[External Email] Subject: NA Digest, V. 20, # 19 NA Digest Sunday, May 17, 2020 Volume 20 : Issue 19 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Francoise Chatelin, 1941 - 2020 Olvi Mangasarian, 1934 - 2020 New Book, Modelling with ODEs: A Comprehensive Approach New Book, The Hybrid High-Order Method for Polytopal Meshes AMiTaNS'20 To Be Held Online, Jun 2020 Scalable Computing (WSC'20), Bulgaria, Sep 2020 Engineer Position, Transport Modelling, Ireland Editor Position, Applied Math/Physics, Nature Computational Science Professor Position, Computer Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, Univ of Milan Postdoc Position, Computational and Applied Mathematics, China PhD/Postdoc Positions, EOS Project, KULeuven/VUB/UCL/UMons Graduate Position, HPC Application Analyst PhD Positions, Mathematical Analysis, SISSA, Italy PhD Positions, SSM, Italy 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: Yousef Saad [log in to unmask] Date: May 15, 2020 Subject: Francoise Chatelin, 1941 - 2020 It is with deep sadness that I am announcing the passing away of Francoise Chatelin on May 14, 2020. Francoise, who was born under the name Laborde, earned the French Aggregation in Mathematics (1963) while at the prestigious Ecole Normale Superieure, and then the 'Doctorat d'Etat' in 1971. She began her academic career at the Institut de Mathematiques Appliquees de Grenoble, which at the time had a world-renown team in numerical analysis under the leadership of Noel Gastinel, her Doctoral supervisor. For a while Francoise worked on eigenvalue problems of linear operators. This effort culminated with the publication of her book ``Spectral approximation of linear operators" which appeared in 1983. Francoise became well-known for her contributions on eigenvalue problems whether for infinite dimensional operators or matrices. She published two volumes on the computation of eigenvalues of matrices (one of them in French). She later became interested in the impact of finite precision arithmetic on computations and a number of other topics including mathematics in economy, stability and chaos, and more recently the mathematics of life. Francoise was a faculty member at the University of Grenoble from 1971 to 1985, at the Universite Paris-Dauphine from 1993 to 1996, and then at the university of Toulouse-1 from 1996 until she became emeritus. She was also affiliated with CERFACS from its inception in 1987. Her career involved appointments with industry as well: IBM-Paris (1985-1991) and then Thompson, a French company, (1992-1993). Francoise was characterized by an insatiable curiosity and openness to new ideas and by a strong independent thinking. Her students will remember her as a person who put immense efforts in helping those among them who were from different backgrounds. She was a champion in the cause of promoting female mathematicians and was quite successful in this regard. Francoise is survived by her children Isabelle and Laurent. Condolences to [log in to unmask] who will transmit. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Ferris [log in to unmask] Date: May 13, 2020 Subject: Olvi Mangasarian, 1934 - 2020 We are sad to report that Olvi L. Mangasarian, the John von Neumann Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison passed away on March 15 from complications from a fall and subsequent stroke. He was a pioneer, a leader, and an icon in the field of mathematical programming. With more than 50 years of fundamental contributions to all aspects of continuous optimization ranging from abstract theory to practical applications, Professor Mangasarian's broad research impacted generations of applied mathematicians and engineers, opened new domains of opportunities for researchers, created excitement in applied subjects, inspired numerous young minds, and provided the impetus for the sustained advancement of the field. Since the beginning, Olvi was a central figure in continuous optimization. Perhaps his best-known contribution, the ground-breaking Mangasarian-Fromovitz constraint qualification (MFCQ) for nonlinear programming published in 1967, lies at the heart of the entire field of constrained optimization. Olvi also wrote a seminal paper on linear and nonlinear separation of patterns by linear programming published in 1965 that provided the foundation of the mathematical programming approach to data mining and knowledge discovery. These two pioneering articles were followed by the publication in 1969 of the classic monograph Nonlinear Programming, which was appropriately reproduced in 1994 as the 10th volume in the series "SIAM Classics in Applied Mathematics." This book remains an invaluable textbook for students and a basic reference for expert researchers. Throughout his career, Olvi obtained numerous fundamental results, most notably in the areas of linear and nonlinear programming, complementarity problems, variational inequalities and methods for data mining and analytics. Outstanding characteristics of his results are their elegance, their enormous impact, and their foundational role in many subsequent extensions. He and colleagues at Wisconsin also organized a series of conferences in Madison, first on nonlinear programming and later on parallel optimization that were highly influential. Olvi was truly an inspirational person and will be sadly missed by the whole optimization community. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Alfio Borzi [log in to unmask] Date: May 12, 2020 Subject: New Book, Modelling with ODEs: A Comprehensive Approach Modelling with Ordinary Differential Equations: A Comprehensive Approach by Alfio Borzi (Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, 2020 388 Pages - 57 B/W Illustrations ISBN 9780815392613) This book should represent a new paradigm in the usual understanding and teaching of modelling with ordinary differential equations (ODEs). In fact, in addition to addressing different topics ranging from the general theory of ODEs, stability properties of solutions, limit cycles and synchronisation, and the fundamental topic of the calculus of variation, the book discusses the solution of inverse problems with ODEs that appear in the calibration of differential models. Furthermore, assuming that an adequate model of a given phenomenon is available, the book provides an introduction to optimal control tools that are required to design control mechanisms for the model to perform a given task. These tools are further extended to address problems of competition and cooperation that are modelled in the framework of differential games. The book is completed with a chapter on different stochastic processes and stochastic differential equations, and a final chapter on neural networks to solve ODE problems and related parameter identification problems. As far as possible, the book aims to be self-contained, presenting a large variety of topics related to modelling with ODEs together and in a unified manner. For this purpose, many theoretical results are proved, many illustrative examples complement the text, and numerical methods are discussed to solve problems arising in the different chapters (a suite of codes is available online). Please, for more details, see https://www.routledge.com/Modelling-with-Ordinary-Differential-Equations-A- Comprehensive-Approach/Borzi/p/book/9780815392613? utm_source=crcpress.com&utm_medium=referral ------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniele Di Pietro [log in to unmask] Date: May 12, 2020 Subject: New Book, The Hybrid High-Order Method for Polytopal Meshes Daniele A. Di Pietro and Jerome Droniou, "The Hybrid High-Order Method for Polytopal Meshes: Design, Analysis, and Applications", MS&A Series Vol. 19, Springer International Publishing, 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37203-3 This monograph provides an introduction to the design and analysis of Hybrid High-Order methods for diffusive problems, along with a panel of applications to advanced models in computational mechanics. Hybrid High-Order methods are new-generation numerical methods for partial differential equations with features that set them apart from traditional ones. These include: the support of polytopal meshes, including non-star- shaped elements and hanging nodes; the possibility of having arbitrary approximation orders in any space dimension; an enhanced compliance with the physics; and a reduced computational cost thanks to compact stencil and static condensation. The first part of the monograph lays the foundations of the method, considering linear scalar second-order models, including scalar diffusion - possibly heterogeneous and anisotropic - and diffusion-advection-reaction. The second part addresses applications to more complex models from the engineering sciences: non-linear Leray-Lions problems, elasticity, and incompressible fluid flows. This book is primarily intended for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics and numerical analysis, who will find here valuable analysis tools of general scope. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michail Todorov [log in to unmask] Date: May 14, 2020 Subject: AMiTaNS'20 To Be Held Online, Jun 2020 Please find the last updates concerning AMiTaNS'20 conference to be held 24-29 June 2020 published on the website http://2020.eac4amitans.eu. The conference will be held on- line. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Marcin Paprzycki [log in to unmask] Date: May 11, 2020 Subject: Scalable Computing (WSC'20), Bulgaria, Sep 2020 11th Workshop on Scalable Computing (WSC'20) https://www.fedcsis.org/2020/wsc Organized within the framework of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2020), Track 2 Sofia, Bulgaria, 6-9 September, 2020 http://www.fedcsis.org/ https://www.fedcsis.org/2020/css COVID-19 Information We would like to assure everybody that FedCSIS 2020 will take place, the submitted and accepted papers will be published and sent for indexations as usual. In case the conference cannot be staged in real setting of beautiful Sofia, we will provide a virtual web-based avenue for it. We look forward to receiving your contributions as usual and guarantee that FedCSIS 2020 will be another memorable and rewarding conference. Nevertheless, we would like to stress that in case of inability to be physically present at the FedCSIS Conference, due to travel restrictions, the FedCSIS paper authors will be allowed to remotely present their papers. For paper submission instructions, please visit: https://www.fedcsis.org/2020/instructions Paper submission (sharp/no extension): May 29, 2020 Position paper submission: June 23, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter O'Sullivan [log in to unmask] Date: May 15, 2020 Subject: Engineer Position, Transport Modelling, Ireland See https://www.nationaltransport.ie/careers/ Transport Modeller: Engineer Grade II, Permanent Contract Salary Scale: 62,034 - 75,399 Euro How to Apply: Please submit your application in one single word document or PDF referencing the title of the role you wish to apply for in the subject of the email to [log in to unmask] with the following: 1. A cover letter/personal statement outlining why you wish to be considered for the post and where you believe your skills and experience meet the requirements for the role of Transport Modeller Grade II (Panel) 2. A comprehensive CV (not to exceed 3 pages); 3. A fully completed Key Achievements Form (attached). The closing date and time for applications is strictly 12pm (noon) on Friday 5th June 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fernando Chirigati [log in to unmask] Date: May 14, 2020 Subject: Editor Position, Applied Math/Physics, Nature Computational Science Nature Computational Science, a new journal from Nature Research launching January 2021, is currently looking for an Associate or Senior Editor with expertise in Applied Mathematics and/or Physics to join the editorial team. For more information about the job position, you can access the following link: https://bit.ly/2LmFDeC For more information about the journal, you can access our website (https://www.nature.com/natcomputsci) or follow our Twitter (https://twitter.com/NatComputSci). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michele Benzi [log in to unmask] Date: May 13, 2020 Subject: Professor Position, Computer Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa The Scuola Normale Superiore is issuing a call for applications for a Full Professorship in Computer Science, with an emphasis on the fundamental aspects of Machine Learning including mathematical foundations, computational aspects, and applications. The appointment will be made within the framework of the "Department of Excellence" initiative in the Faculty of Science, which puts a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration among the existing groups in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. The ideal candidate is expected to have an outstanding research and teaching record, with a high profile at the international level, and to be able to fruitfully interact with the existing research groups at the Scuola Normale. The Scuola Normale Superiore has a long tradition of excellence in the exact sciences. Its students are selected through an extremely rigorous, strictly merit-based admission process and are among the best anywhere in the world. Complementing its traditional strength in pure mathematics, the Scuola Normale Superiore has recently opened up new research directions in fields like Quantitative Finance, Probability Theory, and Numerical Analysis. There is also significant activity in the development of computational methods for the Physical and Life Sciences. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to interact closely with researchers at the nearby University of Pisa (which has a strong tradition in Computer Science and was the first university in Italy to pioneer Computer Science as an academic discipline) and at the Scuola di Studi Superiori Sant'Anna, as well as with various research groups working in the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. The application deadline is June 19, 2020. For additional information and instructions on how to apply, see the following link, both in Italian and English: https://wwwold.sns.it/bando/professore-universitario-di-prima-fascia-ssd-inf01-n1- permanent-position-full-professor-academic-field-01b1-academic-discipline ------------------------------------------------------- From: Simone Scacchi [log in to unmask] Date: May 12, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational Mathematics, Univ of Milan The group of Numerical Analysis at the Department of Mathematics, University of Milan, invites applications for a PostDoc position (12 months) in the area of computational mathematics, with deadline June 10, 2020 at 11:59 PM (Rome time): https://www.unimi.it/it/ricerca/ricerca-lastatale/fare-ricerca-da-noi/assegni-e-borse/bandi- assegni-di-ricerca/bando-di-tipo-b-prof-scacchi-id-4585 The position is in the framework of the PRIN 2017 project "Modeling the heart across the scales: from cardiac cells to the whole organ", coordinated by Alfio Quarteroni. Objectives of research activity: - Development of Domain Decomposition (DD) preconditioners for cardiac electro-mechanical coupling models; - Implementation of DD preconditioners in a deal.II-based parallel code; - Generation of patient specific cardiac computational meshes from MRI data; - Numerical simulation of the cardiac electrical and mechanical activity on realistic ventricular geometries. Competences: - Mathematical modeling; - Numerical analysis and scientific computing; - Numerical methods for partial differential equations; - Parallel programming in C++. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wenbin Li [log in to unmask] Date: May 12, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Computational and Applied Mathematics, China The School of Science in Harbin Institute of Technology at Shenzhen invites applications for two-year postdoc positions in computational and applied mathematics. The qualifications for these two-year postdoc positions include a PhD degree in mathematics or related sciences at the time of hiring and experiences in at least one of the following research areas: inverse problems (theories, computations, or applications); geophysical imaging; medical imaging; numerical PDEs; numerical optimization; deep neural networks and machine learning. The annual salary is in the range from CNY250,000 to CNY350,000, and the exact amount will be determined according to qualifications. These positions have no associated teaching duties. Harbin Institute of Technology at Shenzhen is one of the three campuses of the Harbin Institute of Technology. Shenzhen, located in the southern China, is a metropolitan city next to Hong Kong. An interested applicant should send inquiry, CV, and research statement to Dr. Wenbin Li via email: [log in to unmask] In addition, an applicant should also arrange three reference letters to be sent directly to Dr. Wenbin Li via email. Reviews of applications will continue until all positions are filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lieven De Lathauwer [log in to unmask] Date: May 15, 2020 Subject: PhD/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: Craig Lucas [log in to unmask] Date: May 12, 2020 Subject: Graduate Position, HPC Application Analyst This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or early career individual looking to further their skills in High Performance Computing. The post has an emphasis on application performance analysis, and code optimization. You'll initially work as part of a small supportive team contributing to the EU Centre of Excellence POP (www.pop-coe.eu) but will also have the opportunity to work on a range of commercial and software development projects in our Manchester office. The team will be around you to bounce ideas off, but you'll also be allowed autonomy to apply your growing expertise. The project has many different technical components and we'll give you the freedom to find your niche. The ideal candidate would have: - A BSc or MSc (or equivalent) in an applied science; - Experience programming with at least one of Fortran, C, C++ or Python; - Some experience with one of MPI, OpenMP, CUDA or another parallel programming language. Key Responsibilities: - Working directly with users of the POP service to help them understand how well their software performs; - Making improvements to user's code; - Contributing to business development in POP including finding new user and promoting the project through blog posts and webinars; - Travel within Europe to collaborate with users and POP colleagues outside of NAG. For further detials and how to apply see: https://www.nag.co.uk/content/careers-nag Closing date: Friday 5th June ------------------------------------------------------- From: Gianluigi Rozza [log in to unmask] Date: May 17, 2020 Subject: PhD Positions, Mathematical Analysis, SISSA, Italy Call for 8 phd grants in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications at SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Trieste, Italy. First deadline is May 28, 2020 at noon (Rome time), second deadline is July 15, 2020. Applied mathematics research activities (numerical analysis, computational mechanics) are carried out within SISSA mathLab: mathlab.sissa.it Info about Phd programme: https://www.math.sissa.it/content/mathematical-analysis-modelling-and-applications-0 and https://www.sissa.it/sites/default/files/Scheda%20AMMA.pdf (Admission exams: first session on June 9-10, 2020 with online written and oral examination, second session on September 10-11, 2020). To apply: https://www.sissa.it/it/bandi/concorso-lammissione-ai-corsi-di-phd-della-sissa- lanno-accademico-202021 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Francesco CalabrĂ² [log in to unmask] Date: May 15, 2020 Subject: PhD Positions, SSM, Italy The SSM "Scuola Superiore Meridionale" in Naples (Italy) offers 6 positions for the doctoral program "MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES". The duration of the position is 4 years: the first one is spent in Naples, and students are involved in some courses, later if they want they can choose to do the thesis in any university or research center in Italy or abroad after committee authorization. The positions are fully granted, and the scholarship amount is 1,500 euros net per month, which is increased by 50% for time spent abroad. Moreover, each PhD student has a personal research fund of 3,800 euros per year. Further informations are available at the following URL: http://www.ssm.unina.it/en/mathematical-and-physical-sciences-for-advanced-materials- and-technologies_eng/ The deadline for submitting applications is 30 June 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************