Subject: NA Digest, V. 13, # 42 NA Digest Monday, December 09, 2013 Volume 13 : Issue 42 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: The OpenLB Project: New Release 0.8 Available LINCOA (LINearly Constrained Optimization Algorithm) New Book, Applied and Computational Measurable Dynamics New Book, Chaotic Signal Processing New Book, Uncertainty Quantification SIAM UKIE Annual Meeting, UK, Jan 2014 New Deadline, SIAM Parallel Processing, USA, Feb 2014 Winter School on Hierarchical Matrices, Germany, Feb 2014 British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, UK, Apr 2014 FVCA7, Germany, Jun 2014 Coupled Processes in Bio/Nano Systems, Spain, Jul 2014 IMSE 2014, Germany, Jul 2014 PDESoft, Germany, Jul 2014 NUMAN 2014, Greece, Sep 2014 Faculty/Postdoc Positions, Applied Math, Renmin Univ of China Tenure Track Position, NA or Scientific Computing, SFU Lecturer Position, Math Optimization, Birmingham, UK Postdoc Position, Applied Math, Michigan Tech Univ Postdoc Position, Computational Math, LSU Postdoc Positions, NA of PDEs, Chile 2014 PhD/Postdoc Positions, Numerics of PDEs, Univ of Cologne PhD Positions, Interdisciplinary Math, Uppsala Univ Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 19 (1) 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: Mathias Krause [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2013 Subject: The OpenLB Project: New Release 0.8 Available The OpenLB developer team is very happy to announce that a new release of the open source Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) code is available for download on the project website http://www.openlb.net/ . Besides many new features, a lot of new interfaces have been added. Have a look and be excited: you will find OpenLB much more user-friendly. New features are: - New model to simulate flows in isotropic porous media (PorousBGKdynamics). - New model to simulate turbulent flows (SmagorinskyBGKdynamics, smagorinskyMRTdynamics, yPlus functor). - New model (Bouzidi) for curved boundaries (OffLatticeBoundaryConditions) with automatic assignment from stl-files. - All examples updated with a newly developed generic structure which will help to set up user-defined examples more easily. The layout now always includes functions for initialization of the lattice and the geometry, the re-setting of boundary values before and during the simulation and the writing of data to the console and vtk-files. - New feature for semi-automatic setting of inflow and outflow materials using region growing, rename, rename by analytical defined function or rename by distance to surface form a stl-file. - Generic Functor concept implemented which includes new features and enables user-friendly handling of pre- and post-processing - New example (examples/aorta3d) illustrating new features like the Smagorinski model, Bouzidi boundary condition and functors. PS: Please consider to contribute code or join the developer team yourself to strengthen the LB community by sharing your findings in an open and easy reproducible way! ------------------------------------------------------- From: Mike Powell [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2013 Subject: LINCOA (LINearly Constrained Optimization Algorithm) Please send me an e-mail if you would like to receive a free copy of the LINCOA Fortran software, which I have developed for minimization subject to general linear constraints on the variables when derivatives of the objective function are not available. There are no restrictions on its use. I seem to have succeeded in making the amount of routine work so small that it is sometimes possible for the number of variables to be in the hundreds. Much larger problems, however, would require attention to be given to sparsity, which I have not done. I am happy with the performance of LINCOA on small problems too, especially when one wants a local minimum to high accuracy without a good starting point. Trust regions are employed, with quadratic models that are updated by the symmetric Broyden method. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2013 Subject: New Book, Applied and Computational Measurable Dynamics Announcing the December 3, 2013, publication by SIAM of: Applied and Computational Measurable Dynamics, by Erik M. Bollt and Naratip Santitissadeekorn 2013 / xiv + 368 pages / Softcover / 978-1-611972-63-4 / List Price $89.00 / SIAM Member Price $62.30 / Order Code MM18 Until recently, measurable dynamics has been held as a highly theoretcal mathematical topic with few generally known obvious links for practitioners in areas of applied mathematics. However, the advent of high-speed computers, rapidly developing algorithms, and new numerical methods has allowed for a tremendous amount of progress and sophistication in efforts to represent the notion of a transfer operator discretely but to high resolution. This book connects many concepts in dynamical systems with mathematical tools from areas such as graph theory and ergodic theory. The authors introduce practical tools for applications related to measurable dynamical systems, coherent structures, and transport problems. The new and fast-developing computational tools discussed throughout the book allow for detailed analysis of real-world problems that are simply beyond the reach of traditional methods. To order or for more about this book, including links to its table of contents, preface, and index, please visit http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/MM18.html. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2013 Subject: New Book, Chaotic Signal Processing Announcing the December 5, 2013, publication by SIAM of: Chaotic Signal Processing, edited by Henry Leung 2013 / x + 179 pages / Softcover / 978-1-611973-25-9 / List Price $79.00 / SIAM Member Price $59.30 / Order Code OT136 Chaos is a deterministic random phenomenon. Many signal processes (e.g., radar and sonar) have a random appearance, and chaos provides an alternative approach to processing these signals. This book presents up-to-date research results on chaotic signal processing, including the application of nonlinear dynamics to radar target recognition, an exactly solvable chaos approach for communications, a chaotic approach for reconfigurable computing, system identification using chaos, design of a high resolution LADAR system based on chaos, and the use of chaos in compressive sensing. Contents: Chapter 1: An Overview of Chaotic Signal Processing; Chapter 2: Target Recognition Using Nonlinear Dynamics; Chapter 3: Communicating with Exactly Solvable Chaos; Chapter 4: Logic from Dynamics;Chapter 5: System Identification Using Chaos; Chapter 6: Characterization and optimization of a Chaotic LADAR System for High Resolution Range Determination; Chapter 7: Reverse Engineering of Complex Dynamical Systems Based on Compressive Sensing; Index. To order or for more about this book, including links to its table of contents, preface, and index, please visit http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/OT136.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2013 Subject: New Book, Uncertainty Quantification Announcing the December 2, 2013, publication by SIAM of: Uncertainty Quantification: Theory, Implementation, and Applications, by Ralph C. Smith 2013 / xviii + 383 pages / Hardcover / 978-1-611973-21-1 / List Price $74.00 / SIAM Member Price $51.80 / Order Code CS12 This new textbook provides readers with the basic concepts, theory, and algorithms necessary to quantify input and response uncertainties for simulation models arising in a broad range of disciplines. The book begins with a detailed discussion of applications where uncertainty quantification is critical for both scientific understanding and policy. It then covers concepts from probability and statistics, parameter selection techniques, frequentist and Bayesian model calibration, propagation of uncertainties, quantification of model discrepancy, surrogate model construction, and local and global sensitivity analysis. The author maintains a complementary web page where readers can find data used in the exercises and other supplementary material. To order or for more about this book, including links to its table of contents, preface, and index, please visit http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/CS12.html. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Melina Freitag [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: SIAM UKIE Annual Meeting, UK, Jan 2014 The next Annual Meeting of the SIAM UK & Republic of Ireland Section will take place 9th January 2014 at University College London. Confirmed invited speakers are: Irene Fonseca (Carnegie Mellon, SIAM President), Alain Goriely (Oxford), Nick Gould (Rutherford Appleton Lab), Stephen Hendry (Oasys Software Ltd), Robert MacKay (Warwick, IMA President), Niall Madden (Galway). For further details please visit https://sites.google.com/site/siamukie2014/ Registration deadline is Friday, 20th December 2013. We are looking forward to welcoming you in London, Timo Betcke (Local Organiser), Endre Süli, Françoise Tisseur and Melina Freitag (SIAM Officers). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Edmond Chow [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2013 Subject: New Deadline, SIAM Parallel Processing, USA, Feb 2014 SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing February 18-21, 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA *** The poster deadline has been extended to January 3, 2014. *** http://www.siam.org/meetings/pp14/ The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is proud to present the Fourteenth Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing. This series of conferences has played a key role in promoting parallel scientific computing, algorithms for parallel systems, and parallel numerical algorithms. The conference is unique in its emphasis on the intersection between high performance scientific computing and scalable algorithms, architectures, and software. The conference provides a forum for communication among the applied mathematics, computer science, and computational science and engineering communities. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Steffen Börm [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2013 Subject: Winter School on Hierarchical Matrices, Germany, Feb 2014 Date: February 24th to 28th, 2014 Place: MPI MIS, Leipzig Registration: January 28th, 2014. Early registration recommended. Organizers: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Hackbusch, MPI MIS Leipzig Prof. Dr. Lars Grasedyck, RWTH Aachen Dr. Ronald Kriemann, MPI MIS Leipzig Prof. Dr. Steffen Börm, CAU Kiel Website: http://www.mis.mpg.de/scicomp/winterschool/2014/ Hierarchical matrix techniques can be used to treat dense matrices efficiently. Applications include - the construction of preconditioners for elliptic PDEs, - the discretization of integral operators, - the evaluation of matrix functions and - the approximation of solutions of matrix equations. The key idea is to use a data-sparse representation of the dense matrix and perform operations like the matrix-vector multiplication, matrix multiplication, factorization or inversion preserving this representation. The winter school consists of lectures and exercises. The lectures present the fundamental concepts of hierarchical matrices, e.g., compression techniques and algorithms for algebraic operations. The exercises offer participants the opportunity to experience hierarchical matrices in a number of applications, e.g., by constructing an approximation of an integral equation or a preconditioner for an elliptic PDE. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tim Phillips [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, UK, Apr 2014 The next British Applied Mathematics Colloquium will be held at Cardiff University, 28-30 April 2014. Invited Speakers: - Prof. Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin College, Harnessing Maths to Understand Tipping Points in Climate and Sustainability - Prof. Martine Ben Amar, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Morphogenesis and Embryogenesis - Prof. Helen Byrne, University of Oxford, Angiogenesis under the Microscope: New Mathematical Perspectives on an Old Problem - Prof. Michael Graham, University of Wisconsin at Madison The Stewartson Lecture, Drag Reduction and the Dynamics of Turbulence in Simple and Complex Fluids - Prof. Ross McPhedran, University of Sydney, Ruling the Waves: from Photonic Crystals to Metamaterials - Prof. Alfio Quarteroni, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and Politecnico di Milano, The IMA Lighthill Lecture, The Challenge of Complexity in Numerical Simulations Further details on registration and submission of abstracts may be found on the BAMC website: http://mathsevents.cf.ac.uk/bamc2014/. Deadline for Early Bird registration is 1 March 2014. Please contact Prof. Tim Phillips ([log in to unmask], Chair) or Prof. Simon Cox ([log in to unmask], Secretary) with any queries. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Juergen Fuhrmann [log in to unmask] Date: December 05, 2013 Subject: FVCA7, Germany, Jun 2014 The International Symposium on Finite Volumes for Complex Applications VII (FVCA7) Berlin, June 15-20, 2014 http://www.wias-berlin.de/fvca7 The goal of the symposium is to bring together mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interested in physically motivated discretizations. Contributions to the further advancement of the theoretical understanding of suitable finite volume, finite element, discontinuous Galerkin and other discretization schemes, and the exploration of new application fields for them are also welcome. Proceedings: All contributors are supposed to submit an 8 page paper to the conference proceedings issued as a hardcover book at Springer. Contributions are selected according to the review by the Scientific Committee. The submission deadline is January 31, 2014. Confirmed invited speakers: A.Almgren (LNBL), P.Bochev (Sandia), F.Bouchut (Univ. Paris- Est), C.Chainais-Hillairet (Univ. Lille 1), M.Dumbser (Univ. Trento), Ph.Helluy (IRMA), K.Mikula (Slovak Univ. Tech.),S Mishra (ETH Zurich) Contact: FVCA7 Organizing committee, c/o Marion Lawrenz Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) Mohrenstr. 39, 10117 Berlin, Germany email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Roderick Melnik [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2013 Subject: Coupled Processes in Bio/Nano Systems, Spain, Jul 2014 The 2014 WCCM Workshop/Minisymposium on "Computational Modeling of Multiphysics/Multiscale Coupled Processes in Biological and Nanotechnological Systems" will be held in Barcelona, July 20-25, 2014. This event is part of the the 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM2014). Please submit your one-page abstract before December 15, 2013. Details are given at http://www.m2netlab.wlu.ca/news-events/workshop2014-WCCM.html Organizers: Giovanna Guidoboni (USA) Roderick Melnik (Canada) Riccardo Sacco (Italy) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tilo Arens [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: IMSE 2014, Germany, Jul 2014 13th International Conference in Science and Engineering (IMSE 2014) 20-24 July 2014 KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany http://imse2014.math.kit.edu Invited speakers for IMSE 2014 include Jon Trevelyan, Durham University Martin Costabel, University of Rennes Wolfgang Wendland, University of Stuttgart Marius Mitrea, University of Missouri-Columbia Relevant to IMSE are all original and effective methodologies relevant for solutions of mathematical models that describe physical phenomena, processes and related subjects. Conference themes include analytic and numerical methods; ordinary and partial differential equations; asymptotic and perturbation methods; integral equations; boundary integral techniques; stochastic methods; symmetries and conservation laws; hybrid approaches; vortex methods; signal processing; image analysis All further information regarding this conference are available at the web site. The conference organizers may also be contacted directly via [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Guido Kanschat [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2013 Subject: PDESoft, Germany, Jul 2014 PDESoft 2014 Heidelberg July 14 - 16, 2014 http://pdesoft.uni-hd.de The second PDESoft Conference will be jointly organized by HITS and IWR in Heidelberg. PDESoft conferences provide a discussion venue for developers and users of such libraries. They serve as a focus point, where the state-of-the-art implementation of state-of-the-art algorithms is discussed. They give developers a chance to share ideas with developers of other packages and users. And users of such sofware have an opportunity to learn about the development principles of software and contribute their knowledge from the point of view of application. Please save the dates for this conference. Further information is available at the conference web site http://pdesoft.uni-hd.de or by email from [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Prof. Yiannis G. Saridakis [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: NUMAN 2014, Greece, Sep 2014 We are organizing the 6th International Conference on Numerical Analysis "NumAn2014 - Recent Approaches to Numerical Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications". The conference will take place at the old venetian harbor of Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, on September 2-5, 2014. http://numan2014.amcl.tuc.gr The themes of the conference are in the broad area of numerical analysis and applications, including: numerical methods, algorithms and software; numerical and scientific computing; numerical methods and computational modelling in Science and Engineering; parallel and high-performance numerical computation All areas of numerical analysis are considered, including: numerical linear algebra; numerical solution of ordinary, partial and stochastic differential equations; numerical solution of integral equations; nonlinear and optimization problems The aims of the conference are: to bring together and bequeath scientific activities, directions and pursuits of scientists on subjects that pertain to the conference; to foster an exchange of views and ideas; to study the theoretical background required for methods, algorithms and techniques used in applications; to search directions of theoretical results towards applications; to highlight open problems and future directions of numerical analysis We invite interested researchers to submit one-page abstracts, for lecture or poster presentations, on topics pertaining to the themes of the conference and the workshops by Wednesday, April 23, 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Yuan Lou [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2013 Subject: Faculty/Postdoc Positions, Applied Math, Renmin Univ of China The Renmin University of China (RUC) is developing major initiatives in the area of mathematics and applications. It invites applications for both regular faculty and visiting positions: a) Three faculty positions starting Fall 2014. All ranks will be considered. We seek applications in all areas of Applied and Computational Mathematics, with emphasis on, but not limited to, applications to biology. b) Three postdoc positions starting Fall 2014 or earlier. All areas of Applied and Computational Mathematics will be considered. Please arrange to send the following materials to [log in to unmask]: Curriculum Vitae, statement of research plans, and at least three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2014, and will continue until the positions are filled. RUC, also known as the People's University of China, is located in Beijing. It is one of the leading humanities and social science- focused universities in China, gaining national recognition for excellence in theoretical economics, applied economics, legal studies, sociology, journalism & communication. The university also embraces disciplines in natural sciences. More information about RUC can be found at the website http://english.ruc.edu.cn ------------------------------------------------------- From: John Stockie [log in to unmask] Date: December 07, 2013 Subject: Tenure Track Position, NA or Scientific Computing, SFU The Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level starting September 1, 2014. We are looking for researchers working in the areas of numerical analysis or scientific computing. We seek applicants with an outstanding, independent research program and a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. The successful candidate will contribute to an active, innovative department with strong research groups and a thoughtful teaching environment. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to an equity employment program that includes special measures to achieve diversity among its faculty and staff. We therefore particularly encourage applications from women, people of aboriginal descent, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. The Department's web page is at www.math.sfu.ca. Applications can be submitted through MathJobs at http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/5572. Applications must include a curriculum vitae together with a descriptive statement on research plans and a teaching dossier, and a link to or electronic copies of up to three preprints or reprints. Candidates must ensure that four letters of reference are submitted through MathJobs.org by the deadline. One of these letters must address the candidate’s teaching record. Closing date: January 10, 2014. The competition remains open until the positions are filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application. The positions are subject to availability of funding and final approval by the SFU Board of Governors. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michal Kocvara [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2013 Subject: Lecturer Position, Math Optimization, Birmingham, UK School of Mathematics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Birmingham, UK Applications are invited for a Lectureship post in Mathematical Optimization. We particularly welcome candidates working in either of the following areas: - PDE constrained optimization, including novel approaches like nonlinear multigrid and domain decomposition methods, mixed-integer nonlinear programming, optimization with equilibrium constraints; - Very large scale computational optimization with applications to data mining, compressed sensing, image recognition and others; - Discrete optimization, including optimization in abstract spaces, in particular over idempotent semirings such as max-algebra or fuzzy algebra; mathematical foundations of these structures. The successful candidate will have a PhD in an area of Mathematical and Computational Optimization with a strong research track record in discrete, nonlinear, multi-disciplinary or computational optimization, or a related area, and a genuine commitment to teaching, along with excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills. Informal enquiries can be directed to Professor Michal Kocvara (tel. + 44 121 414 6598, email [log in to unmask]) or Professor Paul Flavell (tel. + 44 121 414 7566, email [log in to unmask]). Starting salary in the range of GBP37,382 to GBP44,607 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to GBP50,186). Closing date: 2 January 2014 Reference: 36927 To download the details and submit an electronic application online visit: http://www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs -> Current vacancies -> post number 36927 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jiguang Sun [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Applied Math, Michigan Tech Univ Applications are invited for a non-tenure-track, postdoc position in the field of scientific computing and/or inverse scattering problems. The appointment will be for one year, but might be extended to a second year subject to satisfactory performance and the department's ability to fund the second year. The candidate is expected to develop numerical methods for high order eigenvalue problems/wave propagation or work at efficient algorithms for reconstruction of scattering obstacles. The postdoc will also be teaching one course per semester. Evidence of effective teaching is required. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is January 2014 (negotiable). Candidates must complete all requirements for the PhD in Applied Mathematics or a related field by the start date. Interested candidates should submit a vita, three letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses teaching), and research and teaching statements through Mathjobs.org. Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, located in Houghton, Michigan, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM. Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Susanne Brenner [log in to unmask] Date: December 07, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Math, LSU The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) at Louisiana State University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Computational Mathematics starting in August 2014. Further information and application submission at https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57100 THE LSU SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER ------------------------------------------------------- From: Raimund Bürger [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Positions, NA of PDEs, Chile 2014 The Research Team project ACT 1118 on Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (ANANUM), a three-year project financed by CONICYT (Chile), is offering postdoctoral positions at Universidad de Concepción or Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Applications are sought in all areas related to Numerical Analysis of PDEs. Applicants should have finished their doctoral work not before 2010. Candidates are requested to submit a Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications), a research statement describing the intended postdoctoral work, and a letter of intent, which should include the desired period of appointment and an explicit statement of which of the main researchers (Raimund Bürger, Gabriel N.Gatica, Norbert Heuer, Rodolfo Rodríguez, Mauricio Sepúlveda) should supervise the project. Applicants may optionally submit letters of recommendation. The positions are for one year and do not involve teaching duties. Positions are renewable for up to three years by application to the yearly FONDECYT postdoctoral research competition. Possibility to apply for national grants in case of a longer stay is also open. The positions are available from March 1, 2014; however there is some flexibility in starting appointments (preferably before June 30, 2014). The monthly salary is CLP 1.456.000 before taxes (around US$ 2800). A flight ticket (round trip) will be covered. Additional funding for attending meetings and conferences within Chile is available. Applications should be submitted by e-mail before January 15, 2014 to Raimund Bürger, director of project ACT1118, [log in to unmask] See http://www.ci2ma.udec.cl/postdoccall2014.pdf ------------------------------------------------------- From: Angela Kunoth [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2013 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Positions, Numerics of PDEs, Univ of Cologne Several PhD/PostDoc Positions in Numerics of PDEs (Pay Grade 13 TV-L 50-100%) The Mathematical Institute at the University of Cologne, Germany, is soliciting applications for several PhD or PostDoc positions in the working groups of Prof. Gregor Gassner and Prof. Angela Kunoth, to be filled as soon as possible. Candidates are supposed to work in research projects in numerics of PDEs, in particular, concerning - Discontinuous Galerkin methods for conservation laws, scientific computation and high-performance-computing (Prof. Gassner), - Multiscale and wavelet methods for PDEs, PDE-constrained control problems, numerical finance (Prof. Kunoth). They are expected to participate in the regular assistant duties at the institute concerning teaching and administration. We are searching for candidates with a very good Master's or PhD degree in Mathematics or a related area who possess a profound knowledge in the numerics of PDEs and in the implementation and development of algorithms. We require substantial language skills in both German and English as well as interest in working in interdisciplinary research projects. The official announcement (in German) can be found at http://www.stellenwerk-koeln.de/uploads/tx_exinitswkjobs/WissMA_MathInstitut.pdf ------------------------------------------------------- From: Elisabeth Larsson [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2013 Subject: PhD Positions, Interdisciplinary Math, Uppsala Univ The Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (CIM), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, invites applications for three PhD positions. CIM carries out innovative interdisciplinary research between the mathematical sciences and other areas of science and industry. For more information see http://www.math.uu.se/cim. The successful applicant will work with an interdisciplinary mathematics project, combining two different disciplines (or more), where at least one is of a mathematical nature. Applicants must contact a host institution at Uppsala University to discuss potential research projects before submitting their written applications. The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff, and women are especially encouraged to apply for these positions. The application deadline is January 31. For instructions about how to apply, see http://www.uu.se/en/jobs/?positionId=29274 For further information about the position, please contact the director of CIM Dr. Elisabeth Larsson ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Romas Baronas [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2013 Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 19 (1) Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113, Volume 19, Number 1, 2014 A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.mii.lt/NA/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Exponential synchronization for reaction-diffusion neural networks with mixed time-varying delays via periodically intermittent control, p. 1–25, Qintao Gan, Hong Zhang, Jun Dong Particle Swarm Optimization for Linear Support Vector Machines based classifier selection, p. 26–42, Gintautas Garšva, Paulius Danėnas Common fixed points for \alpha-\psi-\varphi-contractions in generalized metric spaces, p. 43–54, Vincenzo La Rosa, Pasquale Vetro The recognition and modelling of a backbone and its deformity, p. 55–66, Ramunas Markauskas, Algimantas Juozapavicius, Kestutis Saniukas, Giedrius Bernotavicius Testing the epidemic change in nearly nonstationary autoregressive processes, p. 67–82, Jurgita Markeviciutė, Alfredas Rackauskas, Charles Suquet On a generalized SVEIR epidemic model under regular and adaptive impulsive vaccination, p. 83–108, Raul Nistal, Manuel de la Sen, Santiago Alonso-Quesada, Asier Ibeas Comparison of spatial classification rules with different conditional distributions of class label, p. 109–117, Giedrius Stabingis, Kestutis Ducinskas, Lijana Stabingiene Analysis of a duopoly game with heterogeneous players participating in carbon emission trading, p. 118–131, Lingrui Zhao, Jixiang Zhang Stability and bifurcation in a ratio-dependent Holling-III system with diffusion and delay, p. 132–153, Wenjie Zuo, Junjie Wei ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************