The Mathematics Department at Simon Fraser University is pleased to present Computational Math Day 2010 (CMD 2010). CMD 2010 will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the IRMACS Centre, SFU Burnaby Campus. This annual event will showcase the computational expertise of our Department.
The program includes invited talks and a Poster Session which will cover diverse topics in mathematics with an emphasis on computation. All participants are encouraged to contribute a poster to the Poster Session. Visit the Poster Information page to learn more.
Cash prizes for the best undergraduate and graduate posters will be awarded.
Registration is required.
Get directions to SFU and the IRMACS Centre.
Sponsorship from the Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics (CECM), the Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Centre (IRMACS), the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) is gratefully acknowledged. Learn more about our sponsors.
The CMD 2010 Program is a showcase of the SFU Mathematics Department's research in computational mathematics.
Program Schedule
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 Location: IRMACS Centre, Simon Fraser University
Time | Speaker | Session Title |
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8:30am | Registration | |
9:00am | Andrew Rechnitzer (UBC) | GAS sampling of polygons and knot probability ratios |
9:45am | Nils Bruin (SFU) | Decidability of the existence of rational points on algebraic curves |
10:30am | Coffee Break / Poster Set Up | |
10:45am | Poster Session | |
12:15pm | Lunch at the Himalayan Peak | |
1:30pm | Anne Greenbaum (UW) | Crouzeix's Conjecture and Perturbed Jordan Blocks |
2:15pm | Nilima Nigam (SFU) | How do bones grow? From lab to desktop, a mathematical journey |
3:00pm | Poster Awards | |
3:05pm | Coffee Break | |
3:30pm | Mary-Catherine Kropinski (SFU) | Fast intergral equation methods for the heat equation and the modified Helmholtz equation in two dimensions |
4:15pm | Mike Monagan (SFU) | Sparse Polynomial Interpolation |
5:00pm | Closing Remarks |
Poster Information
The SFU Mathematics Department invites graduate and undergraduate research students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members to participate in the Computational Math Day 2010 Poster Session.
The only requirement is that the poster has mathematics in it. It may be applied, pure, computational or experimental mathematics. If you have already prepared a poster for a presentation at another scientific meeting this year, and you would like to present it to members of the Department, this is an appropriate venue. If you wish to present a computer demo this is also possible.
Up to four prizes (two at 200 dollars and two at 100 dollars) will be awarded to participants with the best posters. Judging criteria are based 50% on content and 50% on presentation.
Poster titles must either be emailed to Marni Mishna, or submitted via the online registration form by Monday, August 2, 2010. Please include the presenter names, title of the poster, and if applicable, the poster file in PDF format. Presenters are responsible for printing their own poster.
The posters will be displayed in the IRMACS atrium. Poster presenters can set up their posters as early as 8:30am on August 12, 2010. The poster and demo session will take place from 10:45am to 12:00pm. Awards will be presented at 3:00pm.
Name | Affiliation | Poster Title |
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Marni Mishna | Simon Fraser University | |
Michael Monagan | Simon Fraser University | |
Mahdi Javadi | Simon Fraser University | On Sparse Interpolation over Finite Fields |
Soo Go | Simon Fraser University | |
Steve Kieffer | Simon Fraser University | |
Bryan Quaife | Simon Fraser University | Fast Integral Equation Methods for the Modified Helmholtz Equation |
Stephen Melczer | Simon Fraser University | Prime Decomposition of Ideals in Polynomial Rings |
Petr Lisonek | Simon Fraser University | |
Hui Yi Lu | Simon Fraser university | |
Andrew Arnold | Simon Fraser University | A fast recursive algorithm for computing cyclotomic polynomials |
Robert Shih | Simon Fraser University | Plotting Algebraic Plane Curves Containing Singularities |
Todd Keeler | Simon Fraser University | Rendering Smoke via Fast Vortex Methods |
Niamh Chaparro | Simon Fraser University | An Intro to the Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation Method |
Sophie Burrill | Simon Fraser University | On k-crossings and k-nestings of permutations |
Cory Ahn | Simon Fraser University | Multiplication of Univariate Polynomials over Algebraic Number Fields |
Radina Droumeva | Simon Fraser University | Image Segmentation: Finding Eyeballs in 3D Brain MRI Images |
Jonathan Jedwab | Simon Fraser University | |
Michael de Guzman | Simon Fraser University | A Nonlocal Isoperimetric Problem |
Natalia Iwanski | Simon Fraser University | Directionality of Criminal Vectors- Phase 2: Modelling Disruptions along an Offender's Journey to Crime |
Valerie Chong | Simon Fraser University | The Math Behind Your Childhood Toys |
Aki Ayukawa Avis | Simon Fraser University | Using a Power Filter to Search for Golay Triads |
Jane Wodlinger | Simon Fraser University |
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Brittany Froese | Simon Fraser University | Fast Finite Difference Methods for the Elliptic Monge-Ampere Equation |
Reanne Bowlby | Simon Fraser University |
Simulating N-class Pedestrian Flow Using CLAWPACK |
Alexander Molnar | Simon Fraser University | |
James Ratcliffe | Simon Fraser University | |
Michael Fry | Simon Fraser University | Dynamical Systems in the Cognitive Architecture of Syllabification |
Veselin Jungic | Simon Fraser univerrsity | |
Amy Wiebe | Simon Fraser University | A new construction of Golay sequences of length 2^m |
Yun-Jung Kim | Simon Fraser University | |
Karen Yeats | Simon Fraser University | |
Aleksandar Vlasev | Simon Fraser University | Calculation of Feynman Integrals using Dodgson Polynomial Identities |
Konrad Duch | Simon Fraser University | Calculation of Feynman Integrals using Dodgson Polynomial Identities |
Kevin Doerksen | Simon Fraser University | |
Cedric Chauve | Simon Fraser University | |
Ahmad Mahmoody | Simon Fraser University |
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Ashok Rajaraman | Simon Fraser University | |
Yuanxun Bill Bao | Simon Fraser University | Linear Instability of a Wave in a Density Stratified Fluid |
Behnam Torabi | Simon Fraser University | Mathematical Models for Self-organization of Biological Groups |
Parousia Rockstroh | Simon Fraser University | The Closest Point Method |
Kai-Uwe Schmidt | Simon Fraser University | |
Gordon Hiscott | Simon Fraser University | A Mathematical Model & Numerical Studies of Cyclical Neutropenia |
Yang Xin | Simon Fraser University | |
Mariolys Rivas | Simon Fraser University | D-finite symmetric functions |
Navid Alaei | Simon Fraser University | |
Nils Bruin | Simon Fraser University | |
Roman Pearce | Simon Fraser University | |
Anne Greenbaum | University of Washington | |
Andrew Rechnitzer | University of British Columbia | |
Thomas Wong | University of British Columbia | |
Mahdad Khatirinejad | Aalto University | |
Nilima Nigam | Simon Fraser University | |
Manfred Trummer | Simon Fraser University | |
Benjamin Crestel | Simon Fraser University | |
Mehrnoush Malekesmaeili | Simon Fraser University | |
Peter Borwein | Simon Fraser University |
Location: Talks will be held in the IRMACS Centre's Presentation Studio. The poster session will be held in the IRMACS Centre's Atrium.
IRMACS is located on the second floor of the Applied Sciences building, SFU Burnaby Campus. Following are links to web pages to help you navigate your way around SFU, Vancouver and BC.
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics | www.cecm.sfu.ca | CECM's mandate is to explore and promote the interplay of conventional mathematics with modern computation and communication in the mathematical sciences. The Centre provides a sophisticated but easy to use computational environment for research and collaboration in the mathematical sciences. |
Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Centre | www.irmacs.sfu.ca | The IRMACS Centre is a unique, interdisciplinary research facility that enables collaborative interaction - intellectually, physically and virtually. IRMACS focuses on facilitating the human interactions that are critical in interdisciplinary research by providing the technologies and technical support to promote effective interactions (computational, networking, human-computer interaction, remote collaboration, and visualization). By removing the traditional boundaries between scientific disciplines and physical boundaries due to distance, IRMACS creates a synergistic environment on an international scale. |
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences | www.pims.math.ca | PIMS promotes research in and applications of the mathematical sciences, facilitates the training of highly qualified personnel, enriches public awareness of and education in the mathematical sciences, and creates mathematical partnerships with similar organizations in other countries. |
SFU Department of Mathematics | www.math.sfu.ca | The Department of Mathematics currently numbers 39 faculty. In a typical semester the ranks of regular faculty are augmented with up to 20 post-doctoral fellows and Visiting Professors. At present the Department has a graduate enrolment around 80. The Department has earned a national and international reputation as one of the most forward-looking and broad-based mathematical sciences departments in Canada. Undergraduate and graduate students thrive in the highly interactive and personalized environment which characterizes the Department and is typical of the unique character of Simon Fraser University. We offer a broad program of training in contemporary Mathematics, but also specialize in various areas for which we are internationally recognized. |