URL for the World Wide Web:
http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html
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From: Mark Embree <Mark.Embree@comlab.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:49:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Pseudospectra Gateway
We are pleased to announce:
Pseudospectra Gateway, http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/pseudospectra
a web site that presents examples of pseudospectra and reference material
that we hope will be useful to researchers in numerical analysis and
linear algebra as well as numerous application areas. The site includes
a bibliography with links to MathSciNet, a catalog of publicly available
software for computing pseudospectra, and a number of illustrations.
Pseudospectra are a tool for analyzing matrices and operators that are
non-normal, i.e., lacking an orthogonal basis of eigenvectors. They have
proved useful for the study of iterative methods for solving linear systems,
stability of discretizations of ODEs and PDEs, fluid dynamics, and control
theory, among other areas.
We welcome your comments and suggestions on the Pseudospectra Gateway.
This site is supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council.
Mark Embree and Nick Trefethen
Oxford University Computing Laboratory
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From: Robert van de Geijn <rvdg@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:33:27 -0600
Subject: Fast DGEMM for Intel Pentium III
Fast DGEMM for Intel Pentium (R) III processor
Collaborative research between Greg Henry (Intel), John Gunnels
(UT-Austin), and Robert van de Geijn (UT-Austin) has resulted in a
fast implementation of the BLAS matrix multiplication kernel (DGEMM).
The first regular release of ITXGEMM (Release R1.0) is now available
for the Intel Pentium (R) III processor.
For details, see
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/flame/ITXGEMM/
Regards
Robert van de Geijn
Associate Professor
UT-Austin
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From: Jerzy Wasniewski <Jerzy.Wasniewski@uni-c.dk>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:28:28 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Photos from the SIAM LA Meeting, 2000, Raleigh, NC
http://lawra.uni-c.dk/Photos/Siam2000la/
Jerzy Wasniewski
UNI-C, DTU, Bldg. 304
DK-2800 Lyngby Denmark
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From: Georgios Stavroulakis <g.stavroulakis@tu-bs.de>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:43:18 +0100
Subject: New Book, Inverse and Crack Identification
New Book Announcement
Inverse and Crack Identification Problems in Engineering Mechanics
by Georgios E. Stavroulakis
Institute of Applied Mechanics, Dept. of Civil Engineering,
Carolo Wilhelmina Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany
Habilitation Thesis. Civil Engineering Dept., TU Braunschweig. The
``venia legendi'' for the scientific area of ``Mechanics'' was given
on 29th of June 2000.
Short description.
Inverse and crack identification problems are of paramount importance for
health monitoring and quality control purposes arising in critical
applications in civil, aeronautical, nuclear, and general mechanical
engineering. Mathematical modeling and the numerical study of these
problems require high competence in computational mechanics and applied
optimization. This is the first monograph which provides the reader with
all the necessary information. Delicate computational mechanics modeling,
including nonsmooth unilateral contact effects, is done using boundary
element techniques, which have a certain advantage for the construction of
parametrized mechanical models. Both elastostatic and harmonic or
transient dynamic problems are considered. The inverse problems are
formulated as output error minimization problems and they are
theoretically studied as a bilevel optimization problem, also known as a
mathematical problem with equilibrium constraints. Beyond classical
numerical optimization, soft computing tools (neural networks and genetic
algorithms) and filter algorithms are used for the numerical solution.
The book provides all the required material for the mathematical and
numerical modeling of crack identification testing procedures in statics
and dynamics and includes several thoroughly discussed applications, for
example, the impact-echo nondestructive evaluation technique.
Audience.
The book will be of interest to structural and mechanical engineers
involved in nondestructive testing and quality control projects as well as
to research engineers and applied mathematicians who study and solve
related inverse problems. People working on applied optimization and soft
computing will find interesting problems to apply to their methods and all
necessary material to continue research in this field.
Contents.
Preface.
I. Introduction. Problem Description.
1. Direct and inverse problems.
II. Theoretical and Computational Tools.
2. Computational mechanics.
3. Computational and structural optimization.
4. Selected soft computing tools.
III. Applications to inverse problems.
5. Static problems.
6. Steady-state dynamics.
7. Transient dynamics.
Publication details.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
Applied Optimization Vol. 46
Hardbound, ISBN 0-7923-6690-5
December 2000, 240 pp.
NLG 250.00 / USD 122.00 / GBP 78.00
WWW-page and online order.
http://www.wkap.nl/book.htm/0-7923-6690-5
------------------------------
From: Joanna Littleton <littleton@siam.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:21:46 -0500
Subject: SIAM/AAAS Media Fellowship Announcement
SIAM/AAAS MASS MEDIA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWS PROGRAM
This program supports a fellowship in the AAAS Mass Media Science and
Engineering Fellows Program.
For a 10-week period in the summer, the AAAS Mass Media Science and
Engineering Fellows Program places advanced students in the natural
and social sciences and engineering at radio stations, television
stations, newspapers, and magazines throughout the United States.
The goal of the program is to strengthen the connections between
science and the media. The fellowship provides scientists and
engineers opportunities to: (1) observe and participate in the process
by which events and ideas become news; (2) improve their communication
skills by learning to describe complex technical subjects in a manner
comprehensible to nonspecialists; and (3) increase their understanding
of editorial decision making and the way in which information is
effectively disseminated. This program is for students pursuing
degrees in the natural and social sciences and engineering. Students
majoring in English, journalism, science journalism, or other
nontechnical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.
SIAM WILL SPONSOR ONE STUDENT FOR A AAAS MASS MEDIA SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP FOR THE SUMMER OF 2001.
SIAM invites applications from advanced undergraduate and graduate
students and postdocs in applied mathematics and computational
science.
An application form is available from Joanna Littleton in the SIAM office.
You may contact her via e-mail (littleton@siam.org) or telephone
(215-382-9800, Ext.303). In addition to the application form, the student
must also submit writing samples, resume, letters of recommendation, and
academic transcripts to be considered for the Fellowship.
The deadline for receipt of applications is JANUARY 15, 2001.
Please contact Joanna Littleton if you have any questions about this
program.
------------------------------
From: ParCo <par2001@matna2.dma.unina.it>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:56:18 +0100
Subject: Conference on Parallel Computing in Naples
This is the Second Call for Papers of
PARCO2001 CONFERENCE
THE CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL COMPUTING to be held in
Naples, Italy, on 4-7 September 2001
The ParCo2001 conference is the continuation of the longest running
and most prestigious international parallel computing conference
in Europe.
The deadline for the submission of draft papers is
15 January 2001
You will find all the information about the Conference at the official
WEB-site of ParCo
http://www.parco.org
we want also to advice you that the new e-mail address of ParCo2001 is
parc2001@dma.unina.it
Best Regards
The ParCo2001 Conference Committee
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From: Esmond Ng <EGNg@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:33:14 -0800
Subject: Preconditioning Conference at Lake Tahoe
PRECONDITIONING 2001
GRANLIBAKKEN RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
TAHOE CITY, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2001
The 2001 International Conference on Preconditioning
Techniques for Large Sparse Matrix Problems is a follow-on
of a similar meeting that was held at the University of
Minnesota in 1999. The Preconditioning 2001 Conference
focuses on preconditioning techniques for solving various
matrix problems, particularly those that are relevant to
large-scale scientific and industrial applications.
The conference will feature plenary presentations,
contributed papers, and poster presentations.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
Esmond G. Ng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wei-Pai Tang, University of Waterloo, Canada
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Steven Ashby, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Owe Axelsson, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Netherlands
Tony Chan, University of California, Los Angeles
Iain Duff, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
Howard Elman, University of Maryland
Gene Golub, Stanford University
Bruce Hendrickson, Sandia National Laboratories
David Keyes, The Old Dominion University
Daniel Pierce, The Boeing Company
Henk van der Vorst, Utrecht University, Netherlands
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS: The following invited speakers have
agreed to give plenary presentations. They will provide
overviews in the field of preconditioning and discuss
important recent developments.
Randy Bank, University of California, San Diego
Michele Benzi, Emory University
John Betts, The Boeing Company
Roland Freund, Lucent Technology
Van Henson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Gunda Lindskog, Chalmers University, Sweden
Ray Tuminaro, Sandia National Laboratories
Yousef Saad, University of Minnesota
Andrew Wathen, Oxford University
Contributed Papers and Poster Presentations:
The deadline for submitting abstracts for contributed
papers is January, 15, 2001. Submissions will be
reviewed on the basis of quality and relevance to the
conference theme.
The deadline for submitting abstracts for poster
presentations is February 1, 2001.
We anticipate that we will be notifying the authors
whether their paper/poster abstracts are accepted by mid
March, 2001.
Contributed Paper and Poster Submissions:
Abstracts can be submitted either by postal mail or
electronically (postscript only).
For contributed papers, the length of the abstract should
not exceed three (3) pages. When submitting via email,
please indicate "Preconditioning 2001 Contributed Paper
Abstract" in the subject line.
For posters, the length of the abstract should not exceed
one (1) page. When submitting via email, please indicate
"Preconditioning 2001 Poster Abstract" in the subject
line.
Postal address:
Preconditioning 2001
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road
Mail Stop 50F
Berkeley, CA 94720
U.S.A.
Email address:
preconditioning2001@nersc.gov
Additional Information:
Further information on the conference can be obtained by
consulting the web pages at
http://www.nersc.gov/conferences/pc2001/, or by sending
email to preconditioning2001@nersc.gov.
------------------------------
From: Scott Baden <baden@cs.ucsd.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 13:28:55 -0800
Subject: Europar Conference on Parallel Programming
The international Euro-Par conferences are held annually and are dedicated
to the promotion and advancement of all aspects of parallel computing.
The major themes can be divided into the broad categories of hardware,
software, algorithms, and applications for parallel computing. Euro-Par 2001
will be held in Manchester, England, on 28-31st August, 2001.
Topic 10, "PARALLEL PROGRAMMING: MODELS, METHODS AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES,"
provides a forum for the presentation of the latest research results and
practical experience in parallel programming. Advances in algorithmic
and programming models, design methods, languages, and interfaces are
needed for construction of correct, portable parallel software with
predictable performance on different parallel and distributed architectures.
The topic emphasizes results which improve the process of developing
high-performance programs. Of particular interest are novel techniques
by which parallel software can be assembled from reusable parallel
components without compromising efficiency. Related to this is the
need for parallel software to adapt, both to available resources
and to the problem being solved.
Where appropriate, contributions should demonstrate quantitative
performance results in support of their claims, and address
applications not adequately handled by well-established approaches.
Topic Committee:
Global chair : Scott B Baden (University of California, San Diego, USA)
Local chair : Paul H J Kelly (Imperial College, UK)
Vice-chair : Calvin Lin (University Texas at Austin, USA)
Vice-chair : Sergei Gorlatch (Technical University of Berlin)
For a full list of areas of interest, including instructions for submission,
please see the URL: http://europar.man.ac.uk/topics/10.html
For any questions related to Euro-Par 2001 please refer to the web site:
http://europar.man.ac.uk/ or e-mail to: europar@man.ac.uk
The key dates are:
- 6th November, 2000 First call for papers
- 29th January, 2001 Final date for submission
- 1st May, 2001 Acceptance notified
- 29th June, 2001 Early registration deadline
- 1st August, 2001 Late registration deadline
------------------------------
From: Michail Todorov <mtod@alpha.vmei.acad.bg>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:09:00 +0200
Subject: Summer School in Bulgaria in Applications of Mathematics
27th SUMMER SCHOOL
APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICS IN ENGINEERING AND ECONOMICS
June 10-17, 2001 Sozopol, BULGARIA
Organized by the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics,
Technical University of Sofia
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
V.Dimitrov (Secretary of the Technical University of Sofia),
Assoc.Prof. D.Ivanchev (Chairman), Assoc.Prof. L.Karandjulov
(Vice-Chairman), Assoc.Prof. K.Peeva, Assoc.Prof.I.Petrov,
Assoc.Prof.M.Slavkova, Dr M.D.Todorov (Scientific Secretary),
Assoc.Prof.E.Varbanova
SCOPE
The 27th Summer School 'Applications of Mathematics in Engineering and
Economics' enhances the tradition of the scientific meetings that take
place annually at Sozopol.
It provides interchange of information on application of mathematics in
different fields of engineering and mathematics education.The School will
cover wide aspects of applied mathematics
concerning the following topics:
Algebraic Structures;
Mathematical Analysis and Applications;
Differential Equations and Applications;
Operations Research;
Probability and Statistics;
Mathematical Modelling and Simulation;;
Numerical Methods;
Econometrics;
Computer Aided Learning;
Artificial Intelegence and Expert Systems;
Data Base Management Systems;
Computer Graphics;
Applied Packages and CAD-CAM Systems.
Applied Mathematics Education.
Invited experts will give lectures on mathematics application in
engineering and economics. There will be also contributed talks presented
in separate sessions. The round-table discussion on the problems and
innovations in the university education in Bulgaria will be organized.
For more detailed information please contact on the address of Organizer:
Technical University of Sofia
27th Summer School 'Applications of Mathematics in Engineering and
Economics'
1000 Sofia, P.O.Box 384, Bulgaria
tel. (+3592) 965 3345, 965 3242
fax (+3592) 987 7870
http://copern.bas.bg/Conferences/AMEE01.html
E-mail: mtod@vmei.acad.bg
Dr M.D. Todorov
------------------------------
From: Wes Petersen <wpp@math.ethz.ch>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:35:36 +0100
Subject: Stochastic Numerics Conference at ETH, Zurich
Stochastic Numerics Conference
19-21 February, 2001
Zurich, Switzerland
at the Swiss Federal Technical University, ETH
Registration is now available for this conference, which
will focus on numerical simulations of stochastic differential
equations, Feynman-Kac representations, and path integrals. We
invite researchers from computer science, finance, mathematics,
and theoretical physics who are interested in stochastic numerics.
This is our second announcement. A list of invited speakers is
available at the web-site below. After mid-January, a posting
of the conference program will be available at this site as well.
For current information, please point your browser to:
http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/~wpp/stochnum.html
or contact W. Petersen, Seminar for Applied Mathematics, HG G-52.1,
ETHZ, Zurich, CH8092. E-mail: wpp@math.ethz.ch.
------------------------------
From: Svetoslav Markov <smarkov@iph.bio.bas.bg>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:44:31 +0200
Subject: Minisymposium in Bulgaria on Modelling and Computation
International minisymposium on
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND
SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATIONS
April 8-11, 2001, Borovets, BULGARIA
Deadline for submission of the papers: January 30, 2001.
Notification of acceptance: February 10, 2001.
Deadline for registration: February 20, 2001.
More information about MMSC 2001 is posted on the following
WEB site: http://www.math.bas.bg/~bio/mmsc/mm.htm
or: http://banmatpc.math.bas.bg/~bio/mmsc/mm.htm
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From: Svetozar Margenov <margenov@cantor.bas.bg>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:59:00 +0200
Subject: Conference in Bulgaria on Large-scale Scientific Computations
Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Third International Conference on
LARGE-SCALE SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATIONS
(ICLSSC)
June 6-10, 2001, Sozopol, Bulgaria
The third ICLSSC is organized by the Central Laboratory on Parallel Processing,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Division of Numerical
Analysis and Statistics, Rousse University. Two special tracks are planned:
I. Computational Linear Algebra
II. LSSC of Engineering and Environmental Problems
Plenary and Invited Speakers
Owe Axelsson(NL), Claude Brezinski(FR), Vladimir Getov(UK), Michael Griebel(DE),Stefan Heinrich(DE), Ivo Marek(CZ), Ahmed Sameh(USA), Zahari Zlatev(DK)
Special Sessions and Organizers
1) ROBUST PRECONDITIONING ALGORITHMS
by O. Axelsson(NL) and S. Margenov(BG)
2) MONTE CARLO METHODS
by S. Heinrich(DE) and I. Dimov(BG)
3) ADVANCED PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATIONS
by V. Getov(UK)
4) LARGE-SCALE COMPUTATIONS IN AIR POLLUTION MODELLING
by Z. Zlatev(DK), A. Ebel(DE) and K. Georgiev(BG)
5) LARGE-SCALE COMPUTATIONS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
by O. Iliev(DE) and M. Schaefer(DE)
6) NUMERICAL METHODS FOR INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW
by P. Minev(CA)
Important Deadlines
Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: January 15, 2001
Deadline for submission of full papers: March 15, 2001
Notification of acceptance of full papers: May 1, 2001
PLEASE VISIT ONE OF THE CONFERENCE WWW-SITES FOR MORE DETAILS INCLUDING THE
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS.
Registration
To indicate your intention to attend the conference, please use the possibility
for an Internet registration through the WWW-sites or send an e-mail to the
conference secretary.
WWW-sites
http://copern.bas.bg/Conferences/SciCom01.html
http://orca.st.usm.edu/marcin/mp/cfp/sozopol01/SciCom01.html
E-mail: scicom01@cantor.bas.bg
Important Deadlines
Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: January 15, 2001
Deadline for submission of full papers: March 15, 2001
Notification of acceptance of full papers: May 1, 2001
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From: Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov <ltz@math.psu.edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 12:21:21 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PDE Conference at Zhangjiajie National Park in China
First announcement and call for papers
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED PDEs
July 1-7, 2001 Zhangjiajie National Park, China
(http://www.math.psu.edu/ccma/pde2001/)
LOCATION: This conference will be held at one of the most magnificent
national parks in China: Zhangjiajie. (see conference web page for
more information).
FEATURES: The main goal of the conference is to bring together
computational, applied and pure mathematicians working on different
aspects of partial differential equations to exchange ideas and to
promote collaborations. Another goal of this conference is to provide
an opportunity for graduate students and junior researchers to learn
about the state of the art of computational methods, modeling and
qualitative analysis in relation to partial differential equations and
to motivate them for new research initiatives.
The conference will feature invited plenary speakers, contributed
talks and poster presentations. Invited speakers are asked to provide
an abstract and one or two papers that are closely related to his/her
talk. All the papers will be available in the conference web page
before the conference take place. Invited speakers are also requested
to present their opinions of future research directions and in
particular formulate some open research problems.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Authors wishing to present a contributed talk or a
poster presentation on topics related to partial differential
equations are invited to submit an abstract in LaTeX format, by e-mail
to pde20001@math.psu.edu before April 1, 2001. Please refer to the
conference web page for detailed instruction.
LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS (all tentatively confirmed):
ARNOLD, Doug (Penn State) ASHBY, Steve (LLNL)
BANK, Rand. (UCSD) BARTH, Tim (NASA Ames)
BRAMBLE, James (Texas A&M) BRANDT, Achi (Weizmann Inst.)
BREZZI, Franco (Pavia) CAFLISCH, Russel (UCLA)
CALDERER, M. Carme (Penn State) CHAN, Raymond (Hong Kong)
CHAN, Tony (UCLA) CHEN, Shiyi (John Hopkins)
CHEN, Zhimin, (Chinese Acad. Sci.) CHERN, I-Liang (Taiwan)
DU, Qiang, (Hong Kong) E, Weinan (Princeton)
ENGQUIST, Bjorn (UCLA) EWING, Richard (Texas A&M)
GLOWINSKI, Roland (Houston) JIN, Shi (Wisconsin)
LI, Daqian (Fudan) LIN, Fang-Hua (Courant Inst.)
LIN, Qun (Chinese Acad. Sci.) LUSKIN, Mittchell (Minnesota)
MANTEUFFEL, Thomas (Colorado) MARINI, Donatella (Pavia)
NOCHETTO, Ricardo (Maryland) OSHER, Stanley (UCLA)
PASCIAK, Joseph (Texas A&M) QUARTERONI, Alfio (EPF Lausanne)
SHI, Zhong-Ci (Chinese Acad. Sci.) SHU, Chi-Wang (Brown Univ.)
TIAN, Gang (MIT) WANG, Lihe (Univ. of Iowa)
WHEELER, Mary (Austin) WITTUM, Gabriel (Heidelberg)
XIN, Zhouping (Courant Inst.) YSERENTANT, Harry (Tuebingen)
ZHANG, Pingwen (Peking Univ.)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
BANK, Randy (UCSD) CHAN, Tony (co-chair) (UCLA)
CHANG, K.C. (Peking Univ.) LIN, Qun (Chinese Acad. Sci.)
SHI, Zhongci (Chinese Acad. of Sci.) TIAN, Gang (MIT)
WHEELER, Mary (UT Austin); XU, Jinchao (co-chair) (Penn State)
YING, Longan, (Peking Univ.) YUAN, Yaxiang (Chinese Acad. Sci.)
ZHOU, Yulin (Inst. Comp. Phys. Appl.)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
CHANG, Qianshun (Chinese Acad. Sci.) CHEN, Xu (Xiangtan Univ.)
HUANG, Yunqing (co-chair), (Xiangtan Univ.) LI, Weiguo, (Xiangtan Univ.)
LIU, Wenbin (Kent and XTU) SHEN, Jie (Penn State)
SHU, Shi, (Xiangtan Univ.) TANG, Tao (HKBU and XTU)
WU, Jinbiao (Peking Univ. and Penn State)
XU, Jinchao (co-chair), (Penn State)
ZHANG, Pingwen (Peking Univ.) ZIKATANOV, Ludmil (Penn State)
ORGANIZERS and SPONSORS:
Institute for Computational and Applied Mathmatics, Xiangtan Univ., China.
Department of Scientific Computing, Peking Univ., China.
Center for Computational Mathematics and Applications, Penn State
MORE INFORMATION can be obtained by visiting the conference web page
at http://www.math.psu.edu/ccma/pde2001/ or using email to
pde20001@math.psu.edu, or contacting the conference secretaries:
Miss Susan He (China), 86-732-8292742 (phone), 86-732-8293000 (fax)
Ms. Rosemary Manning (USA), 1-814-865-7527 (phone), 1-814-865-3735 (fax)
------------------------------
From: Michaela Schulze <mschulze@origin2.icam.vt.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:57:25 -0500
Subject: Conference in Germany on System Modelling and Optimization
20th IFIP TC 7 Conference on
System Modelling and Optimization
Trier, Germany
July 23-27, 2001.
IFIP TC7 promotes applications, the development of new techniques
and theoretical research in all areas of system modelling and
optimization. Each biennial conference brings together TC7 working
groups and a wide scientific and technical community, who share
information through lectures and discussions.
Invited Speakers:
A. Ben-Tal (Haifa) O.L. Mangasarian (Madison)
K.-H. Hoffmann (Bonn) J.-S. Pang (Baltimore)
F. Jarre (Duesseldorf) R. Rackwitz (Muenchen)
C.T. Kelley (Raleigh) R. Schultz (Duisburg)
K. Kunisch (Graz) P.L. Toint (Namur)
Deadline:
January 31, 2001: Extended abstract submission
For more information see the web-page
http://ifip2001.uni-trier.de
or contact the organizers via e-mail
ifip2001@uni-trier.de.
On behalf of the program committee and the local organizing committee
we invite you to participate in this conference.
E. Sachs (Chair of the local org. comm.)
Universitaet Trier
FB IV - Mathematik
------------------------------
From: Cahlene Cramer <cahlene@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:42:42 -0800
Subject: New Institute and Faculty Positions at Stanford University
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
School of Engineering
Computational Mathematics and Engineering
The School of Engineering at Stanford University is developing an exciting
new school-wide initiative in computational mathematics and engineering,
taken in the broadest sense. An Institute of Computational Mathematics and
Engineering [ICME] will be formed at the school level to carry out this
initiative. It will be a key role of the institute to reach out to existing
efforts in the school in the computational mathematics and engineering
area, and then to integrate these research and curriculum activities across
Stanford's School of Engineering.
Applications are sought for tenured and tenure-track positions. The
successful applicant(s) will play a central role in bringing the Institute
into being. Appointment will be at a rank commensurate with the applicants'
experience. The School expects to make a number of appointments in
computational mathematics and engineering in the near future, to provide
significant space for Institute activities in a presently planned school
facility, and to develop computing resources, academic and research
facilities, and student fellowships and resources.
At this time two appointments may be made if suitable candidates are found,
one at a tenured senior level and one at a junior tenure-track level. The
senior candidate must be an eminent scholar in the area of computational
mathematics and engineering with vision and energy. This person must (1) be
able to demonstrate that her/his work has actual or potential applications
in the engineering context and (2) have shown leadership skills and
accomplishments. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to teach and
perform research in the computational mathematics and engineering area and
to provide leadership in expanding the School's activities in this arena.
The computational mathematics and engineering initiative will focus on
activities ranging from mathematical modeling to developing and analyzing
numerical algorithms to problems of implementation in a modern
computational environment. The journals of SIAM cover a broad range of
subjects that one can imagine being the domain of the ICME. There are a
number of classical numerical analysis and applied mathematics areas in
computational mathematics and engineering, as well as, for example,
computer-aided design, synthesis, and verification; simulation;
optimization; signal processing; computational biology; financial
engineering, etc.
Successful applicants will be appointed to a faculty position in one of the
School of Engineering's eight departments, but will dedicate a significant
portion of their time to academic and scholarly activities in the ICME. The
candidate will select her/his departments in consultation with the Dean of
Engineering. At present the School of Engineering is home to eight
departments, 219 faculty members, and over 3000 students. In fact, nearly
one quarter of all Stanford University students is enrolled in the School
of Engineering. There is an ongoing Scientific Computing and Computational
Mathematics Program (SC-CM), in which about 30 doctoral students and a
dozen masters' degree students are enrolled, and whose activities are in
the domain of computational mathematics and engineering. In addition to the
eight departments, the school has several interdisciplinary research and
teaching centers, more than 30 laboratories, and many cross-disciplinary
programs with other academic units on campus, including Medicine, Business,
Law, Earth and Physical Sciences, Linguistics, and Music.
Applicants should send a letter containing a brief statement of interest
that includes a description of their potential role in the computational
mathematics and engineering effort. Enclosures to the letter should include
a resume (including research accomplishments, teaching experience,
publications), and the names and postal and e-mail addresses of at least
five references. Senior applicants are asked to include a statement of
their vision for the planned institute. Tenure-track applicants only are
asked to enclose transcript(s) of (doctoral) graduate study. The letter and
enclosures should be sent to
Robert L. Street,
Chair, CME Search Committee &
Campbell Professor in the School of Engineering,
Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their materials by April 1, 2001.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes both
nominations of women and minority group members and applications from them.
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From: Beauzamy <Beauzamy@aol.com>
Date: Mon Dec 11 01:26:17 2000
Subject: Research Position at Societe de Calcul Mathematique, Paris
Research Position at Societe de Calcul Mathematique, Paris
The Societe de Calcul Mathematique, SA, announces the opening of a research
engineer position, to be filled immediately. The successful candidate should
have competences in probabilities and optimisation.
Permanent position (CDI for the French law).
Please see our web site http://www.scmsa.com for more details
Societe de Calcul Mathematique, SA
111 Faubourg Saint Honore, 75008 Paris, France
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From: Wolfgang Joppich <Wolfgang.Joppich@gmd.de>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:45:02 +0100
Subject: Research Position at GMD-SCAI, Sankt Augustin, Germany
Reasearch position at GMD-SCAI -- Sankt Augustin, Germany
The project SACADA - Synoptic Analysis of Chemical Constituents from Satellite
Data with 4D-Data-Assimilation within the GMD Institute for Algorithms and
Scientific Computation offers a research position. The position is for
three years. A prolongation for one additional year is possible.
The project will deliver an efficient method for chemical data assimilation
which will be used operationally at the DLR in Oberpfaffenhoven.
Based on a global weather forecast program an higher order advection scheme
or a semi-Lagrange scheme will be implemented. Special aspects of
parallelisation like width of the overlap-area have to be taken into account.
To improve the efficiency of the assimilation scheme the preconditioning method
has to be improved. Different approaches to reduce the size of co-variance
matrices have to be investigated.
Applicants should have finished computational meteorology or applied
mathematics with diploma or PhD, having experience in
partial differential equations, adjoint methods, preconditioning methods,
parallelization, numerical methods for general circulation methods.
Experience in using parallelcomputers including PC-Cluster and MPI is desired.
Knowledge in UNIX or Linux and programming skills in Fortran or C are necessary.
Further requests can be obtained by joppich@gmd.de
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From: Bart Truyen <batruyen@etro.vub.ac.be>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:50:39 +0100
Subject: Research Positions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Applied Numerical Analysis & Inverse Problems Research Group at the
Department of Electronics and Information Processing (ETRO) of the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel invites applications for the following research
positions:
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Numerical Analysis (ref. 231000/1)
Successful applicants will be expected to conduct research on the numerical
aspects of geophysical inversion, involving Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
and Electrical Impedance Tomography (also known as resistance imaging).
Acquaintance with the subject of geophysical imaging, and Electrical
Impedance Tomography in particular, is a clear asset but is not regarded as
an absolute prerequisite.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Non-linear Optimization (ref. 231000/2)
Succesful candidates will participate in high-level research on the
application of Radial Basis Functions to the problem of finding solutions to
implicitly described nonlinear optimization problems, such arising from the
discretisation of nonlinear ill-posed problems.
Ph.D. Research Grant Numerical Analysis (ref. 231000/1bis)
Special consideration will be given to candidates with a demonstrated
experience in the domain of signal processing and/or E.M., or a closely
related subject in the field of tomographic imaging. The research position
will entail the preparation of a Ph.D. degree in Engineering or Applied
Sciences (possibly in collaboration with the originating research
institute).
For all three openings, the application domain is that of geophysical
inversion involving Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Electrical Impedance
Tomography (also known as resistance imaging). Research is funded through
the Concerted Research Action "Numerical issues in tomographic shallow
subsurface imaging - With application to landmine detection-)," the
Bilateral Research Project "On the exploration of Electrical Impedance
Tomography as a novel method for subsurface detection of shallowly buried
objects - With application to humanitarian land mine detection," and the
National Science Foundation project "Stabilized deconvolution methods for
inverse problems - With application to linear (Magnetic Resonance imaging)
and nonlinear (Ground Penetrating Radar imaging) image reconstruction."
Additional information about these projects can be found in the accompanying
web pages, see
http://www.etro.vub.ac.be/Research/IRIS/Research/ANA-IP/ANA-IP_welcome_page.
asp. Working in close collaboration with other team members engaged in
measurement aspects, successful applicants will participate in research on
the numerical issues associated with (non-linear) ill-posed inverse
problems. Strong emphasis will be placed on advanced least-squares problem
formulations, regularization techniques, multilevel methods, and optimization.
Candidates for both post-doctoral positions, must have completed all the
requirements for the doctoral degree by no later than January 1, 2001.
Applicants for the Ph.D. grant must have completed a M.Eng., M.Sc. or
equivalent degree in electrical engineering, applied mathematics or physics.
Preference will be given to those candidates who best meet the research
needs of the group.
The initial appointment will be for two years and is renewable with another
2 years.
The Department of Electronics and Information Processing ETRO offers a
stimulating environment conducive to professional growth. The ANA-IP
research group maintains active collaborative relationships with other
research groups in the domain of signal processing, numerical mathematics
and inverse problems, both nationally and internationally.
Inquiries should be addressed to Bart Truyen, Group Leader Applied Numerical
Algorithms & Inverse Problems (ANA-IP), batruyen@etro.vub.ac.be, Department
of Electronics and Information Processing (ETRO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- VUB, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http://www.etro.vub.ac.be.
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.
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From: Knut-Andreas Lie <Knut-Andreas.Lie@math.sintef.no>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:59:36 +0100
Subject: Research Positions at SINTEF, Oslo
SINTEF Applied Mathematics (Norway) is looking for
SENIOR SCIENTISTS/RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
for challenging research positions in our departments in Oslo and Trondheim.
SINTEF Applied Mathematics is a research institute within the SINTEF Group.
SINTEF is a non-profit organization that performs contract research and
development for industry and the public sector in the fields of technology,
medicine, and the natural and social sciences. The SINTEF Group consists of
eight research institutes and four research companies, have 1800 employees
and an annual turnover of 190 million EURO. (For more information, see
http://www.sintef.no/)
SINTEF Applied Mathematics is one of the smallest institutes within the SINTEF
Group, having about 45 researchers in five departments (four in Oslo and one
in Trondheim). We work on challenging and innovative projects for industry and
the public sector, making a living out of matching expertise in mathematics
and numerics with industrial and public needs.
Take a look at our web site (http://www.math.sintef.no/) for more information
about us.
You are skilled in one or more of the following areas:
mathematical modelling
geometric modelling
optimisation
numerical methods
informatics/data processing
scientific visualisation/computer graphics
A background in physics, geography, mechanics, hydrodynamics, or computational
fluid dynamics may also be considered relevant. A solid academic background
combined with the ability to put it into practical use is essential. If you
also possess communication and sales skills you are the right person for us!
We expect a lot from you; however, in return we offer a solid platform for
personal and academic growth, flexible working hours, and a good social
atmosphere.
Contact our Personnel Manager, Mr. Sigurd Melsom
(Sigurd.Melsom@math.sintef.no, tel. +47 22 06 77 83) for more general
information. If you require more detailed information regarding work in the
departments, please contact the respective contact person.
Applications should be received by us no later than January 20, 2001.
SINTEF Applied Mathematics
Postboks 124 Blindern
N-0314 Oslo, Norway
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From: Esmond Ng <EGNg@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:25:13 -0800
Subject: Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship at NERSC
NERSC's Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Computational Sciences
The Luis W. Alvarez Fellowship at the National Energy
Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), is established to
enable a recent graduate with a Ph.D. (or equivalent) to
acquire further scientific training and to develop
professional maturity for independent research. Dr. Luis
W. Alvarez, a Nobel laureate and physicist who worked at
LBNL, was a pioneer in using computing devices for
analyzing experimental data.
Applicants must be recent graduates (within the past four
years) with a strong emphasis on computing or computational
science. The Fellowship is offered as a one-year term
appointment with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
The successful applicant will be compensated with a
competitive salary and excellent benefits. Additionally,
the successful candidate will be assigned a scientific
mentor, and will have access to NERSC's high-performance
computing resources. For further information on the Luis
W. Alvarez Post-Doctoral Fellowship, please refer to
http://www.nersc.gov/research/alvarez.html. Applications
for the fellowship are due by January 31, 2001, for an
appointment to coincide with the coming academic year.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of
application, resume, and three letters of reference by
email to Chris Diesch (CDiesch@lbl.gov).
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From: James Davenport <jdaven@bnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:33:28 -0500
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Science and Applied Mathematics
The Center for Data Intensive Computing at Brookhaven National Laboratory
has openings for several post doctoral fellows to begin in the fall of 2001.
Research topics include but are not limited to Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Large Data Sets from Nuclear and High Energy Physics Experiments, Climate
Modeling, Computational Materials Science, Medical Imaging, Optoelectronics,
and Accelerator Simulations. The Center is closely allied with SUNY Stony
Brook with many opportunities for collaboration in the Departments of
Applied Mathematics and Statistics and in Computer Science. For more
information visit our web site www.bnl.gov/cdic. Candidates must possess a
PhD in an appropriate field and should submit a CV, statement of scientific
interest, and three letters of reference to J. Glimm, CDIC, Building 463B,
Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973 or
electronically to lamberti@bnl.gov. Brookhaven is an equal opportunity
employer committed to workplace diversity.
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From: Jamie Horejs <JHorejs@syl.sj.nec.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:04:25 -0800
Subject: Positions at NEC Systems in The Woodlands, Texas
NEC Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC, a Fortune 50 world leader in the
computers and communications market. NEC produces more than 15,000
different products in more than 140 countries through a network of 198
consolidated subsidiaries and employs about 160,000 people worldwide.
Our Supercomputer Center in The Woodlands, Texas has immediate openings for
Applications Analyst positions. This is an opportunity for computational
professionals with experience in engineering/science/math/computer science
to work on leading edge high performance computers.
An Applications Analyst will be responsible for performance enhancement
projects for third party engineering and scientific applications on NEC's
High Performance Computers. These positions will provide applicants an
opportunity to work on some of the world's fastest machines like the NEC
SX-5 Supercomputers and the new 16-way Itanium (IA-64) based NEC AzusA system.
The ideal candidates will have demonstrated ability/experience in three or
more of the following areas:
-Experience in parallel processing
-Familiarity with Intel IA-32 or IA-64 based systems
-Benchmarking on HPC (High Performance Computing) systems
-Familiarity with leading third party software packages such as FLUENT,
FIDAP, STAR-CD, FIRE, CFX, Gaussian98, Amber, GAMESS
-Experience with OpenGL and graphical pre/post processors
-Proficient in FORTRAN90, C, C++, MPI and OpenMP
We offer employees competitive salaries, outstanding benefits and an
excellent work environment.
Please contact:
Human Resources Department
NEC Systems, Inc.
110 Rio Robles Drive San Jose, CA 95134
Fax: 408-433-1498
Email: recruit@syl.sj.nec.com
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From: Ake Bjorck <akbjo@mai.liu.se>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:36:27 +0100 (MET)
SUbject: Contents, BIT Numerical Mathematics
CONTENTS BIT Numerical Mathematics
Volume 41, Issue 1 (March 2001)
For information to contributers and about subscriptions see
http://math.liu.se/BIT/
Preconditioned dynamic iteration for coupled differential-algebraic systems
M. Arnold and M. G\"unther, pp. 1--25
The role of the inner product in stopping criteria for conjugate
gradient iterations
S. F. Ashby, M. J. Holst, T. A. Manteuffel, and P. E. Saylor, pp. 26--52
A class of incomplete orthogonal factorization methods. I: Methods
and theories
Z.-Z. Bai, I. S. Duff, and A. J. Wathen, pp. 53--70
SOR-like methods for augmented systems
G. H. Golub, X. Wu, and J.-Y. Yuan, pp. 71--85
Residual smoothing techniques: Do they improve the limiting accuracy
of iterative solvers?
M. H. Gutknecht and M. Rozlo\v{z}n\'{\i}k, pp. 86--114
Construction of matrices with prescribed singular values and eigenvalues
C.-K. Li and R. Mathias, pp. 115--126
On shape preserving $C^2$ Hermite interpolation
C. Manni, pp. 127--148
Fast and stable reduction of diagonal plus semi-separable matrices to
tridiagonal and bidiagonal form
N. Mastronardi, S. Chandrasekaran, and S. Van Huffel, pp. 149--157
Best approximation by free knot splines
G. Meinardus and G. Walz, pp. 158--178
Convergence of the multigrid method for ill-conditioned block Toeplitz systems.
H.-W. Sun, X.-Q. Jin, and Q.-S. Chang, pp. 179--190
Stability in the numerical solution of linear parabolic equations
with a delay term
B. Zubik-Kowal, pp. 191--206
SCIENTIFIC NOTES,
A note on the construction of Crouch--Grossman methods
A. Marthinsen and B. Owren, pp. 207--214
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