Subject: NA Digest, V. 17, # 30 NA Digest Tuesday, November 07, 2017 Volume 17 : Issue 30 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Rudolf Gorenflo, 1930-2017 Mathematics, combinatorial New SUNDIALS Release, v 3.0.0 TMATROM software release Approximating High Dimensional Functions, UK, Dec 2017 BGSIAM Annual Meeting, Bulgaria, Dec 2017 SIAM UKIE Annual Meeting, UK, Jan 2018 Modern Methods in Nonsmooth Optimization, Germany, Feb 2018 High Performance Computing Symposium, USA, Apr 2018 Numerical Methods for Problems with Layer Phenomena, Cyprus, May 2018 Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization, France, Jun 2018 IMA Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization, UK, Jun 2018 Peridynamics Short Course, USA, Jun 2018 Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation with Applications, Greece, Jul 2018 Numerical Methods and Applications, Bulgaria, Aug 2018 Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, Romania, Sep 2018 Tenure-Track Position, U.S. Naval Academy Tenure-Track Positions, Computer Science, Univ of Georgia Tenure-Track Positions, Mathematical and Statistical Science, HKU Multiple Positions, Barcelona Supercomputing Center Postdoc Position, Algorithms for Tomographic Reconstruction, Argonne Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, LSU Postdoc Position, Finite Elements for Electromagnetics Postdoc Position, Mathematics, HKU Postdoc Position, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, McMaster Postdoc Position, Theories for Deep Learning, Univ of Oxford Postdoc Position, Univ of California, Merced Postdoc Position, Univ of Graz Graduate Positions, Computational Mathematics, Emory Univ Doctoral Positions, Numerical Analysis, Oxford PhD Position, Univ of Cambridge PhD Positions, Applied Math New Jersey Inst of Technology MSc/PhD Position, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, McMaster PhD/MSc Positions, Optimization/Modeling/OR, Univ of British Columbia Student Position, Parallel Computing, Los Alamos National Lab Special Issue, International Journal of Environment and Pollution Contents, Applied and Computational Mathematics, 16 (3) Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 37 (4) Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 76 (3) Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kai Diethelm [log in to unmask] Date: October 28, 2017 Subject: Rudolf Gorenflo, 1930-2017 With great sadness we have to report that our colleague and friend Rudolf Gorenflo passed away on October 20, 2017, aged 87. Rudolf Gorenflo graduated from TU Karlsruhe in 1956 and obtained his Ph.D. from this institution in 1960, both with theses in complex analysis. During a brief stint in industry, he worked in the development of electronic calculators which lead him to become deeply acquainted with numerical mathematics and Monte Carlo simulations - two areas of mathematics that should later accompany him throughout the remainder of his mathematical career. He then spent eight years as a research mathematician in the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics where he exploited and broadened his proficiency in these fields. After a brief term as Professor of Mathematics at RWTH Aachen, Rudolf Gorenflo moved to Berlin in 1973 to become the Free University's first chairholder for numerical mathematics. He remained there ever since and contributed to mathematical research for many years beyond his formal retirement. A large part of his early research work was devoted to numerical methods for parabolic PDEs. Later, he also considered Volterra equations and their numerical solution, and in the early 1990s he turned his attention to the field of fractional calculus, including its numerics, applications, and the associated special functions - an area that was about to emerge then and whose community considers him as one of its pioneers. Throughout his career, Rudolf Gorenflo liked to look at problems from very different perspectives - the application side, the analytical side, the numerical side, and the stochastic side. His broad knowledge in all these respects allowed him to successfully communicate with people from these diverse backgrounds and to gain deep insights into the problems at hand that a monothematic approach could never have provided. The community not only remembers Rudolf Gorenflo as an eminent researcher who published three books, six edited volumes, and more than 180 papers, but also as a most pleasant collaborator, an excellent teacher, an enthusiastic supporter of young researchers at the beginning of their careers in many countries all over the world, and most of all as a very good friend who will be dearly missed. Our condolences are with his family. Kai Diethelm (Braunschweig) and Yury Luchko (Berlin) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gerhard Opfer [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2017 Subject: Mathematics, combinatorial Is it known, whether a square Q of size 70 x 70 can be covered by little squares q_j of size j x j, j=1,2,...,24. Can one say something about this problem in general. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Carol Woodward [log in to unmask] Date: October 29, 2017 Subject: New SUNDIALS Release, v 3.0.0 The SUNDIALS Team announces a new release, version 3.0.0, of the SUNDIALS suite of ODE, DAE and nonlinear integrator/solver software with sensitivity analysis. To access the code and further information, please go to: http://computation.llnl.gov/projects/sundials Summary of major changes in SUNDIALS v.3.0.0: - New linear solver API and interfaces for all SUNDIALS packages and linear solvers. The goal of the redesign of these interfaces was to provide more encapsulation and ease in interfacing custom linear solvers and interoperability with linear solver libraries. - Two new NVECTOR modules added: for CUDA and RAJA support for simple use of GPU systems. - Addition of sunindextype option for 32- or 64-bit integer data index types within all SUNDIALS structures. - The file include/sundials_fconfig.h was added. This file contains SUNDIALS type information for use in Fortran programs. - Added support for many xSDK-compliant build system keys. - The xSDK is a movement in scientific software to provide a foundation for the rapid and efficient production of high-quality, sustainable extreme-scale scientific applications. More information can be found at https://xsdk.info. - Added functions SUNDIALSGetVersion and SUNDIALSGetVersionNumber to get SUNDIALS release version information at runtime. - Updates to the CMAKE build system in use of BLAS, Fortran, and enhancements to error checking - Corrections and additions to all User Guides. More details of changes for each package can be found at: http://computation.llnl.gov/projects/sundials/release-history ------------------------------------------------------- From: M. Ganesh [log in to unmask] Date: October 25, 2017 Subject: TMATROM software release We are pleased to announce the release of TMATROM, a Reduced Order Model Application (ROMAPP) software for simulating wave propagation using a stable and mathematical analysis supported T-matrix (TMAT) formulation. Features of TMATROM include - acoustic and electromagnetic waves - all standard boundary conditions - a simple object oriented interface - numerically stable even for large/large aspect ratio scatterers - all tools needed for applying the T-matrix based ROM to monostatic RCS computations, multiple scattering, stochastic systems etc. For examples and TMATROM code please visit http://www.romapp.org For more details about the numerically stable algorithm and numerical results please see the accompanying ACM-TOMS paper https://doi.org/10.1145/3054945 M. Ganesh and Stuart C. Hawkins ------------------------------------------------------- From: Hemant Tyagi [log in to unmask] Date: November 03, 2017 Subject: Approximating High Dimensional Functions, UK, Dec 2017 A workshop on "Approximating high dimensional functions" will be held at the Alan Turing Institute, London on 18, 19 December 2017. The workshop will focus on problems centered around approximating a high dimensional function from limited information, featuring talks by eminent researchers in the fields of multivariate approximation theory, ridge functions, stochastic PDEs and non-parametric regression. Confirmed speakers are: Pierre Alquier (ENSAE, Universite Paris-Saclay, France); Albert Cohen (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France); Sergey Dolgov (University of Bath, UK); Arthur Gretton / Dougal Sutherland (UCL, UK); Sandra Keiper (Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany); Sebastian Mayer (Universitat Bonn, Germany); Richard Samworth (University of Cambridge, UK); Jan Vybiral (Czech Technical University, Czech Republic); Soren Wolfers (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) The complete program can be found here: https://www.turing.ac.uk/approximating-high-dimensional-functions-agenda/ Registration for the workshop is free, but mandatory, and can be done here: https://www.turing.ac.uk/events/approximating-high-dimensional-functions/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Krassimir Georgiev [log in to unmask] Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: BGSIAM Annual Meeting, Bulgaria, Dec 2017 The 12-th Annual Meeting of the Bulgarian SIAM Section (BGSIAM) will take place in Sofia, December 20 - 22, 2017. More information about this event can be found at http://www.math.bas.bg/IMIdocs/BGSIAM/. The Conference is supported by SIAM and there are no Conference fee for the SIAM members paying there fee for 2017. We kindly invite you to participate and give a talk during this meeting. A booklet with the extended abstracts will be available before the meeting. Proceedings of refereed and presented papers will be published as a special volume of Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stefan Güttel [log in to unmask] Date: October 30, 2017 Subject: SIAM UKIE Annual Meeting, UK, Jan 2018 The 2018 Annual Meeting of the SIAM UKIE Section will take place on Thursday, 11th of January 2018 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The meeting features five invited speakers, covering a broad range of industrial and applied mathematics, and a poster session. Travel support will be available for PhD students and postdocs with an accepted poster presentation, and Best Poster prizes will be awarded. Tea, coffee, and lunch will be provided for registered participants. The meeting concludes with a free tour of the National Oceangraphy Centre and attendees have the opportunity to join the organisers and speakers for an evening meal, at their own expense. Registration is open until December 1st, 2017, and free of charge: http://maths.manchester.ac.uk/siam-ukie/meetings.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniel Wachsmuth [log in to unmask] Date: November 03, 2017 Subject: Modern Methods in Nonsmooth Optimization, Germany, Feb 2018 Winter School: Modern Methods in Nonsmooth Optimization February 26 - March 02, 2018 Wuerzburg, Germany. Nonsmooth optimization is a highly active field of research in the subject of applied and numerical mathematics. The lectures cover the range from theoretical foundations to the derivation and convergence analysis of optimization methods as well as their numerical realization and application. First, these topics will be explored for finite-dimensional optimization problems. Afterwards, the appropriate ideas and techniques will be transferred to infinite-dimensional problems. Speakers: - Amir Beck (Tel-Aviv, Israel) - Christian Clason (Duisburg-Essen, Germany) - Anton Schiela (Bayreuth, Germany) - Alexandra Schwartz (Darmstadt, Germany) - Tuomo Valkonen (Liverpool, UK) Information and Registration: https://www.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/winterschool2018/ A limited amount of funding is available to support participants. Local Organizers: Christian Kanzow, Daniel Wachsmuth ------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Rupp [log in to unmask] Date: October 30, 2017 Subject: High Performance Computing Symposium, USA, Apr 2018 26th High Performance Computing Symposium (HPC 2018) April 15 - 18, 2018 | Baltimore, MD, USA http://hosting.cs.vt.edu/hpc2018/ Full paper submission: November 23, 2017 Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - High performance computing issues in Big Data analytics - High performance/large scale application case studies - GPU for general purpose computations (GPGPU) - Accelerator and co-processor computing - Multicore and many-core computing - Exascale challenges - Cloud, distributed, and grid computing - Hybrid parallel or distributed algorithms - Large scale visualization and data management - Parallel algorithms and architectures - High performance software tools and techniques - Resilience at the simulation level - Reproducibility of application performance results ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christos Xenophontos [log in to unmask] Date: November 01, 2017 Subject: Numerical Methods for Problems with Layer Phenomena, Cyprus, May 2018 A two day workshop is being organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus and it will take place May 24 - 25, 2018 at the Palm Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus. For more information (including registration procedures and deadlines) visit the workshop's webpage: http://www.mas.ucy.ac.cy/~xenophon/workshop/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Leo Liberti [log in to unmask] Date: October 26, 2017 Subject: Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization, France, Jun 2018 16th Cologne-Twente Workshop (CTW16) on Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization June 18-20, 2018, Paris (France) The Cologne-Twente Workshop on Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization 2018 welcomes contributions on theory and applications of discrete algorithms, graphs and combinatorial structures in the wide sense. CTW18 will be organized by CNRS LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, and will take place at the Conservatoire National d'Arts et Metiers (CNAM), in the center of Paris. URL: http://ctw18.lipn.univ-paris13.fr/ EMAIL: [log in to unmask] Submit extended abstracts of at most 4 pages using the Easychair link (not there yet but coming soon) on the workshop website, no later than Feb 1st, 2018, using the templates (coming soon too) available on the website. The scientific committee will select the presentations for the workshop on the basis of the extended abstracts received and on the available number of slots. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: October 25, 2017 Subject: IMA Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization, UK, Jun 2018 Sixth IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization University of Birmingham, UK 27 - 29 June 2018 TThe meeting is co-sponsored by SIAM, whose members will receive the IMA members' registration rate. The success of modern codes for large-scale optimization is heavily dependent on the use of effective tools of numerical linear algebra. On the other hand, many problems in numerical linear algebra lead to linear, nonlinear or semidefinite optimization problems. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from both communities and to find and communicate points and topics of common interest. Conference topics include any subject that could be of interest to both communities, such as: Direct and iterative methods for large sparse linear systems; Eigenvalue computation and optimization; Large-scale nonlinear and semidefinite programming; Effect of round-off errors, stopping criteria, embedded iterative procedures; Optimization issues for matrix polynomials; Fast matrix computations; Compressed/sparse sensing; PDE-constrained optimization; Distributed computing and optimization; and Applications and real time optimization. Key dates Mini-symposia proposals: 31 January 2018 Notification of acceptance of mini-symposia: 12 February 2018 Abstract submission: 28 February 2018 Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 31 March 2018 Conference: 27-29 June 2018 Conference webpage: https://ima.org.uk/7149/6thIMANLAO/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pablo Seleson [log in to unmask] Date: November 01, 2017 Subject: Peridynamics Short Course, USA, Jun 2018 Short Course on Peridynamics 18th U.S. National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM 2018) June 4-9, 2018, Rosemont, IL http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/ A short course on the Peridynamic Theory of Solid Mechanics will be held at the upcoming 18th U.S. National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics hosted by Northwestern University. The short course will review the peridynamic theory, and it will discuss various applications as well as related modeling and computational aspects. Students, postdocs, as well as early-career and senior researchers are welcome to participate. The short-course description is given below. Title: Peridynamic Theory of Solid Mechanics: modeling, computation, and applications Instructors: - Dr. John Foster ([log in to unmask]) The University of Texas at Austin - Dr. David Littlewood ([log in to unmask]) Sandia National Laboratories - Dr. Pablo Seleson ([log in to unmask]) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peridynamics is a nonlocal reformulation of classical continuum mechanics, based on integral equations, suitable for material failure and damage simulation. In contrast to classical constitutive relations, peridynamic models do not require spatial differentiability assumptions on displacement fields, leading to a natural representation of material discontinuities such as cracks. Furthermore, peridynamic models possess length scales, making them suitable for multiscale modeling. This short course will review the peridynamic theory, and it will discuss various applications as well as related modeling and computational aspects. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Marilena Mitrouli [log in to unmask] Date: October 31, 2017 Subject: Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation with Applications, Greece, Jul 2018 The third conference on "Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation with Applications" (NASCA '18), will be held in the city of Kalamata, Greece in July 2-6, 2018. Detailed information can be found at the conference website http://nasca18.math.uoa.gr The main topics of the conference are: - Large Linear Systems of Equations and Eigenvalue Problems with Preconditioning, - Linear Algebra and Control. Model Reduction, - Ill-posed Problems, Regularisation, - Numerical Methods for PDEs, - Approximation Theory, Radial Basis Functions, Meshless Approximation, - Optimization, - Applications to Image and Signal Processing, Environment, Energy Minimization, Internet Search Engines. Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 15, 2018. Contact address: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stefka Dimova [log in to unmask] Date: October 23, 2017 Subject: Numerical Methods and Applications, Bulgaria, Aug 2018 The 9th International Conference on "Numerical Methods and Applications" (NM&A'18) will take place August 20-24, 2018 in Borovets, Bulgaria. NM&A'18, held every four years, has been a forum for scientists of well-known research groups from various countries providing an opportunity for sharing ideas and establishing fruitful scientific cooperation. With this issue (NM&A'18) of the conference we hope to continue the tradition. Highlighted topics for the 2018 meeting are: Numerical methods for differential and integral equations; Approximation techniques in numerical analysis; Multi-grid, multi-level, and multi-scale methods; Numerical linear algebra; Reduced order models and numerical methods; Hierarchical and domain decomposition methods; Monte Carlo methods; Orthogonal polynomials and numerical quadratures; Metaheuristic algorithms and other optimization techniques; Mathematical modeling in Science and Engineering; Computational mechanics, physics, chemistry and biology; Advanced and High performance computing. Invited speakers: Boris Chetverushkin, KIAM - RAS, Russia; Francisco Gaspar, CWI, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Jun Hu, Peking University, China; Raphael Kruse, TU Berlin, Germany; Jean-Claude Latche, IRSN, France. Important Deadlines: Submission of abstracts: April 15, 2018 Registration, Submission of full papers: June 10, 2018 Additional information - on the website: http://nma18.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/ Contact address: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Teodora Catinas [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2017 Subject: Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, Romania, Sep 2018 On behalf of the Department of Mathematics from Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes - Bolyai University we are pleased to invite you to attend the International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory that will take place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 6th - 9th, 2018. http://math.ubbcluj.ro/naat2018/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Seal [log in to unmask] Date: October 23, 2017 Subject: Tenure-Track Position, U.S. Naval Academy Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, or Operations Research (U.S. Naval Academy) The Mathematics Department at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD invites applications for one or more tenure-track Assistant Professor (or higher rank) appointments in each of the following three areas: (1) in pure or applied Mathematics, (2) in Statistics, and (3) in Operations Research. The appointments will begin July 31, 2018. The successful applicant must be strongly committed both to teaching at the undergraduate level and to producing high-quality peer-reviewed research. A qualified candidate must be a U.S. citizen and have a Ph.D. in an appropriate field by July 2018. Candidates with a commitment and demonstrated ability to attract and retain students from underrepresented groups (including women) are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates are directed to our official job postings at http://www.usna.edu/HRO/Jobs for details about the jobs and requirements (including a background investigation). Application review will begin on October 30, 2017 and will continue until the positions are filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Thiab Taha [log in to unmask] Date: October 23, 2017 Subject: Tenure-Track Positions, Computer Science, Univ of Georgia The Department of Computer Science at the University of Georgia invites applications for four tenure-track assistant professor positions, starting August 2018. Applicants should hold a PhD in Computer Science or closely related field, have a strong research record, and be committed to excellence in both research and teaching. We are especially interested in hiring a candidate with a research background in any area of Robotics, Computational Science, High Performance and Distribute Computing, Data Science and Machine Learning, and Hardware Security. Please see http://www.cs.uga.edu for more information about the department and http://uga.edu/ for information about UGA. To apply, please go to the website: http://cs.uga.edu/hiring-4-tenure-track- positions OR directly: To apply for Robotics, please go to http://facultyjobs.uga.edu/postings/2915 To apply for Computational Science, High Performance and Distribute Computing, please go to http://facultyjobs.uga.edu/postings/2913. To apply for hardware security, please go to http://facultyjobs.uga.edu/postings/2790 To apply for Data Science and Machine Learning, please go to http://facultyjobs.uga.edu/postings/2785 Review of candidates will begin on December 01, 2017 and will continue until the positions are filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tuen Wai NG [log in to unmask] Date: October 25, 2017 Subject: Tenure-Track Positions, Mathematical and Statistical Science, HKU Applications are invited for tenure-track appointments as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science in the Faculty of Science, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Full version of this advertisement can be found at http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/11102 and http://jobs.hku.hk/jd.php?id=201701228 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Emanuele Zanchi [log in to unmask] Date: October 27, 2017 Subject: Multiple Positions, Barcelona Supercomputing Center The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is a hosting member of the PRACE European distributed supercomputing infrastructure. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 500 staff from 44 countries. Communications Officer (Internship contract) https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/187mgmcommoff Junior C/C++ Developer (RE1/RE2) https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/186csssre1re2 PhD Student in High Performance and Scientific Computing and Programming (R1) https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/184cspmr1 Researcher in High Performance and Scientific Computing and Programming (R2) https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/185cspmr2 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sven Leyffer [log in to unmask] Date: October 23, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Algorithms for Tomographic Reconstruction, Argonne Argonne's X-ray Science Division is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher who will be responsible for developing novel numerical algorithms and analysis methods to reconstruct tomography data from ptychography images collected from synchrotron beamlines. In this role, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of physicists, applied mathematicians, and computer scientists to develop methods and software to be used by scientists at Argonne and at other U.S. National Laboratories. The research will be focused on optimization of data collection strategies for low-dose applications and development of new analysis and reconstruction algorithms for imaging techniques, including tomography and ptychography. To apply, please go to http://www.anl.gov/careers/apply-job/postdoctoral-applicants using requisition number 403333 Contact Sven Leyffer ([log in to unmask]) for more details. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Susanne C. Brenner [log in to unmask] Date: October 29, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, LSU The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) at Louisiana State University invites applications for a postdoctoral position engaging in Computational Mathematics research with Professor Susanne Brenner. Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Mathematics or closely related discipline; published research in at least one of the following areas: adaptive methods, discontinuous Galerkin methods, multigrid methods, domain decomposition methods, elliptic optimal control problems, computational electromagnetics or computational mechanics. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is January 15, 2018, or until a candidate is selected. Apply online: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/LSU---Baton-Rouge/Postdoctoral- Researcher_R00017761-1 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tzanio Kolev [log in to unmask] Date: October 25, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Finite Elements for Electromagnetics The Center for Applied Scientific Computing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral researcher to perform research and development of finite element algorithms targeting large-scale electromagnetic applications of interest to the US department of energy (DOE). The successful candidate will design, implement, analyze and test new approaches for advanced discretization and efficient solution of Maxwell-type problems. The project will involve working closely with researchers on the MFEM team at LLNL as well as collaborators from the Fusion Energy Science office of the DOE at MIT, ORNL, PPPL and RPI under the SciDAC program. Essential qualifications include background in finite element methods; knowledge of H(curl)-conforming and/or high-order finite elements; interest in collaborating and working with application scientists; demonstrated ability to perform independent research and software development of complex C++ software in a Linux environment; and effective verbal and written communication skills necessary to interact in a clear and concise manner, author technical and scientific reports and papers, and deliver scientific presentations. For more information and to apply, interested candidates are directed to https://shar.es/1P6Inp. LLNL is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tuen Wai NG [log in to unmask] Date: October 25, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Mathematics, HKU Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in Pure and Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Full version of this advertisement can be found at http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/11059 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bartosz Protas [log in to unmask] Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, McMaster An opening for a post-doctoral fellow is anticipated in Dr. Protas' research group at McMaster University with a start date of September 1, 2018. The focus of this position will be fundamental investigations of extreme behavior, such as potential singularity formation, in fluid flow models using a combination of mathematical analysis and large-scale computations. Expected background involves (ideally, a combination of) theoretical fluid mechanics, large-scale scientific computing (including numerical optimization) and PDE analysis. The position will also involve a limited amount of teaching. Applications should be submitted via www.mathjobs.org (Fellowship ID: McMaster-PDF [#11005]; the advertisement contains further details concerning the opening and the application procedure). Interested candidates may also contact Dr. Bartosz Protas Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L8S 4K1 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/bprotas for additional information. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jared Tanner [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Theories for Deep Learning, Univ of Oxford Applications are invited to apply for a postdoctoral research assistant at the Mathematical Institute and Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab at the University of Oxford. We are particularly interested in hiring in the following topic: Machine and deep learning, sparse approximation or signal processing, random matrix theory, and information theory. Machine and Deep Learning have proven to be some of the most effective tools in data science, now reliably surpassing human ability to perform tasks such as classification of images and sophisticated games. The holder of this post will work to advance our understanding of the efficacy and interpretability of these methods, as well as apply these techniques to real world problems such as those of interest to Emirates Airlines. Methods to be explored are likely to include: the scattering transform, models for data which can be rigorously analysed such as deep neural nets with Gaussian weights, dictionary learning, convolutional sparse coding, reversibility, adversarial nets, optimal approximation, function learning, the information bottleneck, and high dimensional geometry. Previous experience in some of the following topics expected to be useful: A successful candidate in this field will be supervised by Professor Jared Tanner within the Numerical Analysis Group. Details are available at: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/26933 and informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting Jared Tanner at [log in to unmask] Deadline of Dec. 6th, noon UK time. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Noemi Petra [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Univ of California, Merced There is an immediate opening for a postdoc position in my research group in the School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced. The postdoctoral researcher will work under an NSF-funded Collaborative Research (with UC Merced, UT Austin and MIT) entitled: Integrating Data with Complex Predictive Models under Uncertainty: An Extensible Software Framework for Large-Scale Bayesian Inversion (see https://hippylib.github.io for a general overview of the project). This project involves research in the field of large-scale Bayesian inverse problems, and in particular on implementation work on adding new features in hIPPYlib (https://hippylib.github.io). hIPPYlib contains implementations of state-of-the-art scalable adjoint-based algorithms for PDE-based deterministic and Bayesian inverse problems. It builds on FEniCS for the discretization of the PDEs, hence all the code development tasks are tight to being able to work with FEniCS and on python coding experience. There will be occasional C++ implementation needs as well, hence experience with C++ is a plus. The postdoc will contribute to the research dissemination and will also help build the user/developer community by attending and speaking at conferences, workshops and summer schools at local and international events. Interested candidates should contact Noemi Petra at npetra at ucmerced.edu and apply at: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00505 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Vanessa Peinhart [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, Univ of Graz POSTDOC POSITION within the ERC-Advanced Grant "From Open to Closed Loop Optimal Control of PDEs", Institute of Mathematics and Scientific Computing,University of Graz About the project: The project addresses a broad spectrum in optimal control of PDEs and focusses on some of the most pressing topics: High dimensional Hamilton Jacobi Bellman equations arising in feedback control, non-smooth, and possibly non-convex optimal control and related computational techniques. The use of optimal control techniques for deep learning can be another focus point for the future collaborator's research. Professional qualifications: Doctoral degree in a mathematical branch of study. Solid knowledge in applied mathematics, including PDEs, with specialization in either analytical or computational techniques. Experience in the numerical treatment of high-dimensional partial differential equations is especially welcome. Alternatively, specialization in optimal control, calculus of variations, or optimization is highly appreciated. Grant holder: Prof. Karl Kunisch, University of Graz and Radon Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences Applications with a detailed CV including a publication list and a compact statement of previous achievements and research interests should be sent to: [log in to unmask] Application Deadline: January 15, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lars Ruthotto [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2017 Subject: Graduate Positions, Computational Mathematics, Emory Univ The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University invites applications for Graduate Fellowships. Our department offers M.S. and PhD tracks and a variety of possible research specialization. For PhD students in Mathematics, a number of five-year scholarships are available. International students are encouraged to apply, and successful candidates will receive visa sponsorship. Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing are among the department's key focus areas. Our graduate program focusses on numerical linear algebra, partial differential equations, optimization, inverse problems and offers excellent research opportunities in these areas and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations with leading experts from a variety of disciplines including cardiology, radiology, biostatistics, biomedical engineering, geophysics, and machine learning. More information can be found at: http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/Research/Area/ScientificComputing/ The application deadline for Fall 2018 admission is December 15, 2017. Application instructions and further information can be found at http://www.graduateschool.emory.edu/admissions/index.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Helen Taylor [log in to unmask] Date: November 02, 2017 Subject: Doctoral Positions, Numerical Analysis, Oxford The Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford is recruiting up to 50 doctoral students in all subject areas. The Numerical Analysis Groups, based in the Mathematical Institute, encourages applicants with interests aligned the expertise of its faculty, which cover many aspects of the field, including Approximation Theory, Mathematics of Information, Numerical Linear Algebra, Optimisation, and Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations; see: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/groups/numerical-analysis Candidates may wish to apply for studentships associated with one of the two centres for doctoral training based in the Mathematical Institute (in "Analysis and Application of Partial Differential Equations", and in "Industrial Focussed Mathematical Modelling"), or for studentships in other branches of Mathematics. Applicants interested in pursuing doctoral studies in the field of Numerical Analysis are encouraged to review the research interests of faculty members in the Numerical Analysis Group posted on https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/groups/numerical-analysis/members before contacting potential doctoral supervisors. Further information concerning the application process and funding can be found on https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here/postgraduate-study ------------------------------------------------------- From: Rachel Furner [log in to unmask] Date: October 26, 2017 Subject: PhD Position, Univ of Cambridge The CCIMI (Cantab Capital Institute for Mathematics of Information), based at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Cambridge, invites applications for fully funded PhD studentships studying projects within the broad topic of Mathematics of Information. As well as the information below and in the links, we will be holding an Open Afternoon on November 9th for students to find out more about the CCIMI and its PhD programme. For information on the open afternoon, including a registration link, please visit https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/events-archive/ccimi-phd-open-afternoon/ . Further information on the studentships and training programme can be found below and at https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/ccimi-funded-studentships-maths- information and https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/training . We welcome applications for studentships relating to projects and subject areas covering all aspects of the broad field of mathematics of information. It is expected that students would be supervised (or in some cases co-supervised) by a member of our faculty, who can be found at https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/people. Prospective students are encouraged to look into the CCIMI faculty members and their work, and discuss areas of interest with potential supervisors to find or propose PhD projects related to the institute's work. Further information on the institute, our faculty, our activities, events, and some of the projects currently being investigated by students or faculty can be found on our website, https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/. PhD Studentships within the institute are fully funded to include University Composition Fees and maintenance for the duration of the course to match the RCUK minimum level, and the scheme is open to nationals from all countries. Further information on the application procedure can be found at https://www.ccimi.maths.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/ccimi-funded-studentships-maths- information For further information please contact [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Roy Goodman [log in to unmask] Date: October 31, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Applied Math New Jersey Inst of Technology The Department of Mathematical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is inviting candidates to apply to one of our doctoral program tracks: (1) Applied Mathematics or (2) Applied Probability & Statistics. The Department's research focus spans Fluid Dynamics, Materials Science, Wave Propagation, Scientific Computing, Applied Analysis, Mathematical Biology, and Applied Probability & Statistics, including Biostatistics. Teaching and research assistantships are available, and include a tuition waiver and a competitive stipend. Application target date is December 15, 2017 but ongoing review will continue until all available positions are filled. To apply, please visit our homepage: https://goo.gl/tajBhg For more information, please email us ([log in to unmask], CC to:[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]). PhD Program advertisement flyer is available at http://web.njit.edu/~matveev/NJIT_DMS_PhD_flyer.pdf ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bartosz Protas [log in to unmask] Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: MSc/PhD Position, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, McMaster An opening for a graduate student (Master's or Ph.D.) is anticipated in Dr. Protas' research group at McMaster University. The focus of this position will be fundamental investigations of extreme behavior, such as potential singularity formation, in fluid flow models using a combination of mathematical analysis and large-scale computations. Expected background involves (ideally, a combination of) theoretical fluid mechanics, large-scale scientific computing (including numerical optimization) and PDE analysis. Details concerning application procedures are available at the web address http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/index.php/graduate-studies/application-procedure.html Interested candidates may also contact Dr. Bartosz Protas Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L8S 4K1 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/bprotas for additional information. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Yves Lucet [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2017 Subject: PhD/MSc Positions, Optimization/Modeling/OR, Univ of British Columbia We invite applications for several fully funded PhD and MSc positions in optimization, operations research, modeling, or a related field starting Sep 2018. Project 1: Optimization of road design. Our research group has successfully secured multi-year industry- sponsored funding with a road design CAD company to investigate how to minimize the cost of road construction under safety, environmental, and regulatory constraints. The research will involve the understanding, development and numerical testing of new models for the road design problem. The PhD ideal applicant has a background in optimization (LP, MIP, NLP, etc.), some programming experience in C++ or experience in algebraic modeling languages such as AIMMS, and the ability to communicate effectively (in English). Applicants at the MSc level should have either a solid background in programming e.g. BSc in computer science, or in optimization e.g. BSc in mathematics. Funding is already in place with a starting date of Sept 2018. Project 2: Computational convex analysis. Applicants with interest in optimization, convex analysis, and nonsmooth analysis from an algorithm viewpoint are invited to apply to our PhD program in Mathematics. The project has a strong algorithm focus with a goal of improving global optimization algorithms. It also includes the exploration of the latest visualization techniques such as VR. Applicants with a background in computer science are invited to apply to our MSc program in computer science. You will join a dynamic group of researchers in optimization at the University of British Columbia (Canada) on the fast growing campus of Kelowna. The research team is interdisciplinary with faculty member from Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics (Data Science), and Civil Engineering. It is part of the Centre for Optimization, Convex Analysis, and Nonsmooth Analysis (COCANA), see http://ocana.ok.ubc.ca/). For application details see https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/prospective/application-admission.html Further questions should be sent to Dr. Yves Lucet, Professor Computer Science at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kris Garrett [log in to unmask] Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: Student Position, Parallel Computing, Los Alamos National Lab We're excited to let you know we are accepting applications for the 2018 Parallel Computing Summer Research Internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This summer program allows students to learn about high-performance computing with research projects applied to real scientific applications on cutting edge architectures. You can get more information at the website http://parallelcomputing.lanl.gov with information about previous students, mentors, and projects. The application submission deadline is January 26, 2018. Please email us at [log in to unmask] to apply or if you have any questions. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Zahari Zlatev [log in to unmask] Date: November 02, 2017 Subject: Special Issue, International Journal of Environment and Pollution We (Hristo Chervenkov from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Agnes Havasi from the University of Budapers and I) are preparing the publication of a Special Issue in the "International Journal of Environment and Pollution". The title of this issue is "Challenges in the Development of Large-scale Pollution Models". We are encouraging submission of papers treating mathematical models on the following topics: (a) Environmental Pollution, (b) Impact of Climatic Changes on High Pollution Levels and (c) Exceeded Critical Levels of Dangerous Pollutants, but papers treating other related areas are also welcome. We are cordially inviting you to submit a paper for this Special Issue. If you accept this invitation, then the following details will be useful for you: 1. We shall send you additional information about the way of submitting your paper to the editorial web-site of the journal. Moreover, if you agree to submit a paper, then send us, please, a tentative title and the names of your co-authors (if any). 2. Your paper should be submitted no later than March 1 2018. 3. All submitted papers will be refereed and only papers for which the refereeing procedure is successfully finished no later than December 1 2018 will be included in the Special Issue. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fikret A Aliev [log in to unmask] Date: October 26, 2017 Subject: Contents, Applied and Computational Mathematics, 16 (3) Applied and Computational Mathematics an International Journal Vol.16, No.3, October 2017 www.acmij.az CONTENTS Shape Preserving Convex Data Interpolation, Muhammad Sarfraz, Malik Zawwar Hussain, Farsia Hussain Developable Curve-Surface Pair and Spherical Representations by Bishop Frame, Filiz Ertem Kaya, Yusuf Yayli Scattering and Spectral Problems of the Direct Sum Sturm-Liouville Operators, Bilender P. Allahverdiev, Ekin Ugurlu An Application of Sinc-Galerkin Method for Solving the Tzou Equation, Pourgholi R., Esfahani A., Houlari T., Foadian S. Approximate Solution of Boundary Value Problems Using Shifted Legendre Polynomials, Hammad Khalil, Kamal Shah, Rahmat Ali Khan Skew Constacyclic Codes over the Ring Fq + vFq, Jian Gao, Fanghui Ma, Fang-Wei Fu Multi-Criteria Group Decision Making Method for Elevator Safety Evaluation with Hesitant Fuzzy Judgments, Zongmin Li, Xuedong Liang, Haidong Yin On a Double-Point Boundary Value Problem for a Second Order Operator-Differential Equation and its Application, Mirzoev S.S., Babayeva S.F. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Kathryn Roberts [log in to unmask] Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 37 (4) Contents, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 37(4) IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis Links to all articles in this issue are available online at: http://bit.ly/2gzA11j Banded, stable, skew-symmetric differentiation matrices of high order, Ernst Hairer, Arieh Iserles Collocation methods for third-kind VIEs, Sonia Seyed Allaei, Zhan-Wen Yang, Hermann Brunner Augmented Lagrangians, box constrained QP and extensions, Roger Fletcher Stable variational approximations of boundary value problems for Willmore flow with Gaussian curvature, John W Barrett; Harald Garcke; Robert Nurnberg Residual-based a posteriori error estimation for the Maxwell's eigenvalue problem, Daniele Boffi; Lucia Gastaldi; Rodolfo Rodriguez; Ivana Sebestova H(div) conforming and DG methods for incompressible Euler's equations, Johnny Guzman; Chi-Wang Shu; Filander A Sequeira Finite element semidiscretization of a pressure-stress formulation for the time-domain fluid-structure interaction problem, Carlos Garcaa; Gabriel N Gatica; Salim Meddahi Two-level additive Schwarz methods for discontinuous Galerkin approximations of second-order elliptic problems, Ohannes Karakashian Craig Collins Computation of pseudospectral abscissa for large-scale nonlinear eigenvalue problems, Karl Meerbergen; Wim Michiels; Roel Van Beeumen; Emre Mengi On the Euler-Maruyama approximation for one-dimensional stochastic differential equations with irregular coefficients, Hoang-Long Ngo; Dai Taguchi Lebesgue constants arising in a class of collocation methods, William W Hager; Hongyan Hou; Anil V Rao A second-order sequential optimality condition associated to the convergence of optimization algorithms, Roberto Andreani; Gabriel Haeser; Alberto Ramos; Paulo J S Silva Discretising the Heston model: an analysis of the weak convergence rate, Martin Altmayer; Andreas Neuenkirch Robust and efficient preconditioners for the discontinuous Galerkin time-stepping method, Iain Smears Graphs, spanning trees and divergence-free finite elements in domains of general topology, Ana Alonso Rodriguez; Jessika Camanno; Riccardo Ghiloni; Alberto Valli An adaptive space-time Newton-Galerkin approach for semilinear singularly perturbed parabolic evolution equations, Mario Amrein; Thomas P Wihler Pure vorticity formulation and Galerkin discretization for the Brinkman equations, Veronica Anaya; David Mora; Ricardo Ruiz-Baier Trigonometric time integrators for the Zakharov system, Sebastian Herr; Katharina Schratz Numerical long-time energy conservation for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation, Ludwig Gauckler Avoiding order reduction when integrating linear initial boundary value problems with Lawson methods, I Alonso-Mallo; B Cano; N Reguera A $C^0$ linear finite element method for two fourth-order eigenvalue problems, Hongtao Chen; Hailong Guo; Zhimin Zhang; Qingsong Zou Convection and total variation flow---erratum and improvement, Francois Bouchut; David Doyen; Robert Eymard Corrigendum to the paper "Numerical approximation of fractional powers of regularly accretive operators", Andrea Bonito; Joseph E Pasciak Erratum "A second-order sequential optimality condition associated to the convergence of optimization algorithms", Roberto Andreani; Gabriel Haeser; Alberto Ramos; Paulo J S Silva ------------------------------------------------------- From: Claude Brezinski [log in to unmask] Date: November 04, 2017 Subject: Contents, Numerical Algorithms, 76 (3) Table of Contents Numerical Algorithms, Vol. 76, No. 3 Yun-Chi Huang, Siu-Long Lei, A fast numerical method for block lower triangular Toeplitz with dense Toeplitz blocks system with applications to time-space fractional diffusion equations Raoul Bourquin, Algorithms for the construction of high-order Kronrod rule extensions with application to sparse-grid integration Cleonice F. Bracciali, Michael Carley, Quasi-analytical root-finding for non-polynomial functions Rashad M. Asharabi, Mohammed M. Tharwat, Approximating eigenvalues of Dirac system with discontinuities at several points using Hermite-Gauss method Abderrahim Messaoudi, Hassane Sadok, Recursive polynomial interpolation algorithm (RPIA) Leilei Wei, Stability and convergence of a fully discrete local discontinuous Galerkin method for multi-term time fractional diffusion equations Phung Van Manh, Hermite interpolation with symmetric polynomials Guidong Liu, Shuhuang Xiang, Fast multipole methods for approximating a function from sampling values A. Astorino, M. Gaudioso, E. Gorgone, A method for convex minimization based on translated first-order approximations Hongli Yang, Xianyang Zeng, A feasible and effective technique in constructing ERKN methods for multi-frequency multidimensional oscillators in scientific computation Nguyen Buong, Iterative algorithms for the multiple-sets split feasibility problem in Hilbert spaces Qiao-Li Dong, Yan-Yan Lu, Jinfeng Yang, Songnian He, Approximately solving multi-valued variational inequalities by using a projection and contraction algorithm Yueting Yang, Yuting Chen, Yunlong Lu, A subspace conjugate gradient algorithm for large-scale unconstrained optimization Bruno Despres, Polynomials with bounds and numerical approximation ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************