2nd Workshop on "Large-Scale Scientific Computations"

organized by Svetozar D. Margenov and Panayot S. Vassilevski

Central Laboratory on Parallel Processing (CLPP)

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Acad. G. Bontchev Str., Block 25 A 1113 Sofia, BULGARIA E-mail: margenov@parallel.bas.bg, panayot@llnl.gov and Plamen Yalamov

Division of Numerical Analysis and Statistics (DNAS)

University of Rouse 7017 Rouse, BULGARIA E-mail: yalamov@ami.ru.acad.bg in cooperation with SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing

Special Event

Dedicated to the 65th birthday of Owe Axelsson.

Organizer

The Central Laboratory on Parallel Processing of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Division of Numerical Analysis and Statistics of the University of Rouse will organize the second workshop on "Large-Scale Scientific Computations". This second in a row workshop fits in the scientific framework of the first one, held in the International House of Scientists "F. Curie", Varna, Bulgaria, June 7-11, 1997, and is planned to have two special tracks:

"Computational Linear Algebra"

"Large-Scale Scientific Computations of Engineering and Environmental Problems"

Time

The workshop is scheduled for June 2-6, 1999; arrival on June 1, and departure after midday on June 6.

Place

The workshop will be held at the Conference Center of BULBANK in Sozopol, a picturesque town on the Black Sea coast, 36 km south of Burgas (the nearest international airport).

Topics

Specific topics of interest (but not limited to) are the following:

Multigrid and domain decomposition methods
Adaptive methods and local refinement algorithms
Splitting algorithms for coupled systems
Basic iterative methods and preconditioning techniques
Robust preconditioning of parameter dependent problems
Conservative schemes and mixed finite element computations
Efficient algorithms for non-conforming finite element problems
Multiscale methods: theory and computation
Eigenvalue and eigenvector computation
Stability of algorithms in numerical linear algebra
Fast algorithms for structured matrices
Least squares and total least squares
Linear algebra algorithms in signal processing
Rank-revealing computations
Parallel algorithms and performance analysis

According to the planned special tracks of the workshop, the Organizing Committee also encourages contributions related to advanced applications of large-scale scientific computations in such fields as: computational fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, computational chemistry, computational biology, etc.

Plenary and Invited Speakers

Owe Axelsson, KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Dario Bini, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Claude Brezinski, University of Science and Technology, Lille, France
Michael Griebel, University of Bonn, Germany
Raytcho Lazarov, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
Robert Plemmons, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Eugene Tyrtyshnikov, Institute of Numerical Mathematics, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Zahari Zlatev, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark

Special Sessions

The following special sessions are planned:

"High performance methods and algorithms for flow simulation in porous media" by Raytcho Lazarov and Joseph Pasciak, Texas A&M University, TX, USA
"Large-scale computations in air pollution modelling" by Zahari Zlatev, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark and Krassimir Georgiev, Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing, BAS, Bulgaria
"High performance computing in geosciences" by Owe Axelsson, KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Radim Blaheta, IGAS, Ostrava, Czech Republic
"Computations in Image Processing" by Robert Plemmons, Wake Forest University, NC, USA
"Structured matrix computations" by Dario Bini, University of Pisa, Italy and Eugene Tyrtyshnikov, Institute of Numerical Mathematics, RAS, Russia
"Matrices with sparsity structure" by Marcin Paprzycki, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA and Plamen Yalamov, University of Rousse, Bulgaria
"Molecular Modeling by High Performance Computational Techniques" by Jerzy R. Leszczynski, Jackson State University, MS, USA
"Large-Scale Computations for Mechanical Engineering Problems" by Oleg Iliev, IMI-BAS, Bulgaria and Michael Schäfer, DUT, Darmstadt, Germany

Following the already established tradition, the Organizing Committee is ready to consider suggestions for some additional special sessions related to the special tracks of this workshop as well as in some more specific and/or advanced topics of the large-scale scientific computations. Participants interested in organizing such special sessions are invited to contact any of the organizers or the secretary of the workshop.

Scientific Program

The lectures begin on June 2 morning. Therefore the arrival date is June 1. The lectures are planned to continue till noon, June 6. There will be plenary and invited lectures of approximately 40 min and presentations in the special sessions. The duration of the talks in the special sessions will be determined by the corresponding session organizer(s). The talks not included in any of the special sessions will be 20-30 min long plus time for discussion.

Proceedings

Proceedings of only refereed and presented papers will be published in a book form. Our intention is to establish a tradition publishing the workshop volumes in the VIEWEG Series Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics.

Important Deadlines

Deadline for submission of extended abstracts (1 page stating clearly the originality of the results):	January 15, 1999
Notification of acceptance of the talks on the basis of the submitted abstract:	January 31, 1999
Deadline for submission of full papers (up to 10 pages):	March 15, 1999
Notification of acceptance of full papers:	May 1, 1999

The papers should be written in standard LaTeX. An appropriate style will be provided later.

Conference fee

The conference fee will cover a booklet of abstracts, an excursion, a conference dinner, a reception, transportation from and to the Burgas airport (and/or railroad station), as well as expenses for publishing of the submitted papers. The proceedings volume will be available at additional cost (to be specified later, subject to negotiations with the Publisher).

	before April 15, 1999	after April 15, 1999
Non-students	180 USD	230 USD
Students	100 USD	120 USD

The fee for accompanying persons is 80 USD.
The registration fee is to be transfered to the following bank account:

ACCOUNT:	5148580735
BRANCH:	SLATINA - 66076477
BANK:	COMMERCIAL BANK BIOCHIM
TOWN:	SOFIA 1000
COUNTRY:	BULGARIA
SWIFT code:	CBBIBGSF

Please indicate: To CLPP - BAS: for the Workshop on Large-Scale Scientific Computations.

Please take into consideration that the registration fee is assumed free of all bank transfer charges. For quicker and cheaper transfers you can use the SWIFT code.

Accommodation

The workshop participants will be offered a full board and accommodation at the Conference Center of BULBANK, where the registration desk will be also placed. The Accommodation Fee is US $200. This covers: single room, full board for the whole duration of the workshop (arrival date June 1 beginning with a dinner and departure date June 6 ending up with a lunch). An early payment of the conference fee will guarantee hotel reservation at the Conference Center of BULBANK.

Local Transportation

There will be a local transportation arranged for the participants of the workshop on the arrival and departure days. This includes transportation from/to Burgas Airport or Burgas Railway/Bus Station. Alternatively, you can use the regular buses Burgas Airport - Burgas, and Burgas - Sozopol.

Payments

The late Conference Registration Fee and the Accommodation Fee are payable at the Registration Desk in US $ (cash). So far, we are not able to accept credit cards or checks. Moreover, please note that all Bulgarian banks and change offices, accept only clean, undamaged (and crispy) notes and we, at the registration desk, must do so as well.

Social Program

The social program includes welcome party, conference dinner, and excursion to the picturesque town of Nessebar. All events of the social program are free of additional charge.

WWW-sites

http://parallel.bas.bg/Conferences/SciCom99.html
http://orca.st.usm.edu/marcin/mp/cfp/SciCom99.html

Participants

To indicate your intention to attend the workshop, please use the possibility for an Internet registration through the WWW-sites, or send an e-mail, a letter, or a fax message to the conference secretary providing the following information:

Name:
Address:
Tentative title of the talk and a Special Session title (if applicable):
E-mail:

Conference secretary

Mrs. Silvia Grozdanova,

CLPP-BAS, "Acad. G. Bontchev" street, block 25A,

BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;

FAX: (+359-2)-722-349;

E-mail: scicom99@cantor.bas.bg

Last modified: February 6, 1999