NA Digest Monday, February 28, 2011 Volume 11 : Issue 09

Today's Editor:
Daniel M. Dunlavy
Sandia National Labs
dmdunla@sandia.gov

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From: Michael Heroux <maherou@sandia.gov>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:41:09 -0500
Subject: New Editor-in-Chief for ACM TOMS

I will be taking over editor-in-chief responsibilities for the ACM
Transactions on Mathematical Software (TOMS) on March 1, from the able
hands of Ian Gladwell.

Many subscribers to this list read and contribute to TOMS. If you have
questions or suggestions regarding TOMS, please feel free to contact me. I
look forward to this new experience, and thank Ian for his leadership and
service in this role.

Mike Heroux
Sandia National Laboratories
maherou@sandia.gov

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From: Marcin Paprzycki <marcin.paprzycki@ibspan.waw.pl>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:21:18 -0500
Subject: OO specification of BLAS

I am looking for information about attempts to define OO BLAS. I have found
a single technical report from 1994, where OO extensions were used with
BLAS to parallelize Neural Network computations. Please send info to me
directly and I will summarize the responses.

Cheers,
Marcin

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From: Jie Shen <shen7@purdue.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:54:21 -0500
Subject: Midwest NA Day, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 2011

The annual Midwest Numerical Analysis Day conference will take place
Saturday, May 7, 2011 (all day) and Sunday morning, May 8, at Purdue
University. Plenary lectures will be presented by Profs. Paval Bochev
(Sandia National Lab) Jan Hesthaven (Brown University) and Jinchao Xu
(Penn State University).

The conference is free of charge. However, advance registration is required
so that we can prepare name tags, conference packets and refreshments.
Deadline for registration as well as for submission of titles and abstracts
for contributed talks, is Friday, Apr. 15, 2011.

This conference is supported in part by the Institute for Mathematics and
its Applications (IMA) through its Participating Institute (PI) Program. PI
members may use IMA/PI funds to support travel of their personnel to this
conference. In addition, partial support for graduate students and postdocs
may be available. For more information, please visit the web site at
http://www.math.purdue.edu/~xiaj/MWNA2011/index.html, or contact the
organizers at mwna@math.purdue.edu.

Please pass this message along to interested students or colleagues.

To receive future mailings about this conference, please join the MWNA
mailing list by sending an email with the subject line "subscribe" to
mwnaday-request@math.iit.edu.

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From: Stefano Gualandi <gualandi@elet.polimi.it>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:55:02 -0500
Subject: CFP: HybridNL at CPAIOR2011, Germany, May 2011

Call for Papers for the third workshop on
Hybrid Methods for Nonlinear Combinatorial Optimization Problems
http://sites.google.com/site/hybridnl2011

To be held in conjunction with the International Conference CPAIOR 2011
Berlin, Germany, May 24, 2011.

This workshop aims at bringing together scholars and practitioners from the
Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) and the Constraint Programming =
(CP)
community to share their thoughts on the theory and implementation of solve=
rs
for MINLP and CP problems. This is the third edition that follows two works=
hops
held at CPAIOR 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA and at CPAIOR 2010 in Bologna, Italy.
This workshop is motivated by the recent development of new solvers and
exciting new results in MINLP and CP.

The organizing committee invites submissions of a short abstract (about
4000 characters) outlining original work, reporting preliminary results,
describing an open problem, or proposing ideas for bringing new
computational methods into the field. We emphasize that the scope of the
workshop is to describe new and pioneering work in MINLP and/or CP, which
therefore does not necessarily have to be completed work.

Important Dates
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March 25, 2011: Abstract submission due
April 10, 2011: Notification of acceptance
May 24, 2011: Workshop date

Abstracts can be submitted by email to Pietro Belotti at pbelott@clemson.ed=
u

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From: Marcin Paprzycki <marcin.paprzycki@ibspan.waw.pl>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:19:04 -0500
Subject: CFP: SCODIS+LASCOG 2011, Romania, Sep 2011

2nd Workshop on Scalable Computing in Distributed Systems and 7th Workshop
on Large Scale Computations on Grids (SCoDiS-LaSCoG-'11)
http://lascog11.info.uvt.ro/

in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Parallel Processing
and Applied Mathematics, September 11-14, 2011, Torun, Poland

The LaSCoG-SCoDiS'11 pair of events shares a joint Program Committee and is
envisioned as a forum to promote an exchange of ideas and results aimed at
addressing sophisticated issues that arise in developing large-scale
applications running on heterogeneous distributed systems.

Covered topics include (but are not limited to):
Large-scale algorithms and applications; Cloud computing; Symbolic and
numeric computations; High performance computations for large scale
simulations; Large-scale distributed computations; Agent-based computing;
Data models for large-scale applications; Security issues for large-scale
computations; Science portals; Data visualization; Performance analysis,
evaluation and prediction; Programming models; Peer-to-peer models and
services for scalable Grids; Collaborative science applications; Business
applications; Data-intensive applications; Operations on large-scale
distributed databases; On-demand computing; Computation as a service;
Federation of compute capacity; Virtualization supporting computations

* Authors should submit original, full papers before April 30, 2011.
* Camera-ready versions of accepted papers due by October 31, 2011.

Special issue is planned for the Concurrency and Computation: Practice and
Experience (ISI indexed). Separately, extended versions of selected papers
will be published in a special issue of the Scalable Computing; Practice
and Experience journal (www.scpe.org).

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From: Norbert Heuer <nheuer@mat.puc.cl>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:41:58 -0500
Subject: Tenure Track Positions in Math, Santiago, Chile

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Departamento de Matematicas

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for three tenure track
positions at the Assistant Professor level beginning either March or August
2012. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics, proven research
potential in pure or applied mathematics, and a strong commitment to
teaching and research. The regular teaching load for assistant professors
consists of three one-semester courses per year, reduced to two during the
first two years. The annual salary will be approx. US$ 45,000.

Please send a letter indicating your main research interests, potential
collaborators in our Department (http://www.mat.puc.cl), detailed
curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to:

Director, Departamento de Matematicas
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Av. Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile

Fax: (56-2) 552-5916, Email: mmusso@mat.puc.cl

Informal enquiries may be directed to Prof. Norbert Heuer,
nheuer@mat.puc.cl

Deadline: June 30, 2011

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From: "Kirsten Wilden" <Wilden@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:41:19 -0500
Subject: Registration/Program Available, DS11, Snowbird, May 2011

SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS11)
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah, USA
May 22-26, 2011

Invited Speakers:
Michael Chertkov, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Chiara Daraio, California Institute of Technology, USA
Christopher Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Stafford Lightman, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Stephen Morris, University of Toronto, Canada
Felix Otto, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences,
Leipzig, Germany
Raymond Pierrehumbert, University of Chicago, USA
Enrique Pujals, Instituto Nacional de Matem=E1tica Pura e Aplicada, Brazil
Sarah Waters, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Registration and the conference schedule are now posted at
http://www.siam.org/meetings/ds11/

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 22, 2011
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 22, 2011

For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.

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From: Erik Burman <e.n.burman@sussex.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:27:33 -0500
Subject: Faculty Positions at the University of Sussex

Applications are invited for up to three positions on the level of
lecturer, senior lecturer or professor in the Department of Mathematics at
the University of Sussex.

Candidates should have research interests related to one or more of the
current research activities of the Department, which is organised into the
three areas: analysis and PDEs, including financial mathematics;
mathematics applied to biology; numerical analysis and scientific
computing. Candidates will be expected to make a significant contribution
to research in the Department involving research publications, research
funding and supervising postgraduate students, and to undertake an
appropriate teaching and administrative load.

Deadline for applications: 21st of March.

For details see www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs or contact e.n.burman@sussex.ac.uk.

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From: Stanislav Zabic <stanislav.zabic@philips.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:08:42 -0500
Subject: Open Position in Physics Group at Philips CT

CT Physics - Research Scientist
Job ID: 73850
Location: US-OH-Cleveland
Type of Function: Full-Time Regular

Apply at: http://tinyurl.com/PhilipsJob

Organization Description:
We simplify healthcare by focusing on the people in the care cycle =96
patients and care providers. Through combining human insights and clinical
expertise, we aim to improve patient outcomes while lowering the burden on
the healthcare system. Philips delivers advanced solutions for both health
professionals, to meet the needs of patients, and empowered consumers for
affordable healthcare whether in hospital or at home.

Some product highlights: 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner, Integrated cath
lab, Avalon FM 20 & FM 30 fetal monitors, Ambient Experience MR and CT
systems, Philips Lifeline's personal emergency alert service.

Global CT Physics.
The primary responsibilities of CT Physics group include system level
physics support through design and delivery of algorithmic solutions for
calibrations and image reconstruction, top level responsibility for image
quality, algorithms and acquisition strategies for dose optimization, and
development of diagnostic and simulation tools to support research and
development activities.

Your Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence all aspects
of CT system research and development and to specialize in an area to
provide leadership in innovation and quality. Specific roles include:
- Invention and implementation of CT reconstruction algorithms
- Development of novel calibrations and corrections
- New system definition
- Image quality optimization and metrics
- Development of dose reduction algorithms and acquisition strategies
- Data acquisition optimization
- System performance assessment
- Radiation dose modeling
- Clinical protocol definition
- System troubleshooting and investigations of clinical needs

Model system characteristics using simulation and modeling tools to support
development of new features and capabilities in CT scanners.

Provide detailed specification documents, designs, and/or prototype
software to hardware and software engineering groups for nominal product
implementation with a focus on optimal image quality, competitive
performance, and dose utilization. Provide consultation to software
implementation team in product development and transfer to production.
Consultation support to production and customer support teams as needed.

Develop and maintain an extensive R&D framework with a wide variety of
modeling, simulation and diagnostic tools to support algorithmic research
and image/data analysis during product development.

Investigation of image quality issues encountered by customers in a
clinical setting.

Your Profile:
* M.S., Ph.D. or post-postdoctoral fellowship in physics, mathematics,
electrical or biomedical engineering, or related field.

* Strong system level thinking with evidence of ability to design and
execute detailed system experiments, analyze results and generate clear
documentation of experimental results.
- Proven history of innovation including patents and/or publications is a
plus.

* Experience in medical imaging research environment (academia or industry,
with preference for CT) is preferred.

* Knowledge/working experience in tomographic reconstruction, x-ray
physics, or x-ray tube design is preferred

* Proficiency with image/signal processing and algorithm development using
modeling and simulation tools.

* Excellent communication skills:
- Ability to communicate well with internal and external customers,
global team members, and international organizations.

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From: Qi Wang <qwang@math.sc.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:23:43 -0500
Subject: Comp Middleware Engineer/Scientist, South Carolina

A "Research Associate" Scientific Middleware Engineer is sought to directly
engage scientific and engineering faculty researchers to provide parallel
processing system development, software and hardware support for High
Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, develop operational and strategic
plans and procedures, oversee infrastructure upgrades and acquisitions, and
supervise system administration. A candidate must have advanced knowledge
of research computing, cyberinfrastructure systems and issues, along with
detailed knowledge of computational algorithm development and scientific
programming. The middleware engineer will participate in scientific
computing projects as a senior participant or a co-Prinicipal Investigator
as needed and may be required to lecture or teach in areas of
expertise. This is a limited term, renewable appointment. Master's degree
is required and a terminal degree is preferred. Candidates should arrange
for 3 letters of recommendation sent directly to CCR.sc.edu@gmail.com. The
position is expected to be filled by April 15, 2011. For any questions or
problems in submitting applications, please write to the above email
address.

The University of South Carolina requires all applicants to submit an
electronic application for employment. Interested individuals can complete
an online application at http://uscjobs.sc.edu, then selecting "Search
Positions" on the left navigation pane, and entering "003094" in the
Requisition field. USC is an AA/EOE.

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From: Padma Raghavan <raghavan@cse.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:51:05 -0500
Subject: Postdoc Position in HPC at Penn State

The Scalable Computing Laboratory in the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering at Penn State invites outstanding candidates to apply for a
postdoctoral position in high performance computing. The successful
candidate will conduct research on topics related to:(i) the design of
scalable algorithms for sparse matrix and graph computations and for the
mining of sparse high dimensional data sets, and (ii) energy-aware
supercomputing including performance and power scalability of heterogeneous
systems in Petascale regimes and beyond.

Candidates must hold a PhD in Computational Sciences or Computer Science
and Engineering or a related discipline with a background in scientific
computation and parallel programming experience using MPI and OpenMP. The
candidate should demonstrate a strong research record and outstanding
research potential.

Interested candidates should contact Professor Padma Raghavan at
raghavan@cse.psu.edu (see web page at www.cse.psu.edu/~raghavan). Please
submit a curriculum vitae, research statement (including previous research
experience and career goals) and the names and contact information of three
references. The position is for two years, subject to suitable performance
with a start date of May 1, 2011. The salary range for this position will
be commensurate with qualifications. In addition, the successful candidate
will be part of a vibrant community of graduate students and faculty with
interests in high performance computing and computational science and
engineering.

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From: Claude Brezinski <claude.brezinski@univ-lille1.fr>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:40:43 +0100
Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 56(3)

Table of contents for Numerical Algorithms, Volume 56, Number 3.

Polynomial algebra for Birkhoff interpolants. John C. Butcher, Robert
M. Corless, Laureano Gonzalez-Vega, Azar Shakoori

Positive definite solution of the matrix equation X=3DQ+A^H(I o X-C)^delta =
A.
Guozhu Yao, Anping Liao, Xuefeng Duan

An algorithm for automatically selecting a suitable verification method for
linear systems. Katsuhisa Ozaki, Takeshi Ogita, Shin=92ichi Oishi

Numerical approximations and solution techniques for the space-time
Riesz=96Caputo fractional advection-diffusion equation. Shujun Shen, Fawan=
g
Liu, Vo Anh

Lubich convolution quadratures and their application to problems described
by space-time BIEs. Giovanni Monegato, Letizia Scuderi, Marija P. Stanic

Solving Fredholm integral equations by approximating kernels by spline
quasi-interpolants. Chafik Allouch, Paul Sablonniere, Driss Sbibih

Rational approximation to the Fermi=96Dirac function with applications in
density functional theory. Roger B. Sidje, Yousef Saad

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