URL for the World Wide Web:
http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html
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From: Weihsian Yan <wyan@maxwell.fis.puc.cl>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:27:36 -0700
Subject: Help with Hartree-Fock Equations
I am seeking for the Fortran program or computational methods
for the time-dependent Hartree-Fock numerical calculation.
I hope to use it to integrate the differential-integral equations
of the following type:
dY(k,t)/dt = F(k,t)+\int_{g(k,t)}^{h(k,t)} Y(k,t) dk
Thank you very much for your help.
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From: Tim Kendon <t.kendon@ic.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:40:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hyperbolic Sine Integral with Complex Argument
I am trying to evaluate the hyperbolic sine integral with complex
argument...
Shi(a+ib) = integral of sinh(z)/z between z=0+i0 and z=a+ib (keeping
argument the same)
..to incoporate into my code. There is a series expansion in Abramowitz
and Stegun, but finite precision arithmetic renders its useless far from
zero unless z is a positive real number.
At present I have tried parametrizing the line integral, and using a
simple integration rule such as Simpsons to evaluate the real and
imaginary parts of the integral separately. But I don't feel this is
giving me the right results.
Can anyone help?? I think the latest version of Matlab provides this
function, but this is not an option.
Many thanks for any responses
Tim Kendon
Research Associate
Imperial College
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From: Kenneth Holmstrom <kenneth.holmstrom@mdh.se>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 10:56:10 +0200
Subject: TOMLAB Optimization Environment for MATLAB
The TOMLAB optimization environment for MATLAB now offers
TOMLAB /SOL v3.0, developed in cooperation with the SOL group at
Stanford and UC San Diego. This release includes the SOL solvers
SNOPT, NPSOL, MINOS, SQOPT, NLSSOL, QPOPT, LPOPT and LSQR.
TOMLAB is now available on Windows, Linux, SGI, HP and SUN systems.
The GUI includes on-line help, full control of individual solver
parameters, re-optimization option, and many other new features.
Read more at the TOMLAB site: http://www.tomlab.net
Kenneth Holmstrom
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From: Sharon Filipowski <Sharon.Filipowski@PSS.Boeing.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:20:24 -0700
Subject: Optimization Prize for Young Researchers
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Optimization Prize for Young Researchers
PRINCIPAL GUIDELINE. The Optimization Prize for Young Researchers,
established in 1998 and administered by the Optimization Section (OS)
within the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science
(INFORMS), is awarded annually at the INFORMS Fall National Meeting to one
(or more) young researchers for the most outstanding paper in optimization
that is submitted to or published in a refereed professional journal. The
prize serves as an esteemed recognition of promising colleagues who are at
the beginning of their academic or industrial career.
DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD. The optimization award includes a cash amount
of US$1,000 and a citation certificate. The award winners will be invited
to give a one-hour lecture of the winning paper at the INFORMS Fall National
Meeting in the year the award is made. It is expected that the winners
will be responsible for the travel expenses to present the paper at the
INFORMS meeting.
ELIGIBILITY. The authors and paper must satisfy the following three
conditions to be eligible for the prize:
(a) the paper must either be published in a refereed professional journal
no more than three years before the closing date of nomination, or be
submitted to and received by a refereed professional journal no more than
three years before the closing date of nomination;
(b) all authors must have been awarded their terminal degree within five
years of the closing date of nomination;
(c) the topic of the paper must belong to the field of optimization in its
broadest sense.
NOMINATION. A letter of nomination should be sent (preferably by email) on
or before this year's closing date of July 13, 2001, to:
Robert M. Freund
rfreund@mit.edu
MIT Sloan School of Management
Building E53-357
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142-1347
PAST AWARDEES. The past winners of the Optimization Prize for Young
Researchers are:
Year Prize Winner
1999 Francois Oustry
2000 Kevin Wayne
------------------------------
From: Max Gunzburger <gunzburg@iastate.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:18:11 -0500
Subject: Undergraduate Summer Program at Iowa State University
Please announce to your undergraduate students that the Mathematics Department
at Iowa State University still has some openings for their NSF
sponsored REU in Scientific Computing. The program runs for 8 weeks
beginning June 11. For further information and an electronic
application see the website at
http://www.math.iastate.edu/reu/homepage.html
------------------------------
From: Roman Wyrzykowski <roman@k2.pcz.czest.pl>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:03:07 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: Conference in Poland on Parallel Processing and Applied Math
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL PROCESSING
AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS (PPAM'2001)
Naleczow, Poland, September 9-12, 2001
Organized in-cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics (SIAM).
PURPOSE
PPAM'2001 is dedicated to a broad variety of subject areas within parallel
and distributed processing, including theory and applications. The Conference
is also intended as an open forum in the field of applied mathematics. An
important goal of PPAM'2001 is to foster communication and cooperation between
communities studying problems in this field and communities involved in
parallel/distributed computations. PPAM'2001 will include keynote addresses,
contributed papers, tutorials, and workshops.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include (but are not limited) to:
* Models of parallel/distributed computation
* Parallel/Distributed architectures
* Parallel/Distributed algorithms
* Parallelization and mapping techniques
* Object-oriented methods in parallel/distributed computing
* Software tools and environments for parallel/distributed processing
* Cluster computing and grids
* Numerical methods in general
* Numerical linear algebra
* Methods of solving differential equations
* Optimization methods in general
* Genetic algorithms
* Mathematical and computer methods in mechanics, material processing, biology
and medicine, physics, chemistry, business, environmental modeling, etc.
* Numerical and non-numerical applications of parallel/distributed processing
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (tentative list)
- Viktor Decyk University of California, USA
- Ewa Deelman University of Southern California, USA
- Jack Dongarra University of Tennessee and ORNL, USA
- Andrzej Goscinski Deakin University, Australia
- Fred Gustavson IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA
- Timothy Mattson Intel Corporation, USA
- Charles Norton Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA, USA
- Janusz Orkisz Cracow University of Technology, Poland
- Marcin Paprzycki University of Southern Mississippi, USA
- Yousef Saad University of Minnesota, USA
- Horst D. Simon Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
- Boleslaw K. Szymanski Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
- Kevin Theobald University of Delaware, USA
- Denis Trystram University of Grenoble, France
- Jerzy Wasniewski Technical University of Denmark
TUTORIALS (preliminary list)
- Performance analysis and prediction by: Pallas, Germany
- Numerical interval arithmetic by: Bill Walster, SUN, USA
- OpenMP by: Timothy Mattson, Intel, USA
- Numerical linear algebra, LAPACK by: Jerzy Wasniewski and Bjarne S.
Andersen, Technical Univ. Denmark
SPECIAL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
* Complex system simulations
* Parallel/Distributed/Cooperative constraint solving
* Functional differential equations and their applications
* Computational and theoretical methods in hydrodynamics
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Roman Wyrzykowski
Institute of Mathematics & Computer Science
Technical University of Czestochowa
Dabrowskiego 73
42-200 Czestochowa
Poland
e-mail roman@k2.pcz.czest.pl
Tel./Fax +(48)(34) 3250-331
For more information,
http://www.k2.pcz.czest.pl/~roman/ppam2001
------------------------------
From: Kontoghiorghes Erricos <Erricos.Kontoghiorghes@unine.ch>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:44:00 +0200
Subject: ERCIM Working Group on Matrix Computations and Statistics
ERCIM Working Group on Matrix Computations and Statistics
Kick-off meeting: Geneva, 4-5 May, 2001
http://www.unine.ch/iiun/matrix/seminars/Geneva2001/program.html
------------------------------
From: Yang Xiaoqi <mayangxq@polyu.edu.hk>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:48:40 +0800
Subject: Conference in Hong Kong on Optimization
ICOTA'2001
The 5th International Conference on Optimization:
Techniques and Applications
December 15-17, 2001, Hong Kong
THEME AND SCOPE:
The 5th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques
and Applications (ICOTA), jointly organized by The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, The City University of Hong Kong,
and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will be held in
Hong Kong in 2001. It is a continuation of the ICOTA series,
which has had its first four conferences held in Singapore
(1989 and 1992), Chendu, China (1995), and Perth, Australia (1998).
The 5th ICOTA represents the first of the ICOTA series
in the new millennium, and has been given the theme
"Optimization for the New Millennium". The goal of
the 5th ICOTA is to provide an international forum for
scientists, researchers, software developers, and practitioners
to exchange ideas and approaches, to present research findings
and state-of-the-art solutions, to share experiences on potentials
and limits, and to open new avenues of research and developments,
on all issues and topics related to optimization.
Plenary Speakers include: Shu-Cherng Fang of North Carolina
State University; Masao Fukushima of Kyoto University;
Toshihide Ibaraki of Kyoto University; David G. Luenberger
of Stanford University; Angelo Miele of Rice University;
Panos M. Pardalos of University of Florida; and Yinyu Ye
of University of Iowa.
Papers on issues related to optimization are welcome.
Topics include (but not limited to) those in the following tracks:
Optimization theory
Algorithms analysis and design
Applications in industry, service, finance, business and military.
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 1, 2001 --- Deadline for paper submissions
September 1, 2001 --- Notification of acceptance
October 1, 2001 --- Camera-ready due and late
registration fee applies
December 15 - 17, 2001 --- ICOTA'01, Hong Kong
CONTRIBUTED PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please submit your complete paper (or an extended abstract)
to any of the three Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Program Co-Chair (North America)
Professor John R. Birge
E-mail: jrbirge@nwu.edu
Program Co-Chair (Asia and Rest of the World)
Professor Duan Li
Email: dli@se.cuhk.edu.hk
Program Co-Chair (Europe)
Professor Henry Wu
E-mail: q.h.wu@liv.ac.uk
GENERAL CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
X.Q. Cai
Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Email: xqcai@se.cuhk.edu.hk
L. Qi
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Email: maqilq@polyu.edu.hk
CONFERENCE WEB SITES:
http://www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/~icota
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~ama/events/conference/icota
------------------------------
From: David F Griffiths <dfg@maths.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:39:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dundee Numerical Analysis Conference
19th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
on
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
University of Dundee
Scotland, UK
Tuesday 26 June - Friday 29 June, 2001
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 19th Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis will be held at the West
Park Conference Centre, University of Dundee from Tuesday 26 June - Friday
29 June, 2001.
The A. R. Mitchell lecture will be given by
Professor Arieh Iserles.
The other Plenary Speakers will be
Zhaojun Bai Susanne C Brenner Howard C Elman
Anders Forsgren David Gottlieb Nick I M Gould
Wolfgang Hackbusch Rainer Kress Ben Leimkuhler
Alfio Quarteroni Andrew M Stuart Lloyd N Trefethen
Steve J Wright
The after-dinner speech will be given by Professor Chus Sanz Serna of
the University of Valladolid.
Abstract deadline: 18 May, 2001
Registration deadline: 1 June, 2001
Futher details including facilities for online registration and abstract
submission are available from the conference web site:
http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/~naconf/
Gene Wachspress has offered to put on a workshop on ADI methods for Lyapunov
matrix equations on the Monday afternoon preceding the conference, subject
to numbers. Please let the organizers know as soon as possible whether you
would like to participate. It may be necessary to make a small charge to
cover costs.
If you would like a hard-copy registration form please contact
Organizing Secretaries: David F. Griffiths
G. Alistair Watson.
Address for correspondence
Dr D. F. Griffiths
Numerical Analysis Conference
Department of Mathematics
University of Dundee
Dundee DD1 4HN
Scotland, UK
Telephone: +44(1382)344467/344471
FAX : +44(1382)345516
email: dfg@maths.dundee.ac.uk
------------------------------
From: Petr Prikryl <prikryl@math.cas.cz>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:26:08 +0200
Subject: IMACS Modelling Conference in Pilsen
Please note that Second Announcement and Call for Papers have been posted on
the web site of MODELLING '01,
Second IMACS Conference on
Mathematical Modelling and Computational Methods in
Mechanics, Physics, Biomechanics and Geodynamics,
to be held in
Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 25-29, 2001
You may visit
http://www.modelling.zcu.cz/
to learn more and/or register for the conference online.
Petr Prikryl
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From: Maurizio Falcone <falcone@axcasp.caspur.it>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:40:10 +0200
Subject: Workshop in Cortona on Optimization and Control
The workshop will be held in Cortona (June, 18-23, 2001) and is
sponsored by INDAM (Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica)
The aim is to bring together researchers in the areas of numerical
analysis, optimization and optimal control. The main emphasis of the
workshop is on numerical methods for nonlinear problems.
Young researchers approaching this area are welcome.
There will be three mini-courses of about 8 hours each:
F. Bonnans (INRIA, Rocquencourt)
Numerical Methods for the Optimal Control of Ordinary
Differential Equations
K. Kunisch (University of Graz)
Numerical Methods for Optimal Control of Partial
Differential Equations with Emphasis on Fluids
F.A. Potra (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Semidefinite Programming and Applications
The three mini-courses will be tought in the mornings so that there
will be time available for informal discussions and other research
activities. We plan to organize two sessions of short communications
(about 20 min). To present a short communication please
check the box in the application form and send a short Latex abstract
(max 1 page) to the organizers at menoc@mat.uniroma1.it before April 28, 2001.
Further informations can be obtained at the WEB page of the Workshop
http://www.mat.uniroma1.it/cortona2001
------------------------------
From: Shaun Forth <S.A.Forth@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:43:02 +0100
Subject: Workshop in Cranfield on Automatic Differention
The next meeting in the series of
Joint University of Hertfordshire/Cranfield University (RMCS Shrivenham)
Automatic Differentiation Symposia
will be held at
Cranfield University
RMCS Shrivenham Campus
Swindon
England
on
Wednesday 23rd May 2001
Coffee at 10:00 for a 10:30 start.
Finish around 16:30.
This is one of a 6 monthly series of 1-day workshops presenting theoretical
developments in and applications of Automatic Differentiation (AD). The
atmosphere is informal and newcomers to the field, particularly those
involved in industrial applications, are most welcome.
The timetable is still being put together and will include
Mohamed Tadjouddine - Cranfield University (RMCS Shrivenham)
Project on AD by source text translation: progress report.
(We now have Fortran code that computes Jacobians twice as fast as
ADIFOR, TAMC etc. on a non-trivial problem.)
Chris Bischof - Technical University of Aachen, Germany
Recent AD Projects at Aachen
Shaun Forth - Cranfield University (RMCS Shrivenham)
An efficient implementation of AD in MATLAB.
John Pryce - Cranfield University (RMCS Shrivenham)
Exception-free interval arithmetic on the extended reals: progress report.
Please contact us ASAP if you wish to attend, and if you wish to be
a speaker.
If coming from a long distance, let us know if you wish us to arrange
accommodation for you.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
John Pryce & Shaun Forth
For further and updated details please see
http://barrington.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk/directories/deptdir/esd/research/amor/research/workshop?view=www
or contact
Dr Shaun A Forth
Applied Mathematics & Operational Research
Engineering Systems Department
Cranfield University, RMCS Shrivenham
Swindon SN6 8LA, England
tel: +44 (0)1793 785311
fax: +44 (0)1793 784196
email: S.A.Forth@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk
------------------------------
From: Tony Humphries <A.R.Humphries@sussex.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:21:17 +0100
Subject: Informal Working Group on Dynamics of Numerics
Informal Working group on "Dynamics of Numerics" at Fields Institute,
Toronto, Tues 7th to Fri 10th August 2001
First Announcement
We intend to hold an informal working group on the "Dynamics of Numerics"
as part of the Fields Institute Thematic Year on Computational
Challenges in Science and Engineering. This meeting will explore the use
of dynamical systems techniques to study iterative processes. Subject matter
is expected to include latest results, techniques, applications and future
directions. There will also be free time for participants to interact more
informally.
As an informal meeting, there will be no registration fee. Note also
that the Fields Institute will not be able to offer financial assistance
to participants.
The meeting will be held in Toronto under the auspices of the Fields
Institute Thematic Year on Computational Challenges in Science and
Engineering, and cuts across all three of the Topics of Concentration
in the first part of the Thematic Year (Numerical Solution of Ordinary
Differential Equations, Numerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Aspects of
Dynamical Systems). For more details on the thematic year see the
website at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/01-02/numerical
If you would like to participate in this working group please e-mail
Dr Tony Humphries A.R.Humphries@susx.ac.uk
Provisional titles would be much appreciated, but abstracts are optional
at this stage.
Tony Humphries
University of Sussex
------------------------------
From: Xiaolin Li <linli@ams.sunysb.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:58:56 -0400
Subject: Workshop in Nanjing on Continuum Physics
International Workshop on Computational Methods for
Continuum Physics and Their Applications
Nanjing, China
May 21-24, 2001
This conference will feature
- computational methods for fluid physics
- computational methods for elastic-plastic material
- large scale and parallel simulations for continuum physics
- applications to physical and engineering problems
- software for computational continuum physics
The conference covers computational methods for conservation law
including physical probems of fluid, elastic-plastic material,
combustion, and their applications to engineering problems
such as the aerospace industry computation, astrophysical
application, turbulence, climate models, oil reservoirs, controlled
fusion, multiphase flow, electro-magnetics, and optimal design.
Sponsored by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Planery Speakers:
S. Y. Chen, John Hopkins University, USA
Qiang Du, HKUST and Iowa State University
J. Glimm, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA
Jialing Le, China Aerodynamic Research Development Center, China
Jianguo Liu, University of Maryland, USA
J. Periaux, University of Paris, France
J. Sethian, UC Berkeley, USA
Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University, USA
G. Tryggvason, University of Michigan, USA
Y. Z. Wu, NUAA, China
N. Zabusky, Rutgers University, USA
Scientific Committee:
Z. C. Shi, Computing Center, Academia Sinica, China (Co-Chairman)
J. Glimm, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA (Co-Chairman)
T. Hou, Caltech, USA
Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University, USA
Y. Z. Wu, NUAA, China
N. Zhao, NUAA, China
Organizing Committee:
Q. L. Yong, NUAA, China
N. Zhao, NUAA, China
X. L. Li, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA
For detailed information about this conference, late submission
and participation, please visit:
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~linli/nanjing/nanjing.html
------------------------------
From: Jack Dongarra <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:12:57 -0400
Subject: Call for Papers Euro PVM/MPI 2001
Call for Papers Euro PVM/MPI 2001
Deadline for submissions: May 10, 2001
Meeting location: Santorini (Thera) Island, Greece
Meeting date: September 23rd-26th, 2001
Web site: http://heliotopos.net/conf/pvm_mpi2001
Paper submissions: http://laios.di.uoa.gr:8080
Background
PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) and MPI (Message Passing Interface)
are the most frequently used tools for parallel programming according to
the message-passing paradigm. The meeting is dedicated to the latest
developments of PVM and MPI and their applications. This is the 8th
EuroPVM/MPI meeting of the series.
Topics
The 8th European PVM/MPI Users' Group Meeting will be a forum for the
users and developers of PVM, MPI and other message - passing programming
environments. They will have the opportunity to meet each other, share
ideas and experiences, and meet members of the PVM and MPI teams. Main
topics of the meeting will be:
Algorithms using message-passing paradigm
Applications in science and engineering based on message-passing
Latest extensions and improvements to PVM and MPI
PVM/MPI in Metacomputing and Grids
Tools for PVM and MPI
Evaluation of PVM and MPI
Performance of PVM and MPI
Implementation issues
Contact organizers at pvm-mpi@di.uoa.gr
------------------------------
From: Bertil Gustafsson <bertil@tdb.uu.se>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:42:30 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Conference in Uppsala on Spectral and High Order Methods
The International Conference on Spectral and High Order Methods
(ICOSAHOM-01)
Uppsala, Sweden
June 11-15, 2001
All information about the conference is available at
http://www.tdb.uu.se/~icosahom/
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From: Sabine Van Huffel <Sabine.VanHuffel@esat.kuleuven.ac.be>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:55:01 +0200
Subject: Workshop in Leuven on TLS and EIV Modeling
3rd International Workshop on
TLS and ERRORS-IN-VARIABLES MODELING
August 27--29, 2001
Arenberg castle, Leuven, Belgium
Announcement and Advance Program
This interdisciplinary workshop is a continuation of 2 previous workshops
which were held in Leuven, Belgium, August 1991 and 1996, and aims to
bring together numerical analysts, statisticians, engineers, economists,
chemists, etc. in order to discuss recent advances in Total Least Squares
(TLS) techniques and errors-in-variables modeling.
The workshop is partially sponsored by the Fund for Scientifi Research --
Flanders (FWO) and the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP).
In total, 32 lectures will be presented in the following 9 sessions;
1. Basic Concepts and Analysis in Errors-in-Variables Modeling
2. Total Least Squares Algorithms
3. Structured Total least Squares Problems
4. Nonlinear Errors-in-Variables Models and Statistical Estimators
5. Errors-in-variables Modeling with Bounded Uncertainties
6. Orthogonal Curve Fitting
7. Errors-in-Variables Estimation in System Identification
8. Errors-in-Variables Estimation in Signal Processing
9. Errors-in-Variables Applications in other fields
The complete advance program (and registration form) are available
at the website http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/tls3.html
All presented papers will be collected in the conference proceedings book,
which will come out shortly after the workshop.
Conference committee: Sabine Van Huffel and Philippe Lemmerling (chairpersons)
Bart De Moor, Yasuo Amemiya, Leon Gleser, Gene Golub, Bjorn
Ottersten, Rik Pintelon, G. W. (Pete) Stewart and Paul Van Dooren.
Workshop secretariat: Ida Tassens <ida.tassens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be>
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SISTA/COSIC,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
tel : 32/16/32.17.09 fax : 32/16/32.19.70
DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION: July 1, 2001
------------------------------
From: Paul Saylor <saylor@cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:41:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Midwest NA Day in Urbana
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Annual Midwest NA Day
Location: Urbana, IL
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2001
This year's Annual Midwest NA Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2001
on the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus. NA Day will start
at 9:00 AM and conclude on or before 5:30 PM.
Midwest NA Day conferences have been well-attended, one-day meetings for
colleagues within the Midwest region to interact without necessarily having
to travel by air. Midwest NA Day is an opportunity for young people,
especially, to present their work in a friendly atmosphere. A notable
example was an early presentation that Roland Freund gave on QMR.
The informal nature of the conference and the variety of talks together
combined in the past to make Midwest NA Day a memorable event. The
numerical group hopes to continue this tradition.
Usually there are one or two speakers, not necessarily from the Midwest,
whose prominence sets a tone of excellence for the meeting. This year, Gene
Golub is planning to participate. Also, Zdenek Strakos of the Academy of
Sciences of the Czech Republic and Adjunct Professor at Emory University
will attend and present an overview talk on Convergence of Krylov Subspace
Methods.
The conference will be held the same weekend that Bill Gear receives an
Alumni Achievement Award at graduation ceremonies in Urbana.
There are a limited number of rooms available for Friday, May 11, and
Saturday, May 12. If you need lodging information, please email Rebecca
Hartman-Baker at rjhartma@uiuc.edu
Complete announcements of attendees and titles of their talks will be made
as these become available. If you plan to give a talk please submit a title
and, if possible, an abstract to Ryan Szypowski at szypowsk@uiuc.edu
Organizers: The faculty, students and staff of the numerical group of the
Computer Science department.
For further information: http://www-faculty.cs.uiuc.edu/~saylor/naday.html
FAX: 217 333-3501
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From: Rolf Jeltsch <jeltsch@math.ethz.ch>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:57:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Professorship Position at ETH, Zurich
Professor of Computational Science and Engineering
at ETH Zurich
The Professorship is expected to play a key role in the continuing
expansion of strong interdisciplinary research activities and in the
further development of the educational program in Computational Science
and Engineering at ETH Zurich.
Applicants should have an excellent record of internationally recognized
research which demonstrates a strong link of computational methodologies
with application domains. The expertise of the successful candidate may
encompass classical and novel computational
methodologies. Interdisciplinary, innovative research bridging scientific
fields such as Biology and Computer Science, Nanotechnology and Medicine,
Dynamical Systems and Social Sciences is highly desirable.
Please submit your application together with a curriculum vitae, a list of
publications, and a short overview of your research and educational
interests to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. K=FCbler, ETH
Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, no later than May, 31 2001. The ETHZ specifically
encourages female candidates to apply with a view towards increasing the
proportion of female professors.
------------------------------
From: Rolf Jeltsch <jeltsch@math.ethz.ch>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:56:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Assistant Professorship at ETH, Zurich
Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics
at ETH
Duties of this open position include, in addition
to research, an active participation in the teaching of courses for
students of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.
Candidates should have the doctorate or equivalent
and have demonstrated the ability to carry out independent research.
Willingness to teach at all university levels and
to collaborate with colleagues is expected.
This assistant professorship has been established
to promote the careers of younger scientists. Initial appointment is for
three years, with the possibility of renewal for an additional
three years.
Please submit your application together with a
curriculum vitae and a list of publications to the President of ETH
Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. K=FCbler, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, no later
than May 31, 2001 (or by e-mail also to the assistant of the President,
Dr. Th. Eichenberger, eichenberger@sl.ethz.ch). The ETHZ specially
encourages female candidates to apply with a view
towards increasing the proportion of female professors.
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From: Andrew Stuart <stuart@maths.warwick.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:21:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Director Position at University of Warwick
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Director of The Centre for Scientific Computing
The University is establishing a new Centre for Scientific
Computing which will be inter-disciplinary in nature. In its initial
phases, the University will provide up to six academic and
technical staff positions to launch this development. The first
step is to seek a Director at Professorial level. The Director will
be closely involved in appointing other colleagues and will be
expected to develop the Centre, shape its intellectual profile and
nurture its growth into a major research enterprise. It is also
intended that the Centre will become involved in graduate
education. The successful candidate should have an international
reputation for research, a significant proportion of which is
computationally intensive, and a broad vision for the
development of computationally-based research in the sciences,
engineering and other academic areas.
The individual will be attached to a particular Department
although their role will be primarily within the Centre. Currently
the seven Departments engaged in the Centre's development are
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering,
Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. However, applicants from
any area are encouraged to apply.
Salary will be within the Professorial range.
For further information see
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/ScientificComputing/index.htm
Informal enquiries about the post may be made to Professor
Stuart Palmer, Chair of the Search Committee (tel: 02476
523399; e-mail: S.B.Palmer@warwick.ac.uk)
Further particulars can be obtained from the Personnel Office,
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. Telephone: 024
7652 3627 and from jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/AC1076.html.
Applications (3 copies) should name three referees.
Please quote Ref No. 35/3A/00. The closing date for
applications is: 11 May 2001.
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From: Mikhail Shashkov <misha@t7.lanl.gov>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:44:28 -0600
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Position: PD006076
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
The Mathematical Modeling and Analysis Group (T-7) and
the Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) at
Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently seeking
highly motivated PH.D. graduates to participate in
the Post Doctoral Fellowship program (2 positions).
There are specific opportunities at this time for Postdoctoral
fellow with strong computational and mathematical experience
in the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
One of the projects is the development and implementation of
new Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE)
finite difference/finite volume methods for the solution of
multidimensional high speed fluid flow problems on unstructured grids.
These are highly competitive positions. Experience
in developing codes based on Lagrangian, continuous
rezone (ALE) methods, or Free Lagrangian methods is preferred.
Familiarity with modern multidimensional methods for advection is desirable.
Extensive experience in FORTRAN coding on a variety of computing
platforms is required.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, located in the beautiful
mountains of northern New Mexico, is a multi-disciplinary,
multi-program laboratory employing over 6,000 technical
professionals conducting basic and applied research with the
overall mission to reduce global nuclear danger.
A Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, or in
another area in Scientific Computing completed within the
LAST THREE YEARS or soon to be completed is required.
Appointments have a duration of two years,
with possibility of extension for a third year.
Candidates may compete for a Director's
Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be considered for the
prestigious J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman or Frederick
Reines Fellowships.
Further details about the Postdoctoral Program
may be found at: http://www.hr.lanl.gov/postdoc/
For consideration, please submit a resume which also
contains lists of your publications, oral presentations,
and the names and addresses of three or more
references, along with a cover letter, and a 1 page proposal describing
your research plans to postdoc-jobs@lanl.gov
(no attachments, please!) The proposal must follow
the outline specified at
www.hr.lanl.gov/hrstaffing/Postdoc/guide.stm.
OR SUBMIT TWO paper COPIES of the above material to:
Postdoc Program Office, PD006076
MS P290
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
NOTE: Advertisement PD006076 must be referenced in the
e-mail Subject line and in the cover letter.
Please also send copies of your application material to Esther Vigil,
MS B284, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico 87545; EMAIL: evigil@lanl.gov, FAX:505-665-5757.
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From: Aslak Tveito <aslak@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:38:10 +0200
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at the University of Oslo
Postdoctoral positions at the University of Oslo, Department of Informatics
The Scientific Computing group at the Department of Informatics has been
awarded funding for two post-doc positions. Applicants should
have completed, or be close to completing, a Ph.D. in scientific
computing, preferably within the field of computations based on partial
differential equations. Good programming skills and knowledge of
numerical methods are expected. The activity of the group is presented
at http://www.ifi.uio.no/siv/Research/projects.shtml
The post-docs will work on one of the projects within the group. Both
positions are funded for two-years. Candidates are encouraged to send an
application by e-mail including a CV and a list of publications by May 1.
Professor Aslak Tveito
aslak@ifi.uio.no
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From: Steven Ruuth <sruuth@cs.sfu.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:01:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at UCLA
Postdoctoral Position. UCLA
Computational scientist sought for postdoctoral position on a collaboration
between the UCLA physics department and the mathematics department of
Simon Fraser University . The primary purpose of this research position
is for the computational study of sonoluminescence
(see http://www.physics.ucla.edu/Sonoluminescence/)
Experimental work in state-of-the-art sono lab is also possible, but not
required. The ideal candidate would have some experience in computational
plasma physics, CFD, direct Monte Carlo simulation or molecular dynamics
simulation. The position also involves some travel to visit Steven Ruuth
in Vancouver, Canada and offers a competitive salary and flexible starting
date. To apply send a CV, 3 letters of reference and a research statement to
Seth Putterman
UCLA Physics Department
Los Angeles, CA 90095.
(or Fax 310-206-5668)
Applications will be reviewed starting May 8, 2001.
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From: Rolf Jeltsch <jeltsch@math.ethz.ch>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:55:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Research Position at ETH, Zurich
Position for a Ph.D. student at the
Seminar for Applied Mathematics, SAM, at ETH in Zurich
We are looking for a Ph.D. student to do research in a
project on Large Eddy Simulation and Combustion. The
research should be based on a new subgrid-scale
model for LES which has been developed by Maurer
and Fey in the SAM. While learning the theory and
modeling of reactive and non-reactive flow the
student will first have to learn the already existing
LES code. Implementing boundary conditions will enable
the use of the code for (non-reactive) jet flows.
Comparison with commercial RANS code will be done.
In a second step combustion will be introduced.
This position is one of three in a larger project
which the SAM is doing together with groups in
the mechanical engineering department where
CFD and experiments are done.
The person should have computational and mathematics
back ground with a good understanding of physics.
The willingness to cooperate with the other
researchers in engineering is highly important.
The salary is competitive.
For further information contact:
Rolf Jeltsch, Seminar for Applied Mathematics
jeltsch@sam.math.ethz.ch
Phone Office: +41 1 632 3452
or from
Eleonora Ghertsos
Phone Office: +41 1 632 3465
Inforamtion on the research done at the SAM can be found
at the webpage
http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch
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From: W. Heinrichs <heinrich@obelix.ing-math.uni-essen.de>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:57:32 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Research Position at University of Essen
In the Mathematical Engineering group of the University Essen
the position of a
Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiters /Mitarbeiterin (BAT IIa)
is available.
The applicant should have interests in the
"Numerical solution of partial differential equations."
Main research interests of the group are:
Spectral methods, Multigrid, domain decomposition techniques,
parallel algorithms, applications to Navier-Stokes equations.
Applicants must have an academic degree in an appropriate field (Diplom or
Master degree). Teaching capabilities and the ability to use the German
language are a requirement.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Please submit applications including a CV, a list of all scientific
publications, a list of grants and co-operative projects, a survey
of previous teaching experience to
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Heinrichs (Tel. ++49/201/183 2534).
E-Mail: heinrich@ing-math.uni-essen.de.
www.uni-essen.de/ingmath.
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Heinrichs
Universit=81=E4t Essen
Ingenieurmathematik (FB 10)
Universit=81=E4tsstr. 3
D-45117 Essen (GERMANY).
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From: Lester Ingber <ingber@ingber.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:21:15 -0500
Subject: Computational Finance Position at DRW Investments
If you have very strong credentials for the position described below,
please send your resume to:
Prof. Lester Ingber
Director Research & Development
DRW Investments LLC
311 S Wacker Dr Ste 900
Chicago, IL 60606
Email (preferred) ingber@ingber.com
COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE: Experienced programmer in Java, C and/or
C++. Previous financial experience preferred. Excellent background in
Physics, Math, or similar disciplines, at least at PhD level. The R&D
group works directly with other traders and develops its own automated
trading systems. See www.ingber.com for papers on some current projects.
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From: Oleg Burdakov <olbur@mai.liu.se>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:18:28 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software
Table of Contents
Optimization Methods and Software (OMS)
Volume 15, Number 1 (April, 2001)
S. Kruk, M. Muramatsu, F. Rendl, R.J. Vanderbei and H. Wolkowicz
The Gauss-Newton direction in semidefinite programming
1-27
G. Fung and O.L. Mangasarian
Semi-supervised support vector machines for unlabeled
data classification
29-44
M.A. Diniz-Ehrhardt, M.A. Gomes-Ruggiero and S.A. Santos
Numerical analysis of leaving-face parameters in bound-constrained
quadratic minimization
45-66
R. Khalaf, P. van der Zee and L.C.W. Dixon
Image reconstruction in optical tomography with the aid of reverse
differentiation in the complex domain
67-86
Forthcoming papers and complete table of contents for the journal OMS:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/OMS.contents
Instructions for authors, subscription information, free sample copies:
http://www.gbhap.com/Optimization_Methods_Software/
Latex style files:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/STYLES/
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