathematics and
informatics).

Applicants should have at least, a six year experience after doctorate for
the level of Professor and four years experience for the level of Associate
Professor.
The succesful candidate will be expected to have high-quality research work
and the ability to lead a research group. The duties of the position
include teaching one course per semester at least and developing new

Information about the University of Ioannina and the Department can be
found at http:://www.uoi.gr.
Tel. +30 651 97190 or email to Dr. V.K. Kalpakides vkalpak@cc.uoi.gr.

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From: Kevin Burrage <kb@maths.uq.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:51:06 +1000
Subject: Research Position at University of Queensland

Research Position Available
Mathematics Department, University of Queensland

Post Doctoral fellowship OR equivalent
for those who have submitted a PhD
available for 9 months from April 1 1999

with Professor Kevin Burrage and Roger Sidje (Mathematics),

Salary: (A$37,695) to (A$45,911) per annum, according to experience
A return airfare will be paid to the successful applicant.

DUTY STATEMENT

To work on ARC Large Grant 'Large scale parallel numerical methods for
differential-algebraic equations in process engineering'.

Duties are:

The development of numerical methods for differential
equations for solving large scale process engineering problems.
These new methods should be capable of being used for stiff problems
and be of variable step size in nature. Some implementations will be
done on the University of Queensland's supercomputer and there will
be a visualisation component.

The appointee will be responsible to the Chief Investigators
Prof. Burrage and Dr Sidje.

SELECTION CRITERIA

E1. A PhD (or submitted) in computational mathematics and, in particular,
numerical methods for parallel ordinary differential equations.

E2. A background in numerical methods for ordinary differential
equations as a basis for developing innovative methods for parallel
ordinary differential equations.

E3. A knowledge of Matlab and Fortran77-90.

E4. Expertise in high performance computing.

E5. Evidence of a "track record" in terms of papers written or submitted.

E6. Substantial exposure to real world applications including
environmental modelling.

Interested individuals should send a cv and the names of 3 referees to
Prof Kevin Burrage as soon as possible

Prof Kevin Burrage
Department of Mathematics
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

Phone: 61-7-3365-3487
Fax: 61-7-3365-1477
Email:kb@maths.uq.edu.au

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From: Iain Duff <I.Duff@rl.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:58:23 GMT
Subject: Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

IMA JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ---- Volume 19, Number 1.

Giraud L. and Tuminaro, R.S.
Schur complement preconditioners for anisotropic problems.
pp 1-17

Pinar, M. C. and Chen, B.
$l_1$ solution of linear inequalities.
pp 19-37

Favati, P. and Meini, B.
On functional iteration methods for solving nonlinear matrix equations arising
in queueing problems.
pp 39-49

Freire, E., Pizarro, L., and Rodr\'iguez-Luis, A.J.
Numerical continuation of degenerate homoclinic orbits in planar systems.
pp 51-75

Shen, W.
Error bounds of finite difference schemes for multi-dimensional scalar
conservation laws with source terms.
pp 77-89

Frankel, J. I. and Osborne, G. E.
A new time treatment for solving partial integro-differential equations of
pp 91-103

Fasino, D. and Inglese, G.
Discrete methods in the study of an inverse problem for Laplace's equation.
pp 105-118

Kacur, J.
Solution to strongly nonlinear parabolic problems by a linear
approximation scheme.
pp 119-145

Barrett, J.W. and Blowey, J.F.
An improved error bound for a finite element approximation of a model for
phase separation of a multi-component alloy.
pp 147-168

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From: Thomas Hogan <hogan@math.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:14:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Contents, Journal of Approximation Theory

Leonid Golinskii, Paul Nevai, Ferenc Pint\'er, and Walter Van Assche
Perturbation of orthogonal polynomials on an arc of the unit circle, II
1--33

Quasi-sampling sets for analytic functions in a cone
33--45

Michael S. Floater
Total positivity and convexity preservation
46--66

H. N. Mhaskar and J. Prestin
Bounded quasi-interpolatory polynomial operators
67--85

Agnieszka Lipieta
Cominimal projections in $l^n_\infty$
86--100

Guang Shi Ying
On Tur\'an quadrature formulas for the Chebyshev weight
101--110

Paul Butzer and Fran\c{c}ois Jongmans
P. L. Chebyshev (1821-1894), a guide to his life and work
111--138

Daniel Wulbert
Interpolation at a few points
139--148

Leszek Skrzypczak
Heat and harmonic extensions for function spaces of Hardy-Sobolev-Besov
type on symmetric spaces and Lie groups
149--170

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From: Constructive Approximation <ca@tarski.math.usf.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:39:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Contents, Constructive Approximation

CONTENTS
Vol. 15 Number. 2 1999

155-173 V. A. Prokhorov and E. B. Saff
Rates of Best Uniform Rational Approximation of Analytic
Functions by Ray Sequences of Rational Functions

175-208 N. Dyn, F. J. Narcowich, and J. D. Ward
Variational Principles and Sobolev-Type Estimates for
Generalized Interpolation on a Riemannian Manifold

209-240 M. Ben Slimane
Multifractal Formalism for Self-Similar Functions Under
the Action of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

241-255 A. Cohen, K. Grochenig, and L. F. Villemoes
Regularity of Multivariate Refinable Functions

257-289 G. Mastroianni and M. G. Russo
Lagrange Interpolation in Weighted Besov Spaces

291-300 V. Maiorov and J. Ratsaby
On the Degree of Approximation by Manifolds of Finite
Pseudo-Dimension

301-309 M. J. Zygmunt
Recurrence Formula for Polynomials of Two Variables,
Orthogonal with Respect to Rotation Invariant Measures

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