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[2012. 6. 13] ILAS 1896 IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation
3rd IMA Conference onNumerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation
10 – 12 September 2012 University of Birmingham
The IMA and the University of Birmingham are pleased to announce the 3rd IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation.
Scope:
The success of modern codes for large-scale optimisation is heavily dependent onthe use of effective tools of numerical linear algebra. On the other hand, manyproblems in numerical linear algebra lead to linear, nonlinear or semidefiniteoptimisation problems. The purpose of the conference is to bring togetherresearchers from both communities and to find and communicate points and topicsof common interest.
Conference topics include any subject that could be of interest to bothcommunities, such as:
· Direct and iterative methods for large sparse linear systems. · Eigenvalue computation and optimisation. · Large-scale nonlinear and semidefinite programming. · Effect of round-off errors, stopping criteria, embedded iterative procedures. · Optimisation issues for matrix polynomials. · Fast matrix computations. · Compressed/sparse sensing. · PDE-constrained optimisation. · Applications and real time optimisation.
Invited Speakers:
Roland Freund (University of California, Davis) Philip Gill (University of California, San Diego) Serge Gratton (IRIT-CERFACS, Toulouse) Anne Greenbaum (University of Washington, Seattle) Michael Hintermueller (Humboldt University, Berlin) Sabine van Huffel (K.U. Leuven) Mike Powell (University of Cambridge) Andrea Walther (University of Paderborn)
Non IMA Member: £335.00 IMA Member/SIAM Member: £245.00 Student: £140.00
Early Bird Fees will be available until 13 August 2012, after which the fees will be:
Non IMA Member: £355.00 IMA Member/SIAM Member: £265.00 Student: £160.00
*Early Bird Fees must be paid by 13 August, otherwise the higher price will be implemented.
Single en suite student accommodation will be available just a couple of minuteswalk onto the main University campus at Victoria Hall, for the nights of 10 and11 September. Please note this fee is for room only – towels, hangers andtoiletries will not be provided. Breakfast can be purchased from the Food Court(Cafe Go) which is in the new University Centre on campus.
Residential Fee: £70 for the nights of 10 and 11 September at Victoria Hall
Please note that the number of rooms is limited and all rooms will be allocatedon a first come first served basis.
Alternative accommodation has been reserved at The Beeches (Selly Oak Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1LS). This hotel is located close to Bournville RailStation, which is just 2 stops away from the University of Birmingham by train (5minutes). Please visit the Registration section of the conference webpage forfurther information (link below).
To register for the conference, please visit the following page to download,complete and return an application form:
Michal Kocvara, University of Birmingham, SIAM Representative (chair) Daniel Loghin, University of Birmingham (co-chair) Jacek Gondzio, University of Edinburgh Nick Gould, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Jennifer Scott, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Andy Wathen, University of Oxford
If you would like to register your interest in this conference and join themailing list, please email conferences@ima.org.uk
General enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to:
Lizzi Lake (email: conferences@ima.org.uk) The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England SS1 1EF. Tel: +44 (0)1702 354020
In co-operation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)and SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra.
[2012. 6. 11] ILAS 1895 Workshop on Linear Algebra and its Applications, Coimbra, Portugal
The Workshop on Linear Algebra and its Applications will be held inCoimbra, Portugal, on January 5, 2013. This conference is dedicated toProfessor Natália Bebiano on the occasion of her 60th anniversary.
Natália Bebiano has made many significant contributions to matrix theoryand its applications and she is a leading member of the Portuguese linearalgebra community.
All are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee, but advancedregistration for the workshop is required, in order to facilitateplanning.
Thomas J. Laffey (University College Dublin, Ireland) Chi-Kwong Li (College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA) Jorma K. Merikoski (University of Tampere, Finland) Hiroshi Nakazato (Hirosaki University, Japan) Ilya M. Spitkovsky (College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA) Tin-Yau Tam (Auburn University, AL, USA)
Organisers Carlos Fonseca, Susana Furtado, Rute Lemos, and Graça Soares
[2012. 6. 6] ILAS 1894 Deadline Extension for POSTA 2012
Dear Colleague,
The deadline for submitting an abstract for inclusion at the 4thInternational Symposium on Positive Systems (POSTA 2012) has beenextended to June 10, 2012. To submit an abstract, please send a latexfile of the abstract to oliver.mason@nuim.ie with the phrase "POSTA2012" in the subject line.
More information on the symposium is available at the website
Buket Benek Gursoy Steve Kirkland Ollie Mason Robert Shorten
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[2012. 6. 1] ILAS 1893 IMAGE 48 Can Now Be Read Online
Issue 48 includes an interesting articleby Harm Bart and Rien Kaashoek on IsraelGohberg's mathematics. It also includesa new feature: an interview. The inauguralinterview is of Hans Schneider by Olga Holtz.
This issue includes 2 book reviews, numerous conference announcementsand reports, solutions of all the problemsin issue 47 (except 47-3 for which a partial solutionis given and invites a complete solution),7 new problems, the ILAS annual report, and more...
A special thank you to the previous editor, Jane Day,for all her advice, and for initiating the processto have the feature interview section.
[2012. 5. 29] ILAS 1892 Deadline Extension to Aug. 1, 2012 For Submission to LAA Special Issue
The deadline for the special issue of LAA in honor of Harm Bart (see below) hasbeen extended to
1 August 2012. --------------------------------------------------------
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Special Issue In Honor of Harm Bart
Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA)is pleased to announce a special issuein honor of Professor Harm Bart in recognition of his many importantcontributions to matrix & operator theory and applications, and on the occasionof his 70th birthday in 2012.
We solicit papers for the special issue within the entire scope of LAA or theresearch interests of Harm Bart. The deadline for submission of papers is 1 June2012. Papers for submission will be subject to normal refereeing proceduresaccording to the usual standards of LAA. They should be submitted via theElsevier Editorial System (EES):
The 18th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, USA on June 3-7, 2013. Theconference website is
Important deadlines: - minisymposia submission: December 14, 2012. - contributed papers submission: January 15, 2013.
[2012. 5. 23] ILAS 1890 4th Int'l Conference on Matrix Analysis and Applications
Preliminary Announcement
The 4th International Conference on Matrix Analysis and Applications will be heldin Konya, Turkey, July 2-5, 2013. The purpose of this conference is to stimulateresearch, to provide an opportunity for researchers to present their newestresults, and to meet for informal discussions. The previous meetings of theworkshop series have taken place in China and the USA.
The keynote speaker of the 4th conference of the sequel is Steve Kirkland. Thescientific organizing committee (SOC) consists of Peter Semrl, Tin-Yau Tam,Qingwen Wang, and Fuzhen Zhang, and local organizing committee (LOC) includesDurmus Bozkurt, Vehbi Paksoy, Ramazan Turkmen, and Fatih Yilmaz.
More detailed information about the conference along with a list of invitedspeakers will be provided in the future notice.
[2012. 5. 9] ILAS 1889 Passing of Karabi Datta
I am very sad to report that Karabi Datta passed away on May 8, 2012 after a verycourageous battle with cancer. Dr. Datta was the author of many papers on matrixtheory (eigenvalue computations and algorithms, matrix equations, control, ... )Our heartfelt sympathies go out to her family, in particular, to Karabi's devotedhusband Biswa Datta.
[2012. 5. 9] ILAS 1888 Registration and call for Abstracts for POSTA 2012
Dear Colleague,
Registration for the 4th International Symposium on Positive Systems (POSTA 2012)is now open at
The symposium will take place at the Hamilton Institute, National University ofIreland Maynooth, from September 2nd to September 4th 2012. As with previoussymposia, POSTA 2012 will cover a broad range of topics from the theory andapplications of Positive Systems and consist of a mix of plenary and contributedpresentations as well as social events at which participants will have theopportunity to mingle and discuss their work in a relaxed setting.
Interested parties are invited to contribute shorter talks (20 minutes induration) on any topic that falls within the broad scope of the symposium. Ifyou wish to present a talk at the symposium, please submit an extended abstract(up to 1-page in length) using the latex template available at http://www.hamilton.ie/ollie/Downloads/POSTA_Abstract.tex
to oliver.mason@nuim.ie, writing POSTA 2012 in the subject line. There will be a special issue of the journal Linear and Multilinear Algebradevoted to papers presented at POSTA 2012. All submissions to the special issueare expected to fall within the journal's usual aims and scope; see the followinglink for details:
We would be very grateful if you would pass on the information about thesymposium to any colleagues who may be interested.
Best regards,
The Organising Committee:
Buket Benek Gursoy, Steve Kirkland, Ollie Mason, Robert Shorten.
[2012. 5. 6] ILAS 1887 2012 Haifa Matrix Theory Conference
The website of the 2012 Haifa Matrix Theory Conference is open. Here is the link:
We hope to see many ILAS members in Haifa in November.
On behalf of the organizing committee,Avi
Abraham Berman Professor Emeritus of Mathematics 972-4-8294101, 972-4-8245186, 972-523-255994, fax:972-4-8293388 berman@technion.ac.il
[2012. 5. 3] ILAS 1886 CRM Conference on Applications of Graph Spectra in Computer Science
Final call for abstracts ============================================================ CRM CONFERENCE ON APPLICATIONS OF GRAPH SPECTRA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
The main aim of the conference is to bring together diverse collection ofresearchers in graph theory, computer science and complex networks, interested inthe applications of graph spectra, to discuss current trends and futuredirections in this area.
Note that it is not necessary to submit an original paper in order to attendthe conference: we would also like to hear a talk on your recently publishedresults that use graph spectra!
Speakers who do not have an EasyChair account should sign up for an accountfrom the above link, and then return to it again to submit an abstract.
Abstract submission deadline (extended): June 10, 2012 Abstract acceptance notification (extended): June 30, 2012
Consequently, there will be no standard book of proceedings for the conference(just a book of abstracts). Instead, authors may submit their original researchpapers to a special issue of Discrete Applied Mathematics devoted to theconference theme. The deadline for submission of full papers is November 15,2012. Papers will be subject to a strict review process managed by the GuestEditors: Francesc Comellas, Robert Elsasser and Dragan Stevanovic.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Fan Chung, University of California at San Diego Dragos Cvetkovic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Anirban Banerjee, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata Ernesto Estrada, University of Strathclyde Miguel Angel Fiol, UPC BarcelonaTech Edwin Hancock, University of York Jurgen Jost, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Sciences, Leipzig Nathan Linial, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ulrike von Luxburg, University of Hamburg Piet Van Mieghem, Delft University of Technology Daniel Spielman, Yale University
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Francesc Comellas, UPC BarcelonaTech Fan Chung, University of California at San Diego Dragos Cvetkovic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Robert Elsasser, University of Paderborn Miguel Angel Fiol, UPC BarcelonaTech Steve Kirkland, Hamilton Institute Nair Maria Maia de Abreu, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Piet Van Mieghem, Delft University of Technology Dieter Mitsche, ETH Zurich Vladimir Nikiforov, University of Memphis Maria Jose Serna, UPC BarcelonaTech Dragan Stevanovic (chair), University of Primorska, Slovenia and University of Nis, Serbia
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Francesc Comellas (co-chair), UPC Barcelona Cristina Dalfo, UPC Barcelona Josep Fabrega, UPC Barcelona Alicia Miralles, UPC Barcelona Margarida Mitjana, UPC Barcelona Dragan Stevanovic (co-chair), University of Primorska, Slovenia and University of Nis, Serbia
ORGANIZATION
The conference is organized and sponsored by Centre de Recerca Mathematica(CRM), Barcelona and co-sponsored by Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN),Spain. The conference will take place at CRM in Campus de Bellaterra, Edifici C,08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona).
GRANTS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
There are several grants available to young researchers, offering reducedregistration fee and, possibly, free lodging. Deadline for grant applications isMay 20, 2012. For other details, see the conference web site.
CONTACT
For more information, please contact secreteria@crm.cat or check the website
[2012. 4. 18] ILAS 1885 IWASEP - Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems--3rd Announcement
Intl. Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems IX (IWASEP IX) Embassy Suites, Napa Valley, California, June 4 - 7, 2012
Abstract Deadline: April 31, 2012. Acceptance Notification: May 7, 2012. Online Registration Deadline: May 28, 2012.
Organizers Jesse Barlow (Chair), The Pennsylvania State University, SIAM representative Zlatko Drmac, University of Zagreb Volker Mehrmann, Technical University of Berlin Ivan Slapnicar, University of Split Kresimir Veselic, Fernuniversitaet Hagen
Local Organizing Committee Jim Demmel, UC Berkeley Esmond G. Ng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Oded Schwartz, UC Berkeley
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts on accuracyissues in the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for four days ofresearch presentations and discussions. This is the ninth such workshop. The most recent was held in Berlin, Germany, June 28 - July 1, 2010.
The themes of this workshop arise in the intersection of two fields,eigenvalue/singular value computation, and fast, accurate matrix computation.The organizers encourage submissions for presentations or posters that relateto these two themes. A prize will be given for the best poster.
[2012. 4. 11] ILAS 1884 The 10th Int'l Conference on Matrix Theory and its Applications
The 10th International Conference on Matrix Theory and its Applications in ChinaJuly 20-23, 2012, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
The 10th International Conference on Matrix Theory and its Applications inChina will be held on July 20-23, 2012, at Guizhou Normal University,Guiyang, Guizhou, China . For more information about the conference, pleasevisit the conference website:http://mc.gznu.edu.cn/ICMTA2012/
The Conference is aimed at bringing together researchers interested inmatrix theory to understand and discuss recent advances on matrix analysis,matrix computation and their applications. The Conference will encourage theexchange of ideas and cooperation among researchers in similar researchareas.
The Organizing Committee consists of
Prof. Erxiong Jiang (Co-Chair, Shanghai University), Prof. Pengcheng Wu (Co-Chair, Guizhou Normal University),
Prof. Linzhang Lu (Execute Chair, Guizhou Normal University & Xiamen University), Prof. Taijie You (Guizhou Normal University), Prof. Zhongzhi Bai (Chinese Academy of Science), Prof. Liping Huang (Changsha Polytechnic University).
Invited speakers are Prof. Avi Berman, Technion-- Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, Prof. Chi-Kwong Li, College of William & Mary, USA, Prof. Liqun Qi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, Prof. Xiaoqin Jin, Macao University, China, Prof. Yangfeng Su, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Prof. Zhongyun Liu, Changsha Polytechnic University, Hunan, China.
[2012. 4. 11] ILAS 1883 Rome-Moscow School on Matrix Methods and Applied Linear Algebra
Rome-Moscow School on Matrix Methods and Applied Linear Algebra, 3rd Edition
The school is held during the whole month of September 2012, andconsists of two parts
September 3 - 14 (2012) Institute of Numerical Mathematics - RAS Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia
September 17 - 28 (2012) Department of Mathematics University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Rome, Italy
The school is open to advanced undergraduate, master's and PhD students. A very preliminary list of lecturers is: A. Arico', A. De Rossi, D. Bertaccini, D. Fasino, F. Di Benedetto, C. Di Fiore, S. A. Goreinov, C. Manni, E. E. Tyrtyshnikov, N. Zamarashkin, P. Zellini
Deadline: Applications should be preferably submitted within Tuesday, April 24,2012, and not later than May 7, 2012.
Some scholarships are available, mainly covering lodging expenses.
To apply for the school and for any further information please visit theschool's web site www.mat.uniroma2.it/~tvmsscho 2012 edition
[2012. 4. 4] ILAS 1882 ILAS members named as SIAM Fellows
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has recently announced itsSIAM Fellows for 2012, and among those named are ILAS members Michele Benzi andRichard Brualdi, who is also a former ILAS President and Hans Schneider Prizerecipient . In addition, Richard Varga, a past winner of ILAS's Hans SchneiderPrize, was also named as a SIAM Fellow. On behalf of ILAS, we congratulateMichele, Richard and Richard on this well-deserved acknowledgement of theirmathematical contributions.
Benzi, Brualdi and Varga join a list of distinguished ILAS members who are alsoSIAM Fellows, including Carl de Boor, Iain Duff, Graham Gladwell, NicholasHigham, Ilse Ipsen, Thomas Kailath, Peter Lancaster, Volker Mehrmann, MichaelOverton, Seymour Parter, G. W. Stewart, Gilbert Strang, Paul Van Dooren, and OlofWidlund. Other SIAM Fellows with ILAS connections are Cleve Moler and BeresfordParlett, both of whom are past winners of the Hans Schneider Prize.
[2012. 4. 2] ILAS 1881 LAA Memorial Issue for Michael Neumann and Uriel Rothblum
Linear Algebra and its ApplicationsMemorial issue for Michael Neumann and Uriel Rothblum.
Within the last year we have tragically lost at an early age two major linearalgebraists and long term editors of LAA, Miki Neumann (1946 - 2011) and UriRothblum (1947 - 2012). LAA will publish an issue in their memory to emphasizetheir contributions.
Papers within the scope of LAA should be submitted, beginning April 15, 2012, viathe Elsevier Editorial System (EES):
choosing the special issue called "Neumann/Rothblum Memorial Issue". There are nospecial editors for this memorial issue, and authors may choose any of the foureditors-in-chief to be responsible for their paper. The deadline for submissionis December 1, 2012.
Hans Schneider Mathematics Department University of Wisconsin- Madison hans@math.wisc.edu
[2012. 3. 26] ILAS 1880 Uri Rothblum 1947-2012
I am very sad to announce that we have lost Uri Rothblum. He was an excellentmathematician and my personal friend and co-author. He died earlier todayfollowing the stopping of his heart on March 7. On behalf of all of us, I extendsympathy and condolences to his wife Naomi and his sons.
Hans Schneider Mathematics Department University of Wisconsin- Madison hans@math.wisc.edu
[2012. 3. 22] ILAS 1879 Travel Money Available for Conference
on Applied Linear Algebra
Travel money available for Conference on Applied Linear Algebra
SIAM will support student, post-doc, and early-career travel awards to the SIAMConference on Applied Linear Algebra to be held June 18—22, 2012, in Valencia,Spain. Student applicants do not have to be affiliated with a U.S. institutionand will be reimbursed for travel costs up to $700 if traveling within Europe,and up to $850 if traveling from another continent. Post-doc and early-careerapplicants must be affiliated with a US institution. Travel costs will be reimbursed in an amount not exceeding $950. In both cases, the award itself doesnot include registration, but registration is a reimbursable item. Awardees mustfile an expense report and include receipts. The deadline for applications isMarch 30, 2012.
The deadline for IMAGE submissions is fast approaching: April 2, 2012.
We are particularly interested in receiving more Problemsfor the Problems Section and are also eager to receive survey articles.
IMAGE seeks to publish all news of interest to the linearalgebra community. Photos are always welcome, as well as suggestionsfor improving the newsletter. Send your items directly to the appropriate person:
Problems and Solutions to Bojan Kuzma (bojan.kuzma@upr.si) History of Linear Algebra to Peter Semrl (peter.semrl@fmf.uni-lj.si) Book Reviews to Oskar Baksalary (baxx@amu.edu.pl) Linear Algebra Education news to Steve Leon (sleon@umassd.edu) Announcements and Reports of Conferences, Workshops and Journals to Minerva Catral (catralm@xavier.edu) Interviews of Senior Linear Algebraists to Carlos Fonseca (cmf@mat.uc.pt) Advertisements to Amy Wehe (awehe@fitchburgstate.edu)
All other news to Kevin N. Vander Meulen (kvanderm@redeemer.ca). This includes:
Honors and awards, funding opportunities, job openings. Brief references to articles appearing elsewhere, of interest to the linear algebra community. Feature articles such as surveys, interesting applications, new developments. Announcements of new books, software, websites. Transitions (new positions, obituaries). Letters to the Editor. Small items like clever proofs, historical tidbits, cartoons, etc. Suggestions for IMAGE
Deadline for submission is April 2, 2012.
Issue 48 will is scheduled to be published online June 1, 2012.
Professor Uriel Rothblum, who has many friends and colleagues amongst the ILASmembership, suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday March 7. While he was revivedby physicians, he has yet to regain consciousness, and remains in Carmel hospitalin Haifa. Uri's family has gathered in Haifa to be near him, and I am sure thatmany of you join me in wishing them strength at this difficult time.
[2012. 3. 6] ILAS 1876 IWASEP IX, June 4-7 2012
Intl. Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems IX (IWASEP IX) Embassy Suites, Napa Valley, California, June 4 - 7, 2012
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts on accuracyissues in the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for four days ofresearch presentations and discussions. This is the ninth such workshop. The most recent was held in Berlin, Germany, June 28 - July 1, 2010.
This conference will be held in the Embassy Suites in Napa Valley, CA.
The organizers welcome submitted presentations andposters that are consistent with the theme of the meeting. A prizewill be given for the best poster.
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2012. Early Registration Deadline: April 1, 2012.
Invited speakers Rafikul Alam, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Ming Gu, UC Berkeley Olga Holtz, UC Berkeley and TU Berlin Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina State University Emre Mengi, Koç University Julio Moro, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Beresford Parlett, UC Berkeley Danny Sorensen, Rice University
Organizers Jesse Barlow, The Pennsylvania State University (Chair), SIAM representative Zlatko Drmac, University of Zagreb Volker Mehrmann, Technical University of Berlin Ivan Slapnicar, University of Split Kresimir Veselic, Fernuniversitaet Hagen
Local Organizing Committee Jim Demmel, UC Berkeley Esmond G. NG, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Oded Schwartz, UC Berkeley
The theory of graph spectra is now a well established field of research inmathematics and in several applied sciences (e.g. chemistry, computer science andoperational research), and many results have been published overthe last few decades. In recognition of the strong developments in the subject,this workshop has been organized as a forum for the many researchers around theLatino-ibero-american. However, every researcher in Graph Spectra will be welcometo the LIA-SGT-Worshop.
The conference will take place in Rio de Janeiro, from September 27 to 28, 2012. Please, for more information visit one of two links:
Submissions of abstracts must be received by May 30, 2012.
We are happy to announce that there will also be a special issue of LAAdedicated to the Workshop. All papers will be refereed, and acceptance willfollow the standards of LAA. The deadline for journal submissions is expected tobe eight weeks after the conference.
[2012. 2. 15] ILAS 1874 IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation
3rd IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation
10 – 12 September 2012 University of Birmingham
CALL FOR PAPERS
The IMA and the University of Birmingham are pleased to announce the 3rd IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation.
Scope: The success of modern codes for large-scale optimisation is heavily dependent onthe use of effective tools of numerical linear algebra. On the other hand, manyproblems in numerical linear algebra lead to linear, nonlinear or semidefiniteoptimisation problems. The purpose of the conference is to bring togetherresearchers from both communities and to find and communicate points and topicsof common interest.
Conference topics include any subject that could be of interest to bothcommunities, such as: · Direct and iterative methods for large sparse linear systems. · Eigenvalue computation and optimisation. · Large-scale nonlinear and semidefinite programming. · Effect of round-off errors, stopping criteria, embedded iterative procedures. · Optimisation issues for matrix polynomials. · Fast matrix computations. · Compressed/sparse sensing. · PDE-constrained optimisation. · Applications and real time optimisation.
Invited Speakers: Roland Freund (University of California, Davis) Philip Gill (University of California, San Diego) Serge Gratton (CERFACS, Toulouse) Anne Greenbaum (University of Washington, Seattle) Michael Hintermueller (Humboldt University, Berlin) Sabine van Huffel (K.U. Leuven) Mike Powell (University of Cambridge) Andrea Walther (University of Paderborn)
Instructions for Contributors: Mini-symposium proposals and contributed talks are invited on all aspects ofnumerical linear algebra and optimisation. Mini-symposium proposals in plaintext/LaTeX should be submitted to conferences@ima.org.uk by 30 March 2012.Organisers will be advised of acceptance by 10 April 2012. Contributed talks andmini-symposia talks will be accepted on the basis of a half-page extendedabstract in plain text/LaTeX which should be submitted by 30 April 2012 online athttp://online.ima.org.uk/ or by e-mail to conferences@ima.org.uk. Authors will beadvised of acceptance by 30 May 2012. A book of abstracts will be made availableto delegates at the conference.
KEY DATES:
Mini-symposium proposals: 30 March 2012
Notification of acceptance of mini-symposia: 10 April 2012
Abstract submission: 30 April 2012
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 30 May 2012
Conference: 10 – 12 September 2012
Organising Committee: Michal Kocvara, University of Birmingham, SIAM Representative (chair) Daniel Loghin, University of Birmingham (co-chair) Jacek Gondzio, University of Edinburgh Nick Gould, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Jennifer Scott, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Andy Wathen, University of Oxford
In co-operation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra.
If you would like to register your interest in this conference and join the mailing list, please email conferences@ima.org.uk
General enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to:
Lizzi Lake (email: conferences@ima.org.uk)
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Catherine Richards House 16 Nelson Street Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England SS1 1EF Tel: +44 (0)1702 354020
IMAGE seeks to publish all news of interest to the linearalgebra community. Photos are always welcome, as well assuggestions for improving the newsletter.
Send your items directly to the appropriate person:
Problems and Solutions to Bojan Kuzma (bojan.kuzma@upr.si) History of Linear Algebra to Peter Semrl (peter.semrl@fmf.uni-lj.si) Book Reviews to Oskar Baksalary (baxx@amu.edu.pl) Linear Algebra Education news to Steve Leon (sleon@umassd.edu) Announcements and Reports of Conferences, Workshops and Journals to Minerva Catral (catralm@xavier.edu) Interviews of Senior Linear Algebraists to Carlos Fonseca (cmf@mat.uc.pt) Advertisements to Amy Wehe (awehe@fitchburgstate.edu)
All other news to Kevin N. Vander Meulen (kvanderm@redeemer.ca). This includes: Honors and awards, funding opportunities, job openings. Brief references to articles appearing elsewhere, of interest to the linear algebra community. Feature articles such as surveys , interesting applications, new developments. Announcements of new books, software, websites. Transitions (new positions, obituaries). Letters to the Editor. Small items like clever proofs, historical tidbits, cartoons, etc. Suggestions for IMAGE
Deadline for submission is April 2, 2012
Issue 48 will is scheduled to be published online June 1, 2012.
A special thank you to Jane Day for her excellent workas Editor-in-Chief of IMAGE for the past 5 ½ years!
[2012. 2. 6] ILAS 1872 Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra
Dear ILAS community,
Below are is a list of titles for the January 2012 ELA papers. These appear in two volumes (Volume 23 a regular volume, and Volume 24a special issue devoted to the 2011 Directions in Matrix Theory Conference).
VOLUME 23 1. M. Catral, C. Erickson, L. Hogben, D.D. Olesky and P. van den Driessche, Sign patterns that allow strong eventual nonnegativity, pp. 1-10.
2. Yonge Tian, On an equality and four inequalities for generalized inverses of Hermitian matrices, pp. 11-42.
3. Yaokun Wu and Shizhen Zhao, Incidence matrix and cover matrix of nested interval orders, pp. 43-65.
4. Shi-Cai Gong, The characteristic set with respect to the k-maximal vectors of a tree, pp. 66-78.
5. J. Ekstrand, C. Erickson, D. Hay, L. Hogben and J. Roat, Note on positive semidefinite maximum nullity and positive semidefinite zero forcing number of partial 2-trees pp. 79-87.
6. Le Cong Loi, On multipoint boundary value problems for linear singular difference equations pp. 88-114.
7. Ali Armandnejad and Zahra Gashool, Strong linear preserverse of G-tridiagonal majorization on R^N* pp. 115-121.
8. Lihua You and Shuyong Yi, The characterization of primitive symmetric loop-free signed digraphs with the maximum base, pp. 122-136.
9. Hong-hai Li, Li Su and Hui-xian Sun, On bipartite graphs which attain minimum rank among bipartite graphs with given diameter pp. 137-150.
10. Luz M. DeAlba, Jason Grout, In-Jae Kim, Steve Kirkland, Judith J. McDonald and Amy Yielding, Minimum rank of powers of trees pp. 151-163.
VOLUME 24 1. Carlos M. Fonseca, Shmuel Friedland, Oskar Maria Baksalary, Preface to Directions in Matrix Theory Conference pp. 1-2
2. W. H. Haemers, M.J.P. Peeters, The maximum order of reduced square (0,1)-matrices with a given rank pp. 3-6.
3. Irina Mazilu, Dan A. Mazilu and H. Thomas Williams, Applications of tridiagonal matrices in non-equilibrium statistical physics pp. 7-17.
4. Shmuel Friedland, Results and open problems in matchings in regular graphs pp. 18-33.
[2012. 2. 6] ILAS 1871 CRM Conference on Applications of Graph Spectra in Computer Science
Second Announcement =========================================================== CRM CONFERENCE ON APPLICATIONS OF GRAPH SPECTRA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
The spectra of matrices associated with a network are widely used tocharacterize its properties and to extract structural information.
Applications of spectral graph theory may be easily found incombinatorial optimization (e.g., Goemans-Williamson MAXCUT algorithm),computer science (e.g., spectral clustering, expander graphs, patternrecognition) or complex networks (e.g., web page ranking,synchronization, epidemic thresholds).
The aim of this conference is to bring together the diverse collectionof researchers from graph theory, computer science and complex networks,who are interested in the theory and applications of graph spectra todiscuss current trends and future directions in this area. Theconference is expected to provide cross-fertilization of ideas, createmore awareness among disparate groups of researchers and foster anincrease in collaborations between theory- and application-orientedstudies. For young researchers in particular, this will be an excellentopportunity to see the full scope of the subject and many interestingdirections they can explore.
ORGANIZATION The conference is organized and sponsored by
Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), Spain.
The conference will take place at CRM in Campus de Bellaterra, Edifici C, 08193Bellaterra (Barcelona).
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Anirban Banerjee, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata Fan Chung, University of California at San Diego Dragos Cvetkovic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Ernesto Estrada, University of Strathclyde Miguel Angel Fiol, UPC BarcelonaTech Edwin Hancock, University of York Jurgen Jost, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Sciences, Leipzig Nathan Linial, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ulrike von Luxburg, University of Hamburg Piet Van Mieghem, Delft University of Technology Daniel Spielman, Yale University
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Francesc Comellas, UPC BarcelonaTech Fan Chung, University of California at San Diego Dragos Cvetkovic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Robert Elsasser, University of Paderborn Miguel Angel Fiol, UPC BarcelonaTech Steve Kirkland, Hamilton Institute Nair Maria Maia de Abreu, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Piet Van Mieghem, Delft University of Technology Dieter Mitsche, ETH Zurich Vladimir Nikiforov, University of Memphis Maria Jose Serna, UPC BarcelonaTech Dragan Stevanovic (chair), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia and University of Nis, Serbia
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Francesc Comellas (co-chair), UPC Barcelona Cristina Dalfo, UPC Barcelona Josep Fabrega, UPC Barcelona Alicia Miralles, UPC Barcelona Margarida Mitjana, UPC Barcelona Dragan Stevanovic (chair), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia and University of Nis, Serbia
Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2012 Abstract acceptance notification: June 15, 2012
INSTEAD OF BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS
There will be no standard book of proceedings for the conference. Instead, selected papers will be published in a special issue ofDiscrete Applied Mathematics devoted to the conference theme. Thedeadline for submission is November 15, 2012. Note that the specialissue is open also for papers not presented at the conference. Paperswill be subject to a strict review process managed by the Guest Editors:Francesc Comellas, Robert Elsasser and Dragan Stevanovic.
CONTACT
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[2012. 1. 31] ILAS 1IWASEP Napa Valley, June, 2012
IWASEP - Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems Napa Valley, June, 2012 -- First Announcement
Intl. Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems IX (IWASEP IX) Napa Valley, California, June 4 - 7, 2012
Abstract Deadline: April 1, 2012. Registration Deadline: April 1, 2012.
Organizers Jesse Barlow (Chair), The Pennsylvania State University, SIAM representative Zlatko Drmac, University of Zagreb Volker Mehrmann, Technical University of Berlin Ivan Slapnicar, University of Split Kresimir Veselic, Fernuniversitaet Hagen
Local Organizing Committee Jim Demmel, UC Berkeley Esmond G. NG, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Oded Schwartz, UC Berkeley
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts on accuracyissues in the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for four days ofresearch presentations and discussions. This is the ninth such workshop. The most recent was held in Berlin, Germany, June 28 - July 1, 2010. This conference will be held in the Embassy Suites in Napa Valley, CA.
In addition, the organizers welcome submitted presentations andposters that are consistent with the theme of the meeting. A prizewill be given for the best poster.
The ballots have now been counted for the recent ILAS elections. Here are theresults.
Leslie Hogben has been elected as ILAS Secretary-Treasurer for a three-year termbeginning 1 March, 2012. Dale Olesky and Peter Semrl have been elected to theILAS Board of Directors, each for a three-year term beginning 1 March, 2012.
I look forward to working with Leslie, Dale and Peter, as well as the rest of theBoard of Directors, in service to ILAS. I would like to thank Jeff Stuart(Nominating Committee Chair) for counting the ballots, and all of the candidatesfor agreeing to stand for election.
[2012.1. 30] ILAS 1867Hans Schneider Prize
The Hans Schneider Prize is for research, contributions, and achievements at thehighest level of Linear Algebra. The ILAS Executive Board is pleased to announcethat the 2012 Hans Schneider Prize in Linear Algebra has been awarded to ThomasJ. Laffey, of University College Dublin, Ireland. The award is made inrecognition of Laffey's lifetime profound contributions to many areas of LinearAlgebra, including integral matrices, simultaneous similarity, linear preservers,and, in particular, his breakthrough results on the inverse eigenvalue problemfor nonnegative matrices.
The following are just a couple of examples of Laffey's achievements. He proves(in a joint paper with Reams, 1994) that every square matrix over the integerswith trace zero is a commutator of two integral matrices, thus providing ananalogue to the classical result over fields. The nonnegative inverse eigenvalueproblem (NIEP) asks for a characterisation of those lists of n complex numbers(possibly with repetitions) that comprise the spectra (with multiplicities) ofn-by-n entrywise nonnegative matrices. Laffey (in a joint paper with Smigoc,2006) completely solves the NIEP if the lists are selfconjugate and consist ofone positive real number and and n-1 complex numbers with nonpositive real parts. Further, in a recent paper, Laffey brings new insight to the NIEP by giving an ingenious, elementary and constructive proof of the Boyle - Handelman theorem inan important special case.
Laffey is well known in the mathematical community outside of Linear Algebra. Heis heavily involved with the Irish team for the International MathematicalOlympiad. Laffey has been a member of the National Committee for Mathematics andrepresented Ireland at the International Congress of Mathematicians. A member ofthe Royal Irish Academy since 1981, he served as its Vice President for theperiod 1990 - 1992. Laffey's encyclopedic knowledge and enthusiasm formathematics of all kinds have made him an invaluable source of information andadvice for his colleagues and students alike.
The Hans Schneider Prize will be presented to Professor Laffey at the next ILASmeeting in Providence USA, 3-7 June, 2013, and Laffey will also be invited togive a lecture at that meeting. The ILAS Executive would like to express its sincere thanks to the members of the2012 Hans Schneider Prize Committee: Shmuel Friedland, Leiba Rodman (chair),Peter Semrl, Bryan Shader, and Valeria Simoncini. An outstanding group of peoplewere nominated for the Prize, and the Prize Committee performed its duties withappropriate thoroughness and careful consideration. The Prize Committee's effortsare most appreciated.
Each member was e-mailed an individual username and password and instructions forelectronic voting on November 18, and voting was opened. If you have not yetvoted, you may vote any time until January 22, 2012.
[2012.1. 10] ILAS 1864 2012 Shanghai Conference on Algebraic Combinatorics
The Shanghai Conference on Algebraic Combinatorics will take place during August17 -- 22, 2012 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Shanghai,200240, China.
August 17 is the registration day and the scientific program begins from August 18.
The topics of this conference are algebraic combinatorics in the widest sense andmany related directions in pure and applied mathematics and sciences.
The academic committee of the conference consists of the following:
Richard Stanley (MIT) Zhe-Xian Wan (Chinese Acad. Sci.) Qing Xiang (U. Delaware)
The organizing committee of the conference consists of the following:
All talks in this conference are by invitation and we plan to arrange thefollowing three kinds of talks: (i) 50 minutes main talks. (ii) 30 minutes talks. (iii) 15 minutes short talks.
The current confirmed 50 minutes main speakers are listed below:
Anders Björner (Royal Institute of Technology) Aart Blokhuis (TU-Eindhoven) Peter J. Cameron (U. of London) Henry Cohn (Microsoft) Robert L. Griess, Jr. (U. of Michigan) Tatsuro Ito (Kanazawa) Alexander A. Ivanov (Imperial College) Gil Kalai (Hebrew Univ.) William M. Kantor (U. of Oregon) Jacobus Koolen (POSTECH) Abhinav Kumar (MIT) Richard Stanley (MIT) Paul Terwilliger (Wisconsin) Zhe-Xian Wan (Chinese Acad. Sci.) Jiping Zhang (Peking Univ.) Chuanming Zong (Peking Univ.)
If we have many speakers, we may have to adjust some 30 minutes talks to be 25minutes long. We will try to avoid parallel sessions as much as possible. But itmight be inevitable to arrange parallel talks for 15 minutes short talks andmaybe, some 30 minutes (or 25 minutes) talks.
Those who have interest to attend our conference are invited to drop a message toany member of the academic committee and/or organizing committee to register tothe conference in which they should indicate whether or not they want to give a talk. The list of invited speakers will basically be fixed in June 2012. Earlyregistration will be very much welcome.
The registration fee for the conference is 1000 RMB for each participant. Thiswill cover conference material, lunches, suppers, and coffees and teas duringbreaks. This fee will be collected when the participants come to the registrationdesk to get their conference name badges and other conference material.
Important dates:
April 30: registration closed. May 31: hotel reservation. June 30: Abstract submission.
More information about the hotel, traffic and confirmed speakers will beavailable in our conference website gradually. Please also contact with ourorganizing committee if you have any concern on the conference organization.
