NA Digest Sunday, March 6, 2005 Volume 05 : Issue 10

Today's Editor:
Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
moler@mathworks.com

Submissions for NA Digest:

Mail to na.digest@na-net.ornl.gov.

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From: Michael Heroux <maherou@sandia.gov>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:49:52 -0600
Subject: New Release of Trilinos

Release 5.0 of Trilinos is available for download at the Trilinos website.
This version has several new packages, and major enhancements to most other
packages. Below is a brief set of release notes. More details can be found
at the Trilinos website. Please contact trilinos-help@software.sandia.gov if
you have any problems.

On behalf of the rest of the Trilinos Development Team,

Mike Heroux
Jim Willenbring
Mike Phenow

Links:

Main Trilinos website: http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos
Download link: http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos/downloads.html
Release 5.0 Notes:
http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos/release_5.0_notes.html
Tutorial: http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos/TrilinosTutorial.pdf

Brief release notes:

Overview:

Trilinos is a collection of compatible software packages that support
parallel linear algebra computations, solution of linear, non-linear and
eigen systems of equations and related capabilities. The majority of
packages are written in C++ using object-oriented techniques. All packages
are self-contained, with the Trilinos top layer providing a common
look-and-feel and infrastructure.

Packages:

The version 5.0 general release contains 17 packages: Amesos, Anasazi,
AztecOO, Didasko, Epetra, EpetraExt, Ifpack, Kokkos, Komplex, LOCA, ML,
New_Package, NOX, Pliris, PyTrilinos, Teuchos, and Triutils. The limited
release contains an additional 9 packages that are available in special
situations by request. These are: Belos, Claps, Jpetra, Meros, Tpetra, TSF,
TSFCore, TSFCoreUtils and TSFExtended.

Some of the significant new features:

- Four new packages: Anasazi (Eigensolvers), Didasko (Tutorial), Pliris
(Distributed dense solvers), PyTrilinos (Python interface to Trilinos
libraries).

- Trilinos tutorial delivered as part of a new package called Didasko.

- Kernel performance in Epetra substantially improved, especially for
multiple rights.

- Initial kernel support for vector architectures in Epetra.

- Significant improvements and enhancements in most existing packages.


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From: Vivek Rao <vivekrao4@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:03:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: New Book, Fortran 95/2003 Explained

The Fortran 2003 standard was recently approved, and
the first book on it, "Fortran 95/2003 Explained", by
Michael Metcalf, John Reid and Malcolm Cohen, has been
published by Oxford UP. The book web site is
http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ComputerScience/
ProgrammingLanguageTheory/?view=usa&ci=019852692X

Fortran 2003 extends the power of the language, by
introducing object-oriented concepts, interoperability
with C, IEEE arithmetic, and better integration with
operating systems and many other enhancements. This
text details all these new features.

A paper entitled "The New Features of Fortran 2003" by
co-author John Reid is online at
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/support/cit/fortran/john_reid_new_2003.pdf

Vivek Rao


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From: Ben KM Sim <kmsim@iis.sinica.edu.tw>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:15:36 -0800
Subject: Special Issue on Agent-based Grid Computing

Special Issue on Agent-based Grid Computing
in the International Journal of Applied Intelligence

Important Dates
Indication of interest to submit: Now
Submission deadline: March 31, 2005

Send to: kmsim@iis.sinica.edu.tw

Details:
http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/~kmsim/CFP_agent_based_grid_computing.pdf


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From: Choo Thong Tiong <thongtiong@ngp.org.sg>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:29:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Grid Asia 2005

Grid Asia 2005
Biopolis, Singapore, 3 - 6 May
(gridasia.ngp.org.sg)

The National Grid Office (Singapore) is launching the inaugural Grid
Asia event on 3 - 6 May 2005 in conjunction with its partners. This
event is co-organized by the Agency for Science, Technology &
Research, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, National Grid
Office, Nanyang Technological University, and National University of
Singapore.

This new series with the Grid Computing theme caters to everyone, from
the interested individuals, practitioners and user organizations in
industry to the research and development community. Grid Asia
promises to be an exciting major annual event for the region. It will
bring together researchers and practitioners in Grid Computing as well
as related technologies and applications.

For more information please contact Vasu at (65) 6874 7863, or email
at vasu@ngp.org.sg, or visit our website at http://gridasia.ngp.org.sg.

This event is proudly sponsored by:

Platinum Sponsors: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Sun Microsystems
Silver Sponsors: Oracle, PTC Systems


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From: Dynamics Days <ddays05@nlds.physik.tu-berlin.de>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:18:32 +0100
Subject: Dynamics Days in Berlin

Second Announcement and Call for Papers
XXV Dynamics Days Europe 2005
Berlin, Germany
July 25 - 28, 2005
Organizer: Eckehard Schoell
Technische Universitaet Berlin
http://wwwnlds.physik.tu-berlin.de/ddays05

Online registration and online submission of abstracts is now open at
http://wwwnlds.physik.tu-berlin.de/ddays05. Please follow the instructions
given on the website.

Dynamics Days 2005 has been listed as a Europhysics Conference by the
European Physical Society. Therefore speakers from less favoured regions
in Europe may apply directly for the East-West Fund of EPS, and young
scientists may apply for the Young Physicists Fund from the European
Physical Society. Also students who are members of the German Physical
Society may apply for support by the Heraeus Foundation. For details see
the Conference website.

Confirmed plenary invited speakers:

Vadim S. Anishchenko (Saratov)
Peter Ashwin (Exeter)
Robert P. Behringer (Durham, North Carolina)
Mark Fromhold (Nottingham)
Daniel J. Gauthier (Durham, North Carolina)
John L. Hudson (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Wolfram Just (London)
Josef Käs (Leipzig)
Takao Ohta (Kyoto)
Peter Tass (Jülich)

Sponsors:

Technische Universitaet Berlin
Sonderforschungsbereich 555 "Complex Nonlinear Processes" (Berlin)
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Berlin)


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From: Roderick Melnik <rmelnik@wlu.ca>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:46:57 -0500
Subject: Special Session at MIT on Transport Phenomena in Nanotechnology

Modeling Coupled and Transport Phenomena in Nanotechnology - Special
Session at the Third M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid
Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 14-17, 2005

The deadline for one-page abstracts is March 15, 2005 (will be strictly
adhered to). Please visit http://www.wlu.ca/mmcs/workshop2005.html for
further details (use the template provided). The authors of selected
presentations at this special session will be invited to submit their
full papers to a special issue of the Journal of Theoretical and
Computational Nanoscience. Contact details: Prof. Roderick Melnik
(rmelnik@wlu.ca) or Prof. Alex Povitsky (povitsky@uakron.edu)


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From: Hepu Deng <hepu.deng@rmit.edu.au>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:56:05 +1100
Subject: Conference in China on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery

2005 International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'05)
International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery
(FSKD'05)
27 - 29 August 2005, Changsha, China

Home Page: http://www.xtu.edu.cn/nc2005
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/elpwang/nc2005

Submission Deadline: 15 March 2005

The ICNC'05-FSKD'05 will feature the most up-to-date research results
in computational algorithms inspired from nature, including biological,
ecological, and physical systems. It is an exciting and emerging inter-
disciplinary area in which a wide range of techniques and methods are
being studied for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic problems.
The joint conferences will also promote cross-fertilization over these
exciting and yet closely-related areas. Registration to either
conference will entitle a participant to the proceedings and technical
sessions of both conferences, as well as the conference banquet,
buffet lunches, and tours to some attractions in Changsha.

Specific areas include, but are not limited to neural computation,
evolutionary computation, quantum computation, DNA computation,
chemical computation, information processing in cells and tissues,
molecular computation, computation with words, fuzzy computation,
granular computation, artificial life, swarm intelligence, ants
colony, artificial immune systems, etc., with applications to
knowledge discovery, finance, operations research, and more.

Keynote Speakers
Shun-ichi Amari, Japan
Aike Guo, China
Nikhil R. Pal, India
Xin Yao, UK


Sponsor / Organizer
Xiangtan University, China


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From: Ola Marius Lysaker <mariul@simula.no>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:17:44 +0100
Subject: Conference in Oslo on PDE-Based Image Processing

An international conference on "PDE-Based Image Processing and Related
Inverse Problems", August 8-12, 2005 in Oslo, Norway.
http://www.cma.uio.no/conferences/2005/imageprocessing_workshop.html

The purpose of this conference is to have international experts to come to
Oslo and exchange new ideas and results in this field. The conference will
focus on, but will not be limited to the following topics for image analysis
and processing:

* Noise analysis and removal
* Image inpaiting
* Image segmentation
* 3D image analysis including shading, motion, shape and edge detection
* Analysis and processing of MR images and brain mapping
* Diffusion-tensor image analysis
* Simulation and image techniques for ECG and other medical techniques
* Image processing and data mining for Internet communication and
information technology.

Inverse problems for partial differential equations have large areas
of applications. One widely studied application is for oil reservoir
simulations. Although image analysis and PDE inverse problems seem to
be unrelated at a first glance, there are many techniques used in one
of these two areas that are useful for the other. For example, many of
the regularization techniques and segmentation ideas used for image
processing have found interesting applications in inverse problems
within oil reservoir modeling. We shall use this conference to
highlight some of the recent efforts in merging some of the techniques
for these two research areas.

Invited Speakers:

Raymond Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tony F. Chan, University of California at Los Angeles
Stanley Osher, University of California at Los Angeles
Guillermo Sapiro, University of Minnesota
Joachim Weickert, Saarland University

Registration:

No fee will be charged for participating in the conference. However,
registration is needed to plan the scale for the conference. The total
number of participants will be limited.

Please use our electronic registration page,
http://www.cma.uio.no/conferences/2005/imageprocessing_registration.html


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From: Qun Jin <jin@waseda.jp>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 20:28:36 +0900
Subject: Conference in Shanghai on Computer and Information Technology

The 5th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology
(CIT2005)

September 21-23, 2005, Shanghai, China,
URL: http://www.cit.fudan.edu.cn/cit2005/

CIT2005 seeks original papers describing research in computer and
information technology within the following 9 technical tracks.

Databases Track
Web Data Processing Track
Cooperative Information and Grid Computing Track
Networking and Mobile Computing Track
Multimedia Processing Track
Information Security Track
Facilities and Protocols
Embedded Systems Track
Software Engineering Track
E-Technologies Track


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From: Bruce Wade <wade@uwm.edu>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:23:49 -0600
Subject: Conference in Spain on Methods in Science and Engineering

Call for Papers and Special Sessions

CONFERENCE ON MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
http://www.ua.es/congreso/cmmse2005/
June 27-30, 2005
University of Alicante, Spain

* The 2005 Conference on Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering
Conference (CMMSE2005), the fifth of this conference series. This conferences
aims to be a unifying, cross-cutting, interdisciplinary gathering, where
specialists can have exposure to diverse fields, a chance to meet new people
in or near their individual areas of research, and participate in special
sessions different from, but still close to, their own interests.

* Topics of Interest:
-Celestial Mechanics
-Computational Chemistry
-Computational Engineering
-Computational Mathematics
-Computational Physics
-Computational Statistics
-High Performance Computing
-Industrial Mathematics
-Mathematical models for the information society
-Mathematical models in Medicine

* Plenary Speakers Include:

-Prof. D. Belkic, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
-Prof. E. Brandas, Uppsala University, Sweden
-Prof. L. Brening, University Libre, Belgium
-Prof. D. Estep, Colorado State University, USA
-Prof. D. Higham, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
-Prof. S. Oharu, Department of Mathematics, Chuo University, Japan
-Prof. J. Xu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

* General Chairs:

-Prof. J. Vigo-Aguiar, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
-Prof. B. A. Wade, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

* Further information:
Check the web site www.ua.es/congreso/cmmse2005,


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From: Petr Prikryl <prikryl@math.cas.cz>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:06:44 +0100
Subject: IMACS Conference in Czech Republic on Modelling

MODELLING 2005 - First Announcement and Call for Papers

*Third IMACS Conference on Mathematical Modelling and Computational
Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering*

We are pleased to announce that MODELLING 2005, the next IMACS
conference in the series, will take place at University of West
Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic during the period July 4-8, 2005.

The event is organized by Department of Mathematics, Faculty of
Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech
Republic, in cooperation with other Czech universities and research
institutions in the week preceding the 17th IMACS World Congress
IMACS 2005 in Paris.

Main Topics of Modelling 2005 include:

- computational modelling in general
- computer models in fluid dynamics and biomechanics
- computer models in geomatics engineering
- optimal design problems and structural optimization
- multiscale modelling
- qualitative properties of nonlinear boundary value problems
- advanced numerical methods related to the above fields

Confirmed invited speakers include:

A. Cepek, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
Z. Dostal, Technical University Ostrava, Czech Republic
C. Farhat, Stanford University, USA
R. Glowinski, University of Houston, USA
J. Jarusek, Mathematical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
S. Korotov, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Y. Kuznetsov, University of Houston, USA
J. Lopez-Gomez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
J. Malik, Institute of Geonics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
J. Mandel, University of Colorado at Denver, USA
B. Miara, ESIEE, France
U. Sultangazin, Space Research Institute, Republic of Kazakhstan
M. Tabata, Kyushu University, Japan
M. Tvrdy, Mathematical Institute AS CR, Czech Republic
R. Van Keer, University of Ghent, Belgium

The MODELLING website has now be opened up at

http://www.modelling.zcu.cz/

and more details may be found there.

Pavel Drabek, Chairman of the Conference
Stanislav Mika, Chairman of the Organizing Committee


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From: Darrell Ross <ross@siam.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:38:04 -0500
Subject: SIAM Conference in Phoenix on Geometric Design & Computing

Conference Name: The SIAM Conference on Geometric Design & Computing (GD05)
Location: Hilton phoenix East, Phoenix, Arizona
Dates: October 30 - November 3, 2005
Reminder, the Call for Presentations deadlines for GD05 are fast approaching!

Deadline Dates
Minisymposium proposals: April 1, 2005
Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: May 2, 2005

For more information on how to participate goto:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/gd05/participation.htm

Conference Webpage:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/gd05/

For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org


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From: J. Levesley <jl1@mcs.le.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 10:21:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Workshop at Leicester on Finite Elements

Finite Elements Workshop
University of Leicester
March 31 2005

This workshop will bring together leading researchers in Finite Element Methods
for one day to share ideas and forge new relationships. The speakers are
Professor John Barrett (Imperial), Professor Peter Jimack (Leeds), Dr Manolis
Georgoulis (Leicester) and Professor Vladimir Shaidurov (Russian Academy of
Sciences).

There will be no registration fee, but there will be a 10 pound charge for lunch
and coffee. To register or for more information contact Professor Jeremy
Levesley (jl1@mcs.le.ac.uk).


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From: C J Kenneth Tan <cjtan@OptimaNumerics.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:47:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Workshop in Oregon on OpenMP

FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OPENMP
IWOMP 2005

http://www.nic.uoregon.edu/iwomp2005

Eugene, Oregon USA
June 1-4, 2005

OpenMP is an Application Programming Interface (API) widely accepted
as a standard for high-level shared-memory parallel programming.
OpenMP is a portable, scalable programming model that provides a
simple and flexible interface for developing shared-memory parallel
applications in Fortran, C, and C++. Since its introduction in 1997,
OpenMP has gained support from the majority of high-performance
compiler and hardware vendors. There is also active research in
OpenMP compilers, runtime systems, tools, and environments. Under the
direction of the OpenMP Architecture Review Board (ARB), the OpenMP
standard continues to evolve. The community of OpenMP researchers and
developers in academia and industry is organized under cOMPunity, a
forum for the dissemination and exchange of information about and
experiences with OpenMP.

Conference Committee

General chair:
Allen D. Malony
Local arrangements chair:
Sameer Shende
Proceedings chair:
Michael Voss, University of Toronto
Program chair:
Barbara Chapman, University of Houston
Publicity chair:
Bronis R. de Supinkski, LLNL

Program committee:
Eduard Ayguade, CEPBA-IBM Research Institute (CIRI), UPC, Barcelona
Mark Bull, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, University of Edinburgh
Luiz DeRose, Cray Inc.
Rudolf Eigenmann, Purdue University
Matthias Mueller, University of Stuttgart
Larry Meadows, Intel
Dieter an Mey, RWTH Aachen University
Bernd Mohr, Research Centre Juelich, ZAM, Germany
Mitsuhisa Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Bronis R. de Supinkski, LLNL
Michael Voss, University of Toronto
Michael Wolfe, The Portland Group, STMicroelectronics, Inc.


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From: Ana Luísa Custódio
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:34:42 +0000
Subject: Workshop in Portugal on Optimization in Medicine

WORKSHOP ON OPTIMIZATION IN MEDICINE
July 20-22, 2005
Coimbra, Portugal
Center for International Mathematics
Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Univ. of Coimbra

The study of computing in medical applications has opened many challenging
issues and problems for both the medical computing and mathematical
communities. This workshop is intended to foster communication and
collaboration between researchers in the medical computing community and
researchers working in applied mathematics and optimization.

Mathematical techniques (continuous and discrete) are playing a key role
with increasingly importance in understanding several fundamental problems
in medicine.

Optimization has been used to address a variety of medical image registration
problems. In particular, specialized mathematical programming techniques have
been used in a variety of domains including the rigid alignment of primate
autoradiographs and the non-rigid registration of cortical anatomical
structures as seen in MRI.

Invited speakers to the workshop include:

M. C. Ferris (University of Wisconsin)
H. W. Hamacher (University of Kaiserslautern)
L. D. Iasemidis (Arizona State University)
A. K. Louis (Saarland University)
J. P. Kaipio (University of Kuopio)
E. K. Lee (Georgia Institute of Technology)
A. Rangarajan (University of Florida)

Additional information regarding registration, contributed talks,
deadlines, accommodation etc. is available from the workshop web site:

http://www.mat.uc.pt/tt2005/om

Co-organizers: C. Alves, A. L. Custódio, P. M. Pardalos, and L. N. Vicente

Support: Centro Internacional de Matemática
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Centro de Matemática e Aplicações do IST
Centro de Matemática da Universidade de Coimbra
Instituto Biomédico de Investigação da Luz e da Imagem


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From: Michel Bercovier <berco@cs.huji.ac.il>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:39:45 +0200
Subject: Congress in Lyon on Fluid Dynamics in Ground Transportation

International Congress
FLUID DYNAMICS APPLICATIONS IN GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Simulation, a primary development tool in the automotive industry
26 & 27 October 2005, LYON, France

Flow considerations have considerably advanced for ground transportation
applications: large dedicated wind tunnels, novel measurement
techniques, and a significant refinement of simulation models.

This progress has particularly highlighted the power of numerical and
experimental simulation techniques, often combined, in the various
phases of development, research, preliminary design and product/process
development. It has simply become an indispensable tool to better master
risks in automotive innovation.

In this context, the SIA Subcommittees on «Simulation» and «Quality &
Reliability» are organizing in October 2005 a 2-day international
congress on «Fluid Dynamics Applications for Ground Transportation».

Conference topics:
1- External Aerodynamics
2- Aerothermodynamics
3- Aeroacoustics
4- Injection Systems
5- Engine Aerodynamics and Combustion
6- Exhaust Gas and Aftertreatment
7- Multiphase flows
Particular stress will be given on the following axes:
Characterization of the problem and model planning,
Simulation strategy with cost-effectiveness in mind,
Integration of simulation in the development process,
Solution robustness in relation to manufacturing demands,
Technical innovations (algorithms, materials) and new applications.

Contact for further information:
Marc CHARLET - SIA
marc.charlet@sia.fr - Tel: +33 (0)1 41 44 93 75 ? www.sia.fr


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From: Moody Chu <chu@math.ncsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:04:13 -0500
Subject: Symposium in Taiwan on Dynamical Systems and Numerical Analysis

International Symposium
on Dynamical System and Numerical Analysis
in honor of Tien-Yien Li's 60th Birthday

Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 10~12, 2005

On behalf of the National Center of Theoretical Sciences, the National
Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, and a group of his former students from
the Michigan State University, we would like to invite you to join us
for a symposium honoring our beloved teacher, friend, and colleague,
Dr. Tien-Yien Li, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

The symposium is to take place at the Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu,
Taiwan, T.Y.'s alma mater, from May 10 to May 12, 2005. For many
reasons, we want to make this a cherished once-in-a-life event. The
celebration therefore will feature prominent speakers to talk about
the subjects in which T.Y. has had interest throughout his professional
career, some contributed papers from his colleagues and students, a
fabulous reception and banquet dinner, and a one-day excursion to the
renowned Palace Museum and some scenic areas in Taiwan.

Plenary Speakers and Proposed Talks:

Felipe Cucker Counting solutions of polynomial systems and
complexity of the Euler characteristics
Herb Keller Periodic Orbits and Mission Design Calculations
Masakazu Kojima Sums of squares relaxation of polynomial optimization
problems
Timothy Sauer Sensitivity of natural measure calculation
Mike Shub Linear programming, danamical systems and integral
geometry
Andrew Sommese Adaptive multiprecision endgame
Hans Stetter The challenges of numerical polynomial algebra
Jan Verschelde Computing isolated singular solutions of polynomial
systems using Newton's method with deflation
James Yorke (TBA)
Zhonggang Zeng Numerical Computation of the Jordan Canonical Form

Registration is free but required. Deadline for registration is
April 1, 2005.

For more information and abstracts of the above talks, please check out
the web pages at

http://www.neiu.edu/~zzeng/ty_symp.htm

or

http://math.cts.nthu.edu.tw/Mathematics/english/conference.html

Organizers:

Moody Chu, NCSU, chu@math.ncsu.edu
Szi-Bi Hsu, NTHU, sbhsu@math.nthu.edu.tw
Wen-Wei Lin, NCTS, wwlin@amhp2.am.nthu.edu.tw


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From: David Skinner <dskinner@nersc.gov>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:59:36 -0800
Subject: Meeting in Edinburgh of IBM Scientific System User Group

ScicomP 11: May 31 to June 3, 2005
Hosted by
EPCC
University of Edinburgh
Scotland

This is a co-located meeting:- ScicomP and SP-XXL will be running
parallel, but separate, programs.

Announcing the eleventh annual meeting of ScicomP
http://www.spscicomp.org
the IBM Scientific System User Group

Important Dates

8 April 2005 (Friday) - Deadline for Abstracts
1 May 2005 (Sunday) - Early Registration Closes
31 May 2005 (Tuesday) - ScicomP Tutorial(s)
1-3 June 2005 (Wed-Fri) - ScicomP Meeting

ScicomP meetings target computational scientists and engineers
interested in achieving maximum performance and scalability on all of
IBM's HPC platforms. This meeting will span the new and exciting range
of IBM technologies including POWER architecture, Federation switch,
BlueGene/L, and beyond. Presentations will be a balance of HPC users and
the IBM R&D staff that produce and maintain them. User presentations
focus on real world experiences in porting, maintaining, and running
codes on large scale IBM systems. Issues may include (but are not
limited to) code migration, scalable algorithms, hybrid programming
models, exploiting system architectures, and scheduling and execution
frameworks. IBM staff presentations include hardware and software
roadmaps for large systems; application development support software
tools; performance programming, measurement, analysis, and tuning
techniques.


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From: David F Griffiths <dfg@maths.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:44:28 +0000
Subject: Chair and Lectureship Positions at Dundee University

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
CHAIR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

The University is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to the
Baxter Chair in Mathematics, to fill a vacancy caused by the imminent
retirement of Professor Roger Fletcher, FRS. We wish to attract
candidates who have an international research reputation, and who can
enhance the grade 5 rating in Applied Mathematics received at the last
Research Assessment Exercise. We are committed to building on current
strengths, which are in Numerical Analysis, Applied Analysis and
Mathematical Biology. Subject to this, the quality of candidates is
paramount, but we are keen to preserve the balance of mathematical
activity, while strengthening connections between the different areas.
Therefore, an ideal candidate will be a Numerical Analyst (or
Mathematical Analyst) whose main area of expertise is in Differential
Equations.

LECTURESHIP IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

The University also seeks to appoint a lecturer in Applied
Mathematics. A strong commitment to research and enthusiasm for
undergraduate teaching and postgradute supervision are required. The
person appointed would contribute to the existing strengths in Applied
Mathematics as indicated above.

Further particulars of both posts can be downloaded from our home page
http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk

Informal approaches concerning these appointments
may be made to
Professor G A Watson,
Division of Mathematics,
University of Dundee,
Dundee DD1 4HN, Tel 01382 344472,
Fax 01382 345516, email: gawatson@maths.dundee.ac.uk

To request an Application Pack, contact Personnel Services, University of
Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Tel (01382) 344817 (answering machine).
Please quote reference number EPS/724/WW. Closing date : 5 April 2005.

The University is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes
applications from all sections of the community.


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From: Mina Ossiander <ossiand@math.oregonstate.edu>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:49:27 -0800
Subject: Faculty Position at Oregon State University

The Department of Mathematics at Oregon State University invites
applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position
specializing in numerical analysis or scientific computing.
Applicants should have a Ph.D in mathematics or a closely related
field, significant active research engagement in numerical analysis or
scientific computing, and excellence in teaching. Interest in
participating in team-based interdisciplinary research and graduate
education involving ecosystem processes is desirable. The appointee
will be expected to maintain a vigorous research program in the field
of numerical analysis and scientific computing and participate in
teaching, advising and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate
levels. Applicants should send a letter of interest and a detailed
curriculum vitae including a description of current and future research
interests and a list of publications to:
Search Committee: Numerical Analysis
Department of Mathematics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

Additionally three letters of recommendation, one of which addresses
teaching, are required. They should be sent directly to the above
address. For full consideration, complete application materials must
arrive by April 15, 2005. Further information is available at
http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/hiring_numerical

OSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer


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From: Stephane Lanteri <Stephane.Lanteri@sophia.inria.fr>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:31:52 +0100
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at INRIA Sophia Antipolis

Postdoctoral position in
Scientific Computing/
High Performance Grid computing/
Computational Fluid Dynamics at INRIA Sophia Antipolis.

This one-year postdoctoral internship is anticipated
within the scope of the INRIA annual program:
http://www.inria.fr/travailler/opportunites/postdoc.en.html
that will be launched by the beginning of March 2005.

The efficient use of a heterogeneous, distributed, computing platform
such as the GRID'5000 grid computing platform: http://www.grid5000.org/
requires new studies that must address several topics ranging from
computer science concerns to more application related issues. This is for
example the case for the development of numerical simulation tools for
computational fluid dynamics, computational electromagnetism, etc.

The application procedure will be soon described at the URL:
http://www.inria.fr/travailler/opportunites/postdoc.en.html
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr. Stéphane Lanteri
(Stephane.Lanteri@inria.fr).


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From: Ruslan Davidchack <rld8@mcs.le.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:03:02 +0000
Subject: PhD Studentship at University of Leicester

EPSRC PhD Studentship in Molecular Simulation of Ice/Water Interfaces

An EPSRC funded PhD studentship is available in the Department of Mathematics at
the University of Leicester to work on the characterisation of simple models of
water by computing ice/ice and ice/water interfacial free energies in molecular
simulation. This is part of a joint research project with the Computational
Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory at King's College London.

The research team will consist of two senior researchers (one at KCL and one at
Leicester), a post-doctoral research fellow (to be based at KCL) and the PhD
student (to be based in Leicester). The KCL group will investigate the ice/ice
and ice/water phase stability and equilibria, while the Leicester group will
focus mainly on the properties of the interfaces. The student will focus on
numerical simulations of the interfaces and the computation of the free energies
using methods developed by the supervisor. The project will provide an excellent
opportunity to receive extensive training in molecular simulation methods,
thermodynamic integration methods, and close familiarity with various water
models and their properties.

Funding:
All applicants (both UK/EU and overseas) are eligible for the standard EPSRC
stipend of £10,500 for the first year, increasing to £12,300 for the third year,
as well as payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the three years of the
PhD programme (currently at £3,010 per year). The overseas students are expected
to find additional sources of funding to cover the difference (about £7,500 per
year) between the overseas and the UK/EU tuition fees.

Applicant profile:
The successful applicant would have a 1st or upper 2nd class honours degree, and
preferably a Masters degree, in a relevant scientific discipline such as
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or Computer Science, and have
strong computational and programming skills in C or Fortran. Previous experience
with molecular modelling and simulation techniques will be advantageous.

Application:
Applications can be submitted to the University of Leicester Graduate Office.
Please visit http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/ for details. For more details
please contact Dr Ruslan Davidchack, Tel: 0116 252 3819, e-mail:
r.davidchack@mcs.le.ac.uk

Applications will be accepted until the post is filled (not later than 1 August
2005).

Start date: 1 August 2005 or earlier.


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From: Choi-Hong Lai <C.H.Lai@gre.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:44:32 +0000
Subject: PhD Studentship at University of Greenwich

Bursary in Scientific Computing

The Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis, School of
Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich is
offering a 3-year PhD student in the broad area of scientific
computing/computational fluid dynamics, with specialisation in
domain decomposition methods. The award will include the payment
of annual fees and is offered with a tax-free stipend of £9000 per
annum (to be reviewed annully). The successful applicant must
have a good BSc Honours degree (1st or 2.1) in mathematics or
engineering from a British university, or its equivalent. Candidates
must demonstrate a good background in theoretical/computational fluid
dynamics, numerical partial differential equations, numerical analysis,
F90 programming, and the use of MATLAB. All applicants are expected
to have excellent command of written and spoken English.

The successful candidate will be required to work through the MSc in
Computational Science and Engineering Programme (http://cse.gre.ac.uk)
during the first year of the studentship.

Interested candidates should in the first instance forward their CVs to:
Dr. C.-H. Lai
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich
email: C.H.Lai@gre.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8331 8712
Fax: 020 8331 8665

Deadline of receiving CV: 31/05/2005


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From: Numerical Mathematics <JNM@inm.ras.ru>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:45:37 +0300
Subject: Contents, Journal of Numerical Mathematics

JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL MATHEMATICS
Vol.13, No.1, 2005, pp.1-80

CONTENTS

High-order difference schemes based on new Marchuk
integral identities for one-dimensional interface problems
I.T.Angelova and L.G.Vulkov
pp.1-18

Convergence analysis of an adaptive edge finite
element method for the 2D eddy current equations
C.Carstensen and R.H.W.Hoppe
pp.19-32

Convergence analysis and error estimates
for mixed finite element method on distorted meshes
Yu.Kuznetsov and S.Repin
pp.33-51

A new class of memory gradient methods with inexact line searches
Z.-J.Shi
pp.53-71

On a direct approach to adaptive FE-discretisations
for elliptic variational inequalities
F.T.Suttmeier
pp.73-80

http://www.vsppub.com/journals/jn-JouNumMat.html


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From: Romas Baronas <romas.baronas@maf.vu.lt>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:43:49 +0200
Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control

Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113,
Volume 10, Number 1, 2005

A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Consumption of Private Goods as Substitutes for Environmental Goods in an Economic Growth Model, Pages 3-34
A. Antoci, M. Galeotti, P. Russu

A Nonlinear Model for Topsoil Erosion Caused by Heavy Rain, Pages 35-56
B. Dubey

Thin Ferromagnetic Films Deposition by Facing Target Sputtering Method, Pages 57-64
A. Iljinas, J. Dudonis, R. Bruzas, A. Meskauskas

Fuzzy Sets Theory in Comparison with Stochastic Methods to Analyse Nonlinear Behaviour of a Steel Member under Compression, Pages 65-75
Z. Kala

The Simulation of Electret Effect in Zn0.7Cd0.3S Layers, Pages 77-82
F. Kuliesius, S. Tamosiunas, A. Zindulis

Reflectivity Modelling of All-Porous-Silicon Distributed Bragg Reflectors and Fabry-Perot Microcavities, Pages 83-91
N. Samuoliene, E. Satkovskis

Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, an official journal of
the Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts (LANA),
welcomes contributions from the international community.

For a paper submission, please refer tohttp://www.lana.lt/journal

Dr. Romas Baronas, Journal Secretary,
Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control,
e-mail: romas.baronas@maf.vu.lt


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From: Centre for Environment <ceser_info@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 02:53:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Contents, International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics

International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics
ISSN 0973-1377
Contents
Volume 3 Number M05 March 2005

Interval Neutrosophic Sets
Haibin Wang, Praveen Madiraju, Yanqing Zhang and Rajshekhar Sunderraman 1

Sample Allocation Between Domains and Strata
Marcin Kozak and Andrzej Zieliñsk 19

The Refining of Descriptive Sampling
Megdouda Tari and Abdelnasser Dahmani 41

Strategic Coalition Formation in Digraph-Restricted Games
Antoni Styszynski 69

Multitaper Multidimensional Spectral Estimators for a Continuous Time Process
with Missed Observations
A.A.M. Teamah and H.S. Bakouch 89



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