IPNet Digest Volume 9, Number 10 October 31, 2002 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: New book: Computational Methods for Inverse Problems Lectures on Inverse Problems in Financial Modeling SIAM Conference: Applied Linear Algebra International Conference: Wavelets and Applications PhD Assistantship in Computational Math / Inverse Problems Tenure-track position at UMBC Special Issues: Linear Algebra and Its Applications Submissions for IPNet Digest: Mail to ipnet-digest@math.msu.edu Information about IPNet: http://www.mth.msu.edu/ipnet Mail to ipnet-request@math.msu.edu ----------------------------- From: ipowner@math.msu.edu Subject: New book: Computational Methods for Inverse Problems Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 New Book: Computational Methods for Inverse Problems, by Curtis R. Vogel In the SIAM series: Frontiers in Applied Mathematics Inverse problems arise in a number of important practical applications, ranging from biomedical imaging to seismic prospecting. This book provides the reader with a basic understanding of both the underlying mathematics and the computational methods used to solve inverse problems. It also addresses specialized topics like image reconstruction, parameter identification, total variation methods, nonnegativity constraints, and regularization parameter selection methods. Because inverse problems typically involve the estimation of certain quantities based on indirect measurements, the estimation process is often ill-posed. Regularization methods, which have been developed to deal with this ill-posedness, are carefully explained in the early chapters of Computational Methods for Inverse Problems. The book also integrates mathematical and statistical theory with applications and practical computational methods, including topics like maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian estimation. Several web-based resources are available to make this monograph interactive, including a collection of MATLAB m-files used to generate many of the examples and figures. These resources enable readers to conduct their own computational experiments in order to gain insight. They also provide templates for the implementation of regularization methods and numerical solution techniques for other inverse problems. Moreover, they include some realistic test problems to be used to further develop and test various numerical methods. Audience Computational Methods for Inverse Problems is intended for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences who may encounter inverse problems in their work. Contents Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Analytical Tools; Chapter 3: Numerical Optimization Tools; Chapter 4: Statistical Estimation Theory; Chapter 5: Image Deblurring; Chapter 6: Parameter Identification; Chapter 7: Regularization Parameter Selection Methods; Chapter 8: Total Variation Regularization; Chapter 9: Nonnegativity Constraints; Bibliography; Index. 2002 / xvi + 183 pages / Hardcover / ISBN 0-89871-507-5 List Price $56.00 / SIAM Member Price $39.20 / Order Code FR23 ----------------------------- From: frontieres.finance@laposte.net Subject: Lectures on Inverse Problems in Financial Modeling Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 The Center for Applied Statistics and Economics at Humboldt University, Berlin will host a series of lectures on Inverse Problems in Financial Modeling by : Rama CONT ( CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique, France) 5 - 7 February 2003 For details: http://ise.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/~blaskow/seminarfeb03.htm ----------------------------- From: Darrell Ross Subject: SIAM Conference: Applied Linear Algebra Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 The Eighth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra is now accepting submissions for participation! About the Conference The Eighth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra is the latest in a successful series of meetings that began in Raleigh more than 20 years ago. The meeting is being organized in cooperation with the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS) and covers a wide and inclusive range of topics in applied and core linear algebra, as well as applications, both emerging and established. Meeting Themes Meeting themes include, but are not limited to: Core Linear Algebra: * Indefinite inner products * Matrix inequalities * Kronecker products * Symbolic computations * Graphs and matrices Numerical Linear Algebra: * Large-scale eigenvalue problems * Optimization * Polynomial eigenvalue problems * Foundations of computational mathematics * Lattice QCD calculations Linear Algebra and its applications in: * Information retrieval * Computational biomedicine * Dynamical systems * Quantum information * Systems and control * Image processing For details please visit: http://www.siam.org/meetings/la03/ Deadlines for submissions are... Deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals: 12/16/02 Deadline for submission of minisymposium speakers' abstracts: 1/13/03 Deadline for submission of contributed abstracts for posters or lectures: 1/13/03 Submitted by: Darrell Ross SIAM, Conference Program Manager Conference Web Master ----------------------------- From: jpli2222 Subject: International Conference: Wavelets and Applications Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 The 3rd International Conference on Wavelet Analysis and Its Applications (ICWAA¡¯03) will be held in Chongqing, the People¡¯s Republic of China on May 29-31, 2003. This conference will bring together researchers, as well as people and organizations interested in wavelet theory and its applications, to exchange ideas and report progress in this important and exciting area of research and development. Please visit the website of ICWAA¡¯03 below for details: http://www.hqgc.net/icc2003/ http://www.hqgc.net/icwaa2003/ Chongqing, a well-known mountainous city, is located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in southwest China. It has become the fourth municipality under the Central Government since 1997. It has jurisdiction over 42 districts, municipalities and counties and covers an area of 82 square kilometer, with a population of 30.02 million. Chongqing is an attractive tourist city. There are world-famous Dazu Stone carvings in the west and Three Gorges of Yangtze River in the east. Please feel free to contact us if you have any problem. We are looking forward to seeing you in Chongqing! Yuan Y. Tang General Chair, the ICWAA¡¯03 Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University Email: yytang@comp.hkbu.edu.hk Jian Ping Li Chair, the Program Committee of ICWAA¡¯03 Professor, Logistical Engineering University Email: jpli2222@sina.com, jpli2222@yahoo.com ----------------------------- From: Luc Gilles Subject: PhD Assistantship in Computational Math (incl. Inverse Problems) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 A full-time graduate research assistantship in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University, Michigan, is available starting Fall 2002, to do a PhD under supervision of Pr.L.Gilles on Analysis, Modeling Tools and Simulation of Advanced Control Algorithms for Adaptive Optics on Future Giant Telescopes. Work will be in close collaboration with Dr. B.Ellerbroek, Gemini observatory (Hawaii) and Pr. C.Vogel, Dpt. of Mathematics, Montana State University. Some level of collaboration with Pr. Dekany (Astro, Caltech) and LLNL is also expected. Applicants should have a master in Adaptive Optics, Control, Computational Mathematics (multiscale algorithms, inverse problems, optimization) or related field. Applications by email to Pr. L.Gilles, lgilles@mtu.edu. ---US citizens or permanent residents--- are strongly encouraged to apply for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, DEADLINE NOV. 7 2002!!! (www.orau.org/nsf/nsffel.htm) Submitted by: Pr. Luc Gilles Michigan Technological University Dpt. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 Ph : (906) - 487 2513 Fax: (906) - 487 2949 http://www.ece.mtu.edu/ee/faculty/lgilles/ ----------------------------- From: "Thomas I. Seidman" Subject: Tenure-track position at UMBC Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mathematical Sciences at the rank of Assistant Professor, starting in the Fall of 2003, pending funding availability. For further information about UMBC and the Department, please access the department's web site at http://www.math.umbc.edu The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field, have an active, independent research program, strong potential for obtaining external funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to conduct interdisciplinary research, as well as those able to interact with existing groups in the Department. [Current research areas represented in the Department include differential equations, numerical analysis, optimization, systems theory, stochastic processes, and mathematical modeling.] Applicants should send a vita and a summary of their current research program, and have three letters of reference sent to: Mathematics Recruitment Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250. Screening of applicants will commence December 1, 2002, and will continue until the position is filled. Submitted by: Prof. Thomas I. Seidman UMBC --- Dept. Math/Stat http://www.math.umbc.edu/~seidman Baltimore, MD 21250 (1-410)-455-2438 [FAX: -1066] ----------------------------- From: Hans Schneider Subject: Special Issues: Linear Algebra and Its Applications Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS Special issue on Positivity in Linear Algebra Call for papers Positivity in linear algebra arises in many different forms and flavors. It includes the study of matrices with nonnegative entries (Perron-Frobenius theory), matrices with positive principle minors (P-matrices, positive definite matrices, totally positive matrices), as well as linear maps with characteristics that generalize or combine these notions of positivity (e.g., positive operators, cone preserving maps). The applications of positivity as a linear algebraic notion are indeed numerous, ranging from the physical and social sciences to other mathematical areas like graph theory, optimization, stochastic processes, statistics, dynamical systems and numerical analysis. The benefit is mutual as many advances in these areas are being achieved with the aid of linear algebra and its notions of positivity, which in turn are enriched by ideas, challenges and goals for the future. For this special issue, we are looking for papers that primarily advance knowledge about positivity in linear algebra and the associated matrix classes, or that extend the reach of their theory in applications and in other mathematical fields. Areas and topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Entrywise positive (nonnegative) matrices. M-matrices and their inverses. Eventually nonnegative matrices. Positive (semi-)definite matrices. Totally positive (nonnegative) matrices. P-matrices. Cone preserving maps. Positive stability. Generalizations of the above in the context of operator theory and matrix functions. All papers submitted must meet the publication standards of Linear Algebra and its Applications and will be refereed in the usual way. They should be submitted to one of the special editors of this issue listed below by 31 August 2003. Shaun Fallat Judith McDonald Department of Mathematics Mathematics Department University of Regina Washington State University Regina, Saskatchewan Pullman, WA 99164-3113 Canada S4S 0A2 U.S.A. sfallat@math.uregina.ca jmcdonald@math.wsu.edu Juan Pena Michael Tsatsomeros Departamento de Matematica Aplicada Mathematics Department Universidad de Zaragoza Washington State University Edificio de Matematicas Pullman, WA 99164-3113 50009 Zaragosa, Spain U.S.A. jmpena@posta.unizar.es tsat@math.wsu.edu LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS Special Issue in honor of Graciano de Oliveira Linear Algebra and its Applications is pleased to announce a special issue in honor of Professor Graciano de Oliveira in recognition of his many important contributions to linear algebra and his influential role in the development of linear algebra, especially in Portugal, and on the occasion of his retirement from the Universidade de Coimbra. The deadline for submisson of papers is October 1, 2003. We solicit papers for the special issue within the scope of LAA or research interests of Graciano de Oliveira. Papers for submission should be sent to any of the five special editors, and will be subject to normal refereeing procedures according to LAA standards: Jose Dias da Silva Centro de Algebra de Universidade de Lisboa Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2 1699 Lisboa Code, Portugal perdigao@fc.ul.pt Eduardo Marques de Sa Departmento de Mathematica Apt. 3008, Universidade de Coimbra 3000 Coimbra, Portugal emsa@mat.uc.pt Russell Merris Department of Mathematics California State University, Hayward Hayward, CA 94542 merris@csuhayward.edu Joao Queiro Departmento de Mathematica Apt. 3008, Universidade de Coimbra 3000 Coimbra, Portugal jfqueiro@mat.uc.pt Fernando Silva Centro de Algebra de Universidade de Lisboa Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2 1699 Lisboa Code, Portugal fcsilva@fc.ul.pt Submitted by: Hans Schneider Mathematics Department Van Vleck Hall University of Wisconsin 480 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706-1313 USA Email: hans@math.wisc.edu Office Phone: 608-262-1402 WWW: http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans Math Dept Phone: 608-263-3054 ------- end -------