Subject: NA Digest, V. 15, # 27 NA Digest Thursday, July 09, 2015 Volume 15 : Issue 27 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Death of Chuck Lawson 17th IMA Leslie Fox Prize winners Call for Nominations: Two Prizes of SIAG/IS - Deadline Sep. 15, 2015 Matlab routine "eig" does not converge for some matrices Blaze 2.4 Released Intel Fortran now free for students on Linux, OS X and Windows New Book, Frontiers in Approximation Theory New Book, Intelligent Systems II Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics, Belgium, Sep 2015 Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium, Germany, Sep 2015 Dissipative Particle Dynamics, China, Sep 2015 Matrix Equations and Tensor Techniques, Italy, Sep 2015 WIAS UQ Workshop, Germany, Nov 2015 System Modelling and Optimization, Turkey, Jul 2017 Tenure Track Position, Life Sciences, CWI, Amsterdam (NL) Tenure-Track Position, The Univ of Hong Kong Lecturer Position, Univ Manchester Postdoc Position, Extreme Computing Research Center, KAUST Postdoc Positions, Collaborative Research Center, Waves to Weather PhD/Postdoc Position, RWTH Aachen, Germany PhD Position, Numerical Analysis, Delft Univ of Technology PhD Position, Parallel-in-time Integration, Kiel Univ, Germany PhD Position, Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling PhD Position, Technical Univ of Denmark Contents, Applied and Computational Mathematics, 14 (2) Contents, Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 15 (3) Contents, Constructive Approximation, 42 (1) Contents, Int J Math Model Comput, 5 (2) 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: Fred Krogh [log in to unmask] Date: July 09, 2015 Subject: Death of Chuck Lawson Dr. Charles (Chuck) Lawson died on July 2 in Laguna Woods, CA after a short bout with cancer. He joined JPL in 1960 shortly before receiving his PhD from UCLA and retired in 1996. He was supervisor of a math group that was responsible for mathematical software (MATH77/mathc90) that is still in use at JPL. He was the coauthor of two books, "Solving Least Squares Problems" and "Computer Approximations," and many scientific papers. His work was key in getting modern computing methods used in the early days of the Laboratory. He is survived by his wife, Dottie, children Michael, Brian, Melanie, Marcella, and numerous grandchildren. More on Chuck at http://mathalacarte.com/remembering_chuck.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nick Gould [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: 17th IMA Leslie Fox Prize winners The 17th IMA Leslie Fox Prize meeting took place at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on Monday the 22nd of June, 2015. From a strong field of twenty two entries, six were chosen for presentation at the meeting. The quality of talks was outstanding, and after much deliberation,the adjudicating committee awarded first prizes to Iain Smears (U. Oxford) for Discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for Hamilton-Jacobi -Bellman equations with Cordes coefficients, and Alex Townsend (MIT) for A fast analysis-based discrete Hankel transform using asymptotic expansions, and second prizes to Patrick Farrell (U. Oxford) for Deflation techniques for finding distinct solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations, Olivier Fercoq (Telecom ParisTech) for Accelerated, parallel and proximal coordinate descent, John Pearson (U. Kent) for Fast iterative solvers for reaction-diffusion control models of chemical and biological processes, and Clarice Poon (Cambridge U.) for On the role of total variation in compressed sensing. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Naoki Saito [log in to unmask] Date: July 06, 2015 Subject: Call for Nominations: Two Prizes of SIAG/IS - Deadline Sep. 15, 2015 Please note that the following two SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science (SIAG/IS) prizes will be awarded at the 2016 SIAM Imaging Science Conference (IS 16), to be held May 23-26, 2016, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: * SIAG/IS Best Paper Prize (http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/nom_siag_is.php) * SIAG/IS Early Career Prize (http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/nom_siag_is_career.php) The latter is our new prize just established this year. So, please nominate the best papers for the former and the outstanding early career researchers for the latter! The deadline of nominations for both prizes is: September 15, 2015. Please take a look at the above websites for the details such as the eligibility, how to nominate, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stephen Becker [log in to unmask] Date: July 07, 2015 Subject: Matlab routine "eig" does not converge for some matrices We have found a matrix "A" for which the Matlab call "[V,D]=eig(A)" returns the error message "EIG did not converge." The failure is sensitive: using an older version of Matlab, or asking only for eigenvalues (no eigenvectors), or perturbing the input matrix slightly, all lead to normal (convergent) behavior. I have not heard of this type of error before. We have noticed that the error is produced in Matlab versions that use MKL v11.x and not with MKL v10.3. Does anyone know how to explain this behavior, and if MKL switched algorithms recently? More details, including a link to the matrix itself, are here: http://ask.cvxr.com/t/eig-did-not-converge-in-prox-trace/996/15 (The first few posts are about "eigs" because we were incredulous that "eig" would give such an error, but it really is an issue with "eig" and not "eigs"). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Klaus Iglberger [log in to unmask] Date: July 04, 2015 Subject: Blaze 2.4 Released We are proud to announce the release of version 2.4 of the Blaze C++ math library! With this release, we say goodbye to the GoogleCode platform and move to our new home: http://bitbucket.org/blaze-lib/blaze Since GoogleCode is shutting down, Blaze 2.4 will be the last release on GoogleCode. From now on we will focus entirely on our Bitbucket repositories. Please update your bookmarks accordingly! In Blaze 2.2 we introduced the concept of adaptors and provided symmetric matrices. In Blaze 2.3 we continued in this direction and introduced adaptors for lower and upper triangular matrices. Now, Blaze 2.4 concludes this line of development with unitriangular, strictly triangular and diagonal matrices. This now enables a total of 36 different matrix types, which provide the unique possibility to adapt the type of matrices exactly to the problem at hand and to achieve maximum performance due to specifically optimized and parallelized kernels. Blaze 2.4 is now available for download at http://bitbucket.org/blaze-lib/blaze ------------------------------------------------------- From: Steve Lionel [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: Intel Fortran now free for students on Linux, OS X and Windows The Intel Fortran compiler is now available under a free, non-commercial license to qualified students. On Linux and Windows, students can get Intel Parallel Studio XE Cluster Edition, and on OS X, Intel Parallel Studio XE Composer Edition (the larger suites are not supported on OS X.) Windows users will need to first install Microsoft Visual Studio - the free VS2013 Community Edition will do. For more information, see https://software.intel.com/en-us/qualify-for-free-software/student ------------------------------------------------------- From: George Anastassiou [log in to unmask] Date: July 01, 2015 Subject: New Book, Frontiers in Approximation Theory TITLE: FRONTIERS IN APPROXIMATION THEORY WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2015. This monograph presents the work of last five years of the author in Approximation Theory. The chapters are self-contained and can be read independently and advanced courses can be taught out of this book. An extensive list of references is given per chapter. The topics covered are diverse. The first big part of the book is dedicated to fractional monotone approximation theory introduced for the first time by the author, taking the related ordinary theory of usual differentiation at the fractional differentiation level having polynomials and splines as approximators. Very little is written so far about fractional approximation theory which is at its infancy. The second part of the book deals with the approximation by discrete singular operators of Favard style, e.g of Picard and Gauss-Weierstrass types. Then it continues with the approximation by interpolating operators induced by neural networks, a connection to computer science, a very detailed and extensive chapter covering all aspects of the topic. The monograph ends with the approximation theory and functional analysis on the time scales, a very modern topic, detailing all the pros and cons of this method. The book’s results are expected to find applications in many areas of pure and applied mathematics. As such this monograph is suitable for researchers, graduate students, and seminars of the above subjects, also to be in all science libraries. ------------------------------------------------------- From: George Anastassiou [log in to unmask] Date: July 03, 2015 Subject: New Book, Intelligent Systems II INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS II: COMPLETE APPROXIMATION BY NEURAL NETWORK OPERATORS, SPRINGER, 2016, JUST PUBLISHED. In this monograph the author presents his complete recent work in approximation by neural networks. Chapters are self-contained and can be read independently and several advanced courses can be taught out of this book. An extensive list of references is given per chapter. The topics covered are from A to Z of this research area. We list some of these: Rate of convergence of basic neural network operators to the unit- univariate case. Rate of convergence of basic multivariate neural network operators to the unit. Fractional neural network approximation. Multivariate fuzzy-random normalized neural network approximation operators. Fuzzy fractional neural network approximation by fuzzy quasi- interpolation operators. Higher order multivariate fuzzy approximation by basic neural network operators. High degree multivariate fuzzy approximation by quasi-interpolation neural network operators. Multivariate fuzzy-random quasi-interpolation neural network approximation operators. Univariate error function based neural network approximation. Multivariate error function based neural network approximations. High order multivariate fuzzy approximation by neural network operators based on the error function. Multivariate fuzzy-random error function based neural network approximation. Approximation by perturbed neural network operators. Approximation by multivariate perturbed neural network operators. Approximation by fuzzy perturbed neural network operators. Multivariate fuzzy perturbed neural network operators approximation. Multivariate fuzzy-random perturbed neural network approximation. The book's results are expected to find applications in many areas of applied mathematics, computer science and engineering. As such this monograph is suitable for researchers, graduate students, and seminars of the above subjects, also to be in all science and engineering libraries. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christelle Debeeer [log in to unmask] Date: July 06, 2015 Subject: Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics, Belgium, Sep 2015 The Lecture Series on the 38th Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (Adjoint methods and their application in Computational Fluid Dynamics) will take place at the von Karman Institute from 14 - 17 September 2015. Adjoint based sensitivity computations can be applied in many fields of modern CFD such as: error estimation for adapted grid generation (EE), multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) and uncertainty quantification (UQ). The latter application in UQ is relatively new and few developments exist. The purpose of this lecture series is to bring together the researchers from these different communities, and to stimulate the common interest and exchange of knowhow in using the adjoint formulation. Many times these methods are also coupled with state-of-the-art high order discretization methods such as Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Elements (DG), Finite Volumes (FV), Streamline Diffusion (SD) or Residual Distribution (RD). Moreover, there is also a strong potential in a combination of the different applications such as adaptive grids based on goal oriented error estimation combined with shape optimization, or uncertainty quantification combined with optimization, whereby the adjoint problem can be reused with a different forcing function in the right hand side. The theory and algorithms used in the field of adjoints, error estimation, optimization and uncertainty quantification will be discussed in full detail. Emphasis is also put on industrial applications, in particular in the area of steady and unsteady aerodynamics. Achievements, weaknesses and perspectives for future research will be critically evaluated. The course is oriented towards both junior and experienced engineers and researchers involved with CFD algorithm and code development. The lecture series assumes no preknowledge on adjoints nor on UQ, optimization and error estimation, but it is expected that the participants have a good background in CFD methods and numerical techniques for solving partial differential equations. This implies that the course will be a balanced mix between introductory and advanced lectures. Registration and programme available on http://www.vki.ac.be ------------------------------------------------------- From: Rolf Springer [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2015 Subject: Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium, Germany, Sep 2015 28th Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium September 28 - 30, 2015 http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fem-symposium/ The scientific topics of the FEM symposium are all aspects of finite elements. This year special emphasis is placed on - Adaptivity and Error Estimation - Mixed and Least squares FE - Multiscale Methods Invited Speakers are - Martin Vohralik (Inria Paris-Rocquencourt) - Gerhard Starke (Universität Duisburg-Essen) - Daniel Peterseim (Universität Bonn) - Assyr Abdulle (EPFL Lausanne) Deadlines: - July 31st, 2015: registration via WWW Registration form and further information can be found under http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fem-symposium/ Contact: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Madeline Brewster [log in to unmask] Date: July 02, 2015 Subject: Dissipative Particle Dynamics, China, Sep 2015 Mesoscopic science, which bridges the gap between microscopic and macroscopic worlds, has attracted increasing attention as the fast development of microscale technologies. Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a coarse-grained method designed for mesoscopic simulations. It has become one of the most widely used methods for mesoscopic modeling due to its simplicity together with high computational efficiency, and flexibility in modeling thermodynamic and kinetic properties. In recent years, the rapid expanding applications of DPD to various research fields have been witnessed. In this workshop, the professors and experts, who have made significant contributions to the theory, algorithms and applications of DPD, are invited to give featured talks. Now, the abstract submission site for the DPD workshop is open! We are inviting you to present your works in the first DPD workshop in China. We would like to ensure the workshop is more than just a collection of talks and will promote the research and development of mesoscopic modeling and attract interested researchers from various research fields to attend. Please consider submitting your abstract during the submission period. Call for Abstracts: We invite submission of abstracts for contributed oral presentations for the DPD workshop. Each presentation is scheduled for 25 minute time slots (20 minutes for presentation plus 5 minutes for questions). Please include the title and abstract in the registration form if you want to present your work in the workshop. Location: Shanghai University - September 21-23, 2015 Conference Details can be found at: http://www.cfm.brown.edu/dpd-workshop ------------------------------------------------------- From: Valeria Simoncini [log in to unmask] Date: July 03, 2015 Subject: Matrix Equations and Tensor Techniques, Italy, Sep 2015 The fifth Workshop on "Matrix equations and Tensor Techniques" will be held on September 21-22, 2015 at the Mathematics Department, Alma Mater Studiorum Universita' di Bologna, Italy. Deadline for abstract submission is fast approaching: August 10, 2015. Keynote speakers: Sergey Dolgov, Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg (D) Bart Vandereycken, Université de Genéve (CH) Additional details and registration information can be found at http://mett15.dm.unibo.it/ Local Organizer: Valeria Simoncini (Alma Mater Studiorum Universita' di Bologna, Italy) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Eigel [log in to unmask] Date: July 06, 2015 Subject: WIAS UQ Workshop, Germany, Nov 2015 On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to invite you to the second WIAS UQ Workshop on Direct and Inverse Problems for PDEs with Random Coefficients. It will be held at the Weierstrass Institute in Berlin, Germany, during November 9-13, 2015. https://www.wias-berlin.de/workshops/uq15/ The workshop focuses on applications, the analysis and numerical treatment of PDEs with stochastic data. This includes but is not limited to: - efficient numerical methods for the direct (forward) problem - control problems with uncertainties - sparse and low-rank tensor representations - inverse problems with random data Confirmed speakers are: Mario Annunziato, Universita degli Studi di Salerno; Markus Bachmayr, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris; Oliver Ernst, TU Chemnitz; Mike Espig, RWTH Aachen University; Hanno Gottschalk, University of Wuppertal; Lars Grasedyck, RWTH Aachen University; Max Gunzburger, Florida State University; Helmut Harbrecht, University of Basel; Matthias Heinkenschloss, Rice University, Houston; Angela Kunoth, University of Cologne; Olivier Le Maitre, LIMSI-CNRS, Orsay; Shuai Lu, Fudan University, Shanghai; Hermann G. Matthies, TU Braunschweig; Anthony Nouy, Ecole Centrale Nantes; Tobias Preusser, Fraunhofer MEVIS, Bremen; Robert Scheichl, University of Bath; Claudia Schillings, University of Warwick; Christoph Schwab, ETH Zurich; Pierre Sochala, BRGM, Orleans; Raul Tempone, KAUST, Thuwal; Stefan Ulbrich, TU Darmstadt ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bulent Karasozen [log in to unmask] Date: July 06, 2015 Subject: System Modelling and Optimization, Turkey, Jul 2017 In a cycle of two years, the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)Technical Committee 7 - System Modeling and Optimization - arranges highly regarded conferences on several topics of Applied Optimization such as Optimal Control of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Modeling and Simulation, Inverse Problems, Nonlinear, Discrete, and Stochastic Optimization and Industrial Applications. The 28th IFIP TC7 Conference 2017 http://iam.metu.edu.tr/ifip17 will take place at Middle East Technical University in Ankara (Turkey) July 17-21, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Joke Blom [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: Tenure Track Position, Life Sciences, CWI, Amsterdam (NL) Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) invites excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply for a Tenure track position in Life Sciences. The young and lively Life Sciences group at CWI performs fundamental research on algorithms, theory, models and simulations on topics from the Life Sciences. The core themes of the group are biomodeling and biosystems analysis, combinatorial algorithms for computational biology, computational genomics, medical informatics, neuroinformatics and scientific computing for systems biology. As a researcher at CWI Amsterdam you are expected to perform fundamental and application-oriented research, to supervise Ph.D. students, to participate in or lead research projects together with other academic institutes or industry, and to acquire external funding. You are able to work as an independent researcher who can set his/her own research agenda, as demonstrated by previous post-doctoral work experience. You can connect to current research at CWI while at the same time bringing in substantial new expertise. Requirements: We are looking for a candidate who is demonstrably an expert in the field of mathematics/computer science/computational science for the Life Sciences. The candidate is willing to cooperate within the Life Sciences group and CWI and to build up interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers in the Life Sciences, e.g., with experimental biologists. A preference will be given to candidates who convincingly show how they strengthen existing core themes of the group or build bridges between them. For more information, see http://www.cwi.nl/jobs/tenure-track-position-in-life-sciences. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Miss Ceci Chiu [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: Tenure-Track Position, The Univ of Hong Kong Applications are invited for tenure-track appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, to commence from September 1, 2016 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 before the expiry of the second three-year contract. The Department of Mathematics provides a solid general undergraduate education in mathematics, offers supervision in graduate study for students with a strong interest in and a capacity for mathematics, and engages in teaching and research aiming at a high international standing. 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 appointee is expected to actively engage in outreach and service. A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as annual leave, and medical benefits. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable. 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 December 1, 2015 and continue until the post is filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nick Higham [log in to unmask] Date: July 07, 2015 Subject: Lecturer Position, Univ Manchester Lecturer in Applied Mathematics School of Mathematics University of Manchester, UK Reference: E&PS-06548 Applications are invited for the above post to start in September 2015 or an agreed date thereafter. Applications are welcomed from researchers whose interests complement and extend existing activity within the School. Researchers with interests addressing data-driven or interdisciplinary applications (for example in industry, medicine, biology or geophysics) are particularly encouraged to apply. Further details of the research in the School can be found at http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/our-research/ Salary will be in the range 34,233 to 47,328 pounds per annum according to relevant experience and qualifications. Further particulars can be downloaded from http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/about-us/jobvacancies/ Deadline for applications: July 31, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Keyes [log in to unmask] Date: July 02, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Extreme Computing Research Center, KAUST The Extreme Computing Research Center at KAUST invites applications for a post-doctoral research scientist, effective immediately. The successful candidate will research and implement algorithms and develop software under the Hierarchical Computations on Manycore Architectures (HiCMA) project, partially supported by Intel under the Intel Parallel Computing Center (IPCC) program, with a primary focus on two types of scalable hierarchical algorithms – fast multipole methods (FMM) and H-matrices – on next-generation Xeon processors and Xeon Phi coprocessors. These algorithms have the potential to replace “workhorse” kernels of computational science and engineering at extreme scale due to their low arithmetic and storage complexity, high arithmetic intensity, exploitable SIMD concurrency, and suitability for asynchronous programming models. Experience with emerging floating-point accelerator architectures and sparse and dense methods of linear algebra is desired. KAUST is a graduate-only research institution dedicated to advancing science and technology through interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation. Located on a resort-like 45 sq km campus on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, KAUST offers superb research facilities (including a >5 PF/s Cray XC40) and internationally competitive salaries, attracting faculty, research scientists, and students from over 70 countries to address pressing challenges in sustainable technologies. Candidates must possess a recent doctoral degree in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics or equivalent and strong coding experience. Please send statement of research interests and CV to [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Audine Laurian [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Collaborative Research Center, Waves to Weather The following positions are available within the W2W (Waves to Weather) consortium: - 15 PhD-positions (12 PhD-positions 0.75 part-time at the salary grade E 13 TV-L and 3 PhD-positions full-time at the salary grade E 13 TV-L) - 1 Scientific programmer position (PostDoc-position, full-time at the salary grade E 13 TV-L) Responsibilities and requirements depend on the PhD-project and are outlined on the website http://w2w.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de. The positions are fixed-term employment contracts until June 2019. Contracts are time-limited according to the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Law (WissZeitVG). The salary scale is TV-L E13. Employment in all positions shall begin as soon as possible. Applications should be submitted online before July 31st 2015 using the application tool of the W2W consortium (visit the website http://w2w.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de for more information) and should include the following components: - CV - letter of motivation - research interests - a record of studies - master and bachelor certificates including a transcript of records - for the PostDoc-position, doctoral experience - the degeee certificate - contact information of two referees for letters of recommendation - an English language certificate For further information, please visit http://w2w.meteo.physik.uni- muenchen.de or contact Dr. Audine Laurian ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Frank Knoben [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Position, RWTH Aachen, Germany At the Chair for Numerical Mathematics of the RWTH Aachen University we are currently offering a full PhD/postdoc position. In our group we work on the analysis, implementation and application of numerical simulation methods for partial differential equations. A main research topic is on numerical methods for two-phase incompressible flow problems. More information on the topic can be found on https://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/DROPS The candidates should have a university degree ( Master or equivalent ) in mathematics, computational engineering or a related field and should have basic knowledge on numerical methods for PDEs. Research will be on a topic in the field of numerical methods for partial differential equations, e.g. discretization methods for two-phase incompressible flow problems or for PDEs on evolving surfaces,or special preconditioning techniques. The candidate has to carry out part of the teaching tasks at the Chair for Numerical Mathematics. The position is limited to 2 years and is to be filled by October 1, 2015. An extension by two more years is possible. The standard weekly hours will be 39,83 hours. The successful candidate has the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L). For further details, please contact Prof. Dr. A. Reusken Tel.: +49 (0) 241-8097972 Email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kees Vuik [log in to unmask] Date: July 02, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, Numerical Analysis, Delft Univ of Technology Currently, there is an open position for a PhD student at the Delft University of Technology, Department of Applied Mathematics in the Numerical Analysis group of Prof. Kees Vuik. The subject is: Multi-Scale Fluid Flow in DYNamically FRACtured Porous Reservoirs This is a European Industrial Doctorate project of Schlumberger and the Delft University of Technology. We are looking for a good PhD student who has not studied in the Netherlands the previous 3 years (EU regulations). For more details see: http://ta.twi.tudelft.nl/users/vuik/MSFF-DYN-FRAC-PR.pdf If you are interested in this position, please send your application, CV etc to Dr. Alexander Lukyanov [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thomas Slawig [log in to unmask] Date: July 03, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, Parallel-in-time Integration, Kiel Univ, Germany The Research Group “Algorithmic Optimal Control – Oceanic CO¬¬¬2 Uptake” in the Department of Computer Science at Kiel University (CAU), Germany, plans to fill a PhD Position in Applied Mathematics starting from October 1st 2015. The position will be awarded for three years. The salary corresponds to 90 % of a full position at the level of TV-L E13 of the German public service salary scale. A part of 0,25 of the position is connected with a teaching load of two hours per week in every second semester. We are looking for a PhD student with background in Applied Mathematics, specifically in the numerical solution of (parabolic) partial differential equations. Topic is the implementation, evaluation and improvement of parallel-in-time (also called parareal) algorithms for long-term climate simulations. For this purpose, a fast model of lower complexity shall be coupled to a slower one with higher resolution (micro-macro parallel-in-time algorithm). Aim of the project is to investigate the applicability of parallel-in-time methods in a basic model configuration. Requirements are: Diploma or Master Degree in Mathematics (or related field with strong background in numerical mathematics); Good oral and written communication skills in English; Good programming skills in C or Fortran. We are looking for a person who wants to contribute to the work of a group of at the moment seven researchers in an interdisciplinary environment. You will have the chance to get a deeper knowledge about climate modeling and simulation, and to apply your expertise in Mathematics and Computer Science to real-world problems. The University of Kiel is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to increase the proportion of women in science. Applications by women are particularly welcome. Given equal qualifications, applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration. Applications by people with a migration background are particularly welcomed. Interested candidates should send an application letter including curriculum vitae and copies of transcripts via e-mail to: [log in to unmask] kiel.de Please refrain from submitting application photos. The deadline for applications is July 31st 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Cornelia Böhnstedt [log in to unmask] Date: July 03, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling The Graduate Research Training Program PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling is an interdisciplinary PhD program bridging pharmacy and mathematics. PharMetrX provides its graduate students a unique opportunity to experience research in drug development and optimising drug therapy. PharMetrX offers: - a transdisciplinary research environment - a competitive three-year research fellowship - a structured research training curriculum of basic and advanced academic and industry modules - a joint supervision of the scientific progress by both program chairs - an individual research and development plan - an individual mentorship from one of the industry partners We are currently inviting applications to start the PharMetrX PhD program in March 2016. PharMetrX is open to candidates with a university degree in natural/life sciences or medicine. Deadline for applications: September 15th, 2015. For details see https://www.PharMetrX.de. PharMetrX is a joint program of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Universität Potsdam, supported by several global research-driven pharmaceutical companies. Charlotte Kloft & Wilhelm Huisinga Program Chairs ------------------------------------------------------- From: John Bagterp Jørgensen [log in to unmask] Date: July 01, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, Technical Univ of Denmark Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark has a vacant PhD position related to Model Predictive Control and injection moulding. The project is a collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark (Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science & Department of Mechanical Engineering) and LEGO. Candidates for this PhD position must have a master degree in mathematical modelling and computing, computational science and engineering, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or equivalent academic qualifications. The candidate must document skills within numerical modelling and scientific computing for dynamical systems, model predictive control, numerical optimization, statistics and programming. Knowledge of and experience with injection moulding processes and high precision manufacturing are an advantage. In addition good communication skills in English as well as good interpersonal skills are required. The application deadline is September 1, 2015 and the position can be filled from November 1, 2015. You can read more about the position here http://www.dtu.dk/Job/job?id=de105f36-17bc-40ac-8fc8-46807d420bc3 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fikret Aliev [log in to unmask] Date: June 30, 2015 Subject: Contents, Applied and Computational Mathematics, 14 (2) Applied and Computational Mathematics an International Journal Vol.14, No.2, June 2015 http://www.acmij.az CONTENTS Fuzzy Dynamic Programming for the Modeling of Sustainable Regional Development (Survey), Janusz Kacprzyk Flow of Fourth Grade Fluid in a Porous Medium, Naz R., Alsaedi A., Hayat T. Stability of Sequential Fractional Differential Equation, Ibarhim R.W. An Initial Value Technique o Solve Two-Point Non-Linear Singularly Perturbed Boundary Value Problems, Tiwari S., Kumar M. Two Inversion-Free Iterative Algorithms for Computing the Maximal Positive Definite Solution of the Nonlinear Matrix Equation, Huang N., Ma C. The Enhanced Power Series Method to Find Exact or Approximate Solutions of Nonlinear Differential Equations, Vazquez-Leal H. Some Common Fixed Point Theorems on c-Distance in Cone Metric Spaces Over Banach Algebras, Huang H., Radenovic S., Dosenovic T. Fitting a Rectangular Function by Gaussians and Application to the Multivariate Normal Integrals, Fayed H.A., Atiya A.F., Badawi A.H. Positivity of a One-Dimensional Difference Operator in the Half-Line and Its Applications, Ashyralyev A. Akturk S. Reparability Properties of Convolution-Differential Operator Equations in Weighted Lp Spaces, Shakhmurov V, Musaev H. 80th Birthday of professor Boris Polyak ------------------------------------------------------- From: Carsten Carstensen [log in to unmask] Date: July 01, 2015 Subject: Contents, Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 15 (3) COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Vol. 15 (2015), No. 3 Numerical simulation of surface acoustic wave actuated separation of rigid enantiomers by the fictious domain Lagrange multiplier method, Burger, Stefan / Franke, Thomas / Fraunholz, Thomas / Hoppe, Ronald H. 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