Subject: NA Digest, V. 19, # 43 NA Digest Sunday, November 10, 2019 Volume 19 : Issue 43 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: New Book, Piecewise Affine Control Scientific Machine Learning, Germany, Jan 2020 Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Czech Republic, Jun 2020 Functional Analysis, Approximation Theory and Numerical Analysis, Italy, Jul 2020 Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability, UK, Jul 2020 System Modelling and Optimization, Ecuador, Sep 2020 Faculty Positions, Durham Univ, UK Tenure-Track Positions, Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Position (Tenure Track), Univ of Innsbruck Assistant Professor Position, Computational PDEs at Tufts Univ Postdoc or Software Engineer, Computational Surrogate Optimization Postdoc Position, Ice-sheet Modelling and UQ, Univ of Edinburgh Postdoc Position, Numerical Algorithms, IPP Garching, Germany Postdoc Position, Numerical Optimal Control, UNESP Postdoc Position, Particle-In-Cell code, IPP Garching, Germany Postdoc Positions, RSE Geodynamics, CIG, UC Davis PhD and Postdoc Positions, EOS Project KULeuven/VUB/UCL/UMons PhD Position, Nonsmooth Variational Problems and Operator Equations, WIAS PhD Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Jena, Germany PhD Position, Univ of Queensland and Boeing New Journal, Journal of Machine Learning for Modeling and Computing 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: Kris ONeill [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: New Book, Piecewise Affine Control Piecewise Affine Control: Continuous-Time, Sampled-Data, and Networked Systems By Luis Rodrigues, Behzad Samadi, and Miad Moarref This book targets controller design for piecewise affine systems, fulfilling both performance and stability requirements. It presents a unified computational methodology for the analysis and synthesis of piecewise affine controllers, and introduces algorithms that will be applicable to nonlinear systems approximated by piecewise affine systems. Examples from several areas are featured. See more details here: https://my.siam.org/Store/Product/viewproduct/?ProductId=30947159 2019 / xviii + 222 pages / Softcover / 978-1-61197-589-5 / List $89.00 / SIAM Member $62.30 / DC35 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Axel Klawonn [log in to unmask] Date: November 04, 2019 Subject: Scientific Machine Learning, Germany, Jan 2020 International Workshop on Scientific Machine Learning University of Cologne Center for Data and Simulation Science (CDS) January 8-10, 2020 https://www.cds.uni-koeln.de/14513.html Scientific Machine Learning is a rapidly evolving field of research that combines and further develops techniques of scientific computing and machine learning. This CDS workshop aims at the discussion of the latest results in the analysis and development of algorithms as well as their application to problems from computational science and engineering. It will bring together mathematicians, computer scientists, and domain scientists. Topics include but are not restricted to Physics-informed machine learning; Mathematics-informed machine learning; Machine learning enhanced simulations; Hybrid modeling (machine learning + first principle modeling). Invited Speakers Xiao-Chuan Cai (University of Colorado Boulder) Eric Chung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Eric Cyr (Sandia National Laboratories) Jan Hesthaven (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) Registration starts October 21, 2019 and ends December 1, 2019. For more information, please visit the workshop website: https://www.cds.uni-koeln.de/14513.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jan Zapletal [log in to unmask] Date: November 04, 2019 Subject: Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Czech Republic, Jun 2020 We are pleased to announce that the ETAMM2020 (Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics) conference will be held from 15 June to 19 June 2020 in Ostrava (Czech Republic). The ETAMM2020 conference provides an opportunity for dissemination of important and recent results in the field of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, and their Applications to Physics, Engineering Sciences, Biology, and Economy. The conference brings together mathematicians, interdisciplinary scientists, and engineers from all over the world to exchange experience and ideas, and initiate new research collaborations. The local organizers are Dolni oblast Vitkovice, z.s. and IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, part of VSB - Technical University of Ostrava. The conference consists of invited plenary talks, keynote lectures, minisymposia, and contributed short talks on recent results and future challenges in the field. The conference is under the Honorary Patronage of the Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region Prof. Ivo Vondrak and the Rector of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava Prof. Vaclav Snasel. For more information visit the conference website http://etamm2020.it4i.cz. Early bird registration is open until 29 February 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Maria Grazia Russo [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: Functional Analysis, Approximation Theory and Numerical Analysis, Italy, Jul 2020 Announcing the International Conference on Functional Analysis, Approximation Theory and Numerical Analysis (FAATNA20), which will take place in Matera (Italy) on July 7-10, 2020. The goal of FAATNA20 is to bring together mathematicians who work in the fields of Functional Analysis, Approximation Theory and Numerical Analysisand to encourage collaboration and exchange of interdisciplinary ideas among the participants. The conference topics include (but are not limited to): Approximation by linear or non linear operators, Orthogonal polynomials, Methods of functional analysis in approximation problems and/or differential equations, Linear spaces and algebras of operators, Function spaces, Constructive approximation, Numerical integration, Numerical methods for integral and differential equations, Numerical linear algebra. The scientific program is structured in Special Sessions, which consist of invited and contributed talks. A Contributed Poster Session is also planned. The Conference is organised in collaboration with the University of Basilicata, Department of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Economics (DiMIE), and the University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Department of Mathematics. The deadline for the payment of the registration fee (230 Euro) is April 7th, 2020, while the submission of abstracts for contributed talks or posters is May 7th, 2020. A late registration fee (330 Euro) is possible within May 7th, 2020. The registration will start on January 7th, 2020. Detailed information are available on the website of the conference: http://web.unibas.it/faatna20/ Information about the publication of Special Issues of peer-reviewed journals will be available soon. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability, UK, Jul 2020 The 11th International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability (MIMAR) will take place in Nottingham, UK from 14 - 16 July 2020. This event is the premier maintenance and reliability modelling conference in the UK and builds upon a very successful series of previous conferences. It is an excellent international forum for disseminating information on the state-of-the-art research, theories and practices in maintenance and reliability modelling and offers a platform for connecting researchers and practitioners from around the world. For further information on the conference, including instructions for authors, please visit the conference webpage: https://ima.org.uk/12183/11th-ima-international-conference-on-modelling-in-industrial- maintenance-and-reliability-mimar/ The scope of the conference includes: Engineering Economy and Cost Analysis; Life cycle/performance analysis; Maintenance and Reliability Modelling; Prognostics and Health Management; Reliability and Maintenance Engineering; Safety, Security and Risk Management; Spare Parts Supply Chain Management; Warranty Management and Data Analysis. Presentations are encouraged on the theory or application of maintenance and reliability for: Autonomous Systems; Cyber-physical systems; Data Mining and Machine Learning; Decision Analysis and Methods; Human Factors; Information Processing and Engineering; Manufacturing Systems ; Expert Elicitation; Operational Research; Production Planning and Control; Quality Control and Management; Resilience Engineering; Sustainability; Systems Modelling and Simulation - Abstracts of 100-200 words via https://my.ima.org.uk by 2 March 2020 - Notification of abstract acceptance by 16 March 2020 - Paper submission to [log in to unmask] for conference proceedings by 1 June 2020 - Final deadline for acceptance for proceedings by 15 June 2020 - Submission of papers for consideration in the Journal of Risk and Reliability: Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part O Special Issue by 1 November 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Juan Carlos De los Reyes [log in to unmask] Date: November 04, 2019 Subject: System Modelling and Optimization, Ecuador, Sep 2020 The 29th edition of the IFIP TC7 conference on "System modelling and optimization" will take place from August 31st to September 4th 2020 in Quito, Ecuador, at the Escuela Politecnica Nacional. The highly-regarded conference series covers topics such as: Modeling and Simulation; Continuous, Discrete, and Stochastic Optimization; Optimal Control; Inverse Problems; Imaging Science. Invited speakers: LUZ DE TERESA, UNAM, Mexico; EROL GELENBE, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; BANGTI JIN, University College London, United Kingdom; MICHAL KOCVARA, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; JORGE NOCEDAL, Northwestern University, USA; RICARDO NOCHETTO, University of Maryland, USA; JUAN PEYPOUQUET, University of Chile, Chile; CLAUDIA SAGASTIZABAL, University of Campinas, Brazil Deadlines of relevance are: - Submission of minisymposium proposals 27.12.2019 - Notification of acceptance 31.1.2020 - Submission of abstracts 27.03.2020 - Notification of acceptance 30.04.2020 - Early bird registration deadline 29.05.2020 - Final registration deadline 26.06.2020 Minisymposium proposals (4 talks per session, one or more sessions) may be sent directly at: [log in to unmask] More information about the conference: https://modemat.epn.edu.ec/ifip_tc7_2020/. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Tobias Weinzierl [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: Faculty Positions, Durham Univ, UK The Department of Computer Science at Durham University invites applications for up to five fully tenured positions on the assistant and associate professor level. We welcome applicants from the area of High Performance and Scientific Computing. We are particularly eager to hear from researchers with a focus on large-scale and heterogeneous computing, performance modelling and/or candidates who can create interdisciplinary links into computational application areas that are strong in Durham. Besides traditional scientific computing, work around the convergence of HPC and AI is encouraged as it fits to Durham's recent activities around scientific computing and scientific data analysis/science. Please visit us at https://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/recruitment/vacancies/comp20-6/ and https://sites.durham.ac.uk/icg/research/simulation-and-high-performance-computing/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Edmond Chow [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2019 Subject: Tenure-Track Positions, Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech The School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for multiple openings at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track); exceptional candidates at the Associate Professor and Professor level also will be considered. CSE focuses on foundational research of an interdisciplinary nature that enables advances in science, engineering, medical, and social domains. Applicants are expected to develop and sustain a research program in one or more of our core areas: high-performance computing, scientific and numerical computing, modeling and simulation, discrete algorithms, and large-scale data analytics (including machine learning and artificial intelligence). Applicants are expected to engage in substantive research with collaborators in other disciplines. For example, current faculty have domain expertise and/or collaborations in computational chemistry; earth sciences; biomedical and health; urban systems and smart cities; social good and sustainable development; materials and manufacturing; cybersecurity; and others. Applications should be submitted online through: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1488. Unique to applications this year to CSE, the personal narrative should include one highlighted paragraph that describes the applicant's most significant achievement and includes a reference to a single publication or preprint that the search committee will review in detail. For full consideration, applications are due by December 15, 2019. For more information about Georgia Tech's School of Computational Science and Engineering please visit: http://www.cse.gatech.edu/. ------------------------------------------------------- From: University of Innsbruck, Sandra Steixner [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2019 Subject: Assistant Professor Position (Tenure Track), Univ of Innsbruck The department of mathematics at the University of Innsbruck seeks to fill the position of a full-time (40 hours per week) assistant professor as of March 01, 2020. The position is initial limited to 6 years. A tenure track agreement can be offered within the first year of employment and upon its positive evaluation, the position is converted into a tenured associate professorship. The holder of the position is expected to do independent research in the field of computational algebraic geometry, preferable with applications of the methods and results in other branches of science. Acquisition of third-party funding and building up an independent research group is also a required task. The holder of the position is expected to prepare and conduct teaching at university level within the study programs of the department of mathematics (in English and subsequently in German). Moreover, the holder of the position is expected to supervise students. In addition to duties in research and teaching, the holder of the position is expected to initiate cooperations within the department of mathematics and the university and to take part in academic self- administration. JOB REQUIREMENTS: a) excellent doctoral degree in mathematics or a related field; b) postdoc experience; teaching experience at university level desirable; c) relevant scientific achievements beyond dissertation/PhD level; d) research experience in the field of computational algebraic geometry; e) relevant research success documented via publications in leading international, refereed journals and lectures at international conferences/workshops; f) experience with third-party funding (participation) and with academic self-administration; g) experience in the acquisition of third-party funding would be an advantage; h) mobility experience; i) the ability to work in a team and communication skills. The application has to be submitted in English or German. It has to include the following: curriculum vitae including a description of the scientific and professional career, a list of scientific publications in which all publications that can be assigned to the dissertation are marked, list of talks, list of courses taught and credentials. We also expect a research and teaching statement (with a maximum of two pages each) and the names of at least three persons who are willing to write a letter of reference. We specifically encourage applications of female scientists. We are looking forward to your online application (chiffre MIP-10887) by 17.12.2019 under the following link: https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.home (legally binding text in German). It is recommended to upload all application documents in one PDF file. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Xiaozhe Hu [log in to unmask] Date: November 05, 2019 Subject: Assistant Professor Position, Computational PDEs at Tufts Univ Tufts University, Department of Mathematics, Norbert Wiener Assistant Professorship in Computational PDEs Position Description: The Department of Mathematics at Tufts University is seeking a term-limited Norbert Wiener Assistant Professorship in Computational Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) to begin September 1, 2020. The initial contract is for one year and is renewable for up to two more years. We welcome candidates with a diverse research background in computational PDEs with an emphasis on algorithm development and scalable implementation. The specific effort of the position will be dedicated to developing advanced finite-element discretizations and multilevel solvers for simulating complex multiscale physical systems, described by coupled systems of time-dependent nonlinear PDEs. These systems present many interesting challenges common to models used in physics, mathematics and, more generally, in the numerical simulation and analysis of physical phenomena. The successful candidate will be expected to join current interdisciplinary research within the Department in the fields of Scientific Computing and Computational Applied Mathematics. This includes application areas such as the simulation of flow in porous media, computational fluid dynamics, electromagnetic materials, and spectral graph algorithms to name a few. Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or a closely related field, evidence of excellent teaching, and promise of strong research are required. Application Requirements: Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and teaching statement, which should all be submitted through https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/14996. In addition, applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted through https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/14996. If a recommender cannot submit online, we will accept signed PDF attachments sent to [log in to unmask], or paper letters mailed to CompPDE Search Committee Chair, Department of Mathematics, Bromfield-Pearson Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Review of applications will begin on Dec. 1, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christine Shoemaker [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2019 Subject: Postdoc or Software Engineer, Computational Surrogate Optimization Applications requested for Research Fellow (Postdoc) or Research Associate (Masters) position for developing/improving computational surrogate global optimization algorithms & software working with Christine Shoemaker, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). (English is the language for Singapore.) Job Requirements: Demonstrated excellence in python programming and in maintaining complex programs. Academic background in computer science, or in computational discipline like engineering. For PHDs seeking a postdoc (research fellow) position, the candidate should demonstrate ability to contribute to new algorithms and participate in papers for research journals and conferences. For either a PhD or Masters' level person, the job would include doing programming and software improvement for pySOT software (see below). It is an advantage, but not a requirement for a candidate to have expertise in any of the following areas: optimization, surrogates (including RBF or GP/BO), distributed (parallel) computing, machine learning, statistics, algorithm proofs, numerical analysis. pySOT: Professor Shoemaker, is co-author of pySOT toolbox software, (which has synchronous and asynchronous parallel computation) that has had 88,000 downloads in GitHub. PySOT very efficiently solves global optimization problems with expensive objective functions, like machine learning hyperparameter problems (see reference [1] below) by using an RBF surrogate. The person in this position will add more features to PYSOT (including new algorithms), enable quicker access to its features, and help maintain the pySOT website. Computation will be done in part on supercomputer. Application: More information on the job is at https://sites.google.com/site/shoemakernusgroup/jobs . Job applications should be sent to Prof. Shoemaker at [log in to unmask] Please include a CV and indicate desired start sate. Please also put "Job Application 2019 softw" in the email subject line. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions is filled. [1] Ilija,Akhtar, Feng, & Shoemaker. Efficient hyperparameter optimization of deep learning algorithms using deterministic RBF surrogates. In 31st AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-17), 2017. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniel Goldberg [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Position, Ice-sheet Modelling and UQ, Univ of Edinburgh We seek a Postdoctoral Research Associate to carry out modelling and analysis of uncertainty of dynamic ice loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet over the next century. The post is funded by the NERC Discovery Science project "QUoRUM: QUantifying and Reducing Uncertainty in ice-sheet Model predictions". QUoRUM aims to: 1) Improve the predictive capability of models of large-scale ice-sheet dynamics through novel methods for assimilation of remotely-observed data; 2) Quantify of the uncertainty of this assimilation and how it impacts projections of sea-level rise; 3) Determine which observations impact most greatly upon projections of ice-sheet loss, in order to inform future observational campaigns. QUoRUM will make use of automatic code generation libraries as well as high-level algorithmic differentiation to aid with optimisation-based data assimilation and quantification of uncertainties. You will join a team of investigators in the Schools of GeoScience and Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh, with expertise in ice-sheet and climate modelling, remote sensing, and automatic code generation for finite element modelling. Your work will focus on refining an existing ice-sheet dynamics assimilation and uncertainty-quantification framework (ICE_tangent) and applying it to a multidecadal observational record of the Amundsen region of West Antarctica, a region undergoing high rates of ice loss. We seek candidates with a PhD (or nearing completion) in computational geoscience, applied mathematics, or a related discipline. Experience with a scientific programming language such as Python is essential. Experience with the finite element method, and automated code generation tools such as FEniCS or Firedrake, is highly desirable. The post is full time, fixed term until the 31st December 2022. Please see the following link for instructions to apply. Note the closing date is 25 November https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of gender or ethnic group. Appointment will be based on merit alone. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric Sonnendrücker [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Algorithms, IPP Garching, Germany The focus of this work will be on the development of a field solver on non- Cartesian but structured meshes its implementation in the framework of matrix-free multigrid methods. The method will also be enhanced by an immersed boundary method. In a second phase, a semi-Lagrangian transport algorithm based on quasi-interpolation will be developed. The candidate should be educated to degree level in physics, mathematics or computational sciences including a PhD. An essential qualification is experience in the development and implementation of numerical algorithms. Experience in computational plasma physics or fluid dynamics or multigrid methods is a plus. As the work will take place in an international environment, good command of written and spoken English is mandatory. The position is limited to 2 years. The salary is according to the German Public Service Tariff Scale (TVoD Bund Group 13). IPP wants to increase the number of women in areas where they are under-represented and therefore especially invites them to apply. IPP is committed to employing more disabled individuals and especially encourages them to apply. Information on the handling of your data and your related rights can be found on our website: www.ipp.mpg.de/datenschutz-bewerbung. Please sent your application with CV including the reference number 67/19 before 15 November 2019 to the Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik, Personalabteilung, 85748 Garching bei Munchen, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Geraldo Nunes Silva [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Optimal Control, UNESP We have a post-doc fellowship position open to applicants of any nationality, to work on the project "MAGIC - Multi-Agent Control and Estimation for Multi-Horizon Goals Conciliation" at the Sao Paulo State University's Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE- UNESP) in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. The position also offers the opportunity to interact with researchers from Portugal. The project concerns the design, development, analysis, and synthesis of a novel control and estimation architecture for multi-agent systems in which short term individual goals conflict with the desirable long term, or even non-negotiable, system evolution. The research effort will deal with Sustainable Management of Agricultural Production Factors. Requirements: PhD degree in Mathematics, Engineering or related areas; Strong background in control theory and/or optimization with some experience in computer programming and systems simulation. Submit an email to [log in to unmask], containing the information: Resume and full academic records, including GPA; Motivation letter in English, explaining the interest in the vacancy (inform vacancy code) and motivation to join the research center; Two (02) recommendation letters; List of scientific publications including Master and PhD Theses. For additional information, please look at https://www.dropbox.com/s/1qbwl3nn21abemq/MAGIC%20-%20PostDoc or contact Geraldo Silva via email: [log in to unmask] The selected candidate will receive a Post-Doctoral fellowship from the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in the amount of R$ 7,373.10 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent in items directly related to the research activity. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric Sonnendrücker [log in to unmask] Date: November 07, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Position, Particle-In-Cell code, IPP Garching, Germany Gyrokinetic codes have been very successful and can now be used reliably for the study of core turbulence and transport in Tokamaks. The next step for gyrokinetic codes is the reliable study of edge and scrape-off layer physics. New models are required that take the specificity of edge physics into account. The aim of the proposed work is to develop numerical algorithms in this framework and implement them in a state-of-the-art PIC code. Verification of the code on relevant physics problems will also be an important issue. The candidate should be educated to degree level in physics, mathematics or computational sciences including a PhD. An essential qualification is experience with particle-in-cell methods and experience in the development and implementation of numerical algorithms. In addition, desirable qualifications are knowledge of kinetic modelling of plasmas and in particular gyrokinetic theory. As the work will take place in an international environment, good command of written and spoken English is mandatory. The position is limited to 2 years. The salary is according to the German Public Service Tariff Scale (TVoD Bund Group 13). IPP wants to increase the number of women in areas where they are under-represented and therefore especially invites them to apply. IPP is committed to employing more disabled indi- viduals and especially encourages them to apply. Information on the handling of your data and your related rights can be found on our website: www.ipp.mpg.de/datenschutz-bewerbung. Please sent your application with CV including the reference number 68/19 before 15 November 2019 to the Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik, Personalabteilung, 85748 Garching bei Munchen, [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lorraine Hwang [log in to unmask] Date: November 08, 2019 Subject: Postdoc Positions, RSE Geodynamics, CIG, UC Davis Postdoctoral Positions at CIG, UC Davis Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Researchers who are interested in joining the CIG team at UC Davis. The positions are expected to contribute to the development and support of numerical modeling codes in geodynamics and towards conducting independent research. We seek proposals for innovative, original, and feasible software engineering and/or software development projects that complement and/or improve our current practices. CIG supports communities in computational science, dynamo, education, long-term tectonics, mantle convection, multiphysics, seismology, and short-term crustal dynamics. For more details and to apply: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03269 For more information contact Lorraine Hwang: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lieven De Lathauwer [log in to unmask] Date: November 04, 2019 Subject: PhD and Postdoc Positions, EOS Project KULeuven/VUB/UCL/UMons We are advertising several PhD and postdoctoral positions for an EOS project on "Structured Low-Rank Matrix/Tensor Approximation: Numerical Optimization-Based Algorithms and Applications" (2018-2021). This excellence-of-science project involves a consortium of four Belgian universities: KULeuven (L. De Lathauwer, B. De Moor, P. Patrinos, M. Van Barel), VUB (I. Markovsky, M. Ishteva), UCL (P.A. Absil, F. Glineur) and UMons (N. Gillis). We are seeking outstanding candidates who have obtained a master's or doctoral degree in mathematical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics or physics. Strong candidates have a proven record in numerical mathematics, optimization, systems & control, machine learning and/or signal processing. A good knowledge of linear algebra is mandatory but experience with tensor techniques is not required. Candidates must be fluent in English. Further information and application form are available from https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius/selma/ . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Heike Sill [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2019 Subject: PhD Position, Nonsmooth Variational Problems and Operator Equations, WIAS WIAS invites applications for a PhD Student Position (f/m/d) (Ref. 19/27) in the Research Group "Nonsmooth Variational Problems and Operator Equations" (Head: Prof. Michael Hintermuller) within the European Innovative Training Network "Reduced Order Modelling, Simulation and Optimization of Coupled systems" (ROMSOC) starting on January 1, 2020. ROMSOC is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network funded by the EU, where cutting-edge research is combined with a structured doctoral training programme. The ROMSOC network implements a partnership of high profile universities, research institutions, and non-academic organisations. Applications are open to enthusiastic young mathematicians, who enjoy to work on challenging problems in an international group at WIAS, and who would like to enhance their career perspectives in both the academic and non-academic sectors through international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility combined with the innovation-oriented mind-set. Within the ROMSOC network we offer a PhD position in the project "Optimal Shape Design of Air Ducts in Combustion Engines". For performance optimization of engines the optimal shape design of airducts is crucial. This project aims to provide mathematical foundations for constrained free form shape optimization techniques for computer based rapid prototyping. Based on analytical considerations, the PhD candidate shall develop a numerical solution method that utilizes a shape-gradient-related descent scheme. The work includes the analysis and implementation of a finite volume or finite element based optimization tool, and which involves a flow system equipped with a turbulence model, and an associated adjoint scheme. The solver has to be tested for industry relevant use cases. The PhD candidate will spend secondments for technical and scientific training at Math.Tec (Austria). The PhD degree will be awarded by Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany. See here for more information: https://wias-berlin.softgarden.io/job/5266838?l=de ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dietmar Gallistl [log in to unmask] Date: November 06, 2019 Subject: PhD Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Jena, Germany Within the department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena we encourage applications for a PhD position (f/m/d) in Numerical Analysis starting on February 1, 2020 or later. Details for the application can be found here: https://www4.uni- jena.de/Universit%C3%A4t/Stellenmarkt/Wissenschaftliche+Mitarbeiter/PhD+position+%28f _m_d%29+within+the+department+of+Mathematics.html Please refer to the job ID Reg. Nr. 348/2019. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fred Roosta [log in to unmask] Date: November 10, 2019 Subject: PhD Position, Univ of Queensland and Boeing As part of the Boeing - UQ Research Alliance, a PhD position is available for a project to develop methods for optimal alloy design through the use of machine learning and/or direct simulation. The project will focus on data analytics and modelling aspects. The deadline for application is 2 December 2019. Further information and application procedure can be found below at https://scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/development-methods-optimal-alloy-design- boeing-uq-research-alliance-phd-scholarship ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dongbin [log in to unmask] Date: November 05, 2019 Subject: New Journal, Journal of Machine Learning for Modeling and Computing The Journal of Machine Learning for Modeling and Computing (JMLMC), published by Begell House, is now online and accepting submissions. www.j-mlmc.com Aims and Scope: The Journal of Machine Learning for Modeling and Computing (JMLMC) focuses on the study of machine learning methods for modeling and scientific computing. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, research of the following types: (1) the use of machine learning techniques to model real-world problems such as physical systems, social sciences, biology, etc.; (2) the development of novel numerical strategies, in conjunction of machine learning methods, to facilitate practical computation; and (3) the fundamental mathematical and numerical analysis for understanding machine learning methods. JMLMC is operated on deadlines. For each publishing issue there is a submission deadline. Papers submitted before the deadline will be considered for the current issues (otherwise for the next issue). All submitted papers will be receive the official decision prior to the decision deadline, which is set as 3 months after the submission deadline. This is to ensure the fast transition for the fast growing and fast paced community. ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************