NA Digest Sunday, March 5, 2006 Volume 06 : Issue 09

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From: Tim Davis <davis@cise.ufl.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:46:36 -0500
Subject: CSparse: software for upcoming book on sparse direct methods

I would like to announce the release of a sparse matrix package,
CSparse, that I've written for my upcoming book, "Direct Methods
for Sparse Linear Systems," to appear in SIAM's Series on the
Fundamentals of Algorithms sometime this year.

It demonstrates a wide range of sparse matrix algorithms in as
concise a code as possible (sparse LU with partial pivoting is
only 165 lines, for example, not including the fill-reducing
ordering). The algorithms are asymptotically optimal (in most
cases), and have comparable performance with existing methods
(with exception of the sparse LU, Cholesky, and QR factorizations).

One section of the book provides an overview of a wide range of
available software for sparse direct methods, with links to
high-performance sparse LU, Cholesky, and QR factorization codes:
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/sparse/codes

A MATLAB interface is included (including a pretty color "spy",
and an easy MATLAB interface to the UF Sparse Matrix Collection).

See http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/sparse/CSparse or
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/sparse/CXSparse for an extended
version (for complex matrices).

Tim Davis
University of Florida

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From: "Forth Dr Shaun" <s.a.forth@cranfield.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:09:15 -0000
Subject: 3rd European Workshop on Automatic Differentiation

3rd European Workshop on Automatic Differentiation
http://www.amorg.co.uk/AD/EuroADWorkshops/OxfordJune06
Thursday June 1st, 2006
Oxford University Computing Laboratory
Wolfson Building
Parks Road
Oxford UK

This is the third in a series of European Workshops providing a forum
for the presentation of theoretical developments in, and applications
of, Automatic Differentiation (AD) and adjoint methods. It will be
informal, with no published proceedings, so allowing for the
discussion of work in progress and presentations by those new to the
subject. This workshop will be for one day's duration and is kindly
being hosted by Mike Giles of Oxford University's Computing Laboratory
to ensure easy access to delegates from the immediately preceding
International Conference on Computational Science ICCS 2006 at Reading
University (under one hour travel time by train) which features a
formal workshop on Automatic Differentiation: Tools and Applications.

Invited Speaker:
Prof. Christian Bischof (RWTH Aachen University)
"Recent Activities in Automatic Differentiation and Beyond"

If you are interested in giving a 25 minute talk on any aspect of AD,
or any applications you think suitable for AD then please contact Dr
Shaun Forth at mailto:S.A.Forth@cranfield.ac.uk. We particularly
welcome contributions from research students and those new to AD.

For other details and to register please see
http://www.amorg.co.uk/AD/EuroADWorkshops/OxfordJune06

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From: Roderick Melnik <rmelnik@wlu.ca>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:14:56 -0600
Subject: Workshop on Transport and Coupled Processes in Micro/Nano Tech

Workshop on Transport and Coupled Processes in Micro- and
Nanotechnology, Los Angeles

Final call for contributions to the 2006 Workshop on Transport and
Coupled Processes in Micro- and Nanotechnology organized as a special
session at the 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics. The 2006
meeting will take place in Los Angeles on July 16 - 22, 2006.

One page abstracts submission deadline is March 15, 2006. Please submit
your abstract online. Follow the instructions given at the website of
the 2006 Workshop at http://www.mmcs.wlu.ca/workshop2006_wccm7.html
(or visit the Congress website and follow the link to the workshop).

Workshop organizers: Roderick Melnik (WLU, Waterloo), Alex Povitsky
(Akron), Deepak Srivastava (NASA), and Meyya Meyyappan (NASA)

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From: "Miller, John" <john.miller@sfi.ie>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:55:17 -0000
Subject: Call for Papers. Numerical Methods for Finanace Conf, Dublin Ireland

NMF2006 - International Conference on Numerical Methods for Finance
Date: 7th-9th June 2006
Location: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Website: www.numericalmethodsforfinance.org

Aim: The aim of the conference is to attract leading researchers, both
practitioners and academics, to discuss new and relevant numerical
methods for the solution of practical problems in finance. The
conference is focused on 6 topics of interest to practitioners. For each
topic a distinguished invited speaker will survey the current problems
of importance. In addition broad classes of relevant numerical methods
will be surveyed by distinguished invited speakers. The main thrust of
the conference will be the contributions, by both practitioners and
academics, to the oral and poster sessions on numerical methods for
solving the practical problems. Formal refereed proceedings will be
published after the conference.

Who should attend?: Academics and practitioners wishing to discuss
their latest research results on numerical methods for solving practical
problems in finance. Practitioners interested in learning about the
latest numerical techniques for solving their problems.

Scope: The practical topics are credit risk; exotic/hybrid options;
risk management; portfolio selection; insurance/pensions and interest
rate modelling. The broad classes of numerical methods are numerical
methods for partial integro-differential equations and Monte Carlo
methods

Invited Speakers: Carlo Acerbi (AbaxBank, Italy); Andrew Cairns
(Heriot-Watt University, UK); Peter Forsyth (University of Waterloo,
Canada); Kay Giesecke (Stanford University, USA). At least 4 more to be
confirmed.

How to submit a paper: You are invited to submit an abstract of your
contributed paper for an oral or poster session. The deadline for
submission of abstracts is 7th April 2006. Abstracts can only be
submitted via the conferencemaker website
http://gemini.econ.umd.edu/conference/NMF2006

Further Information: To receive further information on the conference
and registration, please contact info@conferenceorganisers.ie or use the
link on the conference website http://www.numericalmethodsforfinance.org

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From: macis2006@cc4cm.org
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:16:51 +0100
Subject: CFP: Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences 2006

MACIS 2006 - International Conference on
Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences
http://www.cc4cm.org/macis2006
Beijing, China, July 22-24, 2006

CALL FOR PAPERS

Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences (MACIS) is a new
series of conferences where foundational research on theoretical and practical
problems of mathematics for computing and information processing may be
presented and discussed. MACIS also addresses experimental and case studies,
scientific and engineering computation, design and implementation of
algorithms and software systems, and applications of mathematical methods and
tools to outstanding and emerging problems in applied computer and information
sciences. Each conference focuses on two or three themes. The themes (with
specific topics) for MACIS 2006 are:

* Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems
* Symbolic and Numeric Computation
* Algorithms and Complexity

INVITED SPEAKERS: Hirokazu Anai (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan), Dan Braha
(University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and New England Complex Systems
Institute, USA), Andreas Dress (CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational
Biology, China), Remi Monasson (Ecole Normale Superieure - CNRS, France), Lan
Wen (Peking University, China)

SUBMISSION: Potential participants of MACIS 2006 are invited to submit
extended abstracts (3-4 pages) or full papers describing their work to be
presented at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for extended abstract submission: April 16, 2006
Notification of acceptance or rejection: May 15, 2006
Conference taking place: July 24-26, 2006
Deadline for full paper submission: October 15, 2006

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From: Eleonora Messina <eleonora.messina@unina.it>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:06:54 +0100
Subject: Workshop on Innovative Methods for Solving Evolutionary Problems

Workshop: Innovative Methods for Solving Evolutionary Problems with Memory
CAPRI June 19-21, 2006
www.dma.unina.it/~izzo/caprivies/

Aim and Scope: The study of phenomena of the real world, in recent years, is
carried on through a mathematical simulation which captures their behaviour,
characteristics and properties. If, during its evolution, the phenomena show a
dependency on the previous history, then the mathematical models which best
simulate the phenomena are Integral Equations, whose ereditary character makes
difficult both the theoretical study and the resolution process. In
particular, Volterra Integral Equations appear in the study of many phenomena
which are important in applied sciences, such as population dynamics,
diffusion of an epidemic, neural networks, and so on. For most of these
models, it is important to develop both new efficient numerical methods, and
mathematical software to obtain numerical solutions for the comprehension of
the phenomena during its evolution in time, and to collect informations on the
problem. Aim of this Workshop is to provide a forum both for expert
researchers in this topic, and for researchers of closed areas, to present and
discuss ideas, theories and applications.

Scientific Committee: Elvira Russo, Un. di Napoli “Federico II”, Roberto
Peluso, Un. di Bari, Rossana Vermiglio, Un. di Udine, Beatrice Paternoster,
Un. di Salerno, Antonia Vecchio, C.N.R. - I.A.C. Napoli.

Invited Speakers: Hermann Brunner, University of Newfoundland (Canada), Saber
Elaydi, Trinity University (Texas, USA), Christian Lubich, University of
Tubingen (Germany).
The complete list of speakers will be soon available on the Web.

Proceedings: We plan to publish invited talks and selected contributions in a
special issue of an international scientific journal.

Important Dates: Deadline for registration and abstract submission: Maj 26,
2006.

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From: gerhardwilhelm weber <gweber@metu.edu.tr>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:13:16 +0200
Subject: CfP: EURO XXI 2006 - Streams "Generalized Newton Methods"

Cordial Invitation to the Stream
GENERALIZED NEWTON METHODS
at EURO XXI 2006: 21st European Conference on Operational Research
in Reykjavik, Iceland,
July 2-5, 2006
http://www.euro2006.org/

A stream "Generalized Newton Methods" is in preparation for EURO 2006 and you
are warmly welcome invited to participate and give a presentation. This stream
will consist of several sessions and they altogether intend to give a rich
overview of recent developments in this modern and important field of
continuous optimization and analysis. In fact, papers on all aspects on
theory, numerics and application of Generalized Newton Methods are welcome.

EURO XXI 2006 will serve as a facility for deepening and further initiation of
scientific exchanges, collaboration and friendships in Generalized Newton
Methods as well as with the other working groups of OR, operating for the
benefit of people in our discipline and a good future.

Stream Organizer and Contact:
o Liqun Qi
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong / China
e-mail: maqilq@polyu.edu.hk

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From: gerhardwilhelm weber <gweber@metu.edu.tr>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:03:57 +0200
Subject: EURO XXI 2006 -- Stream SYSTEMS AND GAME THEORY

Cordial Invitation to
SYSTEMS AND GAME THEORY
EURO XXI 2006: 21st European Conference on Operational Research
in Reykjavik, Iceland,
July 2-5, 2006
http://www.euro2006.org/

For EURO 2006 a Systems and Game Theory stream is in preparation and you are
cordially invited to participate, present a paper and exchange ideas with
others on all stages of this area of application developed by modern OR! This
stream will consist of four or more sessions which are going to draw a
state-of-the-art picture of models and algorithms from systems and game theory
applied to any field of science, economy and engineering, to finance and
environmental protection. The stream and session organizers represent the
backgrounds in discrete and continuous systems, optimization and dynamics,
along with theory and methods in many modern applications of game and control
theory. Special emphasis will be given to methods drawn from all of OR. Papers
in all aspects of systems and game theory are welcome.

Stream Organizers and Contacts:
* Stefan W. Pickl (Universitaet der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany)
E-mail: spickl@informatik.unibw-muenchen.de
* Ulrike Leopold-Wildburger (Karl Franzens Universitaet, Graz, Austria)
E-mail: ulrike.leopold@uni-graz.at

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From: gerhardwilhelm weber <gweber@metu.edu.tr>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:29:57 +0200
Subject: EURO XXI 2006 -- Stream Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Cordial Invitation to
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS
EURO XXI 2006: 21st European Conference on Operational Research
in Reykjavik, Iceland,
July 2-5, 2006
http://www.euro2006.org/

There is a stream in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics inviting you to
join by your participation, presentation, your various engagement is
welcome. This stream stream consists of four or more sessions, and they
altogether intend to give a rich and recent overview about modern
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in theory, methods and
application. In fact, EURO XXI 2006 may serve for initiating and deepening of
scientific exchange, collaboration and friendship in our research domain and
together with the other areas and working groups of modern Operational
Research (OR), for the best of our people and their future.

Stream Organizer and Contact:
o Jacek Blazewicz (Poznan University of Technology, Poland),
e-mail: jblazewicz@cs.put.poznan.pl,
o Metin Turkay (Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey)
e-mail: mturkay@ku.edu.tr.

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From: brandts@science.uva.nl
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:22:27 +0100
Subject: PhD and Post-Doc Positions at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics of the University of
Amsterdam, Netherlands has a vacant PhD position in the area of Nume-
rical Analysis, starting between July 1 and September 1, and for the
duration of four years.

The Institute also has two Post-Doc positions available which are ad-
vertized in a wider area of mathematics but which includes Numerical
Analysis, starting September 1 and for the duration of two years.

For the complete advertisements, see "vacancies" at the web-page of

Jan Brandts
e-mail: brandts@science.uva.nl
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~brandts

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From: Tor Srevik <tor.sorevik@mi.uib.no>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:04:56 +0100
Subject: Postdoc/Phd positions at the University of Bergen

The Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen have 2 open
positions at the project «CODY: Computational Dynamics of Quantum
Systems». A 3 year PhD position is available immediately, and a 2 year
postdoctoral position is available, starting August 1st, 2006.

The project is a cross-disciplinary cooperation between the Department
of Mathematics and the Department of Physics and Technology. The
successful candidates will be part of a cross-disciplinary team with the
goal of developing and using numerical simulation tools for dynamic
quantum systems. Central to the project is efficient and accurate
simulation of the time dependent Schrödinger's equation. We are seeking
candidates with competence in numerical mathematics and program
development. Preference will be given to candidates with special
competence in spectral methods, geometric integration, and insight into
the relevant physics.

The complete announcement for the positions is available at:

http://melding.uib.no/doc/Ledige_stillinger/1141202696.html

For further information contact Prof. Tor Sorevik (email:
tor.sorevik@mi.uib.no )

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From: Brynjulf Owren <brynjulf.owren@math.ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:30:45 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: NUMERICAL METHODS AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
OF NONLINEAR WAVES

Closing date: 2006-04-07.

A postdoctoral fellowship grant is available at Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU). The fellowship will be based either at NTNU or at
the University of Bergen. The employment period is one year, and is
funded by the Research Council of Norway.

The project focuses on mathematical models for nonlinear
waves. Depending on the background of the successful applicant, the
focus will be on either of mathematical analysis, numerical analysis,
or numerical simulation of partial differential equations for
nonlinear wave phenomena. The fellow will participate in the
activities of the WaveMaker project which has partners from the
University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, and NTNU.
More information can be found on the web page

www.math.ntnu.no/WaveMaker/

The applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent, and interest in
applied mathematics and numerical analysis. Candidates who complete a
PhD degree in 2006 are also encouraged to apply.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Helge Holden, phone +47 73 59 35 14,
email:holden@math.ntnu.no; associate professor Henrik Kalisch, phone
+47 55 58 48 74, email:henrik.kalisch@mi.uib.no; professor Brynjulf
Owren, phone +47 73 59 35 18, email:bryn@math.ntnu.no.

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From: Michael Ng <mng@math.hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:28:54 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Postdoctoral position, Mathematics Dept., Hong Kong Baptist University

Postdoctoral position in the Department of Mathematics at
Hong Kong Baptist University

The Centre for Mathematical Imaging and Vision at the
Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong Baptist University
expects to make a post-doctoral appointment for two
years beginning in the summer of 2006. The
appointment will be in the area of image processing
and computer vision.

The research interests of the Centre include image processing,
computer vision, image analysis and retrieval, and
numerical methods and optimization
for imaging and vision applications.

Applicants must have demonstrated abilities in
conducting independent research and publishing
research results in journals of international
level. Applicants should send a vita and description
of research interests to Michael Ng, Department of
Mathematics, Hong Kong Baptist Unviersity,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. E-mail: mng@math.hkbu.edu.hk

Applications will be considered at any time after March 31,
2006, as funding becomes available.

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From: "Mike Christie" <Mike.Christie@pet.hw.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:00:58 -0000
Subject: 2 PhD Positions at Heriot-Watt University, Ednburgh

The industry funded Uncertainty Project at the Institute of Petroleum
Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, has 2 PhD positions open for
exceptional candidates. The financial support provided by these
studentships covers both tuition fees and a full stipend.

Applicants for both positions must have strong mathematical,
statistical, and computational skills and an excellent first degree, or
preferably MSc, in one of the mathematical sciences, and programming
experience will be an advantage. Specialist knowledge of the oil
industry is not necessary as long as mathematical skills are high.

For further details of either of these positions, please see the ads on
www.findaphd.com, or contact Prof Mike Christie,
mike.christie@pet.hw.ac.uk

Closing date: March 21st

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From: Roland Pulch <pulch@math.uni-wuppertal.de>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:34:48 +0100
Subject: PhD Position in Numerical Analysis at University of Wuppertal (Germany)

This announcement corresponds to the new Marie Curie Research Training Network
COMSON (COupled Multiscale Simulation and Optimization in Nanoelectronics),
where seven nodes are involved in several European states.
Thus the position is financed by the European Union. The period of the
position is 36 month. The place of employment will be mainly at the
University of Wuppertal (Germany). However, some habitations at other
nodes of the project are obligatory.

The position is not open for German citizens or residents.
It is intended primarily for residents of other EU countries
or countries associated with the EU. (Some exceptions exist.)

The topic of this PhD position is modelling and numerical analysis of
partial differential algebraic systems, i.e., coupled systems of
partial differential equations and differential algebraic equations.
Thus the candidate must have strong background in differential equations
and numerical analysis. The field of application consists in
the simulation of electric circuits.

For more information about the project, please visit:
http://www.comson.org/
The corresponding vacancy can be found at:
http://www.comson.org/index.php?cat=vacancydet
For further questions, please contact:
pulch@math.uni-wuppertal.de

Kind regards,
Roland Pulch.

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From: Brynjulf Owren <brynjulf.owren@math.ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:22:06 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PhD grant NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

NUMERICAL METHODS AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR WAVES

Application date: April 7th 2006

A PhD grant is available at Department of Mathematical Sciences at
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The PhD
candidate will be based either at NTNU or at the University of
Bergen. The grant, which is for three years, is funded by the Research
Council of Norway. At NTNU the grant period may be extended to four
years in exchange for teaching duties.

The PhD project focuses on mathematical models for nonlinear
waves. Depending on the background of the successful applicant, the
focus will be on either of mathematical analysis, numerical analysis,
or numerical simulation of partial differential equations for
nonlinear wave phenomena. The PhD candidate will participate in the
activities of the WaveMaker project which has partners from the
University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, and NTNU.
More information can be found on the web page

www.math.ntnu.no/WaveMaker/

The applicants should have an MSc degree, or equivalent, and some
background in, and interest for, applied mathematics and
numerics. Candidates that complete a MSc degree in 2006 are also
encouraged to apply.

The objective of the grant is to obtain a PhD degree, hence the
successful applicant must be enrolled as a PhD candidate at NTNU or
the University of Bergen.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Helge Holden, phone +47 73 59 35 14,
email:holden@math.ntnu.no; associate professor Henrik Kalisch, phone
+47 55 58 48 74, email:henrik.kalisch@mi.uib.no; professor Brynjulf
Owren, phone +47 73 59 35 18, email:bryn@math.ntnu.no.

See also information about PhD education at NTNU

www.ime.ntnu.no/Dr.gradsstudier/

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From: Didier Vola <didier.vola@irsn.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:31:44 +0100
Subject: PhD position (Numerical analysis) near Marseille (France)

The French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) is
looking for a PhD student. The research will be related to numerical
simulations of fires in confined rooms.

The flows of such fires are modelled in an already existing code as turbulent
reactive flows and their dynamics are treated by an asymptotic model, valid
for low Mach numbers. The mass balance equation and the equation of motion
that govern the flow are strongly coupled to balance equations of convection-
diffusion-reaction type for energy, chemical species, turbulent energy
density.

The numerical scheme of the existing CFD code involves a non-conforming FE
approximation for the equations of motion and mass balance together with a FV
approximation of all other balance equations. The choice of FV approximations
allow to fulfill a discrete maximum principle for the transported quantities.

The aim of this PhD thesis is to investigate Galerkin-based alternatives of
the FV approximation of the transport equations to reach higher order
discretizations and to take advantage of current developments related to mesh
refinement and multigrid preconditioners. The proposed schemes will have to
fulfill stability and positivity constraints. The alternatives that will be
considered are the internal penalty method, the subgrid viscosity method and
the DG method.

The student will obtain a PhD in mathematics from the University of Provence
(Marseille) and will be based at the IRSN research center located near
Marseille. He will obtain funding for 3 years (IRSN public grant of about
16,500 euros p.a. subject to taxation). A suitable background is a MSc degree
in Applied Mathematics. The applicant should also have programming skills in
C++. To postulate,please send a letter of application outlining research
interests and experience, CV and name of one possible referee to : Didier
Vola, didier.vola@irsn.fr

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From: Alexander Prechtel <Alexander.Prechtel@am.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:23:02 +0100
Subject: PhD Position at University of Erlangen (GER)

The Institute for Applied Mathematics (Prof. Dr. Peter Knabner) of the
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg is offering a PhD position
in the framework of the interdisciplinary research project KORA
(www.natural-attenuation.de).

The subject deals with modelling, numerical solution and software development
for the simulation of reactive transport processes in porous media, describing
the fate of pollutants in soils. The models consist of nonlinear systems of
partial differential equations.

The candidate should be able to work and communicate within a team and do
independently parts of the project. The work should lead to a Ph.D. degree in
the field of numerical mathematics/scientific computing or mathematical
modelling/analysis.

Candidates should have a degree (MSc-level or equivalent) in the areas of
applied and computational mathematics, physics, engineering or the
geo-sciences with a profound knowledge of mathematical modelling and/or
scientific computing. Fluency in either German or English is required.

Salary is paid according to BAT IIa/2. An increase is possible by the
engagement in tutorials.

Applications should be sent until March 20th, 2006, to the following address:

Prof. Dr. P. Knabner
Chair of Applied Mathematics I
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martensstr. 3, D-91058 Erlangen
Germany

See also http://www.am.uni-erlangen.de/am1/am1.html

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From: Alexander Prechtel <Alexander.Prechtel@am.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:30:52 +0100
Subject: PhD Position #2 at University of Erlangen (GER)

The Institute for Applied Mathematics (Prof. Dr. Peter Knabner) of the
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Department of
Hydrogeology of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (Prof. Dr. Kai Uwe
Totsche) are offering a

Ph.D. Position

in the framework of an interdisciplinary research project funded by the DFG
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).

The subject entitled "The Influence of Colloids on Water Flow and Solute
Transport in Soils: Detail or Key Process?" deals firstly with modelling the
interaction of carrier substances and the fluid, adsorbate and solutes, in
connection with its numerical solution and software development in the context
of the simulation of reactive transport processes in porous media.
The models consist of nonlinear systems of partial differential equations.

The candidate should be able to work and communicate within a team and
accomplish independently parts of the project. The work should lead to a Ph.D.
degree in the field of numerical mathematics/scientific computing or
mathematical modelling.

Candidates should have a degree (MSc-level or equivalent) in the areas of geo
sciences, physics, or applied / computational mathematics, or a similar area
with a profound knowledge of mathematical modelling. Fluency in either German or
English is required.

Applications should be sent until March 20th, 2006, to the following address:

Prof. Dr. P. Knabner
Chair of Applied Mathematics I
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martensstr. 3, D-91058 Erlangen
Germany

See also http://www.am.uni-erlangen.de/am1/am1.html

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From: George Anastassiou <ganastss@memphis.edu>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:17:57 -0600
Subject: Contents, Journal of Applied Functional Analysis

TABLE OF CONTENTS,JOURNAL OF APPLIED FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,

VOLUME 1,NO.1,2006 (EUDOXUS PRESS)

ON THE CAPACITY OF FEED-FORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS FOR FUZZY
CLASSIFICATION,G.PURUSHOTHAMAN,N.KARAYIANNIS

EXPONENTIAL OPERATORS FOR SOLVING EVOLUTION PROBLEMS WITH
DEGENERATION,C.CASSICA,P.RICCI,I.TAVKHELIDZE

MEROMORPHIC FUNCTIONS SHARING SMALL FUNCTIONS WITH THEIR
DERIVATIVES,W.LU,J.CAO

COUNTERPARTS OF SCHWARZ'S INEQUALITY FOR CEBYSEV FUNCTIONAL
AND RELATED RESULTS,B.MOND,J.PECARIC,B.TEPES

ANALYSIS OF OPERATOR SPLITTING FOR THE SIMULATION OF ADVECTION-DIFFUSION
IN UNBOUNDED DOMAINS,D.FILATOV

CONVERGENCE OF FOURIER SERIES IN HOLDER NORMS,M.POZO

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From: Romas Baronas <romas.baronas@maf.vu.lt>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:52:17 +0200
Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control

Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113,
Volume 11, Number 1, 2006

A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dufour and Soret Effects on Mixed Convection Flow Past a Vertical Porous Flat
Plate with Variable Suction, Pages 3-12
M.S. Alam, M.M. Rahman

Eigenvalue Problem for the Second Order Differential Equation with Nonlocal
Conditions, Pages 13-32
B. Bandyrskii, I. Lazurchak, V. Makarov, M. Sapagovas

Sensitivity Analysis of Fatigue Behaviour of Steel Structure under In-Plane
Bending, Pages 33-45
Z.Kala

Sturm-Liouville Problem for Stationary Differential Operator with Nonlocal
Two-Point Boundary Conditions, Pages 47-78
S. Peciulyte, A. Stikonas

Asymptotic Stability of an Abstract Delay Functional-Differential Equation,
Pages 79-93
J.M. Tchuenche

Dynamics Analysis and Limit Cycle in a Delayed Model for Tumor Growth with
Quiescence, Pages 95-110
R. Yafia

Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, an official journal of
the Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts (LANA),
welcomes contributions from the international community.

For a paper submission, please refer to http://www.lana.lt/journal

Dr. Romas Baronas, Journal Secretary,
Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control

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From: Claude Brezinski <claude.brezinski@univ-lille1.fr>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:26:15 +0100
Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms

Volume 41 Number 2 of Numerical Algorithms is now available on the
springerlink.metapress.com web site at http://springerlink.metapress.com.

This issue contains:

Harald Hofstaetter, Othmar Koch
Analysis of a defect correction method for geometric integrators

Maria-Luisa Rapun, Francisco-Javier Sayas
Boundary integral approximation of a heat-diffusion problem in time-harmonic
regime

Silvana Ilie, Robert M. Corless, Greg Reid
Numerical solutions of index-1 differential algebraic equations can be computed
in polynomial time

Zhen-Jun Shi, Jie Shen
On memory gradient method with trust region for unconstrained optimization

Olga Taussky, John Todd
Cholesky, Toeplitz and the triangular factorization of symmetric matrices

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From: "Kreinovich, Vladik" <vladik@utep.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:11:43 -0700
Subject: Contents, Reliable Computing, Vol.12, issue 4, 2006

Reliable Computing
Volume 12, issue 4, 2006

Mathematical Research

A Multidimensional Interval Newton Method
Eldon Hansen
253-272

Population Variance under Interval Uncertainty: A New Algorithm
Evgeny Dantsin, Vladik Kreinovich, Alexander Wolpert, Gang Xiang
273-280

New Formulae for Multiplication of Intervals
Lubomir V. Kolev
281-292

Applications

Modelling Geometric Objects and Tolerances with
Intervals: Data Exchange with ISO Standard STEP
Eva Dyllong, Wolfram Luther, Holger Traczinski
293-302

Computational Experience with Rigorous Error Bounds for the Netlib
Linear Programming Library
Christian Keil, Christian Jansson
303-321

Robust Plotting of Polar Algebraic Curves,
Space Algebraic Curves, and Offsets of Planar Algebraic Curves
Huahao Shou, Jie Shen, David Yoon
323-335

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From: fayssal <fayssal@math.univ-paris13.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:52:51 +0100
Subject: Contents, IJFV, Volume 3, Number 1, 2006

International Journal on Finite Volumes
http://averoes.math.univ-paris13.fr/JOURNAL/IJFV/

Volume 3, Number 1
Published in February 2006

Fredrik Svensson
Moving Meshes and Higher Order Finite Volume Reconstructions

Bruno Despres, Raphael Loubere
Convergence and Sensitivity Analysis of Repair Algorithms in 1D

Florence Bachmann
Finite volume schemes for a non linear hyperbolic conservation law with
a flux function involving discontinuous coefficients

F. Caro, F. Coquel, D. Jamet, S. Kokh
A Simple Finite-Volume Method for Compressible Isothermal Two-Phase
Flows Simulation

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