Subject: NA Digest, V. 15, # 24 NA Digest Monday, June 15, 2015 Volume 15 : Issue 24 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software 2015 FESTUNG toolbox for the discontinuous Galerkin method BBComp: Black-Box Optimization Competition, Call for participation 2nd Edition, FREE Linear-Optimization Book Available for Download Integrated models for computational medicine, Italy, Jul 2015 Matrix Methods in Mathematics and Applications, Russia, Aug 2015 WONAPDE 2016, Chile, Jan 2016 Theoretical and Computational Discrete Mathematics, UK, Mar 2016 15th IMA Conference on Maths of Surfaces, UK, Sep 2016 Staff Position, Optimization and UQ, Sandia National Laboratories Research Associate Position, Molecular Dynamics Research Fellowship Positions, Queensland Univ of Technology Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Kent Postdoc Position, UQ, Univ of Utah Postdoc Positions, BCAM International PhD and Postdoc Positions, Mathematics, Germany PhD/Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Stuttgart 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: Mike Dewar [log in to unmask] Date: June 11, 2015 Subject: Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software 2015 The 2015 Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software will be awarded to P.E. Farrell (University of Oxford), S.W. Funke (Simula Research Laboratory), D.A. Ham (Imperial College London) and M.E. Rognes (Simula Research Laboratory) for dolfin-adjoint, a package which automatically derives and solves adjoint and tangent linear equations from high-level mathematical specifications of finite element discretisations of partial differential equations. The presentation of the award will take place at the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2015) in Beijing. The need for adjoints of partial differential equations (PDEs) pervades science and engineering. Adjoints enable the study of the sensitivity and stability of physical systems, and the optimization of designs subject to constraints. While deriving the adjoint model associated with a linear stationary forward model is straightforward, the derivation and implementation of adjoint models for nonlinear or time-dependent models is notoriously difficult. dolfin-adjoint solves this problem by automatically analyzing and exploiting the high-level mathematical structure inherent in finite element methods. It is implemented on top of the FEniCS Project for finite element discretisations. The Wilkinson Prize is awarded every four years to the entry that best addresses all phases of the preparation of numerical software, and is sponsored by Argonne National Laboratory (US), the Numerical Algorithms Group (UK), and the National Physical Laboratory (UK). Mike Dewar Chair, Board of Trustees ------------------------------------------------------- From: Vadym Aizinger [log in to unmask] Date: June 10, 2015 Subject: FESTUNG toolbox for the discontinuous Galerkin method Announcing the first release of FESTUNG FESTUNG is an Open Source toolbox for the discontinuous Galerkin method on unstructured grids, written in Matlab / GNU Octave. It is primarily intended as a fast and flexible prototyping platform and testbed for students and developers. It relies on fully vectorized matrix/vector operations to deliver optimized computational performance combined with a compact, user-friendly interface and a comprehensive documentation. Description of the algorithm and the code routines is published as: doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2015.04.013 Source code, documentation available on: https://github.com/FESTUNG/project ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ilya Loshchilov [log in to unmask] Date: June 13, 2015 Subject: BBComp: Black-Box Optimization Competition, Call for participation We propose the first black box optimization competition in the continuous domain where test problems are truly black boxes to participants. The competition consists of multiple tracks. The GECCO'2015 track contains a set of "expensive" optimization problems. The only information known to the optimizer/participant is the dimension of the problem, bounds on all variables, and a budget of black box queries. The competition aims at attacking a growing impact of over-fitting of optimization algorithms to a narrow set of existing benchmark problems. All the material including the source code in C/C++, MATLAB, Python and Java is available at http://bbcomp.ini.rub.de Deadline: June 30, 2015 The results of the competition will be announced during the GECCO'2015 on July 11-15, 2015, Madrid, Spain. Participants do not need to attend the conference or submit papers, they can choose to be anonymous to the other participants. The cash prize of 1000 EUR in total is sponsored by the Microsoft Research - INRIA Joint centre. Organizers: Ilya Loshchilov, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany Tobias Glasmachers, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jon Lee [log in to unmask] Date: June 11, 2015 Subject: 2nd Edition, FREE Linear-Optimization Book Available for Download Second Edition of my FREE Linear-Optimization Book available for download at: https://umich.box.com/s/aov81sye5qxlx0yyonhy23itstsjp4t4 Associated files (matlab, ampl, etc) in a zip archive at: https://sites.google.com/site/jonleewebpage/home/publications/JLee.2.1.softwareEtc.zip ?attredirects=0 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christian Vergara [log in to unmask] Date: June 13, 2015 Subject: Integrated models for computational medicine, Italy, Jul 2015 During the period July 20-31, 2015 the graduate course in "Integrated models for computational medicine" will be held in Cortona (Tuscany, Italy), under the sponsorship of the Consorzio per l'Alta Formazione in Matematica (CIAFM), the Italian Ministery of University and Research (MIUR) and Istituto di Alta Matematica (INdAM). The course will be divided into two modules: i) Geometrical multiscale models of the cardiovascular system; Lecturers L. Formaggia & C. Vergara (MOX, Politecnico di MIlano, Italy) ii) Reduced basis, optimal control and application to cardiovascular modeling; Lecturers: A. Quarteroni & A. Manzoni (CMCS, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland) The school is mainly devoted to PhD students, post-docs and young researchers who would like to approach the field of scientific computing for medicine, reduced-order modeling and optimal control. The emphasis will be on computationally efficient methods and numerical techniques for cardiovascular applications. NOTICE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE ONLY TO ONE MODULE IF DESIRED. Interested participants must apply within June, 23rd, 2015 by sending a detailed CV at [log in to unmask] indicating the course title "Integrated models for computational medicine". In case of acceptance, accommodation and half board will be provided. All the participants will be lodged in the Palazzone or nearby hotels. More information at the webpage http://germanio.math.unifi.it/courses-cortona/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Matrix Methods in Mathematics and Applications, Russia, Aug 2015 [log in to unmask] Date: June 15, 2015 Subject: Matrix Methods in Mathematics and Applications, Russia, Aug 2015 We are organizing the 4th International Conference on Matrix Methods in Mathematics and Applications, MMMA-2015, which will be held from 24th to 28th August, 2015 at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (www.skoltech.ru), located near Moscow in Russia. During this conference we will have a special event in honor of 60-th anniversary of Prof. Eugene Tyrtyshnikov. Conference covers broad range of topic in pure and applied matrix theory, as well as new matrix/tensor algorithms and applications. For more information, please visit the conference website: http://matrix.inm.ras.ru/mmma-2015/ Applications are accepted until 8th of August, however if you will need a Russian visa, please consider registered as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Manuel Solano [log in to unmask] Date: June 13, 2015 Subject: WONAPDE 2016, Chile, Jan 2016 The Center for Research in Mathematical Engineering (CI²MA) of Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile, is organizing the Fifth Chilean Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (WONAPDE 2016), to be held on January 11-15, 2016. The aim of the workshop is to present recent developments in Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations. Plenary Speakers: - Pavel Bochev (Sandia National Laboratories, USA) - Daniele Boffi (Università di Pavia, Italy) - Christophe Chalons (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en- Yvelines, France) - Bernardo Cockburn (University of Minnesota, USA) - Alexandre Ern (Université Paris-Est, France) - Jay Gopalakrishnan (Portland State University, USA) - Giovanni Russo (Università di Catania, Italy) - Olaf Steinbach (Technische Universität Graz, Austria) - Alberto Valli (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy) - Martin Vohralík (INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, France) Deadlines: - Call for New Minisymposia: July 31st, 2015. - Submission of One-Page Abstract: August 30th, 2015. - Application for Student Scholarships: September 30th, 2015. Further information: http://www.ci2ma.udec.cl/wonapde2016 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: June 11, 2015 Subject: Theoretical and Computational Discrete Mathematics, UK, Mar 2016 Tuesday 22 – Wednesday 23 March 2016, The Enterprise Centre, University of Derby The purpose of this conference is to highlight theoretical and computational advances in the general field of discrete mathematics. Papers are solicited from areas including, but not limited to, the following: Graph Theory, Network Visualisation, Combinatorics , Combinatorial Geometry, Combinatorial Algorithms, Number Theory, Discrete Probability, Matroid Theory, Cryptography, Computer Science, Large-Scale Networks, Ordered Sets, Designs, Topology, Information Processing, Discrete Mathematics of Data Mining, Optimization (Discrete, Combinatorial), Theory and Applications of Sequences. Further details to be confirmed including instructions to authors; the submission deadline will be Friday 11 November 2015. To register your interest, or for queries, please contact the IMA Conferences Department: e-mail: [log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0) 1702 354020, Fax: +44 (0) 1702 354 111, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: June 11, 2015 Subject: 15th IMA Conference on Maths of Surfaces, UK, Sep 2016 14-16 September 2016, University of Bath The 15th Conference on Maths of Surfaces has now been scheduled to be held at the University of Bath, UK, in September 2016. A number of international speakers are being invited. Four types of papers are sought: - Research papers presenting new developments in the capture, representation, manipulation, approximation, fitting, and design of surfaces. - Application papers covering novel practical uses of surface mathematics. - Survey papers describing the state of the art of an aspect of the mathematics of surfaces. - Case studies presenting novel solutions using surface mathematics to practical problems encountered in industry. Authors can submit an abstract to ensure alignment with conference themes; these should be submitted to the IMA Conferences Department by email to [log in to unmask] by the end of November 2015. Full LaTeX papers must be submitted by end of January 2016. Enquiries and further information: - Dr Bob Cripps, University of Birmingham, [log in to unmask] - Prof. Glen Mullineux, University of Bath, [log in to unmask] - Dr Malcolm Sabin, Numerical Geometry Ltd, [log in to unmask] Conference web page - http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/15th_maths_of_surfaces.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Stewart [log in to unmask] Date: June 10, 2015 Subject: Staff Position, Optimization and UQ, Sandia National Laboratories The Center for Computing Research (CCR) at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, has an opening for a staff position in the broad area of methods and software development for predictive modeling and simulation. Areas of interest include quantifying uncertainty in mathematical models, PDE-constrained and risk-averse optimization, optimization under uncertainty, verification and validation, inverse problems, model calibration, and mesh generation. These capabilities will be applied to a variety of large-scale engineering design and analysis problems that support the laboratories’ mission areas. This position includes C++ software development and publication of research results in reports and leading technical journals. We seek highly motivated individuals with strong teaming abilities and academic credentials in one or more of the areas of interest. A PhD in engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline, is required. Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. For more detailed information, and to access the posting, go to http://www.sandia.gov, click on "View All Jobs," click on "Advanced Search," then enter the Job Opening ID (650041). Applicants should include a detailed CV. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Prof. Serafim Kalliadasis [log in to unmask] Date: June 11, 2015 Subject: Research Associate Position, Molecular Dynamics Fixed term appointment for up to 12 months with possibility of extension Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position funded by the ERC Advanced Grant “Complex Interfacial Flows: From the Nano- to the Macro-Scale” and EPSRC Grant “Fluid Processes in Smart Microengineered Devices: Hydrodynamics and Thermodynamics in Microspace,” under the joint supervision of Professor. Amparo Galindo, from the Molecular Systems Engineering group and Professor. Serafim Kalliadasis heading the Complex Multiphase Systems group. The project concerns the molecular dynamics simulations of fluids in microfluidic systems and smart microengineered devices. It is in collaboration with Professor Asterios Gavriilidis and Professor Eva Sorensen (experimental microchemical engineering; Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London) and Dr. Marc Pradas (mesoscale hydrodynamics, critical phenomena and phase transitions; Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Open University). The successful candidate should have a PhD (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or other related area and a strong foundation on molecular dynamics simulations. If you would like to discuss the project, please contact Prof. Amparo Galindo at [log in to unmask], Telephone: +44-(0)-20-7594- 5606, or Prof. Serafim Kalliadasis at [log in to unmask], Telephone: +44-(0)-20-7594-1373, postal address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK. Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or vacancy reference number EN20150205WW into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form and a copy of your CV as directed. Completed application forms should be submitted, together with a CV that includes a list of publications by the closing date. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kevin Burrage [log in to unmask] Date: June 15, 2015 Subject: Research Fellowship Positions, Queensland Univ of Technology QUT is offering up to 20 Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships for leading postdoctoral researchers at Level B and C on a three year fixed- term basis. These prestigious fellowships are available in the following target areas: - Behavioural Neuroscience and Imaging - Data Science, Computational Modelling and Simulation Science See for more details https://qut.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm? event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&jobid=f7dd0ba9-d77f-436c- 9ae8-a49c00ba1c9c ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Hydon [log in to unmask] Date: June 12, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Kent Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Fixed-term for 36 months) School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science University of Kent Apply online at https://jobs.kent.ac.uk Job Reference: STM0569 Closing Date: Sunday, 5th July 2015 This full-time position will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 36 months. Annual Salary: £32,277-£37,397 dependent on relevance of PhD and experience. Project title: Finite difference conservation laws Brief Synopsis: Conservation laws are among a PDE's most fundamental geometric properties. Yet standard finite difference approximations do not generally preserve more than a single conservation law. The project will develop a new approach which discretizes of a given PDE in a way that preserves multiple conservation laws. This approach is based on the geometric theory of differential and difference equations; it uses a combination of numerical analysis and computer algebra. The project would suit a numerical analyst with an interest in geometric aspects of PDEs. Experience in geometric integration would be an advantage. Informal enquiries may be addressed to the project leader, Prof Peter Hydon, email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dongbin Xiu [log in to unmask] Date: June 10, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, UQ, Univ of Utah The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah has multiple openings in uncertainty quantification (UQ) for complex systems. These are three-year positions with competitive salary. Candidates with strong background in mathematics, computational sciences and engineering are welcome to apply. Please send your CV to Prof. Dongbin Xiu at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: MIGUEL A. BENITEZ [log in to unmask] Date: June 12, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Positions, BCAM International IC_2015 Spring / Call for 4 Postdocs International Call for Postdoctoral fellowships BCAM, the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (http://www.bcamath.org) whose mission is to develop high quality interdisciplinary research in the frontiers of Applied Mathematics, has opened an International Call for 4 postdocs offering the following research areas: COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS (CM); MATHEMATICAL MODELLING WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY; APPLICATIONS (M3A); MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS (MP); PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, CONTROL AND NUMERICS (DCN); DATA SCIENCE (DS) Deadline for submission: July 7th 2015, 14:00 CET. Please remember to select up to two research lines in our Call for postdoc positions IC_2015- Spring Postdoc, otherwise the application will be automatically rejected. All postdoc applications must be submitted on-line at: http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic-2015-spring-four- postdoctoral-fellowship-positions-in-applied-mathematics Aditionally we would like to announce you that a PhD International Call will be opened shortly: The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) will publish (planned on June 15th 2015 and deadline planned on June 30th 2015) the call for PhD grants at Severo Ochoa Excellence Research Centers. The call offers up to 6 grants to do the PhD at BCAM with a 4 year duration. This grant also funds the doctoral course tuition fees (up to 1.500 €) and predoctoral mobility (up to 4.750 €/ per visit). Those PhD students that defend their thesis before the 4 year period are issue to a 1 year postdoctoral contract. The programme is open to students of any nationality. All the information about this call will publish at the website. Please for any additional information: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tobias Jahnke [log in to unmask] Date: June 10, 2015 Subject: PhD and Postdoc Positions, Mathematics, Germany The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1173 "Wave phenomena – analysis and numerics" offers several PhD and Postdoc positions. Starting on July 1st, 2015 the CRC is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It is jointly run by the Departments of Mathematics of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Stuttgart, and University of Tübingen in collaboration with KIT research groups in optics and photonics, biomedical engineering, and applied geophysics. Research topics: The goal of this CRC is to analytically understand, numerically simulate, and eventually manipulate wave propagation under realistic scenarios by intertwining analysis and numerics. Please check our website http://www.waves.kit.edu for more information on the research directions of the CRC and details on positions. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bernard Haasdonk [log in to unmask] Date: June 14, 2015 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 collaboration within the Cluster on Simulation Technology SimTech. For a detailed description of the position, see http://www.mathematik.uni- stuttgart.de/fak8/ians/lehrstuhl/agh/news/announcement2015_PhD_PostDoc.pdf The position must be filled starting 1 October 2015. Applications with the usual documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, degrees and certificates, course list, contact information of 2 referees) should be sent electronically as single PDF file to Prof. Dr. B. Haasdonk ([log in to unmask]). Review of the applications will start on 6 July 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************