NA Digest Friday, December 21, 2001 Volume 01 : Issue 48

Today's Editor:
Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
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From: Koen Engelborghs <Koen.Engelborghs@cs.kuleuven.ac.be>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 11:09:25 +0100 (MET)
Subject: MATLAB Package for Bifurcation Analysis of DDEs

Dear NA-reader,

We would like to announce the availability of DDE-BIFTOOL v. 2.00.
DDE-BIFTOOL is a Matlab package for the bifurcation analysis of
delay differential equations. It supports continuation and stability
analysis of steady states and periodic orbits.

The second version now also supports the computation of connecting
orbits (both homoclinic and heteroclinic solutions) and the analysis
of state-dependent delay equations, where the delay is a function of
the state.

More information about how to obtain the package, and an extended
manual, can be found on
http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~koen/delay/ddebiftool.shtml

With kind regards,

Koen Engelborghs, Tatyana Luzyanina, Giovanni Samaey


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From: Lutz Laemmer <laemmer@prostep.de>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 09:17:16 +0100
Subject: Conference in Prague on Computational Structures Technology

The Sixth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
Prague, Czech Republic 4-6 September 2002
in association with the Czech Technical University in Prague and
sponsored by the International Journal of Computers & Structures

Call for Papers

Topics
The themes for this conference will include: Structural Analysis and
Design - Non-Linear Analysis - Dynamic Analysis - Finite Element
Analysis - Boundary Element Analysis - Computer Aided Design -
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization - Structural Re-analysis &
Sensitivity Analysis - Geomaterials - Plates and Shells - Structural
Modelling - Micro-Mechanics Models - Damage Identification - Material
Models - Reliability Problems - Software Standards and Quality Control
- Adaptivity - Mesh Generation - Shape and Topology Optimization -
Visualization and Graphics - Impact and Contact Simulations - Post and
Pre Processing - Smart Structures - Multi and Inter-Disciplinary
Optimization - Composite Materials and Structures - Fracture and
Fatigue - Brittle Materials - Eigensolvers - Education - Coupled
Problems - Soil-Structure Interaction - Fluid-Structure Interaction -
Simulation - Integration of CST and CFD - Inverse Problems - FEM in
Design - Implementation of Computational Procedures.

Papers concerned with the following aspects of structural engineering
computation are particularly relevant to the conference: Parallel
Processing - Use of High Performance Computer Architectures -
Supercomputing - Domain Decomposition and Partitioning - MIMD
Architectures - Distributed Computing and Networking - Artificial
Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Systems - Novel Software Tools and
Development Environments - Virtual Reality - Algorithms for
Vectorization and Parallelisation - Genetic Algorithms - Neural Networks
- Object Oriented Methods - Solution Procedures for Large Scale
Problems - Hardware and Software developments for HPC - WWW
Applications - Computational Intelligence - Evolutionary Processes

The conference runs concurrently with the Third International Conference
on Engineering Computational Technology. Participants may attend
sessions from either conference.

Submission of Papers
Papers are invited on all aspects of computational structures technology.

Conference Venue
The conference venue is the faculty of engineering of the Czech
Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic.

More details can be found at

http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/


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From: Jerzy Wasniewski <unijw@unidhp1.uni-c.dk>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:45:36 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Session at PARA on Hierarchical Memory Optimization

Session on
"Numerical Algorithms with
Hierarchical Memory Optimization"
to be held in conjunction with the
PARA'02 Conference on
Applied Parallel Computing
June 15 -- 18, 2002
Dipoli Congress Centre
Espoo, Finland
http://www.csc.fi/para2002/

A limited number of contributed, either 20 or 30 minutes
talks will be selected for this session. Extended abstracts
no more than two pages should be sent to me before January
25, 2002. The text can be in Latex, Postscript, PDF or pure
ASCII. The acceptance of the extended abstract will be send
no later than February 5, 2002. After acceptance, full
papers, from 6 to 10 pages, formatted according to the rules
of the PARA'02 and the LNCS, in order to be published in the
PARA'02 proceedings, should be sent to me before March 5,
2002. The style files for the LNCS can be found at

http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html

Summary, Important Dates and Notes:

January 25, 2002 -- Extended abstracts
February 5, 2002 -- Acceptance for the presentation
March 5, 2002 -- Paper Submission (full papers, see above)
March 18, 2002 -- Camera Ready Papers
April 30, 2002 -- Pre-registration
June 15-18, 2002 -- PARA'02 Conference

The Extended Abstracts and the papers of this Session
should be sent to me
jerzy.wasniewski@uni-c.dk

The payments, registration, hotel reservation and other
conference matters should be managed according to the
PARA'02 roles, see the PARA'02 web address
http://www.csc.fi/para2002/.


The organizer of the Session:
Jerzy Wasniewski
UNI-C, Danish IT Center
for Education and Research
Danish Technical University
Lyngby, Denmark


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From: Victorio Sonzogni <sonzogni@intec.unl.edu.ar>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:08:57 -0300
Subject: South American Congress on Computational Mechanics

The Argentinean Association for Computational Mechanics (AMCA)
and the Brazilian Association for Computational Mechanics (ABMEC)
announce the

MECOM 2002
First South American Congress on Computational Mechanics,

together with the
Terceiro Congresso Brasileiro de Mec=E2nica Computacional

and the
S=E9ptimo Congreso Argentino de Mec=E1nica Computacional,

which will be held in the cities of Santa Fe and Paran=E1, Argentina,
on October 28-31, 2002.

Website: http://venus.ceride.gov.ar/mecom2002

The Argentinean Association for Computational Mechanics (AMCA) was
created during the first MECOM Congress, which took place in 1985 in
Santa Fe-Paran=E1. Repeating the success of this first MECOM, subsequent
congresses were held in C=F3rdoba (1988), Santa Fe-Paran=E1 (1991),
Tucum=E1n (1996) and Mendoza (1999).

On the other hand, the Brazilian Association for Computational
Mechanics (ABMEC) was created in 1999. The first ABMEC Congress
was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2000, and the second one in Campinas,
in 2001.

Both Associations decided to share the organization of MECOM'2002 as
the First South American Congress on Computational Mechanics, which
will include the Terceiro Congresso Brasileiro de Mecanica Computacional
and the S=E9ptimo Congreso Argentino de Mecanica Computacional.
They also agreed on appointing the International Center for Computational
Methods in Engineering (CIMEC) as local organizer of the Congress.

* Conference Topics

Application of numerical methods in engineering problems,
including some topics as:

Fluid mechanics Algorithms and software development
Heat transfer Computational mathematics
Solid mechanics Mesh generation and error estimation
Structural analysis High performance computing
Multiphysics problems Innovative computational methods
Multiscale modeling Inverse problems and optimisation
Biomechanics Industrial applications


* Important Dates

Deadline for presenting a one-page abstract May 15, 2002
Acceptance of the paper June 30, 2002
Deadline for submitting the full length paper July 31, 2002
Deadline for early payment August 31, 2002
Congress October 28-31, 2002

* Informations

Congress website: http://venus.ceride.gov.ar/mecom2002
E-Mail: cimec@ceride.gov.ar


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From: Loa Nowina-Sapinski <loa@msri.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:12:16 -0800
Subject: Symposium at MSRI on Meta-Analysis of Medical Data

Statistical Challenges for Meta-Analysis of Medical and Health-Policy Data
May 9-11, 2002
A symposium at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley,
California
Organized by Joseph C. Cappelleri, Joseph Lau, Ingram Olkin, Diana Pettiti,
Drummond Rennie, and Donna Stroup

This symposium is designed to address current issues in meta-analysis.
There will be reports on four topics: meta-analysis for policy decisions,
publication bias, heterogeneity models, and equating of medical outcome
measures. In addition, there will be other topics related to the
methodology of meta-analysis or systematic reviews. Saturday afternoon
will be devoted to a special session on reporting of medical data in the
media. This will be a panel discussion with journalists and
epidemiologists and statisticians.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Abstracts for oral presentations or poster sessions
are invited on the above or related topics. The closing date for abstracts
is February 25, 2002. Abstracts of one to two pages in length may be
submitted electronically to meta@msri.org.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The registration fee is $250 before March 15,
2002, and $400 thereafter. This fee may be adjusted or waived in special
cases. To pay the fee, please send a check made out to "MSRI" to
Meta-Analysis Symposium, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, 1000
Centennial Drive, #5070, Berkeley, CA 94720-5070. No credit cards
accepted, sorry.

For more information, and to register online, please see
http://zeta.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/198/show_workshop


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From: Loa Nowina-Sapinski <loa@msri.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:18:56 -0800
Subject: Workshop at MSRI on Information Theory

Information Theory
February 25, 2002 to March 1, 2002
A workshop at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley,
California
Organized by Elwyn Berlekamp, Joe Buhler, Dave Forney, Gadiel Seroussi,
Andy Viterbi, Sergio Verdu (chair) and Marcelo Weinberger

This workshop will focus on the exciting current developments in source and
channel coding, as well as such new areas in information theory as quantum
error correction and bioinformatics. Efforts will be made to expose some of
the topics at a level suitable for a broad audience of mathematicians,
computer scientists, and engineers. Computational and algorithmic themes
permeate this area and will figure prominently. There will be a discussion
of current open problems.

For more information and to register please see
http://zeta.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/194/show_workshop


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From: Wei Cai <wcai@uncc.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:55:18 -0500
Subject: Faculty Position at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for a tenure track
position at the Assistant Professor level in Computational Mathematics
beginning in August 2002.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree and demonstrated strength at research in
numerical analysis and a commitment to teaching. Preference will be given to
applicants with strong interdisciplinary research experience in developing
efficient algorithms to address computational problems arising in sciences
and engineering applications with potentials for external funding.

Send CV, at least three letters of recommendation, Statement of research and
teaching interests to Faculty Search Committee, Department of Mathematics,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223.
Review of applications will begin on February 18, 2002.

AA/EOE Women and underrepresented minorities are urged to apply.

http://www.math.uncc.edu/employment


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From: Weimin Han <whan@math.uiowa.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:01:51 -0600
Subject: Visiting Faculty Positions at University of Iowa

The Department of Mathematics of The University of Iowa invites
applications for two three-year visiting assistant professorships
starting with the 2002-03 academic year. Selection will be based
on research expertise and teaching ability. Preference will be
given to applicants whose scholarly activity is of particular
interest to members of the current faculty. A Ph.D. or equivalent
is required. The teaching load for these positions is three semester
courses per academic year. The salary for 2002-2003 will be $40,000
plus benefits.

Women and minority candidates are especially urged to apply for
the above positions.

Screening of applications will begin January 22, 2002. Applications
will be accepted until the positions are filled. To apply, send a
complete vita and have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Professor David Manderscheid, Chair
Department of Mathematics
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242

The University of Iowa is an Equal Employment Opportunity and
Affirmative Action Employer.

For current information on the department, see the web page
http://www.math.uiowa.edu/


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From: Robert Numrich <rwn@msi.umn.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:08:39 -0600
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute

Research Associate
GS-685
Job Title: Research Associate 100% time

Department: Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced
Computation

Position Description:
The University of Minnesota has received a grant from the Department of
Energy through its SCIDAC program. This grant is part of a large project
entitled "Center for Programming Models for Scalable Parallel Computing."
The Minnesota part of the project will develop software for parallel
algorithms based on Co-Array Fortran.

The person who holds this post-doctoral position will be responsible for
development of the software under the direction of the Principal
Investigator for the project.

Required academic:
Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, mathematics or computer science

Required experience:
Candidates should have three to five years of experience with high
performance scientific computing and a working knowledge of numerical linear
algebra.

Desired academic experience:
Experience with an object-oriented language, with Fortran 90, and with
parallel programming techniques.

To apply:
Please send resume and letter of interest to:
Ann Johns
johns@dtc.umn.edu

or by U. S. mail to:

Ann Johns
University of Minnesota
Supercomputing Institute
Suite 2051
1200 Washington Avenue South
inneapolis, MN 55415


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From: Dominique Chapelle <Dominique.Chapelle@inria.fr>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:28:20 +0100
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at INRIA-Rocquencourt

The objective will be to participate in
- formulating a 3D continuum mechanics model for the cardiac muscle
contraction due to the electrical actuation;
- developing appropriate numerical (finite element) procedures for the
model;
- performing validations by comparing the results with experimental data
(collaborations with clinical teams).

This post-doc will be part of the INRIA collaborative research project
ICEMA: http://www-rocq.inria.fr/~frclemen/icema.html

The position is open for an initial duration of 12 months, starting in
early 2002.

Location:
INRIA-Rocquencourt (Paris area)

Requirements:
- Applicants should hold a PhD in numerical analysis or mechanical
engineering;
- Prior extensive experience with non-linear continuum/structural
mechanics and finite element development is essential.

Application:
Send CV, 2 most prominent publications and one (at least) letter of
recommendation to
D. Chapelle
INRIA-Rocquencourt
BP 105
78153 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
Or by email: Dominique.Chapelle@inria.fr
(to be used also for preliminary informal inquiries)


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From: Juergen Fuhrmann <fuhrmann@wias-berlin.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:09:11 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Research Position at Weierstrass Institute, Berlin

[http://www.wias-berlin.de/jobs/job02-1]

Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics
(WIAS)
in Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
(Member of the Leibnitz Society (WGL))

The WIAS offers a position in the field of
"Numerical Simulation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC)"

in the Research Group
"Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computing"
starting January 1, 2002, (Sign 02/1).

The applicant should have a strong background in numerical analysis
and scientific computing. Experience in numerical bifurcation
analysis, reaction-diffusion equations and the knowledge of one
programming language are welcome. These skills should be proven by a
successful diploma or master's thesis, publications, project
references or a successful PhD thesis.

The applicant is expected to carry out research in the field of
numerical simulation of direct -- methanol fuel cells (DMFC). This
includes development and implementation of numerical algorithms in the
context of an existing DMFC simulation code which is the result of a
joint project with the Forschungszentrum Julich. Besides the duties in
the application project, there will be opportunities to extend
theoretical knowledge. For applicants with master's or diploma degree,
this work is expected to result in a PhD thesis.

The position is limited to three years with optional extension up to
five years if the application project can be prolonged on the base of
successful results. The salary is according to the German BAT IIa/O
scale.

The Weierstrass Institute is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Applications of qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged.

Among equally qualified applicants, disabled candidates will be given
preference.

Applications with reference to the above signature containing
Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of certificates and a list of
publications should be submitted by December 12, 2001, or until the
position is filled to:

Prof. Dr. J. Sprekels,
Director of the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and
Stochastics in Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
Mohrenstr. 39, D-10117 Berlin


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From: Raimondas Ciegis <Raimondas.Ciegis@fm.vtu.lt>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 14:24:52 +0200 (WET)
Subject: Contents, Mathematical Modelling and Analysis

Table of Contents: MATHEMATICAL MODELLING and ANALYSIS
Volume 6, Number 2, December 2001

Electronical edition: http://kipras.vtu.lt/rc/mma/

1. R. Baronas, F. Ivanauskas, M. Sapagovas
Numerical investigation of moisture movement in wood under isothermal
conditions......167

2. R. Ciegis, A. Stikonas, O. Stikoniene, O. Suboc
Stationary problems with nonlocal boundary conditions......178

3. T. Cirulis, O. Lietuvietis
Analysis of generalized multistep Adam's methods by degenerate matrix
method for ordinary differential equations......192

4. Ha. Gao, M.A.M. Lynch
A new model approximating $M/PH/1$ queuing systems during the transient
period......199

5. V.M. Goloviznin, T.P. Hynes, S.A. Karabasov
CABARET finite-difference schemes for one - dimensional Euler
equations......210

6. V. Gromak, G. Filipuk
The backlund transformations of the fifth Painleve equation and their
applications......221

7. G. Gromyko
On one effective difference scheme for the convection-diffusion
problem......231

8. G. Gudynas
On representation formula for solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi equations for
some types of initial conditions......241

9. J. Jegorov, A. Buikis
Application of the conservative averaging for the filtration problem with
large velocity......251

10. H. Kalis, A. Lasis
Simple algorithms for calculation of the axial-symmetric heat transport
problem in a cylinder......262

11. V. Korzyuk
The Goursat problem for hyperbolic linear third order equations..270

12. A. Mandrik
The method of dual integral equations for analysis of heat transfer
processes......280

13. A.P. Matus, P.P. Matus
The maximum principle and its application for the analysis of difference
schemes......289

14. V.N. Melnik
Phase transition and hysteresis analysis for shape memory alloy
applications......300

15. P. Oja, M. Tarang
Stability of piecewise polynomial collocation for Volterra
integro-differential equations......310

16. S. Sytova
On numerical methods for one problem of mixed type......321


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From: Daniel Hershkowitz <hershkow@techunix.technion.ac.il>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:55:45 +0200 (IST)
Subject: Contents, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra

Contents
Volume 8 (2001) of ELA - The ELECTRONIC Journal of LINEAR ALGEBRA

1. Jason J. Molitierno and Michael Neumann, The algebraic connectivity of
two trees connected by an edge of infinite weight, pp. 1-13.

2. Zhaosheng Feng, Algebraic curve solution for second-order polynomial
autonomous systems, pp. 14-25.

3. Vladimir Bolotnikov, Chi-Kwong Li and Leiba Rodman, Minimal distortion
problems for classes of unitary matrices, pp. 26-46.

4. Henryk A. Jedrzejec and Zbigniew I. Woznicki, On properties of some
matrix splittings, pp. 47-52.

5. Zbigniew I. Woznicki, Basic comparison theorems for weak and weaker
matrix splittings, pp. 53-59.

6. Dragomir Z. Djokovic and Peter W. Tingley, Natural group actions on
tensor products of three real vector spaces with finitely many orbits, pp.
60-82.

7. Yimin Wei and Hebing Wu, Additional results on index splittings for
Drazin inverse solutions of singular linear systems, pp. 83-93.

8. Stephen Kirkland, An upper bound on algebraic connectivity of graphs
with many cutpoints, pp. 94-109.

9. Cindy Knudsen and Judith J. McDonald, A note on the convexity of the
realizable set of eigenvalues for nonnegative symmetric matrices, pp.
110-114.

10. Yongge Tian and George P. H. Styan, How to establish universal
block-matrix factorizations, pp. 115-127.

11. Sukanta Pati, The third smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix,
pp. 128-139.

12. Naomi Shaked-Monderer, Minimal CP rank, pp. 140-157.

ELA's primary homepage is:
http://www.math.technion.ac.il/iic/ela/

ELA's mirror sites are:
http://www.math.temple.edu/iic/ela (Temple University)
http://hermite.cii.fc.ul.pt/iic/ela/ (Univ. Lisbon)
http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/ftp-home/pub/ela (Univ. Chemnitz)
http://www.emis.de/journals/ELA/ (EMIS)


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