Subject: NA Digest, V. 15, # 31 NA Digest Monday, August 24, 2015 Volume 15 : Issue 31 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: COIN-OR Cup Competition, Deadline Sep 30, 2015 New Book, Frontiers in Time Scales and Inequalities New Book, The Defocusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation Error Control and Mesh Adaptivity, UK, Sep 2015 Machine Learning Course, UK, Sep 2015 Parameter and State Estimation, Germany, Nov 2015 SIAM Parallel Processing (PP16), France, Apr 2016 Intl Symposium on Data Assimilation (ISDA), UK, Jul 2016 Turbulence, Waves and Mixing, UK, Jul 2016 Data Scientist Positions, Sandia Natl Labs, Livermore, CA Program Manager Positions, ASCR Applied Mathematics Faculty Positions, Mathematics Postdoc Position, Bayesian UQ, Biomechanics, Univ of Luxembourg Postdoc Position, Heterogeneous Computing, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Postdoc Positions, Computing Sciences, LLNL Postdoc Positions, Graz, Austria PhD Position, HPC, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway 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: August 23, 2015 Subject: COIN-OR Cup Competition, Deadline Sep 30, 2015 Announcing the eleventh annual "COIN-OR Cup" competition, sponsored by the COIN-OR Foundation. Rules: A submission or nomination must contain 1. a synopsis of an effective use of COIN-OR or valuable contribution to COIN-OR (or both!), 2. an explanation of its significance. The winner must accept the prize in person at the 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting so we can all celebrate appropriately (see "Celebration" below). Submission deadline: September 30th, 2015. Self-nominations are welcome. We especially encourage nominations of effective use of COIN-OR that the community may not know about. Submissions will be judged by a committee including members of the COIN-OR Foundation, Inc. Celebration: The 2015 COIN-OR Cup will be awarded at a celebration during the INFORMS Annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA. All entrants, their supporters, and other interested parties are welcome to join the celebration and regale, rile, and roast the prize winners. The celebration will take place Monday, November 2nd, 7:30 pm. The precise location will be announced later. Details of the winning entry will be announced at this celebration event, and posted on the COIN-OR Cup website. Please e-mail your submissions to coin-cup at coin-or.org. ------------------------------------------------------- From: George Anastassiou [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: New Book, Frontiers in Time Scales and Inequalities Frontiers in Time Scales and Inequalities George A. Anastassiou, Series on Concrete and Applicable Mathematics – Vol.17, World Scientific Publishing Corporation, 2016. This monograph contains the author's work of the last four years in discrete and fractional analysis. We introduce the right delta and right nabla fractional calculus on time scales. We continue with the right delta and right nabla discrete fractional calculus in the Caputo sense. Then, we give representation formulae of functions on time scales and we present Ostrowski type inequalities, Landau type inequalities, Gruss type and comparison of means inequalities, all these over the time scales. We continue with integral operator inequalities and their multivariate vectorial versions using convexity of functions, again all these over time scales. It follows the Gruss and Ostrowski type inequalities involving s-convexity of functions; we examine also the general case when we involve several functions. Then, we present general fractional Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities using m-convexity and (s, m)-convexity. Finally, we introduce the reduction method in fractional calculus and study its connection to fractional Ostrowski type inequalities. This book's results are expected to find applications in many areas of pure and applied mathematics, especially in difference equations and fractional differential equations. The chapters are selfcontained and can be read independently, and advanced courses can be taught out of it. It is suitable for researchers, graduate students, and seminars of the above subjects. It serves well as an invaluable resource for all science libraries. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: August 18, 2015 Subject: New Book, The Defocusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation Announcing the August 4, 2015, publication by SIAM of: The Defocusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation: From Dark Solitons to Vortices and Vortex Rings, by P. G. Kevrekidis, D. J. Frantzeskakis, and R. Carretero-González. xii + 429 pages / Softcover / ISBN 978-1-611973-93-8 / List Price $98.00 / SIAM Member Price $68.60 / Order Code OT143 Bose–Einstein condensation is a phase transition in which a fraction of particles of a boson gas condenses into the same quantum state known as the Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC). The aim of this book is to present a wide array of findings in the realm of BECs and on the nonlinear Schrödinger-type models that arise therein. The Defocusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation is a broad study of nonlinear excitations in self-defocusing nonlinear media. It summarizes state-of-the-art knowledge on the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger-type models in a single volume and contains a wealth of resources, including over 800 references to relevant articles and monographs and a meticulous index for ease of navigation. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The One-Dimensional Case; Chapter 3: The Two- Dimensional Case; Chapter 4: The Three-Dimensional Case; Bibliography; Index To order or for more about this book, including links to its Preface, Contents, and Index, please visit http://bookstore.siam.org/OT143. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fotini Karakatsani [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Error Control and Mesh Adaptivity, UK, Sep 2015 A workshop on "A posteriori error control and mesh adaptivity for time dependent and nonlinear problems" will take place on the 10th of September 2015 at the University of Chester, UK. The workshop is supported by the London Mathematical Society. Invited speakers: - Dimitra Antonopoulou, Chester - Andreas Dedner, Warwick - Peter Jimack , Leeds - Omar Lakkis, Sussex - Daniel Loghin, Birmingham - Tristan Pryer, Reading - Kris van der Zee, Nottingham For details and registration please see the homepage: http://www.chester.ac.uk/departments/mathematics/workshop/lms or contact the organizer at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alison Murfin [log in to unmask] Date: August 20, 2015 Subject: Machine Learning Course, UK, Sep 2015 "Introduction to Machine Learning" University of Cambridge Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 September 2015 The course covers a broad range of topics, from both the supervised and unsupervised learning literature, including Regression, Bayesian Inference, Classification, Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction and Feature Learning. There are no prerequisites in Machine Learning, however basic matrix manipulation and programming skills are assumed. After completing the course, attendees will have a broad knowledge of Machine Learning and its potential application. They will be able to tackle problems faced when handling Big Data and identify potential solutions through different machine learning models along with their implementation. To apply and for more information on the course, see: http://www.csc.cam.ac.uk/academic/shortcourses/intro_ml_2015 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sebastian F. Walter [log in to unmask] Date: August 18, 2015 Subject: Parameter and State Estimation, Germany, Nov 2015 HCO Challenge Workshop Parameter and State Estimation Methods - Software - Applications November 10 & 11, 2015, Heidelberg Model-based simulation and optimization methods become increasingly important for the development of new products and more efficient processes. Fundamental requirement to leverage the full potential of model-based methods is the development of predictive mathematical models and their quantitative validation. This complex task requires robust and efficient numerical methods for parameter estimation. Furthermore, advanced control of processes in real time needs fast and reliable numerical methods for state estimation. Industrial practice shows that in order to realize the full potential of modeling complex processes we have to deal with a number of new challenges. Because of the high relevance of parameter and state estimation methods for current and future research and development, the Heidelberg Collaboratory for Industrial Optimization (HCO) invites decision makers, researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to participate in this workshop. Primary Goals: - present an overview of state-of-the-art methods for parameter and state estimation - discuss current challenges in industry and academia and identify requirements for the next generation of methods and software - foster synergies and collaborations Please register at http://hco.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de . Abstract Submission: Sept. 30, 2015 Early Bird Registration: Sept. 30, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jennifer Fasy [log in to unmask] Date: August 12, 2015 Subject: SIAM Parallel Processing (PP16), France, Apr 2016 SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (PP16) - Call for Presentations Now Available! Location: Paris, France Dates: April 12-15, 2016 Twitter hashtag: #SIAMPP16 The Call for Presentations for this conference is now available. Please visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/pp16/index.php for more information. SUBMISSION DEADLINES September 15, 2015: Minisymposium proposals October 13, 2015: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers TRAVEL FUND APPLICATION DEADLINE October 2, 2015: SIAM Student Travel Award and Post-doc/Early Career Travel Award Applications Contact SIAM Conference Department at [log in to unmask] with any questions about the conference. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Amos Lawless [log in to unmask] Date: August 18, 2015 Subject: Intl Symposium on Data Assimilation (ISDA), UK, Jul 2016 The Fifth International Symposium on Data Assimilation (ISDA) 2016 will take place on July 18-22 at the University of Reading, United Kingdom, home to the Data Assimilation Research Centre. The ISDA 2016 continues a series of well received symposia: the German Symposium on Data Assimilation 2011, the ISDA 2012 at the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) in Offenbach, Germany, the ISDA 2014 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, German, and the ISDA at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS), Kobe, Japan. The symposium will gather about 150 researchers and consist of invited talks from leading scientists spanning the field of data assimilation, extended poster sessions and short oral presentations with extended discussion. This is a first announcement and more information is and will be available at http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~darc/conferences/5thISDA/ Best wishes, Dr Alison Fowler Prof. Peter Jan van Leeuwen Prof. Roland Potthast ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Turbulence, Waves and Mixing, UK, Jul 2016 In Honour of Lord Julian Hunt’s 75th Birthday Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 July 2016 - King’s College Cambridge, UK The theme of this conference is to discuss, with review lectures and contributed papers, the ongoing developments of research in ‘turbulence, waves and mixing’ and their applications in industry, environment and geo/astro and mathematical physics. Our understanding and the fundamental questions about turbulence and mixing have kept developing since O. Reynolds and Boussinesq made turbulence a subject in 1880s. Pioneers such as Taylor, Prandtl, Richardson (of King’s College), Kolmogorov (his paper was published 75 years ago!) and others developed the dynamical and statistical approaches. Conceptual developments and advances in practical modelling and prediction during the past 75 years, have benefitted from 3-dimensional measurement techniques and computer simulations at very high Reynolds number (>10 5), so that for example patterns, organised eddy structures, particle trajectories and conditional analysis can be better quantified and applied in practice. Papers at the conference cover a wide swath of topics from large scale instabilities that generate turbulence to small scale eddies that dissipates turbulence. Research into the interactions between turbulence and waves in engineering and geophysics, which are equally interesting and controversial, are also included in the conference, such as advances in water waves, KdV, solitons, Tsunami and Air-Sea interactions. Papers will be accepted for the conference based on a 500 word abstract for oral presentation. Abstracts should be submitted by Friday 13 November 2015 to Easychair via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=imatwm2016. Conference webpage: http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/turbulencew avesmixing.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ali Pinar [log in to unmask] Date: August 19, 2015 Subject: Data Scientist Positions, Sandia Natl Labs, Livermore, CA We have multiple openings in the area of data science at Sandia, Livermore. We will consider applicants at various levels of experience and we are open to different skill sets. If you are interested, please visit jobs.sandia.gov and search for positions 650559 and 650561. http://tinyurl.com/pmm9ovc http://tinyurl.com/onregds You are also welcome to contact me, if you have any questions. Ali Pinar, [log in to unmask] Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA 94551-9159 Phone: 925-294-4683 http://www.sandia.gov/~apinar/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Steven Lee [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Program Manager Positions, ASCR Applied Mathematics The Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), is seeking motivated and highly qualified individuals interested in serving as a Program Manager for Applied Mathematics in its Computational Science Research & Partnerships (SciDAC) Division. Applicants should have a strong background in applied mathematics and high-performance scientific computing. Applicants should also have a strong understanding of the challenges of computational modeling, simulation, and analysis and the advances that will be required to deliver on the promise of capable exascale computing for science. At this time, a job announcement has not been officially posted. However, interested applicants should monitor the DOE Office of Science jobs website (http://science.energy.gov/about/jobs#program/) and begin gathering required materials such as transcripts of graduate and undergraduate education, and a resume of education and work experience. Applicants will need to sign up for an account on the USAJOBS website - https://www.usajobs.gov/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nadine Rizk [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Faculty Positions, Mathematics The American University of Beirut Faculty positions in mathematics The Department of Mathematics at the American University of Beirut (AUB) invites applications for positions in mathematics at the assistant professor level. Employment will begin August 15, 2016. Only applicants holding a PhD in Mathematics, Statistics or Applied Mathematics and showing a strong commitment to teaching and research will be considered. Anticipated vacancies are in any of the following areas: (1) Numerical Analysis and Computing, (2) Algebra and Number Theory. Strong candidates in other areas of mathematics may be considered. There are 16 full time professorial rank faculty in mathematics and about 120 students in the major. Applicants should indicate whether they are planning to attend the AMS–MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings on January 6-9, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. All applications and letters of reference should arrive by December 1, 2015. Applications will continue to be received after the deadline, but may not receive full consideration. For more information, please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx or the Department's website at http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/math ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jack S. Hale [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Bayesian UQ, Biomechanics, Univ of Luxembourg The University of Luxembourg has the following vacancy within the Unit Engineering of its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC). The full job description can be found here: http://emea3.mrted.ly/rhha Research associate (postdoc) - Large-Scale Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Biomechanics (M/F) Ref: F1R-ING-PEU-14RLTC. 1 year fixed-term contract, full-time (40 hrs/week), may be extended. Employee status. The computational mechanics group of Prof. Stephane Bordas is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on Large-Scale Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification problems in Computational Biomechanics. We want to scope the project direction with the successful candidates' interests in mind. Possible directions include, but are not limited to: Hamiltonian or other efficient Monte Carlo methods, dynamic data-driven model updating, model order reduction techniques for Monte Carlo sampling, scalable maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimators, variational adaptivity for Bayesian inverse problems, preconditioning and solution strategies for large-scale hyperelastic inverse problems, efficient eigenvalue solvers and low-rank update algorithms. For more information, and instructions on how to apply please visit: http://emea3.mrted.ly/rhha Feel free to contact Jack S. Hale before applying if you have any questions. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Anne C. Elster [log in to unmask] Date: August 23, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Position, Heterogeneous Computing, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for one postdoctoral fellow position in High Performance Computing (HPC) at the Department of Computer and Information Science (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi) for a term of two years of full-time research, with no teaching obligations. The position of postdoctoral fellow is a fixed-term position with the primary objective of qualifying for work in top academic posts. The Department (IDI) is part of the EU H2020 CloudLightning project which will investigate how to self-organize and self-manage heterogeneous clouds that may consist of GPUs and MICs accelerators as well as DFEs (Data flow engines). The Post Doctoral Researcher’s responsibility will include the following tasks related to the CloudLightning project: - Help develop self-organized self-managed plugins based on the characteristic of each heterogeneous resource type (GPUs, MICs, DFEs) - Provide infrastructure support for the above resource types. - Develop stand-alone open source software implementations of use cases that can be used by the project. - Integrate the above use cases with service descriptions developed in collaborations with our partners. - Configure and refine several test beds for the project. The candidate will also work on research challenges related to the above topics. The application deadline is Aug. 31, 2015. For further details re. requirements and how to apply see: http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/116108/postdoctoral-fellowship-in- high-performance-computing-hpc ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeffrey Hittinger [log in to unmask] Date: August 14, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Computing Sciences, LLNL The Computation Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is soliciting applications for the Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Computing Sciences. This fellowship will be awarded to one outstanding candidate with exceptional talent, scientific track record, and potential for significant achievements in computational mathematics, scientific computing, or computer science. The fellow will have the freedom to pursue their own research agenda under the guidance of an LLNL staff scientist who serves as a mentor. The appointment will be for one year renewable for a second year. LLNL is a premier research and development institution for science and technology applied to national security that has been a leader in scientific and high-performance computing for decades. The Computation Directorate in the laboratory conducts world-class, collaborative scientific research and development in high performance computing, computational physics, numerical mathematics, computer science, and data science. Major research thrust areas include scalable algorithms and software for linear and nonlinear solvers, partial differential equations, adaptive mesh refinement, verification and uncertainty quantification, large-scale data analysis, scientific visualization, performance tools, programming models, and compiler analysis. Interested applicants can find more information about eligibility, benefits, and the application process on the Fernbach Fellowship web page (http://computation.llnl.gov/fernbach). Deadline for application is October 18, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thomas Russold [log in to unmask] Date: August 17, 2015 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Graz, Austria POSTDOC POSITIONS within the ERC-Advanced Grant “From Open to Closed Loop Optimal Control of PDEs” in Graz, Austria. About the project: While the project addresses a broad spectrum in optimal control of PDEs, it also focusses on some of the most pressing topics: Non-smooth, non-convex optimal control and computational techniques for feedback control. Applications include the bidomain equations, which are the established model to describe the electrical activity of the heart. Professional qualifications: Doctoral degree in a mathematical branch of study. Solid knowledge in applied mathematics, including PDEs, with specialization in either analytical or computations techniques. Specialization in optimal control, calculus of variations, or optimization is very welcome. Contact person and grant holder: Prof. Karl Kunisch, University of Graz and Radon Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, E-mail: [log in to unmask] Official starting date: January 1, 2016 Applications with a detailed CV including a publication list and a compact statement of past achievements and research interests should be sent to: [log in to unmask] Application Deadline: will be announced http://mathematik.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/postdocs/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Anne C. Elster [log in to unmask] Date: August 23, 2015 Subject: PhD Position, HPC, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for one PhD candidate position in High Performance Computing (HPC) at the Department of Computer and Information Science (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi). Developing and maintaining applications for heterogeneous computing systems pose many challenges, especially in medical image processing, where real-time requirements are also added. The candidate will be working on cutting edge research related to: - How to best characterize emerging heterogeneous resource type with respect to performance, energy usage and/or software sustainability - How to build a framework that can support two or more of the above resource types with respect to the above criteria. - Analyse target applications from medical visualization and maybe also oil & gas and/or matrix computations and identify and explore the requirements they would pose on a heterogeneous environment, including large-scale HPC systems The research may also look into how to adapt such frameworks in the context of cloud-based HPC. The appointment is for a term of 4 years, with duties equivalent to 25 %, or 3 years without duties. Duty work, if relevant for a candidate, will primarily be related to support of education tasks. This is a researcher training position aimed at providing promising future researchers the opportunity of academic development in the form of a doctoral degree. For further details re. this position, please go to: http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/116109/phd-fellowship-in-high- performance-computing-hpc ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************