IPNet Digest Volume 11, Number 09 November 1, 2004 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: Conference on Applied Inverse Problems 2005 Winter School on Thermal Measurements, Inverse Techniques Conference on System Modeling and Optimization (IFIP-TC7) ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms Positions at Colorado State University Special issue: SIAM Journal Matrix Analysis and Applications Table of Contents: Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering Submissions for IPNet Digest: Mail to ipnet-digest@math.msu.edu Information about IPNet: http://www.mth.msu.edu/ipnet ----------------------------- From: Simon ARRIDGE Subject: Applied Inverse Problems 2005 Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 APPLIED INVERSE PROBLEMS 2005 Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, United Kingdom 26-30 June 2005 Second Announcement and Call for Participation Conference Website: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/aip2005/ Participation is invited for the third in the series of Applied Inverse Problems conferences to be held at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, United Kingdom 26-30 June 2005. The conference will consist of plenary speakers, minisymposia, and poster sessions. Contributed presentations are solicited in the form of posters, which will be published in the conference abstracts. [This item has been edited because it included Word/pdf documents. Please see the above website for complete information. -Ed.] ----------------------------- From: Denis Maillet Subject: Final announcement - Eurotherm Winter School: Thermal Measurements and Inverse techniques Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 The French Heat Transfer Society organizes a Winter School: Thermal Measurements and Inverse techniques: A tool for the Characterization of Multiphysical Phenomena January 16 - 21, 2005 - Aussois (french Alps) with the support of the Eurotherm Committee You will find detailed information on the following website: http://iusti.polytech.univ-mrs.fr/metti2005 Deadline for registration: December 10, 2004 This school, which will be held in English, is open to attendees (PhD students, academics, R&D engineers) from different countries of the European Community but participants from other countries are also welcome. Objectives Techniques for solving inverse problems as well as their applications are currently rapidly developing in all the different domains of physical sciences and particularly in Heat Transfer. Applied mathematicians, statisticians and signal processing specialists generally develop these techniques. Experimentalists desiring to go beyond traditional data processing techniques for estimating the parameters of a model with the maximum accuracy feel often ill-prepared in front of inverse techniques. In order to avoid biases at different levels of this kind of involved task, it seems compulsory that specialists of measurement inversion techniques, modelling techniques and experimental techniques share a wide common culture and language. These exchanges are necessary to take into account the difficulties associated to all these fields. It is in this state of mind that this school is proposed. The METTI Group (Thermal Measurements and Inverse Techniques), which is a division of the Societe Francaise de Thermique (SFT: French Heat Transfer Society), has already run two similar schools, in the Alps (Aussois) in 1995 and in the Pyrenees (Bolqu=E8re-Odeillo) in 1999. For this third edition the school is open to participants from the European Community with the support of the Eurotherm Committee. List of courses, lecturers and main topics: [This information has been deleted for reasons of article length. Please see website given above for more information. -Ed.] Workshops Workshops will be held in the Aussois Centre between 17:00 and 20:00 from Monday to Thursday. They will include an experimental and/or a numerical part. A list and a short description and available on the School website. Submitted by: Prof. Denis Maillet Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy recherche (research) : LEMTA - 2, avenue de la For=EAt de Haye - 54504 Vandoeuvre cedex - France Tel: (33) 03 83 59 56 06 (ou 07) Fax: 03 83 59 55 51 e-mail: dmaillet@ensem.inpl-nancy.fr ----------------------------- From: IFIP TC7 2005 Subject: Final call for papers, IFIP-TC7 conference Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 Dear Collegue, We would recall the deadline for submitting abstracts to the conference, which is November 1. The list of the invited sessions and updated information on the conference can be found at the address http://www.polito.it/ifip2005 The list of the plenary talks and invited sessions is pasted below. Best whishes, Luciano Pandolfi PLENARY TALKS Roger Fletcher http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/~fletcher/ Anders Forsgren "Interior point methods for nonlinear optimization" (preliminary title) http://www.math.kth.se/~andersf/ Dan M. Frangopol "Multiobjective optimization of risk-based maintenance and life-cycle cost of civil infrastructure" http://spot.colorado.edu/~frangopo/ William Hager http://www.math.ufl.edu/~hager/ Janos Mayer "On the numerical solution of stochastic optimization problems" http://www.unizh.ch/ior/Pages/Deutsch/Mitglieder/Mayer/Mayer.php Jorge Nocedal "Simulation Based Optimization" http://www.ece.northwestern.edu/~nocedal Alfio Quarteroni "Control and adaptivity in the numerical approximation of partial differential equations" http://iacs.epfl.ch/cmcs/AQ/public.htm H. Mete Soner "Stochastic optimal control in finance" (preliminary title) http://home.ku.edu.tr/~msoner Gunther Uhlmann "Electrical Impedance Tomography and Travel Time Tomography" http://www.math.washington.edu/~gunther/ Riccardo Zecchina http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~zecchina/ SPECIAL SESSIONS A.V. Balakrishnan is organizing a special session "On the Possio Equation and its Central role in AeroElasticity" J. Cagnol, M.C. Delfour, J. Sokolowski, D. Tiba, J.P. Zolesio are organizing a special session (six subsessions) on "shape analysis and optimization" (in the 100th annyversary of the thesis of D. Pompeiu). Details are here . INVITED SESSIONS "Analysis and optimization of systems modeled by Partial Differential Equations", G. Avalos, F. Bucci "Case studies in stochastic optimization" M. Gasparini, E. Riccomagno "Complementarity problems and variational inequalities", S. Scholtes "Control under communication constraints", S. Zampieri "Controllability and inverse problems for distributed parameter systems", V. Agoshkov, M. Polis, I.F. Sivergina "Geometric methods in optimal control" U. Boscain, B. Piccoli "Infinite horizon optimal control problems - Theory and applications" S. Pickenhain "Inconsistency and uncertainty resolution in distributed information systems" , N.T. Nguyen, R. Katarzyniak, J. Sobecki, K.Juszczyszyn "Inverse problems for PDE: identification of coefficients and domain. Theory and applications", S. Vessella "Large scale nonlinear optimization", H. Scolnik "Mathematical models for granular matter", P. Cardaliaguet, P. Cannarsa "Modeling and computation in finance", A. Bagchi "Modeling and optimization in liberalized markets", A. Kalliauer "Multi-Objective Optimization in Structural and Mechanical Systems", H. Furuta "Numerical Analysis of Optimization in PDEs", V. Maksimov, F. Troeltzsch "Recent advances in semi-infinite optimization", M. A. L=F3pez "Semi-infinite stochastic optimization" D. Dentcheva, A. Ruszczynski "Singular perturbations of control systems", M. Bardi, O. Alvarez "Stability in optimization and applications", D. Klatte, B. Kummer "Stochastic Optimization Methods in Engineering and Finance", K. Marti, J. Mayer, P. Kall "Stochastic simulation", A. Bagchi "Stochastic Systems and Control", E. Priola, G. Tessitore, J. Zabczyk "Well-posedness and stability in optimization and optimal control", A. Dontchev , T. Zolezzi L. Pandolfi 22nd IFIP TC 7 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization Turin, Italy, July 18-22, 2005 http://www.polito.it/ifip2005 ----------------------------- From: Kirsten Wilden Subject: ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA05) Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 Subject: ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA05) Conference Name: ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA05) Conference Program Chair: Adam Buchsbaum, AT&T Labs- Research Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Dates: January 23-25, 2005 The preliminary program and pre-registration are now available at http://www.siam.org/meetings/da05/. The pre-registration deadline is Monday, December 20. For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ----------------------------- From: Jennifer Mueller Subject: positions at Colorado State University Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 The Department of Mathematics at Colorado State University invites applications for multiple (up to four) tenure/tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank or above. The department is seeking candidates in partial differential equations, numerical analysis and scientific computation, though exceptional candidates in other areas of mathematics may be considered. The successful applicant will be expected to complement existing faculty research. Colorado State University is a partner in the Colorado grid computing initiative. All candidates must have an earned doctorate in mathematics or a closely related area at the time of appointment, and demonstrate a strong professional background preparing them for teaching and research in Mathematics. The earliest starting date for these positions is August 15, 2005. The Department has over 300 undergraduate majors and 65 graduate students, with 24 tenure-track faculty. Colorado State University has an enrollment of 25,000 students and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. More information may be obtained from the Department's Web page at http://www.math.colostate.edu . Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vita, summary of future research plans, evidence of effective teaching, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent to: Faculty Hiring Committee Department of Mathematics Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Electronic submissions are welcome and should be sent to search@math.colostate.edu Applications received by December 1, 2004 will receive full consideration, but screening will continue until the positions are filled. All files will be open for review by all faculty of the Department of Mathematics. A job description can be found at http://www.math.colostate.edu/info/jobdesc.html. Colorado State University is an EEO/AA employer (Equal Opportunity Office, 101 Student Services). Submitted by: Jennifer Mueller Office: 970.491.7417 Department of Mathematics FAX: 970.491.2161 101 Weber Building Colorado State University mueller@math.colostate.edu Fort Collins, CO 80523-1874 www.math.colostate.edu/~mueller ----------------------------- From: Jesse Barlow Subject: Special issue: SIAM Journal Matrix Analysis and Applications Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 Call for Papers Special Issue of the SIAM Journal no Matrix Analysis and Applications Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems In the last 15 years, there have been a number of advances in the accurate solution of eigenvalue problems. Well-known advances include fast and more accurate methods for solving the symmetric tridiagonal eigenproblem, more accurate methods for computing the singular value decomposition, and further understanding of the conditioning theory of the non-symmetric eigenvalue problem. To recognize these advances and to encourage further advances, we plan a special issue of SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems. This special issue is in coordination with the International Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems V held in Hagen, Germany, June 28--July 1, 2004. The participants in the workshop are strongly encouraged to submit papers to the Special Issue. Submissions from non--participants, consistent with the themes of the workshop, are welcome. The editors for this special issue will be Jesse L. Barlow, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802--6822 Ilse C.F. Ipsen, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695--8205 Beresford N. Parlett, Department of Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 Kresimir Veselic', Fernuniversit\"{a}t Hagen, Lehrgebeit Math. Physik, Postfach 940, 5800 Hagen, Germany Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue will be refereed according to standard procedures for the SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications. The deadline for submissions will be April 1, 2005. All interested should submit a cover letter and manuscript in PDF format via SIMAX's online submission site at http://simax.siam.org>http://simax.siam.org . See Author Instructions on the site if you have not yet submitted a paper through this web-based system. Note the block labeled Special Section (just under the keywords block on your submission screen) and select "Special Issue on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems" from the dropdown box. Also be sure to note in the Manuscript Comment text box at the bottom of this page that your work is intended for this Special Issue. If any questions, contact Mitch Chernoff, Publications Manager, SIAM, at chernoff@siam.org. ----------------------------- From: "jamesverebeck" Subject: IPISE Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering Dec. 2004 Vol. 12, No. 6 Table of Contents Estimations of a 2D convection heat transfer coefficient during a metallurgical "Jominy end-quench" test: comparison between two methods and experimental validation P.LE MASSON, T. LOULOU and E. ARTIOUKHINE Identifiability of heat-exchange parameters M. ROMANOVSKI Using a neural network to determine fitness in genetic design J. ZHANG and S. FARRITOR A wavelet multiscale method for the inverse problems of a two-dimensional wave equation H.S. FU and B. HAN ------- end -------