Subject: NA Digest, V. 14, # 43 NA Digest Monday, December 08, 2014 Volume 14 : Issue 43 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Optimization Challenge by Kaggle and FICO Blaze 2.2 Released Nano-archimedes 1.0.0 released New iPad App for Numerical Computation New Book, Mathematical Cardiac Electrophysiology Deadline Ext, UQ for Physical Phenomena, Norway, Jan 2015 SIAM Central States Section, USA, April 2015 Applied Math & Approximation Theory, Turkey, May 2015 Advances in HPC Earth Sciences, Iceland, Jun 2015 Longtime Behaviour of Nonlinear Waves, Germany, Jun 2015 Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Spain, Jun 2015 Mathematics in Data Science, USA, Jul 2015 Comp Aspects of the Langlands Program, USA, Sep-Dec 2015 Modular Forms and Curves of Low Genus, USA, Sep-Oct 2015 Computational Aspects of L-functions, USA, Nov 2015 Department Head Position, Computational Science, Berkeley Lab Tenure Track Position, Big Data Tenure Track Positions (3), Mathematics Postdoc Position, Computational Physics Postdoc Position, ICES, UT-Austin Postdoc Position, Inria and Paris 13 Postdoc Position, Inverse Problems with Big Data, ICES, UT Austin Postdoc Position, Mathematics, Univ of California, Davis PhD/Postdoc Positions, Mathematics, Univ of Cologne PhD/Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Stuttgart PhD Position, RWTH Aachen Univ PhD Positions, Comp Cardiovascular Science, Oxford Univ Contents, J of Complexity, 31 (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: Pietro Belotti [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2014 Subject: Optimization Challenge by Kaggle and FICO Kaggle has kicked off its annual winter optimization challenge (https://www.kaggle.com/c/helping-santas-helpers): an unusual and difficult job shop scheduling problem that has to be solved. Researchers, professionals and students are invited to participate and have a go at the prize money. You are free to use the tools of your choice and there is a special prize for submissions (https://www.kaggle.com/c/helping-santas-helpers/details/compete-with-fico-xpress) using FICO Xpress; see https://community.fico.com/community/products-%26-solutions-support/xpressdiscuss for more information. Kaggle is known mainly for hosting analytics competitions. This is an opportunity for OR practitioners to compete with data scientists on a large-scale problem. Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------- From: Klaus Iglberger [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2014 Subject: Blaze 2.2 Released After a total of five and a half months and unfortunately a little late for SC'14 we finally release version 2.2 of the Blaze C++ math library! But the waiting time was worthwhile! This release comes with hundreds of improvements and several bug fixes, many based on hints, suggestions and ideas of the Blaze community. Thank you very much for your support and help to make the Blaze library even better! The big new feature of Blaze 2.2 is symmetric matrices. And this is not just any implementation of symmetric matrices, but one of the most complete and powerful implementations available. For instance, the Blaze architecture enables symmetric matrices to actively help to improve the performance of user code by restructuring mathematical expressions. Get an impression of how symmetric matrices work and how they can help to improve performance in the Blaze tutorial: http://code.google.com/p/blaze-lib/wiki/Symmetric_Matrices Blaze 2.2 is now available for download at http://code.google.com/p/blaze-lib. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jean Michel Sellier [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2014 Subject: Nano-archimedes 1.0.0 released nano-archimedes 1.0.0 has been released, please check it out! http://www.nano-archimedes.com/download.php nano-archimedes is a time-dependent simulator for the simulation of quantum systems. It can simulate single- and many-body quantum problems (DFT and ab-initio). This first release implements the one-dimensional, ballistic, time-dependent Wigner Monte Carlo method based on signed particles and simulates a wave-packet going towards a potential barrier. The code is released under GPL and it is a GNU package. The user is, thus, free to use, modify and share the code with other users. Instructions on how to extend this code to two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometries are provided along with explanations on how to simulate many-body quantum problems and include phonon scattering. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Lau [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: New iPad App for Numerical Computation Our team has released a free iPad app for numerical computation. It is a full-fledged app having built-in editor with syntax highlight and auto-indent, 2D & 3D plots, script manager, console, and documentation. It is now available on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simo-math/id932694386?mt=8 The app is known as SIMO, which stands for Simulation and Modeling. With SIMO you can: - perform vector and matrix computation; - generate 2D and 3D plots; - zoom, pan, and rotate plots with multi-touch gestures; - define variables; - access over 100 built-in functions; - execute loops (for-loop, while-loop); - use if-else, and switch statements; - create scripts and user-defined functions. In general, SIMO is useful for individuals who want to do calculation on iPad. It is specifically designed for - university students/teachers studying/teaching numerical computation; - professionals in the numerical computation fields; - researchers and scientists who need to carry out numerical experiments, and to analyze numerical data. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luca F. Pavarino [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: New Book, Mathematical Cardiac Electrophysiology Mathematical Cardiac Electrophysiology, by P. Colli Franzone, L. F. Pavarino, S. Scacchi, Springer MSA vol. 13, 2014 http://www.springer.com/mathematics/computational+science+%26+engineering/book/ 978-3-319-04800-0 This book covers the main mathematical and numerical models in computational electrocardiology, ranging from microscopic membrane models of cardiac ionic channels to macroscopic bidomain, monodomain, eikonal models and cardiac source representations. These advanced multiscale and nonlinear models describe the cardiac bioelectrical activity from the cell level to the body surface and are employed in both the direct and inverse problems of electrocardiology. The book also covers advanced numerical techniques needed to efficiently carry out large-scale cardiac simulations, including time and space discretizations, decoupling and operator splitting techniques, parallel finite element solvers. These techniques are employed in 3D cardiac simulations illustrating the excitation mechanisms, the anisotropic effects on excitation and repolarization wavefronts, the morphology of electrograms in normal and pathological tissue and some reentry phenomena. The overall aim of the book is to present rigorously the mathematical and numerical foundations of computational electrocardiology, illustrating the current research developments in this fast-growing field lying at the intersection of mathematical physiology, bioengineering and computational biomedicine. This book is addressed to graduate student and researchers in the field of applied mathematics, scientific computing, bioengineering, electrophysiology and cardiology. ------------------------------------------------------- From: André Brodtkorb [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2014 Subject: Deadline Ext, UQ for Physical Phenomena, Norway, Jan 2015 The 15th Geilo Winter School will take place January 18th-23rd, 2015 at Dr. Holms Hotel, Geilo. As you may already know, this years topic is Uncertainty Quantification for Physical Phenomena. We still have a few rooms available in our allocation at the hotel, and I'm therefore happy to extend the registration deadline to December 24th 2014, or until we run out of rooms. As you can see from the program (http://goo.gl/0a0KRO), this years winter school will cover multiple aspects of UQ, a topic we hope many of you find interesting. More details are available on the winter school webpages, http://www.sintef.no/eVITA/. There will also be a poster session, where participants are encouraged to present their own research. Important information: - The extended registration deadline is December 24th, 2014. - Webpage: http://www.sintef.no/eVITA/ - Registration: http://goo.gl/I1tXIh - Flyer: http://goo.gl/UzIHeV ------------------------------------------------------- From: Xiaoming He [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2014 Subject: SIAM Central States Section, USA, April 2015 The 1st Annual Meeting of SIAM Central States Section will be held at Missouri University of Science and Technology from April 11-12, 2015. The call for mini-symposium proposals and contributed presentations/posters is open. For more information about this conference, please visit the conference webpage: http://siamcentral.mst.edu/ The SIAM Central States Section was formed in 2014. For more information about this new section, please visit the section webpage: http://www.siam.org/sections/central/ If you have any questions, please feel free to email [log in to unmask] or the conference organizing committee chair, Xiaoming He ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: George Anastassiou [log in to unmask] Date: December 07, 2014 Subject: Applied Math & Approximation Theory, Turkey, May 2015 3rd International Conference on “Applied Mathematics & Approximation Theory-AMAT 2015”, May 28-31, 2015, Ankara, Turkey. All subareas and topics of Applied Mathematics and Approximation Theory are welcome. Plenary Speakers: George A. Anastassiou (University of Memphis, USA) , Jerry L. Bona (University Illinois at Chicago, USA) , Alexander Goncharov (Bilkent University, Turkey) , Weimin Han (University of Iowa, USA) , Varga Kalantarov (Koç University, Turkey), Gitta Kutyniok (Technische Universität, Germany), Choonkil Park (Hanyang University, South Korea), Tamaz Vashakmadze (Tbilisi State University, Georgia). Organisers: George A. Anastassiou (University of Memphis, USA) and Oktay Duman (TOBB Economics and Technology University, Ankara, Turkey). Contact: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Visit: http://amat2015.etu.edu.tr ------------------------------------------------------- From: Xing Cai [log in to unmask] Date: December 05, 2014 Subject: Advances in HPC Earth Sciences, Iceland, Jun 2015 Fifth International Workshop on Advances in High-Performance Computational Earth Sciences: Applications and Frameworks (IHPCES-2015) http://heim.ifi.uio.no/xingca/IHPCES2015/ Reykjavik, Iceland, June 1-3 Paper Submission Due (10-pages): January 10, 2015 Author Notification: February 15, 2015 Camera-Ready Papers: March 2, 2015 IHPCES 2015 invites original contributions on all topics related to Computational Earth Sciences, including, but not limited to: - Simulations using high-end supercomputers in earth sciences, as well as multi-physics simulations and applications. - Modeling/large-scale simulations on natural disaster prevention/mitigation. - Advanced numerical methods for computational earth sciences, such as FEM, FDM, FVM, BEM/BIEM, Mesh-Free method, Particle method, LBM, etc. - Numerical algorithms and parallel programming models for computational earth sciences. - Optimization and reengineering of applications for both conventional multi- and many cores processors, or specified accelerators such as GPU and Xeon Phi. - Pre/post processing and handling of large-scale data sets for computational earth sciences, such as parallel visualization, parallel mesh generation, I/O, data mining, etc. - Frameworks and tools for development of codes for computational earth sciences on Peta/Post-Peta/Exa Scale Systems. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wolf-Juergen Beyn [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2014 Subject: Longtime Behaviour of Nonlinear Waves, Germany, Jun 2015 Longtime Behaviour of Nonlinear Waves June 8-12, 2015 at Bielefeld University Organizers: Wolf-Juergen Beyn and Sebastian Herr Support: Collaborative Research Centre 701 'Spectral Structures and Topological Methods in Mathematics' Topics: Well-posedness of dispersive equations (nonlinear Schrödinger, Dirac-Klein Gordon, Yang-Mills, complex Ginzburg-Landau damped wave etc.), longtime behaviour of numerical integrators, stability of nonlinear waves, essential and point spectra, computational methods for point spectra, Evans function and Krein signature, Hamiltonian PDEs. For registration, invited speakers and further information visit http://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/sfb701/2015_NonlinearWaves/ Further contributions are welcome and some limited support for younger researchers is still available. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Mari Paz Calvo [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2014 Subject: Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Spain, Jun 2015 New Perspectives in Markov Chain Monte Carlo June 8-12, 2015 University of Valladolid, Spain Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are undoubtedly among the most important algorithms in science. The school “New Perspectives in Markov Chain Monte Carlo” is aimed at providing a survey of several recent developments in MCMC. There will be three courses of lectures taught by leading researchers; additionally, some participants will be given the opportunity of presenting their own results. The school is addressed to mathematicians, statisticians, and scientists interested in MCMC. PhD students and postdoctoral researchers attending the school may apply for accommodation support. Attendance to the school is open (there is no registration fee), but participants are requested to submit the registration form before May 18, 2015. Registration covers the scientific program of the school, the coffee breaks and lunches from Monday to Friday. Registration and application for accommodation support is now possible at http://wmatem.eis.uva.es/npmcmc ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2014 Subject: Mathematics in Data Science, USA, Jul 2015 Topical Workshop: Mathematics in Data Science- Exploring the Role of the Mathematical Sciences in an Evolving Discipline http://icerm.brown.edu/topical_workshops/tw15-6-mds/ Dates: 7/28/15 – 7/30/15 The goal of this workshop is to bring together mathematicians and data scientists to participate in a discussion of current methods and outstanding problems in data science. The workshop is particularly aimed at mathematicians interested in pursuing research or a career in data science who wish to gain an understanding of this rapidly evolving field and the ways in which mathematics can contribute. Researchers currently working in data science are also encouraged to attend, to share ideas about mathematical methodologies and challenges. A number of experienced data scientists with a variety of backgrounds from academics, national laboratories, and industry (including startups) will be invited. The program will include overview and technical talks, several panels consisting of practitioners with different experience levels, and one or more poster sessions. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: Comp Aspects of the Langlands Program, USA, Sep-Dec 2015 ICERM Semester Program on "Computational Aspects of the Langlands Program" (September 9, 2015 - December 4, 2015) http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f15/ In the late 1960s, Robert Langlands discovered a unifying principle in number theory providing a vast generalization of class field theory to include nonabelian extensions of number fields. This principle gives rise to a web of conjectures called the Langlands program which continues to guide research in number theory to the present day. For example, an important first instance of the Langlands program is the modularity theorem for elliptic curves over the rational numbers, an essential ingredient in the proof of Fermat's last theorem. Despite its many successes, the Langlands program remains vague in many of its predictions, due in part to an absence of data to guide a precise formulation away from a few special cases. In this thematic program, we will experiment with and articulate refined conjectures relating arithmetic-geometric objects to automorphic forms, improve the computational infrastructure underpinning the Langlands program, and assemble additional supporting data. Such data has proven valuable for researchers in number theory, and it will continue to be made available at the L-Functions and Modular Forms Database. During the semester we will focus on three specific aspects of the Langlands program. First, we will look at elliptic curves over number fields and genus 2 curves over the rationals and will consider their relationship to modular forms. Second, we will consider computational aspects of modular forms in higher rank. Specifically, we will examine K3 surfaces and their connections to modular forms on orthogonal groups. Our third topic concerns analytic aspects of L-functions, building upon and complementing the algebraic, arithmetic, and geometric data. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: Modular Forms and Curves of Low Genus, USA, Sep-Oct 2015 Modular Forms and Curves of Low Genus: Computational Aspects (September 28 - October 3, 2015) http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f15-w1/ One of the crowning achievements of number theory in the 20th century is the construction of the modularity correspondence between elliptic curves with rational coefficients and modular forms of weight 2. The consequences of this result resound throughout number theory; for instance, it enables the resolution of certain problems of diophantine equations (e.g., Fermat's last theorem) as well as the systematic tabulation of elliptic curves, which in turn provides the basis for many new conjectures and results. The aim of this workshop is to lay the groundwork for extending this correspondence to curves of small genus over number fields. The general framework for this correspondence is predicted by the Langlands program, but much remains to be made explicit. We will explore theoretical, algorithmic, computational, and experimental questions on both sides of the correspondence, with an eye towards tabulation of numerical data and formulation of precise conjectures. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: Computational Aspects of L-functions, USA, Nov 2015 Computational Aspects of L-functions (November 9-13, 2015) http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f15-w3/ This conference will revolve around several themes: the computational complexity of L- functions; statistical problems concerning L-functions, such as the distribution of their values, and zeros, moments of L-functions, statistics and size of ranks in families of elliptic curves; practical implementations of algorithms and their applications to testing various conjectures about L-functions; rigorous and certifiable computations of L- functions. One goal is to stimulate dialogue between theoreticians and computationally minded researchers regarding problems to which computation might provide insight or important confirmation of conjectures. In the other direction, we hope that discussions will lead to new ideas concerning algorithms for L-functions. ------------------------------------------------------- From: David L. Brown [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2014 Subject: Department Head Position, Computational Science, Berkeley Lab Please see full posting at https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=80290 Department Head (Computational Science Department)-80290 Organization:CR-Computational Research Description: We are looking for a Department Head of the Computational Science (CLS) Department within the Computational Research Division (CRD) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The Department Head is directly responsible for the management of the Groups in the CLS Department (Computational Cosmology, Biosciences Computing, Physics & X-Ray Science, and Computational Chemistry, Materials & Climate) .The Computational Science Department performs innovative research that enhances high performance computational science application codes used in scientific discovery across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Members of the Department collaborate broadly across Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory community, and with academic, government and industrial institutions internationally to enable breakthrough scientific discoveries that make essential use of high-performance computing capabilities. Additional desired qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent experience in a Computational Science Field ------------------------------------------------------- From: Layachi Hadji [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2014 Subject: Tenure Track Position, Big Data The Department of Mathematics at the University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the general area of high-performance computing in data analysis beginning August 16, 2015. Candidates with interests in numerical linear algebra in data mining, optimization, statistical learning or cyber-security are encouraged to apply. Candidates must possess a doctorate in mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field. Applicants must apply online at http://facultyjobs.ua.edu and arrange for three letters of recommendation, one of which may address teaching, to be sent to [log in to unmask] The review process starts on December 1, 2014 and continues until the position is filled. The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. More information about the department and the university is available at http://math.ua.edu ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dr. T.W. Ng [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2014 Subject: Tenure Track Positions (3), Mathematics Applications are invited for tenure-track appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (3 posts) in the Department of Mathematics, to commence from September 1, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment will initially be made on a three-year term basis, with the possibility of renewal and with consideration for tenure during the second three-year contract. Information about the Department can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/math/. Candidates in all areas of Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences will be considered, with preference given to those working in the areas of Scientific Computing, Computational Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Operations Research, and Optimization. The appointees are expected to actively engage in outreach and service. Applicants should send a completed application form, together with an up-to-date C.V. containing information on educational and professional experience, a complete list of publications, a survey of past research and teaching experience, a research plan for the next few years, and a statement on teaching philosophy by e-mail to [log in to unmask] They should also arrange for submission, to the same e-mail address as stated above, three reference letters from senior academics. One of these senior academics should be asked to comment on the applicant’s ability in teaching, or the applicant should arrange to have an additional reference letter on his/her teaching sent to the same e-mail address as stated above. Please indicate clearly which level they wish to be considered for and the reference number in the subject of the e-mail. Application forms (341/1111) can be downloaded at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/. Review of applications will start from February 1, 2015 and continue until all the posts are filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Mikhail Shashkov [log in to unmask] Date: December 03, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Physics Vacancy Name IRC36716 http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/jobs/index.php Job Title Computational Physics Postdoc The XCP-4 (Methods and Algorithms) Group develops new methods and algorithms for multiphysics codes. The XCP-4 Group is seeking candidates for postdoctoral position focused on methods and implementation of Reconnection-based Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian algorithms for high-speed, compressible, multimaterial flows. Minimum Job Requirements: Experience with Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Methods on general unstructured (polygonal and polyhedral) meshes. Publication or other evidence (e.g., code documentation), which confirms such experience; Knowledge of Voronoi mesh generation; Working knowledge of interface reconstruction methods; Working knowledge of closure models for multimaterial cells; Working knowledge of releveant algorithms of computational geometry (e.g., point in polygon, intersection of polygons); Learn and develop skills in complementary disciplines; Work with a diverse group of colleagues from varying backgrounds on research covering multiple physics areas; Demonstrate a commitment to quality research, technical and scientific excellence, professional integrity, and personal initiative; Demonstrate and maintain excellence in written and verbal communication. Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (or related area) completed within the last five years or soon to be completed. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Omar Ghattas [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, ICES, UT-Austin Interested and qualified graduate students are encouraged to apply for the ICES Postdoctoral Fellowship within the Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences at UT-Austin. The fellowship provides a stipend of $60K per year, and permits postdoctoral fellows to conduct research collaboratively with ICES faculty. The deadline for submission of applications is January 5, 2015. For more information, please see: https://www.ices.utexas.edu/programs/postdoc/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michel Kern [log in to unmask] Date: December 05, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Inria and Paris 13 We would like to draw your attention to the following announcement for a 2 years post-doctoral position available in the framework of ANR project Dedales at Inria and University Paris 13 for Space-Time Domain Decomposition for Subsurface/Groundwater Flows: http://dedales.gforge.inria.fr/doku.php?id=positions The position is to be filled as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Michel Kern, [log in to unmask] Caroline Japhet, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tan Bui [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Inverse Problems with Big Data, ICES, UT Austin You are invited to apply for a postdoc position working large-scale inverse problems with big data. The postdoc will have a chance to work in a multidisciplinary computational science and engineering environment at the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES), the University of Texas at Austin. Requirement: PhD in applied Math or related areas such as computational engineering. Having experience in computational inverse problem and probability theory is a plus. Duty: Developing scalable methods to deal with big data issues in large-scale inverse problems. The postdoc will be working directly with Prof. Tan Bui [log in to unmask] Salary: 60K/year for at least two years Availability: Immediate ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thomas Strohmer [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Mathematics, Univ of California, Davis The Department of Mathematics is soliciting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position with a starting date between March 2015 and October 2015. To be considered for the position, the Department seeks applicants with a strong knowledge base in Sparse Approximations, Compressive Sensing, Numerical Algorithms, and/or Optimization. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. by August 31, 2014. The position requires working on research related to a defense-based project (sponsored by DTRA/NSF) led by Professor Thomas Strohmer. The research is concerned with developing theory and algorithms for high-dimensional data analysis, imaging and signal recovery in connection with threat detection. The candidate should also have excellent programming skills in Matlab. The annual salary will be $50K. Salary is negotiable based on experience and funding available. The Postdoc may be asked to teach one or two courses depending on experience and the Mathematics department needs. The appointment is renewable for a total of up to two years, assuming satisfactory performance. A US-Citizenship is not required. The UC Davis Math and Applied Math programs have been ranked among the nation’s top programs by the National Research Council in its most recent report. Additional information about the Department may be found at "http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/" http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. To guarantee full consideration, the application should be received by December 30, 2014 by submitting the AMS Cover Sheet and supporting documentation electronically through http://www.mathjobs.org/ (see also https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/6810). The University of California, Davis, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Angela Kunoth [log in to unmask] Date: December 06, 2014 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Positions, Mathematics, Univ of Cologne There are several PhD/PostDoc positions available in my group at the University of Cologne, Germany. Please see http://www.mi.uni-koeln.de/AG-Kunoth/de/left/vakante-stellen/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bernard Haasdonk [log in to unmask] Date: December 04, 2014 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Stuttgart We welcome applications for a research associate (PhD or PostDoc) position in the research group "Numerical Mathematics" at the Institute of Applied Analysis and Numerical Simulation, University of Stuttgart, Germany. The university offers an interesting and interdisciplinary research environment in particular by opportunities of colaboration within the Cluster on Simulation Technology SimTech. The research will be in the scope of kernel methods and model order reduction (MOR), particular interest exists in the fields: - kernel-based data approximation techniques (vectorial, multiscale) - RBF techniques for approximation of PDEs (greedy techniques) - data assimilation in PDEs/ODEs (parameter, state estimation) via MOR The highly motivated candidate should have a background in numerical analysis for PDEs or scattered data approximation by kernel methods. Good programming skills (MATLAB or C++) are essential. According to the funding source, the position is supposed to provide teaching assistance for mathematics lectures. Therefore, basic German language knowledge -- or the willingness to adopt this -- is required. The position with the designated salary bracket TV-L E13 (100%) has a limited tenure of two years, with possible extension by further two years. We aim at filling the position by 1 April, 2015. Applications with the usual documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, certificates, contact information of 2 referees) should be sent electronically as single PDF to [log in to unmask] and arrive not later than 18 December, 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Edoardo Di Napoli [log in to unmask] Date: December 05, 2014 Subject: PhD Position, RWTH Aachen Univ One PhD position, jointly supervised by Dr. Di Napoli and Prof. Bientinesi, is available at the Aachen Institute for Advanced study on Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. This position is for 3 years with a free-tax stipend of €2,000 per month. Working field: High-performance numerical algorithms applied to electronic structure computations. In particular the candidate will focus on sequences of generalized eigenvalue problems, iterative eigen- and linear solvers, mixed Householder and Jacobi transforms, spectrum slicing techniques and application to Density Functional Theory. Requirements: a master degree in computer science, applied mathematics or related field; experience in numerical linear algebra and high-performance computing; good programming skills in C, C++ and Fortran; an elementary background in quantum mechanics is optional but desirable. To apply, please download and fill out the application form at (http://www.aices.rwth-aachen.de/admission) and email it together with any supporting material (PDF file(s) format is recommended) to [log in to unmask] Alternatively send all the material to: AICES RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstrasse, 2 52062 Aachen, Germany. Please send only copies and not originals of documents, as they will not be returned by mail. Please make reference, in your application form, to the project "Iterative Solvers for Sequences of Eigenproblems". Please also send a copy of the application material to [log in to unmask] To ensure equal opportunity between men and women, applications from women with corresponding qualifications are explicitly desired. The vacancy is also available in the internet at http://hpac.rwth-aachen.de/positions One PhD position, jointly supervised by Dr. Di Napoli and Prof. Bientinesi, is available at the Aachen Institute for Advanced study on Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. This position is for 3 years. Working field: High-performance numerical algorithms applied to electronic structure computations. The candidate will focus on sequences of generalized eigenvalue problems, iterative eigen- and linear solvers, mixed Householder and Jacobi transforms, spectrum slicing techniques and application to Density Functional Theory. Requirements: a master degree in computer science, applied mathematics or related field; experience in numerical linear algebra and high-performance computing; good programming skills in C, C++ and Fortran; an elementary background in quantum mechanics is optional. To apply, please download and fill out the application form at (http://www.aices.rwth-aachen.de/admission) and email it together with any supporting material (PDF file(s) format is recommended) to [log in to unmask] Alternatively send all the material to: AICES RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstrasse, 2 52062 Aachen, Germany. Please send only copies and not originals of documents, as they will not be returned by mail. Please make reference, in your application form, to the project "Iterative Solvers for Sequences of Eigenproblems". Please also send a copy of the application material to [log in to unmask] The vacancy is also available in the internet at http://hpac.rwth-aachen.de/positions ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kevin Burrage [log in to unmask] Date: December 08, 2014 Subject: PhD Positions, Comp Cardiovascular Science, Oxford Univ The Computational Cardiovascular Science group within the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford does cutting edge research in Computational Medicine. It combines innovative and state of the art modelling, simulation, imaging and data analysis techniques to integrate and translate information from a range of experimental and clinical data in the context of Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. Our group is part of the BHF Centre of Research Excellence at Oxford and our research is funded by a number of funding agencies and pharmaceutical companies with additional research collaborations with regulatory agencies. We have access to a variety of funding mechanisms for PhD scholarships and we encourage those interested in doing a PhD with us to contact Patricia Benito at [log in to unmask] See also http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/ccs/home Closing date for applications: 9th January 2015 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Traub [log in to unmask] Date: December 05, 2014 Subject: Contents, J of Complexity, 31 (1) Journal of Complexity Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2015 CONTENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Editorial Board Changes REGULAR ARTICLES On lower complexity bounds for large-scale smooth convex optimization, C. Guzmán, A. Nemirovski Complexity of oscillatory integration for univariate Sobolev spaces, E. Novak, M. Ullrich, H. Woźniakowski Tractability using periodized generalized Faure sequences, Ch. Lemieux The descriptive complexity of stochastic integration, S. Mukeru Complexity of the derivative-free solution of systems of IVPs with unknown singularity hypersurface, B. Kacewicz, P. Przybyłowicz On construction of blocked general minimum lower-order confounding 2n−m : 2r designs with N/4 + 1 ≤ n ≤ 5N/16, B. Guo, Q. Zhou, R. Zhang On the complexity of computing quadrature formulas for marginal distributions of SDEs, T. Müller-Gronbach, K. Ritter, L. Yaroslavtseva ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************