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From: Nick Trefethen <LNT@comlab.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:18:59 +0000
Subject: How fine is floating-point arithmetic?
How fine is the IEEE floating-point number system?
Here is one way to see the answer.
According to molecular physics, there are approximately
3e8 molecules per meter in a gas at atmospheric
conditions -- essentially the cube root of Avogadro's
number. The circumference of the earth is 4e7 meters,
so in a circle around the earth, there are around
10^16 molecules.
In IEEE double precision arithmetic, there are 2^52
numbers between 1 and 2, which is also about 10^16.
So if we put a giant circle around the earth with a
distance coordinate ranging from 1 to 2, the spacing
of the floating-point numbers along the circle will
be about the same as the spacing of the air molecules.
Nick Trefethen, Oxford
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From: Paul Saylor <saylor@cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:52:05 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Matrices Speak in Friendly Tones
Halloween this week is followed rapidly by several other holidays between
now and year 2008.
In the spirit of Gene Golub's suggestion to cover topics of interest to
the readership that mix the strictly technical with the non-technical, a
holiday custom is expressed below in terms of the rules observed by your
friendly family matrix.
Here is an expression of good will through this season from one who is
submitting at this end to you who are out there reading at your end: For
you as for your matrix,
May
o Your friends and family be Associative
o Your work be Distributive
o And may you not Commute.
Paul Saylor
Urbana, Illinois
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From: "J. M. Littleton" <Littleton@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:49:49 -0400
Subject: Call for Nominations - George Polya Prize
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - George Polya Prize
The George Polya Prize honors the memory of George Polya and is given in
even-numbered years for notable contributions in two alternating
categories. The 2008 award will be given for a notable application of
combinatorial theory. The prize is broadly intended to recognize
specific recent work.
The award will be presented at the SIAM Annual Meeting to be held July 7
- 11, 2008, in San Diego, California. The award will consist of an
engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize. Travel expenses to the award
ceremony will be provided by the prize fund.
Nominations, including a description of achievement(s), should be
addressed to Dr. Rolf Moehring, Chair, George Polya Prize and sent by
December 31, 2007, to J. M. Littleton at littleton@siam.org. Complete
calls for nominations for SIAM prizes can be found at
http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php. Inquiries should be
addressed to littleton@siam.org.
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From: "J. M. Littleton" <Littleton@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:11:02 -0400
Subject: Call for Nominations - W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
The W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize is awarded for research in, or other
contributions to, the broadly defined areas of differential equations
and control theory. The prize may be given either for a single notable
achievement or for a collection of such achievements. Committee Chair
H. T. Banks wishes to stress the breadth of the eligible fields.
The prize will be awarded at the SIAM Annual Meeting to be held July 7 -
11, 2008, in San Diego, California. The award consists of an engraved
medal and a $10,000 cash prize. The prize recipient is requested to
present a lecture at the meeting. SIAM will reimburse reasonable travel
expenses for the recipient to attend the meeting and give the lecture.
Nominations, including a description of achievement(s), should be
addressed to Professor H. T. Banks, Chair, W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
Committee and sent by December 15, 2007, to J. M. Littleton at
littleton@siam.org. Inquiries should be addressed to
littleton@siam.org. Complete calls for nominations for SIAM prizes can
be found at www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php.
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From: "Bronis R. de Supinski" <bronis@llnl.gov>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:14:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OpenMP 3.0 Draft Specification Released for Public Comment
OpenMP 3.0 Draft Specification Released for Public Comment
21 October 2007
The OpenMP ARB is pleased to announce the release of a draft of Version
3.0 of the OpenMP specification for public comment. This is the first
update to the OpenMP specification since 2005.
This release adds several new features to the OpenMP specification,
including:
* Tasking: move beyond loops with generalized tasks and support
complex and dynamic control flows.
* Loop collapse: combine nested loops automatically to expose more
concurrency
* Enhanced loop schedules: Support aggressive compiler
optimizations of loop schedules and give programmers better
runtime control over the kind of schedule used.
* Nested parallelism support: better definition of and control
over nested parallel regions, and new API routines to determine
nesting structure
Larry Meadows, CEO of the OpenMP organization, states: "The creation of
OpenMP 3.0 has taken very hard work by a number of people over more than
two years. The introduction of a unified tasking model, allowing
creation and execution of unstructured work, is a great step forward for
OpenMP. It should allow the use of OpenMP on whole new classes of
computing problems."
The draft specification is available in PDF format from the
Specifications section of the OpenMP ARB website:
http://www.openmp.org
(Direct link: http://www.openmp.org/drupal/mp-documents/spec30_draft.pdf)
Mark Bull has led the effort to expand the applicability of OpenMP while
improving it for its current uses as the Chair of the OpenMP Language
Committee. He states: "The OpenMP language committee has done a fine job
in producing this latest version of OpenMP. It has been difficult to
resolve some tricky details and understand how tasks should propagate
across the language. But I think we have come up with solid solutions,
and the team should be proud of their accomplishment."
The ARB warmly welcomes any comments, corrections and suggestions you
have for Version 3.0. For Version 3.0, we are soliciting comments
through an on-line forum, located at http://www.openmp.org/forum. The
forum is entitled Draft 3.0 Public Comment. You can also send email to
feedback@openmp.org if you would rather not use the forum. It is most
helpful if you can refer to the page number and line number where
appropriate.
The public comment period will close on 31 January 2008.
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From: Robert Bridson <rbridson@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:17:46 -0700
Subject: KKTDirect 0.3: a direct solver for saddle-point matrices
I'm pleased to offer KKTDirect, a public domain package for the
direct solution of a large class of saddle-point or "KKT" matrices
(symmetric indefinite problems arising in many application areas).
It is based on a new ordering constraint that is sufficient to
guarantee existence of the LDL^T factorization, and allows the solver
to predict in advance the signs of D, allowing near-Cholesky-like
performance.
The package includes a prototype minimum degree algorithm
incorporating the constraint, a post-processing algorithm for
arbitrary orderings, pointwise up-looking and supernodal left-looking
factorization/solution codes that retain the efficiency of modern
Cholesky codes for SPD matrices, and a simple MATLAB MEX interface.
The code along with a report describing the underlying theory and
numerical experiments are available from
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~rbridson/kktdirect
This release is only alpha quality - in particular, some routines
require further optimization, and out-of-memory errors are not
handled gracefully - so use at your own risk.
Cheers,
Robert Bridson
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From: FranoisPELLEGRINI <francois.pellegrini@labri.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:11:03 +0200
Subject: Revision 5.0.3 of Scotch is out
We announce the release, as libre/free software, of revision 5.0.3 of the
SCOTCH and PT-SCOTCH software package and library for graph and
mesh/hypergraph partitioning, static mapping, and sequential and parallel
sparse matrix block ordering.
Revision 5.0.3 provides a ParMeTiS compatibility library which allows users
who are using the parallel graph ordering capabilities of ParMeTiS to try
PT-Scotch without having to modify their source code. Since PT-Scotch can
run on numbers of processors which are not powers of two, there are slight
changes in the values returned by the PT-Scotch implementation of the
ParMETIS_V3_NodeND() routine over the original implementation.
SCOTCH is a project carried out at the Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en
Informatique (LaBRI) of the Universite Bordeaux I.
It is part of project ScAlApplix of INRIA Futurs. Its goal is to apply graph
theory, with a ``divide and conquer'' approach, to scientific computing
problems such as graph partitioning, static mapping, and sparse matrix
ordering.
Scotch can be freely downloaded, under the terms of the CeCILL-C license.
To ease the development, diffusion, and circulation of information regarding
the SCOTCH project, most of its resources are now hosted on the InriaGforge
platform provided by INRIA. Please refer to the SCOTCH web page at :
http://www.labri.fr/~pelegrin/scotch/
for more information. People interested in the SCOTCH project are welcome to
subscribe to the "scotch-announces" mailing list at :
http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/mailman/listinfo/scotch-announces
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From: "Sergey Sarykalin" <saryk@ufl.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:10:50 -0400
Subject: Release of a new software product: Portfolio Safeguard (PSG)
Dear Colleagues,
I want to inform you of release of new software product Portfolio Safeguard
(PSG), which can solve sophisticated stochastic optimization problems,
including problems with tail risk measures such as VaR and CVaR, probability
of exceeding (e.g. Default probability in finance), Drawdown, Omega and many
other measures of risk and deviation. PSG is designed to solve a wide range
of stochastic optimization problems arising in various areas of engineering;
it is particularly suited for finance applications.
PSG is a commercial package; however an academic-research version is
available. Please consider requesting an evaluation version of PSG at
www.aorda.com/main/psg.action. PSG includes a number of documented case
studies, which may serve as templates and can be modified/adjusted to your
needs.
Sincerely,
Stan Uryasev (uryasev@ufl.edu)
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From: Jared Tanner <Jared.Tanner@ed.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:48:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UK Sparse Approximation Day: Nov. 3rd
UK Sparse Approximation Day, Nov. 3rd, Edinburgh.
In coordination with a distinguished Maxwell Institute
Colloquium give by Albert Cohen on Nov. 2nd at the
U. of Edinburgh School of Mathematics, the International
Centre for Mathematical Sciences will host a one day
meeting in which researchers of sparse approximation
from throughout the UK will assemble. Presentations
will be given by Mike Davies (U. of Edinburgh, EE),
Albert Cohen (U. of Paris VI, Math), Sofia Olhede
(U. College London, Statistics), Mark D. Plumbley
(Queen Mary, EE), Arieh Iserles (U. of Cambridge, DAMTP),
Laura Rebollo-Neira (Aston U., Information Eng.), and
Jared Tanner (U. of Edinburgh, Math). Further information
can be found at the conference website:
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/MIC/mic_07.html
Anyone who would like to attend this event should
contact the organizer (Jared.Tanner@ed.ac.uk) in order
to ensure that space is available.
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From: Marc Daumas <Marc.Daumas@Univ-Perp.Fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:55:16 -0400
Subject: Conf. on Real Numbers and Computers (RNC8), Jul 2008
First call for papers
8th CONFERENCE ON REAL NUMBERS AND COMPUTERS (RNC8)
July 7-9, 2008
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
http://www.ac.usc.es/rnc8
Dates: Submission of manuscripts: February 8, 2008
Notification of acceptance: April 2, 2008
Conference: July 7-9, 2008
Objective: The aim of the symposia on "Real Numbers and Computers" is
to bring together specialists from various research areas, all
concerned with problems related to computations based on real numbers.
These computations may use any number system implemented by a software
package or in hardware, including floating and fixed point, integers,
rational or p-adic numbers, serial or on-line computations, continued
fractions, fixed or multiple precision, interval and stochastic
arithmetic.
The conference will feature invited lectures and contributed talks.
Original research results and insightful analyses of current concerns
are solicited for submission. Survey and tutorial articles may be
suitable for submission if clearly identified as such.
Proceedings: Instructions for how to submit are posted on the website
of the conference. The proceedings will be distributed at the
conference and registered with an ISBN number. The journal Information
& Computation will publish a special issue following RNC8.
Competition: Following the competitions organized at the CCA2000
workshop (http://cca-net.de/cca2000/) and the TYPES workshop in 2005
(http://www.cs.ru.nl/fnds/typesreal/), a friendly competition will be
organized during the conference. A separate email will be sent
soon. Please visit the following web site. http://cfsp.univ-perp.fr/
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From: Erricos John Kontoghiorghes <erricos@dcs.bbk.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:17:59 +0300
Subject: Parallel Matrix Algorithms and Applications (PMAA'08), Jun 2008
5th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
PARALLEL MATRIX ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS (PMAA'08)
June 20-22, 2008, Neuchatel, Switzerland
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/pmaa08/
This international workshop aims to be a forum for an exchange of
ideas, insights and experiences in different areas of parallel
computing in which matrix algorithms are employed. The Workshop will
bring together experts and practitioners from diverse disciplines with
a common interest in matrix computation. Topics of interest include,
but are not limited to, the following:
* Parallel algorithms for dense, structured and sparse matrices.
* Parallel environments and tools for enabling matrix applications.
* Large scale applications from diverse fields which have an emphasis
on parallel matrix computation.
* Performance modeling.
* Algorithmic engineering & complexity (matrix algorithms based on
parallel models of computation such as PRAM, systolic arrays, etc.)
The PMAA'08 will take place at the same time with the workshop of
ERCIM Working Group on "Computing & Statistics".
Authors are invited to submit an abstract presenting original research
on any aspect of the workshop themes. After the workshop, selected
peer-reviewed papers will be published in special issues of Parallel
Computing and Applied Numerical Mathematics.
Important dates:
Submission of 1-page abstracts: 30 April 2008
Acceptance decision: 7 May 2008
Workshop: 20-22 June 2008
Submission of full papers: 30 July 2008
Notification of decision: 15 November 2008
Final papers: 30 January 2009
For further information please contact: matrix@dcs.bbk.ac.uk
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From: Suvrajeet Sen <sen.22@osu.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:49:16 -0700
Subject: Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation @ INFORMS: Nov 3rd
Workshop on Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation
Announcing a workshop to help the community prepare for its response to
the new NSF program entitled CDI: Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation.
Information (thrusts, budgets etc.) about the new program is available at
the following URLs.
http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2008/pdf/39_fy2008.pdf
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07603/nsf07603.htm
Starting with an approx. budget of $50 million for 2008, it is expected to
grow to about $250 million in 5 years. To quote Ian Foster, "the new
Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) program, announced as beginning
in 2008, seems to be a worthy successor" to ITR.
Details about the workshop: The workshop will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3
from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Virginia room of the Sheraton (the site of the
INFORMS conference). In addition to NSF program officers, there will be
other speakers who have been successful with ITR and similar NSF programs.
We hope that the community will take advantage of this opportunity
to learn about CDI thrusts, and form teams that will lead to successful
proposals to this new program.
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From: Linda Stals <stals@maths.anu.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:38:31 -0400
Subject: Computational Techniques and Applications Conf, Canberra, Jul 2008
The Computational Techniques and Applications Conference (CTAC) will be hosted
by the Australian National University on the 13th-16th of July 2008. As a
special event CTAC08 will also be honouring Prof. Ian Sloan on his 70th birthday.
Invited Plenary Speakers include Susanne Brenner (Louisiana State University),
Larry Forbes (University of Tasmania), David Keyes (Columbia University),
Linda Petzold (University of California), Ulrich Ruede (University
Erlangen-Nuremberg) and Wolfgang Wendland (University of Stuttgart)
Early Bird registration opens on the 13th of February 2008 and abstracts are
due 1st of March 2008.
Additional information can be found at the conference website
http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/events/ctac08/
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From: "Kirsten Wilden" <Wilden@siam.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:21:45 -0400
Subject: ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA08), Jan 2008
Registration and Program Now Available!
ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA08)
Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco, California
January 20-22, 2008
Invited Speakers:
Bonnie Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Andrei Broder, Yahoo! Research
Persi Diaconis, Stanford University
Registration is Now Available!
Pre-Registration Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2007
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2007
Registration and the preliminary program for this conference are
available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/da08/
For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.
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From: Laurence Yang <ltyang@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:12:11 -0300
Subject: IEEE Conf. on Computational Science and Engineering, Jun 2008
Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals
9th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering
CSE-08
http://www.icmc.usp.br/cse08
June 25-27, 2008 - Sao Paulo - Brazil
Important Dates:
Workshop Proposals due: November 30, 2007
Paper submission due: January 11, 2008
Paper notification of acceptance: March 14, 2008
Final camera ready: April 11, 2008
Paper submission:
Paper submission web site http://cse.stfx.ca/~cse08/sub/
Authors are expected to submit a paper in the PDF format with 5-10
keywords following the IEEE CS format
(http://www.icmc.usp.br/~cse08/submission.html). Program committee
members and external reviewers will provide authors with at least
three technical reviews. Submitted papers will be ranked based on
relevance to the Conference and technical merit. Final version of
accepted papers should at most 8 pages and will be published by IEEE
Computer Society Press as CSE-08 conference proceedings. Authors of
accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register
and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers will
be removed from the IEEE Digital Library after the conference.
Selected best papers will be awarded and also considered for a special
issue of International Journal of Computational Science and
Engineering (IJCSE) and International Journal of High Performance
Computing and Networking (IJHPCN).
Workshop Proposals: We encourage researches to submit their workshop
proposals (according to the guidelines available at
http://www.icmc.usp.br/~cse08/submission.html) in any one of the areas
listed in the Scope (below) to cse08@icmc.usp.br with the subject
"CSE-08 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL".
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From: gerhardwilhelm weber <gweber@metu.edu.tr>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:12:29 +0300
Subject: Conf on Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine, Sep 2008
EURO-CBBM Conference on Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine
Rome, Italy, September 15-17, 2008
http://euro-cbbm.ku.edu.tr/RomeConference/homepage.htm
Objectives of the Conference: The EURO-CBBM Conference is organized by
the EURO Working Group on Operational Research in Computational
Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine. The objective of the conference
is to bring together researchers developing and using computational
methods to solve problems in computational biology, bioinformatics and
medicine. The conference intends to be an effective forum for the
exchange of ideas and for the discussion of current research issues
and future trends.
Invited Speakers:
Alberto Apostolico (Giorgia Institute of Technology),
Costas Maranas (Pennsylvania State University),
Martin Vingron (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics).
Important Dates:
- Deadline for abstract submission: May 15, 2008.
- Notification of acceptance / Preliminary program available:
July 1, 2008.
- Deadline for early registration: July 15, 2008.
- Conference: September 15-17, 2008
Abstract Submission: Abstracts of no longer than 500 words are being
accepted until May 15, 2008. Send your abstracts to Metin Turkay
(mturkay@ku.edu.tr).
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From: John Baxter <baxter@ima.umn.edu>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:02:04 -0500
Subject: IMA Membership Opportunities 2008-2009 (Mathematics & Chemistry)
The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) at the
University of Minnesota announces membership opportunities in
connection with its 2008-2009 thematic program on
Mathematics and Chemistry
This subject involves many interesting challenges for scientific
computation and numerical linear algebra. Individuals may apply
for four classes of membership at the IMA in connection with
the 2008-2009 thematic program:
* IMA Postdoctoral Fellowships
* IMA Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships
* IMA General Memberships
* IMA New Directions Research Professorships
IMA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS provide an excellent opportunity for
mathematical scientists near the beginning of their career who have
a background in and/or an interest in learning about research topics
on the interface of mathematics and chemistry. IMA postdoctoral
fellowships run one to two years, at the option of the holder,
starting September 1, 2008. In the second year of the appointment
there are a variety of options to enhance career development,
including participation in the 2009-2010 academic year program
at the IMA on Complex Fluids and Complex Flows, teaching, and working on
an industrial
project. Postdoctoral fellows receive a salary of $50,000 annually,
and a travel allowance. Documentation of completion of all
requirements for a doctoral degree in mathematics or a related area is
required by the start of the appointment and within the last three
years. (application deadline January 5, 2008)
IMA INDUSTRIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS are designed to prepare
mathematicians for research careers in industry or involving
industrial interaction. IMA industrial postdoctoral fellowships run
two years starting September 1, 2008. They are funded jointly by the
IMA and an industrial sponsor, and holders devote 50% effort to their
own research and the IMA program and 50% effort working with
industrial scientists. Industrial postdoctoral fellows receive a
salary of $50,000 annually, and a travel allowance. Documentation of
completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree in mathematics or
a related area is required by the start of the appointment and within
the last three years. (application deadline January 5, 2008)
IMA GENERAL MEMBERSHIPS provide an opportunity for mathematicians and
scientists employed elsewhere to spend a period of one month to one
year in residence at the IMA, and to participate in the 2008-2009
thematic program. The residency should fall in the period September
2008 through June 2009 (in special cases extending into the summer
months). Logistic support such as office space, computer facilities,
and secretarial support will be provided, and local expenses may be
provided. Preference will be given to supplementary support for
persons with sabbatical leaves, fellowships, or other stipends. The
research interests of General Members must relate to the thematic
program and a doctoral degree is normally expected. Applications may
be submitted at any time until the end of the thematic program, and
will be considered as long as funds remain available. (applications
considered immediately and until funds are exhausted)
IMA NEW DIRECTIONS RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIPS provide an extraordinary
opportunity for established mathematicians -- typically mid-career
faculty at US universities -- to branch into new directions and
increase the impact of their research by spending the 2008-2009
academic year immersed in the thematic program at the IMA. Visiting
Professors will enjoy an excellent research environment and
stimulating scientific program connecting chemistry
with a broad range of mathematical fields. New Directions
Research Professors are expected to be resident and active
participants in the program but are not assigned formal duties. The
New Directions program will supply 50% of academic year salary up to
$50,000 maximum. Applications must include a letter from the
applicant's department chair indicating that the home institution will
provide a minimum of 50% of academic year salary and all health and
other relevant fringe benefits. (application deadline January 15, 2008)
All IMA members are provided with an excellent and extremely
stimulating research environment and connection with a large community
of first class researchers. The IMA is a national institute whose
mission is to increase the impact of mathematics by fostering research
of a truly interdisciplinary nature, linking mathematics of the
highest caliber and important scientific and technological problems
from other disciplines and industry. Allied with this mission, the IMA
also aims to expand and strengthen the talent base engaged in
mathematical research applied to or relevant to such problems. It was
founded in 1982 and receives its primary funding from the National
Science Foundation.
Application forms and instructions are available at
www.ima.umn.edu/docs/ . More information on the IMA is available at
www.ima.umn.edu, and information on the 2008-2009 thematic program is
at www.ima.umn.edu/2008-2009 . Questions may be directed to
applications@ima.umn.edu for postdoctoral fellowships and general
membership applications or to ndprof@ima.umn.edu for New Directions
professorships.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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From: Hans Joachim Oberle <oberle@math.uni-hamburg.de>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:30:58 +0200
Subject: Full Professor position (W3), Dept.of Math., Univ of Hamburg, Germany
The Optimization and Approximation Center at the Department of
Mathematics, University of Hamburg, invites outstanding candidates
to apply for an open full professor position
W3 - Professor (Mathematical Optimization)
For a detailed description of position and required qualification
we refer to
http://www.verwaltung.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangebote/profs/1944_w3.pdf
Applications including the usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of
publications, and teaching experience) should be sent to
Universität Hamburg
Referat Personal u. Organisation -631.6-
Präsidentin
Moorweidenstraße 18
D20148 Hamburg
Germany
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From: "Jack Dongarra" <dongarra@eecs.utk.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:09:30 -0400
Subject: Open position: Software for Numerical Linear Algebra
OPEN POSITION Software for Numerical Linear Algebra
The Innovative Computing Lab (ICL, http://icl.cs.utk.edu/) of the University
of Tennessee is looking for a bright, motivated person to join as a staff
researcher. The applicant would be expected to join existing projects in
computational science, as well as showing initiative in pursuing new
research directions. Current computational science projects in ICL address
the integration of numerical algorithms and state-of-the-art hardware, with
an emphasis on parallel programming, multi-core, distributed computing and
performance optimization.
The position involves numerical linear algebra (dense, sparse, direct, and
iterative methods), numerical analysis and scientific programming. Proven
experience with C and Fortran 77, parallel programming with experience with
the use of high-performance architectures and algorithms as well as
performance optimization are required. Knowledge of C++ and/or Fortran95 is
a plus.
Excellent oral and written communication skills are mandatory. A willingness
to participate in a highly diverse, multi-disciplinary environment is also
essential. Degree requirements: (1) Ph.D. in Computer Sciences or related
area with demonstrable background in numerical mathematics, in particular
linear system solving and eigenvalue calculations; or (2) M.S. in Computer
Sciences and 3-5 years relevant research or work experience.
Inquiries should be directed to: http://icl.cs.utk.edu/employment/job.html
Regards,
Jack
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From: Peter Moore <pmoore@smu.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:46:58 -0500
Subject: Position at SMU
Applications are invited for one tenure-track assistant professor
position, to begin in the fall semester of 2008. Applicants must have
a Ph.D., provide evidence of outstanding research, and have a strong
commitment to teaching at all levels. While preference will be given
to applicants in computational mathematics, applicants in all areas of
applied mathematics are encouraged. The Department of Mathematics
offers an active doctoral program in computational and applied
mathematics. 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 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 December 7, 2007, 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. 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: Dan_Stefanica@baruch.cuny.edu
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:38:42 -0400
Subject: Positions in Financial mathematics, Baruch College, City Univ of New York
Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure track position(s)
Department of Mathematics, Baruch College, City University of New York
The department of mathematics at Baruch College invites applications for
one or more tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor positions, depending
upon qualifications, beginning September 2008. In addition to strong
undergraduate teaching skills, the applicant is expected to participate in
the Financial Engineering Masters Program at Baruch College.
More information about our small, but elite MFE program can be found at
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/math/masters.html
A Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or related field is required
along with a demonstrated commitment to research. First priority will be
given to applicants whose research area is in Numerical Analysis. We will
also consider applicants whose research is in one or more of the following
areas: mathematical finance, probability, or partial differential
equations.
Baruch College is one of the City University of New York's senior colleges,
housing the Zicklin School of Business, the Weissman School of Arts and
Sciences, and the School of Public Affairs. It has approximately 15,000
undergraduate and graduate students in its three schools, and is an
AA/EO/IRCA/ADA employer. Send an AMS cover sheet, curriculum vitae, at
least three letters of reference, at most two reprints/preprints, and short
statements describing approach to teaching and research plans to:
Mathematics Search Committee
Baruch College - CUNY
Box B6-230, One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010
There is no closing date for applications; however, review of applications
will begin on December 1, 2007.
For more information on these positions, send email to
dan_stefanica@baruch.cuny.edu
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From: Nick Higham <Nick.Higham@manchester.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:09:15 +0100
Subject: RCUK 5-year Fellowships at the University of Manchester
The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of
Manchester is advertising two RCUK Fellowships in the areas of
Complexity, Modelling and Computation for the 21st Century.
These are prestigious 5-year positions with limited teaching and administration
responsibilities, leading to a permanent academic position.
I encourage applications in scientific computing.
Further details can be found at
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/academic/vacancy/index.htm?ref=125880
and informal enquiries can be directed to me.
Closing date: 30/11/2007.
---Nick Higham
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From: "C. T. Kelley" <tim_kelley@ncsu.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:06:19 -0400
Subject: Another tenure-track position at NC State University
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics
Applications are invited for one tenure track assistant professorship
beginning Fall 2008. We are seeking an exceptionally well-qualified
individual with research interests compatible with those in the department.
All areas of pure and applied mathematics will be considered. Candidates
must have a PhD in the mathematical sciences, an outstanding research
program, a commitment to effective teaching at the undergraduate and
graduate levels and demonstrated potential for excellence in both research
and teaching. She or he will likely have had successful post-doctoral
experience. The Department of Mathematics has strong research programs
in both pure and applied mathematics. Many members of the department
participate in interdisciplinary programs and research groups on campus and
in the broader Research Triangle community. More information about the
department can be found at http://www.math.ncsu.edu.
To submit your application materials, go to www.mathjobs.org/jobs/ncsu.
Include a vita, at least three letters of recommendation, and a
description of current and planned research.
You will then be given instructions to go to
http://jobs.ncsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=77885
and complete a Faculty Profile for the position.
Write to math-jobs@math.ncsu.edu for questions concerning this position.
NC State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Employer. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to
sexual orientation. The College of Physical and Mathematical sciences
welcomes the opportunity to work with candidates to
identify suitable employment opportunities for spouses or partners.
Applications received by December 15, 2007 will be given priority.
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From: Margery Ishmael <marge@cs.uchicago.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:00:12 -0500
Subject: Job posting - University of Chicago
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago
invites applications from exceptionally qualified candidates in all
areas of Computer Science for faculty positions at the ranks of
Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor.
The University of Chicago has the highest standards for scholarship
and faculty quality, and encourages collaboration across disciplines.
The Chicago metropolitan area provides a diverse and exciting
environment. The local economy is vigorous, with international
stature in banking, trade, commerce, manufacturing, and
transportation, while the cultural scene includes diverse cultures,
vibrant theater, world-renowned symphony, opera, jazz, and blues.
The University is located in Hyde Park, a pleasant Chicago
neighborhood on the Lake Michigan shore.
Please send applications or nominations to:
Professor Stuart A. Kurtz, Chairman
Department of Computer Science
The University of Chicago
1100 E. 58th Street, Ryerson Hall
Chicago, IL. 60637-1581
or to: apply-077714@mailman.cs.uchicago.edu (attachments can be in
pdf, postscript, or Word).
Complete applications consist of (a) a curriculum vitae, including a
list of publications, (b) forward-looking research and teaching
statements. Complete applications for Assistant Professor and
Instructor positions also require (c) three letters of
recommendation, sent to
recommend-077714@mailman.cs.uchicago.edu or to the above postal
address, including one that addresses teaching ability. Applicants
must have completed, or will soon complete, a doctorate degree. We
will begin screening applications on December 15, 2007. Screening
will continue until all available positions are filled. The
University of Chicago is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.
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From: AstridRmer <astrid.roemer@univie.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:45:59 -0400
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions in harmonic analysis at University of Vienna
The European Center of Time-Frequency Analysis (at NuHAG, Faculty of
Mathematics, University of Vienna), funded by a Marie Curie Excellence Grant
FP6-517154 (2005-2009), anticipates one or two postdoctoral positions for the
second half of its activities. We are searching for excellent candidates in
the field of applied or computational harmonic analysis, joining for one up
to two years. NuHAG is especially looking for qualified female candidates.
Starting date: January 2008. The position is open until it is filled by a
suitable candidate.
The University of Vienna, and especially NuHAG, is offering a vivid
and inspiring research envirnoment (see http://www.nuhag.eu/), with
about 10 active researchers in the field of time-frequency analysis
(local staff, PostDocs, projectcoworkers) and a comparable number of
PhD students. Candidates are asked to contact Hans G. Feichtinger
(hans.feichtinger@univie.ac.at) but also to register at the NuHAG
web-site http://www.univie.ac.at/nuhag-php/registration/ as "PostDoc",
providing their standard personal informations (including CV +
publication list).
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From: Sven Leyffer <leyffer@mcs.anl.gov>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:26:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Argonne Postdoc Position
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National
Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for a postdoctoral
position focusing on the development of optimal active thermochemical
tables. Active thermochemical tables are a novel paradigm that provides
scientists with internally consistent thermochemistry at an unprecedented
scale of reliability and accuracy. The successful candidate will work as
part of a multidisciplinary research team involving chemists and
computational scientists at Argonne. The project team will develop robust
solvers and novel optimization models for the underlying data-fitting
problem. The appointment will be in the MCS Division, which has strong
programs in scientific computing, software tools, and computational
mathematics. Candidates should have a background in one or more of the
following: numerical analysis, optimization, linear algebra, scientific
computing, and Fortran or C. Experience with the development of nonlinear
and integer optimization techniques is a plus.
A detailed job description and application requirements are available at
http://www.anl.gov/jobsearch/detail.jsp?userreqid=312520+MCS&lsBrowse=POSTDOC
Questions can be addressed to Sven Leyffer <leyffer@mcs.anl.gov>.
A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our
workforce.
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From: "C. T. Kelley" <tim_kelley@ncsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:50:27 -0400
Subject: Posdoc position at NCSU: Electronic Structure Calculations
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University expects to
make a postdoctoral appointment in the area of electronic structure
computations
on the next generation of high-performance computers. We seek candidates
with
experience in at least one of multi-level methods for linear and nonlinear
equations or eigenvalue problems, or DFT methods for electronic structure
computations on high-performance computing platforms.
To submit your application materials, go to
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/ncsu.
Include a Cover letter, curriculum vita, a brief description of
research interests and three letters of recommendation. You will
then be given instructions to go to
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=78465
and complete a Faculty Profile for the position. Write to
C. T. Kelley at tim_kelley@ncsu.edu for inquiries concerning this position.
AA/EEO In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual
orientation. Effective April 1, 2007 final candidates for employment
will be subject to criminal and sex offender background checks. The
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences welcomes the opportunity
to work with candidates to identify suitable employment for spouses
or partners. Applications will be received until the position is filled.
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From: Sarah Lee <slee@ices.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:22:54 -0400
Subject: ICES Postdoctoral Fellowship at UT Austin - Fall 2008
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at the
University of Texas at Austin is now accepting applications for
Postdoctoral Fellow positions for the academic year beginning in the
fall of 2008. The ICES Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers one-year
fellowship awards for exceptional computational scientists,
mathematicians, and engineers who have recently completed doctoral
studies in areas relevant to research conducted at the Institute.
Fellowship stipends are $60,000 per year. In addition, fellows receive
UT employee benefits and relocation expenses. U.S. citizens are
especially sought, but foreign scholars may also be considered.
Applications must be received by January 4, 2007.
For further details, please refer to:
http://www.ices.utexas.edu/programs/postdocs
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From: James Nagy <nagy@mathcs.emory.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:06:21 -0400
Subject: Postdoc Postions, Emory University Computational and Life Sciences
Emory Computational and Life Sciences
Independent Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Computational and Life Sciences Strategic Initiative (CLS)
at Emory University explores new scientific frontiers at the
interface of computation, synthetic sciences and systems biology.
CLS encompasses three broad focus areas: Computational Science
and Informatics (modeling, simulation, and information-based
knowledge discovery), Synthetic Sciences (synthetic biology,
chemical biology, biomaterials science, and bio-nanoscience),
and Systems Biology (exploration of living systems across multiple
scales via high-throughput quantitative methods).
Emory seeks the best and brightest young scholars for a
prestigious appointment, the CLS Independent Career Development
Postdoctoral Fellowship. These will be three-year appointments
with unparalleled independence and generous resources.
The fellowship starts at $50,000 per year and includes up
to $25,000 in discretionary research funds depending on the
area of investigation.
Form more information, see:
http://cls.emory.edu/CLS%20Postdoc%20Ad.pdf
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From: Vincent Heuveline <vincent.heuveline@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:48:25 +0200
Subject: Research assistant/Ph.D. student position at KIT
The Universität Karlsruhe (TH) and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe are
joining forces to form the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and
are integrating their research activities both structurally and
strategically. Within the framework of the Excellence Initiative
several new research groups are established.
The shared research group
"New frontiers in High Performance Computing
exploiting Multicore and Coprocessor Technology"
addresses innovative research topics dedicated to the deployment of
multicore and coprocessor technology in high performance computing and
numerical simulation. Multicore and coprocessor technologies
currently represent the main development stream for compute server
architectures in high performance computing. A primary challenge
relies on the ability to exploit the extreme computing power
associated to multicore architectures for highly CPU time-consuming
applications in scientific computing.
The shared research group consists of a group leader (junior
professor) and two research assistants. It is funded as part of the
cooperation between KIT and the company of Hewlett Packard (HP).
For this shared research group the position of a
Research assistant / Ph.D. student (E13 TV-L)
at the Steinbuch Centre for Computing is to be filled for a period of
four years at the earliest possible date. Ideal candidates have
- very good academic records
- completed masters or equivalent degree in applied mathematics or
computer science
- experience in numerical simulation
- interest in conducting Ph.D. research in an interdisciplinary area at
the interface of
scientific computing and computer architecture
- interest in a close cooperation with the industrial partner HP
- very good proficiency in English
To increase the number of women involved in science and technology,
female applicants are specifically encouraged. Handicapped applicants
will have higher preference in case of equal qualifications.
Applications should comprise a letter of motivation, a CV,
undergraduate and graduate transcripts and any other information that
prove a high academic aptitude. If available please include contact
information of references and test scores (such as TOEFL). Please send
your application (preferably by email using PDF) to the following
address:
Prof. Dr. Vincent Heuveline
Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
Steinbuch Centre for Computing, Rechenzentrum
Zirkel 2
76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
Email: heuveline@kit.edu
Closing date for receiving the applications is: 30.11.2007.
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From: "LAI, Choi-Hong" <C.H.Lai@gre.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:19:25 +0100
Subject: Contents, Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology, v.1-3
Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology
Multi-Science Publishing
ISSN 1748-3018
http://www.multi-science.co.uk/jact.htm
http://cms-stu-iis.gre.ac.uk/lc01/editorial%5Foffice/jact/table_of_contents/index.html
Volume 1 · Number 3 · Sept 2007
Numerical simulation of incompressible flow problems using an
unstructured staggered mesh method
Mehmet Shala, Koulis A. Pericleous and Mayur K. Patel ............. 273
Numerical computation of subsonic oscillatory airforce coefficients for
wing-winglet configurations
C.W. Cheung ....................................................... 303
The acoustic resonance of rectangular and cylindrical cavities
A. Rona ........................................................... 329
Fractional differential analysis for texture of digital image
PU Yi-fei ......................................................... 357
Two pass improved encoding and its parallel processing for fractal
image compression
Ghim-Hwee Ong and Kin-Wah Eugene Ching ............................ 381
A true virtualized infrastructure for grid computing
Raihan Ur Rasool and Guo Qingping ................................. 409
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From: Nilima Nigam <nigam@math.mcgill.ca>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:08:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Resurgence of numerical analysis poetry
Dear colleagues,
Inspired by last week's poetic submissions by Tim Davis and
M.Bartholomew-Biggs, I invite the readers of NA-Digest to submit entries
to the Numerical Analysis Haiku project, begun by Paul Tupper and me in
2001.
To liven up matters, I hereby announce the First Numerical Analysis Haiku
Prize, to be awarded in February 2008. The entry needs to be a poem in
the Japanese lyric form, having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and
five syllables,traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.
The requirement that a season be mentioned is relaxed. Entries need to
reach me by Jan 15. 2008.
The lucky winner will receive prize monies equivalent to the price of
their favorite pizza in their place of residence.
To see past entries: http://www.ima.umn.edu/~nigam/NAHP.html
To submit your entry, and obtain contest rules, please email me at
nigam@math.mcgill.ca.
-Nilima Nigam, McGill.
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From: Tim Davis <davis@cise.ufl.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:22:30 -0400
Subject: numerical haiku
Haiku is a form of non-rhyming Japanese poetry whose form in
English often consists of 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, typically with a
pause in the middle to split a comparison or contrast. Classical Haiku
invokes Nature or one of the Seasons. So for this week's NA Digest,
where it's still Summer here in Florida, enjoy a numerically resonant
high-Q:
Floating in number,
result of add off by eps :
bit of summer err.
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