Subject: NA Digest, V. 17, # 34 NA Digest Sunday, December 24, 2017 Volume 17 : Issue 34 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Saul Abarbanel, 1931-2017 Board members sought, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences New Book, Model Predictive Control: Theory, Computation, and Design, 2nd Edition Bath/RAL Numerical Analysis Day, UK, Jan 2018 Modeling, analysis, and approximation theory, Germany, Feb 2018 Copper Mountain Iterative Methods, USA, Mar 2018 OctConf 2018, Switzerland, Mar 2018 Mathematical Programming, France, Jul 2018 Sparse Grids and Applications, Germany, Jul 2018 Computational Optimization (EUCCO), Germany, Sep 2018 Valorisation Manager Position, KU Leuven Faculty Position, Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh, UK Tenure-Track Position, Data Science Postdoc Position, TU Chemnitz PhD/Postdoc Positions, Numerical Analysis, Berlin, Germany PhD Position, Continuous Optimization PhD Positions, Graduate School IntComSin, Regensburg-Erlangen PhD Positions, Mathematics of Wave Phenomena PhD Positions, Uppsala Univ Contents, Intl J of Mathematics and Computer Science, 3 (1) Contents, Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 5 (4) Contents, Optimization and Engineering, 18 (4) 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: Sigal Gottlieb [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: Saul Abarbanel, 1931-2017 It fills me with sadness to have to inform you of the death of Professor Saul Abarbanel. Saul Abarbanel was born 1 June 1931 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He grew up in Tel-Aviv, and then went to the United and attended MIT, where he received a BS and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics and his PhD Theoretical Aerodynamics. He did his post-doctoral work at the department of Applied Mathematics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and then returned to MIT where he was appointed Assistant Professor in 1961and promoted to Associate Professor in 1964. He returned to Israel and was department head of Applied Mathematics at Tel-Aviv University where in 1970 he was promoted to Professor. He also served as the Dean of Science, Vice Rector and Rector of Tel-Aviv University. He was consultant to NASA and was Visiting Professor at various times at MIT, Brown and University of California, Berkeley. In 1992 he was awarded the Scientific Achievement Award by NASA. Above all, he was a friend and mentor to many and will be greatly missed. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jane Walker [log in to unmask] Date: December 20, 2017 Subject: Board members sought, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences International Centre for the Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) Edinburgh RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE ICMS BOARD The ICMS runs a programme of international research workshops and related research activity. In April 2018 the ICMS begins a new EPSRC grant with funding for six years and in the summer of 2018 the ICMS moves into a new building in the heart of Edinburgh, so this is an exciting time for change and development. The ICMS is seeking to appoint new members to the Board. The deadline for applications is 19 January. For further information see http://www.icms.org.uk/icmsnews/recruit-new-board-members or contact the ICMS Centre Manager, Jane Walker ([log in to unmask], tel: 0131 651 4394). ------------------------------------------------------- From: James B. Rawlings [log in to unmask] Date: December 18, 2017 Subject: New Book, Model Predictive Control: Theory, Computation, and Design, 2nd Edition New topics in the second edition: Stochastic MPC, discrete actuators, economic MPC, distributed MPC of nonlinear systems, software for computing explicit MPC, new state estimation results for bounded disturbances. A new chapter on Numerical Optimal Control by Prof. Moritz M. Diehl, provides a comprehensive treatment of methods for the numerical solution of the MPC optimization problem. All numerical examples and exercises in the new edition of the book are based on the freely available CasADi optimization framework. More information and software downloads: www.che.wisc.edu/~jbraw/mpc ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tyrone Rees [log in to unmask] Date: December 20, 2017 Subject: Bath/RAL Numerical Analysis Day, UK, Jan 2018 The 16th annual Bath-RAL NA Day will be held on Monday 22nd January at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The speakers are: Nick Gould (RAL) Euan Spence (Bath) Tim Davis (Texas A&M) Sheean Olver (Imperial College) Daniil Kazantsev (Univ. of Manchester/RAL) Sergey Dolgov (Bath) Coffee will be available from 10.15am and the talks start at 10.50am; the full programme is available at http://www.numerical.rl.ac.uk/bath-ral/ All are welcome, and there is no registration fee for attendance. Please register with Tyrone Rees ([log in to unmask]) so that security passes can be arranged to allow you onto the RAL site. We will go out in Didcot for dinner in the evening. Please indicate whether or not you'd like to join us when registering so we have a rough idea of numbers. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Langemann, Dirk [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: Modeling, analysis, and approximation theory, Germany, Feb 2018 We are pleased to announce a conference on "Modeling, analysis, and approximation theory toward applications in tomography and inverse problems" in Braunschweig, Germany, from February, 3rd, 2018, til February, 7th, 2018. The conference is part of a Russian-Ukrainian-German trilateral partnership project, but it is open for all interested scientists. Further information are found on https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/icm/pde/personal/langemann/conference-vwproject ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michele Benzi [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Copper Mountain Iterative Methods, USA, Mar 2018 The Fifteenth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods March 25th - March 30, 2018 Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA The Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, held every other year, is the premiere conference on all aspects of iterative solution methods and their applications. The meeting is organized in cooperation with SIAM. Important Deadlines: Student competition papers: January 10, 2018 [reserved to students who submitted an abstract by December 13, 2017] Author abstracts: January 15, 2018 Early registration: January 19, 2018 Lodging: Please reserve early as rooms are limited (we recommend booking no later than February 21 as any unclaimed rooms will be released after that date) Tutorial: on Sunday, March 25, starting at 1PM there will be a 3-4 hours tutorial led by Van Henson on Iterative Methods for Data Analysis, aimed at graduate-level reasearch assistants in numerical analysis. Topics include: solvers and preconditioning for graph problems, matrix functions for graph analysis, spectral partitioning, eigenvector properties, impact of skewed degree distributions, ranking algorithms, Markov chains, etc. For additional information, see http://grandmaster.colorado.edu/~copper/2018 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Carlo de Falco [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: OctConf 2018, Switzerland, Mar 2018 The Octave conference for 2018 [1] will once again be held at CERN [2], near Geneva, Switzerland, from March 12 until March 15. This four day event brings together many of Octave and Octave Forge developers, as well as members from the community. It is the ideal place to meet other Octave developers and users, to get help, and show Octave projects. We are still working out the details of the program but there will be one day dedicated to workshops and coding projects, and another for an unconference. If there is a topic you would like to have discussed, or a workshop on a specific topic, please contact us. While registration is free, there is a limited number of spaces. Please register at the CERN's OctConf page [3] [1] https://wiki.octave.org/OctConf_2018 [2] https://home.cern [3] https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sonia Cafieri [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Mathematical Programming, France, Jul 2018 23rd International Symposium on Mathematical Programming 2018 (ISMP 2018) in Bordeaux, France, 1-6 July 2018 Call for presentations: Optimization in sciences, societal issues, economics We are collecting presentations (in the form of a title and short abstract, to be submitted as a text file containing also the authors' details and contacts) to be inserted into sessions in Track 4.f (Sciences: Optimization in Sciences, Computational Biology, Societal Issues, Finance, and Economics), itself a part of Cluster 4 (Problem specific models, Algorithm implementations, and Software). We are planning sessions in: - Theory and applications of Distance Geometry (Liberti) - Optimization methods in Computational Biology (Liberti) - Optimization in Natural Language Processing (Liberti) - Mathematical Programming in Economics (Peis) - Mathematical Programming for Dynamic Traffic Assignment (Peis) - Mathematical Programming in Air Transportation and Traffic Management (Cafieri) Please send your contributions to: Leo Liberti Sonia Cafieri Britta Peis ------------------------------------------------------- From: Guannan Zhang [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Sparse Grids and Applications, Germany, Jul 2018 Call for submission: The 5th Workshop on Sparse Grids and Applications Munich, Germany, July 23-27, 2018. Sparse grids have gained increasing interest in recent years for the numerical treatment of high-dimensional problems. Where classical numerical discretization schemes fail in more than three or four dimensions, sparse grids allow to overcome the curse of dimensionality to some extent - increasing the number of dimensions that can be dealt with. The aim is to bring together researchers and practitioners using sparse grids and their variants, and both theoretical and practical talks are highly welcome. Possible topics related to sparse grids and their applications include but are not limited to: spatially/dimensionally adaptive refinement; complexities and error bounds; wavelets; high-order methods; data mining (classification, regression, clustering, etc.); (stochastic) partial differential equations; interpolation and quadrature; parameter identification; integral equations; dimensionality reduction; efficient/parallel data structures; sparse grid software; applications using sparse grids; uncertainty quantification. More information about the workshop can be found at: https://www5.in.tum.de/SGA2018/index.php Important dates: - Abstract submission: Feb. 1, 2018 - Acceptance notification: Mar. 1, 2018 - Registration (speakers and participants): Apr. 1, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Volker Schulz [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Computational Optimization (EUCCO), Germany, Sep 2018 EUCCO 2018 - first call for papers - save the date! We would like to draw your attention to the 5th European Conference on Computational Optimization - EUCCO 2018, taking place in Trier in from September 10 - 12, 2018. Please save the date! The scope of this conference series is quite broad as it aims to bring together scientists from a diversity of subdisciplines, such as computational optimization, algorithms and applications. The upcoming conference will place special emphasis on certain aspects of optimization, found in the focus sessions, while still keeping its more traditional focus on large scale optimization, optimization with partial differential equations, and numerical optimization algorithms and software. More information can be found at https://alop.uni-trier.de/eucco2018/ Registration is now open! ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dirk Roose [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: Valorisation Manager Position, KU Leuven The NUMA (Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics) section of the Department of Computer Science of KU Leuven develops numerical methods, algorithms and software for simulation and data analysis, with applications in many fields in science and engineering. Research topics include numerical linear algebra, numerical methods for data analytics, model order reduction, control and optimization methods, multi-scale modelling and simulation, high performance computing, and uncertainty propagation. For the valorisation of the research output and the exploration of opportunities for projects, in particular with industry, we have a vacancy for a full-time, permanent position as a valorisation manager. The candidate must hold a PhD degree, and have at least 3 years of research experience after the PhD, including tech transfer and/or collaborations with companies. Experience in project proposal writing and knowledge of intellectual property rights are desirable. More information and application instructions can be found at https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/#/vacatures/54447285 . The review of the applications will start on January 15, 2018, and continue until the position is filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dugald Duncan [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: Faculty Position, Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh, UK The Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh would like to grow its research and teaching capacity in applied mathematics. We are seeking to make one or more academic appointment(s) to strengthen our research in the areas of applied mathematics, industrial mathematics, computational mathematics, mathematical data science, stochastic modelling or uncertainty quantification. The role will also have a teaching responsibility. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research has industrial or interdisciplinary connections. Candidates should have a PhD and a strong research track record, at a high international level and demonstrated through publications. They must also have the relevant experience to be able to engage in the standard Heriot-Watt undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics teaching programmes, including the supervision of PhD students. Closing date: 14 January 2018 Details at: http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/maths/maths.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ren-Cang Li [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Tenure-Track Position, Data Science The University of Texas Arlington, College of Science Posting Number: F00071P The College of Science at the University of Texas at Arlington (https://www.uta.edu/cos/) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Data Science (broadly defined). Candidates may be considered for appointment at the level of Assistant Professor, or at higher rank depending on qualifications. This position is a step towards establishing a new interdisciplinary Data Science degree program that will involve faculty from multiple science departments. Candidates could: (1) have a Ph.D. in statistics, mathematics or computer science and work within a scientific domain on data-intensive problems; (2) have a Ph.D. in a scientific discipline and engage in data-driven research; or (3) have a Ph.D. in a relevant field and experience in applying data-intensive analysis in industrial or other non-academic settings. The ideal candidate will have the capability to formulate research in area(s) of natural or behavioral science, and an interest in collaborating with disciplinary scientists in areas of research where the College is strong, such as comparative genomics and proteomics, neuroscience, medical imaging, geospatial modeling, mathematical statistics, and machine learning in computational physics. Successful candidates will have a doctoral degree in a relevant field and will be expected to develop a nationally recognized, extramurally funded research program, as well as teach data science courses at the undergraduate and graduate (Master's and Ph.D.) levels. We are deeply committed to increasing diversity and especially encourage applications from women and minority scholars. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 1st, 2018. Applicants must apply online at https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/4433. A complete application includes: 1) curriculum vitae, 2) summary of current and proposed research (max. three pages), 3) statement of teaching interests, and 4) names and email addresses of four references. As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. A criminal background check on finalists is required. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Stoll [log in to unmask] Date: December 20, 2017 Subject: Postdoc Position, TU Chemnitz We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to design and develop numerical methods for large-scale PDE-constrained optimization and mixed-integer optimization for renewable energies. The position is part of a larger project and offers the possibility to work on exciting mathematical problems with a fantastic chemical engineering application. We advertise a full position for three years and the work will be conducted as part of the group on Scientific Computing and comes with generous travel support. Candidates should hold a PhD degree in the field of mathematics or scientific computing. They should also enjoy implementing numerical methods for large-scale problems. A more detailed German description is found under https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/225032_2_TM.php. For further information please contact Martin Stoll ([log in to unmask]). Please send your application including a cover letter, CV and the names of two potential referees to [log in to unmask] by the 21st of January 2018. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Carsten Carstensen [log in to unmask] Date: December 23, 2017 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Positions, Numerical Analysis, Berlin, Germany There is a 2/3 teaching position announced with deadline 11.01.2018 for up to 6 years with reference AN/237/17 and there are shorter full-time research positions for generalised mixed FEM in the DFG SPP 1748 in the Numerical Analysis at the Department of Mathematics at Humboldt U in Berlin, Germany. We seek an outstanding candidate in the computational PDEs with a persepctive of an international career in the mathematics of adaptive and nonstandard FEMs. The teaching position may require teaching in German in the long run, while specialized courses, the everyday business, and life in Berlin can be in English. The positions are designed for PhD students and could be combined for Postdocs. Please contact Prof Carstensen with a CV for further information and the application. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Schmidt [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: PhD Position, Continuous Optimization The Chair of Economics, Discrete Optimization and Mathematics invites applications for a PhD position in continuous optimization at the Department of Mathematics to be filled for a period of three years. The successful applicant will work in the project "Energy efficiency via intelligent district heating networks" in cooperation with the academic partners University Trier, TU Berlin, and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics as well as the industrial partner Technische Werke Ludwigshafen am Rhein AG. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The focus of the project will be the development of model hierarchies and solution techniques for coupled district heating networks. The main idea is to develop optimization algorithms based on continuous (and, maybe, later on mixed-integer) optimization that control the overall model accuracy by exploiting error estimates defined on the modeling hierarchy. The developed algorithms will be analyzed theoretically and need to be implemented in a programming language like C++ or Python. We seek excellent open-minded and team-spirited PhD candidates that should have completed their studies at master level in a program with strong mathematical background in optimization. The chair EDOM - Economics, Discrete Optimization, Mathematics (Chair Wirtschaftsmathematik) consists of 20+ PhD students and Postdocs and has more than fifteen years of experience in modeling and solving complex and very large-scale planning and decision problems from logistics, energy, production, engineering, and the natural sciences, see https://www.mso.math.fau.de/de/edom/. Their key expertise is in developing and applying models and algorithms, which yield proven optimal solutions to optimization problems. This involves techniques like linear, nonlinear, and integer programming, robust optimization, graph algorithms, polyhedral combinatorics, and the like. Please send your complete application documents (motivation letter, detailed CV, certificates, list of MSc courses and grades, copy of the master thesis, reference letter, etc.) as one PDF to [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Harald Garcke [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Graduate School IntComSin, Regensburg-Erlangen The Research Training Group "Interfaces, Complex Structures, and Singular Limits in Continuum Mechanics" (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 2339) announces the opening of 11 Doctorate positions (75 %, TV-L 13, for 3 years) at the Departments of Mathematics of Universitat Regensburg and of Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg. Seven positions are starting on April 1, 2018, four positions are starting on September 1, 2018. The research at the Graduiertenkolleg focuses on many aspects of advanced mathematical modeling, analysis, and numerics with the perspective to understand complex phenomena observed in fluid mechanics, material engineering, biological systems, and other applied sciences. Typically, interfaces, multiple scales/fields, and small parameters (singular limits) are core features of the problems to be studied. The doctoral programme offers a structured course programme in partial differential equations, calculus of variations, numerical analysis, scientific computing, mathematical modeling, and professional skills. The prospective applicant for a doctorate position should hold a Diploma or Master degree in mathematics or in a related field. Applicants are asked to submit a CV, copies of certificates of academic qualifications held, a study track record, a copy of a degree thesis, and a statement of the scientific interests. Applications should be sent electronically to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] For further information see: http://www.uni-regensburg.de/IntComSin Application deadlines: February 15, 2018 and July 1, 2018. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tanja Hagedorn [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Mathematics of Wave Phenomena The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1173 "Wave phenomena - analysis and numerics" and the Institute for Applied and Numerical Mathematics offer PhD positions (75%-100%) under the supervision of Prof. Marlis Hochbruck, Prof. Christian Wieners, Dr Birgit Schorkhuber (Junior Research Group Leader) and Dr Michael Feischl (Junior Research Group Leader). The full description can be found under the following link: http://www.waves.kit.edu/jobs.php ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lina von Sydow [log in to unmask] Date: December 18, 2017 Subject: PhD Positions, Uppsala Univ Applications are invited for 3 PhD student positions at the Division of Scientific Computing, Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University. A PhD student position requires a Master of Science or an equivalent exam in a field which is relevant for the topic of the PhD thesis. However, candidates which are expected to be awarded a Master degree soon (e.g. currently working on their Masters thesis) are also eligible to apply. Candidates should mention the earliest feasible starting date for the employment. The PhD student position is for a maximum of five years of study and includes departmental duties at a level of at most 20% (typically teaching). The deadline for applications (written in Swedish or English) is January 22, 2018. For more information, see http://www.it.uu.se/research/scientific_computing/phd_positions_2017_3 . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Badih Ghusayni [log in to unmask] Date: December 22, 2017 Subject: Contents, Intl J of Mathematics and Computer Science, 3 (1) Contents, International Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2018: 1) Huseyin Bor, On certain new applications of quasi-power increasing sequences. 2) John N. Haddad , Ziad S. Rached, Amer F. Jajou, The Full Likelihood Function of a Linear Stationary Gaussian Process. 3) Sudaporn Suebsung, Ronnason Chinram, Interval Valued Fuzzy Ideal Extensions of Ternary Semigroups. 4) Bahattin Gunes, The imaginary parts of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function. 5) M. H. Hooshmand, H. Kamarulhaili, A recurrence equation for b-digital sequences and its solutions. 6) H. N. OZGEN, On Two Integrability Methods of Improper Integrals. 7) Khwancheewa Wattanatripop, Ronnason Chinram, Thawhat Changphas, Fuzzy almost bi-ideals in semigroups. 8) Emil Asmaryan, On the Generation of Pythagorean Triples and Representation of Integers as a Difference of Two Squares. 9) Ahmet Karakas, A note on absolute summability method involving almost increasing and \delta-quasi-monotone sequences. ------------------------------------------------------- From: ZHEN [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Contents, Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 5 (4) Journal of the Operations Research Society of China Volume 5, Issue4, 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/40305/5/4/page/1 1.Gradient and Hessian of Joint Probability Function with Applications on Chance-Constrained Programs, L. Jeff Hong, Guang-Xin Jiang 2.On the Convergence Rate of an Inexact Proximal Point Algorithm for Quasiconvex Minimization on Hadamard Manifolds, Nancy Baygorrea, Erik Alex Papa Quiroz, Nelson Maculan 3.Approximate Optimality Conditions for Composite Convex Optimization Problems, Xian-Jun Long, Xiang-Kai Sun, Zai-Yun Peng 4,A New Restarting Adaptive Trust-Region Method for Unconstrained Optimization, Morteza Kimiaei, Susan Ghaderi 5.The Study of Group Scheduling Problems with General Dual- Position-Based Job Processing Times, Xian-Yu Yu, De-Qun Zhou, Yu-Lin Zhang 6.A Partially Parallel Prediction-Correction Splitting Method for Convex Optimization Problems with Separable Structure, Fu-Sheng Bai, Ling Xu 7.An Inexact Proximal Method with Proximal Distances for Quasimonotone Equilibrium Problems, Lennin Mallma Ramirez, Erik Alex Papa Quiroz, P. R. Oliveira ------------------------------------------------------- From: Miguel Anjos [log in to unmask] Date: December 21, 2017 Subject: Contents, Optimization and Engineering, 18 (4) Optimization and Engineering, Volume 18, Issue 4, December 2017 http://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/11081 TABLE OF CONTENTS Best practices for comparing optimization algorithms, Vahid Beiranvand, Warren Hare & Yves Lucet Convex optimization of measurement allocation for magnetic tracking systems, Oskar Talcoth, Gustav Risting & Thomas Rylander Difference of convex functions algorithms (DCA) for image restoration via a Markov random field model, Hoai An Le Thi & Tao Pham Dinh Optimization methods for petroleum fields development and production systems: a review, Cheng Seong Khor, Ali Elkamel & Nilay Shah Petroleum refinery optimization, Cheng Seong Khor & Dimitrios Varvarezos Cargo scheduling decision support for offshore oil and gas production: a case study, Elham Mardaneh, Qun Lin, Ryan Loxton & Nicola Wilson ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************