CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Volume 06 Number 4 August 25, 2006 Editor: Rod Edwards (edwards@math.uvic.ca) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS Society News: 1. CAIMS 2007 - Invitation 2. CAIMS 2007 - Call for minisymposium proposals 3. CAIMS 2007 - Call for contributed papers and posters 4. ICIAM 2011 - poster 5. Table of Contents of the latest CAMQ Position Announcements: ** Links to these and other position announcements can be found at http://www.caims.ca/Positions 6.** Memorial University - Tenure track UFA in Mathematics and Statistics Schools: 7. International MSc in Methods for Management of Complex Systems (Pavia, Italy) Conferences and Workshops: * Links to the web pages for these and other conferences can be found by clicking on "Upcoming Meetings and Workshops" at the CAIMS*SCMAI home page: www.caims.ca. 8. 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2007) (Zurich, Switzerland) 9. SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures (Seattle, USA) 10. ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC'07) - Special Track on Geometric Computing and Reasoning (Seoul, Korea) 11. Bioinformatics Research and Development (BIRD'07) (Berlin, Germany) 12. Mathematics, Technology and Education (MTE2006) (Ibaraki, Japan) 13. International Symposium on Combinatorics, Algorithms, Probabilistic and Experimental Methodologies (ESCAPE 2007) (Hangzhou, China) 14. SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM'07) (Minneapolis, USA) 15. SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS07) (Snowbird, USA) 16. 5th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS'07) (Zhuhai, China) 17. 3rd Shanghai International Symposium on Nonlinear Sciences and Applications (NSA'07) (Shanghai, China) 18. CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 1 ====== From: "Dr. Peter Lancaster" Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:50:36 -0600 (MDT) CAIMS 2007 - GENERAL INVITATION Registration is now available for the 2007 Annual Meeting of CAIMS (the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society). Participants will be able to enjoy a rich and varied program of industrial and applied mathematics in the magnificent surroundings of Banff, Alberta. Each of eight topics will be developed and explored by a plenary speaker, and also in a minisymposium. There are also opportunities for additional minisymposia, contributed papers, and poster sessions. The meeting will be held at the famous Banff Centre and accomodations can be found at the Centre or elsewhere in Banff. The scientific program will extend from Monday morning, May 21st, to Thursday mid-day, May 24th. For further details see: http://www.math.ualberta.ca/ami/caims2007.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 2 ====== From: Bill Langford Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:43:24 -0400 CAIMS 2007 BANFF: CALL FOR MINISYMPOSIA The CAIMS 2007 Annual Meeting in Banff will feature an opportunity for members to contribute Minisymposia. These SIAM-style Minisymposia will consist of four 30-minute talks on a common theme of current research interest (or eight 30-minute related talks, if justified.) In this way, you can bring together 4 strong researchers in your choice of field, to communicate new work, possibly to collaborate, and certainly to partake of all that CAIMS Banff has to offer. Unfortunately, CAIMS can not provide funding for accepted Minisymposia, except of course for providing the meeting rooms and paying all the conference overhead costs. Full details for organizing a CAIMS Minisymposia can be found at: http://www.math.ualberta.ca/ami/CAIMS/CAIMSminisymposium.pdf Note that Minisymposium Proposals must be sent to Peter Lancaster by 31 October 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 3 ====== From: Bill Langford Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:01:37 -0400 CAIMS 2007 BANFF: CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS Contributed Papers in any area of applied and industrial mathematics are invited for presentation at the CAIMS 2007 Annual Meeting in Banff. Similarly, Posters by researchers or students are invited for the Poster Session in Banff. There will be a prize for best graduate student poster. The title and a brief abstract of your Contributed Paper or Poster should be sent to Peter Lancaster by email at , by the deadline of March 1, 2007. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 4 ====== From: Ken Jackson Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 19:37:47 -0400 (EDT) Ken Jackson has provided a flyer for ICIAM 2011 in Vancouver. A pdf file is attached to this email message. Please post it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 5 ====== From: "Dr. Michael Y. Li" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:32:01 -0600 Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly (CAMQ) Volume 13, Spring 2005, Number 1 CONTENTS 1. Oscillation of Second Order Delay Dynamic Equations. By R. P. Agarwal, M. Bohner and S. H. Saker 2. Analysis of Bulk Queue with Repair of Service Station and Setup Time. By R. Arumuganathan and T. Judeth Malliga 3. Probability Integrals of the Multivariate t Distribution By Saralees Nadarajah and Samuel Kotz 4. The General Phase Plane Solution of the 2d Homogeneous System with Equal Malthusian Terms: The Quadratic Case By G. R. Nicklason Notes from CAMQ: Full texts of CAMQ articles listed in this email can be downloaded free, for a limited time, at the CAMQ website: http://www.math.ualberta.ca/ami/CAMQ/camq_index.html A special $40 CAMQ annual subscription for CAIMS members includes online access to fulltexts of all CAMQ articles. Start your subscription of Volume 13 at http://www.math.ualberta.ca/ami/CAMQ/subscription.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 6 ====== From: "Wall, Mary" Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:15:48 -0230 The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland invites applications for an NSERC University Faculty Award (UFA) directed at increasing the representation of Women and Aboriginal Peoples in Science and Engineering. A successful candidate will be appointed as a regular tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, starting September 1, 2007. A PhD in Mathematics or Statistics with evidence of outstanding research and excellent teaching is required. All areas of Mathematics and Statistics will be considered although preference may be given to a person in an area matching one of the department's area of research strength. Duties will include teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Review of applications will begin September 1, 2006, and continue until a candidate is identified. The NSERC UFA deadline is November 1, 2006, with an internal university deadline of October 15, 2006. Candidates should submit a Curriculum Vitae, and a description of research interests. They should also arrange for the names and addresses of three referees be sent to: Head of Department VPA-MAST-2004-002 Department of Mathematics and Statistics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL A1C 5S7 Canada Email: mathstat@math.mun.ca Internet: www.math.mun.ca You MUST use the code VPA-MAST-2004-002 on all correspondence You MUST also indicate the appropriate discipline; Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, or Statistics Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the educational and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to almost 18,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John's, a very safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. In accordance with NSERC UFA eligibility requirements only Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada should apply. Partners of candidates for positions are invited to include their resume for possible matching with other job opportunities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 7 ====== From: "Societa' Italiana Caos e Complessita'" Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:55:05 -0600 International Master of Science in METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS Academic Year 2006-2007 The School aims to produce graduate students with outstanding scientific and professional abilities, trained in the cultural, technical and managerial aspects of complex systems science and its diverse applications. Students are trained in basic and applied fields of modelling, simulation and the control of complex entities and organizations. Also, they will be directly involved in applied and extra-curricular activities through lecturers from, and internships in, high-ranking companies and corporations. The areas of specialization will include: Economics and Finance Data Analysis and Statistical Modelling Nano-technologies and Nano-devices Information and Communication Technology The School's basic philosophy is to combine interdisciplinary methods with practical specializations in specific fields. One of the School's primary objectives is to launch its students into the professional world. Placement of previous editions is 85% at 3 months from Diploma. The School is supported by major industrial and financial partners of national and international level. A considerable number of scholarships will be offered to deserving students. All lectures will be held in English. Deadline for applications: October 15, 2006. Details are available on the University of Pavia web page: http://www.unipv.it/complexity/ or via the e-mail address: master_mcs@iuss.unipv.it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 8 ====== From: "Prof. Martin H. Gutknecht" Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:56:41 +0200 (CEST) The Sixth International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM 2007, will be held in Zurich, Switzerland from 16-20 July 2007. It will take place at the two adjacent central campuses of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. The old town is just a few minutes away. Currently, minisymposia proposals are being solicited: Deadline for proposals: 31 Aug 2006 Notification of acceptance: 30 Sep 2006 An ICIAM minisymposium proposal requires a title and a short abstract or description (to be printed in the program) plus a short justification, which includes a tentative list of speakers. An ICIAM minisymposium consists of either one session (4 talks of 30 min) or two such sessions. A participant may organize several minisymposia, but should speak only in one of them. He or she may also speak in other minisymposia that are organized by other persons. The proposal has to be submitted electronically via the conference registration system, which is accessible from http://www.iciam07.ch/registration ICIAM discourages minisymposia in which most of the speakers or all the coauthors come from the same organization. For additional rules and recommendations on ICIAM minisymposia see: http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/~iciam07/RegGuide/node8.html The Congress will feature * 27 invited ICIAM speakers * the AWM/EWM Olga-Taussky Todd Lecture * the GAMM Prandtl Lecture * the GAMM von Mises Lecture * the SIAM von Neumann Lecture * an Euler Lecture * a Public Lecture * hundreds of minisymposia * contributed papers, poster sessions * ceremonies for five ICIAM prizes and the ETH/SIAM Peter Henrici Prize, the GAMM Richard von Mises Prize, and the SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize * five Industry Days * exhibitions * four Embedded Meetings: - the Annual GAMM Meeting 2007 (with another set of invited speakers) - a meeting of the African Mathematical Union - a meeting of the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - a meeting of the Union Matematica de America Latina y el Caribe - a meeting of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Preregistration, minisymposia proposal submission, and abstract submission is now open under http://www.iciam07.ch/registration. The most important deadline are: * 31 Aug 2006 deadline for minisymposia proposals * 12 Nov 2006 deadline for abstract submission * 15 Jan 2007 deadline for early-bird registration Other deadlines are summarized under http://www.iciam07.ch/deadlines. For further information keep visiting http://www.iciam07.ch. A list of satellite conferences (held shortly before or after ICIAM07) is compiled under http://www.iciam07.ch/satellite-conferences. ICIAM 2007 is being organized on behalf of the ICIAM organization by a joint committee of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich: Rolf Jeltsch (Congress Director, ETH Zurich) Walter Gander / Martin Gutknecht / Petros Koumoutsakos (ETH Zurich) Erwin Bolthausen / Michel Chipot / Stefan Sauter (University Zurich) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 9 ====== From: "SIAM Mailer" Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:36:52 -0400 Registration and Program Now Available! Conference Name: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Dates: September 9-12, 2006 Invited Plenary Speakers: Frédéric Dias, ENS, France Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia Mariana Haragus, Université de Franche-Comté, France Lene Hau, Harvard University Philip K. Maini, University of Oxford, United Kingdom James McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles Björn Sandstede, University of Surrey, United Kingdom ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Registration is Now Available! Hotel Reservation Deadline: July 8, 2006 Pre-Registration Deadline: August 9, 2006 Registration and the preliminary program for this conference are available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw06/ +++++++++++++++++++++++ For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 10 ======= From: Schreck Pascal Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:15:40 +0200 Geometric Computing and Reasoning -------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS SAC '07 - 2007 ACM SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED COMPUTING Special Track on Geometric Computing and Reasoning March 11 - 15, 2007 Seoul, Korea SAC'07 and GCR'07 ----------------- GCR'07 is a track of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC2007) and it follows the track GCR 2006 of SAC2006 (http://axis.u-strasbg.fr/gcr06) For the past twenty years the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) has been a primary forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers and application developers to gather, interact, and present their work. SAC is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP); its proceedings are published by ACM in both printed form and CD-ROM; they are also available on the web through ACM's Digital Library. More information about SIGAPP and past SACs can be found at URL: http://www.acm.org/sigapp. GCR07 is dedicated to the recent trends in the domain of geometric constraint solving (GCS) and automated, or computer aided, deduction in geometry (ADG). SAC 2007 is an opportunity to attend tracks related to GCR about combinatorial optimization, constraint programming (non geometrical constraints), graph algorithms, numerical methods or interval analysis, etc. WEB http:axis.u-strasbg.fr/gcr07 TOPICS ------ * resolution of geometric constraints, with computer algebra, numerical analysis, interval analysis, logical approaches (e.g. provers), or other methods, * proving geometric theorems with logical approaches, deductive databases, Computer Algebra, etc * decomposition of systems of geometric constraints, * mixing geometric and non geometric constraints (combinatorial or logical), white boxes, black boxes, geometric constraints and constraints programming, * detection of dependences between constraints, debugging geometric constraints, * constrained curves, surfaces, blends, * exotic (eg non cartesian) formulations of constraints, * comparison of resolution methods or constraints formulations for the same problems, * mathematical background: combinatorial rigidity, graph theory, matroid theory, computer algebra (polynomial systems, dimension of ideals), * detailed applications, in Computer Graphics, CAD-CAM, robotics, mechanism design, chemistry (eg molecule configurations), photogrammetry, virtual reality; * sensitivity to value parameters, and other robustness issues, * choice of the "good" solution, * dynamic geometry, pedagogical purposes, generating explanations, examples, counter examples, * computer-human interfaces for geometric constraints, * geometric constraints and data exchange, * topological constraints, eg optimal curves or surfaces with prescribed, topology (homology, homotopy, isotopy), * shape optimization, * geometric constraints and geometric representations (boundary representation, constructive solid geometry, features), * integration of geometric solvers into modelers, * solvers architecture, * geometric solver industrial/market solutions * geometric constraints and Human Computer interfaces * constraints versus features * constrained curves and surfaces * shape optimization * existing software for geometric constraints solvers * capture and transfer of designer intents (assuming a designer intent is a constraint) * reverse engineering and capture of designer intents * definition of new constraints (i.e.: topological constraints; ergonomic constraints; aesthetic constraints; kinematic constraints; physical constraints; assembly-disassembly constraints) and how to manage them * parametric modeling versus variational modeling * persistent naming problem and geometric modeling by constraints * other topics related to Geometric Computing and Reasoning SUBMISSIONS ----------- * send original and unpublished works to chairmen of GCR: - Xiao-Shan Gao: xgao@mmrc.iss.ac.cn - Dominique Michelucci: Dominique.Michelucci@u-bourgogne.fr - Pascal Schreck: schreck@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr or use the symposium paper management system for SAC 2007 (more informations later on our site). * deadline for submissions is: September 8, 2006. Author notification is: October 16, 2006. Camera ready: October 30, 2006 * use format to be downloaded on SAC 2007 website Important notes --------------- 1) CALL FOR PAPERS SAC '07 - 2007 ACM SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED COMPUTING Special Track on Geometric Computing and Reasoning March 11 - 15, 2007 Seoul, Korea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 11 ======= From: "Prof.Roland Wagner" Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:16:55 +0200 CALL FOR PAPERS and CALL FOR POSTERS 1st International Conference on Bioinformatics Research and Development B I R D '07 http://www.birdconf.org* Berlin, Germany March 12-14, 2007 Keynote Talk: Josef Penninger, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) Scope of the conference: The primary focus of BIRD '07 is to provide researchers and users in the field of bioinformatics a forum in which to interact about new research directions, developments, and software/web services. It encompasses the methods of solving biological, medical, or chemical problems by computer science, machine learning, or information processing tools. The conceptual level of the methods range from theoretical approaches through the design of algorithms, models, and information processing systems through to the development of software packages and web services. The program committee seeks contributions, which topics include, but are not limited to: * Algebraic Biology * Databases & Data Integration * Drug Design * Ontologies & Textmining * Evolution and Phylogenetics * Genomics * Gene and Splice Site Recognition * Machine Learning and Data Analysis * Gene Expression/Regulation & Microarrays * MicroRNA and RNAi * Molecular Diagnostics and Treatment Support * Molecular Dynamics * Pathways, Networks, Systems Biology * Phylogenetics & Molecular Evolution * Protein & RNA Structure and Function * Proteomics * Sequence Analysis & Alignment * SNPs and Haplotyping * Systems Biology and Modelling General Chair: Roland Wagner, FAW, University of Linz, Austria Program Chair: Sepp Hochreiter, University of Linz, Austria Paper Submission Details: Authors are invited to submit original research contributions or experience reports in English. Paper registration and electronic submission will start in August 2006. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Important Dates: * Submission of Full Papers: September 8, 2006 * Noification of Acceptance: November 20, 2006 * Camera-ready Copies of papers: December 20, 2006 For further inquiries, please contact: Prof. Dr. Sepp Hochreiter, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Linz, A-4040 Linz, Austria, or the BIRD Conference Organisation Office (office@birdconf.org ) All accepted conference papers will be published in "Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics" (LNBI) by Springer Verlag. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 12 ======= From: "MTE2006: T.Matsuhisa" Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:35:11 +0900 CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for extended abstract submission: September 31, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------- KOSEN Workshop MTE2006, December 5-7, 2006 - First KOSEN Workshop "Mathematics, Technology and Education" - Ibaraki National College of Technology, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan URL OVERVIEW ++++++++ The first edition of IBARAKI KOSEN Workshop MTE 2006 will take place on December 5-7, 2006 in Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki (Japan). The theme is "Advancing Science and Society through Mathematical Reasoning", to mark several decades of progress in mathematical science theory and practice, leading to greatly improved applications science. This workshop will be a unique event focusing on recent developments in mathematical methods and modelling of complex systems for diverse areas of science, scalable scientific algorithms, advanced software tools, advanced numerical methods, and formal/novel application areas where the above mathematical models, algorithms and tools can be efficiently applied such as physical systems, computational and systems biology, environmental systems, finance, and others. We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event! The local organizer: Prof. Takashi Matsuhisa Ibaraki National College of Technology Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 310-0033, Japan E-mail: mte2006@ge.ibaraki-ct.ac.jp PLENARY SPEAKERS ++++++++++++++++ Prestigious plenary speakers are invited to share their views on important topics of current concern in the theme of this workshop. In this meeting the plenary speakers are Prof. Krzysztof Szajowski, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland Prof. Alexsander Vasin, Moscow State University, Russia (Tentative) Prof. Masami Yasuda, Chiba University, Japan TOPICS OF INTERESTS +++++++++++++++++++ All areas related to the workshop's theme "Advancing Science and Society through Mathematical Reasoning", which include but are not limited to: * Theoretical Computer Science and Information * Mathematical Logic and Formal Language * Mathematical Foundation for Modelling in Sciences * Mathematics in Economics and Social Science * Combinatrics and Discrete Mathematics * Industrial Mathematics * Information and Networks * Intelligent System and its Mathematical Foundation * Computational and/or Theoretical Physics * Computational and/or Theoretical Chemistry and Medicine * Computational and/or Theoretical Biology * Computational and/or Theoretical Engineering and Technology * Computational and/or Theoretical Finance * Education in Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Industrial application works, position papers presenting novel ideas, issues, challenges and directions and clear-cut expository overview papers of the problem under discussion are all welcome. CALL FOR PAPERS ++++++++++++++++++ Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished manuscripts to the local organizer Takashi Matsuhisa by e-mail. Full papers are preferable, but extended abstracts are acceptable. The manuscripts should be written in A4 size papers in English, and these are required to contain short abstracts. The extended abstracts exceed 4 pages at least, but the full papers have no page limits. All submission papers will be rigorously peer reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the quality of their contribution, originality, soundness, and significance. Industrial application works, position papers presenting novel ideas, issues, challenges and directions and clear-cut expository overview papers of the problem under discussion are all welcome. Consequently, papers which might be considered too long for publication in journals will be invited. Submit it to Takashi Matsuhisa E-mail: mte2006@ge.ibaraki-ct.ac.jp Submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process. Final versions of accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper. SPECIAL ISSUE OF JOURNAL ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mathematics Applied in Science and Technology (MAST) and Advances in Mathematical Economics (AME) journals will publish selected papers from the workshop. MAST Journal is planning a special issue for selected papers from the workshop MTE2006. Papers submitted for publication in the special issue in MAST and in AME Journals will go through the same peer reviewing process as regular these journals submissions. IMPORTANT DATES +++++++++++++++ Submission deadline September 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance October 30, 2006 Final papers due November 15, 2006 Registration form due November 15, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 13 ======= From: "Guochuan Zhang" Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:05:55 +0800 Call for Papers IntErnational Symposium on Combinatorics, Algorithms, Probabilistic and Experimental Methodologies (ESCAPE 2007) April 7-9, 2007, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China http://www.math.zju.edu.cn/zgc/escape/homepage.htm Scope With the Internet, bio-technology, video digital data processing, as well as global geometric data applications, the enormous dataset size has been pushing our limits in data processing. Both theoreticians and Practitioners are challenged to an extent that has never seen before. A growing pressure has been put on different experts, such as Computer Scientists, Combinatorics Experts, and Statisticians, dealing with their own large data processing problems, to reach out beyond their own disciplines, to search for ideas, methodologies, and tool boxes, to find better, faster and more accurate solutions. The international Symposium on Combinatorics, Algorithms, Probabilistic and Experimental methodologies (ESCAPE 2007), is intended to provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers across their discipline boundaries to exchange their approaches, to foster innovative ideas as well as to develop commonly interested research agenda. The novelty of ESCAPE is to study practical large data processing problems with different, and eventually converging, methodologies from major important disciplines. Program Topics The program topics include but are not limited to: Algebraic computation and number theory Bioinformatics Combinatorics and experimental design Corpus linguistics Financial data processing and analysis Geometric information processing and communication Grid computing and network resource allocation High performance computing techniques and applications Heuristic evaluation methodologies Internet algorithms and protocols Large system scheduling methodologies Methodologies of simulation evaluation and applications Parameterized algorithms, heuristics and analysis Probabilistic method and randomized algorithms Real time data processing and online algorithms Robust optimization Sampling techniques in data analysis Paper Submission All submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed and evaluated on the quality, originality, soundness, and significance of their contributions. Application and position papers presenting novel ideas, issues, challenges and directions are all welcome. As proceedings all accepted papers will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) of Springer Publications (pending approval). Authors should submit an extended abstract. The extended abstract should start with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation, and email address, followed by a brief (one or two paragraphs) summary of the results to be presented. This should then be followed by a technical exposition of the main ideas and techniques used to achieve these results, including motivation and a clear comparison with related work. The abstract should not exceed 12 single-spaced pages (including bibliography) on A4-size paper (210 mm x 297 mm) and should be in single-column format. If the authors believe that more details are essential to substantiate the main claims of the paper, they may include a clearly marked appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program committee. Only electronic submissions are acceptable. A detailed description of the process is available at http://www.math.zju.edu.cn/zgc/escape/Paper_Submission.htm. Presentation of Accepted Papers: One author of each accepted paper will be expected to present it at the conference. Best Paper Prize Of accepted papers, four will be selected by the Award Panel as finalists for the Best Paper Award. Authors of the four selected papers will be invited (one author of each paper is free of registration fees) to give presentations in a special plenary session, in which the Best Paper will be identified to win the Prize, as well as a cash award of USD 1000. Important Dates Deadline of submissions: October 1, 2006 Notification of acceptance: November 30, 2006 Camera-ready version: January 5, 2007 Symposium: April 7-9, 2007 Award Panel Rainer E. Burkard, Technical University of Graz Xiaotie Deng, City University of Hong Kong Ronald Graham, University of California at San Diego Peter Hammer, Rutgers Center for Operations Research Kazuo Iwama, Kyoto University Silvano Martello, University of Bologna Mike Paterson (Chair), University of Warwick Program Committee (Please see a complete list at http://www.math.zju.edu.cn/zgc/escape/Committees.htm) Bo Chen (Chair), University of Warwick Guochuan Zhang (Co-chair), Zhejiang University Organizing Committee (Please see a complete list at http://www.math.zju.edu.cn/zgc/escape/Committees.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 14 ======= From: "Hui Xiong" Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:50:54 -0400 Call for Papers SDM'07: 2007 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining Sponsored by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA April 26-28, 2007. http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm07/ ======================================================================== Important Dates: Abstracts: October 6th 2006 Papers: October 13 2006 11:59:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time Author Notification: December 20th 2006 Camera Ready: January 26th 2007 ========================================================================= Data mining and knowledge discovery is rapidly becoming an important tool in all walks of human endeavor including science, engineering, industrial processes, healthcare, business, medicine and society. The datasets in these fields are large, complex, and often noisy. Extracting knowledge requires the use of sophisticated, high-performance and principled analysis techniques and algorithms, based on sound statistical foundations. These techniques in turn require powerful visualization technologies; implementations that must be carefully tuned for performance; software systems that are usable by scientists, engineers, and physicians as well as researchers; and infrastructures that support them. For the main conference the program committee seeks outstanding papers in all areas pertaining to data mining and knowledge discovery. This conference provides a venue for researchers who are addressing these problems to present their work in a peer-reviewed forum. It also provides an ideal setting for graduate students and others new to the field to learn about cutting-edge research by hearing outstanding invited speakers and attending tutorials (included with conference registration). A set of focused workshops are also held on the last day of the conference. The proceedings of the conference are published in archival form, and are also made available on the SIAM web site. ==================== Topics of Interest ==================== Topics related to the design, analysis and implementation of data mining theory, systems and applications are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas: ---------------------- Methods and Algorithms ---------------------- Classification Clustering Frequent Pattern Mining Probabilistic and Statistical Methods Spatial and Temporal Mining Data Streams Abnormality and Outlier Detection Feature Selection Mining with Constraints Data Cleaning and Noise Reduction Computational Learning Theory Scalable and High-Performance Mining Mining Graphs Mining Semistructured Data Mining Complex Datasets Mining on Emerging Architectures Text Mining Web Mining ------------- Applications ------------- Astronomy & Astrophysics High Energy Physics Collaborative Filtering Earth Science Risk Management Supply Chain Management Customer Relationship Management Finance Genomics and Bioinformatics Drug Discovery Healthcare Management Automation & Process Control Logistics Management Intrusion and Fraud detection Intelligence Analysis Sensor Network Applications Social Network Analysis Application Case Studies Other Novel Applications ------------------------------- Human Factors and Social Issues ------------------------------- Ethics of Data Mining Intellectual Ownership Privacy Models Privacy Preservation Techniques Risk Analysis User Interfaces Interestingness and Relevance Data and Result Visualization All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Detailed instructions are provided on the conference home page at http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm07/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 15 ======= From: "SIAM Mailer" Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:23:55 -0400 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS07) Location: Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah Dates: May 28-June 1, 2007 Invited Plenary Speakers: Uri Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Iain Couzins, Oxford University, United Kingdom George Haller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hans Hermann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Peter Imkeller, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Natalia Komarova, University of California, Irvine Arnd Scheel, University of Minnesota Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Cornell University Jane Wang, Cornell University The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/ds07/ **Deadlines** Minisymposium proposals: October 30, 2006 Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: November 27, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 16 ======= From: Jianying Zhou Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:52:35 +0800 Call for Papers ACNS'07 -- 5th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security 5-8 June, 2007 Zhuhai, China http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/icsd/acns2007/ ========================================================= Important Dates: Submission deadline: 14 December 2006 Author notification: 20 February 2007 Final version deadline: 20 March 2007 ========================================================= ACNS is an annual conference concentrating on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. As in previous years, there will be an academic track and an industrial track. Submissions to the academic track should emphasize research contributions, while submissions to the industrial track may focus on implementation and deployment of real-world systems. Submissions for the industrial track must clearly indicate this in the title. Proceedings for the academic track will be published in Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes in Computer Science and will be available at the conference. Papers accepted to the industrial track will be published in a different venue. Submissions must not substantially duplicate work that was published elsewhere, or work that any of the authors has submitted in parallel to any other conference or workshop that has proceedings. Plagiarism and double submissions will be dealt with harshly. Authors will be asked to indicate whether their submissions should be considered for the ***BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD***; any paper co-authored by a full-time student is eligible for this award. General Chair: Yongfei Han (ONETS, China) Program Chairs: Jonathan Katz (University of Maryland, USA) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Publicity Chair: Jianying Zhou (I2R, Singapore) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 17 ======= From: 031018020@fudan.edu.cn Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:49:54 +0800 First Announcement & Call for Papers The Third Shanghai International Symposium on Nonlinear Sciences and Applications (Shanghai NSA'07) and the International Workshop on Nonlinear Brain Dynamics (IWNBD'07) will be jointly held in Shanghai and Hangzhou (a beautiful resort near Shanghai) on June 6-10, 2007. Shanghai NSA'07 is sponsored by the Shanghai Society for Nonlinear Sciences, co-sponsored by the Shanghai Center for Nonlinear Sciences, organized by the Research Center for Nonlinear Sciences of Fudan University and the Shanghai Society of Biophysics, and supported by National Science Foundation of China, Center for Chaos Control and Synchronization, City University of Hong Kong, and Electronic Computing Technical Center of Shanghai Railway Administration. Nonlinear science is one of the focusing research fields and most active scientific frontier in the new century, and Shanghai NSA'07 is devoted to this important area of scientific research. The theme of the symposium is intended to be broad enough so as to cover most of the directions in nonlinear science, with the aim of promoting wide interactions among researchers from different academic disciplines who are interested in nonlinear science and related technologies. The symposium will provide both experts and new comers from different research backgrounds with an excellent opportunity to review the latest progress and development in the field of nonlinear science, and to exchange their experience, progress, and ideas. The symposium will consist of both oral and poster presentations in four days (two days in Shanghai and two days in Hangzhou, including one-day tour of the beautiful resort city Hangzhou). A few renowned leading scientists in the field of nonlinear science will be giving keynote speeches in the symposium. Mathematical and physical theory, physical and chemical experiment, engineering design, biological study, and their various applications are included in the main program of the symposium. Topics include but are not limited to the following: 1. Bifurcation & Chaos 1.1 Synchronization and control of chaos 1.2 Chaotic neural network models 1.3 Bifurcation analysis and computation 1.4 Chaos theory in deterministic systems 1.5 KAM curves and chaotic scattering 2. Fractals 3. Solitons 4. Finite- & Infinite-Dimensional Nonlinear Dynamic Systems 5. Nonlinear Time Series Analysis 6. Complexity & Complex Systems 6.1 Complex dynamics in neural networks 6.2 Complex dynamics in traffic and granular flows 6.3 Complex dynamics in physical and chemical systems 6.4 Oscillations and complex dynamics in biological systems 6.5 Cellular automata 7. Nonlinear Brain Dynamics 7.1 Neurodynamics 7.2 Nonlinear analysis of EEG and MEG 7.3 Chaotic dynamics of nerve cells 8. Applications 8.1 Economics and finance 8.2 Bio-medical engineering 8.3 Materials and mechanical sciences 8.4 Information science and technology 8.5 Various inverse problems 8.6 Free and moving boundary problems 8.7 Signal and image processing 8.8 Physical experiments and electronic engineering 8.9 Ecology and Evolution 9. Other Related Nonlinear Sciences & Technologies INTERNAITONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Honorary Chairmen: Chaohao Gu, Fudan University, China Stephen Smale, University of California at Berkeley, USA General Chairmen: Shiqiang Dai, Shanghai University, China Leon O. Chua, University of California at Berkeley, USA Co-chairs: Guanrong Chen, City University of Hong Kong, China Paul E. Rapp, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA Zhewei Zhou, Shanghai University, China IMPORTANT DEADLINES February 28, 2007 Detailed abstract submission; mini-symposium and special session proposals are due March 31, 2007 Notification of acceptance/rejection April 15, 2007 Advanced registration For inquiries or further information about Shanghai NSA'07, please contact: Jiong Ruan, Professor, Research Center for Nonlinear Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China Phone: +86-21-5662-0463, +86-21-6510-0339 Email: snsa@fudan.edu.cn For more details, please visit the symposium website: http://www.sss-nonlinear.org/webs/snsa.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 18 ======= CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Information CAIMS*SCMAI E-News is distributed electronically several times a year by the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society/Societe Canadienne de Mathematiques Appliquees et Industrielles (http://www.caims.ca). 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