NA Digest Monday, October 27, 2008 Volume 08 : Issue 43

Today's Editor:
Tamara G. Kolda
Sandia National Labs
tgkolda@sandia.gov

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From: Sahinidis <sahinidis@cmu.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:23:39 -0400
Subject: Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize 2009 - Call for nominations

Nominations are invited for the 2009 Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize for
excellence in computational mathematical programming.

The Prize is sponsored by the Mathematical Programming Society, in
memory of Martin Beale and William Orchard-Hays, pioneers in
computational mathematical programming. Nominated works must have
been published between Jan 1, 2006 and Dec 31, 2008, and demonstrate
excellence in any aspect of computational mathematical
programming. 'Computational mathematical programming' includes the
development of high-quality mathematical programming algorithms and
software, the experimental evaluation of mathematical programming
algorithms, and the development of new methods for the empirical
testing of mathematical programming techniques. Full details of
prize rules and eligibility requirements can be found at
http://www.mathprog.org/prz/boh.htm

The 2009 Prize will be awarded at the awards session of the
International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, to be held
August 23-28, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Information about the
Symposium can be found at http://www.ismp2009.org/.

The 2009 Prize Committee consists of
Erling Andersen, Mosek
Philip Gill, University of California San Diego
Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin Madison
Nick Sahinidis (chair), Carnegie Mellon University

Nominations can be submitted electronically or in writing, and should
include detailed publication details of the nominated
work. Electronic submissions should include an attachment with the
final published version of the nominated work. If done in writing,
submissions should include four copies of the nominated
work. Supporting justification and any supplementary material are
strongly encouraged but not mandatory. The Prize Committee reserves
the right to request further supporting material and justification
from the nominees.

Nominations should be submitted to:

Nick Sahinidis
Department of Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
USA
Email: sahinidis[at]cmu.edu

The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 15, 2009.

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From: "J. M. Littleton" <Littleton@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:41:50 -0400
Subject: SIAG/Geosciences Prizes - Nomination Deadline Approaching - October 31

SIAG/Geosciences Prizes - Nomination Deadline Approaching - October 31

SIAG/GS Junior Scientist Prize and SIAG/GS Career Prize

These two new prizes will be awarded by the SIAM Activity Group on
Geosciences (SIAG/GS) at the SIAM Conference on Mathematical and
Computational Issues in the Geosciences (GS09), to be held June 15-19,
2009 in Leipzig, Germany. Calls for nominations can be found at
www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php. Address inquiries to J. M.
Littleton at littleton@siam.org.

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From: "J. M. Littleton" <Littleton@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:19:09 -0400
Subject: 2009 SIAM Prizes - Nomination Deadline Approaching - November 1

2009 SIAM Prizes - Nomination Deadline Approaching - November 1

The following SIAM prizes will be awarded at the joint 2009 SIAM Annual
Meeting (AN09)/SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT09),
to be held July 6-10, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Calls for nominations
for these and other SIAM prizes can be found at
www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php.

W. T. and IDALIA REID PRIZE
Nominations due November 1

THEODORE Von KARMAN PRIZE
Nominations due November 1

JAMES H. WILKINSON PRIZE
Nominations due November 1

RALPH E. KLEINMAN PRIZE
Nominations due November 15

SIAG/CONTROL AND SYSTEMS THEORY PRIZE
Nominations due November 15

Please address inquiries to:
J. M. Littleton
SIAM
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Phone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999

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From: Jiri Rohn <rohn@cs.cas.cz>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:14:17 +0200
Subject: Verification software in MATLAB

Dear colleagues,

On my web page
http://www.cs.cas.cz/rohn/matlab
you can find a software package VERSOFT consisting of about 50
verification files for computing verified solutions of various
linear problems. It is available for free.
Included are, e.g., files for
- verified eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a complex (or real) matrix,
- verified thin singular value decomposition of a rectangular complex (or real)
matrix,
- verified description of all solutions of a system of linear equations,
- verified linear programming,
- verified roots of a complex (or real) polynomial,
- verified matrix function of a square complex (or real) matrix,
- verified solution of the matrix equation A*X*B+C*X*D=F, etc.

Each VERSOFT file either gives a verified solution, or fails (produces
an output consisting of NaN's); unverified solutions are not outputted.

The package is written in INTLAB, a MATLAB toolbox developed by
Prof. S. M. Rump, University of Technology Hamburg-Harburg, Germany.

With best wishes,

Jiri Rohn
Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czech Republic

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From: Long Chen <chenlong@math.uci.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:04:51 -0500
Subject: iFEM: an innovative finite element method package in MATLAB

Finite element method (FEM) is a powerful and popular numerical method
on solving partial differential equations (PDEs), with flexibility in
dealing with complex geometric domains and various boundary
conditions. MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is a powerful and popular
software platform using matrix- based script language for scientific
and engineering calculations. This project is on the development of an
finite element method package in MATLAB based on an innovative
programming style: sparse matrixlization. That is to reformulate
algorithms in terms of sparse matrix operations to make use of the
unique strength of MATLAB on fast matrix operations. iFEM, the
resulting package, is a good balance between simplicity, readability,
and efficiency. It will benefit not only education but also future
research and algorithm development on finite element method.

This package can be downloaded from http://ifem.wordpress.com/

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From: "Kirsten Wilden" <Wilden@siam.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:12:02 -0400
Subject: Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA09), New York, Jan 2009

ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA09)
New York Marriott Downtown, New York, New York
January 4-6, 2009

Registration and Program Now Available!

Invited Speakers:
Michael I. Jordan, University of California at Berkeley
Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research
Volker Strassen, University of Konstanz, Germany

Pre-Registration Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2008
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2008

Registration and the preliminary program for this conference are
available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/da09/

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

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From: "LAI, Choi-Hong" <C.H.Lai@gre.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:17:38 +0100
Subject: Distributed Computing and Applications (DCABES 2009), China, Oct 2009

Eigth International Conference on Distributed Computing and
Applications for Business, Engineering and Sciences (DCABES 2009)
Guilin, China
16th - 19th October 2009

http://DCABES.MEETING.WHUT.EDU.CN/DCABES2009/
http://www.dcabes.org

The Eighth International Conference on Distributed Computing and
Applications for Business, Engineering and Sciences (DCABES2009)will
be held during 16th - 19th October 2009 in Guilin, China. As in
previous conferences, DCABES intends to bring together researchers
and developers in the academic field and industry from around the world
to share their research experience and to explore research collaboration
in the areas of distributed parallel processing and applications.

Proceedings of the DCABES have been indexed by the ISTP of ISI since
2001. Selected papers have been published in special issues of
international journals, including International Journal of Computer
Mathematics and the Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology.
This series of meetings has achieved a very good reputation in
distributed computing and its applications, for its comprehensive
dissemination of the state-of-the-art of research results.

You are invited to submit an extended abstract/full paper of 4 or 5
pages, and/or a proposal to organize a technical session. All accepted
abstracts should be extended by the authors to a full paper (5 pages or
less), which will be published as a book of proceedings (with ISBN) to
be distributed at the conference. Please visit the DCABES 2009 website
to find out more details.

Important Dates:

Submission due - 8th May 2009
Notification of Acceptance - 30th May 2009
Camera-Ready due - 30th June 2009
Early registration - Before 15th June 2009
Lastest Registration - Before 30th June 2009

Non-author registration: Any Time Before 16th October 2009

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From: Vasco Brattka <Vasco.Brattka@cca-net.de>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:10:56 +0200
Subject: JUCS Special Issue CCA 2008: Second Call for Papers

Call for Submissions for the Special issue of JUCS on
Computability and Complexity in Analysis
dedicated to
Klaus Weihrauch's 65th Birthday
Submission deadline: November 3, 2008

The Fifth International Conference on
Computability and Complexity in Analysis (CCA 2008)
took place from August 21-24, 2008 in Hagen, Germany, see
http://cca-net.de/cca2008/

There will be a special issue following CCA 2008 in the
Journal of Universal Computer Science (JUCS),
which is an ISI listed ( see http://www.isiknowledge.com )
open access journal, see
http://www.jucs.org
The conference CCA 2008 was held in honor of
Klaus Weihrauch's 65th Birthday
and the special issue will be dedicated to this occasion too.

Papers not presented at CCA 2008 may also be considered for
submission. All papers will be refereed according to the usual
scientific standards. Submitted papers must not be previously
published nor submitted for publication elsewhere and must deviate
significantly from the conference version in ENTCS. The number of
papers that can be accepted in this special issue is limited.

All submitted papers should be prepared already with the
LaTeX style file of JUCS, see
http://www.jucs.org/jucs_info/submissions
PDF versions of papers for this special issue can be submitted
via the following EasyChair page:

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cca2008postconferenceproceedin

It is planned that the publication of this special issue
follows the following schedule:

Deadline for submission: November 3, 2008.
Notification date: February 2, 2009.
Final versions due: March 2, 2009.

Vasco Brattka, Pieter Collins, Robert Rettinger
(Guest Editors of the JUCS Special Issue)

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From: Costas Bekas <bek@zurich.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:32:21 -0400
Subject: Extended Deadline, Parallel Comput. Special Issue, Parallel Matrix Algorithms

*Deadline Extension*

5th Special Issue of Parallel Computing (Elsevier)
on Parallel Matrix Algorithms and Applications

NEW: Deadline for submissions: Nov. 30th, 2008.

This 5th special issue of Parallel Computing on Parallel Matrix
Algorithms and Applications is devoted to various novel, efficient
linear algebra techniques and their applications in diverse areas of
science and industry. The special issue is to follow the PMAA\'08
Workshop, which was held in Neuchatel, Switzerland, June, 20-22, 2008
(http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/pmaa08/). However, the papers solicited in
this call for papers are not restricted to the contributions presented
during the Workshop. Submissions from other researchers, which fit the
scope of this special issue are also welcomed.

Papers submitted to the special issue should have a strong parallel
computing and numerical linear algebra component. Topics to be
covered in the issue include, but are not limited to:

* Parallel methods for solving large linear systems of equations:
direct, iterative, domain decomposition.
* Parallel eigenvalue and singular value computations.
* Parallel matrix multiplication and combinatorial scientific
computing.
* Parallel linear algebra methods in Data Mining.
* Automatic tuning and performance modeling.
* Novel architectural paradigms (e.g. GPU and multicore) and their use
in matrix computations and applications.
* Large scale scientific applications from diverse fields which have
an emphasis on parallel matrix computation.

Manuscripts will undergo the standard Parallel Computing
peer-reviewing process. They should be submitted electronically via
the Journal\'s online submission system http://ees.elsevier.com/parco/
and the authors should follow the instructions in the Guide for
Authors. In particular, when choosing the Article type during the
submission, make sure you select the title of this special issue
\"Parallel Matrix Algorithms and Applications (PMAA\'08)\".

The guest editors of this special issue are:
Costas Bekas, IBM Research, Zurich, Switzerland
Pasqua D\' Ambra, CNR, Naples, Italy
Ananth Grama, Purdue University, USA
Yousef Saad, University of Minnesota, USA
Petko Yanev, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland

For any questions, please contact Costas Bekas at bek@zurich.ibm.com

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From: Omar Lakkis <o.lakkis@sussex.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:45:40 +0100
Subject: 2 postitions (Mathematics & Financial Mathematics), University of Sussex

(Note: strong applicants from Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing
and Stochastic Analysis appreciated.)

University of Sussex
School of Science and Technology
Department of Mathematics

* Chair in Mathematics Ref: 366.
- Salary: negotiable on appointment, professorial minuimum, GBP 51,095
per annum (October pay award pending).
- Full time, permanent.

* Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Ref: 367. Financial Mathematics.
- Salary: Lecturer level GBP 34,793 - 41,545 per annum, (October pay
award pending), or
- Senior Lecturer/Reader level GBP 42,791 - 49,606 per annum, (October
pay award pending).
- Full time, permanent

The University of Sussex is seeking applications for two positions
within the Department of Mathematics. The Department achieved grade 5
in Applied Mathematics in the 2001 RAE and is committed to excellence
in research. Candidates for the Chair position should have
outstanding academic credentials and a world-leading research
reputation in an area of mathematics related to one or more of the
current research activities of the Department. The successful
candidate will be expected to make a major contribution to the
Department leadership in the generation of research funding and in the
support of junior staff, researchers and postgraduate students, and to
undertake an appropriate teaching and administrative load.
Applications for the Financial Mathematics position are welcome from
candidates working in any area of financial mathematics, especially
from those working in option pricing, risk modelling, stochastic
analysis or computational finance. Experience of and interest in
financial consultancy work and collaborative projects with other
subject areas are highly desirable. The Department is expanding its
taught postgraduate provision in financial mathematics, and the
successful candidate will be expected to play a leading role in this.

Closing Date: 17 November 2008

Interviews Date: January 2009

Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of Department, Dr Mark
Broom (e-mail M.Broom@sussex.ac.uk Tel 01273 877243).

For full details and how to apply see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs

The University of Sussex is committed to equality of opportunity

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From: "John W. Easton" <john.easton@uoit.ca>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:39:26 -0400
Subject: Tenure-stream or Tenured Faculty Position in Mathematics at UOIT

The Faculty of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
(see http://www.uoit.ca) invites applications for tenure-stream or tenured
positions in Mathematics at any rank. These positions are subject to
budgetary approval, and would start at a mutually agreeable time but not
later than July 2009. The successful candidates will be expected to conduct
active and innovative research programs and to teach at the undergraduate
and postgraduate level. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning
environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, UOIT seeks
faculty who strive to explore and develop new pedagogies. Applicants with
research expertise in bioinformatics, numerical optimization or stochastic
modelling are particularly encouraged to apply, especially those with
expertise in high-performance computing applied to these areas. Applicants
should possess a Ph.D. in Mathematics or a related area, a strong academic
background, and a record of excellence in research.

The Faculty of Science offers an Honours Bachelor of Science degree program
in Applied and Industrial Mathematics; an Honours BSc program in
Bioinformatics is under development. The Faculty also offers Honours
Bachelor of Science programs in Biological Science, Chemistry, Computing
Science, Forensic Science and Physics, as well as Concurrent Education and
Science programs in conjunction with UOIT’s Faculty of Education. MSc
programs in Modelling and Computational Science, Applied Bioscience, and
Materials Science commenced in 2007.

Applications will be accepted until December 15, 2008 or until a suitable
candidate is found. Applicants should submit in electronic format, with
their name and the above competition number in the subject line, a covering
letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a statement of
teaching interests, an outline of their present research program and a brief
future research plan, and a list of at least 3 referees to careers@uoit.ca.
Candidates for the position of full Professor are required to provide a list
of four referees.

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From: Thomas A Manteuffel <tmanteuf@Colorado.EDU>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:23:09 -0600
Subject: Professorship, Applied and Computational Math, Univ of Colorado, Boulder

Professorship, Applied / Computational Math, University of Colorado,
Boulder

http://amath.colorado.edu/index.php?page=appm-jobs

The Department of Applied Mathematics is seeking to fill the full-time
tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics to
begin August 2009. The Department of Applied Mathematics strives to
provide excellent teaching, research, and service to the university
community and to the world in the application of mathematics to other
disciplines. Areas of research expertise with the department include
Analysis, Computational Mathematics, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical
Biology, Nonlinear Phenomena, Physical Applied Mathematics, Statistics
and Applied Probability. For more information see
http://amath.colorado.edu/.

*Job Responsibilities: *The teaching load in the Department of Applied
Mathematics is three courses per academic year. Faculty members are
expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. Equal weight
is placed on research and teaching.

*Required Qualifications: *A Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics or related
discipline is required.

*Preferred Qualifications: *Preference is given to cadidates with
outstanding research and teaching records and whose portfolio combines
Applied Mathematics with Analysis, Computational Mathematics,
Geoscience, or Mathematical Biology. However, outstanding candidates
with research potential in any Applied Mathematics discipline will be
considered. Post Ph.D. academic training is highly desired. Strong
written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills
are required.

*Salary and Benefits:* Salary range is competitive. The University of
Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University
benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at
http://www.cu.edu/pbs/.

For full details: http://amath.colorado.edu/index.php?page=appm-jobs

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From: James Uber <jim.uber@uc.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:53:13 -0400
Subject: PostDoc Position in Real-Time State Estimation in Urban Water Networks

POST DOCTORAL POSITION
REAL-TIME STATE ESTIMATION IN URBAN WATER NETWORKS

University of Cincinnati
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering

Contact: Prof. Jim Uber; jim.uber@uc.edu
Application information: Send resume and statement of interest, along
with names and contact information for three references
Start Date: Immediate/negotiable
Salary: $46,000/year + Benefits
Duration: 1-2 years
Required Experience and Characteristics: PhD in Engineering,
Mathematics, or Physics; Skilled at development and testing of
complex software systems using C/C++ and/or Java; Excellent
understanding of numerical analysis algorithms, especially those
related to statistical estimation, real-time state estimation, and
signal processing; Interest in field-scale state estimation
applications as well as theoretical development. A background in
urban water distribution networks is an advantage, but is not required.

Project Responsibilities and Goals:
We are looking for an exceptional individual to take a lead role in
the real-time estimation of spatially and temporally variable water
usage in metropolitan-scale urban water distribution networks. The
statistical characteristics of water usage rates at the individual
customer level vary with demographic and land use characteristics, at
hourly, weekly, and seasonal time scales. These water usage
variations are a principle source of uncertainty in the numerical
prediction of network hydraulic and water quality dynamics, and thus
limit the application of network models to support real-time
operations. You would be a key member of a development team seeking
to apply algorithms and software for real-time state estimation,
fusing field measurements of hydraulic pressures and flow rates with
numerical network models to estimate the statistical patterns of
water usage. Significant foundational work has been accomplished by
other members of the project team, and the goal for the next project
period is to further develop and apply state estimation algorithms
and software to a real water distribution network at a participating
water utility, and evaluate and improve performance.

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From: Qing Nie <qnie@math.uci.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:45:36 -0400
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions, Quantitative Systems Biology, U. of California, Irvine

The Center for Mathematical and Computational Biology (CMCB) at
University of California, Irvine, is looking for two to three
postdoctoral fellows. The successful candidates are expected to work
in an inter-disciplinary research environment on projects in systems
biology funded by NIH. Appointments will be effective on July 1,
2009. Please refer to UCI- MATH/QSB #4241 on MathJobs.org:
https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/165/1433 for instructions on the
electronic application process. For further inquiry on the positions,
please contact Qing Nie (qnie@math.uci.edu).

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From: PLOURABOUE Franck <plourab@imft.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:04:56 +0200
Subject: Postdoc in biomathematics

The Institute of Fluid mechanics is a mixed CNRS unity (joining
two scientific University in Toulouse) of research excellence
in the area of Fluid Mechanics, porous media and applyed mathematics :
www.imft.fr

Positions would start before January 1st, 2009.
Dead line : Decemmber the 20th, 2008

CONTEXT: Micro-vascularisation is a fundamental topic in various
physiological contexts because it plays a major role in the metabolic
supply, growth and development of tissues. This is true for normal
tissues but also in pathological context, especially for tumor for
which it is now widely admitted that vascular switch is the key step
in cancer malignity. Nevertheless, a quantitative understanding of
the relationship between the complex 3D micro-vascular structure and
metabolic supply at the cell scale is very far from present knowledge.
A key step toward this goal is the possibility of a quantitative
estimate of 3D micro-vascular structures in tissues recently performed
in our team [1-3]. The understanding of the coupling between metabolic
blood supply, transport and consumption in tissues is nevertheless an
ambitious issue in such complicated network. The purpose of this
post-doc is to progress in two directions on the bio-mathematical
tools that have to be settled for addressing those problems.

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this post-doc position is first to develop a
mixed formulation finite element code for handling 2D complex
configuration of coupled transport in tube bundles. This code could
be used to analyze the complete transport problems and systematically
investigate the influence of parameters such as the ratio of tube
diameters to tube spacing, porosity, the Péclet number, etc.. This
first investigation should be compared with asymptotic limit of small
and large Péclet number [5], small porosity. Furthermore, this tool
could be used for the derivation of compartmental models [4].
In a second step the purpose of this project is to develop a 3D
formulation for non-translationally invariant configuration using a
boundary integral Green-function dilute approximation in order to
avoid the meshing of the 3D tissue compartment and to test this
approach in simple configurations.

Additional benefits of the position include travel opportunities,
access to state-of-the-art micro-vascular data bases,
high-performance workstations, and access to real-life applications
through fruitful collaborations in a very active research program.

REQUIRED SKILLS

- Experience in mathematical, computational, and theoretical modeling.
- Scientific computing : Finite element, boundary elements, domain
decomposition
- Experience working effectively in a team effort.
- Excellent written skills as demonstrated by publication record.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate with researchers
REFERENCES
[1] F. Plouraboué, et al J. Microscopy, 215, 139 (2004).
[2] L. Risser, et al, J. Cereb. Blood flow and Metabolism, 27, 293, (2007).
[3] L. Risser, et al, IEEE Transactions in Medical imaging 27, 5,
- 674-687},(2007).
[4] C Pierre, et al, SIAM. J. Appl. Math 66, 122 (2006).
[5] F. Plouraboué and C. Pierre, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 50} 4901 (2007).

For more information on the position please contact :
Franck Plouraboue : plourab@imft.fr, tel: (011 33) 5.61.28.58.80
Charles Pierre : charles.pierre@univ-pau.fr, tel: (011 33) 5 59 40 75 27
or read http://www.imft.fr/etudiants/postdoc/index.html

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From: Stefan Kunis <kunis@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:27:43 -0400
Subject: PhD/Postdoc position, Chemnitz University, Germany

The Department of Mathematics at the Chemnitz University of Technology
(Germany) offers within the DFG Priority Programme 1324 (www.dfg-spp1324.de) a

PhD fellowship/Postdoc position
(Salary scale according to 13 TV-L)

The candidate will work in a research project on
"Sparse Fast Fourier Transforms".

Topics:
- development of fast analysis based algorithms
- computational aspects of harmonic analysis
- implementation and application

General qualifications:
- Diplom, Master or equivalent degree in mathematics
- basic knowledge in numerical analysis
- programming skills in C++ and/or Matlab
- German language skills are helpful, but not necessary

The employment will be either as a PhD fellowship (75 %) or as a Postdoc
position (100 %) for a period of three or two years, respectively.
We explicitly encourage female researchers to apply for the position.
Disabled candidates will be given preference among equally qualified
applicants.

Please send your application to:

Chemnitz University of Technology
Department of Mathematics
Prof. Dr. Daniel Potts
D-09107 Chemnitz
Germany

Electronic submissions are also welcome, to: potts@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de.

Please contact Prof. Dr. Daniel Potts (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~potts)
or Dr. Stefan Kunis (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~skunis) for further
information about the position. Applications will be considered as they
arrive, starting in November 2008.

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From: Santiago Badia <sbadia@cimne.upc.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:49:44 +0200
Subject: PhD positions at CIMNE/UPC, Barcelona, Spain

2 PhD positions at CIMNE/UPC, Barcelona (Spain)

The International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) is looking for full
time doctoral candidates in computational mechanics and applied
mathematics.

We are looking for engineers, mathematicians or physicists with
background in numerical methods and scientific computing.

Opening positions in the following fields are available:

- Simulation of aerosol dispersion: Development of numerical methods
for the integro-differential general dynamics equation (GDE) and the
coupling of these algorithms with finite element fluid solvers.

- Finite elements in Magnetohidrodynamics: Development of numerical
algorithms in MHD, including finite element stabilization techniques,
segregated and monolithic approaches, MHD turbulence with application
to fusion reactor design.

Both positions will be related to long-term funded research projects.

Please contact sbadia@cimne.upc.edu for further information.

Send your application, providing CV, to

Dr. Santiago Badia
sbadia@cimne.upc.edu
CIMNE - International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
UPC - Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Barcelona (Spain)

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From: "Saff, Edward B" <edward.b.saff@vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:09:03 -0500
Subject: Contents, Constructive Approximation Volume 28 Number 2 2008

Constructive Approximation

Vol. 28 No. 2 2008
Table of Contents

"On the Erdelyi-Magnus-Nevai Conjecture for Jacobi Polynomials"
by I. Krasikov
Pages 113-125

"A Sequence of Matrix Valued Orthogonal Polynomials Associated to
Spherical Functions"
by I. Pacharoni and P. Roman
Pages 127-147

"Approximation and Spanning in the Hardy Space, by Affine Systems"
by H.-Q. Bui and R.S. Laugesen
Pages 149-172

"Multiple Orthogonal Polynomials on the Unit Circle"
by J. Minguez Ceniceros and W. Van Assche
Pages 173-197

"Self-Adjoint Difference Operators and Symmetric Al-Salam--Chihara
Polynomials"
by J.S. Christiansen and E. Koelink
Pages 199-218

"The Reproducing Kernel Structure Arising from a Combination of
Continuous and Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials into Fourier Systems"
by L.D. Abreu
Pages 219-235

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

2007 Impact Factor: 1.738
Rating: 8th out of 207 Mathematics Journals

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From: Oleg Burdakov <olbur@mai.liu.se>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:14:06 -0400
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software

Table of Contents
Optimization Methods and Software (OMS), Volume 23, Number 6 (December, 2008)

Brian C. Fabien
Implementation of a robust SQP algorithm
827-846

E. Huebner and R. Tichatschke
Relaxed proximal point algorithms for variational inequalities
with multi-valued operators
847-877

Peter Benner, Enrique S. Quintana-Orti, Gregorio Quintana-Orti
Solving linear-quadratic optimal control problems
on parallel computers
879-909

B. Rustem, S. Zakovic, P. Parpas
An interior point algorithm for continuous minimax:
Implementation and computation
911-928

Marina Potaptchik, Levent Tuncel, Henry Wolkowicz
Large scale portfolio optimization with piecewise linear
transaction costs
929-952

Anna von Heusinger and Christian Kanzow
SC^1-optimization reformulations of the generalized
Nash equilibrium problem
953-973

Arun Sen and David A. Shanno
Optimization and dynamical systems algorithms for finding equilibria of
stochastic games
975-993

Forthcoming papers and complete table of contents for the journal OMS:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/contents

Instructions for Authors and Online sample copy:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10556788.html

Discounted individual subscription:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/offer/goms-so.asp

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From: Liz Martin <liz.Martin@iop.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:50:16 +0100
Subject: Contents, Nonlinearity, volume 21, issue 11, November 2008

NONLINEARITY

Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2008

Individual articles are free for 30 days following their publication on
the web. This issue is available at: URL:
http://stacks.iop.org/0951-7715/21/i=11

Pages: T221--252, R251--290, 2485--2730

OPEN PROBLEMS

T221
Solitons as elementary particles: a paradigm scrutinized
Nicholas~S~Manton

T233
Some simple questions related to the $C^r$ stability conjecture
Enrique~R~Pujals

T239
Partial differential equation problems from simple to complex fluids
Peter~Constantin

T245
Chaotic phenomena in three settings: large, noisy and out of equilibrium
Lai-Sang~Young

INVITED ARTICLE

R251
Partial differential equations for self-organization in cellular and
developmental biology
R~E~Baker, E~A~Gaffney and P~K~Maini

PAPERS

2485
Bifurcation and stability of periodic solutions of Duffing equations
Hongbin~Chen and Yi~Li

2505
Trivial centralizers for axiom A diffeomorphisms
Todd~Fisher

2519
Real cone contractions and analyticity properties of the characteristic
exponents
Loc~Dubois

2537
A stochastic-Lagrangian particle system for the Navier--Stokes equations
Gautam~Iyer and Jonathan~Mattingly

2555
Topological entropy for multidimensional perturbations of snap-back
repellers and one-dimensional maps
Ming-Chia~Li, Ming-Jiea~Lyu and Piotr~Zgliczy\'nski

2569
On the Gross--Pitaevskii equation for trapped dipolar quantum gases
R\'emi~Carles, Peter~A~Markowich and Christof~Sparber

2591
On the resonance eigenstates of an open quantum baker map
J~P~Keating, S~Nonnenmacher, M~Novaes and M~Sieber

2625
Galerkin method for feedback controlled Rayleigh--B\'enard convection
A~M\"unch and B~Wagner

2653
Fractal $n$-gons and their Mandelbrot sets
Christoph~Bandt and Nguyen~Viet~Hung

2671
Zero singularities of codimension two and three in delay differential
equations
Sue~Ann~Campbell and Yuan~Yuan

2693
Extensions of dynamical systems without increasing the entropy
Mat\'u\v{s}~Dirb\'ak

2715
Fully parabolic Keller--Segel model for chemotaxis with prevention of
overcrowding
Marco~Di Francesco and Jes\'us~Rosado

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From: Marcin Paprzycki <paprzyck@ibspan.waw.pl>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:43:08 +0100
Subject: Contents, Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience 9(3)

Dear Colleague,

A am glad to announce that the SCPE 9(3) issue just has been released
and is available at http://www.scpe.org/?a=volume&v=37

In this issue:

Special Issue: Recent Developments in Multi-Core Computing Systems

1. Introduction to the special issue
Sabri Pllana and Siegfried Benkner

2. An Asynchronous API for Numerical Linear Algebra
André Rigland Brodtkorb, pages 153–163

3. On the Potential of NoC Virtualization for Multicore Chips
J. Flich, S. Rodrigo, J. Duato, T. Sødring, Å. G. Solheim, T. Skeie
and O. Lysne, pages 165–177

4. Single-Pass List Partitioning
Leonor Frias, Johannes Singler and Peter Sanders, pages 179–184

5. Efficient Implementation of WiMAX Physical Layer on Multi-core
Architectures with Dynamically Reconfigurable Processors
Wei Han, Ying Yi, Mark Muir, Ioannis Nousias, Tughrul Arslan and Ahmet
T. Erdogan, pages 185–196

6. Latency Impact on Spin-Lock Algorithms for Modern Shared Memory
Multiprocessors
Jan Christian Meyer and Anne C. Elster, pages 197–206

7. Parallel Advanced Video Coding: Motion Estimation on Multi-cores
Svetislav Momcilovic and Leonel Sousa, pages 207–218

Book Review

8. Artificial Intelligence: Structures and Strategies for Complex
Problem Solving
Reviewed by Elham S. Khorasani, pages 219–220

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