IPNet Digest Volume 11, Number 08 October 1, 2004 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: Conference on PDE Methods in Computer Vision SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications Conference on Groundwater Modelling Second Edition of Inverse Problems in Vibration PhD/Postdoc positions in Reservoir Mech., Level Set Methods Faculty Position in Image Processing Faculty Position in Comp. Biomathematics, Imaging Table of Contents: Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling, Control Submissions for IPNet Digest: Mail to ipnet-digest@math.msu.edu Information about IPNet: http://www.mth.msu.edu/ipnet ----------------------------- From: Ron Kimmel Subject: Conference in Germany on PDE Methods in Computer Vision Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 Submission site is now open: The Fifth International Conference on Scale-Space and PDE Methods in Computer Vision Schloesschen Schoenburg Hofgeismar, Germany, April 7-9, 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Scale-space techniques and methods based on partial differential equations (PDEs) have become widely used tools in image processing and computer vision. They include a variety of methods such as linear scale-spaces, nonlinear diffusion filtering, geometric flows, adaptive scalable kernels, level set methods, variational techniques, and continuous- scale morphology. This conference deals with all aspects of these techniques, including - theoretical foundations (axiomatic foundations, well-posedness, differential-geometric aspects, relations to other multiscale paradigms, biological relevance), - discrete and numerical aspects (discrete theories, efficient numerical methods), - applications in image processing and computer vision (image restoration, shape analysis, grouping, segmentation, motion, stereo, registration) - applications in other fields (biomedical applications, industrial inspection, security). It is the fifth conference in a series of successful biannual meetings held in Utrecht, Corfu, Vancouver and Skye. It will take place in a little castle (Schloesschen Schoenburg) in a scenic place near the small town of Hofgeismar, Germany. The conference is sponsored by the German Pattern Recognition Society (DAGM). It is planned to publish the proceedings in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of the International Journal of Computer Vision. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts of not more than 12 pages in Springer LNCS format by October 1, 2004. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: October 1, 2004 (Friday) Submission deadline: October 7, 2004 (Thursday) Notification of authors: November 22, 2004 Reduced conference fee deadline: December 6, 2004 Camera-ready papers: December 15, 2004 Conference: April 7-9, 2005: GENERAL CO-CHAIRS: Ron Kimmel (Technion, Haifa, Israel) Nir Sochen (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) Joachim Weickert (Saarland University, Germany) INVITED SPEAKERS Peter Basser (NIH, Bethesda, USA) Achi Brandt (Weizmann, Rehovot, Israel) Michael Unser (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland) For more details, see http://www.scalespace.org/ [Originally submitted to NA-Net -Ed.] ----------------------------- From: Kirsten Wilden Subject: SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:42:51 -0400 Conference Name: Sixth SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications, being held jointly with the 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana Dates: July 11-14, 2005 Invited Plenary Speakers Marie Csete, Emory University Mrdjan Jankovic, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering (Joint Plenary Speaker with the 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting) Naomi Leonard, Princeton University William Levine, University of Maryland, College Park William McEneaney, University of California, San Diego Igor Mezic, University of California, Santa Barbara Thaleia Zariphopoulou, University of Texas, Austin Invited Topical Speaker Matthias Heinkenschloss, Rice University (Joint Topical Speaker with the 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting) The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct05/ **Deadlines** Minisymposium proposals: December 10, 2004 Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: January 7, 2005 For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ----------------------------- From: "IGWMC" Subject: ModelCARE 2005 Papers Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 This is to remind you that the deadline for abstract submission for ModelCARE2005 is coming up soon. ModelCARE2005 is the follow up of the successful ModelCARE2002 conference in Prague, and is entitled: "Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, From Uncertainty to Decision Making" The conference will be held in The Hague (Scheveningen), the Netherlands, June 6-9, 2005 Abstracts are due by October 15, 2004 For more information and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION, please see the conference web site at http://modelcare2005.nitg.tno.nl Please feel free to forward this message to your colleagues. We look forward to seeing you there! Eileen Poeter ----------------------------- From: "Graham Gladwell" Subject: Second Edition of Inverse Problems in Vibration Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 Inverse Problems in Vibration, Second Edition, By Graham M.L.Gladwell, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Book Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications 119 In the first, 1986, edition of this book, inverse problems in vibration were interpreted strictly: problems concerning the reconstruction of a unique, undamped vibrating system, of a specified type, from specified vibratory behaviour, particularly specified natural frequencies and/or natural mode shapes. In this new edition the scope of the book has been widened to include topics such as isospectral systems- families of systems which all exhibit some specified behaviour; applications of the concept of Toda flow; new, non-classical approaches to inverse Sturm-Liouville problems; qualitative properties of the modes of some finite element models; damage identification. With its emphasis on analysis, on qualitative results, rather than on computation, the book will appeal to researchers in vibration theory, matrix analysis, differential and integral equations, non-destructive testing, modal analysis, vibration isolation, etc. Hard Cover 2004, 458 pp. ISBN 1-4020-2670-6 GBP 73.00, US$116.00 Pre- publication Offer GBP 52.00, US$83.00 Valid until Dec 14 2004 In the Americas Order from Springer, Order Dept., P.O.Box 2485, Secaucus, NJ 07096-2485, USA 1-201-348-4505, toll Free 1-800-SPRINGER (1-800-777-4643), orders@springer-ny.com , www.springeronline.com Elsewhere: order Dept, P.O.Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands 31-78-657-6474, Toll Free 31-78-657-6050 orderdept@wkap.nl , www.wkap.nl Submitted by: Graham Gladwell ----------------------------- From: Xue-Cheng Tai Subject: PhD/Postdoc positions in reservoir mechanics, level set methods Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 Research fellowships at the Center for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR), University of Bergen, Norway -- 2 PhD and 1 postdoc positions. At the faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen there are three vacant research fellowships in reservoir mechanics. The fellows will work on the project: "Efficient reservoir characterization and production optimization using the augmented Lagrangian and level set methods". The objectives of this project are: Develop new and more efficient numerical methodology for reservoir characterization and production optimization. This will be achieved by extending the augmented Lagrangian approach for constrained optimization to flow equations describing multiphase flow in reservoirs and apply this approach to 1. Identify reservoir properties (permeability and porosity) in every grid cell in the model conditioned to prior geological knowledge and dynamic data (production data and 4D seismic data). 2. Incorporate level set techniques for identifying geologic facies (regions with equal or approximately equal properties) from dynamic data. 3. Increase areal sweep by optimal allocation of available water handling capacity between individual wells or well segments (smart wells). 4. Further improvement of the optimization algorithms by incorporating and testing multiscale, multigrid and domain decomposition techniques. For more information contact Professor Sigurd Ivar Aanonsen, sigurd.aanonsen@cipr.uib.no, or Professor Xue-Cheng Tai, tai@mi.uib.no. Application deadline: September 27th 2004. For more details, see web pages: http://melding.uib.no/doc/Ledige_stillinger/1094212849.html and http://melding.uib.no/doc/Ledige_stillinger/1094212567.html. Submitted by: Dr Xue-Cheng Tai Professor of Mathematics http://www.mi.uib.no/~tai Depart of Math, Univ of Bergen, Johannes Brunsgate 12,Bergen,N-5008, Norway. Fax:47-55589672, Phone: 47-55584868(CIPR), 55582819(MI). [Note: Professor Tai indicates that applications may be submitted for a short while after the September 27th deadline. -Ed.] ----------------------------- From: Yves Lucet Subject: Faculty Position in Image Processing, Univ. of British Columbia Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 Several new positions are now being published for the University of British Columbia new Okanagan campus. The full list of positions is at http://www.okanagan.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/prospective/recruitment/index.html There is one position in optimization and image processing. Read the description at http://www.okanagan.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/prospective/recruitment/h3_optimization.html These positions are part of the creation of the new campus, which results from the separation of the Okanagan University College into two new institutions: UBC Okanagan and the new Okanagan College. See the web page for details on how to apply. I will gladly answer any question related to the optimization and image processing position. Yves Lucet, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Okanagan University College, North Kelowna Campus (250) 762-5445 ext 7534 Office SCI 112 [Originally submitted to NA-Net -Ed.] ----------------------------- From: Bruce Long Subject: Faculty Position in Computational Biomathematics, Imaging Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COMPUTATIONAL BIOMATHEMATICIAN The Department of Mathematics and Statistics (http://math.asu.edu) at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank in computational biomathematics commencing Fall 2005. All candidates must have an earned doctoral degree in mathematics, computer science, or a closely related area by August 16, 2005, and have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research. Candidates must have research strengths and experience in applying scientific computing/computational mathematics to biological disciplines, for example, molecular or structural biology, nanomedicine, genetics, disease studies, or imaging. Preference will be given to candidates who have relevant post-doctoral experience. The individual selected for this position will be expected to establish an extramurally funded research program. The successful candidate will join thriving groups in computational mathematics and mathematical biology. The applicant will be expected to be an active participant in the graduate program in Mathematics, in particular in the Computational Biosciences program (http://www.asu.edu/compbiosci) on the ASU campus. Departmental facilities include networked clusters of high-end workstations, several graphics computers, and access to the University's central computing facilities. Arizona State University, a Research 1 institution, is rapidly developing a national and international profile in computational biosciences and biotechnology, in addition to the cross-disciplinary Computational Biosciences program. ASU recently founded the Biodesign Institute (http://www.biodesign.org) and has close ties to the expanding genomics community of local Phoenix, including the Translational Genomics Institute (TGen) and the International Genomics Consortium. Applicants must send i) a curriculum vitae, ii) a personal statement addressing their research agenda, iii) a statement of teaching philosophy, iv) an AMS cover sheet (http://www.ams.org/coversheet/), and v) must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Computational Biomathematics Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arizona State University PO Box 871804 Tempe, AZ 85287-1804 Review of the applications will begin on December 1, 2004; if not filled, weekly thereafter or until the search is closed. AA/EOE [Originally submitted to NA-Net -Ed.] ----------------------------- From: Romas Baronas Subject: Table of Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control 2004 Volume 9, Number 3 Table of Contents A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php Computational Modelling of a Sensor Based on an Array of Enzyme Microreactors R. Baronas, F. Ivanauskas, J. Kulys, M. Sapagovas The Optimization Process of Elimination Sediment from the Pipe by Impact Load V. Dorosevas, V. Volkovas Article title: Voronoi Analysis of a Soccer Game S. Kim Macrokinetic Model of Catalase Electrode with Biphasic Enzyme Inhibition K. Kriauciunas, J. Kulys Finite Difference Solution Methods for a System of the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations A. Kurtinaitis, F. Ivanauskas Space-Time Recovery of Arbitrarily Shaped Wave-Packets by Means of Three Dimensional Imaging Technique A. Matijosius, R. Piskarskas, E. Gaizauskas, A. Dubietis, P. Di Trapani Information Transmission Concept Based Model of Wave Propagation in Discrete Excitable Media S. Raudys Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, an official journal of the Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts (LANA), welcomes contributions from the international community. For a paper submission, please refer to http://www.lana.lt/journal Dr. Romas Baronas, Journal Secretary, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control ------- end -------