krj@csri.toronto.edu (Ken Jackson) (05/16/88)
NA Digest Sunday, May 15, 1988 Volume 88 : Issue 20 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler Today's Topics: Argonne Parallel Programming Class "Industrial Mathematics" Course in Linz LISP Matrix Inversion Routine Deadline for Tromsoe Meeting Nominations for Wilkinson Prize Hans Schneider Honored ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Levine <levine%antares@anl-mcs.arpa> Date: Mon, 9 May 88 17:09:48 CDT Subject: Argonne Parallel Programming Class Argonne National Laboratory has set up an Advanced Computing Research Facility (ACRF) for the study of parallel computing. Machines currently in the ACRF are: 8-processor Alliant FX/8 16-processor Intel iPSC-VX hypercube 20-processor Encore Multimax 24-processor Sequent Balance 21000 32-processor Intel iPSC hypercube 1024-processor Active Memory Technology DAP 16384-processor Thinking Machines CM-2 Projects at Argonne utilizing the ACRF include investigations in parallel logic programming and parallel linear algebra, the development of portable parallel programming methodologies, and studying the potential of parallel processing for large-scale scientific computing. To encourage the use of the ACRF as an international facility, Argonne is sponsoring classes to familiarize potential users with the ACRF multiprocessors and parallel programming in general. The next class will be held June 15-17, 1988. Topics to be covered include parallelizing compilers, the Monitor and Schedule packages for portable parallel programming, hypercube programming, programming the DAP, and programming the Connection Machine. A portion of the third day will be devoted to consideration of each attendee's particular project. Fortran will be emphasized as the primary programming language. This will be a hands-on class; at its completion participants will have written and run programs on each machine, and should be familiar with the ACRF environment. Those interested in the classes should contact Teri Huml Mathematics and Computer Science Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439-4844 (312) 972-7163 huml@anl-mcs.arpa There will be a $25.00 charge for this class, no financial support for attendees is available. ------------------------------ From: Heinz Engl <K310773%AEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 10 May 88 08:49:50 EDT Subject: "Industrial Mathematics" Course in Linz Postgraduate course "Industrial Mathematics" in Linz, Austria Starting in October 1988, a 4-semester postgraduate course in Industrial Mathematics will be held at the Johannes-Kepler-Universitaet in Linz, Austria. This course is held under the auspices of the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) in cooperation with other ECMI-centers ( the universities of Oxford,U.K.; Kaiserslautern, FGR; Bari and Florence, Italy; Eindhoven, Holland). The course is intended for graduates of a university education in mathematics or a closely related field like physics or electrical engineering and consists of a "core phase" (courses ranging from analytical and numerical methods for differential equations to combinatorial otpimization) common to all participating centers, a "special phase" emphasizing the specialization of the different ECMI-centers, and a "project phase", where a concrete industrial project has to be treated. Each participant has to spend one semester at one of the other participating ECMI-centers. Limited financial support is available. Direct written enquiries as soon as possible to Dr. Wolfgang Schloeglmann Institut fuer Mathematik Universitaet A-4040 Linz, Austria. By e-mail, you can obtain information from Prof. Heinz W. Engl at the University of Linz, e-mail addresses: k310773 at aearn.bitnet or na.engl at na-net.stanford.edu In any case, also include your ordinary mail address. ------------------------------ From: Jim Kelly <turing.arc.nasa.gov!kelly@icarus.riacs.edu> Date: 10 May 88 17:21:01 GMT Subject: LISP Matrix Inversion Routine Anybody have common lisp source code or a pointer to same to invert numeric matrices? Gaussian elimination with pivoting would be great, and something optimized for symmetric matrices would be ideal. Thanks, Jim Kelly kelly@pluto.arc.nasa.gov ------------------------------ From: Pat Gaffney <FSCPG%NOBERGEN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Date: Wed, 11 May 88 09:15:28 EMT Subject: Deadline for Tromsoe Meeting BERGEN SCIENTIFIC CENTRE, IBM & SIAM/SIAG on Supercomputing & ACM SIGARCH THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VECTOR AND PARALLEL COMPUTING ISSUES IN APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT JUNE 6 -- 10, 1988 in Tromsoe, Norway D E A D L I N E Some of you who are coming to the Tromsoe meeting have not yet made either your hotel reservations or your flight arrangements to Tromsoe. Please do not delay any longer. We have had a large number of NEW registrants since the last mailing and if you delay any longer you could be unlucky. ------------------------------ From: Gene Golub <golub@golubsun.cs.umd.edu> Date: Wed, 11 May 88 17:18:08 EST Subject: Nominations for Wilkinson Prize The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing As many of you know, SIAM has established the Wilkinson Prize in honor of Jim Wilkinson who contributed so much to numerical mathematics. The Prize has been given previously to Bjorn Engquist (1982) and Charles Peskin (1986). It will be given again in 1990. We would be very pleased to receive your nomination. The principle guideline is given below; the prize is $1000. Please send your nomination and a covering letter to me: na.golub@na-net.stanford.edu. The committee consists of Gene Golub (chairman), and previous winners Bjorn Engquist and Charles Peskin. Thanks for your help. Gene PRINCIPAL GUIDELINE The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing is awarded for research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award. The purpose of the prize is to stimulate younger contributors and to help them in their careers. ------------------------------ From: Richard Brualdi <brualdi@weaver.math.wisc.edu> Date: Sat, 14 May 88 16:14:04 cdt Subject: Hans Schneider Honored Hans Schneider is now the James Joseph Sylvester Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. This special professorship is in recognition of his distinquished record in research, leadership, and service. All of us who know Hans know that this honor is richly deserved. Richard A. Brualdi ------------------------------ End of NA Digest ************************** ------- Reposted by -- Kenneth R. Jackson, krj@csri.toronto.edu (csnet) Department of Computer Science, uunet!csri.toronto.edu!krj (uucp) University of Toronto, krj@csri.toronto.cdn (ean x.400) Toronto, Canada M5S 1A4 krj%csri.toronto.edu@relay.cs.net (arpa) (416) 978-7075 krj@csri.utoronto (bitnet)