http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/977 Dear Friends, Traditionally, due to close relations between fuzzy and interval computations, these conferences welcome interval sessions. I myself am most probably unable to attend in 2009, but if there is an interest in organizing such a session, please submit a proposal to the organizers by December 1. I am sending a copy of this message to Sergey Shary, he may be able to attend this conference and thus may be able to organize this session. Good thing about these conferences is that they published pre-conference proceedings in highly readable IEEE database to which many people have access, so papers published in IEEE conferences are highly visible. At a post-SCAN'08 workshop, we have discussed this and decided that interval participation in such conferences should be highly encouraged, since this provides us with additional contacts, gives us extra visibility, and helps establish good and productive collaborations. Vladik -----Original Message----- CALL FOR PAPERS 17th IEEE International Confe Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-06T04:06:28 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/976 P.S. Re mini-symposium on Interval Analysis at the International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics PPAM'09 in Wroclaw, Poland, September 13-16, 2009. Dr. Bartlomiej Kubica, one of the main organizers of the similar 2007 symposium, kindly agreed to take a lead in organizing this symposium too (hopefully, with the help of other 2007 co-organizers). He has helped promote this event at SCAN'08. Many thanks to Dr. Kubica, and hope to see you in Wroclaw next year! Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-05T17:05:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/974 Dear Friends, This is just FYI, re Reliable Computing journal. We are still discussing the new arrangement, the official announcement will be made in a month. R. Baker Kearfott kindly agreed to serve as the journal's new Editor-in-Chief. He will be making an official announcement in a month or so. Many thanks to Slava Nesterov for all his tireless efforts in leading our journal. Yours Vladik Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-05T03:39:41 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/973 The following book describes complex interval arithmetic and new techniques that use this arithmetic to produce guaranteed estimates for the roots. ************************************************************************ ***************** Miodrag Petkovic, "Point Estimation of Root Finding Methods", Springer Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 1933, 2008 Product Description This book sets out to state computationally verifiable initial conditions for predicting the immediate appearance of the guaranteed and fast convergence of iterative root finding methods. Attention is paid to iterative methods for simultaneous determination of polynomial zeros in the spirit of Smale's point estimation theory, introduced in 1986. Some basic concepts and Smale's theory for Newton's method, together with its modifications and higher-order methods, are presented in the first two chapters. The remaining chapters contain the recent author's results on initial conditions guaranteeing convergence of a wide class of iterative m Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-04T22:39:52 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/972 Dear Friends, Many thanks to those SCAN'08 participants who filled the evaluation forms. We have just finished processing them. Your feedback is very helpful, especially your suggestions which may help in organizing future meetings. Here are the suggestions: * several participants suggested that it is better to have fewer parallel sections, and to distribute talks more equally over 5 days * another recurring suggestion was that not much time was left for questions and discussions; it is better to explicitly allocate time for questions in the program * it would be good to use recyclable dishes for the meals * it is desirable to have confirmation of early registration as soon as possible * finally, an important suggestion: "interval" as a term should be mentioned either in the scope or in the title of the conference; we have so much interval in our talks and results (This was clearly our oversight, we apologize - VK). Thanks again. Martine and Vladik Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-04T22:06:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/971 Dear Friends, 1) Today was the last day of SCAN'08, our major interval conference. Many thanks to those who participated! We had more than 100 attendees from all over the world. 2) A softcopy of the conference's book of abstracts is available at the conference website http://www.scan2008.com click on Abstracts then on Book of Abstracts, or directly at http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp/scan08.pdf We have a few hardcopies left (5 to 10, we need to count), if anyone is interested, let us know, we will send you a hardcopy. 3) Slides for a large number of talks are posted online, you can access them from the conference website http://www.scan2008.com click on Detailed Program, there are links to presentations from many talks. Alternatively, you can access this program directly, at http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp/programScan08.html Some more presentations will be posted later. 4) The next SCAN conference will be, as originally planned, in Lyon, France, in September-October 2010. 5) We have Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-04T03:03:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/970 Forwarding. Vladik -----Original Message----- From: Roman Wyrzykowski [mailto:roman-uQU7ZXBRFY6rDJvtcaxF/A< at >public.gmane.org] Dear Colleagues, Just now we start organizing the next PPAM conference (International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics) which will take place in Wroclaw (Poland) on Sept. 13-16, 2009. ... Based on success of the previous Minisymposium (MS) on Interval Analysis held at PPAM 2007 in Gdansk, we plan to organize the Second MS on this topic. I think such events are very important for promoting the idea of interval methods. Kindest regards, Roman Wyrzykowski Chair of PPAM 2009 Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-04T02:44:48 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/969 Dear Friends, FYI. Vladik -----Original Message----- From: Markus Neher [mailto:markus.neher-o02PS0xoJP9y80wz8M7KhqmYAUrVh0xC< at >public.gmane.org] next year's Taylor model workshop is intended to be in Karlsruhe in late May or early June 2009. Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-10-04T02:21:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/968 Dear INTLAB-users, Prof. Shary pointed to a problem which may occur when starting INTLAB. The path to find some file may not be correct. If INTLAB starts, you do not need to do anything. If not, please replace the enclosed file in the directory \intval. Best wishes Siegfried M. Rump Siegfried M. Rump 2008-10-03T23:07:22 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/967 Dear Friends, This is FYI, there is a Russian-language website http://www.nsc.ru/interval on Interval Analysis and Its Applications. I have just added a link to it to the Interval Research Groups part http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp/icompwww.html of the interval computations website http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp Many thanks to Sergey Shary for maintaining this website. Vladik Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-09-28T23:35:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/966 Are (temporarily) placed on the interval computations website http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp click on Materials or directly on http://www.cs.utep.edu/interval-comp/standards.html Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-09-27T04:44:21 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/965 Introduction to Interval Analysis Ramon E. Moore, R. Baker Kearfott, Michael J. Cloud SIAM Press This unique book provides an introduction to a subject whose use has steadily increased over the past 40 years. An update of Ramon Moore's previous books on the topic, it provides broad coverage of the subject as well as the historical perspective of one of the originators of modern interval analysis. The authors provide a hands-on introduction to INTLAB, a high-quality, comprehensive MATLAB(r) toolbox for interval computations, making this the first interval analysis book that does with INTLAB what general numerical analysis texts do with MATLAB. Readers will find the following features of interest: * Elementary motivating examples and notes that help maximize the reader's chance of success in applying the techniques. * Exercises and hands-on MATLAB-based examples woven into the text. * INTLAB-based examples and explanations integrated into the text, a comprehensive set of exercises and solutions, and an Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-09-25T18:39:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/964 Introduction to Interval Analysis Ramon E. Moore, R. Baker Kearfott, Michael J. Cloud This unique book provides an introduction to a subject whose use has steadily increased over the past 40 years. An update of Ramon Moore's previous books on the topic, it provides broad coverage of the subject as well as the historical perspective of one of the originators of modern interval analysis. The authors provide a hands-on introduction to INTLAB, a high-quality, comprehensive MATLAB(r) toolbox for interval computations, making this the first interval analysis book that does with INTLAB what general numerical analysis texts do with MATLAB. Readers will find the following features of interest: * Elementary motivating examples and notes that help maximize the reader's chance of success in applying the techniques. * Exercises and hands-on MATLAB-based examples woven into the text. * INTLAB-based examples and explanations integrated into the text, a comprehensive set of exercises and solutions, and an appendix wit Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-09-25T18:38:08 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/963 reliable_computing colleagues (and Bob Davis FYI), The IEEE New Standards Committee has officially sanctioned a working group (P1788) for development of a stand-alone standard for interval arithmetic. We will have an organizational meeting at SCAN 2008 next week. The overall goal of this meeting is to establish policies and procedures for development of a standards document (and for resolution of differences of opinion), and to determine officers (Chair, vice chair, webmaster, archivist, secretary, and technical editor). Once we have agreed upon policies and procedures, we will send this set of policies and procedures to IEEE for approval. At SCAN 2008, I will make a presentation outlining all of this. Interested parties will then discuss and make decisions at two lunch meetings. (I thank Vladik Kreinovich for these arrangements.) Nathalie Revol has agreed to chair the working group, but I am serving as an alternate for the SCAN meeting. We will formally vote on officers when we meet. I envision ve R. Baker Kearfott 2008-09-24T12:51:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/961 Dear Colleagues, Springer UK just published our book: Knowledge Processing with Interval and Soft Computing (ISBN 978-1-84800-325-5). The following is cited from Springer's flyer: "Interval computing combined with fuzzy logic has become an emerging tool in studying artificial intelligence and knowledge processing (AIKP) applications since it models uncertainties frequently raised in the field. This book provides introductions for both interval and fuzzy computing in a very accessible style. Application algorithms covered in this book include quantitative and qualitative data mining with interval valued datasets, decision making systems with interval valued parameters, interval valued Nash games and interval weighted graphs. Successful applications in studying finance and economics, etc are also included. This book can serve as a handbook or a text for readers interested in applying interval and soft computing for AIKP." Contents: - Fundamentals of Interval Computing. - Soft Computing Essentials. - Relatio Chenyi Hu 2008-09-19T14:12:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/960 reliable_computing colleagues, The reliable_computing-ndL8ECQ03iZGXWuEzt0j4VBd07bTekyB< at >public.gmane.org list has not been fully operational the past two weeks. I had shut the machine down as a precautionary measure before Hurricane Gustav. This was the first time it had been shut down in a year. When it was brought back up, a configuration file that had erroneously been changed went into effect. That configuration file prevented email address except those on-campus from posting. This should now be fixed. Please accept my apologies for the delay, and please report any problems to me. Sincerely, Baker P.S. Although we are not in the same state as Houston / Galveston, we experienced significantly more effects from Hurricane Ike than El Paso (and Vladik). Lafayette is a refuge for evacuees from coastal western Louisiana and eastern Texas, and Lafayette is a staging area for emergency operations and electrical crews that have come in from across the country. El Paso R. Baker Kearfott 2008-09-19T11:51:48 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/957 reliable_computing subscribers, I turned on interval.louisiana.edu on September 2 without a large problem. Computing and internet connections on campus were largely unaffected. However, electricity was out at my house, and when it came back on, the internet connection was out. Also, my desktop PC, where I normally send email, will not boot, and there was a strict curfew in town. Hence, I had a bit of trouble posting this. Otherwise, life and limb are OK here :-) Baker R. Baker Kearfott 2008-09-04T12:32:33 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/956 reliable_computing subscribers: I intend to shut down interval.louisiana.edu within the next day, and secure the hardware. I anticipate it to be down for about 72 hours, if the weather isn't too bad here. Baker R. Baker Kearfott 2008-08-30T18:37:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/954 Reliable computing colleagues, I may need to temporarily shut down interval.louisiana.edu early next week to prevent damage from a hurricane (tropical cyclone). The nominal forecast track of Gustav persistently has been directly through Lafayette as a major hurricane. However, this would happen in over 4 days, and the forecast uncertainties are extremely large, approaching some measure of reliability only within 36 hours. Best regards, Baker R. Baker Kearfott 2008-08-29T16:40:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/953 Forwarding. Vladik -----Original Message----- From: Graeme Manson [mailto:graeme.manson-1V21x8GFL1deXsq7+8kxVA< at >public.gmane.org] After the success of the first conference last year in Sheffield, we have decided to host the 2nd International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics at the University of Sheffield, UK between 15th and 17th June. We hope to make the conference slightly bigger than first time round whilst retaining the friendly, relaxed and focussed atmosphere. We will be sending out the flyers soon. Thanks very much and best wishes, Graeme. Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-08-28T21:44:00 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing/952 Dear Friends, As usual, Nafips would welcome an interval-related session. Please let me know ASAP if you are interested, we need to submit a proposal by November 1. -----Original Message----- NAFIPS'09 28th North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Annual Conference University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, USA June 14-17, 2009 the webpage http://nafips2009.ewu.edu/ will be set up soon Dear Colleague, You are cordially invited to participate in the 28th North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Annual Conference, NAFIPS'09, to be held at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 14-17, 2009. NAFIPS'09 aims to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners to present the latest achievements and innovations in the area of fuzzy information processing, to discuss thought-provoking developments and challenges, and to consider potential future directions. Topics of Interest include, but are not Limited to: Fuzzy sets methodology/Algorithms/Mathematics Computati Kreinovich, Vladik 2008-08-18T19:36:46 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.comp.mathematics.reliable-computing