NA Digest Sunday, August 10, 2008 Volume 08 : Issue 32

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From: Bruce Bailey <bailey@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:32:42 -0400
Subject: New book, Lagrange Multiplier Approach to Variational Problems

Announcing the July 24, 2008 publication from SIAM of:

Lagrange Multiplier Approach to Variational Problems and Applications, by
Kazufumi Ito and Karl Kunisch

July 2008 / xviii + 341 pages / Softcover / ISBN 978-0-898716-49-8
List Price $99.00 / SIAM Member Price $69.30 / Order Code DC15

This comprehensive monograph analyzes Lagrange multiplier theory and shows
its impact on the development of numerical algorithms for problems posed in
a function space setting. The authors develop and analyze efficient
algorithms for constrained optimization and convex optimization problems
based on the augumented Lagrangian concept and cover such topics as
sensitivity analysis, convex optimization, second order methods, and shape
sensitivity calculus.

This book is for researchers in optimization and control theory, numerical
PDEs, and applied analysis. It will also be of interest to advanced graduate
students in applied analysis and PDE optimization.

Kazufumi Ito is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and an
affiliate of the Center for Research in Scientific Computation at North
Carolina State University. Karl Kunisch is a Professor at the Institute of
Mathematics at the University of Graz, Austria.

To order, or for more information, please visit www.siam.org/books

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From: Mario Bebendorf <Mario.Bebendorf@math.uni-leipzig.de>
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:51:46 +0200
Subject: New book, Hierarchical Matrices

Hierarchical Matrices:
A Means to Efficiently Solve Elliptic Boundary Value Problems
M. Bebendorf
Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 63, Springer, 2008.

Hierarchical matrices are an efficient framework for large-scale fully
populated matrices arising, e.g., from the finite element discretization
of solution operators of elliptic boundary value problems. In addition to
storing such matrices, approximations of the usual matrix operations can
be computed with logarithmic-linear complexity, which can be exploited to
setup approximate preconditioners in an efficient and convenient way.

Besides the algorithmic aspects of hierarchical matrices, the main aim of
this book is to present their theoretical background. The book contains
the existing approximation theory for elliptic problems including partial
differential operators with nonsmooth coefficients. Furthermore, it
presents in full detail the adaptive cross approximation method for the
efficient treatment of integral operators with non-local kernel
functions. The theory is supported by many numerical experiments from
real applications.

The book is intended both as a text book for graduate students in
mathematics and as a reference work for mathematicians, scientists, and
engineers who deal with non-local operators in their fields.

For more information on hierarchical matrices see
http://www.math.uni-leipzig.de/~bebendorf/AHMED.html

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From: Felix Kramer <Felix.Kramer@uibk.ac.at>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:39:12 -0400
Subject: 2nd Call: Workshop on Splitting Methods in Time Integration, Oct 2008

The Department of the University of the University of Innsbruck organizes in
collaboration with the numerical analysis group of the Universitie of Trieste
the fifth workshop in series on numerical analysis and scientific computing.
This year, the topic will be time integration of evolution problems; in
particular, we will cover splitting methods in time integration.

The intention of the workshop is to provide a platform for exchanging new
ideas and results in the development of numerical methods for evolution
equations. The emphasis will be laid on splitting methods for PDEs. We try to
cover both, theoretical and practical aspects, and we want to bring together
numerical analysts working in the field as well as PhD students who want to
start in this area.

Further information (including a preliminary list of participants) is
available on the Workshop Website
(http://techmath.uibk.ac.at/numbau/alex/events/conference2008.html).
If you are interested in attending the workshop, please send an e-mail to
Felix.Kramer@uibk.ac.at .

Organizers:
Alexander Ostermann, Mechthild Thalhammer, Felix Kramer (Innsbruck)
Alfredo Bellen (Trieste)

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From: Jan-Philipp Weiss <jan-philipp.weiss@kit.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:47:55 +0200
Subject: High-perf. and Hardware-aware Comp. (HipHaC), Lake Como, Nov 2008

Reminder: Submission deadline is approaching

CALL FOR PAPERS: First International Workshop on

New Frontiers in High-performance and Hardware-aware Computing (HipHaC'08)

to be held in conjunction with the 41st Annual IEEE/ACM
International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO-41)

November 8, 2008, Lake Como, Italy

This workshop aims at combining new aspects of parallel, heterogeneous, and
reconfigurable microprocessor technologies with concepts of
high-performance computing and, particularly, numerical solution methods.
Topics of interest for workshop submissions include (but are not limited
to):

- Emerging hardware architectures (Multicores, Cell BE, GPUs, FPGAs, ...)
- High-performance heterogeneous, adaptive, and reconfigurable architectures
- Parallelization strategies in hybrid and hierarchical setups
- Hardware-aware computing and code optimization strategies
- Virtualization and software layers for heterogeneous and reconfigurable
platforms freeing programmers from dedicated hardware knowledge
- Architecture-aware approaches for parallel numerical applications,
implementation, and algorithm design
- Programming models, compiler techniques, and code optimization strategies
for parallel systems
- Autotuning concepts and run-time adaptivity
- Practice and experience of multicore programming
- Performance evaluation of scientific applications on emerging hardware
- Tools for design, programming, and optimization

Workshop organizers: Rainer Buchty and Jan-Philipp Weiss, KIT, Germany

Paper submission: September 1, 2008 (submission@hiphac.org)

For further information please visit
http://www.hiphac.org and http://www.microarch.org/micro41/

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From: Harald Garcke <harald.garcke@mathematik.uni-r.de>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:42:51 -0400
Subject: Conference Optimization with interfaces and free boundaries, Mar 2009

Anouncement of the Conference on

*Optimization with interfaces and free boundaries*
*Regensburg, March 23-27, 2009

Optimization problems with interfaces and free boundaries frequently
appear in materials science, fluid dynamics, topology optimization,
biology, finance and in other applicational areas. Modelling of these
phenomena often yield variational problems and highly nonlinear partial
differential equations or inequalities. The analysis of these problems
including optimization of variational inequalities and geometric PDEs is
a notorously difficult task. The developement of efficient numerical
methods for the simulation of interface evolution and free boundaries as
well as for optimization problems with PDE constraints is a vastly
growing field.
The meeting will start with a spring school in which an introduction to
the topics of the conference will be given.
On Tuesday March 24th at 14:00 the meeting will proceed with the
conference.
Topics of the spring school:
* Modelling of interfaces and free boundaries (Harald Garcke)
* Optimization with PDEs (Eduardo Casas)
* Numerical approaches for interfaces and free boundaries (Charlie Elliott)
Confirmed invited speakers are Martin Burger, Eduardo Casas, Klaus Deckelnick
Charlie Elliott, Michael Hintermüller, Martin Rumpf.

*Organizers:*
Luise Blank, Harald Garcke, Michael Hinze
Further details can be found at
http://www.mathematik.uni-regensburg.de/Mat8/lst/workshop2009

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From: Hongjiong Tian <hjtian@shnu.edu.cn>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:39:24 -0400
Subject: Intl Conf on Applied Analysis & Scientific Computation, Shanghai, Jun 2009

The International Conference on Applied Analysis and Scientific Computation
will be held on June 25-28, 2009 at Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai,
China. The conference consists of plenary lectures, invited talks,
minisymposium presentations and contributed papers. The topics include:
Asymptotic analysis; Analysis and computations for applied nonlinear PDE's;
Mathematical modeling in material science, biology and informatics;
Dynamical systems and numerical simulations; New mathematical framework for
the finite/boundary element methods; Spectral methods, analysis and
applications.

Plenary Speakers:
Mark J. Ablowitz, University of Colorado at Boulder, U.S.A.
Zhiming Chen, Institute of Computational Mathematics, CAS, Beijing, China
Adrian Constantin, Trinity College, The University of Dublin, Ireland
Athanassios S. Fokas, University of Cambridge, Britain
Max Gunzburger, Florida State University, U.S.A.
Lishang Jiang, Tonji University, Shanghai, China
Alan C. Newell, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
Ricardo Nochetto, University of Maryland, U.S.A.
Jie Shen, Purdue University, U.S.A.
Roderick S. C. Wong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

For the detail of registration, submission of minisymposium proposal and
abstract of talk please visit our website:
http://mathsc.shnu.edu.cn/conference/index.htm

Benqi Guo, Hui-Hui Dai, Hongjiong Tian
Co-chairs of the Organizing Committee

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From: Hakan Gultekin <ghakan@bilkent.edu.tr>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:12:51 -0400
Subject: Positions at TOBB University of Economics and Tech. Department of IE

TOBB University of Economics and Technology Department of Industrial
Engineering is seeking qualified applicants for the positions stated below:

Assistant Professor: Three positions are available in all related fields of
Industrial Eng. and Operations Research. Particular areas of interest for the
department are the supply chain and logistics, data mining, manufacturing
systems analysis, mathematical programming, or service system analysis.

Associate Professor/ Full Professor: This one senior level position is
specifically targeted for the fields of Mathematical Programming and
Combinatorial Optimization. Applicants must demonstrate an established record
in research, teaching, and communication skills.

Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering or
Operations Research or a closely related field.

TOBB University of Economics and Technology is a private university committed
to excellence in research and higher education, located in Ankara, the Capital
of Turkey. There are excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary research in
TOBB University of Economics and Technology cutting across all traditional
disciplines of engineering, science, management and economics. The TOBB-ETU
Industrial Engineering Department currently offers BSc and MS degrees. The BSc
degree is based on Co-op Education.

Applicants must be fluent in Turkish. Applicants should send their CV, a
research statement, graduate transcript for applicant with recent Ph.D.s, and
a list of at least three professional references to:

I. Burhan TURKSEN, Prof. Ph. D., P.ENG.
Fellow: IFSA, IEEE, WIF
Head, Department of Industrial Engineering
TOBB-Economy of Technology University
Sogutozu Cad. No: 43, Sogutozu 06560 Ankara/Turkey
email: bturksen@etu.edu.tr

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From: Peter Moore <pmoore@smu.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:46:12 -0400
Subject: Open Position - Clements Chair of Mathematics, SMU

Applications are invited for the Clements Chair of Mathematics to
begin in the fall semester of 2009.

Preference will be given to senior scholars with outstanding records
of research who also have a strong commitment to teaching including an
established history of advising Ph.D. theses. Applicants in all areas
of applied and computational mathematics are encouraged. The
Department of Mathematics, which offers an active doctoral program in
applied and computational mathematics, is in an exciting period of
transition having hired four faculty last year. Visit
http://www.smu.edu/math for more information about the department.

To apply, send a letter of application with a curriculum vitae, a list
of publications, research and teaching statements and the names of
three references (references will not be contacted before receiving
approval of the candidate) to: The Faculty Search Committee,
Department of Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box
750156, Dallas, Texas, 75275-0156. The Search Committee can be
contacted by sending e-mail to mathsearch@mail.smu.edu. (Tel:
(214)768-2452; Fax: (214)768-2355).

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be
received by January 9, 2009, but the committee will continue to accept
applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify
applicants of its employment decision after the position is filled.

SMU, a private university with an engineering school, is situated in a
quiet residential section of Dallas. Dallas is home to the University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and its new Systems Biology
Center.

SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race,color, religion,
national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status. SMU is also
committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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From: "Prof. M. Stiassnie" <miky@technion.ac.il>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:29:25 -0400
Subject: Postdoc on Growth of water waves at Technion-Israel

Post-doctoral Scholarship sponsored by

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Title: Spatial and/or temporal growth of water waves in a wind-wave flume

Prof. Michael Stiassnie is seeking a suitable qualified researcher to
undertake Post-Doctoral study to develop a theoretical model for the growth
of water-waves in a wind-wave flume, under his supervision.

About Technion:
For more than eight decades, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,
which is located in Haifa, has been Israel's primary technological
university and the largest center of applied research. It is ranked among
the leading technological universities in the world. The Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering has 60 senior faculty members active in
research and education, and they currently supervise the education of ~900
undergraduate students, ~240 master degree students, ~85 doctor students,
and ~10 post-doctoral researchers.

Project Abstract:
The importance of adequate description of interaction of wind with ocean
waves cannot be overestimated, both on the global level of earth climate,
and on a more local level of the necessity to predict the sea state for
practical operation of off-shore and near-shore facilities. The goal of this
study is to gain a better understanding of the dominant phenomena that
determine the growth of waves under the effect of wind in a laboratory
flume. This will enable us to offer better modeling of wind-wave growth
rate. To attain this goal, it is crucial to realize that as water waves are
affected by wind, the wind velocity profile in the vicinity of air-water
interface is strongly affected by the waves.
Detailed measurements of the air and water flow field in a laboratory wind-
wave flume and of the spatial and/or temporal evolution of the wave field
will be carried out by a partner team, lead by Prof. Lev Shemer at the Tel-
Aviv University. The experimental results will be compared with new
computations based on the solution of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation for the
experimentally determined air and water velocity profiles. Such a comparison
will lead to critical assessment of the underlying model assumptions and to
introduction of appropriate modifications. It is expected that an iterative
experimental-theoretical process will lead to a better understanding of the
physics of air-water flow interaction, in particular of the wind-wave growth
mechanism, and as a result to a more accurate theoretical description of
this process.

Selection Criteria
1. Ph.D. degree related to fluid-mechanics, obtained not earlier than
31.12.2005 (essential)
2. Strong analytical and mathematical skills (essential)
3. A good working knowledge of programming (desirable)
4. A good knowledge of English (desirable)
5. Experience in water-waves related research (advantage)

Commencement Date
January 2009 or earlier

Scholarship
U.S. $ 28,000 per annum, tax exempt
Duration: one or two years

Application and Contact
Professor Michael Stiassnie
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Division of Environmental, Water and Agricultural Engineering
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000, Israel
Tel: +972-4-8293361 ; Fax: +972-4-8228898
e-mail: miky@tx.technion.ac.il
http://www.technion.ac.il/~cee/stiassnie

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From: Michael Hintermueller <michael.hintermueller@uni-graz.at>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:16:24 -0400
Subject: Postdoc in Applied Math (University of Graz, Austria)

The START-Project “Interfaces and Free Boundaries” (directed by M.
Hintermueller) hosted at the Karl Franzens University of Graz (Austria)
invites applications for a

POST-DOC Position in Applied Mathematics.

We are looking for a young scientist holding a PhD in Applied Mathematics or
Scientific Computing with specialization in at least one of the fields: large
scale or PDE-constrained optimization, variational inequalities, shape or
topology optimization, mathematical image processing.

The START-project is based on a scientific award by the Austrian Ministry of
Education, Science and Culture administered by the Austrian Science Fund FWF.
Besides applied mathematics, the START-Project also has a strong component in
computational science focusing on the numerical realization of algorithms in
various applications. For a more detailed description see the web page
http://www.uni-graz.at/imawww/ifb/. Also, the post-doc is invited to cooperate
with the special research group on “Mathematical Optimization and Applications
in Biomedical Sciences” (http://math.uni-graz.at/mobis/). The salary follows
the rules of the Austrian National Science Foundation FWF (approximately
brutto EUR 42368/year).

Please send your application by email to michael.hintermueller@uni-graz.at.
Your email should contain a pdf file as an attachment with the following
information:
* Curriculum Vitae (CV),
* a short description of your qualifications and experience (publications,
theses),
* a letter describing concisely your scientific interests,
* names and email-addresses of at least two scientists willing to provide a
reference.
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Hintermueller, Institute for Mathematics and
Scientific Computing, University of Graz, Heinrichstr. 36, A-8010 Graz,
Austria; tel.: + 43 316 380 5076, Fax: + 43 316 380 9818.

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From: John Bagterp Jorgensen <jbj@imm.dtu.dk>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:00:48 -0400
Subject: PhD / postdoc positions at the Technical University of Denmark

DIACON (Diabetes Control) is a research project that concerns development
of “Control Algorithms for Semi- and Fully-Automated Pen and Pump Insulin
Administration” to patients with type I diabetes. The project is funded by
NABIIT - the Danish Strategic Research council. The partners in the project
are DTU Informatics, DTU-Biosys, Hvidovre Hospital, and Novo Nordisk A/S. In
addition we collaborate with University of California at Santa Barbara and
Uppsala University.

DIACON Project
In this project we develop and test new technologies for treatment of
diabetes. The objective of the project is to construct systems that can
regulate and stabilize blood glucose levels in patients with type I diabetes.
These systems are variations of the so-called Artificial Pancreas. The
Artificial Pancreas consists of a subcutaneous glucose sensor, a control
algorithm, and an insulin pump. The sensor measures glucose levels under the
skin. This signal is used by the control algorithm to compute the correct
amount of insulin to inject in order to keep the blood glucose at its target
level. The computed amount is injected using the insulin pump. Glucose
sensors and insulin pumps are already available. The project and the 3
PhD/Post Doc positions focus on development of the automatic control
technology needed for the Artificial Pancreas. The topics of the 3 projects
are

1. Computational Systems Physiology (physiological models, simulation)
2. Adaptation to the Individual (System Identification)
3. Control Systems and Predictive Control Algorithms

The projects for the 3 positions (PhD or Post Doc) require significant
collaboration. At a later stage a medical PhD will be associated to the
projects in order to connect to clinical tests at Hvidovre Hospital.

You can get more information at

http://www.dtu.dk/Om_DTU/ledige_stillinger.aspx?guid=22900096

or by contacting

John Bagterp Jørgensen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Scientific Computing
Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
Building 305, Office 109
The Technical University of Denmark
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Denmark
Phone : +45 45253088
E-mail: jbj@imm.dtu.dk

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From: Mats Holmstrom <matsh@irf.se>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:48:36 +0200
Subject: PhD position Modelling solar wind interaction with Mars and Venus

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna invites applications
for a PhD student position. The National Graduate School of Space
Technology (at Luleå University of Technology) will support the
position financially for a period of up to 5 years.

The successful applicant will be a member of the Solar Systems Physics
and Space Technology programme (SSPT) at the Swedish Institute of
Space Physics, Kiruna. More information about our research can be
found at http://www.irf.se/program/sspt.

The programme is a leading European group in the field of space plasma
instrumentation and space plasma physics. The programme is currently
participating in the ESA missions Mars Express, Venus Express, Rosetta
and Bepi Colombo, as well as the Indian mission Chandrayaan-1 and the
Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt. The programme's scientists are
active in the areas of instrument development, space plasma
simulations and data analysis.

The goal of the project is to increase our understanding of the
interaction between the solar wind and planets, and its effect on
planetary evolution. The focus is on the interaction between the solar
wind and the unmagnetized planets Mars and Venus. The tool for this is
world leading computer simulations of the interaction between the
solar wind and planets, coupled with analysis of in-situ observations
by our ASPERA instruments at Mars and Venus. A detailed description of
the project can be found at
http://sspt.irf.se/Members/matsh/tmp/matsh-foskol08-info.pdf (PDF
file).

A prerequisite is a diploma or masters degree in physics, or in
computer science with physics knowledge. All of the projects within
the programme are international and thus excellent skills in English
are required.

The application should include: Ref no. 134-129/08, a personal letter,
CV, copies of diplomas and grades, name and contact information for
two referees (people who know your capabilities), and other relevant
certificates and documents, for example regarding previous
employment. It can be sent electronically to registrator@irf.se, or by
mail to Registrator, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, P.O. Box 812,
SE-981 28 Kiruna.

Review of applications will start on 2008-09-01 and continue until the
position is filled.

For further information contact Ass. Prof. (Docent) Mats Holmström,
(mats.holmstrom@irf.se).

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From: Christoph Aistleitner <aistleitner@finanz.math.tu-graz.ac.at>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 03:37:20 -0400
Subject: PhD position for female student in Graz, Austria

Within the cooperation project NAWI-Graz (connecting
Karl-Franzens-University Graz and University of Technology Graz) there
is a open position for a female PhD-Student in Mathematics. Highly
qualified candidates interested in the following areas are encouraged
to apply:

Applied Analysis and Scientific Computing
Financial Mathematics
Number Theory

Candidates must have a suitable master-degree in mathematics.

Applications have to be sent by e-mail to: tichy@tugraz.at
(Prof. Dr. Robert Tichy)

Deadline: September 15, 2008

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From: "Saff, Edward B" <edward.b.saff@vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:31:06 -0500
Subject: Contents, Constructive Approximation Volume 28 Number 1 2008

Constructive Approximation

Vol. 28 No. 1 2008
Table of Contents

"Relaxation in Greedy Approximation"
by V.N. Temlyakov
Pages 1-25

"Error Estimates for Thin Plate Spline Approximation in the Disk"
by T. Hangelbroek
Pages 27-59

"Strong Asymptotics for Multiple Laguerre Polynomials"
by V. Lysov and F. Wielonsky
Pages 61-111

Constructive Approximation
An International Journal for Approximations and Expansions
Published by Springer
http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~ca

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