Subject: NA Digest, V. 16, # 15 NA Digest Sunday, April 10, 2016 Volume 16 : Issue 15 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Inverse Problems, USA, Apr 2016 Computational Discovery, Canada, May 2016 FSI Workshop, Singapore, May 2016 Complex Networks, Italy, Jun 2016 HPC for Water Related Hazards, Germany, Jun 2016 Recent Advances in DG Methods, UK, Jun 2016 Milestones in Computer Algebra, Can, Jul 2016 Uncertainty Quantification for Applied Problems, Spain, Jul 2016 Deadline extension, IMACS Congress, China, Dec 2016 Software Engineer Position, Walt Disney Animation Studios Research Scientist, Optimization, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Lectureship Position, Applied Mathematics, Cardiff Univ, UK Postdoc Position, NA and Scientific Computing, SISSA, Italy Postdoc Position, Optimization, National Univ of Singapore PhD Position, Computational Electromagnetics, ETH Zurich PhD Position, Parallel Algorithms/TCS, KIT PhD Positions (6), UCoCoS Project Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 16 (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: Jie Shen [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: Inverse Problems, USA, Apr 2016 The Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM) is pleased to announce the Workshop on Inverse Problems in Scattering and Imaging at Department of Mathematics, Purdue University on April 23, 2016. This workshop seeks to bring together researchers in various fields that involve inverse problems in scattering and imaging. It aims to offer a comfortable and spirited gathering at a small scale to promote exchange of ideas between colleagues in modeling, analysis, and computation of inverse problems along with applications, and to explore future research directions. Invited Speakers: Gang Bao, School of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University Liliana Borcea, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan Jianliang Qian, Department of Mathematics, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, Michigan State University John Schotland, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan Gunther Uhlmann, Department of Mathematics, University of Washington Haomin Zhou, School of Mathematical Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology For more information and registration, please visit: http://www.math.purdue.edu/~lipeijun/conference/wip2016/wip.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Jeffrey [log in to unmask] Date: April 05, 2016 Subject: Computational Discovery, Canada, May 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS ** Extended Deadline Computationally Assisted Mathematical Discovery and Experimental Mathematics 12-15 May 2016 Western University, London, Canada website: http://www.acmes.org Themes of the conference: - Experimental Mathematics; Visualization; - Mathematical Explorations; Reliable Knowledge of Science & Mathematics through computation Invited Speakers: David H. Bailey, Jonathan M. Borwein, James R. Brown, Ernest Davis, Patrick Fowler, Ann Johnson, Lila Kari, Neil J.A. Sloane, David R. Stoutemyer Key Participant: Yuri V. Matiyasevich Please register for the conference and submit contributions through the conference website www.acmes.org Both published and unpublished contributions are welcome. Any published proceedings will be through a separate call for papers. Conference fee: $100 CAD (Faculty); $50 (Student, Post-doc, Emeritus) Abstract submission: April 15, 2016 Notification: April 22, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sheng Xu [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: FSI Workshop, Singapore, May 2016 Pending NSF funding, financial support of travel is provided for selected graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty who will present at the International Workshop on Fluid-Solid Interaction (http://www2.ims.nus.edu.sg/Programs/016wfluid/index.php), to be held 30 May - 3 June 2016 in National University of Singapore. To apply, please email Sheng Xu ([log in to unmask]) with your CV and the title and abstract of your talk ASAP before April 22, 2016. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Caterina Fenu [log in to unmask] Date: April 07, 2016 Subject: Complex Networks, Italy, Jun 2016 Mathematical Models and Computational Methods for Complex Networks June 6-7, 2016 Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, Pisa The workshop is part of the interdisciplinary research project by the same name between the departments of computer science and mathematics. The University of Pisa funded the project to foster stricter collaboration between experts in Numerical Analysis, Optimization and Operations Research for the solution of complex numerical problems arising from today's networks (ITC and telecommunication, transportation, energy, economic, social). Mathematical models with network structure can be analyzed both through graph and matrix theory yielding connections between numerical linear algebra, combinatorial optimization, nonlinear optimization and Markov chains. The meaningful overlapping between these fields makes it possible to look at the same problem from different points of view obtaining better results by exploiting different kinds of techniques jointly. The workshop brings together experts in complex networks both from the modelling and computational perspective to provide a nice overview of the state of the art in both these research directions. The workshop will take place on monday afternoon and tuesday morning. Attendance to the workshop is welcome and free of charge. Anyhow, you are required to register by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] providing your name, affiliation and day/days of attendance. The deadline for the registration is May 15. More detailed information at http://www.di.unipi.it/complexnet.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Bader [log in to unmask] Date: April 05, 2016 Subject: HPC for Water Related Hazards, Germany, Jun 2016 High Performance Computing for Water Related Hazards June 29 - July 1, 2016, at Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Munich, Germany) https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2016-06-30_hwrh1s16/ The Czech-Bavarian Competence Team for Supercomputing Applications invites all interested researchers to a workshop on large-scale simulation of water-related hazard scenarios. Contributed presentations are welcome (for Jun 30) on all related topics, such as simulation of rain-induced floods, storm surges, tsunamis, and similar events. Of special interest to our workshop will be presentations addressing demands and desired features of (future) simulation software, parallelisation for current and novel HPC platforms, as well as establishing scalable simulation workflows on supercomputing environments. To register for participation in the workshop, please refer to https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2016-06-30_hwrh1s16/ - there is no registration fee for participation. If you wish to give a presentation, please submit a title and short abstract (10-20 lines) via email to Michael Bader . The workshop is collocated with the PRACE PATC Course (Jun 27-29, separate registration necessary) on Intel MIC Programming and will involve a special session on "Floods in Bavaria" - see the preliminary programme on https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2016-06-30_hwrh1s16/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Andrea Moiola and Tristan Pryer [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: Recent Advances in DG Methods, UK, Jun 2016 The workshop "Recent advances in discontinuous Galerkin methods" will take place on Monday 13 June 2016 at the University of Reading, UK. The workshop is supported by the London Mathematical Society. Invited speakers: - Paola Antonietti, Milano - Erik Burman, London - Alexandre Ern, Paris - Manolis Georgoulis, Leicester - Charalambos Makridakis, Sussex - Sandra May, Zurich - Frederick Qiu, Hong Kong - Jennifer Ryan, East Anglia - Claire Scheid, Nice Sophia Antipolis - Thomas Wihler, Bern For details and registration please see the homepage: http://www.personal.reading.ac.uk/~st904897/ReaDG2016.html or contact us at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wen-shin Lee [log in to unmask] Date: April 07, 2016 Subject: Milestones in Computer Algebra, Can, Jul 2016 Milestones in Computer Algebra (MICA 2016) Celebrating the research of Erich Kaltofen July 16-18, 2016, University of Waterloo, Canada https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/mica2016/ Celebrating the research of Erich Kaltofen, the Milestones of Computer Algebra (MICA 2016) surveys some major achievements of computer algebra and its connections to related scientific areas. We invite submissions of abstracts for contributed talks and posters for MICA 2016. We solicit talks on recent research or surveys of the historical development of sub-areas, with a preference to topics connected to Erich Kaltofen's life-long research interests. We also encourage submissions from all areas of computer algebra and related scientific fields. Contributed talks are scheduled for 25 minute timeslots: 20 minutes are for each talk plus 5 minutes for questions. Abstracts shall be submitted via EasyChair at the following URL: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mica2016 Early submissions are strongly encouraged. We will try make acceptance decisions within 2 weeks of each submission. Submissions by June 15, if accepted, will be listed in the printed program. The accepted talk and poster abstracts will be distributed at the conference as well as published in an upcoming issue of the ACM SIGSAM Communications in Computer Algebra. A special issue of the Journal of Symbolic Computation is planned to follow the conference. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luca Gerardo-Giorda [log in to unmask] Date: April 06, 2016 Subject: Uncertainty Quantification for Applied Problems, Spain, Jul 2016 BCAM-IMUVA Summer School on Uncertainty Quantification for Applied Problems July 4-7, 2016, Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) The school aims at providing a survey of UQ and data assimilation techniques for some practical problems. It will be structured around four courses delivered by leading researchers in the field. Additionally, some participants will be given the opportunity of presenting their own results. The school is addressed to mathematicians, statisticians, and scientists interested in UQ. PhD students and postdoctoral researchers attending the school may be financially supported by the organization. Courses - Scalable Bayesian Inference with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and Stan, by Dr. Michael Betancourt, University of Warwick (United Kingdom) - Algorithms for UQ for differential equations, by Prof. Max Gunzburger, Florida State University (USA) - Variational Assimilation and Uncertainty Quantification, by Prof. Olivier Talagrand, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, École Normale Supérieure (France) and Mohamed Jardak, Meteorological Office (United Kingdom) - Probabilistic and ensemble approaches to Data Assimilation, by Prof. Peter Jan van Leeuwen, University of Reading (United Kingdom) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jie Shen [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: Deadline extension, IMACS Congress, China, Dec 2016 Call for Mini-symposia proposals at 20th IMACS World Congress, December 10-14, 2016, Xiamen, China, deadline extended to May 15, 2016. The main role of IMACS is to promote the research fields involved in advanced simulations, where mathematics and new generation computers are powerfully combined, in particular in recognizing new emerging fields. Plenary Speakers: Andrea Bertozzi, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Franco Brezzi, Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori, Pavia, Italy Arieh Iserles, University of Cambridge, UK Peter Monk, University of Delaware, USA Zongben Xu, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Ya-Xiang Yuan, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China A mini-symposium proposal should consist of 1. a short (max half-page) proposal description, 2. list of the participants, their full affiliations along with e-mail addresses and be sent to Professor Chuanju Xu at [log in to unmask] For more information, please visit: http://cgpde.xmu.edu.cn/index.php/IMACS/2016 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gisela Prunes [log in to unmask] Date: April 07, 2016 Subject: Software Engineer Position, Walt Disney Animation Studios Software Engineer: Performance and distributed computing- Burbank Software Engineers develop software tools and enhancements motivated by the needs of animation production. In this specific role, you will work with artists, production leadership, technical directors, and other software engineers to define and implement the next generation of rendering pipeline tools to be used in films at Walt Disney Animation Studios. This technology compiles the vast amount of data defining a movie into a form suitable for rendering. Challenges include high performance parallel computation, highly efficient data parsing and storage, and an in-depth understanding of the requirements and relationships for data authored by many disparate production departments. Requirements - Experience developing high performance software. - At least three years of development experience using C++; C++11 experience desired. - Experience with development of high-performance code using SIMD and multithreading strongly desired. - Exemplary communication and team working skills. - Game development or other real-time rendering experience an advantage - BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related field; MS/PhD preferred Walt Disney Animation Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer To view the full job description and to apply please click here: https://disneyanimation.secure.force.com/openings/ts2mmx__JobDetails? jobId=a0KG000000eZtCb ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stefano DiCairano [log in to unmask] Date: April 06, 2016 Subject: Research Scientist, Optimization, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of Research Scientist (full time, fully funded) and to join its Mechatronics Group. The candidate is expected to perform research in the area of optimization algorithms, especially for real-time control. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in the development and analysis of optimization algorithms, working knowledge of numerical linear algebra, basic knowledge of control theory, and demonstrated capability of implementing the algorithms in Matlab and C/C++. Candidates at all levels of experience will be considered. Responsibilities: - Conducting innovative and relevant research in optimization algorithms, - Applying the research results to company-relevant R&D projects, - Publishing in leading journals, conferences and patent applications, - Transferring results to Mitsubishi Electric corporate research laboratories, - Collaborating with research staff, academic partners, mentoring interns. Qualifications: - A Ph.D. from an internationally-recognized institution in optimization, systems and control or a related discipline, - A strong publication record consistent with experience, - A record of independently proposing and executing research projects - Extensive knowledge of optimization, control, algorithm design and analysis, - Experience and interest in implementing optimization in software, - Strong teamwork, communication, listening and teaching skills. Interested parties can find position details and application at http://www.merl.com/employment/employment.php#ME20 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tim Phillips [log in to unmask] Date: April 05, 2016 Subject: Lectureship Position, Applied Mathematics, Cardiff Univ, UK The School of Mathematics wishes to appoint a full-time, open-ended Lecturer in Applied Mathematics. The appointment is expected to be in continuum mechanics or in a cognate area complementing current research interests of the Applied and Computational Mathematics Group. The successful candidate will be expected to establish further collaboration with the School of Engineering and University Research Institutes (such as Energy and Systems Immunity). Areas of interest include fluid mechanics, solid and structural mechanics, numerical analysis and scientific computing, mathematical modelling and applied analysis. Applicants for the post should have a record of or potential to produce research that reaches the highest standards of excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigour in any field of Applied Mathematics. S/he should have the ability to deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. S/he will also be expected to take a full part in the life of the School, including administrative duties. This position is a full time position, 35 hours per week and is open ended. Salary: £31,656 - £37,768 per annum (Grade 6) or £40,082 - £46,414 per annum (Grade 7) Pathway: Teaching & Research The post is available from 1st August 2016 or a mutually agreed date thereafter. We strongly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority group, as they are under-represented in our School. The School of Mathematics has an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in science. The University is committed to ensuring that we sustain a positive working environment for all staff to flourish and achieve. As part of this commitment, the University has developed a flexible and responsive framework of procedures to support staff in managing their work and personal commitments wherever possible. Applications are welcome from individuals who wish to work part-time or full time. Closing date: 22 April 2016 Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Tim Phillips ([log in to unmask] ) or Professor Marco Marletta ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gianluigi Rozza [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, NA and Scientific Computing, SISSA, Italy A postdoctoral research position in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (with applications) is open at SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies, Mathematics Area, mathLab division, Trieste, Italy. The position is in the framework of the ERC (European Research Council) Consolidator Grant AROMA-CFD, Advanced Reduced Order Methods with Applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2016-2021, PI Prof. Gianluigi Rozza (Project 681447). Applications info and requirements are available at the link: http://www.sissa.it/gare/show_announcements.php?p=A3_B4&id=2064 The announcement is in Italian and in English. In the general description of the call please have a look at Annex 1, position 2 for details. Application deadline is May 6, 2016 at 1pm (CET). For more info and details you can contact [log in to unmask] with a message with subject "ERC AROMA-CFD". ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christine Shoemaker [log in to unmask] Date: April 10, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, Optimization, National Univ of Singapore Seeking 2 or 3 postdocs to help in developing efficient (serial, synchronous and asynchronous parallel) algorithms that can be used for the important goal of optimizing objective functions that are computer codes, including multi-modal simulation models and applying the algorithms to real world, computationally expensive, environmental/energy problems. The postdoc candidate should have a) completed all the work and exams for a PhD with skills in computational science and engineering, b) have some background in optimization, c) be able to speak and write technical English well, and d) have excellent computing skills and experience in python or C++. Experience in any one of the following is a benefit but it is not essential for all positions: advanced numerical analysis, nonlinear optimization, surrogates (meta-models, response surfaces), sensors, water or air quality modeling, or software engineering. Candidates may want to look at our current open source code pySOT as well at publications by Prof. Shoemaker and co-workers. Two or three postdoc positions are available. Positions would be one year appointments including health insurance that are potentially renewable for a number of years. Positions could start as soon as visa is processed (which takes months), but it is also possible to start considerably later is for at least one of the positions. If interested, please send email with a Curriculum Vitae (CV) to Christine A. Shoemaker, Distinguished Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore at [log in to unmask] with the word POSTDOC in the subject line. Applying soon will insure that there is still an open position; however, we will continue to consider applications any time as long as one of the positions is open. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ralf Hiptmair [log in to unmask] Date: April 05, 2016 Subject: PhD Position, Computational Electromagnetics, ETH Zurich The Seminar for Applied Mathematics of ETH Zuerich (http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/) offers a PhD position in the framework of an interdisciplinary project on "Enhanced Multiple Multipoles Method for Computational Electromagnetism" under the supervision of Prof. Ralf Hiptmair. The project is to develop algorithms for the coupling of finite element methods and least squares Trefftz methods in time and frequency domain. Large scale implementation of a simulation code in C++ and its application to scattering problems from nano-optics are envisaged. The position is temporary and limited to 3-4 years after a three month period of probation. The holder will be fully employed as ETH research staff. For required skills and details of the application procedure see https://www.math.ethz.ch/sam/news-and-events/open-positions.html Deadline June 1, 2016 (position may be filled on a first come first served basis) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Henning Meyerhenke [log in to unmask] Date: April 08, 2016 Subject: PhD Position, Parallel Algorithms/TCS, KIT The group Theoretical Computer Science / Parallel Computing at the Department of Informatics of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) is inviting applications for the position of a PhD Student / Research Assistant (m/f) (pay grade 13 TV-L) starting on July 1st, 2016 or later (fixed-term contract). In the focus of this position are research topics on parallel graph algorithms that work well both in theory and in practice Before applying to [log in to unmask] by May 12, please be sure to read the detailed announcement at http://parco.iti.kit.edu/Stellenausschreibung-ParCo-english-web.pdf. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wim Michiels [log in to unmask] Date: April 07, 2016 Subject: PhD Positions (6), UCoCoS Project Major challenges in science, society and industry are induced by the complexity of our hyper-connected world. Examples are the climate change, artificial interconnected systems whose dynamics are beyond our understanding such as the internet, the global banking system and the power grid. A demand of performance emerges at an unprecedented scale: collaborative sensors and robots to ensure competitiveness of the production industry, better management of traffic flows, designing (de)synchronization mechanisms applicable in neuroscience illustrate the necessity to understand and control the dynamics of complex networks. The objectives of the UCoCoS project are to create a control-oriented framework for complex systems, and to define a common language, common methods and software. UCoCoS aims at creating a closely connected new generation of scientists, capable of designing network structures and policies to affect the networks, and initiating long-term partnerships leading to sustainable doctoral training. The UCoCoS approach builds on recent developments in three domains: computer science, control, and mechanical engineering. In the framwork of UCoCoS there are six open PhD positions. Every PhD researcher performs a cutting-edge project, relying on the complementary expertise of three acadmic partners (KU Leuven, Ecole Centrale de Lille, Eindhoven University of Technology) and benefiting from training by non-academic partners from three different sectors. The UCoCoS project and training network is funded by the H2020 program of the Europen Commission as an Innovative Training Network - European Joint Doctorates. More information on the project, and application instructions can be found at http://www.ucocos-project.eu ------------------------------------------------------- From: Piotr Matus [log in to unmask] Date: April 05, 2016 Subject: Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 16 (2) Computational methods in applied mathematics, Vol. 16 (2016), No.2 Vertex-Based Compatible Discrete Operator Schemes on Polyhedral Meshes for Advection-Diffusion Equations (free access), Cantin, Pierre / Ern, Alexandre Reliable Averaging for the Primal Variable in the Courant FEM and Hierarchical Error Estimators on Red-Refined Meshes (free access), Carstensen, Carsten / Eigel, Martin Monotone Finite Difference Schemes for Quasilinear Parabolic Problems with Mixed Boundary Conditions, Gaspar, Francisco José / Lisbona, Francisco Javier / Matus, Piotr P. / Tuyen, Vo Thi Kim The Laguerre Collocation Method for Third Kind Integral Equations on Unbounded Domains, Ghoreishi, Farideh / Farahbakhsh-Tooli, Elena Projection Methods for Ill-Posed Problems Revisited, Kindermann, Stefan Explicit Constants in Poincaré-Type Inequalities for Simplicial Domains and Application to A Posteriori Estimates, Matculevich, Svetlana / Repin, Sergey Regularization by Aggregation of Global and Local Data on the Sphere, Tkachenko, Pavlo A Note on Lower Bounds of Eigenvalues of Fourth Order Elliptic Operators on Local Quasi-Uniform Grids, Li, Youai Numerical Analysis and Computation of a Type of IMEX Method for the Time-Dependent Natural Convection Problem, Yang, Yun-Bo / Jiang, Yao-Lin The Valuation of Carbon Bonds Linked with Carbon Price, Zhang, Shuhua / Yang, Zhuo All CMAM ahead of print papers can be viewed at http://www.degruyter.com/printahead/j/cmam ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************