Subject: NA Digest, V. 15, # 15 NA Digest Monday, April 13, 2015 Volume 15 : Issue 15 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: New Book, Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications Conference honoring Volker Mehrmann, Germany, May 2015 BIOMATH 2015: Bulgaria, Jun 2015/South Africa, Jul 2015 FEniCS '15, UK, Jun 2015 Noncommutative Algebras and Applications, Germany, Jun 2015 Structured Low-Rank Approximation, France, Jun 2015 High Performance Computing and Applications, China, Jul 2015 ICNONLA, China, Aug 2015 IEEE eScience 2015, Germany, Aug 2015 High Performance Algorithms in PDEs, Poland, Sep 2015 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA16), USA, Jan 2016 Tensor Decompositions and Applications, Belgium, Jan 2016 Tensor Decompositions and Blind Signal Separation, Belgium, Jan 2016 Numerical Programming Position, NYC University Assistant Position, Univ of Graz Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Innsbruck Postdoc Position, Univ of Alberta, Canada Postdoc Positions, Florida State Univ PhD Position, Swansea, UK Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 68 (4) Contents, Statistics, Optimization and Information Computing, 3 (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: Konstantin Avrachenkov [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: New Book, Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications by K.E. Avrachenkov, J.A. Filar and P.G. Howlett 2014 / x + 369 pages / Hardcover / ISBN: 978-1-611973-13-6 / List Price $89.00 / SIAM Member Price $62.30 / Order Code OT135 Analytic Perturbation Theory and Its Applications includes: - comprehensive treatment of analytic perturbations of matrices, linear operators, and polynomial systems, particularly the singular perturbation of inverses, generalized inverses, and polynomial systems, topics not covered in other books; - original applications in Markov chains, Markov decision processes, optimization, and applications to Google PageRank and the Hamiltonian cycle problem as well as input retrieval in linear control systems; and - 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://bookstore.siam.org/ot135/ . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christian Mehl [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2015 Subject: Conference honoring Volker Mehrmann, Germany, May 2015 This is a short reminder that registration for the conference Numerical Algebra, Matrix Theory, Differential-Algebraic Equations, and Control Theory, Berlin, May 6-9, 2015, in honor of Volker Mehrmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday closes on April 15, 2015. Further information on the conference can be found on the webpage http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/VM60 We look forward to seeing you in Berlin in May! Peter Benner, Joerg Liesen, Christian Mehl, Reinhard Nabben, Lena Scholz, Andreas Steinbrecher, the VM60 Organizing Committee ------------------------------------------------------- From: Roumen Anguelov [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: BIOMATH 2015: Bulgaria, Jun 2015/South Africa, Jul 2015 BIOMATH 2015: International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences BIOMATH conferences are multidisciplinary meeting forums for researchers who develop and apply mathematical and computational tools to the study of phenomena in the broad fields of biology, ecology, medicine, biotechnology, bioengineering, environmental science, etc. Contributed talks in any of these fields are invited. 14-19 June 2015: University Centre Bachinovo, South-West University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Deadline for abstract submission: 25 April 2015. http://www.biomath.bg/2015 . 12-17 July 2015: University of Pretoria, South Africa. Deadline for abstract submission: 15 May 2015. http://www.biomath.bg/2015-s, www.up.ac.za/biomath2015-s Selected papers will be published in special issues of the journals: Biomath, Mathematics and Computers in Simulations, Bulgarian Chemical Communications. Manuscripts submission deadline: 30 September 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Ham [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2015 Subject: FEniCS '15, UK, Jun 2015 The 2015 FEniCS workshop will be held at Imperial College London from 29 June - 1 July. This is the annual opportunity for developers, users and anyone else interested in the FEniCS automated finite element system, and its relatives such as dolfin-adjoint and Firedrake, to communicate results and ideas formally and informally, face to face. Registration and abstract submission are now open via the workshop webpage: http://firedrakeproject.org/fenics_15 The abstract deadline is 30 April. The early registration deadline is 31 May. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gerhard Opfer [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: Noncommutative Algebras and Applications, Germany, Jun 2015 The meeting will take place from June 14 to June 16 in Goslar in the Haus am Steinberg in Goslar, in the North of the Harz Mountains: http://www.lernen-im-gruenen.de/bildungszentren/standorte/haus-am-steinberg.html and there is still time for registration: http://ncaa.vscht.cz/ Scope: Besides analytic approaches to noncommutative algebraic problems, we see nowadays large developments of numerical solutions of problems in linear noncommutative algebras. Therefore, the organizers intend to bring together researches including Ph.D. students to open up the opportunity to present and discuss their current and upcoming results on noncommutative algebras, may it be an analytic or numerical result, or an application to other fields. The deadline for registration is April 15, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Konstantin Usevich [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2015 Subject: Structured Low-Rank Approximation, France, Jun 2015 Workshop on structured low-rank approximation, GIPSA-lab, Grenoble, 1-2 June, 2015 Low-rank matrix approximations appear in a wide range of applications: signal and image processing, systems and control theory, symbolic-numeric computations, etc. In many cases, the matrices are structured (for example, Hankel/Toeplitz, block-Hankel, Sylvester, quasi-Hankel), and a low-rank approximation preserving the matrix structure is desirable. This problem is known as structured low-rank approximation, or SLRA. This two-day workshop will feature invited talks by renowned experts in SLRA and related topics, including development of efficient algorithmic approaches to deal with these difficult nonconvex problems, analysis of their convergence and theoretical guarantees, convex relaxations of SLRA, applications of SLRA and relations to other techniques like tensor decompositions. Organizers: Laurent Condat, Konstantin Usevich Participation in the workshop is free of charge, subject to mandatory registration. Please refer to the workshop website: http://www.gipsa-lab.fr/summerschool/slra2015/ for details on speakers, schedule, and registration. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wenhao Zhu [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2015 Subject: High Performance Computing and Applications, China, Jul 2015 3rd International Conference on High Performance Computing and Applications, Shanghai, China, July 26-30, 2015. Invited Speaker: Prof. Todd Arbogast, University of Texas at Austin, USA Prof. Peter Bastian, Universität Heidelberg, Germany Prof. Roland Glowinski, University of Houston, USA. Prof. Peter Minev, University of Alberta, Canada Prof. Ismael Herrera Revilla, National Mexican University, Mexico Prof. Mario Costa Sousa, University of Calgary, Canada Prof. Mary F. Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin, USA Prof. Jun Zou, Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong China Prof. Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Prof. Xiaobing Feng, University of Tennessee, USA Pro. Xiaochuan Cai, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA For more information, please visit http://hpca.shu.edu.cn/hpca2015 Abstract Submission Deadline May 1, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ya-xiang Yuan [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: ICNONLA, China, Aug 2015 The International Conference on Numerical Optimization and Numerical Linear Algebra will be held in the city of Yanan, Shaanxi Province, China, August 5-8, 2015. This conference is a satellite conference of the ICIAM- 2015 (which will be held in Beijing August 10-14, 2015). The Conference will be organized by the State Key Laboratory of Scientific and Engineering Computing, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific/Engineering Computing, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yan'an University. The sponsors of the conference include the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Chinese Mathematical Society. Invited lectures on recent advances of numerical optimization, numerical linear algebra, and their applications will be given. Invited speakers include Zhaojun Bai (UC Davis, USA), Oleg Burdakov (Linköping Uni, Sweden), Xiaojun Chen (Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni, China), Tiande Guo (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Shiqian Ma (Chinese Uni, Hong Kong, China), Nelson Maculan (Federal Uni Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Marc Teboulle (Tel-Aviv Uni, Israel), Micheal Ulbrich (Technical Uni Munich, Germany), Stefan Ulbrich (Technical Uni Damstadt, Germany), Yinyu Ye (Stanford Uni, United States), and Hongchao Zhang (Luisanne State Uni, United States) . Those interested to participate the conference please contact Prof. Xin Liu ([log in to unmask]). The website of the conference is: http://lsec.cc.ac.cn/~icnonla15 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Matti Heikkurinen [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: IEEE eScience 2015, Germany, Aug 2015 IEEE eScience 2015 is an opportunity for academia, industry and non- profits to present the latest research findings related to eScience and its applications. Posters are an important part of this knowledge exchange, and will be presented in a poster session on the second day (Tuesday 1st September 2015, in the university main building) of the conference. For more information, please refer to the online version of the Call for Posters: http://escience2015.mnm-team.org/?page_id=179 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Piotr Krzyzanowski [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: High Performance Algorithms in PDEs, Poland, Sep 2015 2nd Workshop on Applied High Performance Numerical Algorithms in PDEs will be held on September 6-9, 2015 in Cracow, Poland, as a part of the 11th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics (PPAM 2015). The workshop aims to provide a forum for presentation of new ideas or achievements in numerical solution of Partial Differential Equations. Topics of interest include: parallel algorithms for PDEs and their implementation; preconditioning techniques; domain decomposition methods; multilevel methods; multiscale methods; nonconforming discretizations; computational fluid dynamics. A limited number of contributed talks will be selected for this workshop, to be published after the conference by Springer in the LNCS series. Submission of papers: April 26, 2015 Notification of acceptance: June 5, 2015 Camera-ready papers: November 15, 2015 For details, see http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/~przykry/ppam2015 Workshop organizers: Piotr Krzyzanowski and Leszek Marcinkowski (University of Warsaw, Poland); Talal Rahman (Bergen University College, Norway) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kirsten Wilden [log in to unmask] Date: April 13, 2015 Subject: ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA16), USA, Jan 2016 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA16) Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia, USA January 10-12, 2016 Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (ALENEX16) and Analytic Algorithmics and Combinatorics (ANALCO16) will take place at the same location, and will hold sessions during the SODA conference. SODA is jointly sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory and the SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics. The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/da16/ Twitter hashtag: #SIAMDA16 SUBMISSION DEADLINES July 1, 2015, 4:59 PM EDT - Deadline - Short Abstract Submission and Paper Registration Deadline July 8, 2015, 4:59 PM EDT - Deadline - Full Paper Submission Acceptance/rejection notices will be sent to authors via email in mid- September 2015. Please visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/da16/submissions.php for detailed submission information. For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lieven De Lathauwer [log in to unmask] Date: April 09, 2015 Subject: Tensor Decompositions and Applications, Belgium, Jan 2016 Announcement and call for abstracts Third Workshop on Tensor Decompositions and Applications (TDA 2016) January 18-22, 2016 Leuven, Belgium Higher-order tensor methods are intensively studied in many disciplines nowadays. The developments gradually allow us to move from classical vector and matrix based methods in applied mathematics and mathematical engineering to methods that involve tensors of arbitrary order. This step from linear transformations, quadratic and bilinear forms to polynomials and multilinear forms is relevant for the most diverse applications. Furthermore, tensor methods have firm roots in multilinear algebra, algebraic geometry, numerical mathematics and optimization. This workshop will bring together researchers investigating tensor decompositions and their applications. It will feature a series of invited talks by leading experts and contributed presentations on specific problems. TDA 2016 is held in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and has been endorsed by the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS). Part of the workshop is supported by the ERC Advanced Grant BioTensors. More info: http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius/TDA2016/index.php ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lieven De Lathauwer [log in to unmask] Date: April 09, 2015 Subject: Tensor Decompositions and Blind Signal Separation, Belgium, Jan 2016 Announcement two-day course Tensor Decompositions and Blind Signal Separation January 15-16, 2016 Leuven, Belgium This course is intended to be a short introduction to tensor decompositions and their applications. The course will consist of 4 lectures (of 2 hours each, lecturer: Lieven De Lathauwer) and 4 exercise sessions (also of 2 hours each). The course will be followed by the Workshop on Tensor Decompositions and Applications (TDA 2016). More info: http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~sistawww/winterschool16/index.php ------------------------------------------------------- From: robert melville [log in to unmask] Date: April 13, 2015 Subject: Numerical Programming Position, NYC Sendyne, a technology company based in lower Manhattan, develops numerical models for battery systems, power grids and related energy systems. We are actively recruiting for some programming talent to join our team. Topics of immediate interest include numerical solution of differential-algebraic systems, applied linear algebra, spline fitting and optimization. At the present time we are not heavily involved in PDEs, but that might be a topic of future interest. This is a hands-on position requiring a working knowledge of C++ and Fortran with emphasis on good coding practice and performance. Some knowledge of physics, chemistry, applied math or electrical engineering would be highly valued, but is not an absolute requirement for the position. Candidates anywhere from a strong recent undergraduate degree to a Ph.D. would be considered. Interested parties should contact Dr. Robert Melville as [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Klemens Fellner [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2015 Subject: University Assistant Position, Univ of Graz Institute of Mathematics and Scientific Computing is filling an University Assistant with doctorate (40 hours a week; fixed-term employment for the period of 6 years; Envisaged Job Starting Date 1st October 2015) For more information follow the link: http://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/MB/78/99/2288 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alexander Ostermann [log in to unmask] Date: April 12, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (Austria) opens a postdoc position in numerical analysis and scientific computing. The appointment is for six years, the starting date is October 2015. Note that this position also requires teaching in German. The legally binding job announcement can be found at: http://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=8379 Candidates must apply online at: https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.bewerben?page=w&a_id=8379 Applications will be accepted until May 9, 2015. For further information, contact Alexander Ostermann at: https://numerical-analysis.uibk.ac.at/a.ostermann ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Minev [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Univ of Alberta, Canada We invite applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position within our research group at the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. The position is open for a recent PhD graduate in applied mathematics or computational science. In December, the candidate is expected to apply for additional funding by the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences and if the application is successful the term of the appointment will be extended by six months. The study will be focussed on the development of a parallel splitting algorithm for large scale computing of a combination of compressible and incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a spherical shell. Good knowledge in numerical analysis and programming skills are essential. Familiarity with MPI would be beneficial. Further details about the project, salary, work conditions etc. are available upon request. If interested please contact Peter Minev [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Max Gunzburger [log in to unmask] Date: April 09, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Florida State Univ Postdoc positions are available at Florida State University in the following areas: - uncertainty quantification in the PDE setting - reduced-order modeling in the PDE setting - nonlocal modeling of diffusion and mechanics including fractional derivative models Of interest are candidates with strong mathematical/numerical analysis skills and/or strong computational skills. Minimum requirements are a defended Ph.D. dissertation by the start of the appointment in a mathematical or natural science or engineering. Knowledge about one of the above areas in desired but not necessary. Immediate start dates are available, as are start dates at the end of the summer. Interested candidates should submit their CV and have two reference letters submitted to Max Gunzburger ([log in to unmask]). Also permitted and desired is the submission of no more than two papers (preprints or reprints). We are especially interested in applications from members of underrepresented groups. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Chenfeng Li [log in to unmask] Date: April 11, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, Swansea, UK Fully-funded PhD Studentship: Homogenisation and Upscaling Modelling Technology for Simulation of Oil and Gas Exploration & Production The studentship covers the full cost of UK/EU and international tuition fees, plus a tax free stipend of £14,562 p.a. The deadline for applications is Monday 18th May 2015. More information for the project: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/engineering- nrn-phd-homogenisation-upscaling-modelling-tech.php ------------------------------------------------------- From: Claude Brezinski [log in to unmask] Date: April 11, 2015 Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 68 (4) Contents, Numerical Algorithms, Volume 68, Number 4. Available online Accuracy of one step of the Falk-Langemeyer method, Josip Matejas A new nonmonotone line search technique for unconstrained optimization, Shuai Huang, Zhong Wan, Xiaohong Chen A numerical study of the Legendre-Galerkin method for the evaluation of the prolate spheroidal wave functions, Sebastian Schmutzhard, Tomasz Hrycak, Hans G. Feichtinger Nonmonotone line search methods with variable sample size, Natasa Krejic, Natasa Krklec Jerinkic Numerical solution of Volterra integro-differential equations by superimplicit multistep collocation methods, Somayyeh Fazeli, Gholamreza Hojjati Estimation of unknown boundary functionsin an inverse heat conduction problem using a mollified marching scheme. M. Garshasbi, H. Dastour Adaptive time-stepping for the strong numerical solution of stochastic differential equations, Silvana Ilie, Kenneth R. Jackson, Wayne H. Enright The effect of graph partitioning techniques on parallel Block FSAI preconditioning: a computational study, Carlo Janna, Nicola Castelletto, Massimiliano Ferronato Decoupled two level finite element methods for the steady natural convection problem, Tong Zhang, Xin Zhao, Pengzhan Huang Design of a discrete algebraic robust differentiation FIR filter using an annihilator of the Z-transform; frequency response analysis and parameter tuning, Fabien Courreges A non-convex algorithm framework based on DC programming and DCA for matrix completion, Juan Geng, Laisheng Wang, Yanfei Wang A novel compact numerical method for solving the two-dimensional non-linear fractional reaction-subdiffusion equation, Bo Yu, Xiaoyun Jiang, Huanying Xu ------------------------------------------------------- From: David G. Yu [log in to unmask] Date: April 07, 2015 Subject: Contents, Statistics, Optimization and Information Computing, 3 (1) Statistics, Optimization & Information Computing , Vol 3, No 1, March 2015 Table of Contents http://www.iapress.org/index.php/SOIC Research Articles Zhida Shen, Zhe Geng, Junfeng Yang, Image reconstruction from incomplete convolution data via total variation regularization (pp. 1-14) Ying Chen, Jian Wu, Gaohang Yu, Adaptive Proximal Point Algorithms for Total Variation Image Restoration (pp. 15-29) Maxim Luz, Mikhail Moklyachuk, Minimax Interpolation Problem for Random Processes with Stationary Increments (pp. 30-41) Princy T, An extended compound gamma model and application to composite fading channels (pp. 42-53) Qingyang Zhang, Guolin Yu, Hui Song, A hybrid bird mating optimizer algorithm with teaching-learning-based optimization for global numerical optimization (pp. 54-65) Shuichi Shinmura, The 95% confidence intervals of error rates and discriminant coefficients (pp. 66-78) Luis Sanchez, Saba Infante, Jose Marcano, Victor Griffin, Polinomial Chaos based on the parallelized ensamble Kalman filter to estimate precipitation states (pp. 79-95) Scientific Report Md. Moyazzem Hossain, Ajit Kumar Majumder On Measurement of Efficiency of Cobb-Douglas Production Function with Additive and Multiplicative Errors (pp. 96-104) ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************