Subject: NA Digest, V. 13, # 33 NA Digest Monday, October 07, 2013 Volume 13 : Issue 33 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Linear Algebra Report of SciCADE Conference, Spain, Sep 2013 Honoring Svetozar Margenov's 60th Birthday, Bulgaria, May 2014 MMA2014 Conference, Lithuania, May 2014 Faculty Positions, CS, Innopolis Univ Postdoc Position, Mathematics, UFPE, Brazil Postdoc Position, Multiscale Methods & UQ, Univ of Bath Postdoc Position, Numerical Linear Algebra, Univ of Manchester Postdoc Positions, Imaging and Computing, MIT Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 33 (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.cs.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Robert van de Geijn [log in to unmask] Date: October 01, 2013 Subject: Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Linear Algebra For the last six months, my wife (Dr. Maggie Myers) and I have been working with a team of students on a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Linear Algebra: Foundations to Frontiers" to be launched by edX in January 2014. The official announcement for this course is posted at https://www.edx.org/school/UTAustinX/allcourses. This particular course may be of interest to the NA Digest community because it links the fundamental concepts in linear algebra (LA) that are taught in an introductory-level college course to the latest programming techniques that we have developed over the last 15 years as part of the FLAME project. The idea is as follows: the abstractions that are important when introducing the mathematics of LA are reflected in the layering of LA libraries, such as the BLAS and LAPACK. Therefore, computationally inclined students will likely benefit from a simultaneous introduction to the mathematics and programming methods. The course covers the same topics as would be covered in a typical linear algebra course, including proof techniques. But we use iPython Notebooks to help the students link that knowledge to a simple LA library they build that mirrors the BLAS and parts of LAPACK. We use an API that hides indices (similar to our FLAME APIs for C and M-script but for Python) so that students can focus on learning the concepts rather than getting bogged down in programming details. Similar APIs are also used in the development of BLIS, libflame, and Elemental, which are all part of a new dense linear algebra software stack. We don't view this course as competition for traditional in-class courses. Rather, we believe that students will benefit from also being exposed through this alternative spotlight on the subject. Some instructors may want to see if the materials are useful in a "flipped classroom" setting. ------------------------------------------------------- From: John Butcher [log in to unmask] Date: October 02, 2013 Subject: Report of SciCADE Conference, Spain, Sep 2013 SciCADE (Scientific Computation and Differential Equations) conferences have been held every second year since 1993. They are international in character and have been held in Auckland, Stanford, Grado, Fraser Island, Vancouver, Trondheim, Nagoya, Saint-Malo, Beijing and Toronto. The excellent standard achieved in previous SciCADEs has been well and truly maintained in SciCADE 2013, hosted by the Universidad Valladolid, thanks to the outstanding organization led by Mari Paz Calvo. In addition to an outstanding programme focused on ordinary and partial differential equations, differential algebraic equations, stochastic differential equations and dynamical systems, and related topics, a special feature this year was a celebration of the 60th birthday of Chus Sanz-Serna. The Dahlquist Prize was awarded to Assyr Abdulle of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, the Early Talent Award was presented to Ludwig Gauckler of the Technische Universitaet Berlin and the Butcher Prize, for the best student talk, was awarded to Yuto Miyatake of the University of Tokyo. The 2015 SciCADE conference will be organized by Sebastian Reich at the Universitaet Potsdam and SciCADE 2017 will be organized by Chris Budd at the University of Bath. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Krassimir Georgiev [log in to unmask] Date: October 02, 2013 Subject: Honoring Svetozar Margenov's 60th Birthday, Bulgaria, May 2014 International Conference on "Numerical Methods for Scientific Computations and Advanced Applications" The conference is devoted to the 60th anniversary of Svetozar Margenov. The conference is scheduled for May 19-22, 2014, with arrival: May 18 and departure: noon May 22. The conference will be held in the town of Bansko, located at the foot of the Pirin mountain. Specific topics of interest (but not limited to) are the following: * Multiscale and multiphysics problems; * Robust preconditioning; * Monte Carlo methods; * Optimization and control systems; * Scalable parallel algorithms; * Advanced computing for innovations. Plenary Invited Speakers: P. Arbenz (CH) O. Axelsson (CR), R. Blaheta (CR), O. Iliev (DE), J. Kraus (AT), R. Lazarov (USA), P. Minev (CA), M. Neytcheva (SE), P. Vassilevski (USA), V. Veliov (AT), L. Zikatanov (USA) E-mail: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: R. Ciegis [log in to unmask] Date: October 07, 2013 Subject: MMA2014 Conference, Lithuania, May 2014 19th International Conference Mathematical Modelling and Analysis (MMA2014), May 26--29 2014, Druskininkai, Lithuania Basic Topics: Analysis of numerical methods for solving problems of mathematical physics; Application of numerical methods to industrial and engineering problems; Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems; Analysis and applications of ODE and PDE problems; Parallel algorithms and parallel computing; Scientific computation; Financial mathematics and mathematics in economics. Authors are requested to send an abstract (1 page) before March 20, 2014 by e-mail: [log in to unmask] The selected papers of the MMA2014 Conference will be published in Vol.20 of "Mathematical Modelling and Analysis" (The Baltic Journal on Mathematical Applications, Numerical Analysis and Differential Equations), http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tmma/ Registration and abstract submission: March 15, 2014. Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2014. Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://vgtu.lt/mma2014/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alisa Fazleeva, MSIT-SE Program Administrator [log in to unmask] Date: October 04, 2013 Subject: Faculty Positions, CS, Innopolis Univ Innopolis University (Kazan, Russia) is looking for highly professional personnel in teaching Computer Science, beginning in the spring term of 2014 or earlier, for the following positions: MSc Program: - Assistant/Associate Professor (Teaching/Tenure Track Position) - Full Professor/Department Chair - Non-Tenure Track Teaching Position BSc Program: - Faculty members, department of Computer Science For more details please visit: http://innopolis.ru/en/university/careers/ Innopolis University is an innovative University specializing in Information Technologies, the first of its kind. As a partner of Carnegie Mellon University (USA), Innopolis will deliver undergraduate and graduate education degree programs. http://innopolis.ru/en/university/description/ Email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pablo Braz e Silva [log in to unmask] Date: October 04, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Mathematics, UFPE, Brazil Post doctoral position at the Department of Mathematics – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil The Graduate program in Mathematics of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco at Recife, Brasil, is searching for candidates to a post-doc position. The position is for one year and carries a tax free monthly stipend of R$ 4.100,00 Brazilian reais. Moreover, it carries a grant of up to R$ 12.000,00 per year to finance research. The selected candidate may have to teach no more than one course per semester depending on the departmental needs. The candidates must send to graduate chair, through the address [log in to unmask], the following documents: - Curriculum Vitae. - Research proposal. - Names and addresses of at leats two researchers that could provide letters of recomendation if required. The selected candidate should begin the activities from December 1st 2013 and not later than April, 1st, 2014. The screening comitee will begin to review the applications November, 1st, 2013. Therefore, applications must be received by october 31st to receive full consideration. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Robert Scheichl [log in to unmask] Date: October 04, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Multiscale Methods & UQ, Univ of Bath The University of Bath is seeking applicants for a 42-month Research Officer position on an exciting new project in “Multiscale modelling of aerospace composites - Increasing Quality, Reducing Empiricism and Challenging Conservatism.” Candidates with a PhD in a Science/Engineering subject with significant mathematical content, a solid background in numerical methods for partial differential equations and experience of programming and implementation of numerical methods are encouraged to apply. Experience in some of the following areas will be a distinct advantage: structural/composite mechanics, FE analysis, multiscale discretisation techniques, stochastic uncertainty quantification, statistics. Candidates should be self-motivated and possess project management and technical communication skills. For further details and the online application form see: http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=RJ1943 The successful applicant will work in a vibrant, multidisciplinary team of engineers and mathematicians to develop novel mathematical modelling and uncertainty quantification tools that will challenge conservative stress/strain limits and reduce the high cost of certification in aerospace manufacture as well as the high design- to-manufacture time. An embedded university-industry partnership with GKN Aerospace, one of the main composites manufacturer for the aeronautical industry, will guarantee immediate impact of this research. Closing date: Thursday, 31 October 2013 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Francoise Tisseur [log in to unmask] Date: October 04, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Linear Algebra, Univ of Manchester School of Mathematics, The University of Manchester, UK Research Associate, Ref: EPS-02473 Closing date: November 1, 2013. Applications are invited for a research associate post on the EPSRC-funded project "Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems: Theory and Numerics". The project involves the development of theory and numerical methods for nonlinear eigenvalue problems. Applicants should have completed or be in the process of completing a PhD or equivalent qualification in Mathematics, and have experience of research in matrix analysis or in numerical linear algebra. The post is available for up to 23 months from 1 January 2014. Salary GBP 29,541 - 36,298 per annum according to relevant experience Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Francoise Tisseur (email [log in to unmask], tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 5823). Application forms and further particulars are available from http://t.co/lOmRL6RDSI ------------------------------------------------------- From: Laurent Demanet [log in to unmask] Date: October 02, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Imaging and Computing, MIT The Imaging and Computing group in the Department of Mathematics at MIT invites applications for two postdoctoral positions. The areas of interest to the group include computational wave propagation, optimization, inverse problems, applied harmonic analysis, sparse and low-rank recovery, fast algorithms, seismic and radar imaging. All the details are at http://math.mit.edu/icg/openings/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Rebecca Leake [log in to unmask] Date: October 02, 2013 Subject: Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 33 (4) Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 33(4) IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis Links to all articles in this issue are available online at: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/5011/3 A simple scheme for the approximation of the elastic flow of inextensible curves, Sören Bartels Nonlocal Allen–Cahn systems: analysis and a primal–dual active set method, Luise Blank, Harald Garcke, Lavinia Sarbu, and Vanessa Styles Generalized convolution quadrature with variable time stepping, Maria Lopez-Fernandez and Stefan Sauter Wave-number estimates for regularized combined field boundary integral operators in acoustic scattering problems with Neumann boundary conditions, Yassine Boubendir and Catalin Turc Time discretizations of anisotropic Allen–Cahn equations, Carsten Gräser, Ralf Kornhuber, and Uli Sack A posteriori L∞(L2)-error bounds for finite element approximations to the wave equation, Emmanuil H. Georgoulis, Omar Lakkis, and Charalambos Makridakis Isoparametric finite element approximation of Ricci curvature, H. Fritz Convergence to equilibrium for discretized gradient-like systems with analytic features, Nour Eddine Alaa and Morgan Pierre Complex Gaussian quadrature for oscillatory integral transforms, Andreas Asheim and Daan Huybrechs Quadratic finite-volume methods for elliptic and parabolic problems on quadrilateral meshes: optimal-order errors based on Barlow points, Min Yang, Jiangguo Liu, and Yanping Lin Backward difference time discretization of parabolic differential equations on evolving surfaces, Christian Lubich, Dhia Mansour, and Chandrasekhar Venkataraman Discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximation of quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems II: strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian flows, Scott Congreve, Paul Houston, Endre Süli, and Thomas P. Wihler On spectral properties of steepest descent methods, Roberta De Asmundis, Daniela di Serafino, Filippo Riccio, and Gerardo Toraldo Approximation schemes for functions of positive-definite matrix values, Nir Sharon and Uri Itai A mass-preserving splitting scheme for the stochastic Schrödinger equation with multiplicative noise, Jie Liu Erratum to “Clenshaw–Curtis–Filon-type methods for highly oscillatory Bessel transforms and applications” (IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis (2011)31: 1281–1314), Shuhuang Xiang, Yeol Je Cho, Haiyong Wang, and Hermann Brunner ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************