| A. Rubinov and M. Sniedovich | |
| L. Caccetta | J. Pinter |
| M. Sniedovich | |
| A. Rubinov | |
| K.L. Teo | |
| D.P. Bertsekas | |
| V. Jeyakumar | |
| A.G Ramm and S. Gutman | |
| A. Shapiro | |
| X.Q. Yang | |
Forthcoming Conferences | |
| J. Pinter | |
| S. Dragomir | |
| Sun Defeng | |
| J. Pinter | |
| Shouchuan Hu | |
| N. Suhorukova |
The International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA) will he held in Ballarat (Australia) on December 9-11, 2004. In case you do not know, ICOTA is an official conference series for POP.
Pre-ICOTA6 workshops(tutorials) will be held on December 8, 2004 in Ballarat. Currently the following four tutorials, each 2 hrs long, are scheduled:
1. Hybrid algorithms: combining constraint programming and integer programming methods (Lou Caccetta)
2. Global Optimization Tutorial: Algorithms, Software, Applications (Janos Pinter)
3. Dynamic Programming Revisited (Moshe Sniedovich)
4. Optimal Control Computation and its Engineering Applications (Kok Lay Teo)
Two of these workshops will run from 10.00 till 12.00 and the other two will run from 14.00 till 16.00. The fee is $AU30 per workshop (see the registration form). Morning and afternoon tea will be provided for workshops' participants. Short description of three of these workshops can be found in this issue of ORB.
We have received a number of queries regarding submission of abstracts and full papers. A full statement regarding this issue will be included in the Second Call for Papers (to be distributed soon). The details below should clarify the policy.
Abstracts: You have to submit (electronically) a short (no more than150 words) abstract if you want your presentation to be considered for inclusion in the ICOTA 6 Program. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 1, 2004. A letter of acceptance will be sent within a month after the submission of the abstract. Late submissions are discouraged but will be considered on a case by case basis.
All accepted abstracts will be published in a hard copy booklet, copies of which will be distributed to delegates at the Registration Desk upon registration at the conference venue in Ballarat.
Note that you do not have to submit a full paper for your presentation to be considered for inclusion in the ICOTA6 Program.
Full Papers: The ICOTA6 Conference Proceedings will be published electronically as a collection of refereed papers and will be distributed to delegates at the Registration Desk as CD-ROMs. Participants wishing their full papers (no more than 12 pages) to be considered for inclusion in the Proceedings should submit their full papers (electronically) for refereeing by August 1, 2004. Letters of acceptance of the paper will be sent by September 15, 2004. The revised paper ( a camera-ready copy) should be re-submitted for publication by October 15, 2004.
Note that you have to submit a short ( no more than 150 words) abstract even if you plan to submit a full paper.
Instructions for the preparation and submission of abstracts and full papers can be found in the next announcement.
Related Conferences/Workshops:
In arranging your trip to Ballarat please note the following three related activities in Australia:
Dec 6-7, 2004, Melbourne. Workshop organized by the Melbourne chapter of The Australian Society For Operations Research (details will be available soon at www.asor.ms.unimelb.edu.au/melbourne/).
Dec 6-8, 2004, International Conference on Mathematical Inequalities and their Applications, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia http://rgmia.vu.edu.au/conference/index.html
(Note that Ballarat is about 120 km from Melbourne)
Dec 12-15, Gold Coast. APIEMS 2004 Conference (www.maths.qut.edu.au/apiems2004)
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For the abstract of this workshop as a Word document see here. The file will be downloaded.
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For the abstract of this workshop see here. The file will be downloaded.
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For the abstract of this workshop see here. The file will be downloaded.
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Interviewee: Satoru Fujishige
Interviewer: Alex Rubinov
Interview Date: February 2004
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To view this interview see here as a Word file. The file will be downloaded.
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The photo can be accessed here as a jpg file.
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Dear colleagues:
On behalf of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization (JIMO), it is my great pleasure to announce the establishment of the Journal. JIMO is an international journal published by the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The aim of JIMO is devoted to publishing peer-refereed, high quality, original papers on the non-trivial interplay between numerical optimization methods and practically significant problems in industry or management so as to achieve superior design, planning and/or operation. Its objective is to promote collaboration between optimization specialists, industrial practitioners and management scientists so that important practical industrial and management problems can be addressed by the use of appropriate, recent advanced optimization techniques. It is particularly hoped that the study of these practical problems will lead to the discovery of new ideas and the development of novel methodologies in optimization.
We have a very strong team of editors. Our prime objective is to work together to make JIMO a first class scholarly journal in optimization with special emphasis on industrial and management applications. We plan to publish the inaugural issue of the journal in December 2004. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to submit your next papers to JIMO for consideration of publication. You can expect to receive the editor's recommendation together with referees' reports within 3 months from the date of receipt of the paper.
Manuscripts must be written in English and submitted by e-mail in pdf or ps formats (if less than 2MB) directly to the editorial office, majimo@inet.polyu.edu.hk
The authors are encouraged to name one or two appropriate editors from the editorial board to handle the review process of their manuscripts. All communications will be conducted by e-mails.
Information on TEX preparation of accepted manuscripts can be found at (use the DCDS-B template): http://aimsciences.org/journals/Tex_prep.htm
For further details, please visit the journal website: http://aimsciences.org/journals/jimo/description.htm
The following is the contact address for authors:
Professor TEO Kok Lay
Department of Applied Mathematics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hum, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Email: majimo@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Kok Lay Teo
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization
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New Book: Convex Analysis and Optimization, by Dimitri P. Bertsekas with Angelia Nedic and Asuman E. Ozdaglar, published by Athena Scientific, Belmont, Mass. ISBN: 1-886529-45-0, 2003, 560 pages
The book provides a comprehensive development of convexity theory, in the spirit of Fenchel and Rockafellar, and its rich applications in optimization, including duality, minimax/saddle point theory, Lagrange multipliers, and Lagrangian relaxation/nondifferentiable optimization. Aside from a thorough account of convex analysis and optimization, the book aims to restructure the theory of the subject, by introducing several novel unifying lines of analysis, including:
1) A unified development of minimax theory and constrained optimization duality as special cases of duality between two simple geometrical problems.
2) A unified development of conditions for existence of solutions of convex optimization problems, conditions for the minimax equality to hold, and conditions for the absence of a duality gap in constrained optimization.
3) A unification of the major constraint qualifications allowing the use of Lagrange multipliers for nonconvex constrained optimization, using the notion of constraint pseudonormality and an enhanced form of the Fritz John necessary optimality conditions.
For a table of contents, preface, complete exercise solutions, and other related material, see http://www.athenasc.com/convexity.html
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Applications are invited for four Research Associate positions in the School of Mathematics. The successful applicants will work on one of the following projects funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Applicants with proven teaching abilities may seek a variant of the position in which 25% of the appointment is considered as a regular academic appointment funded by the School.
Essential criteria for all research positions:a PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline; good written communication skills; understanding of equity and diversity policies and programs; knowledge of OHS responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant OHS training.
Additional Essential criteria for all research/teaching positions: documented teaching experience.
Project 1: Nonlinear dynamics of pulse coupled oscillators
REF. 2720
Additional Essential criteria: sound knowledge of nonlinear dynamics and associated computational methods.
Additional Desirable criteria: experience in mathematical analysis and solving mathematical models of dynamical systems; knowledge of chaotic dynamics of biological systems such as the dynamics of coupled oscillator arrays, neural networks and biological rhythms; knowledge of the specific electrophysiology of the cardiac system; experience in computer programming.
Project 2: Multi-extremal global continuous optimization
REF. 2721
Additional Essential criteria: sound knowledge of continuous optimization.
Additional Desirable criteria: good knowledge of convex analysis and functional abstract convexity techniques; experience in non-convex optimization theory and methods; experience in solving multi-extremal optimization problems.
The successful applicant will spend half their time (18 months for a 3 year
appointment) at UNSW and half at the University of Ballarat.
Further information: Associate Professor Jeyakumar on telephone (61 2) 9385 7046
or email:headapplied@maths.unsw.edu.au or Professor Rubinov on telephone
(03) 5327 9281 or email:A.Rubinov@ballarat.edu.au
Project 3: Advanced computational algorithms for three dimensional systems
REF. 2722
Additional Essential criteria: sound knowledge of computational mathematics and functional analysis.
Additional Desirable criteria: experience in mathematical analysis and
computational aspects of PDEs in three space dimensions or surface integral
equations; experience in solving mathematical models in scattering theory;
good knowledge of a computer programming language, Fortran 90 or C++;
strong publication record.
Further information is available from Professor Sloan on
telephone (61 2) 9385 7038 or email:I.Sloan@unsw.edu.au
Project 4: Approximation, cubature and point designs on spheres
REF. 2719
Additional Essential criteria: sound knowledge of computational analysis or constructive approximation.
Additional Desirable criteria: experience in mathematical analysis and computational aspects of approximation and integration on the sphere; knowledge of optimization methods; good knowledge of a computer programming language Matlab, Fortran 90 or C++; strong publication record. Further information is available from Associate Professor Womersley on telephone (61 2) 9385 7043 or email:R.Womersley@unsw.edu.au
FOR ALL POSITIONS:
These are fixed term positions available for up to 3 years.
Experienced applicants interested in short-term appointments are encouraged
to apply.
Membership of a University approved superannuation scheme is a condition of
employment. See "http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/" for additional information
on the School.
Applications close 8 April 2004.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants must include a completed UNSW application form,resume and application
letter, addressing the selection criteria, QUOTING REF NUMBER and details of 2
referees, (where requested, copies of academic transcripts and qualifications
should be included). Applications may be submitted by email:
mailto:jobapplications@unsw.edu.au , facsimile: (61 2) 9662 2832 or post to:
Recruitment,
Human Resources,
UNSW Sydney 2052 Australia,
by the application close date. On-line/email applications are encouraged and will receive confirmation of receipt. http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/employment.htm
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Professor Alexander Ramm (Kanzas State University) and Professor Semion Gutman ( University of Oklahoma) report of their recent results in an interesting and important area of applications of global optimization: direct and inverse scattering.
See here for details.
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In this issue of ORB, we invited Professor Alexander Shapiro from Georgia Institute of Technology to write a summary on "Some recent developments in stochastic programming".
Details on this can be found here.
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The 34th Workshop of The International School of Mathematics G. Stampacchia, The International Workshop on Optimization and Control with Applications, was held during July 9-17, 2001 in Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy.
The Workshop was supported by Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research, Sicilian Regional Government, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The National Cheng Kung University. The Director of The International School of Mathematics G. Stampacchia is Franco Giannessi. The Directors of the Workshop are Liqun Qi and Kok Lay Teo.
About 90 scholars from as many as 26 countries and regions attended the Workshop.
This special issue contains 6 papers emitted from the Workshop.
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See here for the announcement of APMOD 2004. The file will be downloaded.
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(First Announcement)
The International Conference on Mathematical Inequalities and their Applications,
http://rgmia.vu.edu.au/conference/index.html
will be held at Victoria University (Footscray Park Campus) in Melbourne from Monday 06th to Wednesday 08th December 2004, and you are cordially invited to participate.
This conference will he held immediately before ICOTA (International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications) that will start on December 9 in Ballarat (120 km from Melbourne).
The aim of International Conference on Mathematical Inequalities and their Applications is to stimulate researchers from all fields of science to collaborate and present new results in mathematical inequalities and their applications.
The Journal of Inequalities in Pure & Applied Mathematics <http://jipam.vu.edu.au/> , will publish the Proceedings of the Conference, after a normal refereeing procedure. The papers will be organised in a Special Issue.
The International Scientific Committee consists of leading experts in Mathematical Inequalities and their Applications and comprises the following mathematicians:
For an expression of interest to attend the conference, please contact
Professor S.S. Dragomir at sever@matilda.vu.edu.au
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Our colleague Gongyun Zhao http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/~matzgy has become an editor of The Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR) since August 2003.
APJOR has been published for more than 20 years and is listed in SCI expanded. From this year onward, the journal is expended from 2 issues to 4 issues annually and is published by World Scientific. If you are interested in publishing your papers in APJOR or organizing special issues to be published in APJOR, please contact Gongyun matzgy@nus.edu.sg.
The following is the aims and scope of APJOR:
The Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR) provides a forum for practitioners, academics and researchers in Operational Research and related fields, within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region.
APJOR will place submissions in one of the following categories: General, Theoretical, OR Practice, Reviewer Survey, OR Education, and Communications (including short articles and letters). Theoretical papers should carry significant methodological developments. Emphasis is on originality, quality and importance, with particular emphasis given to the practical significance of the results. Practical papers, illustrating the application of Operation Research, are of special interest. Papers should include the steps followed, the extent to which the results have been used, and their critical success factors (both positive and negative). Applications which are of interest to the Asia-Pacific area are particularly welcome.
APJOR is published quarterly. Language used will be English. Material that has already been published or submitted for publication elsewhere will not be accepted. All papers will be refereed. Decisions on papers will be made by the Editors with the advice of the referees. No inquiries concerning the screening process will be entertained. Manuscripts will normally not be returned to the authors.
For more information, please visit the web sites
http://sunsite.nus.edu.sg/ORSS/apjor.html
and
http://www.worldscinet.com/apjor/apjor.shtml
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The TOMLAB Optimization Environment is a powerful professional optimization package for solving applied optimization problems formulated in MATLAB. TOMLAB provides a range of features, tools and services to assist the modeling and solution process.
LGO is a solver suite for nonlinear (global and local) optimization that has been in use for over a decade, and has been implemented across various compiler and modeling language platforms. TOMLAB /LGO has been recently added to the list of implementations.
The TOMLAB /LGO solver engine combines deterministic and stochastic, derivative-free global and local optimization strategies in a seamlessly integrated manner. The search strategies implemented in LGO enable fast global search; LGO is particularly useful to handle applications in which higher order (gradient, Hessian,...) information is difficult or costly to obtain.
The current TOMLAB /LGO implementation incorporates the following solver modules (all global search modules are directly followed by local search):
Branch-and-bound global search method
Global adaptive random search
Multi-start based global random search
Constrained local search by the reduced gradient method
TOMLAB /LGO is available for professional users, for educational and research users price discounts are offered.
For more information, please contact me and/or see http://tomlab.biz/products/lgo/. Regarding LGO and related professional activities, see www.dal.ca/~jdpinter.
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The American Institute of Mathematical Sciences is an international organization for the advancement and dissemination of mathematical sciences. AIMS promotes mathematical sciences education through its publications and conferences. In particular, its next international meeting will take place at Los Angeles, during June 16-19, 2004.
AIMS is primarily focused on serving mathematicians and scientists sharing a common interest in differential equations, dynamical systems, and their wide-range applications to sciences and engineering through analysis, modeling and computations.
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AMSI Summer School was held from 27 January to 20 February, 2004 in School of Mathematics, University of New South Wales. (See http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/amsiss04/)
Around 130 participants from different Australian universities attended the courses, mostly honours and postgraduate students in the mathematical sciences. The School was opened by Dr Brendan Nelson (Australian Government Minister for Education, Science and Traning).
A variety of courses (mostly in pure mathematics) was proposed to the participants. All courses received sufficient interest to run at the Summer School. Detailed descriptions of the courses can be found on the web-site of the Summer School.
We mention here only the course "Optimization and control in engineering, mining and medicine".
Lecturers: Part I: Assoc. Prof Andrew Eberhard (RMIT)
Part II: Dr. Gary Froyland (BHPBilliton)
Part III: Dr. John Murray (UNSW)
We also had an opportunity to attend a lecture which was given by Professor E. Polak from UC Berkeley via a video conferencing system as an experiment in remote presentation.
The program of the Summer Scholl allow the participants to study some of the mathematical discipline deeper than they could do at their home universities. Another important direction is to discover some possible applications for medicine, finance, engineering and so on. The lectures were combined with computer classes so that the students had an opportunity to produce some numerical experiments with real data and compare the results obtained for different models of the same process.
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