krj@csri.toronto.edu (Ken Jackson) (12/20/87)
NA Digest Friday, December 18, 1987 Volume 87 : Issue 84 This weeks Editor: Cleve Moler Today's Topics: NATO Advanced Study Institute Job Opportunity at Thinking Machines Applied Math Position at West Virginia U. Positions at Arizona State "Hols" Domain Decomposition Conference Season's Greetings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 87 16:44:20 EST From: Gene Golub <golub@golubsun.cs.umd.edu> To: NA@score.stanford.edu Subject: NATO Advanced Study Institute NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE Numerical Linear Algebra, Digital Signal Processing and Parallel Processing August 1 -12 Leuven , Belgium The Advanced Study Institute (ASI) is intended to gather experts from *numerical linear algebra *digital signal processing *parallel algorithms and focus on the interconnections between these fields in order to spark new trends and ideas in an area of growing interaction. Tutorials in each of the major areas as well as "state of the art" lectures will be given. The ASI will be held over a two week period to allow ample time for lectures, discussions and interactions. All attendees are expected to stay during the entire period. Modest but convenient housing will be arranged at the Groot Begijnhof ( a restored 17th century beguinage with modern conveniences) and at the student housing park. There are sports facilities, nice walks in the park and proximity to the city of Leuven. The climate is temperate. LECTURERS include: Bellanger, Bitmead, Bjorck, Brent, Dongarra, Genin, Golub, Hammarling, Ipsen, Kailath, Luk, McWhirter, Sorensen, Vandewalle, Van Dooren. APPLICATIONS To make application to attend, contact one of the following: Danny Sorensen Paul Van Dooren Argonne Nat'l Laboratory Philips Research Laboratory Math and Computer Science Av Van Becelaere, 2, Box 8 Argonne, IL 60439 USA B-1170 Brussels, Belgium phone: 312/972-8711 phone: 02/6742258 e-mail:sorensen@anl-mcs.arpa e-mail:na.vandooren@score.stanford.edu APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FEB 1, 1988. Applicants from NATO and non-NATO countries are invited but the number of attendees is strictly limited. Notification of acceptance will be by April 15. Some limited funding for participants is available. Organizing Committee: Paul Van Dooren (Director) Gene Golub (Co-Director) Jack Dongarra Danny Sorensen Sven Hammarling Joos Vandewalle ------------------------------ To: na@score.stanford.edu Subject: Job Opportunity at Thinking Machines Date: Mon, 14 Dec 87 15:26:11 EST From: Jill Mesirov <jill@Think.COM> THINKING MACHINES CORPORATION Research and Development in Parallel Computational Methods and Scientific Software Thinking Machines Corporation designed and manufactures the Connection Machine, the first commercially available data parallel computer with a performance of several Gflops for a variety of applications and a capacity in excess of 10 Gflops for kernel functions. The Computational and Mathematical Sciences group has immediate openings for well qualified individuals with backgrounds in computer science, applied mathematics, numerical analysis, optimization, computational physics, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. Positions are available for systems programmers, application programmers, and scientists. Immediate research and development tasks range from architecture, language, and compiler related issues of particular importance for the computational sciences to numerical methods, scientific subroutine libraries, and application codes. Longer term research is directed towards representations, modeling, algorithm design, and new methods for computationally intensive problems in science and engineering. The innovative architecture of the Connection Machine and its supercomputer performance stimulates frequent interactions with customers and leading scientists. Thinking Machines Corporation is committed to being a leading force in computing and maintaining a highly qualified staff of designers, programmers, and scientists. Thinking Machines Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should send a resume in confidence to, or call: Dr. Lennart Johnsson or Dr. Jill P. Mesirov Thinking Machines Corporation 245 First St. Cambridge, MA 02142-1214 Phone: (617) 876-1111 Arpanet: johnsson@think.com or mesirov@think.com ------------------------------ Date: 15 DEC 1987 08:28:39 EST From: West Virginia University <VM0ACB%WVNVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> To: <na@score.stanford.edu> Subject: Applied Math Position at West Virginia U. - - West Virginia University Eberly Family Distinguished Professorship in Applied Mathematics - The Department of Mathematics invites applications and nominations for the Eberly Family Distinguished Professorship in Applied Mathematics. The holder of the Eberly Professorship will provide academic leadership in the department's applied mathematics program. The successful candidate must have outstanding scholarly accomplishments in applied mathematics, a record of funded research and a commitment to excellence in teaching. The department has made several junior level appointments in applied mathematics in recent years. Our research areas are in applied analysis, approximation theory, continuum mechanics, discrete mathematics, multi-phase flow, numerical analysis, and perturbation methods. WVU is located in Morgantown. It takes approximately 80 minutes to drive north to Pittsburgh and three and a half hours to drive west to Washington DC. The Morgantown area has a population of around 50,000 and the University has around 19,000 students. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and offers a great deal all year round. There are many hiking routes and skiing opportunities within 20 minutes of town. The area is relatively inexpensive and the selection of houses available is varied. A typical three bedroom house costs in the region of $80,000. Annual property taxes on such a house would be about $300. There are few traffic problems in town. Applications, nominations, or requests for information should be directed to: Dr Alphonse Baartmans Department of Mathematics West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 Enquiries by electronic mail can be sent to: na.christie@score.stanford.edu vm0acb@wvnvm.bitnet The deadline for applications and nominations is January 15, 1988. The position will be available August 16, 1988. Candidates should submit a letter of application, a current vita and the names and addresses of five references. WVU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. ------------------------------ Date: 16 December 87 11:47-MST To: NA.DIS@score.stanford.edu From: H.D.Mittelmann <aihdm@asuacad.bitnet> <na.mittelmann> Subject: Positions at Arizona State THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT AT A R I Z O N A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y has openings at all ranks for the coming year in several applied areas including COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS and APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. An advertisement appeared in the November SIAM News and in other places. This message is sent to stress again that the department also antici- pates to fill several VISITING POSITIONS. Vita and letters of recommen- dation for these positions may be sent to faculty members in the respec- tive areas or to the chair. Hans D. Mittelmann (Comp. Math.) ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1804, U.S.A. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Dec 87 18:28:18 EST From: Nancy Nichols <NANCY%NCSUMATH.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: "Hols" To: NA.DIS@score.stanford.edu Just to wish all my friends and colleagues a very happy holiday season and a very merry new year. Also to remind you all that I will be back in england for 6 months from jan. 5. Keep in touch address: smsnicho at cms.am.rdg.ac.uk Dept. of Mathematics, University of Reading, Box 220, Reading RG6 2AX UK ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Dec 87 16:52:25 PST From: Babette Dalton <babette@MATH.UCLA.EDU> To: na.dis@score.stanford.edu Subject: Domain Decomposition Conference Second International Symposium on Domain Decomposition Methods January 14-16, 1988 University of California, Los Angeles Preliminary Program, as of December 15, 1987 (speakers of multi-authored papers are listed first) For further information, please contact Elaine Barth at: Mathematics Dept., University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1555. Phone: (213) 825-1148 Thursday, January 14 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.: Registration -- Campus Location: Louis Factor Building 8:15 - 8:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: Petter Bjorstad, University Bergen, Norway. ``Substructure Algorithms and Grid Refinement Algorithms for 4th Order Elliptic Problems" 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: Tony Chan, UCLA. ``Operator-Adaptive Domain Decomposition Preconditioners for 4th Order Problems" 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.: Joseph E. Pasciak, Brookhaven Nat'l Lab., J. Bramble, A. Schatz, Cornell U. ``Two Domain Decomposition Methods for Stokes Equations" 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. -- Break 10:20 - 10:50 a.m.: Gerald Hedstrom, F.A. Howes, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab. ``A Domain Decomposition Method for a Convection Diffusion Equation with Turning Points" 10:50 - 11:20 a.m.: Garry Rodrigue, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab. ``A Domain Decomposition Technique for Boundary Problem" 11:20 - 11:30 a.m. -- Break 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.: Milo R. Dorr, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab. ``Domain Decomposition via Lagrange Multipliers" 11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.: D.J. Evans, U. of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, U.K. ``Some New Domain Decomposition Strategies for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations" 12:10 - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: V. Agoshkov, USSR Academy of Science. ``The Domain Decomposition Methods in the Boundary Value Problems of Oceanology" 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Torsten Berglind, A. Rizzi, FFA, Bromma, Sweden. ``Multi- Block Euler Method Using Patched Grids" 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Akin Ecer, J.T. Spyropoulos, Purdue U., Indianapolis IN ``Block-Stuctured Solution of Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations" 3:30 - 4:00 -- Break 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.: D.E. Keyes, Yale U. ``Domain Decomposition for Nonsymmetric Systems of Equations: Examples from Computational Fluid Dynamics" 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.: Gerard Meurant, Centre d'Etudes de Limeil, France. ``Domain Decomposition Methods for Unsymmetric Problems" 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.: W. Proskurowski, USC . ``Remarks on Spectral Equivalency of Certain Discrete Operators" Friday, January 15: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: M. Dryja, U. of Warsaw, Poland; O. Widlund, NYU. ``An Additive Schwarz Method for Elliptic Problems on Regions Divided into Many Subregions" 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: P.L. Lions, U. de Paris-Dauphine. ``On the Schwarz Alternating Method and Variants" 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.: Wei-Pei Tang, U. of Waterloo, Canada. ``Template Operators and Communication Free Domain Decomposition" 10:00 - 10:20 -- Break 10:20 - 10:50 a.m.: Chris Anderson, UCLA. ``Domain Decomposition Techniques and the Solution of Laplace's Equation in Infinite Domains" 10:50 - 11:20 a.m.: A. Matsokin, Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. ``The Methods of Fictitious Components and of Domain Decomposition" 11:20 - 11:30 a.m. -- Break 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.: Zhiqiang Cai, S. McCormick, U. of Colorado. ``Computational Complexity of the Schwarz Alternating Procedure" 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: H.C. Ku, R.S. Hirsh, T.D. Taylor, A.P. Rosenberg, The Johns Hopkins U., MD. ``A Domain Decomposition Approach for the Computation of Incompressible Flow by the Pseudospectral Matrix Element Method" 12:20 - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Michelle Macaraeg, Y. Hussaini, NASA Langley. ``A Spectral Multi-Domain Technique for High Speed Chemically Reacting Flows". 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Anthony T. Patera, P. Fischer, E. M. Ronquist, MIT, Cambridge ``Fast Spectral Element Solvers" 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Alfio Quarteroni, U. Cattolica, Istituto di Analisi Numerica, Italy. ``Domain Decomposition Preconditioners for Spectral and Finite Element Approximations to Elliptic and Stokes Equations" 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. -- Break 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.: T. Hughes, Stanford U. Title not Available. 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.: Tayfun Tezduyar, J. Liou, T. Nguyen, S. Poole, U. of Minnesota. ``Adaptive Implicit-Explicit and Parallel Element-by-Element Factorization Schemes" 4:45 - 5:00 p.m. -- Break 5:00 - 5:20 p.m.: F.-X. Roux, P. Destuynder, Office Nat'l D'\'Etudes et de Recherches A\'erospatiales, France. ``A Parallel Algorithm for Solving the Linear Eleasticity Equations for a Composite Beam Based on a Primal Hybrid Finite Element Method" 5:20 - 5:40 p.m.: F. Coulomb, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay \& Universit\'e Pierre et Marie CURIE. ``Domain Decomposition and Mixed Finite Elements for the Diffusion Equation" 7:00 p.m. -- Banquet Saturday, January 16 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: Richard E. Ewing, U. of Wyoming-Laramie. ``Domain Decomposition Techniques for Efficient Adaptive Local Grid Refinement" 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: Steve McCormick, U. of Colorado, Denver. ``Asynchronous Fast Adaptive Composite Grid Methods (AFAC) for Solving Partial Differential Equations on Parallel Computers" 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.: Olof Widlund, Courant Institute, N.Y.; M. Dryja, U. of Warsaw, Poland. ``Iterative Refinement Methods" 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. -- Break 10:20 - 10:50 a.m.}: Harry Yserentant, U. Dortmund, W. Germany. ``The Hierarchical Basis Multigrid Method" 10:50 - 11:20 a.m.: P. Le Tallec, J.F. Bourgat, R. Glowinski, M. Vidrascu L.C.P.C., Paris. ``Variational Formulation and Conjugate Gradient Algorithm for Trace Operator in Domain Decomposition Calculations" 11:20 - 11:30 a.m. -- Break 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.: Jan Mandel, U. of Colorado, Denver. ``Theoretical Aspects of AFAC-MG (Fast Adaptive Composite Multigrid)" 11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.: Tsi-Min Shih, Tao Lu, Chin-bo Liem, Hong Kong Polytechnic. ``Parallel Algorithms for Solving Partial Differential Equations" 12:10 - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: J. Periaux, AMB/DA, France. ``The Coupling of Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations and Time Dependent Full Potential Equation for Compressible Inviscid Fluid Through Domain Decomposition" 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Mary F. Wheeler, Rice U. ``Domain Decomposition for Transient Flow Problems" 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. -- Break 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.: W.D. Gropp, Yale U. ``Domain Decomposition on Parallel Computers" 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.: Li-shan Kang, Wuhan U., China. ``Domain Decomposition and Parallel Algorithms" 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. -- Break 4:30 - 4:50 p.m.: Luigi Brochard, IBM Scientific Center, Palo Alto \& Ecole Nat'l des Ponts et Chaussees, France. ``Efficiency of Multicolor Domain Decomposition Techniques on Distributed Systems" 4:50 - 5:10 p.m.: Jocelyne Erhel, IRISA, U. de Beaulieu, France. ``Parallelization of Finite Element Methods by Domain Decomposition" 5:10 - 5:30 p.m.: M. Haghoo, W. Proskurowski, USC. ``Parallel Efficiency of a Domain Decomposition Method" ------------------------------ Date: Fri 18 Dec 87 23:04:45-PST Subject: Season's Greetings From: Cleve Moler <MOLER@Score.Stanford.EDU> Seasons's Greetings from your NA-Net crew! -- Gene, Cleve and Mark ------------------------------ End of NA Digest ************************** ------- Reposted by: -- Prof. Ken Jackson, Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4. E-mail: krj@csri.toronto.edu Phone: 416-978-7075