Today's Editor:
David S. Bindel
Cornell University
bindel@cornell.edu
Today's Topics:
2025 Babuska Prize awarded
Software Release, PhysioBlocks – Simulation of dynamical physiological systems
Software Release, pyMOR 2025.2
Spring School on Numerical Approximation of Waves, Karlsruhe, March 23-27, 2026
Midwest Numerical Analysis Day at University of Notre Dame, April 2026
Call for Abstracts, ILAS 2026, Deadline January 31 2026
Call for submissions, 6th International Conference on Computational Finance, Oxford, September 2026
Faculty Positions in Mathematics — IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi
Postdoc position in HPC for space weather applications, Umeå Univ., Sweden
Postdoc position on scientific data compression, CU Boulder, USA
Postdoc position in mixed/reduced precision computing at ALCF, USA
Postdoc: Hybrid SciML–NWP for Canadian Arctic Weather Forecasts at SFU, Canada
Up to two post-doctoral positions in numerical methods for PDEs at University of Montpellier, France
11 PhD positions at SISSA, Trieste, Italy
2 DAAD Graduate School Scholarships for Computational and Data Science at KIT, Germany
University Assistant without doctorate (m/f/d) - Algebra and/or Algebraic geometry
Contents, J Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, 54 (2)
Contents, AIMS New Article: FMF Vol. 8, Art. 1
See this issue of NA Digest on the web at:
https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/na-digest-html/26/v26n3.html
Submissions, FAQs, and archives:
https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/
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From: Karel Segeth segeth@math.cas.cz
Date: January 13, 2026
Subject: 2025 Babuska Prize awarded
In December 2025, the Czech Society for Mechanics and the Union of
Czech Mathematicians and Physicists awarded for the thirty-second time
the I. Babuska Prize for the best work in computational mechanics and
computational mathematics submitted by students and young
scientists. The Prize was established in 1994 by an outstanding Czech
mathematician, Ivo Babuska (1926- -2023), who worked mostly in the
United States.
The Prize winner for 2025 is Dr Tereza Vankova from the Faculty of
Applied Sciences of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. The work
honored is her PhD thesis Thermo-elastoplastic-damage material model
to simulate the behaviour of a hybrid fabric composite material with a
thermoplastic matrix.
The second position and a diploma of honor belong to Dr Petr David
from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical
University in Prague, who presented his PhD thesis Topology
optimization of truss structures.
The third position was awarded to Dr Radim Dvorak, who was awarded a
diploma of honor for his PhD thesis Development of innovative and
robust numerical methods for modelling of high-velocity impact
problems defended at the Faculty of Transportation Science of the
Czech Technical University in Prague.
Further diplomas of honor were delivered to MS and BS theses. The
first position in this category was taken by Natasa Joskova from the
Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in
Prague. The second was Radim Rondos from the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering of the Brno Technical University, and the third position
belongs to Dominik I. Exner from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
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From: Dominique Chapelle dominique.chapelle@inria.fr
Date: January 16, 2026
Subject: Software Release, PhysioBlocks – Simulation of dynamical physiological systems
I am very pleased to announce the initial opensource release of the
PhysioBlocks Python library:
https://github.com/physioblocks/physioblocks/
PhysioBlocks is designed to simulate the dynamics of physiological
systems (in particular cardiovascular systems) represented by block
diagrams, in order to provide built-in modularity. Accordingly, a
system is represented by a network of modules (blocks) connected by
nodes in which they share physical quantities (degrees of freedom) and
exchange fluxes. The user can easily create a new network by combining
existing blocks. At a more advanced level, new custom blocks can be
defined.
The library is distributed under the LGPL license, and the initial
distribution focuses on providing building blocks associated with
lumped-parameter (a.k.a. 0D) models of the cardiovascular system. In
particular, the 0D cardiac model that has been formulated and
elaborated on at Inria for over a decade is included in this
distribution.
There is also a companion paper available here (preprint):
https://hal.science/hal-05436182
This software development was performed in the ANANKE team (Inria and
École Polytechnique, within the CMAP lab, lead developer Colin Drieu),
and funded by the MediTwin project coordinated by Dassault Systèmes:
https://www.3ds.com/science/meditwin
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From: Stephan Rave stephan.rave@uni-muenster.de
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: Software Release, pyMOR 2025.2
We are proud to announce the release of pyMOR 2025.2!
The main new features are:
- improved support for data-driven model order reduction using ML
methods such as artificial neural networks or the Vectorial Kernel
Orthogonal Greedy Algorithm (VKOGA)
- support for saddle-point problems (Stokes equations), including
supremizer enrichment and least-squares Petrov-Galerkin (LSPG)
reductors
- Q-DEIM algorithm for empirical interpolation
- bindings for the FEniCSx PDE solver library
Read the full release notes at
https://docs.pymor.org/2025-2-0/release_notes/all.html
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From: Roland Maier roland.maier@kit.edu
Date: January 09, 2026
Subject: Spring School on Numerical Approximation of Waves, Karlsruhe, March 23-27, 2026
From March 23 to March 27, 2026, we will host a spring school on
'Numerical Approximation of Waves - Multiple Scales and High
Frequencies' at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. The school
is sponsored by the CRC 1173 "Wave Phenomena".
The focus of the school is the numerical approximation of complex wave
propagation phenomena in heterogeneous and high-frequency contexts.
Application examples range from classical scattering problems to wave
propagation in metamaterials. These types of problems present
significant challenges to standard discretization methods, as they
often necessitate extremely fine meshes to produce meaningful
approximations. The school will present strategies for reliable
simulations at a feasible computational cost using problem-specific
discretization techniques.
Lectures will be given by
- Martin Averseng (University of Angers)
- Euan Spence (University of Bath)
- Barbara Verfürth (University of Bonn)
Registration is free, but mandatory (deadline: January 31). Please visit:
https://www.waves.kit.edu/springschool2026.php
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From: Guosheng Fu gfu@nd.edu
Date: January 13, 2026
Subject: Midwest Numerical Analysis Day at University of Notre Dame, April 2026
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are pleased to invite you to the 2026 Midwest Numerical Analysis
Day, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, to be held on April
11–12, 2026.
Registration details and additional information are available on the
conference website:
https://sites.nd.edu/mnaday2026/
Travel support is available for early career researchers (graduate
students, postdocs). The deadline for travel support applications and
contributed talk submissions is March 27, 2026.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free
to contact us at mwnaday2026@nd.edu. We look forward to welcoming you
to Notre Dame.
On behalf of the local organizing committee,
Guosheng Fu
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From: Steffen Werner steffen.werner@vt.edu
Date: January 13, 2026
Subject: Call for Abstracts, ILAS 2026, Deadline January 31 2026
The abstract submission is now available for the 27th Conference of
the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS 2026) at Virginia
Tech in Blacksburg, VA, USA. You can send your contribution until
January 31, 2025, to one of the 39 minisymposia sessions or as a
contributed talk. For more information and the submission
guidelines, follow this link to the official Call for Abstracts:
https://ilas2026.math.vt.edu/submissions.html#section-abscall
Or directly to the conference system:
https://indico.math.vt.edu/event/2/abstracts
We are looking forward to many great contributions.
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From: Christoph Reisinger christoph.reisinger@maths.ox.ac.uk
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: Call for submissions, 6th International Conference on Computational Finance, Oxford, September 2026
The 6th International Conference on Computational Finance will be held
at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 1-4 September 2026. It is organised
jointly by the Mathematical and Computational Finance Group at
Oxford's Mathematical Institute and the Oxford Man Institute of
Quantitative Finance.
For detailed and up-to-date information:
https://iccf26.web.ox.ac.uk/
We invite submission of proposals for mini-symposia and individual
talks:
https://iccf26.exordo.com/
Key dates:
15 April: Submission closing
30 April: Acceptance decisions
31 May: Registration deadline
Plenary Speakers: Jean-Francois Chassagneux (ENSAE Paris), Katia
Colaneri (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Christa Cuchiero
(University of Vienna), Lukas Gonon (University of St Gallen), Peter
Jaeckel (Independent), Kees Oosterlee (Utrecht University), Nadia
Oudjane (EDF), Yufei Zhang (Imperial College London)
The International Conference on Computational Finance is a biennial
series of meetings devoted to computational methods in
finance. Starting in 2014, previous conferences were held in
Greenwich, Lisbon, A Coruna, Wuppertal, and Amsterdam. The ICCF has
become a focal point for the academic and industry community. It
offers access to the cutting edge of computational finance research,
networking opportunities, and the possibility to submit papers to
special journal issues.
For all enquiries, please contact iccf26@maths.ox.ac.uk.
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From: IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi fac_recruit@iitdabudhabi.ac.ae
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: Faculty Positions in Mathematics — IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi
IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi invites applications for Assistant Professor
faculty position in Mathematics. The successful candidates will
deliver high-quality teaching, actively engage in interdisciplinary
research, and contribute to institution- building.
Areas of interest in Mathematics include Applied Mathematics;
Computational Mathematics; Scientific Computing; Probability,
Stochastic Processes and Statistics, Graph Theory Outstanding
candidates in all areas of Mathematics are encouraged to apply.
About IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi: IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi, the flagship
international campus of IIT Delhi, ranked among the world’s top 30 in
Engineering & Technology (QS 2025) is building a world-class STEM
university focused on research, innovation, and societal
impact. Faculty joining now will shape new programs, develop
cutting-edge research infrastructure, and benefit from robust
institutional support and seed funding. The campus offers unmatched
professional growth, career mobility, and access to global industry
and research networks.
Why Join IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi?
• Be part of a prestigious and rapidly growing institution with a
strong commitment to research and academic excellence
• Enjoy attractive, tax-free compensation and benefits package; Access
to internal seed funding and institutional support for conducting
world-class research
• Opportunity to design and work in state-of-the-art research
laboratories
• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
• Relocation and onboarding assistance, including travel assistance,
visa facilitation and temporary accommodation to ensure a smooth
transition
Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics or related areas from a reputed
institution
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Mathematics from a reputed
institution
• For Assistant Professor positions, we typically seek candidates with
some post-doctoral experience. However, recent doctoral graduates
may also be considered if they have an exceptional academic record
View Detailed Qualifications here: IITD-AD/2026/Recruit01
How to Apply: Interested candidates to submit cover letter, curriculum
vitae (CV), research statement, teaching statement, top five
representative publications and contact details of three referees
Submit your application on the IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi Portal. For any
queries, regarding application submission, please contact
fac_recruit@iitdabudhabi.ac.ae
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From: Maria Hamrin hamrin@space.umu.se
Date: January 15, 2026
Subject: Postdoc position in HPC for space weather applications, Umeå Univ., Sweden
The Department of Physics at Umeå University, Sweden, offers a
postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in high-performance computing (HPC)
for space weather applications.
To enable the future development of powerful space weather forecast
models, we must first improve our understanding of the rapidly varying
currents in the ionosphere and the mechanisms by which they generate
geoelectric fields and geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in the
ground and in human infrastructure.
In this project, we will develop efficient HPC algorithms for
analyzing ionospheric data from radar systems such as EISCAT_3D and
from the Kiruna ALIS_4D Auroral Large Imaging System. We will also
develop efficient HPC algorithm for modeling and identifying
geoelectric fields and identifying GIC hotspots in Sweden.
Last day to apply is 19th of February, 2026. Starting date is 1st of
April, 2026, or by agreement.
For more information about the position and how to apply, please
visit:
https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/postdoctoral-scholarship-2-years-in-high-performance-computing-for-space-weather-applications_889936/
For further information contact the Principal Investigator of the
project, Associate professor Maria Hamrin, maria.hamrin@space.umu.se
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From: Alireza Doostan doostan@colorado.edu
Date: January 09, 2026
Subject: Postdoc position on scientific data compression, CU Boulder, USA
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position available
immediately in the Applied Mathematics and Smead Aerospace Engineering
Sciences departments at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The
appointee will conduct fundamental research in broad areas of
large-scale PDE data compression using advanced techniques from
machine learning, PDE discretization, model reduction, and scientific
computing. The postdoc will be co-advised by Profs. Stephen Becker
(Applied Math) and Alireza Doostan (Aerospace).
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in areas related to applied mathematics
and computational sciences or engineering. Preference will be given to
candidates with computational skills and expertise in one or more
areas including but not limited to randomized linear algebra, deep
learning, model reduction, and online optimization strategies.
For any questions or submitting an application, please contact
Prof. Stephen Becker (stephen.becker@colorado.edu) or Prof. Doostan
(doostan@colorado.edu).
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From: Longfei Gao longfei.gao@anl.gov
Date: January 09, 2026
Subject: Postdoc position in mixed/reduced precision computing at ALCF, USA
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) invites applications
for a postdoctoral appointment on the subject of mixed/reduced
precision computing on modern hardware. Duration of the appointment is
one year initially and renewable for up to three years. This position
is open to international candidates with flexible start date. For more
information and application, interested candidates may visit the full
job posting at
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4328190827/
or search for Requisition 421528 at
https://argonne.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Argonne_Careers .
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From: Steven Ruuth sruuth@sfu.ca
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: Postdoc: Hybrid SciML–NWP for Canadian Arctic Weather Forecasts at SFU, Canada
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department
of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University (SFU), to work on hybrid
scientific machine learning and numerical weather prediction (NWP), in
collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), with
a focus on the Canadian Arctic.
This project aims to fuse traditional numerical methods with machine
learning techniques such as operator learning and active learning to
enhance predictive capabilities in regions where traditional weather
prediction performs poorly. This position is part of a larger,
multi-institutional initiative on hybrid ML–NWP across
Canada. Accurate forecasts in the Canadian Arctic are critical for the
safety, food security, and resilience of Inuit Nunangat communities.
Applicants should hold a PhD (by the start date) in mathematics,
applied mathematics, computer science, atmospheric science, physics,
or a closely related discipline, with a strong research record in
SciML, numerical PDEs, NWP, or related areas, and strong scientific
computing skills (e.g., Python and modern ML frameworks). SFU will
nominate the selected candidate for a Canada Impact+ Research Training
Award (Postdoctoral), subject to eligibility and internal
selection. These awards are valued at $70,000 per year for two years;
nominees must be currently studying or working abroad and cannot have
a current affiliation with a Canadian institution.
The appointment is for up to two years (12 months, renewable for a
second year), with a flexible start date of July 1, 2026 or September
1, 2026. Applicants should apply via MathJobs at:
https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27974.
Applications received by January 31, 2026 will receive full
consideration. For inquiries, please contact Ben Adcock
(ben_adcock@sfu.ca) or Steven Ruuth (steven_ruuth@sfu.ca).
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From: Daniele Di Pietro daniele.di-pietro@umontpellier.fr
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: Up to two post-doctoral positions in numerical methods for PDEs at University of Montpellier, France
Up to two post-doctoral positions in numerical methods for PDEs are currently
open at University of Montpellier (duration: 1 year renewable up to 2 times):
* Postdoctoral Researcher in Scientific Computing and High-Performance
Computing (HPC) within ERC NEMESIS project,
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/396699
* Post doctoral position in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing – ERC
NEMESIS, https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/379330
Applications containing a CV (including the list of publications) and a
motivation letter should be sent to
Daniele Di Pietro (daniele.di-pietro@umontpellier.fr)
Jérôme Droniou (jerome.droniou@umontpellier.fr)
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From: Andrea Cangiani andrea.cangiani@sissa.it
Date: January 10, 2026
Subject: 11 PhD positions at SISSA, Trieste, Italy
The call for applications for PhD fellowships in Mathematical Analysis,
Modelling and Applications at SISSA is now open.
SISSA is an internationally recognized PhD school of excellence, providing
rigorous doctoral training and fostering high-level research within a vibrant and
diverse academic community. The programme is characterized by close
interaction with faculty, a strong international research environment, and
opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The full call is available here:
https://www.sissa.it/bandi/ammissione-ai-corsi-di-phd-della-sissa-lanno-accademico-202627-admission-sissa-phd-courses
Deadline: 25 January 2026.
A description of the PhD programme can be found here:
https://www.math.sissa.it/content/mathematical-analysis-modelling-and-applications-0
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From: Angela Hühnerfuß angela.huehnerfuss@kit.edu
Date: January 12, 2026
Subject: 2 DAAD Graduate School Scholarships for Computational and Data Science at KIT, Germany
KIT Graduate School Computational and Data Science (KCDS) is now looking for
2 Doctoral Researchers (f/m/d) in Computational and Data Science at KIT
https://www.kcds.kit.edu/72.php
Application deadline: January 31, 2026
We are offering two DAAD Graduate School Scholarships for candidates
with residency outside of Germany in the last 15 months, so especially
for international candidates!
The interdisciplinary projects offered are:
01 Estimation of short-term extremes in air pollution and their
drivers (Supervisors H. Andersen, J. Cermak, V. Fasen-Hartmann)
02 Developing Dynamic Digital Twins of the Human Heart (Supervisors
A. Loewe, S. Krumscheid)
Be sure to forward this to potential candidates/friends/colleagues
from all over the globe! Thanks in advance for your support.
Kind regards
Angela Hühnerfuß
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From: Cristina Nicolae cristina.nicolae@uni-graz.at
Date: January 09, 2026
Subject: University Assistant without doctorate (m/f/d) - Algebra and/or Algebraic geometry
More information:
https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/ba0dbd30-cd3c-6b97-811f-694292d67e64
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From: Journal of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory jnaat@ictp.acad.ro
Date: January 16, 2026
Subject: Contents, J Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, 54 (2)
Volume 54, Number 2, December 2025.
Founded in 1972, edited and published by the Romanian Academy.
https://ictp.acad.ro/jnaat/journal
Two step Steffensen-type methods with or without memory for
nondifferentiable equations, I.K. Argyros, G. Deep
A working set algorithm for support vector regression problems,
S. Azib, B. Brahmi
A Stancu type extension of the Campiti-Metafune operator, T. Cătinaș
A simplified homotopy perturbation method for solving nonlinear
ill-posed operator equations in Hilbert spaces, S.K. Dixit
Reconstruction inversion formulas for the Laguerre Gabor transform,
K. Hleili, M. Hleili
Modified adaptive quadrature by expansion for Laplace and Helmholtz
layer potentials in 2D, H. Majidian
Efficient global optimization of multivariate functions with unknown
Holder constants via alpha-dense curves, N. Sahnoune, D. Guettal,
M. Rahal
On the coordinate system-dependence of the accuracy of symplectic
numerical methods, D.M. Takács, T. Fülöp
Power series for the half width of the Voigt function, rederived,
J. Wuttke
Laurent operator-based representation of discrete solutions in the
Newmark scheme with non-homogeneous terms, E. Zafati
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From: Charley Denton cdenton@aimsciences.org
Date: January 13, 2026
Subject: Contents, AIMS New Article: FMF Vol. 8, Art. 1
Frontiers of Mathematical Finance
Volume: 8, Art. 1
March 2026
https://www.aimsciences.org/FMF/article/2026/8/0
Physical returns in a pricing world: Towards forward-looking market risk measures
Jan De Spiegeleer, Ruben Kerkhofs, Wim Schoutens and Gregory van Kruijsdijk
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