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Subject: NA Digest, V. 19, # 27 NA Digest Sunday, July 14, 2019 Volume 19 : Issue 27 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Industrial Mathematics, Austria, Oct 2019 Power-Aware Computing, Germany, Nov 2019 Computational Mathematics, India, Dec 2019 Data Science Down Under, Australia, Dec 2019 Domain Decomposition Methods, Hong Kong, China, Dec 2019 Research Scientist Position, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Research Position, Multi-scale Numerical Simulation, KU Leuven Postdoc Position, Scientific ML and Scalable Algorithms, Sandia NL Postdoc Research Position, Optimization, Lehigh Univ PhD/Postdoc Positions, CRC Wave Phenomena, Germany PhD Positions, PharMetrX PhD Positions, Univ Politècnica de Catalunya & CIMNE CFP, Special Issue, Continuous Optimization and Stability Analysis Contents, Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 2019 (3) Contents, Evolution Equations and Control Theory, 8 (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: Marco Martinolli [log in to unmask] Date: July 11, 2019 Subject: Industrial Mathematics, Austria, Oct 2019 We are pleased to announce this Call for Abstracts for the 1st Workshop in Industrial Mathematics (WIM2019), to be held in Strobl, Austria from October 14th to October 17th 2019. The workshop will feature a wide range of exciting talks, discussions, and networking opportunities with experts and researchers in the mathematical fields of 'Optimization and Inverse Problems', 'Coupled Systems' and 'Reduced Order Methods'. The focus on industrial applications will be specifically addressed during an industry-featured session, hosting speakers with direct experience on industrial mathematics. To find more details about the event, the program, and the registration procedure, please visit our website at https://www.romsoc.eu/wim2019/. The Organizing Committee is inviting the community to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. All abstracts must be sent as a PDF file via e-mail to [log in to unmask] before Sunday 1st September. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jens Saak [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2019 Subject: Power-Aware Computing, Germany, Nov 2019 It is a pleasure to announce the 3rd Workshop on Power-Aware Computing (PACO 2019), which will be held in Magdeburg (Germany) on November 05-06, 2019. This workshop is the third in a series of workshops on power-aware computing and takes place at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems. The focus will be on strategies and algorithms that takes into account minimizing the energy consumption. All participants are invited to present their own work at the workshop by a 25+5min talk. The deadline for submitting an abstract is September 30th, 2019 while the registration is due by October 11th, 2019. Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Stefan Turek (TU Dortmund University) Grey Ballard (Wake Forest University) Erin C. Carson (Charles University) The special issue for the workshop proceedings is currently being negotiated. A call for paper will follow separately as soon as terms have been fixed. Further information at: https://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/csc/events/paco19 Further information about METT: https://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/csc/events/mett2019 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nagaiah Chamakuri [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2019 Subject: Computational Mathematics, India, Dec 2019 Indo-German conference on Computational Mathematics (IGCM-2019): Challenges and Opportunities towards Exascale Computing December 2-4, 2019, IISc, Bangalore, India. The purpose of this Indo-German conference is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers around the world to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and challenges in the frontier areas of computational mathematics. The conference topics include but not limited to numerical analysis of partial differential equations (PDEs) & stochastic PDEs, efficient and robust numerical schemes for solving complex problems, optimal control and inverse problems, scalable parallel algorithms and hybrid MPI-OpenMP algorithms with GPU computing. This conference has been organised in cooperation with IISc Bangalore, India, Mahindra-Ecole centrale Hyderabad, India and University of Hohenheim, Germany. INVITED SPEAKERS: Amiya K. Pani (IIT Bombay, India), Ananth Grama (Purdue University, USA), Balakrishnan N (IISc, Bangalore), Christian Clason (Uni Duisburg Germany), Gunar Matthies (Uni Dresden, Germany), Jack J. Dongarra (Uni Tennessee, USA), Kunibert Siebert (Uni Stuttgart, Germany), Peter Bastian (Uni Heidelberg, Germany), Philipp Kugler (Uni Hohenheim, Germany), Praveen C (TIFR CAM, India), Roland Herzog (TU Cheminitz, Germany), Sanjay Mittal (IIT Kanpur, India), Thomas Richter (Uni Magdeburg, Germany), Veerappa Gowda (TIFR CAM, India), Volker John (WIAS, Berlin, Germany). Last date for abstract submission: 15. 09. 2019 For detailed information about this conference, for registration and for abstract submissions, please visit the following website: http://cmg.cds.iisc.ac.in/igcm/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fred Roosta [log in to unmask] Date: July 10, 2019 Subject: Data Science Down Under, Australia, Dec 2019 Abstract submission for talks and posters is now open for the international Data Science Down Under workshop to be held during 8th - 12th of December, 2019 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners in areas related to data science - including mathematics, statistics and computer science - to discuss recent work and to share ideas, and fostering new local and international collaborations. The workshop consists of two integral parts: (i) Boot camp: 8th-10th, December (ii) Recent Advances: 11th-12th, December. The inaugural theme of the Boot Camp will be 'Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra', while the Recent Advances will cover a broad and diverse range of topics from machine learning and data analysis. Confirmed speakers include: Kenneth Clarkson (IBM Research, USA); Michael Mahoney (University of California, Berkeley, USA); David Woodruff (Carnegie Mellon University, USA); Deanna Needell (UCLA, USA); Peng Xu (Amazon AI Lab, USA); Michael Houle (National Institute of Informatics, Japan); Matt Wand (University of Technology Sydney, Australia); Kerrie Mengersen (Queensland University of Technology, Australia); Kate Smith-Miles (University of Melbourne, Australia); Peter Taylor (University of Melbourne, Australia); Joshua Ross (University of Adelaide, Australia) For further details, abstract submissions and registrations please see the workshop website: https://carma.newcastle.edu.au/meetings/dsdu/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Felix Kwok [log in to unmask] Date: July 13, 2019 Subject: Domain Decomposition Methods, Hong Kong, China, Dec 2019 DD26: Call for contributed talks now open The 26th International Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods (DD26) will be held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from December 2 to 6, 2019. The purpose of the conference is to bring together mathematicians, computational scientists and engineers who work in the main themes of Domain Decomposition, including theoretical, algorithmic and implementation aspects of domain decomposition methods, solvers for multiphysics problems, parallel-in-time methods, multigrid and multilevel methods, fast solvers and preconditioning, and applications of such methods in physics and engineering. We are now inviting contributed talks that fit the themes of DD26. Each talk should last 25 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Contributed talks will be grouped into sessions according to their themes. If you would like to give a talk in the contributed talk sessions, please send your name, institution, talk title and abstract to [log in to unmask] by August 15, 2019, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Early regitration is now open until August 31, 2019. Participants may now register at https://www.math.cuhk.edu.hk/conference/dd26/?Conference-Registration Please note that the visa requirements are different for Hong Kong and mainland China; in particular, nationals of about 170 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong without a visa. For more information on the conference, please visit the conference website at www.math.cuhk.edu.hk/conference/dd26, or e-mail us at [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Scott Bortoff [log in to unmask] Date: July 10, 2019 Subject: Research Scientist Position, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL, http://www.merl.com) located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of Research Scientist in the Multiphysical Systems Group. All levels of experience will be considered. Successful candidates will be expected to perform original, relevant research in areas including model predictive control, computational analysis of interconnected dynamical systems, model-based control system design, data assimilation, large-scale inverse problems, or next generation tools for scientific computing. Details are at: http://www.merl.com/employment/employment/#MP377 Qualifications for this position are: - A Ph.D. from an internationally-recognized institution in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent, or in applied mathematics, - Experience with constructing and using system-level dynamic models of multiphysical systems of interest, - Knowledge of control theory and experience with model-based control system design, - Strong software engineering skills, - A strong publication record in leading conferences and journals, consistent with experience, - A record of independently proposing and executing research programs with academic impact. Interested parties should send a resume and a one-page statement of research interests to Dr. Chris Laughman, Team Leader/Senior Principal Research Scientist, [log in to unmask], and Dr. Scott A. Bortoff, Distinguished Research Scientist, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dirk Roose [log in to unmask] Date: July 13, 2019 Subject: Research Position, Multi-scale Numerical Simulation, KU Leuven Research position, Multi-scale numerical simulation of automotive steel forming, KU Leuven We invite applications for a short term research position in the field of multi-scale numerical simulation of forming of automotive steel. In the framework of an European research project, we develop a novel modelling and simulation platform for advanced metal forming processes in the automotive industry, providing microstructure-based predictions of plastic anisotropy and integrated with with FEM software. You will collaborate with a postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven on the development and the validation of the multi-scale software platform and participate in meetings with leading academic and industrial partners. Required qualifications: MSc or PhD in Mathematical Engineering, Scientific Computing, Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering; experience in scientific programming and interest in materials science. We initially offer the position until July 2020 (end date of the European project), but the position can be extended, funded by another project. KU Leuven offers a competitive salary or scholarship and medical insurance. For information on the research groups involved: see https://wms.cs.kuleuven.be/groups/NUMA/research and https://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/Onderzoeksgroepen/SCALINT Please send your application via email to Prof. Dirk Roose ([log in to unmask]) - subject of the email: Research position, Multi-scale numerical simulation of automotive steel forming - content of the email: your motivation to apply (approx. 300 words) - attachment in pdf-format: CV including a publication list (if any) Only applications submitted strictly according to these guidelines will be considered. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric C. Cyr [log in to unmask] Date: July 09, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Position, Scientific ML and Scalable Algorithms, Sandia NL Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a driven Postdoctoral Appointee with a real passion for research in computational science and numerical algorithm development to undertake a challenging research program developing and improving scalable techniques for Scientific Machine Learning. You will possess a strong research track record in at least one of the following areas: multigrid methods, domain decomposition, parallel-in- time solvers or large-scale optimization. Additional expertise in machine learning and neural networks is desirable but not required. Day to day activities will include algorithm development, implementation, executing studies on state of the art HPC platforms, writing scientific publications, and presenting research results at conferences. You'll contribute to open source software implemented primarily in C++. In addition, strong written and oral communication skills are required for this research position. The expectation is to author academic publications and present at technical meetings. Some travel is required. Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. To apply visit https://tinyurl.com/y3kexlpu, or visit the Sandia "Careers" page and search for Job ID 667221. Inquiries about the position may be emailed to Eric Cyr ([log in to unmask]) ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luis Nunes Vicente [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Research Position, Optimization, Lehigh Univ The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Lehigh University is interested in hiring a postdoctoral researcher for one year in Continuous Optimization for Data Analysis and Machine Learning. The project will focus on the development of scalable methods for large-scale problems using novel decomposition and randomized techniques. The researcher will integrate the Optimization and Machine Learning Research Group at Lehigh (http://optml.lehigh.edu). The starting date is negotiable (within the next 6-12 months). A successful candidate will hold a PhD in Optimization, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or other field related to the project by the starting date. Additional desired attributes include the following: (1) experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of optimization algorithms, especially stochastic, nonsmooth or derivative-free methods; (2) experience using and/or implementing numerical optimization software; and (3) excellent communication skills. Expressions of interest should be sent to Luis Nunes Vicente ([log in to unmask]): (1) a cover letter describing their experience and research interests as they relate to the project, (2) a CV that includes a list of publications, and (3) contact information (i.e., name, position, e-mail address, and phone number) of at least two references with knowledge of the applicant's knowledge and experience. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Marlis Hochbruck [log in to unmask] Date: July 12, 2019 Subject: PhD/Postdoc Positions, CRC Wave Phenomena, Germany The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1173 "Wave phenomena: analysis and numerics" offers several PhD and Postdoc positions at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Since July 1st, 2015 the CRC is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and it has just started into its second funding period. The host university is KIT and in addition researchers from the University of Stuttgart, the University of Tubingen, and TU Vienna contribute. We have collaboration with KIT research groups in optics and photonics, biomedical engineering, and applied geophysics. Research topics: The goal of this CRC is to analytically understand, numerically simulate, and eventually manipulate wave propagation under realistic scenarios by intertwining analysis and numerics. Please check our website http://www.waves.kit.edu for more information on the research directions of the CRC, details on the positions and the link to the online application webpage. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Prof Wilhelm Huisinga [log in to unmask] Date: July 09, 2019 Subject: PhD Positions, PharMetrX The Graduate Research Training Program PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling is an interdisciplinary PhD program bridging pharmacy and mathematics. It aims at understanding the drug-patient-disease interaction by analysing data of drug concentration, effect & disease profiles of pre-/clinical trials and of therapeutic care by developing and using mathematical & statistical models. We are currently inviting applications to start the PharMetrX Research+ Program or the PharMetrX Training+ Program. Both programs are open to candidates with a university degree in pharmacy, mathematics/ statistics, bioinformatics, life sciences or medicine. See https://www.PharMetrX.de for further details. Deadline for applications: 15 September 2019. PharMetrX is a joint program of Freie Universitat Berlin and the Universitat Potsdam, supported by a consortium of global research-driven pharmaceutical companies. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Javier Principe [log in to unmask] Date: July 10, 2019 Subject: PhD Positions, Univ Politècnica de Catalunya & CIMNE There are open PhD Positions in High Performance Scientific Computing, at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC BarcelonaTech) and the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), financed by the projects: ExaQUte - Exascale Quantification of Uncertainties for Technology and Science Simulation Sofast - A Stochastic Optimization Framework for Aircraft STructural design ExaQUte is a FET-HPC H2020 3-year project (2018-2021) with the objective to develop new computational methods and software tools to target Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) and Optimization Under Uncertainties (OUU) for multiphysics and multiscale problems on geometrically complex domains. Sofast is a Spanish project (2019-2021) to develop a computational framework for the design of aircraft structures through the application of multi-objective and robust topology optimization algorithms. Candidates should hold a degree in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or physics, and an excellent academic record. Experience in computational fluid dynamics, finite element modeling, UQ, optimization, and/or object-oriented and parallel programming will be an asset. Applications will be considered till the positions will be filled, so it is advised to send them as soon as possible. Please send your application (with academic record) to [log in to unmask] . Inquiries can also be addressed this email address. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Juan Parra [log in to unmask] Date: July 08, 2019 Subject: CFP, Special Issue, Continuous Optimization and Stability Analysis Forthcoming special issue of Mathematical Programming, Series B, "Continuous Optimization and Stability Analysis". The special issue aims to gather recent advances in this field, understood in a broad sense. We take this opportunity to show our recognition of the contributions of Prof. Marco A. Lopez on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The quality and topics of the submissions should correspond to the high standards of publications in Mathematical Programming and its Aims and Scope (https://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/10107). In particular, manuscripts on the following topics (but not restricted to them) are welcome: Linear and Nonlinear Optimization; Stochastic Optimization; Vector Optimization; Semi-Infinite Optimization; Parametric Optimization; Convex Analysis; Set-Valued Analysis; Variational Analysis; Stablity and Well-Posedness. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts (maximum 25 pages) before November 30, 2019, as well as let us know in advance their intention to contribute to this special issue. The electronic submission process will be available by late September or early October, 2019. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Piotr Matus [log in to unmask] Date: July 14, 2019 Subject: Contents, Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, 2019 (3) COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS (2019), No 3 Special Issue Articles on Minimum Residual and Least-Squares Finite Element Methods 1. Recent Advances in Least-Squares and Discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin Finite Element Methods (free access), Bertrand, Fleurianne / Demkowicz, Leszek / Gopalakrishnan, Jay / Heuer, Norbert 2. A Non-conforming Saddle Point Least Squares Approach for an Elliptic Interface Problem, Bacuta, Constantin / Jacavage, Jacob 3. Least-Squares Methods for Elasticity and Stokes Equations with Weakly Imposed Symmetry, Bertrand, Fleurianne / Cai, Zhiqiang / Park, Eun Young 4. Adaptive Strategies for Transport Equations, Dahmen, Wolfgang / Stevenson, Rob P. 5. Space-Time Discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin Methods for Linear Wave Equations in Heterogeneous Media, Ernesti, Johannes / Wieners, Christian 6. Superconvergent DPG Methods for Second-Order Elliptic Problems, Fuhrer, Thomas (free access) 7. The Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Equation in Non-Hilbert Sobolev Spaces: A Direct Proof of the Inf-Sup Condition and Stability of Galerkin's Method, Houston, Paul / Muga, Ignacio / Roggendorf, Sarah / van der Zee, Kristoffer G. 8. Fast Integration of DPG Matrices Based on Sum Factorization for all the Energy Spaces, Mora, Jaime / Demkowicz, Leszek 9. The Discrete-Dual Minimal-Residual Method (DDMRes) for Weak Advection-Reaction Problems in Banach Spaces, Muga, Ignacio / Tyler, Matthew J. W. / van der Zee, Kristoffer G. 10. Camellia: A Rapid Development Framework for Finite Element Solvers, Roberts, Nathan V. 11. Alternative Enriched Test Spaces in the DPG Method for Singular Perturbation Problems, Salazar, Jacob / Mora, Jaime / Demkowicz, Leszek 12. A Newton Div-Curl Least-Squares Finite Element Method for the Elliptic Monge-Ampere Equation, Westphal, Chad R. 13. The Discrete Steklov-Poincare Operator Using Algebraic Dual Polynomials, Zhang, Yi / Jain, Varun / Palha, Artur / Gerritsma, Marc Regular Research Articles 1. A Posteriori Error Estimation for Planar Linear Elasticity by Stress Reconstruction, Bertrand, Fleurianne / Moldenhauer, Marcel / Starke, Gerhard 2. A Second-Order Time-Stepping Scheme for Simulating Ensembles of Parameterized Flow Problems, Gunzburger, Max / Jiang, Nan / Wang, Zhu ------------------------------------------------------- From: lasiecka [log in to unmask] Date: July 07, 2019 Subject: Contents, Evolution Equations and Control Theory, 8 (4) Evolution Equations and Control Theory [EECT] -vol 8 nr 4 online . In print: December 2019. 1.Controllability of the semilinear wave equation governed by a multiplicative control, Mohamed Ouzahra 2.Simultaneous controllability of two vibrating strings with variable coefficients, Jamel Ben Amara and Emna Beldi 3.A penalty decomposition method for nuclear norm minimization with l1 norm fidelity term, Duo Wang, Zheng-Fen Jin and Youlin Shang 4.Well-posedness and asymptotic behavior of the dissipative Ostrovsky equation, Hongwei Wang and Amin Esfahani 5.Discontinuous solutions for the generalized short pulse equation, Giuseppe Maria Coclite and Lorenzo di Ruvo 6.On some nonlinear problem for the thermoplate equations, Suma'inna, Hirokazu Saito and Yoshihiro Shibata 7.A new energy-gap cost functional approach for the exterior Bernoulli free boundary problem, Julius Fergy T. Rabago and Hideyuki Azegami 8.Optimal energy decay rates for some wave equations with double damping terms, Ryo Ikehata and Shingo Kitazaki 9.Exponential stability for the coupled Klein-Gordon-Schrodinger equations with locally distributed damping, Adriana Flores de Almeida, Marcelo Moreira Cavalcanti and Janaina Pedroso Zanchetta 10. Existence and extinction in finite time for Stratonovich gradient noise porous media equations, Mattia Turra 11. Sliding mode control of the Hodgkin-Huxley mathematical model, Cecilia Cavaterra, Denis Enachescu and Gabriela Marinoschi ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************