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{\Huge {\bf 
Winter School on \\
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Iterative Methods in \\
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Scientific Computing \\
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and Their Applications}}

{\large {\it Hosted by}} 

{\large The Institute of Mathematical Sciences \\ 
The Chinese University of Hong Kong}

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{\SB December 14 -- 20, 1995 \\
The Chinese University of Hong Kong \\
Shatin, Hong Kong}
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\item[{\bf Title}] \hfill

   Winter School on Iterative Methods in Scientific 
                       Computing and Their Applications. 

\item[{\bf Dates}] \hfill

   December 14--20, 1995.

\item[{\bf Venue}] \hfill

   Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.

\item[{\bf Objectives}] \hfill 

To provide an intensive one week training course in state-of-the-art 
iterative methods in scientific computing
for senior graduate students,
post-doctoral researchers and lecturers in universities and 
practitioners in industry.
It is hoped that after the course, the attendees will be familiar
with the basic theories and algorithms, as well as potential
application areas and the vast and fast developing literature.
    
\item[{\bf Background Information}]  \hfill

Iterative methods is an important and fundamental class of solution
algorithms that are used by scientists and engineers.
Their applications can be found in diverse areas of science,
engineering and technology. Examples are
computational fluid dynamics and structural analysis,
circuit and semiconductor simulations, oil reservoir and seismic
simulations, queueing and communication problems,
environmental studies and image and signal processing.
Their importance is fundamental:
(1) nonlinear problems must be solved by iterative algorithms,
(2) for large 3D problems, direct methods require too much computer
    time and storage, even for supercomputers that are still on
    the drawing board. 
Thus a thorough understanding of iterative methods should form a
cornerstone of anyone practicing scientific computing.

Unfortunately, there are few good textbooks available that treat
iterative methods properly. Part of the reason is that the
field is still evolving rapidly and new methodologies are still
being developed. But another reason is that iterative methods
are often developed with the particular application in mind
and not in a generic form for general applications.
Thus we feel that an intensive one week course taught by
the leading experts in both the theory and the applications
will provide an excellent forum for providing an overview of
the state-of-the-art of the area.

There are several successful examples of such intensive
one or two week schools, usually held in the summer in Europe.
The French Ecole d'ete, Analyse Numerique held at Le Breau
outside Paris every summer and the Lancaster summer school
in the UK are notable examples.
Our winter school is modelled after these, but 
will be the first in the Asian region.
We believe that, with the rapid advance of the economy of
this region and the associated rapid development of technology,
there is a great demand for the intensive course that we are proposing.
We also believe that Hong Kong is an ideal venue, being
centrally located in the region and having the necessary
infra-structure.

\item[{\bf Technical Program}]  \hfill

\begin{description}
\item[{\it School Model:}] \hfill

It will be a seven-day school with 10 main invited speakers.
Each main speaker will give three 40-min lectures.
There will also be several other lectures given by
speakers from the Asian region. There will be 5-6
lectures per day except for the fourth day which will
be reserved for excursion or social activities.
Demonstration and exercise sessions will be at the end of each day.

\item[{\it Main Invited Speakers:}] \hfill

All speakers have formally accepted our invitation.

\begin{itemize}
\item
G. Golub,
Fletcher Jones Chair Professor of Computer Science at
Stanford University ---
Member of US National Academies of Science and Engineering,
past president of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
(SIAM), managing editor of SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis.
World leader in iterative methods.
\item
J. Dongarra,
Distinguished professor at University of Tennessee 
and distinguished scientists at 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory ---
Developer of software packages LINPACK, LAPACK and PVM.
World leader in numerical software on parallel supercomputers.
\item
G. Strang, Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ---
World leader in computational mathematics, author of many
well-known textbooks.
\item
H. Van der Vorst, Professor at University Utrecht, Netherlands --- 
Leading expert on iterative methods and implementation on supercomputers.
\item
J.C. Xu, Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University ---
Emerging leader in multilevel iterative methods,
organizer of the 7th International Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods.
\item
H. Elman, Professor at University of Maryland, College Park --- 
Leading expert in iterative methods and applications to fluid dynamics.
Member of scientific committee of the bi-annual Copper Mountain
Conference on iterative methods.
\item
A. Wathen, University of Bristol -- Expert on iterative methods
for Navier-Stokes equations.
\item
D. Silvester, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 
--- Expert on iterative methods for Navier-Stokes equations.
\item
F. Luk, Chairman and Professor of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute --- 
World leader in computational methods in signal processing and
systolic implementations,
organizer of annual SPIE Symposium on Advanced Signal Processing
Algorithms, Architectures and Implementations.
\item
T. Chan, Professor at University of California, Los Angeles --- 
Expert on iterative methods, organizer of 2nd International Conference on
Domain Decomposition Methods.

\end{itemize}

\item[{\it Invited Speakers from the Asian Region:}] \hfill

\begin{itemize}
\item  Z.C. Shi, Academia Sinica, China ---
       Member of the Chinese Academy of Science,
       former director of its Computing
       Center, expert on finite element analysis, organizer of the
       8th International Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods.
\item  C. Jea, Fu Jen University, Taiwan --- 
       Former student of David Young, expert on conjugate gradient methods.
\item T. Nodera, Keio University, Japan --- 
      Organizer of annual Japan conference on
      preconditioned conjugate gradient methods, expert on parallel algorithms. 
\item Q. Sheng, National University, Singapore ---
      Former student of Arieh Iserles,
      expert on monotone iterative methods for finite difference methods.
\item R. Chan, Chinese University, Hong Kong --- 
      Expert on iterative methods for Toeplitz systems and
      applications to queuing networks and image processing.
\item Speakers from Korea and India are being arranged.
\end{itemize}

\item[{\it Topics and Speakers:}] \hfill

\begin{description}
\item[{\rm Basic Theory:}] \hfill

Inner-outer iterations (Golub), wavelets (Strang),
multilevel methods (Xu), 
finite element methods (Silvester, Shi), 
preconditioning (T. Chan), Lanczos algorithm (Jea) and monotone methods
(Sheng). 

\item[{\rm Parallel Algorithms:}] \hfill

Parallel computer architectures and algorithms (Dongarra), 
parallel iterative methods (Van der Vorst, Nodera), domain
decomposition methods (T. Chan).

\item[{\rm Applications:}] \hfill

Computational fluid dynamics -- convection-diffusion equations
and Stokes solvers (Golub, Elman, Wathen, Silvester),
signal and image processing (Luk), queueing networks (R. Chan).

\end{description}
\end{description}

\item[{\bf Lecture Notes}] \hfill

Lecture notes of the School will be distributed to attendees. 
We will also publish the polished version of the lecture notes for
general international distribution.

\item[{\bf Registration Fee}] \hfill

Registration Fee is US\$100 which includes all the lecture notes
to be distributed at the School.

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\item[{\bf Organizing Committee}] \hfill
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\item General Co-Chairmen:  
\begin{description}
\item Prof. Tony Chan, University of California, Los Angeles.
\item Dr. Raymond Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
\end{description}
\item Program Chairman:  
\begin{description}
\item Prof. Gene Golub, Stanford University.
\end{description}
\item Local Organizing Committee:
\begin{description}
\item Prof. Hong-ci Huang (Committee Chair), Hong Kong Baptist University.
\item Prof. Dong-Gao Deng, Zhongshan University.
\item Dr. Thomas Au, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 
\item Dr. Daniel Ho, City University of Hong Kong.
\item Dr. Lizhi Liao, Hong Kong Baptist University.
\item Dr. Kit-ming Yeung, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
\item Mr. Michael Ng (Secretary), Chinese University of Hong Kong.
\end{description}
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\item[{\bf Organizing Institutions}] \hfill

\begin{itemize}
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Institute of Mathematical Sciences\\
Chinese University of Hong Kong \\
Shatin, Hong Kong

Professor S.T. Yau, Fields Medalist, Professor C.N. Yang, Nobel Prize
Laureate and Professor W.H. Wong, COPSS (Committee of Presidents of
Statistical Societies) Prize winner are the Directors
of the Institute. The Institute has offered seed money of US\$22,500
for the School. 

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Department of Mathematics \\
Chinese University of Hong Kong \\
Shatin, Hong Kong

The Department
will provide its laboratory of about 50 workstations and Power PC's
for the demonstration and exercise sessions.
\end{itemize}

\item[{\bf Conference Sponsors}] \hfill

The Winter School is sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical
Science at Chinese University of Hong Kong, The British Council,
The Pei Hua Education Foundation Ltd. as well as other
foundations and agencies. 

\item[{\bf Hotel Accommodation}] \hfill

The Royal Park Hotel is located in Shatin near the Shatin train station.
The University station is about 5 minutes away by train.
The hotel will offer a discount to attendees of the School.  
The rate is about US\$135 plus 15\% service charge and government tax
for a double room each night.  To reserve a room, please contact
Ms. Kimmie Mak of Royal Park Hotel directly (Tel: +852 2694-3892,
Fax: +852 2603-5184). To reserve other hotels in Hong Kong, please
contact Mr. Benson Lam at KAL Holiday Ltd. (Tel: +852 2810-1331,
Fax: +852 2845-2470).  

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