IPNet Digest Volume 8, Number 05 July 9, 2001 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: Colloquium in honor of Frank Natterer 4ICIPE: General Announcement and Call for Papers New Book on Parallel Algorithms in Feasibility and Optimization Positions: Mathematics Department, University of Haifa, Israel Table of Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems 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: "Frank Wuebbeling" Subject: Colloquium in honor of Frank Natterer Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 Colloquium on Inverse Problems, University of Muenster A Mini-Colloquium on inverse Problems will be held in Muenster, Germany, on July 6, 2001, celebrating the 60th birthday of Prof. Frank Natterer, former editor of Inverse Problems. Speakers are Prof. Alfred Louis, Saarbrücken, and Prof. Todd Quinto, Tufts. For more information, see the Homepage of the Math department of Muenster at http://www.uni-muenster.de/math/inst/num Dr. Frank Wuebbeling (wuebbel@math.uni-muenster.de) Institut für Numerische und instrumentelle Mathematik Universität Münster Einsteinstraße 62 48151 Münster ----------------------------- From: 4icipe Subject: 4ICIPE: General Announcement and Call for Papers Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 Dear Colleague: I have the pleasure to send to you a copy of the Call for Papers for the 4th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice (4icipe). Please consider the 4icipe to present your scientific contributions and notice that papers presented in the conference can also be submitted for possible publication in the journal Inverse Problems in Engineering. I am looking forward to seeing you in Brazil for the conference and please feel free to contact me about any subject regarding the 4icipe. With the very warmest regards, Helcio R. B. Orlande Chairman for the 4icipe ************************** General Announcement And Call for Papers Abstracts due: September 21, 2001 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INVERSE PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING: THEORY AND PRACTICE May 26-31, 2002 Angra dos Reis, Brazil http://www.lttc.coppe.ufrj.br/4icipe/ e-mail: icipe@lttc.coppe.ufrj.br CONFERENCE SYNOPSIS The 4th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice belongs to a successful series of United Engineering Foundation conferences held in a three-year cycle. Previous conferences took place in Palm Coast, Florida (1993), Le Croisic, France (1996) and Port Ludlow, Washington (1999). The conference has its roots on the informal seminars organized by Prof. J. V. Beck at Michigan State University, which were initiated in 1987. CONFERENCE SCOPE The main objective of the conference is to bring together researchers from different world regions, dealing with different inverse problem applications and with its theoretical aspects, for the presentation of their most recent research results and for the technical discussion of their findings. Despite traditionally having the heat transfer community as the leading organizing group, such conference reaches a much broader scope; its hallmarks are the multidisciplinary nature and the innumerous opportunities for technical interactions among the participants. The conference will emphasize a broad range of deterministic, statistical, mathematical, computational and experimental approaches, which can be applied to the solution of inverse problems and to the design of experiments. The topics listed below give a general guideline for possible contributions: Acoustics Vibrations and structural dynamics Electromagnetism Nuclear transport Geophysics Inverse design and optimization Imaging Design of experiments Heat and mass transfer Property estimation Fluid mechanics Signal and noise processing Solid mechanics Benchmark results Tomography and inverse scattering Novel inverse methodologies Porous media Theoretical and mathematical aspects Contributions dealing with practical applications of inverse problems are encouraged, such as in petrochemistry, aeronautics, astronautics, medicine, groundwater flow, materials processing, remote sensing, non-destructive evaluation, etc. SUBMISSION, SELECTION, PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Original papers are invited on the above general topics. Authors should submit a one-page abstract by September 21, 2001, through the United Engineering Foundation web-site (http://www.engfnd.org/2ai.html). If you have any difficulties to submit the abstract electronically, please send it by express-mail to the conference chair. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be sent the Author's Kit, which will include detailed instructions for the preparation of their manuscripts. The papers submitted will be evaluated by two competent reviewers in the area. Only the accepted papers that are effectively presented in the conference will appear in the proceedings. The proceedings will be published as a bound volume and sent to the conference participants through airmail within four months after the conference is finished. A book of abstracts and a CD-ROM containing all accepted papers will be available for the participants during registration. Authors may consider their papers for further review and possible publication in the journal Inverse Problems in Engineering (http://www.gbhap.com/journals/210/210-top.htm). When submitting the full papers to the conference, the authors should indicate if they want to submit the papers to the Inverse Problems in Engineering journal as well. In this case, the review process will be more stringent and a third evaluation of the paper will be requested. The conference will be organized in the traditional United Engineering Foundation format. Daily oral and poster sessions will be held in the mornings and evenings. Afternoons will be free for recreation and technical interactions among the participants. Tutorial sessions will be scheduled and keynote lecturers from different research fields will be invited. IMPORTANT DATES Abstracts due: September 21, 2001 Notification of abstract evaluation: October 26, 2001 Full papers due for review: January 11, 2002 Notification of paper evaluations: March 01, 2002 Final papers due: May 17, 2002 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chair: H. R. B. Orlande (Brazil). Co-chairs: F. M. Ramos (Brazil), A. F. Emery (USA), M. Raynaud (France) and S. Kubo (Japan). F. Landis (ex officio), K. A. Woodbury (USA), J-E. Nordtvedt (Norway), P. P. B. de Oliveira (Brazil), G. Guimar=E3es (Brazil) and N. J. Ruperti Jr. (Brazil). SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Honorary Members: J. V. Beck (USA), O. M. Alifanov (Russia) and M. N. Ozisik (USA). A. Yagola (Russia), A. El Badia (France), A. J. Kassab (USA), A. Nenarokomov (Russia), A. Denisov (Russia), A. J. Silva Neto (Brazil), B. Blackwell (USA), C. J. S. Alves (Portugal), C. H. Huang (Taiwan), C. LeNiliot (France), D. Maillet (France), D. Lesnic (UK), D. Petit (France), D. Delaunay (France), D. Murio (USA), E. Massoni (France), E. A. Artioukhine (France), G. Chavent (France), G. S. Dulikravich (USA), H. F. C. Velho (Brazil), H. Busby (USA), H. D. Bui (France), H. Engl (Austria), H. Sobieczky (Germany), H. Reinhardt (Germany), I. Egorov (Russia), J. C. Batsale (France), J. Howell (USA), K. Onishi (Japan), K. Dowding (USA), L. Barichello (Brazil), L. C. Santos (Brazil), M. Bertero (Italy), M. Bonnet (France), M. Tanaka (Japan), N. Z. Sun (USA), N. Zabaras (USA), N. Roberty (Brazil), N. McCormick (USA), P. Husbands (UK), T. Burczynski (Poland), A. T. Watson (USA), W. S. Kim (South Korea), Y. Jarny (France). ATTENDANCE AT THE CONFERENCE In order to make possible the technical interactions among all participants, the attendance at this conference will be limited and by invitation only. If you wish an invitation to attend, please complete and return the attached application form or submit an application electronically through the United Engineering Foundation web site (http://www.engfnd.org/2ai.html). CO-SPONSORS UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), ABCM (Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences), SBMAC (Brazilian Society of Applied and Computational Mathematics), Gordon & Breach, CNPq, CAPES and FAPERJ. ENGINEERING FOUNDATION CONFERENCES United Engineering Foundation Conferences were established in 1962 to provide an opportunity for the exploration of problems and issues of concern to engineers from many disciplines. The format of the Conference provides morning and evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Time is available during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings and informal discussions and is designed to enhance rapport among participants and prompt dialogue on the developments of the meeting. We believe the Conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums. All participants are expected to contribute actively to the discussions. UNITED ENGINEERING FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW PROFESSIONALS The United Engineering Foundation sponsors a Conference Fellowship program. Applicants are limited to those currently active in engineering or related professions with a direct interest in the conference topic. They must be within ten years of their B.Sc. degree at the time their applications are submitted. The stipend is sufficient to cover the conference registration fee and on-site room and board. Transportation expenses are not included. Application information may be obtained from the UEF Web site (www.engfnd.org) or by fax from the Foundation (1-212-591-7441) and must be submitted by February 26, 2002. VENUE The location for the conference will be Hotel Portobello Resort & Safari (http://www.hotelportobello.com.br) in Angra dos Reis. The resort is located between the mountains of Serra do Mar and the bay of Angra dos Reis, providing a unique and safe atmosphere for the conference participants. All apartments of this five-star hotel face a private beach. Schooners and motorboats are available in the resort for tours to countless islands that dot the bay. Swimming pools, tennis courts, windsurf, kayaks, jet-skis, horseback rides and trekking are also available. In a farm inside the resort you can come across exuberant Brazilian fauna and flora in the tropical rain forest. The conference site is located about 100 kilometers (70 miles) from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport, in the south coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. For the conference participants, the destination shall be the Rio de Janeiro International Airport. It is served by major airline carriers, with everyday flights from many cities in North America, Europe and Asia. Most international flights arrive in Rio de Janeiro in the morning. Transportation will be provided by the organization from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport to the conference site on Sunday morning (May 26) in air-conditioned buses or vans, with bilingual guides. Also, transportation from the conference site to the Rio de Janeiro International Airport will be provided for the conference participants and guests on the last day of the conference (May 31). Pre- and post-conference tours for the city of Rio de Janeiro or other Brazilian cities are available. For more details on tours and on air transportation discounted tickets, please contact the official travel agent for the conference, KSK Tours (http://www.ksk.com.br). Brazil requests visas for several countries, including the United States. Please, check with the Brazilian Embassy in your country if you need a visa to be admitted to Brazil, at least three months before the conference. CONFERENCE FEES The conference fees are all inclusive. They include registration, accommodations, meals, taxes and gratuities, from dinner on Sunday through lunch on Friday. The tentative fees in US dollars are: Participant (single occupancy) U$ 1425.00 Participant (double occupancy, sharing room with another participant or with a guest) U$ 1185.00 Special participant (double occupancy, sharing room with another participant) U$ 810.00 Guest (sharing room with a participant) U$ 560.00 South American participants affiliated to ABCM (Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences) or SBMAC (Brazilian Society of Applied and Computational Mathematics), as well as graduate students, qualify as a Special Participant. For participants not staying in the hotel, a special fee of U$ 300.00 will be charged (meals not included). For further information, please contact: Engineering Foundation Conferences 3 Park Avenue, 27th floor New York, NY 10016, USA engfnd@aol.com or Helcio R. B. Orlande, Conference Chair Department of Mechanical Engineering, POLI/COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ Cx. Postal: 68503, Cid. Universit=E1ria Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970, Brazil helcio@serv.com.ufrj.br ----------------------------- From: Yair Censor Subject: New Book Announcement. Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 We are pleased to announce the appearance of this new book "INHERENTLY PARALLEL ALGORITHMS IN FEASIBILITY AND OPTIMIZATION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS" D. Butnariu, Y. Censor, and S. Reich (Editors), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001. For further details, including table of contents and bibliographic and ordering information, please go to: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/inca/622148 An excerpt from the book description on Elsevier's Internet site: "..... Thus, the editors of this volume, with the support of the Israeli Academy for Sciences and Humanities, took the initiative of organizing a Workshop intended to bring together the leading scientists in the field. The current volume is the Proceedings of the Workshop representing the discussions, debates and communications that took place. Having all that information collected in a single book will provide mathematicians and engineers interested in the theoretical and practical aspects of the inherently parallel algorithms for feasibility and optimization with a tool for determining when, where and which algorithms in this class are fit for solving specific problems.........". ----------------------------- From: Yair Censor Subject: Tenure-Track Positions in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Haifa, Israel. Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 The Department of Mathematics at the University of Haifa, Israel, announces two different openings for tenure-track positions beginning in October 2002: POSITION 1 Candidates for this position must hold a Ph.D. in either mathematics or computer science and, preferably, also a master degree in the other field among these two. Candidates are expected to have an excellent record in research and teaching. The position will require the continuation of high level research work, in the candidate's preferred field and teaching of computer science courses and/or courses on applications of mathematics to high-tech industries in our bachelor programs: "Mathematics with Computer Studies" and "Mathematics and its Applications to High Technologies", and in a master program of "Mathematics with Computer Sciences". Thus, the candidates must have a proven record of teaching such courses, and a reasonable command of the Hebrew language. Remark: the University of Haifa has an independent Department of Computer Science which is not part of the above mentioned programs and has no connection to this announcement. POSITION 2 Candidates for this position must hold a Ph.D. in mathematics, and are expected to have an excellent record in research and teaching. The position will require the continuation of high level research work, in the candidate's preferred field, and teaching of courses in mathematics. The department has B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. programs in pure mathematics, mathematics with computer studies, and mathematics with high-tech applications. The candidates are expected to have a reasonable command of the Hebrew language. To apply, please send a letter of application, which addresses your suitability for the respective position, a complete CV and a list of publications. In addition, please have three letters of recommendation sent directly to us. All materials should be sent to Chairman, Department of Mathematics University of Haifa Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, ISRAEL. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2002. Later applications will be considered only if still possible at that time. More information about the department can be found at: http://math.haifa.ac.il ----------------------------- From: Secretary Support - Magrijn Subject: Journal MCSS Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems 2001 Volume 14, No. 2 Table of Contents Robust limits of risk sensitive nonlinear filters W.H. Fleming and W.M. McEneaney Uniting local and global controllers with robustness to vanishing noise C. Prieur Controllability for discrete systems with a finite control set Y. Chitour and B. Piccoli Singular linear behaviors and their AR-representations V. Lomadze INFORMATION Information on MCSS including tables of contents is available at its home pages: www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html Address for submissions by email or regular mail: J.H. van Schuppen (Co-Editor MCSS) CWI P.O.Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands Email mcss@cwi.nl Eduardo Sontag and Jan van Schuppen (Editors) Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (mcss@cwi.nl) ------- end -------