Subject: NA Digest, V. 18, # 4 NA Digest Sunday, January 28, 2018 Volume 18 : Issue 4
Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs dmdu...@sandia.gov Today's Topics: Fundamentals and Practice of Finite Elements, France, Apr 2018 Intel eXtreme Performance Users Group, Saudi Arabia, Apr 2018 Abstract deadline extended, REC2018, UK, Jul 2018 Domain Decomposition Methods, Canada, Jul 2018 Large Scale Computational Physics (LSCP), Australia, Jul 2018 Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, Romania, Sep 2018 Department Chair Position, UMass Lowell Research Engineer Position, Heterogeneous HPC, Simula, Norway Research Software Engineer Position, Mathematics, Univ of Munster Developer Position, NumPy, BIDS (UC Berkeley) Postdoc Position, Data-driven HPC, Univ of Stuttgart, Germany Postdoc Position, Geophysics and ML, Los Alamos National Laboratory Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Oxford Postdoc Position, Solvers, Sandia National Laboratories PhD Positions, Mathematics of Planet Earth Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Monique Dauge monique.da...@univ-rennes1.fr Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: Fundamentals and Practice of Finite Elements, France, Apr 2018 Spring school - Fundamentals and practice of finite elements Roscoff, France Monday, 16. to Friday, 20. April 2018 Organised and funded by the CHL (Centre Henri Lebesgue) Main Speakers and Topics: - Ricardo Nochetto (University of Maryland); Adaptive Finite Element Methods: Convergence and Optimality - Paul Houston (University of Nottingham): Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods on Polytopic Meshes - Ralf Hiptmair (ETH Zurich) Boundary Element Methods: Design, Analysis, and Implementation - Eric Luneville (ENSTA-Paristech): initiation to the finite element library XLiFE++ Details: https://www.lebesgue.fr/content/sem2018-ElFin The courses will have the post-graduate level and require some basic graduate knowledge in numerical analysis. Registration is mandatory: https://www.lebesgue.fr/content/sem2018-ElFin-registration Early registration allow to benefit from an attractive price (180 Euro) for the full accomodation (reserved for the first 50 registered people) ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Keyes david.ke...@kaust.edu.sa Date: January 28, 2018 Subject: Intel eXtreme Performance Users Group, Saudi Arabia, Apr 2018 KAUST will host the first Middle East meeting of the Intel eXtreme Performance Users Group (IXPUG), 22-25 April 2018. Alan Gara, Intel Fellow, will give the keynote address. Alex Heinecke (Intel), Adrian Tate (Cray), and Vincent Etienne (Aramco) will give invited talks. Presentations describing innovative manycore computing work are solicited. Authors of the best scored abstracts will be selected for 30-minute presentations; opportunities will also be offered for lightning talks to lead off the poster session. A panel and tutorials round out the program. See https://www.ixpug.org/ixpug-kaust-spring-conference-2018 for evolving details. Special themes include: (1) Applications in Energy and Environment, (2) Convergence of Large-scale Simulation and Big Data Analytics, (3) Co-design for Exascale: Architecture, Algorithms & Applications, and (4) From Bulk-synchronous to Dynamic Task-based Algorithm Design. The IXPUG is a community-led forum for sharing industry best practices, techniques, and tools for maximizing efficiency on Intel platforms and products. KAUST is an international, graduate research institution addressing challenges to sustainability in energy, water, food, and the environment through interdisciplinary research and education. Located on the shores of the Red Sea north of Jeddah, KAUST offers world-class research and residential facilities. The first 50 participants to register from abroad are guaranteed accommodation at the on-campus KAUST Inn. Participants may also choose the Bay La Sun Hotel in the shoreline community at the King Abdullah Economic City, with daily bus transport provided. The KAUST campus offers stunning recreational opportunities amidst a live-work-play cosmopolitan community of over 100 nations. Participants from abroad will be invited on a tour of old Jeddah and a Red Sea sunset cruise, along with on-campus scientific and cultural activities. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Marco de Angelis marco.de-ange...@liverpool.ac.uk Date: January 23, 2018 Subject: Abstract deadline extended, REC2018, UK, Jul 2018 The 8th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing (REC2018), July 16-18, 2018, University of Liverpool, UK The deadline for submitting an abstract to REC2018 has been extended to 14 February. Please note that submission of full papers is only one month after that. Submit here: http://rec2018.uk/index.php?uri=call ------------------------------------------------------- From: Ronald Haynes rhay...@mun.ca Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: Domain Decomposition Methods, Canada, Jul 2018 The 25th International Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods (DD25) will be held at Memorial University, in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada from July 23 to 27, 2018. The conference will be proceeded by a one day short course on the theory and practice of domain decomposition methods, suitable for beginning graduate students, on Sunday July 22, 2018. We have extended the minisymposium proposal deadline to February 15, 2018. Proposals for minisymposia, should be sent directly to the email address d...@mun.ca . Submissions should take the form of a plain text email, with the title and a brief description of the subject matter and timeliness of the minisymposium. Please indicate the number of speakers expected in your minisymposium, including a (tentative) list of speakers with titles/topics, if possible. The abstract and title submission system will go live shortly after decisions are made on the minisymposia proposals. The registration system for the meeting is now open, participants can now register at the url https://tinyurl.com/yd3ecrao The early registration deadline is April 15, 2018. Potential participants are asked to fill out a quick (anonymous) google form now, to help us make local arrangements for the meeting: https://goo.gl/forms/6PkxlWESDYxhGgo32 For more information, visit the conference website, http://dd25.math.mun.ca, or email d...@mun.ca ------------------------------------------------------- From: ELISE DE DONCKER elise.dedonc...@wmich.edu Date: January 28, 2018 Subject: Large Scale Computational Physics (LSCP), Australia, Jul 2018 This is an invitation for contributions for the Workshop on Large Scale Computational Physics (LSCP), to be held with ICCSA 2018, July 2-5, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia; see http://www.iccsa.org LSCP focuses on symbolic and numerical methods and simulations, algorithms and tools (software and hardware) for developing and running large-scale computations in physical sciences. Special attention goes to parallelism, scalability, high numerical precision, and green computing for computational physics. System architectures are also of interest as long as they support physics related calculations, such as: massively parallel systems, GPUs, many-integrated-cores, distributed (cluster, grid/cloud) computing, and hybrid systems. Topics are chosen from areas including: theoretical physics, plasma physics, condensed matter physics, chemical physics, molecular dynamics, bio-physical system modeling, material science/engineering, nanotechnology, fluid dynamics, complex and turbulent systems, climate modeling. Themes: Parallelism/Scalability, High numerical precision, Green computing Paper submission: Deadline: February 28, 2018 Format: 10-16 pages in LNCS format, see the ICCSA Conference Instructions-for-authors and LNCS format for detailed information. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Teodora Catinas tcati...@math.ubbcluj.ro Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, Romania, Sep 2018 On behalf of the Department of Mathematics from Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes - Bolyai University we are pleased to invite you to attend the International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory (NAAT 2018) that will take place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 6th - 9th, 2018. http://math.ubbcluj.ro/naat2018/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Min Hyung Cho minhyung_...@uml.edu Date: January 23, 2018 Subject: Department Chair Position, UMass Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell invites applications for the position of Professor and Chair in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. We seek a dynamic and visionary individual to enrich and strengthen our current educational, research and service programs. The successful applicant should have an outstanding record of publication and funded research which meets the requirements for appointment as a tenured Full Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She/he is expected to develop and maintain externally funded research programs and, as leader of the department, to contribute to the overall growth and quality of its programs. We expect the successful applicant to demonstrate interpersonal skills that will foster the development of department faculty and students and enhance the visibility of Mathematical Sciences both internally and externally. In addition, we are seeking a chair interested in establishing interdepartmental and intercollegiate collaborations. Responsibilities of the successful applicant include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, pursuing a program of original research and publication, obtaining extramural research funds, supervising undergraduate and graduate student research, and providing leadership and departmental oversight. In addition, the successful applicant is expected to: (1) Have an earned doctorate in mathematics, (2) Have a record of teaching, scholarship and grants that merits appointment to department chair at the level of full professor, (3) Pursue scholarly research that complements current faculty research in pure and applied mathematics and/or statistics, (4) Promote collaborative research, as appropriate, with colleagues in the other science and engineering departments, (5) Design and lead new curricular and programmatic initiatives at the university level, (6) Provide leadership for the development of a PhD program in Mathematics, (7) Work with a diverse group of students, faculty and staff, (8) Promote the expansion of partnerships with other departments across the university to provide innovative and integrated educational experiences for all UMass Lowell students, (9) Develop and maintain externally funded research programs and contribute to the overall growth of department programs, (10) Foster the development of department faculty and students and enhance the visibility of Mathematical Sciences both internally and externally, (11) Manage course scheduling, budgeting, hiring and evaluation of faculty, and assessment of programs Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close once an adequate number of qualified applications is received. Interested applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, teaching philosophy and research statement. Names and email addresses of three references are required during the application process. The references will be notified and should upload recommendation letters. Only recommendation letters that are uploaded to the system by the referee will be accepted. Emailed or hardcopy letters will not be accepted. http://explorejobs.uml.edu/lowell/en-us/job/493810/professor-and-chair-of-the- department-of-mathematical-sciences#.Wmdru9Rk0QI.email ------------------------------------------------------- From: Are Magnus Bruaset a...@simula.no Date: January 25, 2018 Subject: Research Engineer Position, Heterogeneous HPC, Simula, Norway Simula Research Laboratory located near Oslo, Norway will develop and host the national research infrastructure Experimental Infrastructure for Exploration of Exascale Computing (eX3), funded by the Research Council of Norway. The eX3 cluster will have a mix of nodes ranging from many-core CPUs, via powerful GPUs, to FPGAs and processors developed specifically for machine learning purposes. These nodes will be backed by several types of state-of-the-art interconnect networks. By its experimental nature, eX3 will allow an unprecedented opportunity for conducting large-scale measurements and experiments on computational performance and network performance undisturbed by the production-oriented usage usually found in most HPC facilities. There is an open research engineer position that is dedicated to building and running this bleeding-edge, heterogeneous cluster. We are looking for that unique individual that is technically savvy with respect to HPC, networking, system administration, and software. The successful candidate must also enjoy supporting competent users and take a lead on system documentation. Simula is an equal opportunity employer, and women are particularly encouraged to apply. The complete call with details on this opportunity and instructions about the application procedure can be found at http://www.simula.no/jobs. While the application deadline is March 1, candidates will be assessed continuously. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Stephan Rave stephan.r...@uni-muenster.de Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: Research Software Engineer Position, Mathematics, Univ of Munster Applied Mathematics Munster has an open position for a postdoc / research software engineer to work on a publicly funded project regarding the sustainable development of our model order reduction library pyMOR (https://pymor.org). Main objective of the project is to establish pyMOR as an easily accessible tool for model order reduction in the wider scientific computing community and to ensure the sustainability of its further development. The work will include - the development of tools for interactive cloud-based scientific computing, - the research and implementation of methodologies for unit testing in scientific computing applications, - supporting users to adopt pyMOR for their CSE applications, in particular by extending pyMOR's existing PDE solver bindings. The work will be in close collaboration with our partners from the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg and our local computing center. The position is full-time (TV-L 13) over a period of three years. Applicants should have extensive experience with development of scientific computing codes (e.g. as part of a PhD project), knowledge of the SciPy ecosystem and a basic understanding of the finite element method. A master's degree in mathematics, computer science, natural science or engineering is a further requirement. Inquiries and applications can be addressed to stephan.r...@uni-muenster.de. Applications are possible until February 28, 2018. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jarrod Millman mill...@berkeley.edu Date: January 25, 2018 Subject: Developer Position, NumPy, BIDS (UC Berkeley) The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) is hiring scientific Python Developers to contribute to NumPy. You can read more about the new positions here: https://bids.berkeley.edu/news/bids-receives-sloan-foundation-grant-contribute-numpy- development If you enjoy collaborative work as well as the technical challenges posed by numerical computing, this is an excellent opportunity to play a fundamental role in the development of one of the most impactful libraries in the entire Python ecosystem. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Dominik Göddeke dominik.goedd...@mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de Date: January 24, 2018 Subject: Postdoc Position, Data-driven HPC, Univ of Stuttgart, Germany We welcome applications for a postdoc position (100%, initially 3 years) at the intersection of computational mathematics, HPC, and data-driven computing. The position is part of a larger project targeting the design, analysis, implementation and improvement of high-resolution imaging techniques with applications in seismic inversion and tomography. A close collaboration with interdisciplinary partners at the Stuttgart Center for Simulation Technology (SimTech), and in Marseille and Toulouse (France) is a must. Candidates should hold a university degree in the fields of mathematics, scientific computing or geophysics, followed by a doctoral degree. They should have profound knowledge of the numerical treatment of PDEs and/or inverse problems, as well as a strong expertise in HPC. Programming for GPU-based machines is a plus, as well as experience with wave equations. Social competence and good communication skills for collaborative work in and with interdisciplinary teams are essential. For more information and to apply, see http://www.mathematik.uni- stuttgart.de/opencms/opencms/fak8/ians/lehrstuhl/cmcs/postdoc.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: Youzuo Lin y...@lanl.gov Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: Postdoc Position, Geophysics and ML, Los Alamos National Laboratory The Geophysics Group (EES-17) in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has an immediate opening for a creative and resourceful postdoc candidate with strong machine learning and computational science skills. The successful candidate will develop novel computational techniques based on machine learning methods, and apply them to geophysical data set for subsurface characterization and monitoring. The term of the appointment is two years, with the option to extend to a third year depending on the performance and funding availability. Please see more details and apply here: https://lanl.jobs/los-alamos-nm/geophysics-and-computational-machine-learning- postdoc/0CC19A6DCC82445287BD081EBC2377F8/job/ In addition to applying on-line, please send a cover letter detailing qualifications and research interests, a curriculum vitae/resume, and names of three references to Youzuo Lin (y...@lanl.gov) The positions remain open until they are filled. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Per-Gunnar Martinsson martins...@maths.ox.ac.uk Date: January 25, 2018 Subject: Postdoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Oxford Applications are invited for a 3 year postdoc position in the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford. The successful candidate will conduct research on randomized methods in linear algebra within an EPSRC funded project. The research will involve both theoretical work and practical algorithmic development. The deadline to apply for this EPSRC funded position is February 28. For further details on required qualifications, and on how to apply, see: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/27668 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonathan Hu j...@sandia.gov Date: January 24, 2018 Subject: Postdoc Position, Solvers, Sandia National Laboratories The Scalable Algorithms Department at Sandia National Laboratories has an opening for the following postdoctoral position. The successful candidate will research and develop multilevel algorithms for strongly- coupled multiphysics systems, with an emphasis on approximate block factorization and Schur complement-based preconditioners. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively on a multidisciplinary research team conducting fundamental algorithmic research and development of high-performance implementations in the Trilinos solvers framework. Particular emphasis will be on algorithms that scale well to high core counts on next generation architectures. For more information or to apply, visit http://www.sandia.gov/careers and search for posting 660346. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jennifer Scott jennifer.sc...@reading.ac.uk Date: January 22, 2018 Subject: PhD Positions, Mathematics of Planet Earth The Mathematics of Planet Earth Centre for Doctoral Training (MPE CDT) has a number of fully funded PhD positions available at Imperial College London and the University of Reading for UK or EU students starting in September 2018. Applications are sought from outstanding candidates who have (or expect to receive) a first class degree in mathematics, statistics, physics or closely related subject. The MPE CDT brings together the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London and the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Reading, as well as external partners such as the UK Met Office, NPL and ECMWF, and representatives of key commercial sectors, including energy, water, marine, and insurance, where there is large demand for our graduates. Students in the MPE CDT receive cohort-based PhD training in the mathematical and computational techniques needed to understand, predict and quantify risk and uncertainty for extreme weather and climate change. In particular, our PhD students receive training which ranges from the data-driven domain represented by statistics, to the model-driven domain represented by analysis and mechanics. For further details of the MPE programme and how to apply, see http://mpecdt.org/ ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************