Subject: NA Digest, V. 15, # 17 NA Digest Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Volume 15 : Issue 17 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Michael J. D. Powell Memorial Site Mike Powell software archives and the Fletcher-Powell Lecture New Book, Numerical Analysis Using Sage European Finite Element Fair (EFEF), Czech Republic, Jun 2015 Multiscale Models in Mechano and Tumor Biology, Germany, Sep 2015 FSI Winter School/Conference, Austria, Jan 2016 Research Scientist Positions, Matrix Computation, Berkeley Lab Assistant Professor Position, Big Data and eScience, KTH Postdoc Position, Wave Modelling, Univ of Nottingham PhD Positions, Computer Science/Optimization PhD Positions, Thermal treatment of prostate cancer, Eindhoven/Aachen 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: Dominique Orban [log in to unmask] Date: April 23, 2015 Subject: Michael J. D. Powell Memorial Site A memorial site in remembrance of Mike Powell has been set up and is available at the address http://michaeljdpowell.blogspot.ca If you click on the title of the post, you’ll be able to add a comment. All should feel free to recount stories about Mike, share memories, or just say goodbye. Please forward to all who could be interested. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nick Gould [log in to unmask] Date: April 26, 2015 Subject: Mike Powell software archives and the Fletcher-Powell Lecture Mike Powell was particularly concerned that his optimization software should be available for all to use. With Mike's permission, Zaikun Zhang and I have established software archives https://ccpforge.cse.rl.ac.uk/gf/project/powell/wiki/ http://mat.uc.pt/~zhang/software.html to support Mike's request. On another note, readers of the digest may like to know that the organisers of the Biennial Strathclyde Numerical Analysis Conference (http://numericalanalysisconference.org.uk) have agreed to have a regular Fletcher-Powell Invited Lecture, starting from this year's meeting (23rd to 26th June 2015). The lecture is intended to honour Roger Fletcher and Mike Powell's contributions to numerical analysis and particularly nonlinear optimization. This year's speaker will be Michael Saunders (Stanford University). ------------------------------------------------------- From: George Anastassiou [log in to unmask] Date: April 22, 2015 Subject: New Book, Numerical Analysis Using Sage This is the first numerical analysis text to use Sage for the implementation of algorithms and can be used in a one-semester course for undergraduates in mathematics, math education, computer science/information technology, engineering, and physical sciences. The primary aim of this text is to simplify understanding of the notions from a numerical analysis/numerical methods course via a modern programming language like Sage. Aside from the presentation of fundamental theoretical notions of numerical analysis throughout the text, each chapter concludes with several exercises that are oriented to real- world application. Answers may be verified using Sage. The presented code, written in core components of Sage, are backward compatible, i.e., easily applicable to other software systems such as Mathematica®. Sage is open source software and uses Python-like syntax. Previous Python programming experience is not a requirement for the reader, though familiarity with any programming language is a plus. Moreover, the code can be written using any web browser and is therefore useful with Laptops, Tablets, iPhones, Smartphones, etc. All Sage code that is presented in the text is openly available on http://extras.springer.com . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Miloslav Feistauer [log in to unmask] Date: April 22, 2015 Subject: European Finite Element Fair (EFEF), Czech Republic, Jun 2015 The 13th European Finite Element Fair will take place on 5-6 June 2015 in Prague at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University. The registration deadline is 15 May 2015. (There is no conference fee.) For further details, see http://efef2015.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/ Organizing Committee: Monika Balazsova, Miloslav Feistauer, Petr Knobloch, Hana Orosova ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alf Gerisch [log in to unmask] Date: April 27, 2015 Subject: Multiscale Models in Mechano and Tumor Biology, Germany, Sep 2015 The research group Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing at TU Darmstadt is pleased to announce the international workshop M3TB: Multiscale Models in Mechano and Tumor Biology: Modeling, Homogenization, and Applications Darmstadt (Germany), September 28-30, 2015. The workshop is aimed at presenting and discussing the state of the art and future perspectives in mathematical modeling and homogenization techniques with the focus on addressing key physiological issues in the context of multiphase healthy and malignant biological materials. Part of the workshop is an introductory course on asymptotic homogenization. Invited Speaker: A. Grillo (Turin), Q. Grimal (Paris), A. Musesti (Brescia), R. Penta (Darmstadt), K. Raum (Berlin), R. Shipley (London). Participants are invited to present a talk/poster. Submit abstract by May 30. Further information: http://num.mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de/M3TB/ A. Gerisch, R. Penta, J. Lang (organizers) [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thomas Wick [log in to unmask] Date: April 27, 2015 Subject: FSI Winter School/Conference, Austria, Jan 2016 We are pleased to announce a winter school plus conference on Modeling, Adaptive Discretizations and Solvers for Fluid-Structure Interaction at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) from Jan 11-15, 2016 in Linz/Austria. Preliminary information is gathered on http://ganymed.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~modiso-fsi/ The winter school lectures will be given by - Thomas Richter, Heidelberg University (Modeling of FSI) - Simone Deparis, EPFL Lausanne (Solvers for FSI) - David Nordsletten, King's College London (Applications). As invited speakers for the conference, we could attract - Miriam Mehl, University of Stuttgart (Germany) - Annalisa Quaini, University of Houston (USA) - Wim van Rees, ETH Zürich (Switzerland) The deadline for registration and abstract submission is Oct 1, 2015 but we encourage to register at earliest convenience in order to allow for timely planning. Participation in the winter school is free of charge. The fee for the conference is 50€ for PhD and undergraduate students and 100€ for PostDocs and professors and includes daily meal vouchers for lunch as well as the conference dinner. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Esmond G. Ng [log in to unmask] Date: April 28, 2015 Subject: Research Scientist Positions, Matrix Computation, Berkeley Lab The Scalable Solvers Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has two immediate job openings in matrix computation. Successful candidates will join the group as career-track research scientists and will have excellent opportunities in conducting research and development in matrix computation, with an emphasis on high-performance computing on forthcoming extreme-scale computer architectures. The successful candidates will also have opportunities to work in multi-disciplinary teams consisting of applied mathematicians, computer scientists, and domain scientists to work on the development and implementation of matrix algorithms that are targeted at the solution of scientific problems of interest to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Scalable Solvers Group develops and implements state-of-the-art algorithms for solving large-scale algebraic systems, including, but not limiting to, systems of linear equations, systems of nonlinear equations, and eigenvalue problems, on massively parallel computer architectures. Many of the algorithms are available and have been distributed in the form of software packages. By collaborating with domain scientists, the group applies the algebraic solvers developed to solve a variety of scientific problems that are central to the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. Information on the group is available at http://crd.lbl.gov/departments/applied-mathematics/scalable-solvers-group/ Full postings of the two positions can be found at https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=80897 https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=80898 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan Hoffman [log in to unmask] Date: April 23, 2015 Subject: Assistant Professor Position, Big Data and eScience, KTH KTH – Royal Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment in Big Data and eScience at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek individuals with outstanding potential for research achievement, and a strong interest and commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. We seek candidates that can add to or extend the current research areas at KTH with more emphasis being put on excellence than on candidates’ specific area of expertise. The position comes with a significant start package that will allow the successful candidate to quickly establish their own research group. KTH carries out a wide range of internationally renowned research related to Big Data and eScience. Research groups working in high-performance computing, simulations, visualization, computer vision, robotics, computational biology, neuroinformatics, language technology, algorithms and software security comprise part of the School of Computer Science and Communication. The KTH super computer center – PDC Center for High Performance Computing – with the largest computing infrastructure in Scandinavia is also part of the school. For more information about the school, see http://www.kth.se/csc . Research groups in computational fluid dynamics, biomolecular simulations, numerical analysis, and mathematical statistics comprise part of the School of Engineering Sciences. For more information about the school, see http://www.kth.se/sci For further information and details on application procedure see http://www.kth.se/applytoassistantprofessor Application deadline is May 29, 2015. Contacts: Johan Hoffman ([log in to unmask]) Danica Kragic ([log in to unmask]) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Prof Dr Gregor Tanner [log in to unmask] Date: April 26, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Wave Modelling, Univ of Nottingham Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed-term for 36 months) http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI099215 Reference SCI099215 Closing Date: Tuesday, 26th May 2015 University of Nottingham, School of Mathematical Sciences Salary: £28695 per annum with relevant PhD. Applications are invited for the above post on an EU Horizon 2020 'Future Emerging Technology' project on “Noisy Electromagnetic Fields – Chip-to- Chip Communication in the 21st Century”. This is an interdisciplinary, collaboration between mathematicians, physicists and electrical engineers from academia and industry.The central aim of the project is to provide design tools for wireless Chip-to-Chip (C2C) communication, an important future technology. The successful applicant will specialise in developing theoretical and computational approaches to the physical modelling of noisy EM fields in complex environments using Wigner function techniques, transfer operator methods and semiclassical approximations. Candidates must hold or be near completion of a PhD, or equivalent, in a relevant branch of applied mathematics, physics or engineering. A good knowledge of theoretical and experimental approaches to dynamical systems and wave propagation is essential. In addition, a background in more than one of the following areas is highly desirable: high-frequency wave asymptotics, quantum chaos, ray theory, computational electromagnetic. This full-time position is available from 1 October 2015 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 36 months. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof Dr Gregor Tanner, Associate Professor email:[log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Trond Steihaug [log in to unmask] Date: April 23, 2015 Subject: PhD Positions, Computer Science/Optimization The Department of Informatics of the University of Bergen, Norway is recruiting up to three research fellows in informatics/computer science including optimization. The Research Council of Norway ranked the Department first in Norway with respect to the quality of research. The fellowship positions are for a fixed term of four years, of which 25% will comprise mandatory work such as teaching and/or administrative tasks. You must hold a Master's degree within the field of informatics or mathematics (or achieved equivalent qualifications). Candidates without a Master's degree have to complete the final exam not later than September 15, 2015. You must have qualifications to complete a PhD program within a field of research that is compatible with one of the six research groups of the department. These are: Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Optimization, Programming theory, Computer security and Visualization. For further details see the Department web page http://www.ii.uib.no You must be able to work independently in a structured manner and to demonstrate good collaborative skills. You must be proficient in both written and oral English. For more information and an application link see (a link to the English version is included): http://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/113292/3-stipendiatstillingar-ved- informatikk ------------------------------------------------------- From: Karen Veroy-Grepl [log in to unmask] Date: April 24, 2015 Subject: PhD Positions, Thermal treatment of prostate cancer, Eindhoven/Aachen Applications are invited for two doctoral positions on the following topics: “3D energy-tissue interaction models for thermal treatment modalities in prostate cancer” “Methodologies for enabling real time adaptive thermal therapy planning and delivery in prostate cancer” The positions are based at Philips Research Eindhoven (The Netherlands) with secondment to UniKlinik RWTH Aachen and AICES Graduate School (Germany). The positions are part of an EU Marie Curie initial training network (EID). For more information please contact [log in to unmask] aachen.de or visit http://www.aices.rwth-aachen.de:8080/~veroy/jobs/PhD1.pdf http://www.aices.rwth-aachen.de:8080/~veroy/jobs/PhD3.pdf ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************