May 15, 2007

IPAM Electronic Newsletter

May 2007

 

The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) invites you to scroll through its May 2007 newsletter. The programs and workshops described below should appeal to the interests and needs of a broad range of researchers and are designed to foster interdisciplinary research between mathematicians and scientists and scholars working in other disciplines. We encourage you to visit our website at http://www.ipam.ucla.edu for more information on individual programs and events. If you are interested in proposing either a 3-month or short program at IPAM, please visit http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/proposals.aspx or contact the Director, Mark Green.

 

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Now Accepting Applications for IPAM Director:

 

UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) is seeking its next Director, to begin July 2008.  It is necessary that IPAM’s Director possess sufficient scientific distinction to be offered a tenured faculty position at UCLA. Candidates are asked to send a CV and cover letter to directorsearch@ipam.ucla.edu. For fullest consideration, applications should be received by June 1, 2007; however, applications will be considered until the position is filled.  UCLA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

 

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Upcoming IPAM Long Programs:

 

Each IPAM long program will involve a community of senior and junior researchers. The intent is for long-term participants to have an opportunity to learn about the topic of the program from the perspectives of many different fields and to meet a diverse group of people and have an opportunity to form new collaborations. In addition to these activities, there will be opening tutorials, four workshops (each one is listed under "upcoming workshops"), and a culminating workshop at Lake Arrowhead. Funding is available both to attend our entire 3-month program and to attend individual workshops; those interested are encouraged to apply through the website of the program that interests them.

 

 

Mathematics of Knowledge and Search Engines

September 10 - December 14, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/se2007/

 

Optimal Transport

March 10 - June 13, 2008

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/ot2008/

 

Internet Multi-Resolution Analysis

September 8 - December 12, 2008

Information will be available online soon

 

Quantum and Kinetic Transport Equations: Analysis, Computations, and New Applications

March 9 - June 12, 2009

Information will be available online soon

 

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Upcoming IPAM Workshops:

 

A registration form and an application for funding are available on each program's webpage.

 

Image Processing for Random Shapes: Applications to Brain Mapping, Geophysics and Astrophysics

May 21 - 25, 2007

https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rsws4/

 

Short Course: Sparse Representations and High Dimensional Geometry -- in conjunction with the AMS 2007 Von Neumann Symposium

May 30 - June 1, 2007.

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/vn2007/

 

Mathematics of Knowledge and Search Engines:Tutorials

September 11 - 20, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/setut/

 

Dynamic Searches and Knowledge Building

October 1 - 5, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/sews1/

 

Numerical Tools and Fast Algorithms for Massive Data Mining, Search Engines and Applications

October 22 - 26, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/sews2/

 

Social Data Mining and Knowledge Building

November 5 - 9, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/sews3/

 

Search and Knowledge Building for Biological Datasets

November 26 - 30, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/sews4/

 

Scientific Computing Applications in Surgical Simulation of Soft Tissues

January 7 - 11, 2008

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/vs2008

 

Image Analysis Challenges in Molecular Microscopy

January 28 - February 1, 2008

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/imm2008/

 

Expanders in Pure and Applied Math

February 11 - 15, 2008

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/eg2008/

 

Graph Cuts and Related Discrete or Continuous Optimization Problems

February 25 - 29, 2008

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/gc2008/

 

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2007 Summer Programs

 

Graduate Summer School 2007

Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of the Mind

July 9 – 27, 2007

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/gss2007/

 

Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS):

June 24 – August 24, 2007

 

36 undergraduate students of mathematics, engineering, computer science, and physical and life science work on nine applied mathematics research projects sponsored by Arete, Amgen, Accelrys, Pixar, JPL, Lawrence-Livermore and Los Alamos National Labs, the Center for Applied Proteomics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Symantec.  Another 10 U.S. students and 10 Chinese students will participate in RIPS-Beijing on five projects sponsored by Microsoft Research Asia.  The 2007 program is full.  For more information, go to http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2007/.

 

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Please visit our website for more information on our programs.

http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/