Subject: NA Digest, V. 93, # 43 NA Digest Sunday, November 21, 1993 Volume 93 : Issue 43 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler The MathWorks, Inc. moler@mathworks.com Today's Topics: Results of SIAM Election Formation of E-mail Group on Hysteresis Gauss-Newton method with Constraints Mathieu Functions with Complex Parameters Elliptic Integral for Complex Argument Algorithms for Logarithm and Exponential Optimization Software Guide New Book: Multilevel Adaptive Methods Department Head Position at Drexel Department Head Position at Colorado School of Mines Position at Temple University Position at Numerical Algorithms Group, Oxford Japan-US Symposium on CFD IFIP Conference on Programming Environments Conference on Massively Parallel Scientific Computing IMACS Turbulence Workshop Registration for Lanczos Conference Workshop on SVD and Signal Processing Workshop on Algorithms and Parallel VLSI Architectures Conference Honoring Kantorovich in Novosibirsk Workshop on Optimal Design and Control Contents: Surveys on Mathematics for Industry Contents: SIAM Optimaztion Submissions for NA Digest: Mail to na.digest@na-net.ornl.gov. Information about NA-NET: Mail to na.help@na-net.ornl.gov. ------------------------------------------------------- From: SIAM Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 14:28:34 EST Subject: Results of SIAM Election The ballots for the recent SIAM election have been tallied. The newly-elected representatives are: President - Margaret H. Wright (Term as President-Elect begins Jan. 1, 1994; term as President begins Jan. 1, 1995) (All other terms begin Jan. 1, 1994) Vice President at Large - Cleve Moler Secretary - Peter E. Castro SIAM Board of Trustees: John Guckenheimer, Jill P. Mesirov, Charles S. Peskin SIAM Council: Rosemary E. Chang, James W. Demmel, Michael L. Overton, Robert S. Schnabel ------------------------------ From: Thomas Seidman Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1993 19:16:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: Formation of E-mail Group on Hysteresis Coming out of the recent (Sept.) Trento conference on Hysteresis modeling was a decision to implement a `Hysteresis E-Letter' for those interested. Those who wish (at least tentatively) to be included in the membership/distribution list, please send an e-mail message to that effect to: or . Prof. Thomas I. Seidman UMBC --- Dept. Math/Stat Baltimore, MD 21228 (410)-455-2438 [for messages: -2412] FAX: -1066 ------------------------------ From: Friedemann Grupp Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 12:14:13 +0000 (MEZ) Subject: Gauss-Newton method with Constraints I am interested in an efficient Gauss-Newton method to solve a nonlinear least-squares problem with nonlinear equality and inequality (simple bounds) constraints. I would be very grateful to get information about excisting FORTRAN software in this field. I already checked NETLIB. Thank you for your help. Friedemann Grupp email: df2l@master.df.op.dlr.de Inst. of Robotics and System Dynamics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen P.O.B. 1116, D-82230 Wessling, Germany ------------------------------ From: Ron Torgerson Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1993 13:03:11 -0700 (MST) Subject: Mathieu Functions with Complex Parameters A math prof here at the University of Alberta is looking for double precision solutions to Mathieu's Equation for complex parameters a and q D(Dy) + ( a - 2qcos(2v) )y = 0 where D = d/dv Does anyone know of software to solve it for complex a and q? ------------------------------ From: Keith Briggs Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 11:51:00 +1030 (CST) Subject: Elliptic Integral for Complex Argument To compute the inverse of a real elliptic function (say sn) is trivial, as I can use an elliptic integral. But how do I do it for a complex argument? That is, given complex z and a parameter m, find complex y such that z=sn(y,m). I am looking for a good numerical method. Keith Keith Briggs, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005. Phone: (08) 303 5577 Fax: (08) 232 5670 ------------------------------ From: Bill Behrman Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 14:27:32 -0800 Subject: Algorithms for Logarithm and Exponential What are the best algorithms for computing the natural logarithm and exponential? Could you recommend references? I need to calculate quantities closely related to the logarithm and exponential, and I'm trying to glean what wisdom I can from their algorithms. Thank you, Sincerely, Bill Behrman behrman@sccm.stanford.edu Scientific Computing Stanford ------------------------------ From: Jorge More Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 11:05:14 CST Subject: Optimization Software Guide OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE GUIDE SIAM has just published the Optimization Software Guide by Jorge J. More' and Stephen J. Wright. Part I is an outline of the major problem areas and algorithms in numerical optimization, while Part II is a survey of 75 optimization software packages This book is aimed at scientists and engineers that are interested in the application of optimization techniques to their areas of interest. This book will point them towards the software packages that can provide a solution, and give them information that will help them understand the most important algorithms. The major optimization areas are covered: linear, quadratic, and nonlinear programming; network optimization; unconstrained and bound-constrained optimization; least-squares problems; systems of nonlinear equations; and integer programming. The list price is $24.50 (US); SIAM member price is $19.60 (US). You can order the book via email by sending a message to service@siam.org By phone, call 800-447-SIAM in the USA and 215-382-9800 from outside the USA. Jorge and Steve. ------------------------------ From: Ulrich Ruede Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1993 19:20:55 +0100 Subject: New Book: Multilevel Adaptive Methods BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT I am pleased to announce the publication of my book: MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR MULTILEVEL ADAPTIVE METHODS by Ulrich Ruede Frontiers in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 13, SIAM, Philadelphia, 1993, ISBN 0-89871-320-X 140 pages, includes 116 bibliographical references and an index List price: $23 (SIAM members: $18.40) In this monograph I attempt to present a unified approach to the development of multilevel adaptive methods for the solution of partial differential equations, including * a rigorous mathematical foundation based on results in the theory of function spaces and in approximation theory * algorithmic aspects including the multilevel adaptive relaxation method * software develoment issues and data structures using the principles of object oriented programming The book can be ordered directly from SIAM (e-mail: service@siam.org) Ulrich Ruede Institut fuer Informatik Technische Universitaet D-80290 Muenchen, Germany e-mail: ruede@informatik.tu-muenchen.de and Fachbereich Mathematik Technische Universitaet Chemnitz-Zwickau PSF 964 D-09009 Chemnitz, Germany e-mail: ruede@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de ------------------------------ From: Bruce Char Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 11:57:30 EST Subject: Department Head Position at Drexel DEPARTMENT HEAD POSITION -- DREXEL UNIVERSITY The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites qualified candidates to apply. The candidate must have proven ability for academic and administrative leadership and a demonstrated interest in the continuing development of a multidisciplinary department with cooperative research interests in applied mathematics, computer science, and probability and statistics. The department, with 30 full-time faculty, has active undergraduate and graduate programs (M.S. and Ph.D.) and a significant service role in engineering and science education. Curriculum reform and development is an important component of the department headUs responsibilities. Drexel has strong science and engineering programs and, therefore, encourages interdisciplinary research and instructional activities. Departmental research areas include discrete mathematics, special functions, functional analysis, applied analysis; parallel computation, computer algebra, programming languages, scientific computation, expert systems; biostatistics and computational methods. A departmental network connects a Sequent Symmetry S27, Sun workstations and servers, and Apple Macintoshes and provides access to NSFNET and Drexel's IBM 9121-320. The department is an Academic Affiliate of Argonne's Advanced Computing Research Facility and Drexel is an Academic Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The computer science major is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Board. Drexel University, founded in 1891, consists of six colleges with about 12,000 students. Undergraduate education at Drexel is distinguished by a comprehensive cooperative education program. Drexel's 38 acre campus is adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania and lies immediately west of Philadelphia's center city. Instructional and research programs are enhanced by the professional and cultural activities of one of the nation's largest and most historical metropolitan areas. Drexel's location provides proximity and convenient access to the many technical organizations and institutions in the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and New York City. Evaluation of applications will begin January 15, 1994. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Drexel University is an AA/EOE. Interested parties may contact the Head Search Committee for more information or further details. Vita and letters of reference should be sent to: Dr. Nira Herrmann, Head Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drexel University, Phila. PA 19104. e- mail: headsearch@mcs.drexel.edu. ------------------------------ From: Steve Pruess (spruess@slate.mines.colorado.edu) Date: November 12, 1993 Subject: Department Head Position at Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines is seeking candidates for the position of Head of the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. This department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees under the department title. With a faculty of 18 tenured and tenure track members, the department annually receives roughly a million dollars in grants; 116 undergraduate students and 70 graduate students are currently enrolled in our degree programs. The position requires a PhD in a mathematical or computer science. The applicant should have a sufficiently outstanding record of scholarly achievement and teaching experience to justify a tenured appointment at the Full Professor level. In addition, the successful applicant must have held an academic position for at least five years, and show evidence of demonstrable administrative ability, including visionary leadership, communication skills, and effective interaction and evaluation of personnel. The Head is expected to manage and direct the department's efforts in instruction and in scholarship, to continue and enhance its excellence in teaching and in research, to plan and oversee the development of its research activities and academic programs, and to represent the department on campus and externally. The Colorado School of Mines is a state university, internationally renowned in the energy, materials, and resource fields, attracting outstanding students in a broad range of science and engineering disciplines. The School of Mines is strongly committed to quality teaching and research. CSM provides an attractive campus environment, a collegial atmosphere, relatively small size (3000 students, about 30% in graduate programs), and an ideal location in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains 13 miles from downtown Denver. Applications will be considered beginning February 15, 1994 and thereafter until the position is filled. The applicant should provide a statement giving administrative, pedagogical, and scholarly philosophy which should include a discussion of advantages and disadvantages of programs combining both Computer Science and Mathematics, and how to reconcile research vs. teaching conflicts. This letter and a vita should be sent by postal mail to Colorado School of Mines Department Head Search #94-01-31 1500 Illinois Street Golden, CO 80401 The applicant must also arrange for five letters of reference to be mailed to the above address or sent by email to spruess@slate.mines.colorado.edu CSM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. ------------------------------ From: Daniel B. Szyld Date: Mon, 15 Nov 93 18:08:50 EST Subject: Position at Temple University TEMPLE UNIVERSITY The Department of Mathematics expects to have an opening for a position at the full professor level starting in the Fall 1994. The position is for a distinguished mathematician of demonstrated accomplishment and leadership, preferably in a field compatible with those represented in the department. It is expected that the successful candidate will become part of the academic leadership of the department. Accordingly, only applicants with proven record of excellence will be considered. Interested candidates should send a letter of application including names of references to Chair, Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, Temple University (038-16), Philadelphia, PA 19122-2585. The review process will begin on January 18, 1994. Temple University is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. ------------------------------ From: Sven Hammarling Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 14:18:10 GMT Subject: Position at Numerical Algorithms Group, Oxford NAG Ltd -- Vacancy in parallel computing - applications invited PARALLEL ALGORITHMS GROUP LEADER The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) Ltd is seeking to fill the post of Parallel Algorithms Group Leader in their Oxford office, to manage the Parallel Algorithms Group, whose responsibilities include algorithmic development, co-ordination of parallel projects, contacts with manufacturers and taking an active role in defining and implementing the Company's parallel computing strategy. For over 10 years, NAG has been undertaking research and development work to improve the performance of its numerical software on modern high-performance computers, with an increasing emphasis on the exploitation of parallelism. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in numerical high-performance computing, with a relevant post-graduate qualification. The post will be on locally prepared scales based on the National Academically Related Salary Scale Grade 3-4, with USS pension scheme and six weeks holiday per year. For an application form and further details, please contact: The Administrator NAG Ltd Wilkinson House Jordan Hill Road OXFORD OX2 8DR UK. Tel: +44 865 511245, Fax: +44 865 310139, email: frances@nag.co.uk Closing date for applications: Friday, 10th December 1993 Sven Hammarling, NAG Ltd, Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, UK Tel: +44 865 511245 Fax: +44 865 310139 Email: sven@nag.co.uk ------------------------------ From: Taketomo Mitsui Date: Sun, 14 Nov 93 17:25:35 +0900 (JST) Subject: Japan-US Symposium on CFD 2nd Japan-US Symposium on Finite Element Methods in Large-Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics March 14-16, 1994 Surugadai Memorial Hall, Chuo University, Tokyo, JAPAN This symposium will bring together a diverse group of invited speakers from the United States and Japan. The speakers will discuss finite element methodologies and applications in large-scale computational fluid dynamics. Among the topics to be covered are compressible and incompressible flows, hypersonic flows, high Reynolds number flows, flows with moving bodies and interfaces, free-surface flows, fluid-structure interactions, shallow water modeling, optimal control, chemical engineering applications, three- dimensional computations, mesh generation, adaptive methods, iterative solution strategies, and parallel and massively parallel computing. Organizing committee: Mutsuto Kawahara(Chuo Univ.), Tayfun Tezduyar(Univ. of Minnesota) and Thomas Hughes(Stanford Univ.). Interested reader should contact: Profs. Mutsuto Kawahara or Kazuo Kashiyama, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Chuo University, 1-3-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112, JAPAN. e-mail: kawa(or kaz)@civil.chuo-u.ac.jp ------------------------------ From: Rene M. Rehmann Date: Mon, 15 Nov 93 19:58:18 +0100 Subject: IFIP Conference on Programming Environments FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS IFIP WG10.3 WORKING CONFERENCE ON PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR MASSIVELY PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS April 25 - 30, 1994 Monte Verita, Ascona, Switzerland Massively parallel systems with distributed resources will play a very important role for the future of high performance computing. One of the current obstacles of these systems is their difficult programming. The proposed conference will bring together active researchers who are working on ways how to help programmers to exploit the performance potential of massively parallel systems. The working conference will consist of sessions for full and short papers, interleaved with poster and demonstration sessions. The Conference will be held April 25 - 30, 1994 at the Centro Stefano Franscini, located in the hills above Ascona at Lago Maggiore, in the southern part of Switzerland. It is organized by the Swiss Scientific Computing Center CSCS ETH Zurich. The conference is the forthcoming event of the working group WG 10.3 of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) on Programming Environments for Parallel Computing. The conference succeeds the 1992 Edinburgh conference on Programming Environments for Parallel Computing. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submission of papers is invited in the following areas: -- Programming models for parallel distributed computing -- Computational models for parallel distributed computing -- Program transformation tools -- Concepts and tools for the design of parallel distributed algorithms -- Reusability in parallel distributed programming -- Concepts and tools for debugging massively parallel systems (100+ processing nodes) -- Concepts and tools for performance monitoring of massively parallel systems (100+ processing nodes) -- Tools for application development on massively parallel systems -- Support for computational scientists: what do they really need ? -- Application libraries (e.g., BLAS, etc.) for parallel distributed systems: what do they really offer ? -- Problem solving environments for parallel distributed programming Authors are invited to submit complete, original, papers reflecting their current research results. All submitted papers will be refereed for quality and originality. The program committee reserves the right to accept a submission as a long, short, or poster presentation paper. The papers will be published in book-form. Manuscripts should be double spaced, should include an abstract, and should be limited to 5000 words (20 double spaced pages); The contact authors are requested to list e-mail addresses if available. Fax or electronic submissions will not be considered. Please submit 5 copies of the complete paper to the following address: PD Dr. Karsten M. Decker IFIP 94 CSCS-ETH Zurich Via Cantonale CH-6928 Manno Switzerland ------------------------------ From: Martin H. Gutknecht Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 15:54:08 +0100 Subject: Conference on Massively Parallel Scientific Computing Conference on Massively Parallel Scientific Computing Monte Verita, Ticino, Switzerland March 7--12, 1994 Form and aim of the conference: This conference will bring together about 50 people from various fields of scientific computing and numerical analysis. Among the topics emphasized are parallel numerical linear algebra, domain decomposition, waveform relaxation, computational fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and quantum chromodynamics. There will be about a dozen invited one-hour survey lectures, in which outstanding experts will explain the numerical methods of their field, emphasizing the parallel computing aspects and the experience that has been gained. Other participants may present 15-minute talks (followed by 5 minutes of discussion). All speakers should keep in mind that the audience is very mixed, and tune their talk appropriately. We expect that from the similarity of the problems that appear in various areas and from the tools that are applied to solve them, the participants will experience mutual profit. We also hope that the mathematical models and their numerical treatment on massively parallel computers will become the common platform for understanding each others work. Since the number of participants is limited, and since several fields should be represented equally well, participation is on invitation only. However, potential participants should not hesitate to contact one of the organizers, specifying their area of research and indicating whether they would like to give a talk, and if so, on which subject. The meeting takes place in a small conference center on the Monte Verita, near Locarno and Ascona, in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. Lodging and meals for the participants are also provided in the conference center, which is run by ETH Zurich. Invited speakers: C. Bischof (numerical linear algebra, Argonne NL) P. Bjorstad (domain decomposition, U Bergen) J. Demmel (numerical linear algebra, UC Berkeley) I. Duff (numerical linear algebra, RAL Oxon, CERFACS Toulouse) M. Gerndt (parallel programming, KFA Juelich) J. de Keyser (CFD, KU Leuven) G. Lake (astrophysics, UW Seattle) H. Lischka (quantum chemistry, U Vienna) M. Sawley (CFD, ETH Lausanne) W. Scott (molecular dynamics, ETH Zurich) J. Sethian (CFD, UC Berkeley) P. de Forcrand (QCD, ETH Zurich) S. Vandewalle (waveform relaxation, CalTech) Travel: The most convenient airport is Zurich, from which it takes 3.5 hours by train. Further directions will be given to the participants. The conference starts on Monday morning at 8.30 and ends on Friday noon. Hence, participants are expected to arrive on Sunday; the Conference Center is closed on Saturday, but opens on Sunday at 3 pm. Costs: There is no registration fee, but participants have to contribute Sfr. 700.- to the cost of board and lodging. For a limited number of participants these costs can be reduced by Sfr. 250.-. Accompanying persons also pay Sfr. 140.- per day for board and lodging. The conference center is not particularly suitable for children, however. Organizers: Prof. Rolf Jeltsch Prof. Walter Gander Dr. Martin Gutknecht Seminar f. Ang. Math. Inst. f. Wiss. Rechnen IPS Supercomputing ETH-Zentrum ETH-Zentrum ETH-Zentrum CH-8092 Zurich CH-8092 Zurich CH-8092 Zurich jeltsch@math.ethz.ch gander@inf.ethz.ch mhg@ips.ethz.ch Conference secretary: E. Schlegel IPS Supercomputing ETH-Zentrum CH-8092 Zurich Email schlegel@ips.ethz.ch Telephone +41 1 632-5574 Fax +41 1 261-0468 ------------------------------ From: Karen Hahn Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 15:05:07 EST Subject: IMACS Turbulence Workshop Second Announcement IMACS WORKSHOP ON (THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS OF) TURBULENCE Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA February 10-11, 1994 In order for CFD to get to new levels of usefulness to industry, there is a need for better turbulence models for high Re flows. An honest appraisal by industry on needs, and a similar word by academia and researchers at national labs on what can be done now is probably necessary. The workshop will deal with the numerical analysis and CFD algorithms that could bridge the gap, and will include those aspects of turbulence theory that have relevance to modeling used in simulation. Topics to include: Modeling, Non-equilibrium Turbulence, Spectral and High Order Methods, Adaptive Grids, Lagrangian Methods, Ocean Dynamics. Organized by the IMACS Technical Committee on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Rutgers University Organizing Committee: Prof. R. Pelz (Rutgers University) Dr. R. Agarwal (McDonnell Douglas Aerospace) LIST OF SPEAKERS (tentative): G. Berkooz (Cornell Univ.), M. Deville (EPFL - Switzerland), D. Fishelov (Hebrew Univ.), R. Krasny (U. of Michigan), J. Lee (Wright-Patterson AFB), A. Majda (Princeton Univ.), R. Pelz (Rutgers Univ.), E. Weinan (IAS, Princeton), N. Zabusky (Rutgers Univ.) To register or for further information contact: IMACS Turbulence Workshop c/o Karen A. Hahn Department of Computer Science Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA e-mail: imacs@cs.rutgers.edu / FAX: 908-932-0537 ------------------------------ From: Larry Norris Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 17:46:22 EST Subject: Registration for Lanczos Conference CORNELIUS LANCZOS INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY CONFERENCE December 12-17,1993 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA Colleagues interested in attending the Lanczos Conference are cordially reminded to send in their registration materials and to make hotel reservations at the conference hotels. A Preliminary Program has been sent out by regular mail according to our mailing list. If you have not received the preliminary program, or if you would like to receive e-mail versions of the information, please send an e-mail message to lanczos@math.ncsu.edu and include one of the following lines in the SUBJECT line of your message: send registration material send hotel information send program schedule We are looking forward to an exciting gathering in Raleigh and hope you will be there. ------------------------------ From: Marc Moonen Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:07:05 +0100 Subject: Workshop on SVD and Signal Processing 3rd International Workshop on SVD and Signal Processing August 22--25, 1994 Leuven, Belgium Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers This Workshop on Singular Value Decomposition and Signal Processing is a continuation of two previous workshops of the same name which were held in Les Houches, France, September 1987, and Kingston, Rhode Island, U.S.A., June 1990. The workshop is organized in cooperation with the IEEE Benelux Signal Processing Chapter. Papers are solicited for technical sessions on the following and related topics SVD Algorithms : real-time and adaptive algorithms, continuous algorithms, complexity, accuracy, convergence, related decompositions, tensor SVD SVD Architectures : application specific hardware, parallel implementation SVD Applications : array signal processing, model identification, model reduction, spectrum analysis, harmonic retrieval, speech and image processing, control Other topics related to the SVD and its applications are welcome. Authors are invited to submit four copies of an extended summary (2--4 pages) to the workshop secretariat for review. The preferred presentation format -lecture, poster or video- should be indicated. To facilitate rapid communication, authors should provide a fax number and email address if possible. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to prepare a version for publication in a conference proceedings. Conference Committee Chairpersons Bart De Moor Marc Moonen Members Ed Deprettere Gene Golub Sven Hammarling Franklin Luk Paul Van Dooren Workshop Secretariat Lieven De Lathauwer E.E. Dept., ESAT/SISTA Kath. Universiteit Leuven K. Mercierlaan 94 B-3001 Heverlee Belgium tel : 32/16/22.09.31 fax : 32/16/22.18.55 ------------------------------ From: Marc Moonen Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:07:59 +0100 Subject: Workshop on Algorithms and Parallel VLSI Architectures 3rd International Workshop on Algorithms and Parallel VLSI Architectures August 29--31, 1994 Leuven, Belgium Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers This third workshop on Algorithms and Parallel VLSI Architectures addresses novel research in the area of highly parallel systems, focused on algorithms, architectures as well as design methodologies and compilation. Both custom realisation and programmable processor realisation will be included. This workshop is a continuation of two previous workshops of the same name which were held in Pont-a-Mousson, France, June 1990, and Bonas, France, June 1991, although the scope has been partly shifted and expanded. The workshop is partly sponsored by the EC (BRA project 6632) in cooperation with the IEEE Benelux Signal Processing Chapter. Papers are solicited for technical sessions on the following and related topics : Parallel Algorithms : linear and multilinear algebra, filtering and transforms, for sonar and radar, digital audio, image and video, communications, computer graphics, automatic control Parallel Architectures : arrays, programmable SIMD and MIMD architectures Parallel Compilation : design methodologies, automated architecture synthesis, parallelisation techniques Other related topics are welcome. Authors are invited to submit four copies of an extended summary (2-4 pages) to the workshop secretariat for review. The preferred presentation format -lecture or poster- should be indicated. To facilitate rapid communication, authors should provide an email address if possible. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to prepare a version for publication in a conference proceedings. Conference Committee Chairmen Marc Moonen Francky Catthoor Members Ed Deprettere Patrick Dewilde Patrice Quinton Yves Robert Joos Vandewalle Workshop Secretariat Filiep Vanpoucke E.E. Dept., ESAT/SISTA Kath. Universiteit Leuven K. Mercierlaan 94 B-3001 Heverlee Belgium tel : 32/16/22.09.31 fax : 32/16/22.18.55 email : filiep.vanpoucke@esat.kuleuven.ac.be ------------------------------ From: Malyshev Alexander Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 16:53:22 +0600 Subject: Conference Honoring Kantorovich in Novosibirsk On behalf of Prof. S.K. Godunov I invite you to take part in the conference announced below. Godunov's current interests are as follows: - numerical linear algebra (eigenvalue problems and its applications in stability, optimal control and other adjacent sciences, matrix equations, analysis and solving problems with sparse matrices, theory of condition of matrix problems and matrix canonical forms); - hyperbolic equations of mathematical physics (analysis of correctness of differential equations arising in the modeling of continuous media such as elastoplasticity, magnetoelastoplasticity, electrodynamics of continuum media, mechanics of composites etc.) First announcement The Institute of Mathematics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Computer Center of the SB of the RAS, the Siberian Society for Science and Education, Central Institute for Mathematical Economics , Institute of Mathematical Simulation, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk State Technical University, Siberian Independent University, and the Beneficiary Fund for Promotion of Science, Culture and Education ``Akadem'', with participation of the Institute for Industrial Mathematics at Ben-Gurion University (Israel) convene an international conference under the title "Industrial and Applied Mathematics" (mathematical methods in natural, engineering, humanitarian sciences, economics, and finance) dedicated to the memory of L.V.Kantorovich (1912-1986). The conference will take place at Novosibirsk Akademgorodok from July 24 (arrival) to July 30 (departure), 1994. The main purposes of the conference are as follows: -- discussing new results of mathematical research in diverse branches of science and busyness; -- exchanging information and promoting interscience relations; -- establishing closed contacts between Russian and foreign scholars and specialists. There will be a number of sections and subsections on different branches of science including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geophysics, geology, economics, engineering, humanitarian sciences, financial mathematics, and mathematical economics. The exact titles of sections and subsections will be fixed after receiving answers to this announcement. Novosibirsk Academgorodok is a unique academic community which combines about 30 research institutes including institutes on Automation and Electrometry, Biology, Bioorganical Chemistry, Hydrodynamics, Computer Sciences, Mining, History, Philology, Philosophy, Catalysis, Mathematics, Nonorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Agrochemistry, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Heat Physics, Semiconductor Physics, Kinetics, Chemistry of Mineral Resources, Botany, Cytology and Genetics, Economics, Nuclear Physics, Microbiology, two universities, and a lot of design and technology institutes with the stuff about 3000 Ph.D.'s. Participants will have possibility to visit these institutions. The Program Committee of the conference is as follows: M.M.Lavrentiev (Co-Chairman), A.Pridor (Co-Chairman), L.A.Bokut (Secretary General), A.D.Aleksandrov, A.S.Alekseev, B.V. Chirikov, M.Hazewinkel, F.A.Kuznetsov, V.L.Makarov, Yu.G.Reshetnyak, A.A.Samarskii, S.K.Godunov, S.V.Goldin, G.A.Mikhailov, P.I.Plotnikov, V.G.Romanov, A.K.Rebrov, Yu.I.Shokin, A.G.Zhidomirov, B.I.Zilber, I.V.Pottosin, G.S.Rubinshtein, V.A.Ratner, A.F.Revuzhenko, A.I.Rozenson, Yu.N.Solodkin, A.M.Stepin, and V.N.Vragov. The Organizing Committee of the conference includes: V.A.Toponogov (Chairman), A.L.Rudnitskii (Vice-Chairman), A.S.Romanov (Secretary), V.I.Drobyshevich, A.I.Rylov, K.K.Sabelfeld, and V.A.Vasiliev. A small staff will arrange meeting the participants in Moscow. The registration fee for participants -- 350$, and for accompanying persons -- 250$. The fee covers expenses for accommodation in a hotel at Novosibirsk, one-meal a day, and travelling costs inside Novosibirsk. An opportunity is offered for the participants of the conference to participate in the long-time excursion to Altai after the closing of the conference, since July 31 to August 9 (the chief of tourist group is Professor A.I. Rozenson). The price of the voucher to Altai is 500$. About your decision to participate in the conference you can inform till January 1, 1994, by address: V.A.Toponogov, Institute of Mathematics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia, phones: (007)-(3832)-350962 (the organizing committee), (007)-(3832)-351568 (the program committee), fax: (007)-(3832)-350652, e-mail: inprim@math.nsk.su. Pre-registration form: First name, Middle name, Last name, Position, Date of birth, Citizenship, Address, Fax, Phone, E-mail, Title of the talk, Data for accompanying persons, Other remarks and wishes. ------------------------------ From: Max Gunzburger Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 15:22:48 -0500 (EST) Subject: Workshop on Optimal Design and Control Workshop on Optimal Design and Control April 8-9, 1994 Blacksburg Marriott Blacksburg, Virginia Preliminary Announcement Sponsor: The workshop is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Center for Optimal Design And Control (CODAC) and the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics (ICAM). Objective: This workshop will bring together researchers from industry, government and academia to discuss applications, theoretical foundations, and computational methods for interdisciplinary optimization based design. Although the primary focus of this workshop is optimal design for fluid flow systems, the goal is to bring together leading experts on a variety of related optimal design problems. Local Organizing Committee: John Burns, Department of Mathematics Eugene M. Cliff, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Bernard Grossman, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Terry Herdman, Department of Mathematics Janet Peterson, Department of Mathematics Tentative List of Invited Speakers: Siva Banda, Air Force Wright Laboratory, USA; John Betts, Boeing Computing Services, USA; Michel Delfour, Universite de Montreal, Canada; John Dennis, Rice University, USA; Andreas Griewank, Dresden University, Germany Max Gunzburger, Virginia Tech, USA Jaroslav Haslinger, Charles University, Czech Republic Perry Newman, NASA Langley Research Center, USA Ekkehard Sachs, University of Trier, Germany ICAM: The Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics (ICAM) was formed in August 1987 to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary research and education in applied mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Center's primary research goal is promoting and enhancing quality interdisciplinary research in Applied Mathematics. CODAC: The Center for Optimal Design and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems (CODAC) was established in 1993 by a URI grant from the Air Force of Scientific Research. The Center is composed of mathematicians, engineers, and scientists working on a variety of optimal design and control problems. This research contains theoretical, computational, and experimental components. For more information, contact: Melissa Chase Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics Wright House, West Campus Drive Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0531 (703) 231-7667 (phone) (703) 231-7079 (fax) e-mail: vticam@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu ------------------------------ From: Heinz W. Engl Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 13:01:03 EST Subject: Contents: Surveys on Mathematics for Industry Table of contents for "Surveys on Mathematics for Industry" (Springer-Verlag, Vienna - New York), vol.3, nos. 2 and 3: H.W.Engl, Regularization methods for the stable solution of inverse problems M.Paffrath, W.Jacobs, W.Klein, E.Rank, K.Steger, U.Weinert, U.Weber, Concepts and algorothms in process simulation F. and K.Bratvedt, C.Buchholz, T.Gimse, H. and L. Holden, N.Risebro, Frontline and Frontism: Two full scale, two-phase, black oil reservoir simulators based on front tracking E.Spedicato, Ten years of ABS methods: A revies of theoretical results and computational achievements Prof.Dr.Heinz W. Engl E-Mail: engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at Industriemathematik or na.engl@na-net.ornl.gov Institut fuer Mathematik secretary: nikolaus@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at Johannes-Kepler-Universitaet Phone: +43-(0)732-2468; ext.9219 or 693, Altenbergerstrasse 69 secretary: 9220; home: +43-(0)732-245518 A-4040 Linz Fax: +43-(0)732-246810, attn.:Prof.Engl Oesterreich / Austria Telex: 2-2323 uni li a ------------------------------ From: SIAM Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 16:57:50 EST Subject: Contents: SIAM Optimaztion Table of Contents SIAM J. Optimization Vol. 4, No. 1, February 1994 On Sensitivity Analysis of Nonlinear Programs in Banach Spaces: The Approach via Composite Unconstrained Optimization Alexander Ioffe A Nonconvex Duality with Zero Gap and Applications Phan Thien Thach A Path-Following Projective Interior Point Method for Linear Programming Dong Shaw and Donald Goldfarb Fast Approximation Schemes for Convex Programs with Many Blocks and Coupling Constraints Michael D. Grigoriadis and Leonid G. Khachiyan On the Use of Product Structure in Secant Methods for Nonlinear Least Squares Problems J. Huschens Existence and Differentiability of Metric Projections in Hilbert Spaces Alexander Shapiro Approximating Oracle Machines for Combinatorial Optimization Shmuel Onn Strong Rotundity and Optimization J. M. Borwein and A. S. Lewis Local Minimizers of Quadratic Functions on Euclidean Balls and Spheres Jose Mario Martinez On the Maximization of a Concave Quadratic Function with Box Constraints Ana Friedlander and Jose Mario Martinez Short Steps with Karmarkar's Projective Algorithm for Linear Programming J.-L. Goffin and J.-Ph. Vial On the Convergence of a Class of Infeasible Interior-Point Methods for the Horizontal Linear Complementarity Problem Yin Zhang ------------------------------ End of NA Digest ************************** -------