URL for the World Wide Web:
http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html
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From: G. W. Stewart <stewart@cs.umd.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:03:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Symmetric Matrices
This is in response to Frank Uhlig's request for applications of
symmetric matrices. Cauchy initiated the study of symmetric
eigenvalue problems in connection with the secular motions of the
planets, which (I understand) are long term drifts in their orbits.
In a remarkable paper (reference below), he proved the orthogonality
of the eigenvectors and his famous interlacing theorem. I doubt the
application itself is suitable for the classroom, but it is a nice bit
of history to enliven a course.
Pete Stewart
@incollection{cauc:1829,
author = "A. L. Cauchy",
year = "1829",
title = "Sur l'\'equation \'a l'aide de laquelle on d\'etermine les
in\'egalit\'es s\'eculaires des mouvements des plan\`etes",
booktitle = "Oeuvres Compl\'etes (II\,$^e$ S\'erie)",
volume = "9",
kwds = "la, history, eig, Cauchy interlacing theorem, symmetric matrix"
}
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From: Sven Hammarling <sven@nag.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 08:17:02 +0100
Subject: Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
A reminder that entries for the Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software must be
received by November 2nd, 1998. Please see the web page:
http://www.nag.co.uk/other/WilkinsonPrize.html
for further details.
Sven Hammarling, on behalf of the Wilkinson Prize Committee.
------------------------------
From: Joseph Traub <traub@cs.columbia.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 98 9:42:55 EDT
Subject: Best Paper Award, Journal of Complexity
1998 BEST PAPER AWARD
JOURNAL OF COMPLEXITY
The award committee has been chosen for the third annual
BEST PAPER AWARD, to be chosen from papers published in the Journal of
Complexity in 1998. The award consists of a $3,000 prize and a
certificate.
The award committee for the 1998 award is as follows:
Professor Felipe Cucker
Depaertment of Mathemetics
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
email: macucker@math.cityu.edu.hk
Professor Grzegorz Wasilkowski
Department of Computer Science
University of Kentucky
773 Anderson Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
email: greg@cs.engr.uky.edu
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From: Volker Schulz <volker@ica3.uni-stuttgart.de>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 18:07:48 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: Special Issue of Computational and Applied Mathematics
2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of the
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
SQP-BASED DIRECT DISCRETIZATION METHODS FOR
PRACTICAL OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS
Guest Editor: Volker H. Schulz,
ICA3, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Deadline for Submission of Full Papers: November 30, 1998
Expected Publication: Spring 1999
The numerical solution of optimal control problems is at the
core of many industrial engineering projects. Typically these
problems evolve from simulation tasks defining some output
states to be influenced by some input controls. During the
last years a number of numerical methods have been established,
which treat the states and controls together as unknowns of a
discretized finite dimensional constrained optimization problem
and apply SQP-type methods. Despite the resulting large number
of variables this approach has proven very successful.
The aim of this special issue is to highlight certain aspects of
this approach in the context of ordinary as well as of partial
differential equations (i.e. optimal control in ODE/DAE/PDE).
This special issue will contain papers presenting new research
results in topics including, but not limited to:
* Direct discretization methods
* Fast solution methods for discretized optimal control problems
* Solution error approximation and control
* Shape optimization
* Inverse modeling / parameter estimation
* Optimum experimental design
* Off-line control
* Feedback control
* Nonlinear model predictive control
* Applications in industry and/or science & engineering
All papers will be refereed. All people working in research fields
as listed above are encouraged to submit a contribution according
to the theme of this special issue.
Up to now there are more than 10 tentative submissions from various
fields. This would make already one issue complete. However
Elsevier is willing to publish an even larger number of eligible
papers for this issue.
More information regarding submission of papers can be obtained at
http://www.ica3.uni-stuttgart.de/~sijcam
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From: Erricos John Kontoghiorghes <erricos.kontoghiorghes@info.unine.ch>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:18:51 +0200
Subject: Special Issue of Parallel Computing Journal
Parallel Computing Journal
Final Call For Papers
Special Issue on Economics, Finance and Decision-Making
Editors: Erricos J. Kontoghiorghes, Anna Nagurney, and Berc Rustem
Papers are sought that address the use of parallel computing and
algorithms for solving economic and finance problems. Papers on
decision-making and statistics that potentially can be used in
economics and finance are equally welcome. Topics of the special
issue include, but are not limited to:
- Parallel computing applications to economics and finance.
- Novel parallel algorithms for solving large scale linear and
non-linear systems arising in economics and finance applications.
- Tools and methods for large scale optimization.
- Parallel computing for real-time data analysis.
- Parallel methods for econometric and financial model simulations.
Important Dates
Deadline of submissions: 01 November 1998
Notification of Acceptance: 01 May 1999
Final versions of accepted papers: 01 August 1999
Publication: Last quarter 1999
Further information can be obtained by contacting the special issue
editors at the following addresses:
* Erricos John Kontoghiorghes, Institut d'informatique, Universite de
Neuchatel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2007 Neuchatel, Switzerland.
E-mail: erricos.kontoghiorghes@info.unine.ch
* Anna Nagurney, Department of Finance & Operations Management,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
E-mail: nagurney@gbfin.umass.edu
* Berc Rustem, Department of Computing, Imperial College, University
of London, 180 Queen's Gate, London SW7 2BZ, UK.
E-mail: br@doc.ic.ac.uk
------------------------------
From: Ella Shurina <shurina@online.sinor.ru>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:47:59 +0600
Subject: Package for Solving Systems of Linear Equations
LINPAR: program package for solving systems of linear equations (SLEs)
including rectangular, singular and ill-conditioned ones
LINPAR implements some methods of Krylov sequence type: two methods of
Abramov's class (ABR and ABR1ORT, see[1]) for densed SLEs and CG, BiCG,
GMRES(m) methods for sparsed SLEs (see [2], [3], [4]).
The full installation of package contains two components: solver kernel and
user's integrated shell.
Kernel was developed in Watcom C 10.6 and works under MS DOS and Windows,
it can be easily recompilated for any other platform without any changes.
This kernel can be used via external calls for solving SLEs that were
generated by user's application and saved to hard disk.
Integrated shell was developed in Borland Delphi and works under Windows
only; it's intended for manual control of solving process and also has some
tools for visual representation of sparsed matrices.
User's systems can be stored in variety of formats including various
orientations and index styles. All these formats are described in online
documentation, some examples are included in distribution set.
Free version of LINPAR has limitations for SLE size: densed system can't be
larger than 2000 and sparsed system can't be larger than 10000; if SLE is
rectangular then bigger dimension is limited. Free version also doesn't
include an incomplete LU preconditioning, only $D^{-1/2}AD^{-1/2}$ is
available to its user. Such version can be downloaded from
http://www.ict.nsc.ru/linpar
(only Russian version of web page and user's guide is available for now).
The further development of LINPAR includes solving of algebraic eigenvalue
problem and parallelization.
[1] Balandin M. et al. On Parallelization of New Method for Solving Systems
of Linear Equations. Joint Bulletin of the Novosibirsk Computing Center \&
the Institute of Informatics Systems, Series Computer Science}, issue 4
(1996), 17-26
[2] M.Balandin, E.Shurina, O.Chernyshev. Analysis of methods for solving
large-scale non-symmetric linear systems with sparsed matrices. Parallel
Computing Technologies (PaCT-97) Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer
Science, Vol. 1277, Schpringer-Verlag, 1997
[3] M.Yu.Balandin, E.P.Shurina. Some estimations of efficiency for parallel
SLE solving algorithms of Krylov sequence type. Computational Technologies,
1998, Vol. 3, No. 1, 23-30 [in Russian]
[4] Y. Saad, H. Schultz. GMRES: a generalized minimal residual algorithm
for solving nonsymmetric linear systems. SIAM J. Sci. Stat. Comput., 7,
856-869 (1986)
------------------------------
From: Marcin Paprzycki <marcin@orca.st.usm.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:27:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: First Southern Symposium on Computation
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
FIRST SOUTHERN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATION
December 4-5, 1998
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Organized by: School of Mathematical Sciences of the University of
Southern Mississippi in cooperation with the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics and the Department of Computer Science of the Mississippi State
University and the Department of Computer Science of Louisiana State
University
The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers in ALL areas of
computation and in an informal atmosphere attempt to develop links between
its various threads.
KEYNOTE ADDRESSESS (preliminary list):
S.S. Iyengar (Louisiana State University)
Wavelet Based Techniques for Image Processing Applications
P. Lax (Courant Institute) - tentative
F. Petry (Tulane University)
Uncertainty Issues in GIS and Spatial Databases
S. Piacsek (Stennis Space Center)
title to be announced
T. Skjellum (Mississippi State University)
The Design and Evolution of Message Passing Standards and Systems for High
Performance Computing
J. Zhu (Mississippi State University)
An Efficient High Order Algorithm for Solving Reaction-Diffusion Equations
MINISYMPOSIA ORGANIZED
M. Cobb (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Spatial Data Computation
J. Leszczynski
Computational Approaches to Predictions of Molecular Structures,
Properties and Reactions.
L. Perkins (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Ocean modeling and related applications
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
A. Al-Dhelaan (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
I. Banicescu (Mississippi State University, USA)
I. Bar-On (Technion University, Israel)
V. Berinde (North University of Baia Mare, Romania)
A. Blazhievskiy (University of Podillia, Ukraine)
C. Breshears (Waterways Experiment Station MSRC, Vicksburg, USA)
I. Gladwell (Southern Methodist University, USA)
M. Gams (Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)
J. Leszczynski (Jackson State University, USA)
X. Li (Loyola University, New Orleans, USA)
L. Mate (Technical University of Budapest, Hungary)
N. Mastorakis (Hellenic Naval Academy, Greece)
F. Mazzia (University of Bari, Italy)
S-I. Morar (DeMontfort University, UK)
N. Obeid (Royal Scientific Society, Jordan)
S. Oppenheimer (Mississippi State University, USA)
P. Schmidt (University of Akron, USA)
I. Sivergina (Jekaterinburg Tech, Russia)
Y. Slimani (University of Tunis, Tunisia)
P. Srimani (Colorado State University, USA)
P. Stpiczynski (UMCS, Poland)
T. Taha (University of Georgia, USA)
J. Tyler (Louisiana State University, USA)
P. Yalamov (University of Rousse, Bulgaria)
W. Zhang (Louisiana Tech, USA)
S-Q. Zheng (UT Dallas, USA)
Organizing Committee:
M. Paprzycki (Chair)
A. Ali, D. Ali, C. Burgess, M. Cobb, J. Ding, J. Kolibal, J. Lee,
M. Mascagni, R. Necaise, R. Pandey, L. Perkins, W. Russell and
R. Seyfarth.
We invite contributions covering all areas of computation. Contributions
from graduate students are also invited.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Extended abstracts (1 page) due: October 31, 1998
Acceptance: November 15, 1998
Papers for proceedings: November 30, 1998
Electronic proceedings will be published.
Information about the meeting will be updated on the conference WWW site
to be located at: http://pax.st.usm.edu/cmi/fscc98.html
To obtain more information about the meeting send e-mail to:
fscc98@pax.st.usm.edu
------------------------------
From: Jane Day <day@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 23:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Southern California Matrix Theory Meeting
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MATRIX THEORY MEETING will be held Saturday,
November 21, 1998, at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, starting about
9:00 a.m. There is no registration fee. A list of speakers and titles
confirmed so far is below.
The talks will be held in the auditorium of the Engineering Building,
which is at San Fernando Street and 7th Street. San Fernando is parallel to,
and between, San Carlos Street and Santa Clara Street. The auditorium faces
the campus rather than San Fernando Street.
Following the tradition begun by R.C. Thompson and Steve Pierce,
there will be a complimentary dinner following the last talk, and all
participants are cordially invited. (It will be at my home in Menlo Park.)
Please email me for details of the schedule, location, parking and
hotels. Also, let me know whether you are likely to attend the dinner.
The San Jose Airport is about 5 miles from the campus. The San
Francisco Airport is about 40 miles north of the campus.
Southern California Matrix Meeting, Nov. 21, 1998
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
C.R. Johnson, The College of William and Mary
"Hadamard Duals, Retractable Sets, and Determinantal Inequalities"
Y.K. Au-Yeung, The University of Hong Kong
"Matrices and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra over Quaternions"
Wasin So, Sam Houston State University
"Rank One Perturbation and Laplacian Spectrum"
Shaun Fallatt, The College of William and Mary
"Sub-direct Sums and Positivity Classes of Matrices"
Zhonggang Zeng, Northeastern Illinois University and MSRI
"Ill Conditioned Eigenvalues, Multiple Roots of Polynomials, and
Their Computations"
Aaron Melman, University of San Francisco
"Spectral Functions for Real Symmetric Toeplitz Matrices"
Tibor Boros, ArrayCom, San Jose, CA
"Fast Solution of Vandermonde-type Linear Systems With Complex Nodes"
Bill Watkins, CSU Northridge
"Dual Graphs and Knot Invariants"
Michael Neubauer, CSU Northridge
"D-optimal (0,1)-weighing Designs"
Dave Carlson, San Diego State University
"Inertia Theory"
Wayne Barrett, Brigham Young University
"A Nonpolyhedral Cone of Class Function Inequalities"
Roger A. Horn, University of Utah
"The Moment Matrix and Some Applications"
Les Foster, San Jose State University
"New Developments About Rook Pivoting"
Howard Swann, San Jose State University
"How Important Is the Past? On Calculating Solutions for Systems
of ODEs"
Don Robinson, Brigham Young University
"Matrices Over Regular Rings are Regular"
------------------------------
From: Madeline Brewster <mb@cfm.brown.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:43:08 -0400
Subject: Symposium on Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS
Theory, Computation and Applications
Salva Regina College
Newport, RI
May 24-26, 1999
SYMPOSIUM THEME
Discontinues Galerkin Methods (DGM) have been developed only recently
but have found use quickly in such diverse applications as aeroacoustics,
semi-conductor device simulation, turbomachinery, turbulent flows,
materials processing, MHD and plasma simulations, and image processing.
While there has been a lot of interest in DGM, only scattered information
is available and there has been no prior effort in organizing a conference
and in publishing the existing volume of knowledge on this subject. We
invite participation of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers working
in this area for possible contributions and plan to publish proceedings
with selective contribution to serve as a reference on the subject.
ORGANIZERS
Bernardo Cockburn (University of Minnesota)
George Karniadakis (Brown University)
Chi-Wang Shu (Brown University)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
F. Brezzi (University of Pavia, Italy)
J. Flaherty (RPI, USA)
C. Johnson (University of Chalmers, Sweden)
K. Morton (Oxford University, UK)
T.J. Oden (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
M. Wheeler (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
CONTACT
Ms. Madeline Brewster (symposium Secretary)
Phone: 401-863-1414
FAX: 401-863-2722
Email: dgm@cfm.brown.edu
URL: http://www.cfm.brown.edu/dgm
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From: Advances in Computation <actp@orca.st.usm.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:30:13 -0500
Subject: Conference at University of Central Oklahoma
CALL FOR PAPERS
Fifteenth Conference on Applied Mathematics
University of Central Oklahoma
February 12-13, 1999
KEYNOTE ADDRESSESS
THE MATHEMATICS OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
Joseph Gallian
University of Minnesota-Duluth
DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS IN POPULATION GENETICS
William Briggs
University of Colorado
CONFERENCE TRACKS:
- Applied Mathematics
- Differential Equations
- Applied Computer Science
- Session of Student Presentations
SPECIAL EVENT:
Teaching Workshop:
Teaching Quantitative Reasoning to Liberal Arts Students
For those who wish to participate in the conference, papers are invited
which summarize new techniques of mathematics as a tool. Papers may be
submitted for the session on differential equations, the session on
applied mathematics, the session on applied computer science, or the
student session.
Submit two copies of an abstract along with the name(s), address(es), and
telephone number(s) of all presenters by January 10, 1999 to:
Director
Conference on Applied Mathematics
College of Mathematics & Science, Box 177
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK 73034
Camera-ready copies (submit two copies of each paper, limited to 15 pages)
of manuscripts may be submitted, to be considered for publication in the
CAM Proceedings. All papers will be carefully reviewed, and the
Proceedings published by July, 1999. A copy is provided to each CAM
registrant.
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS
There will be a special session for student presentations in applied
mathematics and computing science. All student papers will be considered
for recognition as a CAM outstanding student presentation. Undergraduate
and graduate students are encouraged to submit papers for the student CAM
section. Students should submit abstracts accompanied by a cover letter
indicating interest in competition for the CAM Outstanding Student
Presentation Award and should check the appropriate box on the application
form.
DEADLINES
Advance Registration:
January 10, 1999
Abstracts:
January 10, 1999
Manuscripts:
March 12, 1999
More information about the conference (including local arrangements) can
be found at:
http://dogbert.comsc.ucok.edu/cam/
------------------------------
From: Judy Currie <judy_currie@sfu.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:23:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Faculty Positions at Simon Fraser University
POSITION IN APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Simon Fraser
University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Applied and
Computational Mathematics at the Assistant Professor level starting either
September 1, 1999 or September 1, 2000. We are searching for an individual
with outstanding background and exceptional promise who will establish a
vigorous independent research program and who will have commitment to
undergraduate and graduate teaching. We are particularly interested in an
individual with expertise in industrial applications and modelling who will
complement current strengths in mechanics (fluids and solids) and
scientific computing.
The department webpage can be accessed via http://www.sfu.ca.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this
advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of
Canada. Simon Fraser University is an equal opportunity employer and
encourages applications from women and minorities.
Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, publication list, a
short statement of teaching and research interests and the names of at
least three references to
Professor J. L. Berggren, Chair
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada
Deadline: January 31, 1999.
The position is subject to final budgetary approval.
Simon Fraser University
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
NSERC University Faculty Award
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Simon Fraser
University invites applications for nomination for the NSERC University
Faculty Award 1999-2000 competition. Candidates are required to hold a
Ph.D. degree in any area of Statistics or Pure or Applied Mathematics at
the time of appointment and be able to demonstrate strong potential in
research. A strong commitment to teaching is essential.
The department web page can be accessed via http://www.sfu.ca.
A tenure-track appointment will accompany the award, effective on
the start date of the award.
Candidates must be women and must be Canadian citizens or permanent
residents of Canada.
The position, which is subject to final budgetary approval, will
begin on a date mutually agreed upon from September 1, 1999. Interested
applicants should, before November 30, 1998, submit an up-to-date
curriculum vitae and descriptive statements on research plans and teaching
activities to:
Dr. J. L. Berggren, Chair
University Faculty Award Search Committee
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6 Canada
berggren@sfu.ca
Please arrange for three letters of reference to be sent, in
confidence, from the referees.
Further information on the award can be obtained from the
department or directly from NSERC.
(Also see the NSERC web site http://www.nserc.ca/programs/sf/UFA_e.htm).
Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in
employment.
------------------------------
From: Erik Van Vleck <erikvv@poincare.Mines.EDU>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:45:36 -0600
Subject: Faculty Position at Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Applications are invited for a tenure-track or tenured position
at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level for Fall 1999.
Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in areas of
numerical analysis/scientific computing consonant with the
research interests of the department. A doctorate in Mathematics
or Computer Science is required. Applicants at the assistant
professor level should have one or more years of postdoctoral
experience, and show exceptional promise in teaching and
research. Senior level applicants must demonstrate established
excellence in teaching and research. Evidence of interest or
successful involvement in interdisciplinary collaborative
research projects is desirable.
To apply, send (a) a curriculum vitae; (b) four letters of
reference, at least one of which addresses teaching ability, and
(c) a statement describing teaching experience and philosophy,
and research interests and aspirations to: Colorado School of
Mines, Office of Human Resources, Math/CS Search #98-081140, 1500
Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401-1887; fax: (303) 273-
3278. To guarantee full consideration, applications should be
submitted by December 1, 1998.
Colorado School of Mines (http://www.mines.edu) is an EEO/AA
employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
------------------------------
From: Walter Gander <gander@inf.ethz.ch>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:27:51 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Faculty Position at ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich),
Department of Computer Science, invites applications for an
Assistant Professor in Computer Science (Scientific Computation)
We expect the research interests of the candidate to be in the field of
scientific computation, i.e. numerical computation, symbolic or algebraic
computation and their parallel applications.
The professor shall lead a research group, supervise graduate students,
cooperate with industrial contacts and interact with researchers in
adjacent areas (e.g. computational biochemistry, computer graphics, vision,
computational geometry). He or she will teach courses in his/her own field
of research and participate in core computer science courses.
This assistant professorship has been established to promote the careers of
young scientists. The initial appointment is for three years, with the
possibility of renewal for three additional years.
Candidates with international recognized research credentials and
experience in teaching are asked to send their curriculum vitae, list of
publications, names of at least three references, and a short overview of
the research interests no later than December 31, 1998, to the President of
ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. Kuebler, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich. In view of
the current composition of its faculty, the ETH Zurich specifically
encourages female candidates to apply.
Information on ETH Zurich and its Department of Computer Science is
available on WWW (http://www.inf.ethz.ch/). Special questions concerning
this position can be mailed to Prof. W. Gander, Head, Department of
Computer Science, gander@inf.ethz.ch.
------------------------------
From: Lyle Long <lnl@long.aero.psu.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:58:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at Pennsylvania State University
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY
POSITION
Computational Thermal Sciences
The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at
The Pennsylvania State University (http://www.me.psu.edu)
invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in
computational thermal sciences. Anticipated starting date is
August 1999.
The appointment is intended to be at the assistant professor
level. However, candidates with extraordinary credentials
may be considered at higher ranks. Duties will include
undergraduate and graduate teaching, and a scholarly output
that will advance the state of the art in mechanical
engineering research and pedagogy. The position requires
an earned doctorate in mechanical engineering or a closely
related field. Experience in industry or a government
research lab is desirable.
The candidate is expected to establish his/her primary
research presence in the general area of modern
computational methods as applied to thermal sciences.
Possible research areas include novel computational
approaches to fluid dynamics, combustion, heat transfer,
and material processing. Experience with large-scale
computations on massively parallel machines is desirable.
The department has a tradition of success in collaborative
research ventures and in working with
industrial/government partners. The department's faculty
members routinely collaborate through large centers such as
the Propulsion Engineering Research Center, the Electronic
Materials and Processing Research Laboratory, the
Rotorcraft Center of Excellence, and the Institute for High
Performance Computing Applications.
Please send a full curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of
professional interests, and the names and addresses of four
references to Professor Vigor Yang, Chair - Faculty Search
in Computational Thermal Sciences, Department of
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, 137 Reber Building, University Park, PA
16802. Screening will commence on December 1, 1998, and
will continue until the position is filled.
Penn State is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
------------------------------
From: Brian Borchers <borchers@nmt.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:33:33 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at New Mexico Tech
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology invites applications for a
tenure-track position as assistant professor beginning Fall of 1999. New
Mexico Tech offers bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and a
master's degree in operations research and statistics.
Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. (Ph.D. received no later than 1/1/99)
in mathematics or equivalent, strong record of teaching excellence and
excellent English and communication skills. Preference will be given to
those with specialties in applied computational mathematics, interest and/or
experience in interdisciplinary research and research interests that
complement those of the department.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity for research with
existing research projects at New Mexico Tech. Research organizations
at New Mexico Tech include the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric
Research, the Geophysical Research Center, the Energetic Materials
Research and Testing Center, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
Aerojet, PRRC, and other Socorro based companies. Other
interdisciplinary research includes astrophysics, atmospheric physics,
geology, geophysics, hydrology, and petroleum engineering. Current
faculty interest areas are applied mathematics, differential
equations, functional analysis, numerical analysis, optimization,
graph theory, statistics and stochastic processes.
The starting date is August 15, 1999. Applications must be received prior
to February 1, 1999. Send vita, teaching evaluations (if available),
transcripts, reprints, a letter describing your teaching philosophy and
research interests, and have 3 letters of recommendation sent to the
address below. Please include the names, daytime telephone numbers,
and e-mail addresses of three (3) references. Send materials to New
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl., Human Resources,
Wells Hall Box 90A, Socorro, NM 87801. Information about the department
can be found at http://www.nmt.edu/~math/. For information about New
Mexico Tech, see web (http://www.nmt.edu/). E-mail applications NOT
accepted. AA/EOE
------------------------------
From: Eduardo Sontag <sontag@hilbert.rutgers.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:51:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at Rutgers University
The Department of Mathematics of Rutgers University/New Brunswick is soliciting
applications for a full-time tenured (associate or full professor level)
faculty position in applied mathematics.
Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in mathematics or a closely related
field, an outstanding research record and commitment to excellence in teaching.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead our efforts to establish a
cooperative program with industry.
Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a list
of publications and name and addresses of at least three references.
The AMS application cover sheet should be attached.
The department will assume the responsibility of soliciting letters in
accordance with our policies governing confidentiality of letters.
To insure full consideration the application should be received by
December 1, 1998. Mail to:
SEARCH COMMITTEE/APPLIED, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University,
110 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway NJ 08854-8019.
Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
applications from women and minority-group members.
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From: Steven Leon <leon@ici.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:05:19 -0400
Subject: Faculty Position at UMass Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Department of Mathematics
The department invites applications for one tenure-track position
in mathematics/statistics. The position will begin in September 1999.
Candidates should have demonstrated evidence of teaching excellence and
research potential. Preference will be given to candidates with experience
in numerical/applied mathematics.
Applications (including a curriculum vitae and three letters of
recommendation) should be sent to:
Search Committee
Department of Mathematics
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
The review of application will commence on January 15, 1999 and will
continue until the position is filled.
Our 710-acre campus is located near Cape Cod in the coastal town
of Dartmouth, Massachusetts
(about 60 miles south of Boston and approximately 30 miles east of
Providence, Rhode Island).
UMass Dartmouth is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged.
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From: Maurizio Falcone-Dip <falcone@axcasp.caspur.it>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:40:13 +0200
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Universita' di Roma "La Sapienza"
The Team of the European Community TMR Network on "Viscosity
solutions and their applications" (*) based at the Dipartimento di
Matematica, Universita' di Roma "La Sapienza" expects to offer up to two
(2) one-semester post-doctoral positions for the academic year 1998/99.
Ph.D. students with a research curriculum of at least two years are
also welcome to apply. Those positions are renewable once.
Shorter appointments may also be considered.
All candidates should clearly indicate the period for which they
are asking support.
The amount of the fellowship will be determined according to standard
European Community rates, the minimum amount being about
2000 ECU per month.
Young candidates whose research falls in the areas of nonlinear partial
differential equations, control theory, numerical analysis and/or
scientific computing are encouraged to apply.
Priority will be given to applicants with previous experience
in the field of viscosity solutions and/or its applications.
Candidates must be nationals of a European Union Member State other than
Italy or a State associated with the TMR Program (Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway, Israel) and must not be over 35 years of age at the time the
appointment will start (an allowance to this age limit may be made
for military service and child-care).
Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a
statement of current research interests, a research proposal and two
letters of recommendation.
Deadline for the submission of the application is NOVEMBER 1st, 1998.
More informations can be found at the WEB site
http://www.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/TMR.
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From: Arieh Iserles <ai@msri.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
"Geometric integration of partial differential equations"
Postdoctoral Research Associate
This three-year position commences from 1 January 1999 or as soon as
possible thereafter, in the Numerical Analysis Group (see
http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/na/), as part of the EPSRC-funded
project "Geometric integration of partial differential equations".
Applicants should have (or expect to have submitted) a Ph.D.,
preferably in the field of computational differential equations.
The EPSRC project brings together groups from University of Bath
(Chris Budd), University of Cambridge (Arieh Iserles), Kent University
(Elizabeth Mansfield) and the Meteorological Office (Mike Cullen and
Ian Roulstone). It is concerned with
a. developing and analysing numerical and symbolic algorithms for
partial differential equations of evolution that retain invariants
and symmetries under discretization;
b. applying such algorithms to problems of weather forecasting.
An ideal candidate would have experience in numerical methods and
scientific programming. The project requires a broad expertise in a
range of diverse mathematical techniques, from Lie groups to symbolic
computation to fluid dynamics, but candidates need not be experts in
all of these fields. Instead, an ability to learn, an enquiring mind
and readiness to combine pure, applied and computational modes of
mathematical thinking are expected.
The successful candidate will be based in Cambridge but will keep in
contact (inclusive of short-duration visits) with all the participants
in the project.
Salary is age-related, on the scale GBP 15,740--GBP 21,822.
Further details are available from Arieh Iserles, DAMTP, Silver
Street, Cambridge CB3 9EW, England (email a.iserles@damtp.cam.ac.uk),
to whom applicants should send a full c.v. with the names of three
referees so as to reach him by 15 November 1998. Informal enquiries
are welcome.
University of Cambridge follows an Equal Opportunities Policy.
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From: Ekkehard Sachs <mathopt@dm5.uni-trier.de>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:12:26 +0100
Subject: Graduate Positions at University of Trier
Graduate positions
in the
Graduate Program
in
Mathematical Optimization
University of Trier
Germany
The main research areas in the graduate program are
- Global Optimization, Multiple Objective Optimization
(Prof. Dr. Reiner Horst)
- Computational Complexity
(Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel)
- VLSI-Design and Formal Verification
(Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel)
- Numerical Methods in Optimization and Optimal Control
(Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Sachs)
- Ill-posed Variational Problems
(Variational Inequalities, Semi-infinite Optimization)
(Prof. Dr. Rainer Tichatschke).
The scholarships are DM 1.600 per month (or higher for
qualified applicants) according to the
regulations of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The letter of application should include
- curriculum vitae, copy of degree certificates,
- short description of prospective research program,
- letter of recommendation.
The applications should be sent until Dezember 1, 1998 to
Prof. Dr. E. Sachs
Sprecher des Graduiertenkollegs
Mathematische Optimierung
Universitaet Trier
D-54286 Trier
For further information see
http://mathopt.uni-trier.de
or contact the office:
Telephone +49 651 201-3477
Telefax +49 651 201-3973
E-Mail mathopt@uni-trier.de
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From: Margret Rothfuss <SciCom@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 09:20:47 +0100
Subject: Position at University of Heidelberg
Die Arbeitsgruppe "Simulation und Optimierung" am Interdisziplinaeren
Zentrum fuer Wissenschaftliches Rechnen (IWR) der Universitaet Heidelberg
sucht zum schnellstmoeglichen Eintritt eine/n
Systemadministrator/in
Zu den Aufgaben gehoeren die Betreuung eines heterogenen UNIX-Netzwerks mit
einigen PCs (Windows NT), die Beschaffung und Installation von Hard- und
Software und die Gestaltung des WWW-Servers der Arbeitsgruppe.
Wir bieten eine vielseitige, anspruchsvolle und selbstaendige Taetigkeit in
einem Team junger Wissenschaftler, flexible Arbeitszeiten und die
Weiterqualifizierung in Forschungsprojekten der Robotik, Fahrzeugtechnik,
Chemie und Verfahrenstechnik, haeufig in direkter Zusammenarbeit mit der
Industrie.
Einstellungsvoraussetzung sind ein Diplom (BA, FH oder Uni) in Mathematik,
Informatik, Physik oder Ingenierurwissenschaften oder eine Ausbildung als
Mathematisch-Technische/r Assistent/in. Erwartet werden fundierte
UNIX-Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen mit TCP/IP-Netzwerken, kommunkative
Faehigkeiten, Teamgeist und Englischkenntnisse. Wuenschenswert sind
Erfahrungen mit Windows NT, C, C++ und Computergraphik.
Die Bezahlung erfolgt nach BAT IVa. Die Stelle ist zunaechst auf zwei Jahre
befristet. Danach besteht die Moeglichkeit zur Uebernahme in ein
unbefristetes Arbeitsverhaeltnis.
Bitte richten Sie Ihre Bewerbung an:
Prof. Dr. H. G. Bock
IWR, Universitaet Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
D-69120 Heidelberg
http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~agbock/
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From: Julian Fowler <fowler@ilog.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:47:37 +0100
Subject: Position at ILOG, UK
Division: Transportation & Manufacturing, ILOG UK.
Requires a thorough understanding of ILOG optimisation suite products and
the ability to present and communicate ILOG product features and benefits.
Technical skills are required to create effective presentations and demos
to showcase ILOG products in customer applications in the industry area.
Work with cutting edge C++ development components. These positions involve
developing proofs of concept and short term consulting assignments. These
are highly visible positions that require frequent day trips and some
overnight travel within the UK and Ireland. Present complex technology and
software solutions to both technical and business audiences. Listen to
business problems and develop software solutions.
At least one year of development experience with C++ and Java. Experience
in pre- and post-sales is a plus. Knowledge of: GUI, constraint based
programming, OO paradigms and software architecture is helpful.
To find out more, please send your CV via email to Christophe Borde at
borde@ilog.fr.
Julian FOWLER
Technical Manager
Defence & Aerospace Division
ILOG, UK.
Gentilly House, Bracknell Beeches,
Bracknell, RG12 7BW, UK
Tel: +44 01344 661600
Mobile: +44 468 873124
Fax: +44 01344 661601
http://www.ilog.com
mailto:fowler@ilog.co.uk
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From: Kendall Atkinson <atkinson@math.uiowa.edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 18:07:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Contents, Journal of Integral Equations and Applications
The Journal of Integral Equations and Applications endeavors to
publish significant research papers and substantial expository/survey
papers in the theory, numerical analysis, and application of various
areas of integral equations, and to influence and shape developments
in this field. It is published 4 times per year, and the contents of
the next issue are given below.
The contents of past issues from Volume 8 onwards can be found by
going to the web site
http://math.la.asu.edu/~rmmc/jie/all.htm
Abstracts are provided of most papers, and submission procedures are
also given at this site.
Contents of the Fall 1998 (Volume 10, #3) issue of the Journal
of Integral Equations and Applications:
* Introduction to Special Issue
By Kendall Atkinson
* The Collocation Method for Solving the Radiosity Equation for
Unoccluded Surfaces
By Kendall Atkinson and Graeme Chandler
* A Sinc Quadrature Method for the Double-Layer Integral Equation
in Planar Domains with Corners
By Rainer Kress, Ian H. Sloan and Frank Stenger
* Abstract Volterra Equations of the Second Kind
By Martin Vaeth
* An Integral Operator Solution to the Matrix Toda Equations
By Harold Widom
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From: Baltzer Science <mailer@ns.baltzer.nl>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 00:49:30 +0200
Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms
Numerical Algorithms 18 (1998) 1
Herbert H.H. Homeier
An asymptotically hierarchy-consistent, iterative sequence transformation
for convergence acceleration of Fourier series 1-30
Gorik De Samblanx and Adhemar Bultheel
Nested Lanczos: implicitly restarting an unsymmetric Lanczos algorithm
31-50
Z. Bartoszewski and Z. Jackiewicz
Construction of two-step Runge--Kutta methods of high order for ordinary
differential equations 51-70
M.O. Bristeau and J. Erhel
Augmented conjugate gradient. Application in an iterative process for the
solution of scattering problems 71-90
Birkett Huber and Jan Verschelde
Polyhedral end games for polynomial continuation 91-108
Book reviews 109-112
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From: Carlos A. de Moura <demoura@pegasus.pgcc.uff.br>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 12:00:59 -0300
Subject: Contents, Computational and Applied Mathematics
COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(Matematica Aplicada e Computacional)
Edited by Birkhauser-Boston and SBMAC
- Brazilian Soc for Comp & Appl Math
Vol.17 Issue 2 (1998)
CONTENTS
J.R. CLAEYSSEN & V. SCHUCHMAN
Smooth Dynamical Solution for the Damped 2nd-order Equation
A.S. do NASCIMENTO
A Priori Estimate for Boundary Layer Thickness via Viscosity Solution
B. KAPITONOV
Stabilization and Simultaneous Boundary Controllability for a Class
of Evolution Systems
T. HAGEN & J. TURI
On a Class of Nonlinear BBM-like Equations
A.V. BALAKRISHNNAN
Spectral Density of Laser Beam Scintilation in Wind Turbulence: I.
Theory
F. ANDREAU, J.M. MAZON & J. TOLEDO
Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Quasi-Linear Parabolic Equations
with Nonlinear Flux
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From: Hans Schneider <hans@math.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 21:23:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Contents, Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 283
Issue : 1-3
Date : 15-Oct-1998
pp 1-33
On the convergence of asynchronous iteration methods for nonlinear
paracontractions and consistent linear systems
M Pott
pp 35-60
The moore-penrose inverses of m x n block matrices and their applications
Y Tian
pp 61-73
Ergodic decomposition of markov chains*
CE Villarreal
pp 75-85
On graphs with multiple eigenvalues
P Rowlinson
pp 87-97
Chain rules for functions of matrices
AD Ziebur
pp 99-113
Inequalities for the perron root related to levinger's theorem
YA Alpin, LY Kolotilina
pp 115-150
Circular planar craphs and resistor networks
EB Curtis
pp 151-164
On the adjugate matrix
GW Stewart
pp 165-169
p-Contraction and 2x2 matrix
T Nakazi
pp 171-177
The connectivity index of a weighted graph
O Araujo, JA De La Pena
pp 179-203
On the multiple Nevanlinna-Pick matrix interpolation in the class C_p and
the Caratheodory matrix coefficient problem
GONGNING Chen
pp 205-219
Vandermonde matrices on Chebyshev points
A Eisinberg
pp 221-238
A hybrid approach to the computation of the inertia of a parametric family
of Bezoutians with application to some stability problems for bivariate
polynomials
L Gemignani
pp 239-245
Normal generalized selfdajoint operators in Krein spaces
L Rodman, SA Mccullough
pp 247-255
Bounds on the second largest eigenvalue of a tree with perfect matchings
C An
pp 257-272
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors for matrices over distributive lattices
YJ Tan
pp 273-288
Operateurs positifs sur certains espaces de formes quadratiques
M El Kadiri
pp 289-299
Generalized Pascal matrix and recurrence sequences
Z Zhang
pp 303-303
Author index to Volume 383
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