Subject: NA Digest, V. 13, # 43 NA Digest Thursday, December 19, 2013 Volume 13 : Issue 43 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: 2013 Babuska Prize Awarded Prize Competition, Bound-constrained Optimization GAIL: Guaranteed Automatic Integration Library PARALUTION: A Library for Sparse Iterative Methods on CPU and GPU STK 2.1.0 released New MOOC, Convex Optimization, Jan 2014 New Book, Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications ICERM Programs and Workshops, USA, 2014 Systems Approaches in Immunology, USA, Jan 2014 Copper Mountain Conference, USA, Apr 2014 Honoring E. Tadmor's 60th Birthday, USA, Apr 2014 IGAA Workshop, Germany, Apr 2014 Computational Geomechanics, USA, May 2014 8th Workshop SDS2014, Italy, Jun 2014 AMCA'14, Russia, Jun 2014 ICCS 2014, Australia, Jun 2014 MBI Undergrad Summer Research, USA, Jun-Aug 2014 PASC14, Switzerland, Jun 2014 SDS 2014, Italy, Jun 2014 MBI-CAMBAM-NIMBioS Summer Grad Program, USA, Jul 2014 IMA Numerical Linear Algebra, UK, Sep 2014 Faculty Positions, Computer Science, Univ of Maryland Postdoc Position, CCMA, Penn State Univ Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, Coimbra Univ Doctoral Positions, Oxford PhD Position, Bayesian calibration of subsurface flow models PhD Positions, Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Science PhD Positions, Mathematics of Planet Earth, Imperial/Reading PhD Positions, Mathematics, Univ of Sussex, UK Contents, Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, 18 (5) 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: Karel Segeth [log in to unmask] Date: December 19, 2013 Subject: 2013 Babuska Prize Awarded In December 2013, the Czech Association for Mechanics and the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists again awarded the I. Babuska Prize for the best work in scientific computing submitted by students and young scientists. It was the 20th year of the competition. The Prize winner for 2013 is Dr Ivana Sebestova from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague. The work honored is her PhD thesis A posteriori error estimates for numerical solution of convection-diffusion problems. Further winners were delivered diplomas of honor. The second position was awarded to Dr Jaroslav Vondrejc from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague for his PhD thesis FFT-based method for homogenization of periodic media. Theory and Application. The third position belongs to Dr Pavel Strachota from the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague who presented his PhD thesis Analysis and application of numerical methods for solving nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations. Further diplomas of honor were delivered to MS theses. The first position in this category was taken by Martin Isoz from the Faculty of Chemical Technology of the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague. The second position was awarded to Monika Balazsova from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague for her MS thesis and the third was Karel Mikes from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague for his BS thesis. The Prize was established in 1994 by an outstanding Czech mathematician Ivo Babuska, now Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX. He is well-known for his fundamental results in the finite element method. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Edwin Vollebregt [log in to unmask] Date: December 16, 2013 Subject: Prize Competition, Bound-constrained Optimization In [1] we present a method for quadratic programs with bound constraints, and conjecture that it will always work if the Hessian matrix is non-negative. We would like to encourage researchers to try out the algorithm on their application and report the results. In order to stimulate this we set up a prize competition and publish our matlab code as well. Please see: http://www.kalkersoftware.org/index.php?cid=prize , and forward this to your students and colleagues who might be interested. [1] E.A.H. Vollebregt, "The Bound-Constrained Conjugate Gradient method for non-negative matrices", J Optim Theory Appl, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s10957-013-0499-x. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fred J. Hickernell [log in to unmask] Date: December 10, 2013 Subject: GAIL: Guaranteed Automatic Integration Library We are pleased to announce the Guaranteed Automatic Integration Library (GAIL) version 1.0, which is available at http://code.google.com/p/gail/. GAIL is a collection of MATLAB functions that perform - univariate integration, - univariate function approximation, and - Monte Carlo estimation of the mean of a random variable, which can be used for multivariate integration. These algorithms are automatic in the sense that they provide the answer to within the user-specified error tolerance. They are adaptive. Unlike competitors, the GAIL algorithms have theoretical guarantees of success, which are provided in our recent publications: F. J. Hickernell, L. Jiang, Y. Liu, and A. B. Owen, Guaranteed conservative fixed width confidence intervals via Monte Carlo sampling, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 2012 (J. Dick, F. Y. Kuo, G. W. Peters, and I. H. Sloan, eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2014. N. Clancy, Y. Ding, C. Hamilton, F. J. Hickernell, and Y. Zhang, The complexity of guaranteed automatic algorithms: Cones, not balls, Journal of Complexity, 30, pp. 21-45, 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jco.2013.09.002. GAIL is under ongoing development with the next release scheduled for Spring 2014. We welcome feedback. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dimitar Lukarski [log in to unmask] Date: December 13, 2013 Subject: PARALUTION: A Library for Sparse Iterative Methods on CPU and GPU PARALUTION is a library for sparse iterative methods with special focus on multi-core and accelerator technology such as GPUs and Xeon Phi. The software provides fine-grained parallel preconditioners which can utilize the modern multi-/many-core devices. Based on C++, it provides a generic and flexible design which allows seamless integration with other scientific software packages. Key Features: - OpenMP(Host/Xeon Phi), CUDA, OpenCL support - No special hardware/library requirement - Portable code and results across all hardware - Various iterative solvers/preconditioners - Many sparse matrix formats - Generic and robust design - Plug-in for FORTRAN, OpenFOAM, Deal.II, Elmer, Hermes - Documentations: user manual (pdf), reports, doxygen The library contains Krylov subspace solvers (CR, CG, BiCGStab, GMRES, IDR), Multigrid (GMG, AMG), Deflated PCG, Fixed-point iteration schemes, Mixed-precision schemes and fine-grained parallel preconditioners based on splitting, ILU factorization with levels, multi-elimination ILU factorization and approximate inverse (Chebyshev, FSAI, SPAI). All solvers can be used as preconditioners in a nested manner. For details, visit http://www.paralution.com ------------------------------------------------------- From: Julien Bect [log in to unmask] Date: December 11, 2013 Subject: STK 2.1.0 released STK 2.1.0 has been released, please check it out ! http://sourceforge.net/projects/kriging STK is a "Small Toolbox for Kriging" that is fully compatible with both GNU Octave (from release 3.2.4 onwards) and Matlab (from release R2007a onwards). It is meant to be a convenient and efficient research tool for working with kriging-based methods (Gaussian process-based interpolation and regression), with a focus towards applications in the design and analysis of computer experiments. STK is brought to you under the GNU Public Licence v3 (GPLv3). Julien Bect & Emmanuel Vazquez (Supelec, France) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stephen Boyd [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: New MOOC, Convex Optimization, Jan 2014 CVX 101, a new MOOC (massive open on-line course) will run from January 21 to March 14, 2014. You can register (and find out a little bit about the class) at https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/CVX101/Winter2014/about The MOOC will be based on the Stanford course EE364A, which can be browsed at http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee364a/ Feel free to forward this announcement to students, colleagues, or anyone else who might be interested. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: December 12, 2013 Subject: New Book, Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications Announcing the December 6, 2013, publication by SIAM of: Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications, by Konstantin E. Avrachenkov, Jerzy A. Filar, and Phil G. Howlett 2013 / xii + 372 pages / Hardcover / 978-1-611973-13-6 / List Price $89.00 / SIAM Member Price $62.30 / Order Code OT135 Mathematical models are often used to describe complex phenomena. These models typically depend on estimated values of key parameters that determine system behavior. Hence it is important to know what happens when these values are changed. The study of single-parameter deviations provides a natural starting point for this analysis in many special settings in the sciences, engineering, and economics. The difference between the actual and nominal values of the perturbation parameter is small but unknown, and it is important to understand the asymptotic behavior of the system as the perturbation tends to zero. This book includes a comprehensive treatment of analytic perturbations of matrices, linear operators, and polynomial systems, particularly the singular perturbation of inverses and generalized inverses. It also offers original applications in Markov chains, Markov decision processes, optimization, and applications to Google PageRank™ and a problem section in every chapter to aid in course preparation. 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/OT135.html. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christina Mata [log in to unmask] Date: December 12, 2013 Subject: ICERM Programs and Workshops, USA, 2014 ICERM Semester Program on "Phase Transitions and Emergent Properties" February 2 - May 8, 2015 http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s15 ICERM Workshop: Crystals, Quasicrystals and Random Networks Feb 9-13, 2015 http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s15-w1 ICERM Workshop: Small Clusters, Polymer Vesicles and Unusual Minima March 16-20, 2015 http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s15-w2 ICERM Workshop: Limit Shapes April 13-17, 2015 http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s15-w3 ICERM Semester Program Workshop: Eigenvectors in Graph Theory and Related Problems in Numerical Linear Algebra May 5-9, 2014 http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s14 ICERM Workshop: Integrability and Cluster Algebras: Geometry and Combinatorics August 25-29, 2014 http://icerm.brown.edu/tw14-4-ica ------------------------------------------------------- From: Steven Kleinstein [log in to unmask] Date: December 16, 2013 Subject: Systems Approaches in Immunology, USA, Jan 2014 Systems Approaches in Immunology and Infectious Diseases http://cnls.lanl.gov/immunology3 We are happy to announce the third biennial conference on “Systems Approaches in Immunology and Infectious Diseases,” to be held in Santa Fe, NM on January 10-11, 2014. As with the first two international workshops, this meeting will provide a multi- disciplinary forum to discuss the latest developments at the boundary of experimental and computational immunology. It is organized under the premise that understanding of immunology will be advanced by the development of theoretical and experimental techniques and models that bring together phenomena at different levels of complexity. Please visit the website at cnls.lanl.gov/immunology3 for more information. The website is open for registration and abstract submission. We hope you will consider registering early. Please spread the word about this meeting – it is always a pleasure to meet new people working in multi-disciplinary and systems approaches to problems at the boundary of experimental and computational immunology and infectious diseases. We have assembled a distinguished set of speakers for this 3rd “Systems Approaches in Immunology and Infectious Diseases” and we are looking forward to a great meeting. Confirmed speakers include: Rob de Boer, Utrecht University; Arup Chakraborty, MIT; Garnett Kelsoe, Duke University; Denise Kirschner, University of Michigan; Matthew Krummel, UC San Francisco; Joshua Schiffer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Mark Shlomchik, University of Pittsburgh; and John Tsang, NIH ------------------------------------------------------- From: Annette Anthony [log in to unmask] Date: December 13, 2013 Subject: Copper Mountain Conference, USA, Apr 2014 The Thirteenth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods April 6 – April 11, 2014 Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA http://grandmaster.colorado.edu/~copper/2014/ Student Competition Papers January 10, 2014 Author Abstracts January 17, 2014 Early Registration March 6, 2014 Guaranteed Lodging March 4, 2014 HIGHLIGHTED TOPICS: Stochastic PDEs and Uncertainty Quantification; Scale-free/Small World Graphs, Page Rank and Markov Chains; Multigrid and Other Iterative Schemes on GPU & Multicore Architectures; Inverse Problems and Regularization; Optimization of Complex Systems; Nonlinear Solution Methods, Nonlinear Least-Squares; Multigrid All-At-Once and Block Approaches to PDE Systems; Coupled Multi-Physics Problems; Time-Parallel Algorithms; Krylov Accelerators; Hybrid Direct-Iterative Linear Solvers; Iterative Methods in Challenging Applications (e.g., Electromagnetics, Energy, Environmental, Data Assimilation, MHD, Neutronics, Transport/Reaction, Chemical Engineering) - Student Paper Competition. Travel and lodging assistance will be awarded to students and new PhDs judged to have submitted the best research papers. - Workshops – Informal Topical Discussions ------------------------------------------------------- From: Doron Levy [log in to unmask] Date: December 18, 2013 Subject: Honoring E. Tadmor's 60th Birthday, USA, Apr 2014 Modern Perspectives in Applied Mathematics: Theory and Numerics of PDEs, A Conference in Honor of Eitan Tadmor’s 60th Birthday April 28 – May 2, 2014 Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD http://www.ki-net.umd.edu/activities/tn60/ [log in to unmask] Invited Speakers: Saul Abarbanel (Tel-Aviv), Claude Bardos (Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan), Jose Carrillo (Imperial College), Tony Chan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Gui-Qiang Chen (Oxford), Alexandre Chorin (Berkeley), Albert Cohen (University Pierre et Marie Curie), Peter Constantin (Princeton), Pierre Degond (Imperial College), Bjorn Engquist (Austin), Irene Gamba (Austin), Fancois Golse (Ecole Polytechnique Paris), Thomas Hou (California Institute of Technology), Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin (Maryland), Shi Jin (Madison Wisconsin), Heinz-Otto Kreiss (Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm), Peter Lax (New York University), C. Dave Levermore (Maryland), Pierre-Louis Lions (College de France), Jian-Guo Liu (Duke), Helena Lopes (Rio de Janeiro), Andrew Majda (New York University), Siddhartha Mishra (ETH Zurich), Stanley Osher (UCLA), Benoit Perthame (University Pierre et Marie Curie), Chi-Wang Shu (Brown), Joel Smoller (Michigan), Endre Suli (Oxford), Tao Tang (Hong Kong Baptist University), Blake Temple (Davis), Edriss Titi (Weizmann Institute and UC Irvine), Athanasios Tzavaras (Crete) Limited support for researchers in the early stages of their career is available. Applications for support must be submitted in the registration by February 14, 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bernd Simeon [log in to unmask] Date: December 10, 2013 Subject: IGAA Workshop, Germany, Apr 2014 Workshop Announcement IGAA 2014 - Isogeometric Analysis and Applications April 7 to 10, 2014, Annweiler am Trifels, Germany http://www.ag.jku.at/conferences/igaa2014/index.shtml IGAA 2015 solicits contributions presenting original results in all areas of Isogeometric Analysis. We aim at providing a forum for communication among the applied mathematics, computer science, and computational science and engineering communities in this rapidly growing field. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to Numerical simulation using Isogeometric Analysis; Spline spaces providing local adaptivity; Fast solvers for IGA schemes; Convergence analysis and error estimation; Design optimization; Applications such as fluid-structure interaction; Geometric modeling for Isogeometric Analysis. INVITED SPEAKERS: Fehmi Cirak, Tom Hughes, Angela Kunoth, Ulrich Langer, Alessandro Reali, Jessica Zhang January 31, 2014: abstract submission February 7, 2014: author notification February 28,2014: registration (latest) April 7-10, 2014: conference ------------------------------------------------------- From: Martina Bukac [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: Computational Geomechanics, USA, May 2014 Workshop on Computational Geomechanics May 22-23, 2014, Pittsburgh PA, USA. The workshop will focus on recent advances in modeling, design, analysis, and implementation of numerical methods for problems in geomechanics. Relevant applications include, but are not limited to, hydraulic fracturing, groundwater flow, reservoir engineering, and poroelastic filters. There will be a poster session for graduate students and recent PhDs. Currently Confirmed Speakers: Andrew Bunger, Armando Duarte, Marcio Murad, Guglielmo Scovazzi, Mary Wheeler, Paolo Zunino. For further information about the conference please visit http://pitt.edu/~martinab/compgeo/compgeo.html The registration for the workshop via the webpage is already open. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nicoletta Del Buono [log in to unmask] Date: December 10, 2013 Subject: 8th Workshop SDS2014, Italy, Jun 2014 8th Workshop SDS2014 - STRUCTURAL DYNAMICAL SYSTEM: Computational Aspects Hotel-Villaggio Porto Giardino, Capitolo, Monopoli, Italy June 10-13, 2014 https://sites.google.com/site/workshopsds2014/ The main aim of this workshop is to put together researchers of different areas, in particular Mathematics and Engineering, to give them the opportunity of discussing, in a friendly atmosphere, recent developments in computational and theoretical methods for Dynamical Systems and their applications. This meeting will be focused on Numerical methods for ODEs and Piecewice Smooth Dynamical Systems. The main topics are: Numerical methods for ODEs; Discontinuous ODEs; Piecewise-smooth dynamical systems; Dynamical systems with variable structure; Sliding motion and Control; Ensemble Control of Linear Dynamical systems; Genetic and Medical Applications. Both numerical and theoretical aspects of the previous topics will be welcome. Invited speakers are: Alessandro Colombo (Politecnico Milan, Italy); Luca Dieci(Georgia Institute of Technology, USA); Mario Di Bernardo (University of Naple Federico II, Italy); Nicola Guglielmi (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Ernst Hairer (University of Geneve, Svizzera); Uwe Helmke (University of Wuerzeburg); Liliana Ironi (IMATI, CNR, Pavia, Italy); Christian Lubich(University of Tubingen, Germania); Petri Piiroinen (National University of Ireland, Ireland); Mike Jeffrey (University of Bristol, England); Erik Van Vleck(University of Kansas, USA) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lyudmila Vshivkova, Marina Boronina [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: AMCA'14, Russia, Jun 2014 The International Conference on Advanced Mathematics, Computations and Applications 2014 (AMCA’14) is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (the former Computing Center), Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICM&MG SB RAS), which was founded by academician G.I. Marchuk. The goal of this conference is to bring together well-known experts involved in numerical analysis, applied mathematics, computational technologies, challenging applications and to discuss the topical issues facing the mathematical community. The topics of AMCA’14 are the four major areas covered by the ICM&MG SB RAS: Numerical analysis; Methods of applied mathematics and mathematical modeling; Parallel and distributed computations; Information systems. They include, but are not limited to: computational algebra, numerical solution of differential and/or integral equations, computational geophysics, inverse problems, statistical modeling and Monte-Carlo methods, high performance computing, advanced problems in scientific programming, data-intensive processing and communications. The conference AMCA'14 will be held on June 8-11, 2014, in Novosibbirsk, Russia. The web-site of the conference: http://conf.nsc.ru/amca14 Contact information, e-mail: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jack Dongarra [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: ICCS 2014, Australia, Jun 2014 The International Conference on Computational Science is an annual conference that brings together researchers and scientists from mathematics and computer science as basic computing disciplines, researchers from various application areas who are pioneering computational methods in sciences such as physics, chemistry, life sciences, and engineering, as well as in arts and humanitarian fields, to discuss problems and solutions in the area, to identify new issues, and to shape future directions for research. ICCS 2014 in Cairns, Queensland, will be the fourteenth in this series of highly successful conferences. Cairns is on the doorstep of Australian jewels including the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest. The theme in 2014 will be: Big Data meets Computational Science. The conference will be held in Cairns, Queensland, Australia from 10 – 12 June, 2014. See http://iccs2014.ivec.org & www.iccs-meeting.org ICCS 2014 submission deadline extended to January 15. There are three options: full paper, poster presentation with a short paper & oral presentation without a paper (abstract only). Papers will be published in Elsevier open-access Procedia Computer Science and indexed by Scopus, ScienceDirect, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation in Web of Science. ------------------------------------------------------- From: April J. Shelton [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: MBI Undergrad Summer Research, USA, Jun-Aug 2014 2014 MBI Undergraduate Summer Research Program, June 2-August 15, 2014 This program introduces students to exciting new areas of mathematical biology and involves them in collaborative research with their peers and faculty mentors. Deadline to apply is Monday, January 27, 2014. The program consists of three parts - each with a mix of educational and social experiences: - Two-week Introduction (June 2-13, 2014): Tutorials, computer labs, and team efforts designed to introduce students to a variety of topics in mathematical biology. - Eight-week REU Program (June 16-August 8, 2014): An individualized research experience as part of a research team at a participating institution. - Capstone Conference (August 11-15, 2014): A student centered conference featuring talks and posters by student researchers in math biology, keynotes by prominent math biologists, and a graduate studies recruitment fair. Applications for CAPSTONE CONFERENCE ONLY will be due in June. To apply visit: http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/undergrad2014.html Mathematical Biosciences Institute The Ohio State University Jennings Hall 3rd Floor 1735 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 • 614-292-3648 MBI receives major funding from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences and is supported by The Ohio State University. MBI adheres to the AA/EOE guidelines. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Olaf Schenk [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: PASC14, Switzerland, Jun 2014 PASC14 - Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference http://www.pasc14.org June 2-3, 2014 ETH Zurich The conference brings together computational scientists and research groups from diverse scientific domains, including Climate and Atmospheric Modelling, Solid Earth Dynamics, the Life Sciences, Material Science, Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, and Computer Science/Mathematics. It aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and to strengthen HPC knowledge exchange. Particular attention will be given to poster presentations. We hope that this eases interesting informal discussion and helps to initiate new collaborations. Posters may be presented during the entire conference (morning of June 2 to evening of June 3), but a dedicated poster session with buffet-style dinner and drinks will be held on the evening of June 2. Abstracts are required for both contributed talks and posters. Each contributor, either for a contributed talk or a poster must submit a title and an abstract up to 600 words before March 31, 2014 Submission is open already and will close on March 31, 2014 : http://www.pasc14.org/submission/ Early registration is also open and will close on April 30, 2014: http://www.pasc14.org/registration/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luciano Lopez [log in to unmask] Date: December 09, 2013 Subject: SDS 2014, Italy, Jun 2014 8th WORKSHOP STRUCTURAL DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS: Computational Aspects - SDS2014 Hotel Porto, Giardino, Capitolo, Monopoli, Italy June 10-13, 2014 https://sites.google.com/site/workshopsds2014 The workshop will take place at the Hotel Villaggio Porto Giardino Capitolo-Monopoli, Bari, Italy. The main aim of this workshop is to put together researchers of different areas, in particular Mathematics and Engineering, to give the opportunity to discuss recent developments in the computational aspects of: Numerical methods for ODEs; Discontinuous ODEs; Piecewise-smooth dynamical systems; Dynamical systems with variable structure; Ensemble Control of Linear Dynamical Systems; Genetic and Medical Applications. Both numerical and theoretical aspects on the previous topics will be welcome. The invited speakers are: Alessandro Colombo; Luca Dieci; Mario Di Bernardo; Nicola Guglielmi; Ernst Hairer; Uwe Helmke; Liliana Ironi; Christian Lubich; Mike Jeffrey; Petri Piiroinen; Erik Van Vleck Plenary talks will be arranged in order to provide lectures on each workshop topic. Contributed talks will be accepted. Poster session: To stimulate the participation of PhD students, there will be also a poster session. ------------------------------------------------------- From: April J. Shelton [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: MBI-CAMBAM-NIMBioS Summer Grad Program, USA, Jul 2014 Joint 2014 MBI-CAMBAM-NIMBioS Summer Graduate Program July 7-18, 2014 Rhythms & Oscillations This summer school will focus on the theory, mathematical modeling and experimental study of biological rhythms. The workshop will begin with a boot-camp introducing the basic mathematical tools and techniques used in studying biological rhythms. In depth explorations of specific problems will then be presented. Students will also work in small groups on projects, which will be presented at the end of the two week summer school. Graduate students from the mathematical, physical and life sciences are encouraged to apply. To apply visit http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/graduate2014.html The graduate program will be held at MBI. Applications received by February 15, 2014 will receive full consideration. Victoria Booth, University of Michigan Daniel Forger, University of Michigan; Paul Francois, McGill University; Marty Golubitsky, Mathematical Biosciences Institute; Fred Guichard, McGill University; Nancy Kopell, Boston University; David Paydarfar, Wyss Institute; William Schwartz, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Arthur Sherman, National Institutes of Health ; John Tyson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaopeng Zhao, University of Tennessee ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pam Bye [log in to unmask] Date: December 16, 2013 Subject: IMA Numerical Linear Algebra, UK, Sep 2014 University of Birmingham, UK 3 – 5 September 2014 http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/4th_ima_con ference_on_numerical_linear_algebra_and_optimisation.cfm The IMA and the University of Birmingham are pleased to announce the Fourth Biennial IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation. The meeting is co-sponsored by SIAM, whose members will receive the IMA members’ registration rate. The success of modern methods for large-scale optimisation is heavily dependent on the use of effective tools of numerical linear algebra. On the other hand, many problems in numerical linear algebra lead to linear, nonlinear or semidefinite optimisation problems. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from both communities and to find and communicate points and topics of common interest. Conference topics include any subject that could be of interest to both communities, such as: Direct and iterative methods for large sparse linear systems; Eigenvalue computation and optimisation; Large-scale nonlinear and semidefinite programming; Effect of round-off errors, stopping criteria, embedded iterative procedures; Optimisation issues for matrix polynomials; Fast matrix computations; Compressed/sparse sensing; PDE-constrained optimisation; Applications and real time optimisation Mini-symposia proposals: 31 March 2014 Abstract submission: 30 April 2014 Contributed talks and mini-symposia talks will be accepted on the basis of a one page extended abstract which should be submitted by 30 April 2014 by e-mail to [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Howard Elman [log in to unmask] Date: December 10, 2013 Subject: Faculty Positions, Computer Science, Univ of Maryland Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland College Park The Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA has several openings at all ranks for tenure-track faculty positions effective July 1, 2014 or earlier. Outstanding candidates in all areas of computer science, especially Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing and Natural Language Processing, are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be considered for joint appointments between the Department and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), and its affiliated centers such as the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (cyber.umd.edu) and the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (cbcb.umd.edu). Please apply online at ejobs.umd.edu and hiring.cs.umd.edu. Candidates must apply to both websites to receive consideration. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit complete applications by January 8th, 2014 for full consideration. Questions may be directed to the faculty recruitment committee at: [log in to unmask] Additional information about the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is available at http://www.cs.umd.edu and at http://www.umiacs.umd.edu. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jinchao Xu [log in to unmask] Date: December 12, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, CCMA, Penn State Univ The Center for Computational Mathematics and Applications (CCMA) in the Department of Mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, is seeking one or two scholars for postdoctoral appointments. Successful candidates will hold a PhD in mathematics or a related field (such as physics, engineering, computer science). The position requires expertise in numerical methods for partial differential. Fortran, C, or C++ programing is required. Experience in heterogeneous parallel computing is desirable but not required. Appointed candidates will work closely with the faculty at the CCMA on research related to numerical methods for large-scale practical applications. The postdoctoral scholar will contribute to a number of research projects including the CCMA’s projects supported by the NSF, the DOE and industries. The number of candidates appointed will depend on the availability of funding. The appointments will be effective on August 15, 2014, or later. Applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled. More information on Penn State University and the Department of Mathematics can be found at www.math.psu.edu. Applicants should submit the following application material online at www.mathjobs.org: i) Cover letter addressed to Professor Xu ii) Current vitae including a list of publications iii) Current research statement iv) Three letters of recommendation addressed to Professor Xu (Please ensure that one of the letters addresses your teaching background and ability.) Please submit the application online at Mathjobs https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/5530 We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Isabel Figueiredo [log in to unmask] Date: December 11, 2013 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, Coimbra Univ The CMUC|Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (under the project below) invite applications for an one-year Postdoctoral Position in Computational Mathematics, beginning February - April 2014. The focus of the research is on imaging sciences and scientific computing. It involves variational image processing, image analysis, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, optimization, visualization, and inverse problems in imaging, with applications in medicine and earth observation imagery. Applicants should have a PhD in Mathematics or Computational Sciences and Engineering (preferably obtained after December 31, 2011). The position obeys to the Portuguese scholarship system and the corresponding salary is €1495 per month (tax free). No teaching duties are associated with the position. Applicants should send to [log in to unmask] the following information: - Curriculum vitae (publication list included). - Statement of research interests (one page maximum, describing concisely scientific interests and the relation with the proposed post doctoral position). - Names and email-addresses of at least two scientists willing to provide references. Period for applications : from 06th to 24th January 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jared Tanner [log in to unmask] Date: December 10, 2013 Subject: Doctoral Positions, Oxford The University of Oxford Mathematical Institute is launching a new EPSRC-supported doctoral training programme, InFoMM, linking numerical analysis, mathematical modelling, and their application to industry. We invite applications to the doctoral programme, currently being accepted for the 2014 academic year. Full funding is available for over ten studentships per year. The four year programme of study includes a first year of coursework, projects, and interactions with industrial partners such as: Amazon, BP, Dupont, IBM, NAG, Schlumberger, Siemens, and Thales. Research projects are available in: numerical approximation theory, optimisation, numerical differential equations, high performance computing, numerical linear algebra, signal / image processing, and a variety of modelling specialisations. Further information is available at: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/courses/infomm where a list of the application deadlines can also be found. Overseas applicants are advised to apply for the 2 January or 24 January deadlines to have the maximum chance of receiving funding. Scholarships cover full fees and provide a grant for living expenses. Applications may be submitted via: https://apply.embark.com/grad/Oxford/17/ Informal inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Jared Tanner, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ahmed H Elsheikh [log in to unmask] Date: December 11, 2013 Subject: PhD Position, Bayesian calibration of subsurface flow models The Uncertainty Quantification Group at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot- Watt University (Scotland, UK) is looking for a PhD candidate to work in the area of Bayesian calibration of subsurface flow models under the supervision of Dr Ahmed H. Elsheikh (http://www.pet.hw.ac.uk/staff-directory/ahmed-elsheikh.htm). The successful candidate will be integrated in the Uncertainty Quantification Group lead by Professor Mike Christie and will enjoy interactions with a global network of research collaborators. PhD studentship role: The goal of the position is to carry out methodological developments in applied Bayesian parameter estimation techniques targeting large-scale subsurface flow models. Particular attention will be given to techniques combining Bayesian sampling, response surfaces, novel parameterisation techniques and reduced order modelling. Essential skills: Masters degree in computational mathematics, physics or in a relevant engineering discipline with strong computational skills; Ability to write reports, collate information and present it in a clear and engaging manner; Excellent communication skills. Desirable skills: Bayesian statistics; Numerical optimisation techniques; Computational methods for PDEs; Mathematical programming; Experience with open source modelling packages (DuMux, deal.II, MRST, FEniCS or similar projects) is highly desired. Fees and funding: The studentship is available to UK/EU/Overseas candidates. It includes tuition fees and an appropriate stipend for three years at the EPSRC recommended levels. Application process: Interested individuals are invited to email the documents and information listed below to Dr. Ahmed H. Elsheikh (email: [log in to unmask]) - Cover letter including areas of expertise and research interests. - Current curriculum vitae. - Degree certificates and transcripts (undergraduate and graduate). - Evidence of excellence and verifiable list of programming skills. - Contact information of at least three (3) referees. Closing date: 10th of January 2014 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Richtarik [log in to unmask] Date: December 18, 2013 Subject: PhD Positions, Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Science 10 PhD places in new Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Science Web site: http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/ Application deadline: 27 January 2014 (first round) The Edinburgh Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Data Science is now inviting applications for 10 fully-funded PhD studentships, to start in September 2014. Students with a strong background in computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering are particularly encouraged to apply. The CDT focuses on the computational principles, methods, and systems for extracting knowledge from data. Large data sets are now generated by almost every activity in science, society, and commerce - ranging from molecular biology to social media, from sustainable energy to health care. Data science asks: How can we efficiently find patterns in these vast streams of data? Many research areas have tackled parts of this problem: machine learning focuses on finding patterns and making predictions from data; databases are needed for efficiently accessing data and ensuring its quality; ideas from algorithms are required to build systems that scale to big data streams; and separate research areas have grown around different types of unstructured data such as text, images, sensor data, video, and speech. Recently, these distinct disciplines have begun to converge into a single field called data science. See http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/apply/ for further information and application forms. Enquiries via [log in to unmask] . There are two deadlines for applications: - First round deadline for full consideration. Apply by 27 January 2014. (Any non-EU candidates must apply by this date, as well as following the specific instructions for non-EU residents.) - Second round: Any remaining scholarships will be awarded in a second round of applications. The deadline for the second round is 31 March 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Colin Cotter [log in to unmask] Date: December 17, 2013 Subject: PhD Positions, Mathematics of Planet Earth, Imperial/Reading We are seeking excellent candidates for 12 fully funded PhD positions, as part of the first cohort of the newly established EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in the Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE), jointly run by Imperial College London and the University of Reading. The centre offers an innovative four year PhD in programme in Mathematics and its applications to weather, oceans and climate science. The first year takes the form of an MRes (Masters by Research) course, leading to a jointly awarded degree from Imperial College London and the University of Reading. The following 3 years focus on the PhD project, and lead to the award of a PhD from either Imperial or Reading. UK and EU students with a background in the mathematical and physical sciences are eligible for full funding (fees plus tax-free stipend of £15,726 a year), and exceptional international students are also encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will choose, by the end of the first year, the particular area of research that suits their individual taste and talents from the broad areas of Analysis, Statistics, Probability, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamical Systems, Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, and will work on PhD projects that have in common relevance and applicability to research in weather, oceans and climate. Prior knowledge of environmental science is not a requirement. Successful applicants will have (or expect to receive) a first class honours degree (or non-UK equivalent) in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or closely related subject. Applications will be considered jointly by the partner universities. The deadline for submitting the complete applications is 31 January 2014. Further details regarding the programme and the application procedure can be obtained at http://www.mpecdt.org. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bertram Düring [log in to unmask] Date: December 14, 2013 Subject: PhD Positions, Mathematics, Univ of Sussex, UK The Department of Mathematics at the University of Sussex is currently offering 9 fully-funded PhD studentships. These studentships pay a tax-free bursary of £13726 per year, with fees waived, for 3.5 years and are available for UK and EU students. The department also hopes to offer one additional studentship for an Overseas student ('Chancellor's International Research Scholarship'). The increased investment and growth in scholarships reflects the department's recent growth in faculty and its continuing success in attracting funding from research councils, including the award of an EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant. For more information, visit http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/money/scholarships/pgr2014/search? sent=1&level[]=4&year_of_entry[]=2014&subject[PG][]=1665 or http://tinyurl.com/ov7p2de ------------------------------------------------------- From: R. Ciegis [log in to unmask] Date: December 11, 2013 Subject: Contents, Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, 18 (5) MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND ANALYSIS The Baltic Journal on Mathematical Applications, Numerical Analysis and Differential Equations ISSN 1392-6292, ISSN 1648-3510 online, Electronical edition: http://www.tandfonline.com/TMMA Volume 18, Number 5, December 2013 (p.577-716) CONTENTS Rajarammohanroy Mythili Priyadharshini and Narashimhan Ramanujam, Uniformly-Convergent Numerical Methods for a System of Coupled Singularly Perturbed Convection--Diffusion Equations with Mixed Type Boundary Conditions, 577-598 Octavia Bolojan-Nica, Gennaro Infante and Paolamaria Pietramala, Existence Results for Impulsive Systems with Initial Nonlocal Conditions, 599-611 Ze-Jun Hu, Ting-Zhu Huang and Ning-Bo Tan, A Splitting Preconditioner for the Incompressible Navier--Stokes Equations, 612-630 Yuelong Tang, An Improved Finite Element Approximation and Superconvergence for Temperature Control Problems, 631-640 J\'anos Kar\'atson and Tam\'as Kurics, A Preconditioned Iterative Solution Scheme for Nonlinear Parabolic Systems Arising in Air Pollution Modeling, 641-653 Yuhu Wu and Xiaoping Xue, Asymptotics for a Dissipative Dynamical System with Linear and Gradient-Driven Damping, 654-674 Alina Chertock, Alexander Kurganov, Zhuolin Qu and Tong Wu, Three-Layer Approximation of Two-Layer Shallow Water Equations, 675-693 Gerda Jankevi\v{c}i\={u}t\.{e}, Teres\.{e} Leonavi\v{c}ien\.{e}, Raimondas \v{C}iegis and Andrej Bugajev, Reduced Order Models Based on Pod Method for Schr\"{o}dinger Equations, 694-707 Svetlana Atslega and Felix Sadyrbaev, On Periodic Solutions of Li\'{e}nard Type Equations, 708-716 ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************