Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 14, Number 18 October 1, 2014 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: 112th Statistical Mechanics Conference Symposium, Simulation and Optimization of Extreme Fluids Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves Propagation Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences Faculty Position in System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management Assistant Professor Position, Applied Math Tenure Track Position, Applied and Computational Mathematics Tenured Position, Southern Methodist University PhD/Postdoc Positions, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 19:9 Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 11:6 Contents, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 11:2 Contents, Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization 4:3 Contents, Mathematical Control and Related Fields 4:4 Contents, The Journal of Geometric Mechanics 6:3 Submissions to nls-net must be addressed to: Comments and suggestions are also welcome. General information about nls-net can be found at: http://www.maia.ub.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nls-net/ This is a service created and maintained in collaboration with the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) http://www.aimsciences.org/ ------ Subject: 112th Statistical Mechanics Conference From: Regina Finn Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:01:54 -0400 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT 112th Statistical Mechanics Conference RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, BUSCH CAMPUS, HILL CENTER, ROOM 114 SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, December 14 -- December 16, 2014 Dear Colleague: You are cordially invited to participate in the 112th Statistical Mechanics Conference at Rutgers University, December 14 - 16, 2014. At this meeting, we will celebrate the achievements of our guests of honor: *Giovanni Gallavotti, James Langer, Pierre Hohenberg and Lai-Sang Young.* Here is a tentative list of speakers: Laszlo Barabasi, Eberhard Bodenschatz, Federico Bonetto, Sourav Chatterjee, Eddie Cohen, Ovidiu Costin, Pablo Debenedetti, Dmitry Dolgopyat, Ute Ebert, Jean Pierre Eckmann, Jeremy England, Raffaele Esposito, Richard Friedberg, Pedro Garrido, Jane Kondev, Lisa Manning, Cristina Marchetti, Vieri Mastropietro, Thierry Mora, Adilson Motter, Luca Peliti, David Pine, Olivier Rivoire, Chris Rycroft, Boris Shraiman, Sergio Simonella, Yakov Sinai, Frank Stillinger, Hajime Tanaka, Roderich Tumulka, Wim van Saarloos, Please register on our website where you will find options to either pay online or pay at the door by cash or check. You may also register and mail your payment by check in advance. Visit our website at http://www.math.rutgers.edu/events/smm/index.html, and select from the registration options on the right side of the screen. All details of the meeting (i.e. lodging, transportation, abstracts, etc.) are also posted on the website. A more complete conference program will be sent out to you later. We would like to know of any colleagues or students who should be added to our mailing list, positions wanted or available, etc. Looking forward to seeing you here. With best wishes, Joel Professor Joel L. Lebowitz lebowitz@math.rutgers.edu Center for Mathematical Sciences Research 110 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019 FAX: 732-445-4936 PHONE: 848-445-3117 ------ Subject: Symposium, Simulation and Optimization of Extreme Fluids From: Dominik Meidner meidner@ma.tum.de Date: September 19, 2014 We would like to announce the symposium "Simulation and Optimization of Extreme Fluids", November 10-12, 2014 at the IWH (Internationales Wissenschaftsforum) Heidelberg. See the web-page http://numerik.uni- hd.de/~sopef for details. The focus of this symposium is on modern simulation and optimization approaches for flows at extreme configurations, such as nonlinear material behavior, high pressures, high Reynolds or Weissenberg numbers or those including free surfaces or particles. We invite you to submit an abstract for a 25 minute talk during this symposium. Please register with an email to sopef@iwr.uni- heidelberg.de not later than October 10th. Further, we want to draw your attention to the subsequent winter school "Simulation and Optimization of Extreme Fluids", November 13- 14, 2014 at the IWR (Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing) in Heidelberg. See http://numerik.uni-hd.de/~sopef/school.html for details. Students can register for this winter school by mail to sopef@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de not later than October 10th. ------ Subject: Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves Propagation From: Tilo Arens tilo.arens@kit.edu Date: September 23, 2014 Submission open for minisymposium proposals and contributed papers: 12th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves Propagation, WAVES 2015 http://waves2015.math.kit.edu KIT , Karlsruhe, Germany from July 20th-24th, 2015 Submission deadline for contributed papers is February 1, 2015 (acceptance notification by March 27th, 2015). Submission deadline for minisymposium proposals is December 15, 2014. Detailed guidelines for writing papers can be found on http://waves2015.math.kit.edu/abstracts.html Themes include: Forward and Inverse Scattering, Fast Computational Techniques, Numerical Analysis, Approximate Boundary Conditions, Domain Decomposition, Analytical & Semi-analytical Methods, Nonlinear Wave Phenomena, Water Waves and Coastal Modeling, Guided Waves and Random Media, Medical and Seismic Imaging. List of confirmed invited speakers: Lehel Banjai (Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, UK) Kurt Busch (Humboldt Universitat Berlin, Germany) Leszek F. Demkowicz (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Sonja Fliss (ENSTA ParisTech, France) Mark Groves (Universitat des Saarlands, Germany) Thorsten Hohage (Universitat Gottingen, Germany) Peter Kuchment (Texas A&M University , USA) Andrew Norris (Rutgers University, USA) Michael Weinstein (Columbia University, USA) ------ Subject: Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences From: Roumen Anguelov roumen.anguelov@up.ac.za Date: September 27, 2014 BIOMATH 2015: International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences 14-19 June 2015 University Centre Bachinovo, South-West University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria The conference is devoted to recent research in life sciences based on applications of mathematics as well as mathematics applied to or motivated by biological studies. It is a multidisciplinary meeting forum for researchers who develop and apply mathematical and computational tools to the study of phenomena in the broad fields of biology, ecology, medicine, biotechnology, bioengineering, environmental science, etc. Contributed talks in any of these fields are invited. Abstracts deadline: 30 March 2015. Proceedings in volume 4 (2015) of the journal BIOMATH. Selected papers will be published in special issues of other science journals. International Steering Committee: R Anguelov (U. of Pretoria), Y Dumont (CIRAD,France), J Farkas (U. of Stirling), P Hingley (European Patent Office), P Hinow (U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), H Kojouharov (U. of Texas at Arlington), J Lubuma (U. of Pretoria), S Markov (IMI-BAS), N Pesheva (IMech-BAS), MR Roussel (U. of Lethbridge), S Schnell (U. of Michigan) ------ Subject: Faculty Position in System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management From: complex-announcements-report@necsi.org Date: Tue Sep 23 23:43:53 2014 FACULTY POSITION IN SYSTEM DYNAMICS MIT Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in system dynamics, to begin July 2015 (or thereafter). Candidates should have excellent knowledge of the system dynamics simulation technique and/or related modeling methodologies, such as nonlinear dynamics, control theory, computer simulation or agent-based modeling, as well as research interests relevant to the management and/or behavioral sciences. Duties will include research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. System dynamics at Sloan is closely affiliated with both the management sciences and organization studies. Applicants whose substantive research interests are interdisciplinary are particularly invited to apply, including applicants whose research involves the social and behavioral sciences. We especially want to identify qualified female and minority candidates for consideration in this position. Applicants should possess or be close to completion of a PhD in system dynamics or a relevant field by the start date of employment. Applicants must submit: 1) an up-to-date curriculum vitae; 2) up to three representative publications; 3) a brief statement of objectives and aspirations in research and education; 4) an official graduate transcript; 5) information about teaching experience and performance evaluations; and 6) three letters of recommendation by October 31, 2014. Submissions must be submitted via https://sloanfacultysearches.mit.edu/sd/ MIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities ------ Subject: Assistant Professor Position, Applied Math From: Paul Constantine pconstan@mines.edu Date: September 22, 2014 The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Colorado School of Mines invites applications for an anticipated position in applied mathematics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in fall 2015. Preference will be given to those with expertise in mathematical modeling and demonstrated involvement in interdisciplinary applications. Faculty research interests include scientific computing, numerical analysis, wave theory, multi-scale simulation, partial differential equations, inverse problems, nuclear science, and mathematical biology. See the following flyer from the department website for more information, including how to apply: http://ams.mines.edu/public_html/flyers/15-081060-AMS-AsstProfessor.pdf Review of applications will begin by November 15, 2014. ------ Subject: Tenure Track Position, Applied and Computational Mathematics From: Daniel B. Szyld szyld@temple.edu Date: October 02, 2014 Tenure-Track Position: Applied and Computational Mathematics. The Department of Mathematics, Temple University is inviting applications for positions at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor. (In exceptional cases, more advanced ranks may be considered.) Candidates should have outstanding potential. Postdoctoral experience is expected. Our targeted research area for this year is Applied and Computational Mathematics. Temple's College of Science and Technology is in the process of sustained growth in computational science. Candidates engaged in interdisciplinary research are particularly encouraged to apply. We offer highly competitive salaries, teaching loads, and start-up packages. Applications should include the standard AMS Cover Sheet for Academic Employment, a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement about current and future research, and a statement on teaching experience. A complete application will also include at least three letters of recommendation addressing research and one letter addressing teaching. All application materials should be submitted via mathjobs.org Inquiries may be directed to mathematics@temple.edu Review of applications will begin November 1, 2014. ------ Subject: Tenured Position, Southern Methodist University From: Daniel R. Reynolds reynolds@smu.edu Date: September 29, 2014 The Department of Mathematics at Southern Methodist University invites applications for tenured associate or full professor, however, exceptional candidates at the rank of assistant professor will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in the modeling and analysis of complex systems. The department offers an active doctoral program in computational and applied mathematics. It is anticipated that this position will expand the department's participation and expertise in high-performance computing and interdisciplinary research. The SMU Center for Scientific Computation draws its members from throughout the university and its facilities include an HPC cluster with 9000+ cores. SMU's Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute fosters collaboration between researchers at SMU as well as those at other universities and research centers. Applications consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a list of publications, research and teaching statements should be submitted via the website http://www.mathjobs.org/. Candidates should also arrange for three letters of recommendation, which may be submitted on the same website or sent by regular mail to Faculty Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750156, Dallas, TX 75275-0156. The Search Committee can be contacted via email: mathsearch@mail.smu.edu, Tel: (214) 768-2452 and Fax: (214) 768-2355. To ensure full consideration the application must be received by December 17, 2014, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled. The committee will notify applicants of its employment decisions after the positions are filled. ------ Subject: PhD/Postdoc Positions, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics From: Bartosz Protas bprotas@mcmaster.ca Date: October 01, 2014 Openings for graduate students (Master's and/or Ph.D.) and a post-doctoral fellow are anticipated in Dr. Protas' research group at McMaster University. The focus of these positions will be fundamental investigations of extreme behavior, such as potential singularity formation, in fluid flow models using a combination of mathematical analysis and large-scale computations (the post-doctoral position may also involve some teaching). Required background involves (ideally, a combination of) theoretical fluid mechanics, large-scale scientific computing (including numerical optimization) and PDE analysis. Details concerning student positions are available at the web address http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/index.php/graduate-studies/application-procedure.html whereas information about the post-doctoral opening will be posted at http://ms.mcmaster.ca/bprotas/news.shtml Interested candidates should contact Dr. Bartosz Protas Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L8S 4K1 Email: bprotas@mcmaster.ca URL: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/bprotas for more information and application procedures. ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 19:9 From: Liwei Ning Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:20:47 -0500 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B (DCDS-B) Volume: 19, Number: 9 November 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=708 1. On optimal control of a sweeping process coupled with an ordinary differential equation Pages : 2709 - 2738 Lukas Adam and Jiri Outrata 2. Transport semigroup associated to positive boundary conditions of unit norm: A Dyson-Phillips approach Pages : 2739 - 2766 Luisa Arlotti and Bertrand Lods 3. Straightforward approximation of the translating and pulsating free surface Green function Pages : 2767 - 2783 Zhi-Min Chen 4. Auto-regressive moving-average discrete-time dynamical systems and autocorrelation functions on real-valued Riemannian matrix manifolds Pages : 2785 - 2808 Simone Fiori 5. Dynamic transition and pattern formation for chemotactic systems Pages : 2809 - 2835 Tian Ma and Shouhong Wang 6. Theoretical and numerical analysis of the decay rate of solutions to a water wave model with a nonlocal viscous dispersive term with Riemann-Liouville half derivative Pages : 2837 - 2863 Imen Manoubi 7. Stability criteria for SIS epidemiological models under switching policies Pages : 2865 - 2887 Mustapha Ait Rami, Vahid S. Bokharaie, Oliver Mason and Fabian R. Wirth 8. Stochastically perturbed sliding motion in piecewise-smooth systems Pages : 2889 - 2913 D. J. W. Simpson and R. Kuske 9. Global dynamics of a piece-wise epidemic model with switching vaccination strategy Pages : 2915 - 2940 Aili Wang, Yanni Xiao and Robert A. Cheke 10. On the steady state of a shadow system to the SKT competition model Pages : 2941 - 2961 Qi Wang 11. Second moment boundedness of linear stochastic delay differential equations Pages : 2963 - 2991 Zhen Wang, Xiong Li and Jinzhi Lei 12. A reaction-diffusion model of dengue transmission Pages : 2993 - 3018 Zhiting Xu and Yingying Zhao 13. Global existence and gradient blowup of solutions for a semilinear parabolic equation with exponential source Pages : 3019 - 3029 Zhengce Zhang and Yan Li ------ Subject: Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 11:6 From: Liwei Ning Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:57:00 -0500 Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE) Volume: 11, Number: 6 December 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=711 1. Spatiotemporal complexity in a predator--prey model with weak Allee effects Pages : 1247 - 1274 Yongli Cai, Malay Banerjee, Yun Kang and Weiming Wang 2. Modeling colony collapse disorder in honeybees as a contagion Pages : 1275 - 1294 Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta and Christopher Mitchell 3. Epidemic models for complex networks with demographics Pages : 1295 - 1317 Zhen Jin, Guiquan Sun and Huaiping Zhu 4. Dynamics of two phytoplankton populations under predation Pages : 1319 - 1336 Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo 5. Modeling the impact of twitter on influenza epidemics Pages : 1337 - 1356 Kasia A. Pawelek, Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch and Libin Rong 6. A model for the nonlinear mechanism responsible for cochlear amplification Pages : 1357 - 1373 Kimberly Fessel and Mark H. Holmes 7. Threshold dynamics of an SIR epidemic model with hybrid of multigroup and patch structures Pages : 1375 - 1393 Toshikazu Kuniya, Yoshiaki Muroya and Yoichi Enatsu 8. A new model with delay for mosquito population dynamics Pages : 1395 - 1410 Hui Wan and Huaiping Zhu 9. A stochastic simulation model for Anelosimus studiosus during prey capture: A case study for determination of optimal spacing Pages : 1411 - 1429 Michele L. Joyner, Chelsea R. Ross, Colton Watts and Thomas C. Jones 10. Effects of elongation delay in transcription dynamics Pages : 1431 - 1448 Xuan Zhang, Huiqin Jin, Zhuoqin Yang and Jinzhi Lei 11. A mathematical model for antibiotic control of bacteria in peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis Pages : 1449 - 1464 Colette Calmelet, John Hotchkiss and Philip Crooke ------ Subject: Contents, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 11:2 From: Liwei Ning Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:28:19 -0500 Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization (JIMO) Volume: 11, Number: 2 April 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=709 1. A new auxiliary function method for systems of nonlinear equations Pages : 345 - 364 Zhiyou Wu, Fusheng Bai, Guoquan Li and Yongjian Yang 2. Credibility models with dependence structure over risks and time horizon Pages : 365 - 380 Weizhong Huang and Xianyi Wu 3. Simulation of the effects of different skill learning pathways in heterogeneous construction crews Pages : 381 - 397 Sheng Xu and Lieyun Ding 4. Coordination of production and transportation in supply chain scheduling Pages : 399 - 419 Jun Pei, Panos M. Pardalos, Xinbao Liu, Wenjuan Fan, Shanlin Yang and Ling Wang 5. Recovery of the local volatility function using regularization and a gradient projection method Pages : 421 - 437 Qinghua Ma, Zuoliang Xu and Liping Wang 6. Service investment and consumer returns policy in a vendor-managed inventory supply chain Pages : 439 - 459 Jing Shi and Tiaojun Xiao 7. Optimal asset control of a geometric Brownian motion with the transaction costs and bankruptcy permission Pages : 461 - 478 Dingjun Yao, Rongming Wang and Lin Xu 8. The EPQ model with deteriorating items under two levels of trade credit in a supply chain system Pages : 479 - 492 Pin-Shou Ting 9. Pricing and hedging catastrophe equity put options under a Markov-modulated jump diffusion model Pages : 493 - 514 Wei Wang, Linyi Qian and Xiaonan Su 10. Optimal selection of cleaner products in a green supply chain with risk aversion Pages : 515 - 528 Gang Xie, Wuyi Yue and Shouyang Wang 11. A new method for strong-weak linear bilevel programming problem Pages : 529 - 547 Yue Zheng, Zhongping Wan, Shihui Jia and Guangmin Wang 12. On the Holder continuity of approximate solution mappings to parametric weak generalized Ky Fan Inequality Pages : 549 - 562 Zaiyun Peng, Xinmin Yang and Kok Lay Teo 13. Optimality conditions for strong vector equilibrium problems under a weak constraint qualification Pages : 563 - 574 Adela Capata 14. The set covering problem revisited: An empirical study of the value of dual information Pages : 575 - 594 Belma Yelbay, S. Ilker Birbil and Kerem Bulbul 15. Bilevel multi-objective construction site security planning with twofold random phenomenon Pages : 595 - 617 Zongmin Li, Jiuping Xu, Wenjing Shen, Benjamin Lev and Xiao Lei 16. A family of extragradient methods for solving equilibrium problems Pages : 619 - 630 Thi Phuong Dong Nguyen, Jean Jacques Strodiot, Thi Thu Van Nguyen and Van Hien Nguyen 17. A penalty-based method from reconstructing smooth local volatility surface from American options Pages : 631 - 644 Kai Zhang and Kok Lay Teo 18. Neural network smoothing approximation method for stochastic variational inequality problems Pages : 645 - 660 Hui-Qiang Ma and Nan-Jing Huang 19. Stability of solution mapping for parametric symmetric vector equilibrium problems Pages : 661 - 671 Xiao-Bing Li, Xian-Jun Long and Zhi Lin 20. Scalarizations and Lagrange multipliers for approximate solutions in the vector optimization problems with set-valued maps Pages : 673 - 683 Ying Gao, Xinmin Yang, Jin Yang and Hong Yan 21. Two-machine scheduling with periodic availability constraints to minimize makespan Pages : 685 - 700 Ganggang Li and Xiwen Lu ------ Subject: Contents, Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization 4:3 From: Liwei Ning Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 11:19:12 -0500 Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization (NACO) Volume: 4, Number: 3 September 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=712 1. Robust control design of autonomous bicycle kinematics Pages : 181 - 191 Magdi S. Mahmoud and Omar Al-Buraiki 2. Convergence analysis of the weighted state space search algorithm for recurrent neural networks Pages : 193 - 207 Leong-Kwan Li and Sally Shao 3. Two-step methods for image zooming using duality strategies Pages : 209 - 225 Tingting Wu, Yufei Yang and Huichao Jing 4. Sparse inverse incidence matrices for Schilders' factorization applied to resistor network modeling Pages : 227 - 239 Sangye Lungten, Wil H. A. Schilders and Joseph M. L. Maubach 5. Stochastic programming approach for energy management in electric microgrids Pages : 241 - 267 Harald Held, Gabriela Martinez and Philipp Emanuel Stelzig 6. Computational models for timetabling problem Pages : 269 - 285 Nur Aidya Hanum Aizam and Louis Caccetta ------ Subject: Contents, Mathematical Control and Related Fields 4:4 From: Liwei Ning Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 09:06:18 -0500 Mathematical Control and Related Fields (MCRF) Volume: 4, Number: 4 December 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=713 1. Exact controllability of scalar conservation laws with strict convex flux Pages : 401 - 449 Adimurthi, Shyam Sundar Ghoshal and G. D. Veerappa Gowda 2. Well-posedness and asymptotic stability for the Lame system with infinite memories in a bounded domain Pages : 451 - 463 Ahmed Bchatnia and Aissa Guesmia 3. Controllability of fast diffusion coupled parabolic systems Pages : 465 - 479 Felipe Wallison Chaves-Silva, Sergio Guerrero and Jean Pierre Puel 4. Asymptotic stability of Webster-Lokshin equation Pages : 481 - 500 Denis Matignon and Christophe Prieur 5. Multivariable boundary PI control and regulation of a fluid flow system Pages : 501 - 520 Cheng-Zhong Xu and Gauthier Sallet 6. Observability and controllability analysis of blood flow network Pages : 521 - 554 Chun Zong and Gen Qi Xu ------ Subject: Contents, The Journal of Geometric Mechanics 6:3 From: Liwei Ning Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:59:02 -0500 The Journal of Geometric Mechanics (JGM) Volume: 6, Number: 3 September 2014 http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=714 1. Warped Poisson brackets on warped products Pages : 279 - 296 Yacine Ait Amrane, Rafik Nasri and Ahmed Zeglaoui 2. Reduction of cluster iteration maps Pages : 297 - 318 In\'es Cruz and M. Esmeralda Sousa-Dias 3. Discriminantly separable polynomials and quad-equations Pages : 319 - 333 Vladimir Dragovic and Katarina Kukic 4. Right-invariant Sobolev metrics of fractional order on the diffeomorphism group of the circle Pages : 335 - 372 Joachim Escher and Boris Kolev 5. Stability of Hamiltonian relative equilibria in symmetric magnetically confined rigid bodies Pages : 373 - 415 Lyudmila Grigoryeva, Juan-Pablo Ortega and Stanislav S. Zub 6. Poisson structures for two nonholonomic systems with partially reduced symmetries Pages : 417 - 440 Andrey Tsiganov