[External Email] Subject: NA Digest, V. 20, # 38 NA Digest Sunday, October 04, 2020 Volume 20 : Issue 38 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Pat Gaffney Einstein Field Equations, ONLINE, Oct 2020 Numerical Analysis Biennial, Scotland, Jun 2021 Research Group Head Position, Data-driven Computational Optimization Research Group Head Position, Statistical Inversion and UQ Postdoc Position, Complex Network Analysis, Univ of Pisa, Italy Postdoc Position, Mathematics, Oxford Univ Postdoc Position, Membrane Biophysics Postdoc Position, RandNLA and Sca/LAPACK Postdoc Position, Structure-preserving Approximation, Univ of Salerno Postdoc Positions, Modeling, Sim, and Optim for Digital Twins PhD Positions, Process Engineering, Systems and Control Contents, Evolution Equations and Control Theory, 9 (4) Contents, TWMS Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 11 (2) 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: Van Snyder [log in to unmask] Date: September 28, 2020 Subject: Pat Gaffney From Ronald Cools, chair of IFIP WG 2.5: Pat Gaffney, a regular member of our Working Group, passed away on Sunday 13th September in Bergen District, Norway. Below is a CV that Berit Hilt prepared for her husband. Patrick W. Gaffney was awarded his M.Sc. in Mathematics from Oxford University in 1974 and his D.Phil in Mathematics from Oxford University in 1977. From October 1975 until July 1977 he was a research assistant at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in Harwell from where he moved to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in USA, Tennessee. Between July 1977 and June 1984 he worked as a Numerical Analyst-Consultant becoming a Senior Research Staff member of the Computer Sciences Organization. In September 1984 he moved to Norway to establish a Centre for Computer Science at the Christian Michelsen Institute in Bergen, Norway. In October 1986 he joined IBM as manager of the newly created Bergen Scientific Centre - now renamed to the IBM Bergen Environmental Sciences & Solutions Centre. IBM closed the Centre in June 1994. His research areas are Numerical Software and Approximation. 1994-2016 he had his own company, BSSI. He has been editor of the ACM SIGNUM newsletter (1984-1994), and from 1991 he was associate editor of the ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software. He has been a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), the IMA representative for Norway, a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 2.5 on Numerical Software, a member of the Ada-Europe Numerics Working Group, and a Professor II at the Department of Information Science at the University of Bergen. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Scott Field [log in to unmask] Date: September 27, 2020 Subject: Einstein Field Equations, ONLINE, Oct 2020 We would like to invite you to the second workshop as part of the semester-long program "Advances in Computational Relativity". This second workshop will focus on theoretical and computational approaches to solving the vacuum Einstein field equations (the master equation of general relativity: a nonlinear, coupled, hyperbolic-elliptic PDE system) without matter field sources. A particular important special case is the simulation of two merging black holes, which will be emphasized throughout the workshop. Gravitational wave solutions will be another important aspect of this workshop, and special attention will be given to modeling techniques for the computation of these waves. Important, recent advances in mathematical aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity will also be a central topic of the workshop. Please apply using the link "Apply with Cube" at the workshop website (https://icerm.brown.edu/programs/sp-f20/w2/) if you would like to participate in this workshop. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Philip Knight [log in to unmask] Date: September 30, 2020 Subject: Numerical Analysis Biennial, Scotland, Jun 2021 We're happy to announce the 29th Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis June 22-25, 2021, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Subject to the evolution of the pandemic, we plan to hold the meeting in its customary fashion and that we aim to offer you a warm Scottish welcome. This long established conference is open to all researchers in the field, and you are invited to contribute a talk on your current work. PhD students and young researchers will find the environment particularly welcoming. We will solicit proposals for mini-symposia to be submitted on-line. The following distinguished researchers have accepted invitations for plenary lectures at the conference: Yves Achdou (Paris VII), Coralia Cartis (Oxford), Lars Elden (Linkoping), Emmanuil Georgoulis (Leicester), Chen Greif (UBC), Laura Grigori (INRIA Paris), Angela Kunoth (Koln), Sven Leyffer (Argonne), Ricardo Nochetto (Maryland), Daniel Peterseim (Augsburg), Catherine Powell (Manchester), Chrtistiane Tretter (Bern) The A R Mitchell lecture will be given by Ricardo Nochetto and the Fletcher-Powell lecture by Sven Leyffer. Note that the Mitchell lecture will take place on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Registration is likely to open by the end of the year. Further information may be found at http://www.naconf.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------- From: Caren Tischendorf [log in to unmask] Date: September 29, 2020 Subject: Research Group Head Position, Data-driven Computational Optimization Deadline Oct 20, 2020 We are looking for a highly motivated and scientifically outstanding researcher in continuous optimization with emphasis on the design, analysis and numerical realization of efficient solvers for problems inspired by applications in data science, in particular, machine learning, and information extraction from large scale data. We are particularly interested in researchers advancing the development of solvers that utilize stochastic techniques for efficiency purposes, and distributed optimization approaches. The successful candidate fits the scope of the Berlin Cluster of Excellence MATH+ and complements the scientific profile of the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, while exhibiting a large cooperation potential within Berlin mathematics and neighbouring disciplines. Job Description: Leadership of a junior research group in the area of Data-Driven Computational Optimization (limited until December 31, 2025); research in continuous optimization with emphasis on the design, analysis and numerical realization of efficient solvers for problems inspired by applications in data science, in particular, machine learning, and information extraction from large scale data Requirements: Master's degree in Mathematics or equivalent and PhD in Mathematics; excellent knowledge in continuous optimization; very good written and spoken English skills Application: Please send your application, quoting the reference number DR/166/20, to Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Prof. Tischendorf, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany. Your application must include a curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and documents, a detailed description of your teaching experience as well as current and future research projects and a list of publications with up to three selected reprints. The application should be sent as a single-document PDF via email to: [log in to unmask] Please visit our website https://www.personalabteilung.hu- berlin.de/de/stellenausschreibungen/nachwuchsgruppenleiter-in-data-driven- computational-optimization-m-w-d-mit-vorauss-vollzeit-e-14-tv-l-hu-drittmittelfin\ anzierung-befristet-bis-31-12-2025, which gives you access to the legally binding German version. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Caren Tischendorf [log in to unmask] Date: September 30, 2020 Subject: Research Group Head Position, Statistical Inversion and UQ Deadline Oct 20, 2020 We are looking for a highly motivated and scientifically outstanding researcher in the area of computational inverse problems with an emphasis on statistical approaches including the quantification of uncertainties. We are particularly interested in researchers working on problems related to partial differential equations or large-scale data. Application areas of interest include image processing and sustainable energy and markets. The successful candidate fits the scope of the Berlin Cluster of Excellence MATH+ and complements the scientific profile of the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, while exhibiting a large cooperation potential within Berlin mathematics and neighbouring disciplines. Job Description: Leadership of a junior research group in the area of statistical inversion and quantification of uncertainties (limited until December 31, 2025); research in computational inverse problems with an emphasis on statistical approaches including the quantification of uncertainties and problems related to partial differential equations or large-scale data Requirements: Master's degree in Mathematics or equivalent and PhD in Mathematics; excellent knowledge in mathematical statistics and uncertainty quantification; very good written and spoken English skills Application: Please send your application, quoting the reference number DR/167/20, to Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Prof. Tischendorf, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany. Your application must include a curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and documents, a detailed description of your teaching experience as well as current and future research projects and a list of publications with up to three selected reprints. The application should be sent as a single-document PDF via email to: [log in to unmask] Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only. Please visit our website https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/de/stellenausschreibungen/head-of-junior- research-group-statistical-inversion-and-quantification-of-uncertainties-with-expected- full-time-employm\ ent-e-14-tv-l-hu-third-party-funding-ad-interim-until-31-12-2025, which gives you access to the legally binding German version. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Federico Poloni [log in to unmask] Date: October 04, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Complex Network Analysis, Univ of Pisa, Italy The Department of Computer Science of the University of Pisa is offering a 1-year postdoctoral research position in the fields of either Numerical Analysis/Linear Algebra or Optimization/Operations Research. The candidate will bring their expertise to a research project on Complex Network Analysis: From Theory to Applications, joining the research efforts of the participants to the project from various departments of the University of Pisa. Applications must arrive before October 31, 13:00 local time. A doctoral degree is a mandatory requirement. The yearly employee gross salary is 21.169,00 Euro, under a low taxation regime (Italian "assegno di ricerca"). Full information available at https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/2020/inf/31ott2020/index.htm Please apply at https://pica.cineca.it/unipi/ass-inf2020-3/ . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jared Tanner [log in to unmask] Date: September 30, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Mathematics, Oxford Univ Closing Date: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 12:00 We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to take up a Hooke Research Fellowship here at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. This prestigious Fellowship is full-time, fixed-term up to 36 months, and provides an ideal opportunity for candidates to pursue an independent research programme in the mathematics of data science. The Department is also advertising a similar fellowship scheme for a Titchmarsh Research Fellow, for candidates who would like to pursue research in pure mathematics. There will be one appointment made to each of the Hooke and Titchmarsh Fellowships in this recruitment. Applications for job shares or for part-time working to accommodate family circumstances will be considered. Candidates will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in mathematics or a related discipline. They must show evidence of independence and the ability to undertake research of the highest academic standard; hold an outstanding record of papers published in major international journals (commensurate with career stage), some of which should have a clear data science focus; and have a realisable and relevant research plan, relevant to the existing activities and/or expertise of the Data Science research group, which would enhance the research profile of the Mathematical Institute. Additional information about the post, and a full list of selection criteria, are available in the job description: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/vacancies/147713_HookeRF_JobDescription_Fina l_0.pdf To apply, please visit https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=147713 Please direct informal enquiries to the Recruitment Co-ordinator at the address below, quoting vacancy reference 147713. Please note that applicants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria outlined in the attached job description. You will be required to upload a supporting letter setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including full list of publications with top three papers starred, a statement of research interests including a plan for research during the Fellowship, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online applicatiClosing Date: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 12:00 We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to take up a Hooke Research Fellowship here at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. This prestigious Fellowship is full-time, fixed-term up to 36 months, and provides an ideal opportunity for candidates to pursue an independent research programme in the mathematics of data science. The Department is also advertising a similar fellowship scheme for a Titchmarsh Research Fellow, for candidates who would like to pursue research in pure mathematics. There will be one appointment made to each of the Hooke and Titchmarsh Fellowships in this recruitment. Applications for job shares or for part-time working to accommodate family circumstances will be considered. Candidates will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in mathematics or a related discipline. They must show evidence of independence and the ability to undertake research of the highest academic standard; hold an outstanding record of papers published in major international journals (commensurate with career stage), some of which should have a clear data science focus; and have a realisable and relevant research plan, relevant to the existing activities and/or expertise of the Data Science research group, which would enhance the research profile of the Mathematical Institute. Additional information about the post, and a full list of selection criteria, are available in the job description: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/vacancies/147713_HookeRF_JobDescription_Fina l_0.pdf To apply, please visit https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=147713 You will be required to upload a supporting letter setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including full list of publications with top three papers starred, a statement of research interests including a plan for research during the Fellowship, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. on. (NOTE: Applicants are responsible for contacting their referees and making sure that their letters are received by the closing date.) Only applications received before 12.00 noon on Monday 2 November 2020 can be considered. Interviews are due to take place on Monday 30 November 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Miksis [log in to unmask] Date: September 28, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Membrane Biophysics We have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a NIH funded project to model the coupling of lipid bilayer deformation and transmembrane potential. The research is a collaboration between Petia Vlahovska and Michael Miksis at Northwestern University. The position is for one year, renewable for a 2nd year. The candidate should have strong computational and analytical skills, and interested in working at the interface of biophysics, soft matter physics, and applied math. A PhD in applied mathematics, engineering or science is required. Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of previous research accomplishments (2-page limit), plus the names and contact information of two references to provide letters of recommendation to: [log in to unmask] Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: James Demmel [log in to unmask] Date: September 27, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, RandNLA and Sca/LAPACK We seek a postdoc to join our team at UC Berkeley on a project to develop and implement randomized matrix algorithms. This is part of an NSF-funded project to enhance and update Sca/LAPACK libraries for the ongoing revolution in processor architecture, system design, and application requirements. The project involves incorporating random sampling and random sketching methods from Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra within the Sca/LAPACK environment. The work will involve developing high-quality software, collaborating with other project members in an interdisciplinary team, and documenting work and results in publications to be presented at scientific meetings. Basic qualifications for this position include a PhD, within the last 3 years, in computer science, applied math, machine learning, computational science, or a related technical field; knowledge of numerical linear algebra, machine learning, and Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra techniques; demonstrated coding experience in C and/or C++; experience in (or willingness to learn) parallel programming using tools like MPI and OpenMP; being a proven consensus builder in a highly collaborative environment; and excellent written and oral communication skills. The term of this position is for 1 year, and renewable. To apply for this position, please contact James Demmel (UC Berkeley, [log in to unmask], https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~demmel/) or Michael Mahoney (UC Berkeley, [log in to unmask], https://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~mmahoney). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dajana Conte [log in to unmask] Date: September 29, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Structure-preserving Approximation, Univ of Salerno The Department of Mathematics of the University of Salerno has published a call for applications for a research grant as part of the PRIN2017 project "Structure-preserving approximation of evolutionary problems" (PI: Prof. Raffaele D'Ambrosio, local coordinator: Prof. Dajana Conte). The deadline for submitting the application is set for 21 October 2020. The duration of the grant is 12 months. The notice is available at: https://web.unisa.it/en/research/research-grants/necessary-requisites? anno=2020&bando=3790 The application form must be submitted exclusively electronically through the page https://pica.cineca.it/unisa/unisa2020-adr059/ The research activities will be carried out within the PRIN2017 project "Structure-preserving approximation of evolutionary problems", which focuses on numerical structure-preserving modeling for numerous evolution problems in time, in space, with memory, deterministic and stochastic. The main activity of the research fellow will focus on the development and analysis of numerical schemes which, in addition to verifying the usual properties of accuracy, efficiency and stability, are also capable of retaining important qualitative properties of the solution of the problem in question, the geometry of the problem, any non-linear invariants. This investigation will involve deterministic and stochastic operators, with consequent repercussions on the peculiarity of the required analysis, as well as in the development of prototype mathematical software based on the produced numerical modeling. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Volker Mehrmann [log in to unmask] Date: September 29, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Modeling, Sim, and Optim for Digital Twins Three open positions are available as Postdocs (or potentially also PhD students in the Numerical Mathematics Group for research within the Werner von Siemens Center Berlin. The work is concerned with modeling, simulation and optimization and the construction of digital twins. For the advertisements see http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menu/jobs/stellenausschreibungen/ The deadline for applications is October 15, 2020. Volker Mehrmann, Institute for Mathematics, TU Berlin ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Benner [log in to unmask] Date: October 02, 2020 Subject: PhD Positions, Process Engineering, Systems and Control Several PhD positions (pay scale: German public service, TVL/TVoD E13 75%) are available in the International Max Planck Research School for Advanced Methods in Process and Systems Engineering (IMPRS ProEng) in Magdeburg, Germany. IMPRS ProEng is a graduate school jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg and the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU). Our structured PhD program offers talented junior scientists the opportunity to obtain a doctorate under excellent research conditions, a multidisciplinary environment and close scientific supervision. In combining cutting-edge mathematical and systems-oriented engineering research, we investigate problems of process and systems engineering, characterized by both high complexity and high practical relevance. Deadline for applications: November 12, 2020 More information: http://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/1452752/application ------------------------------------------------------- From: lasiecka [log in to unmask] Date: September 27, 2020 Subject: Contents, Evolution Equations and Control Theory, 9 (4) New issue of EECT vol 9, nr 4, December 2020. https://www.aimsciences.org/journal/A0000-0000/2020/9/4 December 2020, Volume 9, Issue 4 Special issue on modeling, analysis and control of contact problems Preface Weimin Han, Stanislaw Migorski and Mircea Sofonea 1. A nonsmooth approach for the modelling of a mechanical rotary drilling system with friction, Samir Adly and Daniel Goeleven 2.Measurable solutions to general evolution inclusions, Kevin T. Andrews, Kenneth L. Kuttler, Ji Li and Meir Shillor 3.Numerical analysis of a nonmonotone dynamic contact problem of a non-clamped piezoelectric viscoelastic body, Krzysztof Bartosz 4. A dynamic viscoelastic problem with friction and rate-depending contact interactions, Marius Cocou 5. Stability analysis and optimal control of a stationary Stokes hemivariational inequality, Changjie Fang and Weimin Han 6. On dynamic contact problem with generalized Coulomb friction, normal compliance and damage, Leszek Gasinski and Piotr Kalita 7. Relaxation of optimal control problems driven by nonlinear evolution equations, Leszek Gasinski and Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou 8. Measurable solutions for elliptic and evolution inclusions, Kenneth Kuttler 9. Differential inclusion problems with convolution and discontinuous nonlinearities, Yongjian Liu, Zhenhai Liu and Dumitru Motreanu 10. History-dependent differential variational-hemivariational inequalities with applications to contact mechanics, Zhenhai Liu, Van Thien Nguyen, Jen-Chih Yao and Shengda Zeng 11. Fully history-dependent evolution hemivariational inequalities with constraints, Stanislaw Migorski, Yi-bin Xiao and Jing Zhao 12. Topological optimization and minimal compliance in linear elasticity, Cornel Marius Murea and Dan Tiba 13. Vibrations of a beam between stops: Collision events and energy balance properties, Laetitia Paoli 14. Existence for a quasistatic variational-hemivariational inequality, Zijia Peng, Cuiming Ma and Zhonghui Liu 15. Tykhonov well-posedness of a viscoplastic contact problem, Mircea Sofonea and Yi-bin Xiao 16. Convergence of simultaneous distributed-boundary parabolic optimal control problems, Domingo Tarzia, Carolina Bollo and Claudia Gariboldi ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fikret Aliev [log in to unmask] Date: September 30, 2020 Subject: Contents, TWMS Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 11 (2) TWMS Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 11, No.2, 2020 ISSN 2076-2585 Volume 11, No. 2, 2020 CONTENTS Effects of Two-Equation Turbulence Models on the Convective Instability in Finned Channel Heat Exchangers. Survey, Y. Menni, H. Ameur, G. Lorenzini, M.M. Rashidi, A. Youcef, R. Maouedj New Integral Operator for Solution of Differential Equations, A. Ozyapici, T. Karanfiller The Coefficient Estimates for a Class Defined by Hohlov Operator using Conic Domains, M. Caglar, P. Gurusamy, H. Orhan Invertible Square Matrices over Residuated Lattices, S. Balaei, E. Eslami, A. Borumand Saeid Bivariate general random threshold models and exceedance Statistics, A. Erem, I. Bayramoglu, On Interpolative Boyd-Wong and Matkowski Type Contractions H. Aydi, E. Karapinar, Z.D. Mitrovic Parabolic Nonsingular Integral Operator and its Commutators on Parabolic Vanishing Generalized Orlicz-Morrey Spaces, M.N. Omarova An Inverse Boundary Value Problem for the Boussinesq- Love Equation with Nonlocal Integral Condition, N.S. Isgendarov, S.I. Allahverdiyeva Analytical Approach to a Class of Bagley-Torvik Equations, F.A. Aliyev, N.A. Aliyev, N.I. Mahmudov, I.T. Huseynov ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************