Lettre MODE 
avril 2013

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Table des matières 

-- Thèses et Postes
1- PhD scholarship is available in Business School, Shanghai University
2- Postdoctoral position in Online Algorithms at the University Pierre and Marie Curie
3- Postdoc positions (game theory)
4- Postdoc position at University of Colorado Denver
5- Postdoc positions in Quito
6- Poste de MCF à l'INP-ENSEEIHT-IRIT

-- Conférences et évènements 
7- Annonces de séminaires
8- Computational Nonlinear Optimization
9- International Spring School on Matrix Functions and their applications
10- International Conference on Stochastic Programming
11- Workshop Nonlinear optimization: a bridge from theory to applications
12- Journées Annuelles 2013 du GdR MOA
13- European Conference on Computational Optimization, Chemnitz University
14- ERC School "Geometric Functional Inequalities and Shape Optimization"
15- Colloque Allemagne-France-Pologne d'Optimisation 2013
16- International Seminar on Optimization and Related Areas (IMCA, Pérou)
17- Conference on Geometry and Algebra  of Linear Matrix Inequalities 
18- Ecole de recherche CIMPA, Equilibre de Nash généralisés, problèmes bi-niveaux et MPEC

-- Autres 
19- Prix de Thèse PGMO
20- Dissertation Prize Competition, INFORMS Society on Transportation Science and Logistics

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1- PhD scholarship is available in Business School, Shanghai University
(source: M. Théra)

An international PhD scholarship is available in Business School, Shanghai University of
Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

The research topic is in Nonlinear Optimization with Management Science Applications.

The minimum requirement is a MPhil degree in applied mathematics or related fields.

Grateful if you can pass this message to interested candidates.

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2- Postdoctoral position in Online Algorithms at the University Pierre and Marie Curie
(source: C. Durr)

The Operations Research group of the Computer Science Department
(LIP6) at the University Pierre and Marie Curie offers a postdoctoral
position in online algorithms. The position is supported by the ANR
project NeTOC "New Techniques in Online Algorithms" that is focused on
recently introduced methods for the analysis of online algorithms.
Additional information on the research project can be found at the web
site https://sites.google.com/site/anrnetoc. The Operations Research
group consists of several researchers in the areas of algorithmic
design and analysis, mathematical programming and theoretical computer
science. The members of the group and their activities can be found at
http://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team_membres.php?id=320.

Candidates with strong qualifications in all areas of algorithm design
and theoretical analysis are encouraged to apply. Prior work on online
algorithms is desirable but not a requirement. Applicants should hold
a Ph.D. degree (in computer science or related disciplines) or be
close to obtaining it. Knowledge of French is not required, but good
communication skills and a solid knowledge of English are essential.

The position is available starting September 2013 (with some
flexibility on the starting date). Funding is available for one year,
with no provision of renewal. The salary is at the level of
approximately EU 2500 per month, with benefits such as health
insurance and social coverage included.  Travel funding will be
provided. There are no teaching responsibilities.

Applications (in English or French) must include a cover letter
highlighting the reasons for applying, a CV, a list of publications, a
short summary of the Ph.D thesis (up to two pages), a research
statement as well as names of at least three references with their
email addresses. Application material must be sent (preferably by
email as a single PDF attachment) to

Christoph Dürr
LIP6, case 169
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
4 place Jussieu
75252 Paris CEDEX 05
France

email: christoph.durr@lip6.fr

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3- Postdoc positions (game theory)
(source: R. Laraki)

This is to let you know that we are offering special postdoc positions for outstanding
people in the area of game theory and economic theory.

See attached announcement, or

        http://www.ma.huji.ac.il/hart/postdoc2013.pdf 

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4- Postdoc position at University of Colorado Denver
(source: M. Théra)

Assistant Research Professor in Applied Mathematics
The University of Colorado Denver invites applications for one or more two-year Assistant Research Professor appointments in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences starting in August 2013, subject to final budgetary approval.   The successful candidate will be expected to teach two classes per semester, work with graduate students on research projects, develop original research under the mentorship of current faculty, and participate actively in the life of the department.   The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences currently has 18 tenured or tenure-track faculty whose research and teaching cover a wide range of areas, including optimization and operations research; graph theory, finite geometry, and combinatorics; computational and engineering mathematics; computational biology; math education; probability and statistics. The Department has approximately 45 Ph.D. students, 25 M.S. students, and 100 undergraduate mathematics majors.   UCD is the premier urban research university in Colorado, with two locations in the Denver metro area. The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences is housed on the Auraria campus, located in the heart of Denver's business, cultural and recreational district. The campus attracts a diverse population of students, many of whom are non-traditional students. UCD is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff, and strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication, and understanding.
Applications are accepted electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/56741. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  
When applying at www.jobsatcu.com, applicants must include: A letter of intent, which addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications. Full curriculum vitae. The names, addresses, daytime telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for three professional references. A Research Statement describing your research interests and goals. A Teaching Statement describing your teaching experience and teaching philosophy.
Questions should be directed to Stephen Billups at Stephen.Billups@ucdenver.edu.

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5- Postdoc positions in Quito
(source: J.-B. Hiriart-Urruty)

In the framework of the recently created Ecuadorian Research Center on Mathematical
Modelling (MODEMAT), there are three open postdoc positions to be filled.
The positions are in:
(1) parallel computing of solutions to partial differential equations,
(2) computational methods for image processing,
(3) optimization of public transportation systems.

More details are given at :
http://www.math.epn.edu.ec/modemat/

Contact:
Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos De los Reyes
Director
Centro de Modelizacion Matematica (ModeMat)
EPN Quito, Ecuador
juan.delosreyes@epn.edu.ec

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6- Poste de MCF à l'INP-ENSEEIHT-IRIT
(source: J. Gergaud)

Profil :  optimisation, contrôle optimal

L'INP-ENSEEIHT souhaite recruter pour septembre 2013 un maître de conférences
en mathématiques appliquées. La personne recrutée sera affectée au Département
de formation Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées pour l'enseignement et à
l'équipe Algorithmes Parallèles et Optimisation (APO) de l’Institut de Recherche en
Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT) pour la recherche.
On trouvera sur la page web suivante le profil du poste ainsi que le comité de sélection.

http://www.inp-toulouse.fr/fr/recrutement/enseignants-chercheurs.html

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7- Annonces de séminaires 
(sources: P.L. Combettes, J.B. Hiriart-Urruty, R. Laraki, N. Igbida) 

Une rubrique pour signaler succinctement les séminaires ayant 
lieu ce mois-ci et organisés dans nos laboratoires. 
N'hésitez pas à l'alimenter, préférentiellement via un lien vers 
la page du séminaire et une liste de conférenciers, 

** 
Séminaire Parisien d'Optimisation (attention : Jussieu, salle 101, barre 15-16) 

http://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/~plc/spo.html 

Lundi 15 avril
15h00 : H. Attouch (U. Montpellier 2) 
16h00 : J.-B. Caillau (U. Bourgogne) 
** 
** 
Séminaire Parisien de Théorie des Jeux 

http://sites.google.com/site/theoriedesjeux/ 

Lundi 8 avril : J. Bolte (TSE)
Lundi 15 avril : M. Peski (U. Toronto) 
Lundi 22 avril : T. Tomala (HEC) 
** 
** 
Séminaire de l'équipe MOD à Limoges (salle 203, batiment XLIM) 

http://www.unilim.fr/pages_perso/noureddine.igbida/mod.html 

Vendredi 5 avril : L. Brasco (AMU)
Vendredi 12 avril : N. Igbida (U. Limoges)
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8- Computational Nonlinear Optimization
(source: D. Aussel)

Computational Nonlinear Optimization: 
Model Development, Algorithms, Software, and Applications 

An intensive course presented by 
János D. Pintér, PhD, DSc 
PCS Inc. & Dalhousie University, Canada 
www.pinterconsulting.com 

Venue and Dates 
Széchenyi István University, Gyor, Hungary, May 13-24, 2013 
http://uni.sze.hu/en_GB/home 

The course will be presented in 10 days, with the intention of 
covering materials equivalent to a full university semester.  Three 
hours of lectures will be presented per day (Monday to Friday); a 
corresponding amount of daily study effort is expected from the 
attendees. 

Course attendees - university students and professionals - should have 
a sufficient undergraduate mathematics background (calculus, algebra, 
probability); systems modeling and computational experience will be an 
asset. Upon completing the course, attendees will receive an official 
certificate from the University. 

For further details regarding the course, feel free to contact 
Dr. Pintér at janos.d.pinter@gmail.com. 

For details regarding logistics (travel, accommodation, etc.), please 
contact Ms. R. Varga at <vargar@sze.hu>. 

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9- International Spring School on Matrix Functions and their applications
(source: M. Théra)

Laboratoire Paul Painlevé
University Lille 1, France
May 15-17 , 2013

http://math.univ-lille1.fr/~bbecker/ssmf2013/

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10- International Conference on Stochastic Programming
(source: M. Théra)

Bergamo, Italy, during the week of July 8-12, 2013

http://dinamico2.unibg.it/icsp2013/

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11- Workshop Nonlinear optimization: a bridge from theory to applications
(source: M. Théra)

Erice, Italy
June 10-17, 2013

This is the 59th Workshop of the International School of Mathematics "G. Stampacchia"
at the Ettore Majorana Centre and Fondation for Scientific Culture (EMCFSC). It is the
seventh Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization and related topics.

Further information can be found at the URL:

http://www.dis.uniroma1.it/~erice2013

or requested to the e-mail address:

erice2013@dis.uniroma1.it

The Scientific and Organizing Committe:
- Gianni DI PILLO, SAPIENZA, University of Rome, Italy
- Franco GIANNESSI, International School of Mathematics, EMCFSC, Erice, Italy
- Massimo ROMA, SAPIENZA, University of Rome, Italy

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12- Journées Annuelles 2013 du GdR MOA
(source: D. Aussel)

Institut Henri Poincaré
Du 17 au 19 juin 2013

L'inscription est gratuite mais obligatoire. Rendez-vous sur le site de la conférence :

http://gdrmoa.math.cnrs.fr/activites/journees-annuelles-gdr-moa-2013/

Pour des raisons d'organisation les inscriptions seront clôturées le mardi 30 avril.
N'hésitez pas à proposer des exposés (25'+5'). Afin, des aides aux doctorants sont possibles.
Merci de faire vos demandes auprès de D. Aussel (aussel@univ-perp.fr) avant le mardi 30 avril.
Notez cependant que toutes les demandes ne pourront probablement pas être satisfaites, mais
chaque étudiant sera informé au plus tard le 03 mai.

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13- European Conference on Computational Optimization, Chemnitz University
(source: M. Théra)

Second call for presentations
3rd European Conference on Computational Optimization (EUCCO)
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, July 17-19, 2013

The 3rd European Conference on Computational Optimization (EUCCO) will
be held at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, on July 17-19
(Wed-Fri), 2013. Previous EUCCO conferences were held 2004 in Dresden
and 2007 in Montpellier. It is the aim of this conference to bring
together scientists from the fields of algorithmic large-scale
optimization, optimization with PDEs, and applications.

Confirmed plenary speakers are: Barbara Kaltenbacher (Klagenfurt),
Christian Kanzow (Wuerzburg), Katja Mombaur (Heidelberg), Luis Nunes
Vicente (Coimbra), and Andreas Waechter (Chicago).
Moreover, a number of invited focus sessions are being organized.

This is an invitation for contributed presentations. Please note that the deadline
for abstact submissions is coming close: March 31.

Please find further information at http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/eucco.

With best regards,
Roland Herzog

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14- ERC School "Geometric Functional Inequalities and Shape Optimization"
(source: A. Brancolini)

Naples, September 9-13, 2013.

The school will take place at the Accademia Pontaniana.

The speakers will be Dorin Bucur, Francesco Maggi, and Massimiliano Morini.

PhD students, post-docs are warmly welcomed to attend: there is available financial covering
of accommodation for up to 20 PhD students or young researchers.
For a more detailed program and some basic information, see
http://ercnapoli.altervista.org/

The school is sponsored by ERC Advanced Grant n.226234 "Analytic Techniques for Geometric
and Functional Inequalities" and Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni "Renato Caccioppoli"
of Università degli Studi di Napoli.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at erc.napoli@gmail.com if further information is needed.

Organizers: Nicola Fusco, Marco Barchiesi, Alessio Brancolini, Chiara Leone, Anna Verde. 

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15- Colloque Allemagne-France-Pologne d'Optimisation 2013
(source: J.-B. Hiriart-Urruty, ainsi que F. Bonnans, J. Renault, M. Théra)

Ceci est simplement pour vous rappeler le prochain colloque France-Allemagne-Pologne
d'optimisation qui se déroulera fin septembre à Cracovie.
Il fait suite à la précédente édition, France-Allemagne-Autriche (AFG'11), qui s'est tenue
à Toulouse en septembre 2011.
Malgré la période défavorable (pour celles et ceux qui enseignent), il importe que la partie
française soit suffisamment représentée dans ce colloque. J'ai souvenir que dans l'édition
précédente du même type, à Cottbus (Allemagne) pour FGP'02 (en septembre 2002),
les collègues allemands et polonais s'étaient plaints du peu de nombre de collègues français
présents.
Ancienne capitale de la Pologne, Cracovie a également un attrait touristique et gastronomique.
http:/www.fgp13.agh.edu.pl/

L'appel à communications est également lancé, voir sur le site.

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16- International Seminar on Optimization and Related Areas (IMCA, Pérou)
(source: M. Théra)

Voir le site :

http://www.imca.edu.pe/isora2013/

We are pleased to announce the 11th edition of the International Seminar on Optimization and
Related Areas (ISORA) to be held during October 7-13, 2013, at the Instituto de Matemática y
Ciencias Afines (IMCA) in Lima, Peru. This seminar is dedicated to Professor Jean-Pierre Crouzeix
(a great collaborator of the institute, in particular with the Optimization Research group) on th
occasion of his 70th birthday. 

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17- Conference on Geometry and Algebra  of Linear Matrix Inequalities 
(source: D. Henrion)

12-16 November 2013 
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (CIRM), 
University of Marseille, Luminy, France. 
http://homepages.laas.fr/henrion/geolmi13 

This is a conference organized by Didier Henrion and Monique Laurent, jointly with the
3rd official meeting of the GeoLMI project funded by the French National Research Agency. 

The conference aims at bringing together various researchers in pure and applied
mathematics (real algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, functional analysis, continuous 
and discrete optimization) interested in linear matrix inequalities and their application areas
(operations research, system control, performance analysis of dynamical systems). 

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18- Ecole de recherche CIMPA, Equilibre de Nash généralisés, problèmes bi-niveaux et MPEC 
(source: D. Aussel)

Ecole de recherche CIMPA-UNESCO-MESR-MINECO
Equilibre de Nash généralisés, problèmes bi-niveaux et MPEC 
25 Novembre-06 Décembre, 2013, Université de Delhi, New Delhi, Inde

Objectifs :
L'école est dédiée à l'étude de trois classes de problèmes d'optimisation:
les problèmes d'équilibres de Nash généralisés, les problèmes bi-niveaux
et les problèmes d'optimisation à contraintes d'equilibre (MPEC). Les
aspects théoriques et numériques seront abordés ainsi que les applications
aux marchés de l'énergie.

Date limite d'inscription :  22 septembre 2013

Inscription en ligne pour les participants hors Inde : 
   http://www.cimpa-icpam.org/inscription/en/form.php
Les participants indiens doivent contacter directement : C. S. Lalitha, 
 cslalitha@maths.du.ac.in

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19- Prix de Thèse PGMO
(source: F. Bonnans)

Le Programme Gaspard Monge pour l'optimisation et la recherche opérationnelle (PGMO),
créé grâce à un mécénat d'EDF au sein de la Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard
(FMJH), lance un appel à candidatures pour deux prix de thèse.
Ces deux prix d'un montant de 1 000 euros chacun seront attribués avec la participation
et le patronage scientifique de la ROADEF et de la SMAI (groupe thématique MODE).
Ils sont destinés à récompenser deux thèses de doctorat, soutenues en France lors de
l'année civile 2012, apportant des contributions significatives en optimisation et recherche
opérationnelle, aussi bien du point de vue théorique qu'applicatif, en mathématiques et/ou
informatique.

Modalités :
-La date limite de réception des candidatures est le dimanche 7 avril 2013 à minuit.
-Les jeunes docteurs peuvent candidater directement ou bien être présentés par une
personnalité extérieure.
-Pour être valable, une candidature doit obligatoirement comprendre, sous format électronique :
le manuscrit de thèse, les rapports de pré-soutenance de la thèse, un CV du jeune docteur avec
une liste de publications.

Le jury rendra ses conclusions le lundi 20 mai 2013. Les lauréats seront invités à présenter
leurs travaux lors d'une cérémonie ultérieure où le prix leur sera remis.

Virginie FRUCHARD – Assistante de gestion
Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard – FMJH Université Paris-Sud 11 Mathématiques
Bâtiment 425 91405 Orsay Cedex
France
Tel : 01 69 15 66 56

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20- Dissertation Prize Competition, INFORMS Society on Transportation Science and Logistics
(source: M. Théra)

Nominations are invited for this years Dissertation Prize Competition sponsored by the INFORMS Society on 
Transportation Science & Logistics.This award is the oldest and most prestigious honor for doctoral 
dissertations in the transportation science and logistics area. The award is accompanied by a $500 honorarium 
for the winner. In addition, the winner and the recipient of an honorable mention (if any) each receives an 8x10 
plaque announcing the award.

The following criteria will be used in judging candidate dissertations.

Fundamental contribution and originality of the ideas or methods.
Practical importance or applicability in solving important real problems.
Clarity and excellence of the exposition.
Eligible doctoral dissertations are those completed and submitted between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013
in the  general area of transportation science and logistics.

To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor, who should submit the following 
items, all electronically in Adobe PDF format:

A copy of the dissertation (in PDF),
An extended abstract (3-5 pages), separate from thesis (in PDF or MS Word),
A letter of nomination from the dissertation supervisor supporting the submission and stating his/her assessment 
of why the thesis is worthy of the award (in PDF or MS Word), and,
A completed nomination form:  TSL Dissertation Prize Nomination Form
Submissions should be sent electronically to Martine Labbé, Committee Chair, at mlabbe@ulb.ac.be. The deadline 
for receipt of submissions is June 30, 2013. The recommendations of the judges will be announced at the INFORMS 
Annual Meeting during the TSL business meeting