Subject: NA Digest, V. 17, # 4 NA Digest Monday, February 13, 2017 Volume 17 : Issue 4 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Softcover Edition, Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics West Texas Applied Math Graduate Minisymposium, USA, Apr 2017 Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, Lithuania, May 2017 Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Problems, Switzerland, May 2017 Numerical Analysis of Stochastic PDEs, Austria, Jun 2017 Deterministic Global Optimization and Applications, Canada, Jul 2017 Equadiff 2017, Slovakia, Jul 2017 Preconditioning 2017, Canada, Jul 2017 Splines and PDEs, Italy, Jul 2017 SciCADE 2017, UK, Sep 2017 Academic Positions, Univ of Birmingham Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Bonn Postdoc Position, Optimisation Theory, Variational Analysis, Inverse Problems Postdoc Position, Optimization with PDEs, TU Chemnitz, Germany Postdoc Positions, IC2016_WINTER and Ikerbasque Fellows Postdoc Positions, SISSA, Trieste, Italy Postdoc/Researcher Positions, e-science, Uppsala, Sweden Doctoral Position, Compressed Sensing for MRI, Oxford Univ PhD Position, Computer Models of Atrial Fibrillation, New Zealand PhD Position, Optimization, Univ Klagenfurt (Austria) PhD Positions, Applied Mathematics PhD Positions, Univ of Gothenburg Contents, Advances in Computational Mathematics, 43 (1) 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: Martin Peters [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: Softcover Edition, Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics This is an offer you cannot reject: A softcover edition of Engquist (ed): Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics, http://www.springer.com/978-3-662-52872-3 , two volumes, has just been published. Its prices are US $ 189; Euro 159,99; Sterling 119; and Japanese Yen 21469; all excluding vat or sales tax. The content is identical to the hardcover edition published in the year 2015. Additional remark: Many NA digest readers will qualify -- if you are a Springer book author, book contribution of journal article author -- for the 40 per cent authors discount. See https://www.springer.com/gp/help/discounts-for-authors/510 for information on how to receive this discount. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Giacomo Capodaglio [log in to unmask] Date: February 12, 2017 Subject: West Texas Applied Math Graduate Minisymposium, USA, Apr 2017 The West Texas Applied Math Graduate Minisymposium will take place on Friday April 28th at Texas Tech University. It is addressed to all graduate students and post-docs in the area of applied mathematics. It will be a one day event with contributed talks of 25 minutes each plus 5 minutes for questions. A poster presentation will take place during the lunch break. The day after the event, there will be a barbecue open to all participants of the minisymposium. It is a great opportunity for graduate students and post-docs to talk about their research and expand their network. We will have the pleasure to have Professor Max Gunzburger (http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~mgunzburger/) from Florida State as Keynote Speaker. There is no registration fee to participate and the deadline for contributed talks or poster presentations is Tuesday March 28th 2017. Please see the following website for more information: http://www.math.ttu.edu/Department/Calendar/Conferences/wtamgm/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Raimondas Ciegis [log in to unmask] Date: February 03, 2017 Subject: Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, Lithuania, May 2017 22nd International Conference Mathematical Modelling and Analysis (MMA2017) May 30-June 2 2017, Druskininkai, Lithuania http://mma.vgtu.lt/ The Basic Topics: Analysis of numerical methods for solving problems of mathematical physics; Application of numerical methods to industrial and engineering problems; Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems; Analysis and applications of ODE and PDE problems; Parallel algorithms and parallel computing; Scientific computation; Financial mathematics and mathematics in economics. The selected papers of the MMA2017 Conference will be published in Vol.23 of "Mathematical Modelling and Analysis" (The Baltic Journal on Mathematical Applications, Numerical Analysis and Differential Equations), http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tmma/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Siddhartha Mishra [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Problems, Switzerland, May 2017 NUMHYP 17: Numerical methods for hyperbolic problems. Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verita, Ascona, Switzerland. NUMHYP17 will focus on recent developments and directions in the general area of numerical methods for hyperbolic and convection dominated partial differential equations (PDEs). NumHyp17 is the fifth in a series of biannual conferences. NumHyp17 will be a key activity of the European innovative training network entitled ModCompShock (Modeling and computation of shocks and interfaces) Themes: Uncertainty quantification for hyperbolic PDEs (Monte Carlo type methods, Deterministic methods such as stochastic collocation and stochastic spectral methods); Numerical approximation of measure valued and statistical solutions for unstable and turbulent flows; Model order reduction and optimal control; Treatment of complex geometries: Robust discretizations on unstructured grids, high order approximation, both for time and space, low order and high order meshing, mesh adaptation, and efficiency; Numerical methods for problems with multiple scales; Efficient treatment of source terms, well balanced schemes, residual schemes; Applications of hyperbolic and convection dominated PDEs: geosciences,fluids,solid mechanics. Invited Speakers: C. Farhat (Stanford); J. Glimm (Stony Brook); U. S. Fjordholm (Trondheim); M. Ricchiuto (Bordeaux); J. Hesthaven (Lausanne) ; M. Shashkov (Los Alamos); M. Lukacova (Mainz); G. Puppo (Como). There will be contributed talks. Details are available from the webpage: https://www.math.uzh.ch/nmhp17/index.php?id=26 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thalhammer Andreas [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: Numerical Analysis of Stochastic PDEs, Austria, Jun 2017 It is our pleasure to announce the workshop "Numerical analysis of stochastic partial differential equations" (NASPDE 2017) on June 21-22, 2017 at the Johannes Kepler university Linz. The NASPDE workshop takes place once a year. The goal of this conference is to promote recent advances in numerical analysis related to Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (SPDEs) and Random Processes and their applications. It covers various domains from simulation and analysis of numerical methods for PDEs or SPDEs, to propagation of uncertainty and the development of efficient simulation methods for random processes. List of confirmed speakers: - Andrea Barth (University of Stuttgart) - David Cohen (University of Umea) - Ludovic Goudenege (CNRS) - Gabriel Lord (Heriot Watt University) - David Silvester (University of Manchester) - Aretha Teckentrup (University of Edinburgh) - Michael Tretyakov (University of Nottingham) Registration is free but please register for the organization and to receive news by email by sending an email to: [log in to unmask] For further information please consult: http://www.jku.at/stochastik/content/e141094/e318674 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dmitri Kvasov [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: Deterministic Global Optimization and Applications, Canada, Jul 2017 A special session on "Deterministic global optimization and applications" is organized by Julius Zilinskas and Dmitri Kvasov during the 15th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization (July 12-14, 2017, Montreal, Canada: https://www.gerad.ca/colloques/europt2017). This session is focused on new theoretical, computational and applied results in solving black-box multiextremal optimization problems. Special session submission page: https://symposia.gerad.ca/europt2017/en/sessions/HEkca58f The 15th EUROPT workshop takes place just before the IFORS Conference (http://ifors2017.ca) that will be held in Quebec City. It is a good opportunity to take part at both events. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Karol Mikula [log in to unmask] Date: February 08, 2017 Subject: Equadiff 2017, Slovakia, Jul 2017 The Equadiff 2017 conference in Bratislava attracted already more than 300 registered participants, mainly from numerics and analysis of partial differential equations. If you are interested in this worldwide event, please, follow the link www.math.sk/equadiff, final deadline for registration is April 30, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Chen Greif [log in to unmask] Date: February 13, 2017 Subject: Preconditioning 2017, Canada, Jul 2017 Registration is now open for the International Conference on Preconditioning Techniques for Scientific and Industrial Applications, which will take place in Vancouver, Canada, on July 31 - August 2, 2017. Please point your browser to http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~greif/precon17/index.html and follow the links. The Organizing Committee: Chen Greif, Esmong Ng, Yousef Saad and Andy Wathen ------------------------------------------------------- From: Carla Manni [log in to unmask] Date: February 02, 2017 Subject: Splines and PDEs, Italy, Jul 2017 The CIME SUMMER SCHOOL on "Splines and PDEs: Recent Advances from Approximation Theory to Structured Numerical Linear Algebra" will be held in Cetraro(Italy), at the Grand Hotel S. Michele, during the week July 3-7, 2017. The school will cover the most advanced mathematical developments and numerical tools originating in the numerical treatment of PDEs based on spline functions. It addresses relevant topics in approximation theory, numerical linear algebra and isogeometric analysis. Lectures: - Adaptive multiscale methods for the numerical treatment of PDEs (Angela Kunoth, University of Cologne), - Basics on splines with a special focus on local refinement (Tom Lyche, University of Oslo), - GLT matrices and spectral symbol: a mathematical environment for spectral analysis and fast solvers for linear systems arising from the discretization of integro/differential problems (Stefano Serra-Capizzano, University of Insubria), - Isogeometric analysis: foundations, developments and applications (Giancarlo Sangalli, University of Pavia). The application deadline is April 30, 2017. There are no registration fees. Moreover, PhD students and junior postdocs may request for CIME grants to cover local accommodation costs. Further information can be found at http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~speleers/cime2017/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Melina Freitag [log in to unmask] Date: February 09, 2017 Subject: SciCADE 2017, UK, Sep 2017 The registration for SciCADE 2017, the International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations, to be held at the University of Bath, UK, September 11-15, 2017, is open. Confirmed plenary speakers are: Martin Burger (University of Muenster, Germany) Martin Gander (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Anne Gelb (Arizona State University, USA) Patrick Joly (ENSTA ParisTech, France) Rachel Kuske (UBC Vancouver, Canada) Hans Munthe-Kaas (University of Bergen, Norway) Anne-Karin Tornberg (KTH Stockholm, Sweden) Invited and contributed minisymposia: https://sites.google.com/site/scicade2017/invited-minisymposia Contributed talks can be submitted during registration. Deadline for abstract submission is 31st May: https://sites.google.com/site/scicade2017/registration We also invite submissions for the New Talent Award by 31st May: https://sites.google.com/site/scicade2017/new-talent-award More information is available from the website: https://sites.google.com/site/scicade2017/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alex Bespalov [log in to unmask] Date: February 08, 2017 Subject: Academic Positions, Univ of Birmingham The University of Birmingham is looking to appoint up to 40 new Birmingham Fellows across all academic disciplines. Within the School of Mathematics, the areas of strength include Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, and applications from candidates in these areas will be welcomed. The Fellowships are permanent academic positions that come with reduced teaching load during the first 5 years and allow the fellowship holder to focus on high-quality research. For more details and to apply see http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AWZ619/birmingham-fellows-college-of-engineering-and-physical-sciences/ Closing date: 31 March 2017 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Markus Bachmayr [log in to unmask] Date: February 13, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Bonn The Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) at the University of Bonn invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in the group of Markus Bachmayr in the area of numerical analysis of partial differential equations. The position is paid according to TV-L E 13, with starting date as soon as possible, and is limited to the duration of two years. For further information on the position and on how to apply, see https://www.uni-bonn.de/die-universitaet/stellenangebote/abt.-7.4/04-17-7.41 The deadline for applications is March 6, 2017. For informal inquiries, please contact Markus Bachmayr, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tuomo Valkonen [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Optimisation Theory, Variational Analysis, Inverse Problems I would like to draw your attention to a post-doctoral position in a project on optimisation theory / variational analysis / non-linear and PDE-constrianed inverse problems in Liverpool. The post is available starting 1 August 2017 for 14 months. See https://tinyurl.com/jfhm7qd or enter job reference 005504 at https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk/ Further information for interested candidates is available from me ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Roland Herzog [log in to unmask] Date: February 02, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Optimization with PDEs, TU Chemnitz, Germany A postdoc position is available within the group Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations at Technische Universitaet Chemnitz. The appointment is for a minimum of 2 years but excellent candidates will be considered for an immediate appointment of 4+2 years with a salary, benefits and opportunities on par with a junior professorship (W1 pay scale). The research in our group is centered around optimization problems with PDEs. Please visit https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/part_dgl/index.en.php for more information. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to pursue their own research agenda within this field, broadly defined. Please find the full description of the position (in German) at https://bit.ly/2k0ZqRs. Inquiries and applications (including at least a cover letter, CV, and concise statement of research interests, as a single PDF file) should be directed before February 13, 2017 to Roland Herzog at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Miguel A. be [log in to unmask] Date: February 03, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Positions, IC2016_WINTER and Ikerbasque Fellows 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 the following positions: - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Machine Learning, deadline 28/FEB/17 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Analysis, deadline 28/FEB/17 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algebraic Geometry and Singularity Theory (615655 NMST ERC project), deadline 03/APR/17 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Algebraic Geometry, deadline 03/APR/17 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Simulation of Wave Propagation, deadline 03/APR/17 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modelling and Simulation in Life and Materials Sciences, deadline 03/APR/17 - BCAM - BCBL Joint PhD Position in Data Analysis for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, deadline 30/MAY/17 All applications must be submitted on-line at: http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job Ikerbasque Research Fellows 2017 Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science http://www.ikerbasque.net has launched its annual call for attracting researchers to the Research Institutions in the Basque Country. This call offers 15 positions for Promising Researchers Ikerbasque Research Fellows within any of the Basque Research Institutions (Universities, BERC - Basque Excellence Research Centres, CIC - Cooperative Research Centres, Biomedical institutions and Technology Corporations, among others). COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS (CM); MATHEMATICAL MODELLING WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS (M3A); MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS (MP); ANALYSIS PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (APDE); DATA SCIENCE (DS). All applications must be submitted on line: http://www.ikerbasque.net/ deadline for submissions: March 30th, 2017 at 13:00 CET. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gianluigi Rozza [log in to unmask] Date: February 12, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Positions, SISSA, Trieste, Italy Two new open positions as post-doc research associate at SISSA International School for Advanced Studies, Mathematics Area, mathLab, Trieste, Italy (mathlab.sissa.it) are available: Deadline March 6, 2017: info http://www.sissa.it/gare/show_announcements.php?id=2248 Deadline March 10, 2017: info http://www.sissa.it/gare/show_announcements.php?id=2258 The positions are in the framework of FSE program HEaD (Higher Education and Developments) and POR-FESR, both sponsored by Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia. Topics: computational fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interactions, multi- physics, free-surface flows, optimisation, control, reduced order methods. Competences: mathematical modelling, numerical analysis, scientific computing and programming, CFD, Open Foam. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Per Lotstedt [log in to unmask] Date: February 10, 2017 Subject: Postdoc/Researcher Positions, e-science, Uppsala, Sweden eSSENCE is a strategic collaborative research programme in e-science between three Swedish universities with a strong tradition of excellent e-science research: Uppsala University, Lund University and Umea University. e-science promotes innovation in collaborative, computationally or data intensive research across all disciplines. In Uppsala, a number of projects are supported by the programme. Most of them are in computer simulation and data science in biology, chemistry, and physics. More information about eSSENCE is found at the homepage http://essenceofescience.se/ The Uppsala node of eSSENCE is seeking two outstanding candidates at the researcher level for e-science projects in electromagnetics and sociology using techniques in scientific computing and statistical physics. eSSENCE is also seeking two outstanding candidates at the postdoctoral level for e-science projects at Uppsala University in systems biology and text recognition using techniques in scientific computing and machine learning. For the researcher positions see http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=134648 For the postdoc positions see http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=133965 The last date for application is March 1, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jared Tanner [log in to unmask] Date: February 13, 2017 Subject: Doctoral Position, Compressed Sensing for MRI, Oxford Univ We welcome applicants for a doctoral scholarship to work on the application of signal processing techniques and uncertainty to medical imaging for cardiology. This project is joint with the mathematical institute and cardiology at Oxford, and in partnership with Siemens. The successful candidate will take part is six months of training from the Oxford Nottingham Biomedical Imaging CDT, then begin research directly under the supervision of Prof. Jared Tanner and Dr. Aaron Hess to complete a doctorate in the Oxford Mathematical Institute. This is a great opportunity to do work close to clinical practise and with substantial mathematical challenges. http://www.onbicdt.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/iCASE-Advert-20-01-2017.pdf The training and application process is outlined at http://www.onbicdt.ox.ac.uk Informal enquiries are welcome at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jichao Zhao [log in to unmask] Date: February 05, 2017 Subject: PhD Position, Computer Models of Atrial Fibrillation, New Zealand Atrial fibrillation (AF), leading to an irregular and rapid heart rate in the smaller/upper chambers of the heart, is the most common sustained heart rhythm disturbance. AF is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. However, the current clinical treatment for AF is suboptimal. The PhD student will develop image-based mathematical/computer models by including the most accurately measured human functional and structural data and use them to investigate the basic mechanisms behind AF and the effective ablation strategy for AF termination. The proposed project is part of an international collaboration. The ideal candidates will have a Masters' or a Bachelors' degree with Honours (Second Class Honours, Division One or better) in Engineering or Mathematics, and are good at least one computer language (Matlab/C/C++/Fortran). The candidate needs to be passionate about research. To apply, please send his or her detailed CV to the Principal Supervisor Dr. Jichao Zhao (Email: [log in to unmask]). We have research funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand that will cover tuition fees and provide an annual tax-free living allowance for the enrolled PhD student at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, for three years, with possible extension for a further year. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Angelika Wiegele [log in to unmask] Date: February 06, 2017 Subject: PhD Position, Optimization, Univ Klagenfurt (Austria) A PhD position in optimization at the Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt is available. The position is within an international project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF and the Slovene Research Agency ARRS and deals with exact algorithms for binary quadratic problems. Applicants must hold an MSc degree (or equivalent) in mathematics or a strongly related field at the time of hiring. The successful candidate will join the optimization group https://www.aau.at/mathematik/team/#Optimierung, a research team with wide international recognition. The position comes with substantial travel funding. There is no obligation to teach, but the possibility to teach (with additional payment). Starting date is expected at latest September 1, 2017, but negotiable. Applications including a CV, a letter of motivation, a PDF file of the master/diploma thesis and the name of one reference with her/his email-address, should be sent to Angelika Wiegele, angelika.wiegele at aau.at until March 15, 2017. Alpen-Adria-Universitat Klagenfurt (AAU) aims to create an environment that young researchers will find beneficial and conducive to their research. Support for young researchers is available trough the Career progression for young researchers. The AAU is the most attractive campus university in Austria. With a charming campus in leafy surroundings and modern infrastructure, it is possible to blend studying and leisure in a single location. Moreover, AAU is a certified family friendly employer. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Karol Mikula [log in to unmask] Date: February 10, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Applied Mathematics Please, allow us to inform you about 3 just open PhD positions in applied and computational mathematics for "Image In Life", new ITN Horizon2020 European project: http://www.imageinlife.eu/joomla/index.php/applying-for-a-phd-position The positions are devoted to mathematical and computational methods for biomedical image processing and analysis. Two positions are open at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STUBA), devoted to development of new efficient algoritms for segmentation and tracking of cells in 3D+time microscopic images and one is open at Tatramed Software company in Bratislava, devoted to efficient implementation of biomedical image processing algorithms. The close cooperation with leading biology groups in Europe in the "Image In Life" project framework will guarantee the cutting-edge 3D+time microscopic data and the forefront PhD research. The corresponding income, by the rules of Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN programme, is offered to PhD students. The applications are welcome at https://www.imageinlife-application.eu/ Please distribute this message among your early stage researchers, like last-year master students, deadline for this round of applications is March 15, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stig Larsson [log in to unmask] Date: February 04, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Univ of Gothenburg The department of Mathematical Sciences of Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg invites applications for 7 PhD positions in Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics: http://www.gu.se/omuniversitetet/aktuellt/ledigaanstallningar/?id=19144&Dnr=823090&Type=E Closing date: March 31, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nicholas Valente [log in to unmask] Date: February 07, 2017 Subject: Contents, Advances in Computational Mathematics, 43 (1) TABLE OF CONTENTS, ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS, VOL. 43, NO. 1, 2017 A comprehensive characterization of the set of polynomial curves with rational rotation-minimizing frames, Rida T. Farouki, Graziano Gentili, Carlotta Giannelli, Alessandra Sestini & Caterina Stoppato Approximation by planar elastic curve,s David Brander, Jens Gravesen & Toke Bjerge Norbjerg An improved sweeping domain decomposition preconditioner for the Helmholtz equation, Christiaan C. Stolk Analysis and numerical solution of a Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative two-point boundary value problem, Natalia Kopteva & Martin Stynes A parameter choice strategy for the inversion of multiple observations, Christian Gerhards, Sergiy Pereverzyev & Pavlo Tkachenko Optimal configurations of lines and a statistical application, Francois Bachoc, Martin Ehler & Manuel Graf Online regularized learning with pairwise loss functions, Zheng-Chu Guo, Yiming Ying & Ding-Xuan Zhou Minimal polynomial and reduced rank extrapolation methods are related, Avram Sidi Null space correction and adaptive model order reduction in multi- frequency Maxwell's problem, Michal Kordy, Elena Cherkaev & Philip Wannamaker Error estimation for quadrature by expansion in layer potential evaluation, Ludvig af Klinteberg & Anna-Karin Tornberg ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************