Subject: NA Digest, V. 18, # 50 NA Digest Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Volume 18 : Issue 50 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs dmdunla@sandia.gov Today's Topics: Package for unconstrained or box constrained nonlinear optimization New Book, Computational Mathematics with SageMath New Book, Finite Element Exterior Calculus New Book, Solitons in Two-Dimensional Shallow Water Mathematical Modeling with Applications, Morocco, Apr 2019 Numerical Algorithms for High-Performance Computational Science, UK, Apr 2019 Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences, USA, Apr 2019 Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing, Brazil, May 2019 IEEE Computer Arithmetic, Japan, Jun 2019 Iterative Methods from the Continuum Perspective, Ireland, Jun 2019 Computational Finance, Spain, Jul 2019 Modelling the Cardiac Function, Italy, Jul 2019 Reliable Methods of Mathematical Modeling, Austria, Sep 2019 Provost Position, San Diego State Univ Software Development Positions, Siemens PLM Software Tenure Track Position, Computational Mathematics, Umeå U., Sweden Tenure Track Positions, Utrecht Univ Assistant Professor Position, Mathematics, Wichita State Univ Postdoc Position, Computational Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory PhD Position, Computational Biomechanics, UPC-BarcelonaTech PhD Position, Computational Fluid Dynamics, NTNU, Norway PhD Position, Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing, Birmingham, UK PhD Position, RWTH Aachen and Philips Research Eindhoven PhD Position, Scientific Computing/Numerical Analysis Contents, BIT Numerical Mathematics, 58 (4) Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Hugo Daniel Scolnik hugo@dc.uba.ar Date: December 10, 2018 Subject: Package for unconstrained or box constrained nonlinear optimization This is an updated package written in Fortran 77 which implements the algorithm published in "A curvilinear search using tridiagonal secant updates for unconstrained optimization". J.E.Dennis, N.Echebest, M.T.Guardarucci, J.M.Martinez, H.Scolnik y C.Vacchino. SIAM Journal on Optimization Theory ,1, 3, pp.333-357, August 1991. It contains the following versions: CURVIF (it uses only f(x)) CURVIG (it uses f(x) and the gradient g(x)) CURVIH (same as CURVIG but also requires the hessian) This method tries to find the optimal radius of the trust region at each step and turned out to be extremely robust. The source code and the paper can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9lhkdugqau07cyw/AACN4g8HyWp47n8o18yLMye ka?dl=0 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kris ONeill oneill@siam.org Date: December 10, 2018 Subject: New Book, Computational Mathematics with SageMath Computational Mathematics with SageMath BY P. ZIMMERMANN, A. CASAMAYOU, N. COHEN, G. CONNAN, T. DUMONT, L. FOUSSE, F. MALTEY, M. MEULIEN, M. MEZZAROBBA, C. PERNET, N. M. THIERY, E. BRAY, J. CREMONA, M. FORETS, A. GHITZA, AND H. THOMAS SageMath, or Sage for short, is an open-source mathematical software system based on the Python language that provides the most recent algorithms and tools. Developed by an international community of teachers and researchers whose aim is to provide an alternative to commercial products, Sage is freely available and is supported by all modern operating systems. Computational Mathematics with SageMath focuses on the underlying mathematics necessary to use Sage efficiently and is illustrated with concrete examples. It is accessible to high school and undergraduate students as well as graduate students, teachers, and researchers. 2018 / xiv + 464 pages / Softcover / 978-1-611975-45-1 / List $69.00 / SIAM Member $48.30 / OT160 See more details at: http://bookstore.siam.org/ot160/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kris ONeill oneill@siam.org Date: December 12, 2018 Subject: New Book, Finite Element Exterior Calculus Finite Element Exterior Calculus Douglas N. Arnold CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics 93 The finite element exterior calculus, or FEEC, is a powerful new theoretical approach to the design and understanding of numerical methods to solve partial differential equations. This volume aims to help numerical analysts master the fundamentals of FEEC, including the geometrical and functional analysis preliminaries, quickly and in one place. It is also accessible to mathematicians and students of mathematics from areas other than numerical analysis who are interested in understanding how techniques from geometry and topology play a role in numerical PDEs. 2018 / xii + 120 pages / Softcover / 978-1-611975-53-6 / List $54.00 / SIAM Member $37.80 / CB93 See more details here: bookstore.siam.org/cb93/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kris ONeill oneill@siam.org Date: December 10, 2018 Subject: New Book, Solitons in Two-Dimensional Shallow Water Solitons in Two-Dimensional Shallow Water Yuji Kodama Web-like waves, often observed on the surface of shallow water, are examples of nonlinear waves. They are generated by nonlinear interactions among several obliquely propagating solitary waves, also known as solitons. In this book, modern mathematical tools-algebraic geometry, algebraic combinatorics, and representation theory, among others-are used to analyze these two-dimensional wave patterns. The author's primary goal is to explain some details of the classification problem of the soliton solutions of the KP equation (or KP solitons) and their applications to shallow water waves. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students. 2018 / xiv + 252 pages / Softcover / 978-1-611975-51-2/ List $69.00 / SIAM Member $48.30 / CB92 See more details here: http://bookstore.siam.org/cb92/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: khalide jbilou jbilou@univ-littoral.fr Date: December 10, 2018 Subject: Mathematical Modeling with Applications, Morocco, Apr 2019 Mathematical Modeling with Applications M2A19 Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco April, 1--4, 2019. https://m2a19.univ-littoral.fr/ The conference is dedicated to Gerard Meurant for his 70th Birthday MAIN TOPICS: Large linear systems and preconditioning, eigenvalue problems. Linear algebra and control, model reduction. Ill-posed problems, Image processing. Numerical methods for PDEs. Approximation,Optimisation. Applied Statistics. Applications: Signal processing, financial computation, learning machine. PLENARY SPEAKERS: C. Brezinski, France; G. Meurant, France; L. Reichel, USA; Y. Saad, USA; H. Sadok, France; P. Van Dooren, Belgium. Important Dates: January 15, 2019 - Deadline for submission of titles and abstracts February 15, 2019 - Deadline for registration The proceedings of the conference will appear as a special volume of the journal " Numerical Algorithms", subject to a regular refereeing process. For more information, please refer to the web page: https://m2a19.univ-littoral.fr/ or contact us at: m2a19@univ-littoral.fr or at: jbilou@univ-littoral.fr ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nick Higham nick.higham@manchester.ac.uk Date: December 17, 2018 Subject: Numerical Algorithms for High-Performance Computational Science, UK, Apr 2019 This 2-day scientific discussion meeting is being held at the Royal Society, London, UK, and is organized by Jack Dongarra, Laura Grigori and Nick Higham. The programme consists of invited talks and contributed posters. Attendance is free, but places are limited and advance registration is essential. For more information, including the programme and registration, see https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2019/04/high- performance-computing/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Stewart jrstewa@sandia.gov Date: December 12, 2018 Subject: Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences, USA, Apr 2019 The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at UT Austin and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) are partnering together to host Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences, an intensive workshop for women graduate students and postdocs who are interested in pursuing academic and research careers. The workshop will be held April 9-10, 2019 at ICES. We are seeking nominations for outstanding candidates in their final year of PhD or within three years of having graduated. We will select approximately 25 women to come to ICES for two days of research presentations, poster sessions, and interactive discussions about academic and research careers, with travel expenses fully covered. Full details, including the nomination form, are at https://risingstars.ices.utexas.edu/ Please consider nominating one of your outstanding current/recent PhD students or postdocs. Nominations are due January 22, 2019. On behalf of the organizing committee: Tammy Kolda (SNL), Jim Stewart (SNL), Rachel Ward (ICES), Karen Willcox (ICES) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Suzanne Shontz shontz@ku.edu Date: December 17, 2018 Subject: Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing, Brazil, May 2019 This is a reminder that the deadline to submit a paper to the 20th IEEE International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing Workshop (PDSEC '19), which is being held in conjunction with IPDPS 2019, is January 27, 2019. The deadline is the same to submit papers to the special track on Performance and Software Engineering. The 20th IEEE International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing Workshop (PDSEC '19) (http://cse.stfx.ca/~pdsec19/index.php) will be held on May 24, 2019 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Call for Papers for the workshop can be found here (http://cse.stfx.ca/~pdsec19/cfp.php). Please note that this year there is a PDSEC special track in Performance and Software Engineering in Scientific Computing (https://sts.mb.uni-siegen.de/workshops/pdsec_2019/?lang=de). The deadline to submit papers to the workshop and to the special track is January 27, 2019. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sylvie Boldo sylvie.boldo@inria.fr Date: December 13, 2018 Subject: IEEE Computer Arithmetic, Japan, Jun 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS, ARITH-26 26th IEEE Symposium on Computer Arithmetic June 10 - 12, 2019, Kyoto, Japan http://arith26.arithsymposium.org/ Authors are invited to submit papers describing recent advances on all aspects related to computer arithmetic, its applications or implementations. This includes, but is not restricted to, the following topics: Foundations of number systems and arithmetic; Arithmetic processor design and implementation; Arithmetic and datapath design for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning; Numerics for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning; Arithmetic algorithms and their analysis; Floating-point units, algorithms, and numerical analysis; Elementary and special function implementations; Power-efficient or low-energy arithmetic units and processors; Industrial implementation of arithmetic units and processors; Test, validation, and formal verification techniques for arithmetic implementations; Fault/error-tolerance in arithmetic implementations; Arithmetic for FPGAs and reconfigurable logic; Design automation for computer arithmetic implementations; Computer arithmetic for security and cryptography; Arithmetic to enhance accuracy or reliability (multiple-precision, interval arithmetic, ...); Arithmetic challenges in HPC and exascale computing (accuracy, reproducibility, ...); Arithmetic for specific application domains (big-data analytics, signal processing, computer graphics, multimedia, computer vision, finance, ...); Computer arithmetic in emerging technologies; Non-conventional computer arithmetic and applications. For ARITH 26, we are also inviting short papers (4 pages maximum) to describe industry applications, work-in-progress ideas, or interim results. PhD students are especially welcome and may present their work in an informal session. All submissions, whether regular full papers, short or industry papers, or PhD presentations, will have a full presentation slot scheduled. Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=arith26 Abstract submission: January 14th, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kirk M. Soodhalter ksoodha@maths.tcd.ie Date: December 14, 2018 Subject: Iterative Methods from the Continuum Perspective, Ireland, Jun 2019 The Hamilton Mathematics Institute (HMI) at Trinity College Dublin will be hosting a workshop next summer titled "Beyond the discrete: iterative methods from the continuum perspective". Its purpose is to advance a more full view of iterative methods, which connects the measure of convergence in finite dimensions to the underlying continuum problem and the discretization that induced the finite dimensional linear system in question. We seek to introduce these ideas to younger researchers in the early stages of their careers while bringing together current leaders in the field to have fruitful discussions and share their latest research. This workshop will combine introductory lectures on interrelated subtopics and hosting and encouraging interesting discussions. There will also be a poster session wherein younger researchers can present their work. The workshop has five invited speakers confirmed: Victorita Dolean (University of Strathclyde/Nice), Maya Neytcheva (Uppsala University), Catherine Powell (University of Manchester), Zdenek Strakos (Charles University Prague), and Walter Zulehner (Johannes Kepler University, Austria). The Workshop will take place from the morning of June 3 to lunchtime of June 7, 2019 in the Hamilton Building of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. More detailed information, including how to register, can be found at https://www.maths.tcd.ie/~ksoodha/beyonddiscrete2019/. We encourage interested colleagues to register and book hotel reservations as soon as possible, as the demand for hotel rooms is exceedingly high during the summer months, particularly in June. Important deadlines: - March 20, 2019: Registration with talk/poster abstract submission (for early career people) - March 20, 2019: Registration with request for possible limited funding support (for early career people) - May 20, 2019: General registration closes ------------------------------------------------------- From: Matthias Ehrhardt ehrhardt@math.uni-wuppertal.de Date: December 15, 2018 Subject: Computational Finance, Spain, Jul 2019 We cordially invite you to attend the third biennial International Conference on Computational Finance (ICCF2019), on July 8-12,2019, see http://iccf2019.udc.es The International Conference on Computational Finance 2019 (ICCF2019) is an international conference organized by Universidade da Coruna. It is the third of a biennial series of conferences in Computational Finance launched by the consortium of the European project FP 7 Marie Curie ITN STRIKE- Novel Methods in Computational Finance 2013-2016. Previous editions took place in December 2015 at the University of Greenwich and September 2017 at the University of Lisbon. ICCF2019 focuses on research and practice in financial mathematics and computation and welcomes academicians from the top-tier research centers and experts from the financial industry, in order to foster collaborations among mathematical finance and computational scientists, researchers and practitioners in finance and economics. Plenary Speakers: Rene Aid, Universite Paris-Dauphine, France. Rene Carmona, Princeton University, USA. Griselda Deelstra, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Bruno Dupire, Bloomberg, USA. Peter A. Forsyth, University of Waterloo, Canada. Julien Guyon, Bloomberg, USA. Monique Jeanblanc, Universite de Evry-Val d'Esonne, France. Rudiger Kiesel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Andrea Pallavicini, Banca IMI, Italy Olivier Pironneau, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France. Christoph Reisinger, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Nizar Touzi, Ecole Polytechnique, France. Antony Ware, University of Calgary, Canada. Besides a booklet of the conference proceeding we will disseminate special issues of prestigious journals. High quality original research papers are solicited for special issues. Papers will undergo a peer-review process and are expected to comply with the same high standards as in regular issues submissions. The journals will be: AMF - Applied Mathematical Finance; IJCM - International Journal of Computer Mathematics; JCF - Journal of Computational Finance. More details and registration information can be found on the webpage: http://iccf2019.udc.es ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luca Paglieri luca.paglieri@polimi.it Date: December 14, 2018 Subject: Modelling the Cardiac Function, Italy, Jul 2019 2019 RISM Congress iHEART - Modelling the Cardiac Function 22-24 July 2019 - Varese (Italy) http://iheart.polimi.it/mcf2019 This congress, organised in the context of the prestigious Riemann International School of Mathematics, aims at focusing on the state of the art in the mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of the cardiac function and its clinical applications. This event will host plenary lectures from distinguished scientists as well as contributed talks some presented by PhD students and some by senior researchers, and a poster session. PhD students selected for contributed presentation will be offered free accommodation. Organizers are: Alfio Quarteroni, Luca Dede, Andrea Manzoni, Christian Vergara, Paolo Zunino. Plenary speakers: Dominique Chapelle (INRIA, FR), Rolf Krause (USI, CH), Gernot Planck (U. Graz, AT), Nicholas Smith (U. Auckland, NZ), Natalia Trayanova (Johns Hopkins U., USA) For more information and registration form: http://iheart.polimi.it/mcf2019 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dirk Praetorius dirk.praetorius@asc.tuwien.ac.at Date: December 13, 2018 Subject: Reliable Methods of Mathematical Modeling, Austria, Sep 2019 The biennial RMMM conferences bring together scientists developing reliable methods for mathematical modeling. The topics of the conference include applied and numerical analysis, methods for the control of modeling and numerical errors, algorithmic aspects, challenging applications, and novel discretization methods for the numerical approximation of PDEs. The 9th edition of the conference will take place on September 9-13, 2019, at TU Wien. Confirmed speakers: Soren Bartels, University of Freiburg, Germany; Alex Bespalov, University of Birmingham, UK; Helmut Harbrecht, University of Basel, Switzerland; Norbert Heuer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Christian Kreuzer, TU Dortmund, Germany; Ilaria Perugia, University of Vienna, Austria; Rob Stevenson, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Martin Vohralik, Inria Paris, France Topics: Mesh-adaptive numerical methods in various applied problems; A posteriori error control and verification of numerical solutions; Validation of mathematical models used in computer simulation; Nonlinear computational partial differential equations; Novel discretization methods for the numerical approximation of PDEs. Homepage: http://www.asc.tuwien.ac.at/rmmm2019/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jose E, Castillo jcastillo@sdsu.edu Date: December 13, 2018 Subject: Provost Position, San Diego State Univ San Diego State University (SDSU) seeks a seasoned leader with deep administrative and academic experience to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Founded in 1897, San Diego State University began operating as the San Diego Normal School, a training facility for elementary school teachers. A member of The California State University system since its inception in 1960, SDSU has grown to become a leading public research university. With over 34,500 students, SDSU is committed to providing its students with a transformational college experience. Faculty and staff are deeply invested in creating social mobility pathways and providing resources that help graduate a largely first-generation, underrepresented student population who go on to become future global citizens, compassionate leaders and ethical innovators around the world. The final version of the ad has been posted at Witt/Kieffer: http://www.wittkieffer.com/position/provost-and-senior-vice-president-for- academic-affairs/san-diego-state-university/14316 Please feel free to nominate or encourage exceptional candidates to consider this position; the success of this search depends on attracting a broad pool of excellent applicants. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alex Rand alexander.rand@siemens.com Date: December 10, 2018 Subject: Software Development Positions, Siemens PLM Software Siemens PLM has a number of open positions in software development for Simcenter STAR-CCM+. Positions involve a number of subfields of computational engineering and sciences including both finite volume and finite element methods, mesh generation, scientific visualization, and high-performance computing. Many positions require a graduate degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a related field. Several current opening are listed below and up-to-date listings are always available on the Siemens job site: https://jobs.siemens-info.com. Volume Mesh Generation, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/228594 Surface Mesh Generation, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/232354 Mesh Generation Framework, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233017 Heat Transfer and Optics, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233096 Simulation Framework, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233432 Dense Granular Flow Models, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233440 Finite Element Methods, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233447 Fluid Dynamics Framework, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233545 Computational Fluid Dynamics, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233732 Scientific Visualization, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233738 Finite Element Solid Stress, https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/233933 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Åke Brännström ake.brannstrom@umu.se Date: December 18, 2018 Subject: Tenure Track Position, Computational Mathematics, Umeå U., Sweden The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Umea University, Sweden, invites applications for a tenure-track position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Computational Mathematics. The employment is limited to 5 years and consists of 4 years own research and 1 year teaching. The position is a "tenure-track" that makes it possible to develop and establish a long-term research. An Associate Senior Lecturer has the right, upon request, to be considered for promotion to Senior Lecturer. The applicant should have a doctoral degree in Mathematics or equivalent scientific competence. Priority will be given to candidates who have completed their doctoral degree or equivalent academic competence no more than five years before the deadline of the application period. For more information and instructions on how to apply, see: https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:243345/ Last application date is 2019-02-13. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Frank j.e.frank@uu.nl Date: December 15, 2018 Subject: Tenure Track Positions, Utrecht Univ The Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University invites applications for several positions of Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Mathematics, including Westerdijk Fellowships. In the Division of Fundamental Mathematics, we are searching for candidates whose expertise is in algebraic, arithmetic or differential geometry, including number theory, automorphic forms, algebraic topology, geometric analysis, Lie theory, and mathematical logic. In the Division of Mathematical Modelling, we are searching for candidates whose expertise is in applied analysis or scientific computing, including data science, machine learning, networks, complex systems, imaging, high performance computing, and mathematical biology. The appointment is at the level of assistant professor ('universitair docent', lecturer), initially for a period of 5 years. The position will be subject to a mid-term evaluation after approximately 2.5 years and an end-term evaluation. Following a positive evaluation the position will become permanent after 5 years. In case of sufficient seniority, the position can be tenured at a higher level. Female candidates are strongly urged to apply and will be considered for a Westerdijk Fellowship, an attractive startup package created by the Faculty of Science in order to increase its number of female scientists. Complete job descriptions and information on how to apply can be found by searching on the vacancy website (https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs) or directly by following links for pure (https://tinyurl.com/y9w2yct6) and applied (https://tinyurl.com/y9ex39vp). Apply by: Jan 31, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom DeLillo delillo@math.wichita.edu Date: December 12, 2018 Subject: Assistant Professor Position, Mathematics, Wichita State Univ Applications are invited for a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in Mathematics for August, 2019. A Ph.D. in Mathematics or equivalent; active in research and strong research potential; ability to participate in/contribute to doctoral program; strong commitment to excellence in teaching; excellent communication skills; successful experience with diverse populations; willingness to accommodate a variety of learning styles and strategies in instructional delivery and learning activities, including online and blended learning, flexible teaching methods, and applied learning approaches are required. Deadline: 01/15/2019, then monthly. Preference given to research area in Applied Mathematics/Numerical Analysis; research area compatible with faculty research interests; successful classroom teaching experience; progress toward establishing a strong research record; and expectation of developing externally funded research grants. Applicants must send a letter of application, curriculum vita, descriptions of research interest and teaching philosophy to https://jobs.wichita.edu, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to: Tianshi Lu, Search Committee Chair, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0033, USA or emailed to lu@math.wichita.edu, FAX: 316-978-3748. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check as required by Board of Regents Policy. All employees of Wichita State University are expected to support the WSU Vision, Mission and Values and to help foster an environment rich in university of culture, thoughts and experience. Candidates for faculty positions should be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively educate and empower a diverse student population. Wichita State University does not discriminate in its employment practices, educational programs or activities on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran. Retaliation against an individual filing or cooperating in a complaint process is also prohibited. Sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking are forms of sex discrimination and are prohibited under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Complaints or concerns related to alleged discrimination may be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity or the Title IX Coordinator, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita KS67260-0138; telephone (316) 978-3187. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jean-Luc Fattebert fattebertj@ornl.gov Date: December 14, 2018 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory The Computational Engineering and Energy Sciences Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory s seeking postdoctoral research associates to aide in the design and development of large-scale parallel computer simulation environments for applied problems. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in physics, applied mathematics, or a field relevant to the job duties. Also required is expertise in one or more areas relevant to simulations of interest such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), coupled multi-scale physics methods, adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), differencing schemes on unstructured and/or AMR meshes, numerical linear and/or non-linear algebra including large scale eigenvalue problems and preconditioned Krylov methods, high-order time integration, model reduction, uncertainty quantification methodologies. Experience in the design and implementation of numerical algorithms in one or more high-level computing languages (e.g. C++, Fortran, Python) is also expected. Details and application process can be found at https://jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-Postdoctoral-Research-Associate-in- Computational-Science-for-Large-Scale-Simulations-TN-37831/518402300/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Matteo Giacomini matteo.giacomini@upc.edu Date: December 11, 2018 Subject: PhD Position, Computational Biomechanics, UPC-BarcelonaTech One PhD opening is available within Prof. Huerta's group at the Laboratori de Calcul Numeric (LaCaN) at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech. The topic of the PhD position is DATA-DRIVEN MODELLING SMART FLUIDS FOR SHOCK CONTROL IN PROSTHETIC MEDICINE. The project belongs to the line of investigation on high-fidelity numerical methods and reduced order models for complex multiphysics problems and is funded by the program INPhINIT "la Caixa" https://obrasociallacaixa.org/en/investigacion-y-becas/programa-de-becas- de-posgrado/inphinit/programme-description INPhINIT "la Caixa" is a prestigious fellowship program targeting highly skilled students interested in performing their PhD studies in research centers of excellence in Spain and Portugal. The program offers a stimulating international environment, a competitive salary and complementary training activities on soft skills. The prospective PhD student will integrate the "Credible high-fidelity data-driven models" team of LaCaN, a very active research group of experts in numerical methods and computational mechanics, under the supervision of Prof. A. Huerta and Dr. M. Giacomini. https://www.lacan.upc.edu/credible-high-fidelity-data-driven-models2012-2/ All the details on the PhD project and on the application procedure are available at https://bgsmath.cat/event/inphinit-doctoral-fellowship-call-2019/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Henry Piehl henry.piehl@ntnu.no Date: December 17, 2018 Subject: PhD Position, Computational Fluid Dynamics, NTNU, Norway The Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Alesund, Norway has an opening for a PhD position. We are seeking a PhD candidate to work on a CFD based ship response model for autonomous docking operations. Applications are received through https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/161102/phd-candidate-in- ship-response-prediction-for-manuevering-in-confined-waters Please refer to the application number SO-IV-18/19 when applying. Departmental website: https://www.ntnu.edu/alesund ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alex Bespalov a.bespalov@bham.ac.uk Date: December 11, 2018 Subject: PhD Position, Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing, Birmingham, UK Applications are invited for a PhD position in numerical analysis and scientific computing at the University of Birmingham, UK to start in September 2019. The PhD project concerns numerical solution of PDE problems with parametric or uncertain inputs. It will focus on developing novel algorithms that combine state-of-the-art adaptive techniques for building approximations and resolving local features of solutions with machine learning techniques for efficient sampling. Research work on the project will involve rigorous mathematical analysis and implementation of the developed algorithms as well as extensive numerical experimentation. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly-motivated graduate with a 1st class degree in Mathematics or a closely related discipline with strong mathematical component (Master's level or equivalent). A solid background in numerical analysis of PDEs and excellent programming skills are required. For more information about the project, entry requirements and how to apply, see https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=104649 To be considered for the college or EPSRC scholarship, the applications must be received before the deadline: 12 noon GMT on 31st January 2019. Informal inquiries can be directed to Alex Bespalov, e-mail: a.bespalov@bham.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Grepl grepl@igpm.rwth-aachen.de Date: December 12, 2018 Subject: PhD Position, RWTH Aachen and Philips Research Eindhoven A PhD position is available in the project 'ElectroPos', which is part of an EU Marie Curie training network (EID) with Philips Research and RWTH Aachen as partners. You will be enrolled in a 3-year doctoral program at the RWTH Aachen University. ElectroPros is an interdisciplinary training and research project that brings together insights of different disciplines to enable the development of Electroporation-based therapies to the leading method for deep-seated tumors in cancer care. For more information, see https://philips.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs-and- careers/job/Eindhoven/MarieCurie-PhD-position-ElectroPros_295111-1 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jochen Schuetz jochen.schuetz@uhasselt.be Date: December 17, 2018 Subject: PhD Position, Scientific Computing/Numerical Analysis The computational mathematics group @ UHasselt is seeking a (m/f) PhD student on "Efficient numerical solver for the Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes system" The position deals with the development and the analysis of an efficient, high-fidelity solver that can cope with the fully coupled Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes equations. This highly nonlinear system of partial differential equations stems from the modelling of two interacting fluids. The research will be carried out in the Computational Mathematics (CMAT) group at UHasselt (www.uhasselt.be/cmat), in very close collaboration with SimTech at the University of Stuttgart. It is envisioned that the doctoral student spends some time in Stuttgart. More information: https://www.uhasselt.be/vacancies_detail?taal=04&vacid=1656&ref=1 or contact me via jochen.schuetz@uhasselt.be ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lars Elden lars.elden@liu.se Date: December 17, 2018 Subject: Contents, BIT Numerical Mathematics, 58 (4) Volume 58, Issue 4, December 2018 Multiple orthogonal polynomials applied to matrix function evaluation, Hessah Alqahtani, Lothar Reichel An accelerated Poisson solver based on multidomain spectral discretization, Tracy Babb, Adrianna Gillman, Sijia Hao, Per-Gunnar Martinsson Weak convergence of Galerkin approximations for fractional elliptic, stochastic PDEs with spatial white noise David Bolin, Kristin Kirchner, Mihaly Kovacs Backward error analysis of polynomial approximations for computing the action of the matrix exponential, Marco Caliari, Peter Kandolf, Franco Zivcovich Exact formulae and matrix-less eigensolvers for block banded symmetric Toeplitz matrices, Sven-Erik Ekstrom, Isabella Furci, Stefano Serra-Capizzano Energy behaviour of the Boris method for charged-particle dynamics, Ernst Hairer, Christian Lubich On the spectral problem for trivariate functions, Behnam Hashemi, Yuji Nakatsukasa Stochastic discrete Hamiltonian variational integrators, Darryl D. Holm, Tomasz M. Tyranowski Regular solutions of DAE hybrid systems and regularization techniques, Peter Kunkel, Volker Mehrmann The randomized Kaczmarz method with mismatched adjoint, Dirk A. Lorenz, Sean Rose, Frank Schopfer Asymptotic quadratic convergence of the parallel block-Jacobi EVD algorithm with dynamic ordering for Hermitian matrices, Gabriel Oksa, Yusaku Yamamoto, Martin Becka, Marian Vajtersic On the zero-stability of multistep methods on smooth nonuniform grids, Gustaf Soderlind, Imre Fekete, Istvan Farago ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************