krj@csri.toronto.edu (Ken Jackson) (02/29/88)
NA Digest Saturday, February 27, 1988 Volume 88 : Issue 9 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler Today's Topics: Happy Birthday, Gene Workshop at Berkeley's MSRI Short Term ARO Contracts Ardent Computer Announces New Machine ------------------------ From: All of Us on the NA-Net <na@na-net.stanford.edu> Date: Monday, February 29, 1988. Subject: Happy Birthday, Gene Gene is one of that elite (one in 1461) who remain young more easily than the rest of us - measuring age by the number of birthdays passed. On Monday Gene Golub will celebrate a real birthday. We wish him many happy returns of that occasion. Oscar Buneman and all of NA-Net. ------------------------ From: Paul Concus <concus@lbl-csam.arpa> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 88 09:16:00 PST Subject: Workshop at Berkeley's MSRI Workshop on Differential Geometry, Calculus of Variations, and Computer Graphics May 23-25, 1988 at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Berkeley, California The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute will host a three-day workshop on differential geometry, calculus of variations, and computer graphics, to be held May 23-25, 1988. The organizing committee consists of Paul Concus (chairman), Robert Finn, David Hoffman, and Alvy Ray Smith. The workshop is intended to bring together mathematicians, computer scientists, and physical scientists to encourage the interaction of mathematics and computer graphics. Emphasis will be on (i) mathematical areas, such as the classical theory of equilibrium surfaces of prescribed mean curvature, in which computer graphics visualization of sur- faces can play an important role and on (ii) computer graph- ics areas in which there arise geometric problems of sub- stantial mathematical interest. The mathematical sciences community is cordially invited to attend. There are no fees or application forms. Additional, more detailed information will be sent to per- sons indicating a desire to come to the workshop. Limited funding is available to provide partial support for those wishing to participate. New and recent Ph.D.'s are encouraged to apply. Requests for financial support should be received by March 15, 1988 and should be accompanied by some information (such as a vita and/or bibliography). Shortly after March 15 there will be a mailing for prospec- tive participants, which will include hotel information and whatever program information is available at that time. Address inquiries to: DGCVCG Workshop Committee, Mathemati- cal Sciences Research Institute, 1000 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720. Funding for the workshop is provided by the National Science Foundation through MSRI, with addi- tional support provided by the Department of Energy through Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. ------------------------ From: Arthur Wouk <wouk@BRL.ARPA> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 88 13:21:12 EST Organization: Army Research Office,919-549-0641 To: na@patience.Stanford.EDU Subject: Short Term ARO Contracts The Army Research Office will be offering a small number of of summer contracts in the amount of $20,000 this year. These are called SHORT TERM INNOVATIVE RESEARCH contracts and an announce- ment should appear in the Commerce Business Daily in the next few weeks. Mathematical Topics of interest this year are: 1: Nonlinear Methods for Modeling and Analysis of Phase Transi- tions and Defect Structure formation 2. Statistical Models and Analysis for Spatial Processes 3. Algorithmic Approaches Based on Methods of Algebraic and Dif- ferential Geometry for Data Fitting, Solid Modeling and Motion Planning 4. Novel Approaches to Robust and Adaptive Control 5. Analytical/Computational Approaches to Continuum Modeling of Composites and Other Novel Materials 6. Efficient Procedures for Semi-Parametric Statistical Pro- cedures and Resampling Plans 7. Mathematical Development of New Constructs in Symbolic Compu- tation Based on Methods of Nonlinear Algebra 8. Novel Approaches to Control of Discrete Event and Hybrid Dynamical Systems For detailed information as to how to apply either read Commerce Business Daily or call 919-549-0641 Ext. 321 or 257, and ask to speak to the Secretary of the Mathematical Sciences Division. ------------------------ From: Cleve Moler <na.moler@na-net.stanford.edu> Date: Sat Feb 27 08:30:13 PST 1988 Subject: Ardent Computer Announces New Machine Ardent Computer (we changed our name from Dana Computer) will be officially announcing its new machine at a press conference in San Francisco on Tuesay. We call it the Titan and classify it as a "Graphics Supercomputer". It combines the computational power of a small supercomputer with the high speed, interactive graphics of a large workstation. Our 100-by-100 LINPACK Benchmark performance is 6.4 Megaflops on one processor. The list prices begin at $79,000. I won't abuse my NA-Net privileges any further. If you would like more details, please let me know. If you give me an old-fashioned mailing address, I'll have some material sent to you. --Cleve Moler na.moler@na-net.stanford.edu Ardent Computer 880 West Maude Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-732-0400 ---------------------------------------------- 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)