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juin 2008 (supplément)

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Table des matières :

1- PhD studentship at the University of Edinburgh
2- Postdoctoral position, McMaster University
3- Position at the Turbomachinery and Propulsion Departement
4- Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization
5- Atelier de modélisation en optimisation
6- School on Variational Analysis (CMM - Universidad de Chile)
7- Workshop on Variational Analysis (CMM - Universidad de Chile)

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1- PhD studentship at the University of Edinburgh
(source: Marcel Mongeau)

PhD studentship at the University of Edinburgh

Parallel solution of block-angular linear programming problems

The School of Mathematics is offering a PhD studentship to study
parallel computing techniques for solving large, sparse, block-angular
linear programming problems. The studentship is industrially-funded
and will run for 3.5 years, starting in September 2008 (or at a later
date if desired). It is available to students of any nationality and
will cover tuition fees and living expenses. The latter will be about
Â£15,000 per year for a UK/EU national and Â£10,500 per year for an
overseas student. This difference is due to the higher tuition fees
for non-EU students.

Please contact

Julian Hall:
J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/people/show/person/47

or, for more information, consult

http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/hall/BALP.html

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2- Postdoctoral position, McMaster University
(source: Marcel Mongeau)

Advanced Optimization Laboratory
Department of Computing and Software
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in
Combinatorial or Continuous Optimization at the Advanced
Optimization Laboratory (AdvOL). Expertise in engineering
applications and optimization software development is a plus.

Starting date: September 1, 2008
Duration: One year with the option of extending for another year.
There is some flexibility with regards to the starting date.

The application should include a curriculum vitae, contact information
for at least 2 references, recent publications. Applications and
enquires
should be sent by e-mail to:

Antoine Deza, Canada Research Chair in Combinatorial Optimization
deza@mcmaster.ca
http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~deza
AdvOL: http://optlab.mcmaster.ca/index.php/

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3- Position at the Turbomachinery and Propulsion Departement
(source: Michel Théra)

The Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department of the von Karman Institute (VKI)
invites applications from, and nominations of, highly qualified individuals
at the level of assistant professor.

Candidates are expected to:
-actively participate in teaching and research at post-graduate level,
-develop numerical tools and support the department in the field of compressor
and turbine design and analysis,
-extend further the ongoing research activities in the field of multidisciplinary
optimization of turbomachinery components taking into account heat transfer,
stress, acoustics and aerodynamic performance
-develop new activities in the field of aero-elasticity seeking, managing and
performing funded research programs in the context of an international environment.

Applicants must have an earned doctorate on a subject relevant to turbomachinery
and propulsion. Prior experience in numerical research related to the previous
topics is a strong asset.
Candidates should be citizen of a NATO country and have a working knowledge of
English.

Applications, including a motivation letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications
and the name and contact details (including e-mail) of at least 3 references, should
reach the address below before July 1st, 2008. Potential candidates are invited to
visit the department web site for more information on the current department
activities: http://www.vki.ac.be/tu-dept.

Contact Information

Professor T. Arts
Head of the Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department
von Karman Institute,
Waterloosesteenweg, 72
1640 Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium
E-mail:arts@vki.ac.be

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4- Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization
(source: Jean-Paul Penot)

June 18-24, 2008

Technion, Haifa, Israel
Amado Mathematics Building
Auditorium 232 and Room 814

In celebration of Alex Ioffe's 70th and Simeon Reich's 60th birthdays

A Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization will be held at
the Technion on June 18-24, 2008, under the auspices of the Technion
Center for Mathematical Sciences. One of the objectives of the
conference is to honor Alex Ioffe and Simeon Reich, on the occasion
of their 70th and 60th birthdays, respectively. The conference will
continue the tradition of previous meetings in the same area that
took place at the Technion in the past ("Optimization and Nonlinear
Analysis'' in 1990 and "Calculus of Variations and Related Topics''
in 1998).

Members of the Organizing Committee:

Arie Leizarowitz, Boris S. Mordukhovich, Itai Shafrir and Alexander
Zaslavski.

For further information:
http://www.math.technion.ac.il/cms/decade_2001-2010/year_2007-2008/nonlinear-analysis/

or please contact:

The conference organizers at: shafrir@tx.technion.ac.il

or the conference coordinator:

Ms. Yael Cohen
Center for mathematical Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
32000 Haifa, Israel
Phone +972 4 829 4278
Fax +972 4 829 3388
cms@math.technion.ac.il

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5- Atelier de modélisation en optimisation
(source: Michel Théra)

Laboratoire XLIM, Université de Limoges

Résolution numérique de problèmes d’optimisation non linéaire diﬀérentiable

Cet atelier est une introduction par la pratique à la résolution numérique
de problèmes d’optimisation non linéaire.
Il s’adresse autant à l’étudiant et a l’ingénieur, qu’au chercheur en optimisation.

Cette présentation sera eﬀectuée par Dominique Orban, Professeur à l’Ecole
Polytechnique de Montréal et chercheur au GERAD à Montréal au Canada,
actuellement en visite au laboratoire XLIM.
Elle sera donnée le jeudi 19 juin de 14h à 18h30.

voir le site
http://www.unilim.fr/pages_perso/abderrahim.hantoute/ALEL2008.html

et en particulier le lien
http://www.unilim.fr/pages_perso/abderrahim.hantoute/resumes/atelier.pdf

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6- School on Variational Analysis (CMM - Universidad de Chile)
(source: Felipe Alvarez)

du 6 au 19 novembre 2008, au CMM - Universidad de Chile.

In parallel with the Workshop on Variational Analysis (voir annonce 7 ci-dessous),
there will be 7 courses (4 sessions each) on topics relevant to this field.
These courses are oriented towards advanced undergraduates and Ph.D. students in
mathematics.
This activity will be held at the CMM during the period November 6-20.

Courses:

* Alfred Auslender: Numerical methods for the resolution of variational inequalities
with applications to optimization problems
* Didier Aussel: Quasiconvex optimization and related problems
* Jean Marc Bonisseau: Nonsmooth analysis and applications in economic theory
* Roberto Cominetti: An introduction to network equilibrium
* Boris Mordukhovich: Variational Analysis in Multiobjective Optimization and
Equilibria
* Lionel Thibault: Differential Inclusions
* Dariusz Zagrodny: Some open problems on maximal monotonicity - variational analysis
approach

Applications for fellowships:

Qualified graduate students may apply for total/partial travel expense reimbursement,
accommodation and meals. A final decision concerning the level of support to be
available will be made after the conference budget is finalized.

Students are encouraged to apply until September 5, 2008 by sending a CV together
with a letter of recomendation from his/her Ph.D. advisor to
va2008@dim.uchile.cl

The final decision concerning fellowships will be informed before September 19.

See the following website (in spanish, but courses shall be given in english):

http://analisis-variacional2008.cmm.uchile.cl/

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7- Workshop on Variational Analysis (CMM - Universidad de Chile)
(source: Pedro Gajardo et Hector Ramirez)

November 10 - 13, 2008,

CMM - Universidad de Chile

This 4-days Workshop on Variational Analysis on the occasion of Rafael
Correa's 60th birthday will be held in the Center for Mathematical
Modeling at the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (Avenida Blanco
Encalada 2120, 7th floor), during November 10-13.

This event intends to be a propitious occasion for the exchange of
ideas between national and international researchers on the latest
advances in the field of variational analysis.

web site:
http://variational-analysis.cmm.uchile.cl/

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Thierry Champion
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Laboratoire Imath -- Université du Sud Toulon-Var
page personnelle: http://champion.univ-tln.fr