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Mathematical Modeling in Industry XII
A Workshop for Graduate Students
A Workshop for Graduate Students
August 6-15, 2008
Organizers
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IMA, University of Minnesota |
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Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware |
Description
The IMA is holding a 10-day workshop on Mathematical Modeling in Industry. The workshop is designed to provide graduate students and qualified advanced undergraduates with first hand experience in industrial research.
Format
Students will work in teams of up to 6 students under the guidance of a mentor from industry. The mentor will help guide the students in the modeling process, analysis and computational work associated with a real-world industrial problem. A progress report from each team will be scheduled during the period. In addition, each team will be expected to make an oral final presentation and submit a written report at the end of the 10-day period.
Projects and Industry Mentors
There will be 6 teams participating in the workshop.
| Team | Mentors | Affiliation | Topic |
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| 1 | Christopher Bemis | Whitebox Advisors | Modeling, simulation, and the analysis of a financial derivative |
| 2 | Olus N. Boratav | Corning Inc. | Stability of extending films |
| 3 | J. Michael Gray and Robert Shimpa | Medtronic | Ribbon formation for electrical interconnection |
| 4 | Thomas A. Grandine | Boeing | Loft-free unlofting methods for geometric design |
| 5 | Anthony José Kearsley | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Optimal calibration in chemical spectroscopy |
| 6 | Chai Wah Wu | IBM Research | Performance and robustness study of peer-to-peer networks |
| Team 1: Modeling,
simulation, and the analysis of a financial derivative Mentor: Christopher Bemis (Whitebox Advisors) | ||
| Student | Department | Institution |
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| Sohhyun Chung | Department of Mathematics | University of Michigan |
| Holly Clark | Department of Mathematics | University of Tennessee |
| Junming Huang | Department of Mathematics | University of Pittsburgh |
| Xingjie Li | School of Mathematics | University of Minnesota |
| Mohammad Zaki | Department of Mathematics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Qinghua Zhu | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware |
| Team 2: Stability of
extending films Mentor: Olus N. Boratav (Corning Inc.) Progress report video (flv) Final report video (flv) Final report (pdf) |
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| Jerome Goddard II | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Mississippi State University |
| Taebeom Kim | Department of Mathematics | University of Houston |
| Jill Klentzman | Department of Mathematics | Southern Methodist University |
| Dias Kurmashev | Department of Mathematics | University of Memphis |
| Mauricio Osorio | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Cincinnati |
| Gregory Richards | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Kent State University |
| Team 3: Ribbon formation
for electrical interconnection Mentors: J. Michael Gray and Robert Shimpa (Medtronic) Progress report video (flv) Final report video (flv) Final report (pdf) |
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| Kapil Ahuja | Department of Mathematics | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Yuan Dong | Department of Mathematical Science | Northern Illinois University |
| Huaiying Gu | Department of Mathematics | University of Michigan |
| Shiyuan Gu | Department of Mathematics | Louisiana State University |
| Jon Van Laarhoven | Department of Applied Department of Mathematics and Computational Sciences | University of Iowa |
| Jia Wei | Department of Mathematics | Texas A & M University |
| Team 4: Loft-free unlofting
methods for geometric design Mentor: Thomas A. Grandine (Boeing) Mentor overview video (flv) Progress report video (flv) Final report video (flv) Final report (pdf) |
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| Yilin Dai | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Michigan Technological University |
| Christina Dekany | Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics | Southern Methodist University |
| Simon Gemmrich | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | McGill University |
| Jiyung Lois Kwon | Department of Mathematics | Washington State University |
| Zhongyi Nie | Department of Mathematics | University of Kentucky |
| Qiling Shi | Department of Mathematics | University of Central Florida |
| Team 5: Optimal calibration
in chemical spectroscopy Mentor: Anthony José Kearsley (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Mentor overview video (flv) Progress report video (flv) Final report video (flv) Final report (pdf) |
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| Richard Barnard | Department of Mathematics | Louisiana State University |
| Yutheeka Gadhyan | Department of Mathematics | University of Houston |
| Youzuo Lin | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Arizona State University |
| Lin Tong | Department of Mathematics | Iowa State University |
| Jiabin Wang | Department of Statistics | Rutgers University |
| Guangjin Zhong | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Michigan Technological University |
| Team 6: Performance and
robustness study of peer-to-peer networks Mentor: Chai Wah Wu (IBM Research) Mentor overview video (flv) Progress report video (flv) Final report video (flv) Final report (pdf) |
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| Lyrial Marie Chism | Department of Mathematics | University of Mississippi |
| Xiaoqing He | School of Mathematics | University of Minnesota |
| Liquan Huang | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware |
| Ashraf Ibrahim | Department of Mathematics | Texas A & M University |
| Christopher Jones | Department of Mathematics | University of Pittsburgh |
| Yan Shu | Department of Mathematics | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Schedule | |||||
Week 1: Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday Week 2: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |||||
| Wednesday, August 6 | |||||
| All Day | Workshop Outline: Posing of problems by the 6 industry mentors. Half-hour introductory talks in the morning followed by a welcoming lunch. In the afternoon, the teams work with the mentors. The goal at the end of the day is to get the students to start working on the projects. | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 9:00am-9:30am | Coffee and Registration | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 9:30am-9:40am | Welcome and Introduction | Richard J. Braun (University of Delaware), Fadil Santosa (University of Minnesota) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 9:40am-10:00am | Team 1: Modeling, simulation, and the analysis of a financial derivative | Christopher Bemis (Whitebox Advisors) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 10:00am-10:20am | Team 2: Stability of extending films | Olus N. Boratav (Corning) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 10:20am-10:40am | Team 3: Ribbon formation for electrical interconnection | J. Michael Gray (Medtronic), Robert Shimpa (Medtronic) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 10:40am-11:00am | Break | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 11:00am-11:20am | Team 4: Loft-free unlofting methods for geometric design | Thomas Grandine (Boeing) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 11:20am-11:40am | Team 5: Optimal calibration in chemical spectroscopy | Anthony José Kearsley (National Institute of Standards and Technology) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 11:40am-12:00pm | Team 6: Performance and robustness study of peer-to-peer networks | Chai Wah Wu (IBM) | EE/CS 3-180 | ||
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1:30pm-4:30pm | Afternoon - start work on projects Break-out Rooms
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| Thursday, August 7 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects. Mentors guide their groups through the modeling process, leading discussion sessions, suggesting references, and assigning work.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Friday, August 8 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects. Mentors available for
consultation.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Saturday, August 9 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Sunday, August 10 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Monday, August 11 | |||||
| 9:00am-9:30am | Coffee | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 9:30am-9:50am | Team 4 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 9:50am-10:10am | Team 2 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 10:10am-10:30am | Team 5 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 10:30am-11:00am | Break | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 11:00am-11:20am | Team 1 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 11:20am-11:40am | Team 6 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 11:40am-12:00pm | Team 3 progress report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Picnic at Cooke Hall Fields Picnic area map | Cooke Hall Fields Picnic area | |||
| 2:00pm-5:00pm | Remainder of the day
Students work on projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Breakout Rooms | |||
| Tuesday, August 12 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects. Mentors available for
consultation.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Wednesday, August 13 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects. Mentors available for
consultation.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Thursday, August 14 | |||||
| All Day | Students work on the projects. Mentors available for
consultation.
Team 1 - LindH 403 |
Break-out Rooms | |||
| Friday, August 15 | |||||
| 8:30am-9:00am | Coffee | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 9:00am-9:30am | Team 3 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 9:30am-10:00am | Team 6 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Team 1 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 10:30am-11:00am | Break | EE/CS 3-176 | |||
| 11:00am-11:30am | Team 5 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Team 2 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 12:00pm-12:30pm | Team 4 final report | EE/CS 3-180 | |||
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Pizza party | Lind Hall 400 | |||
Application Procedure [application deadline has passed]
Graduate students and advanced undergraduates are invited to apply. An application form must be submitted to the IMA. In addition, two letters of recommendation are required; one must be from the student's advisor, director of graduate studies, or department chair. Prerequisites vary and depend on the project, but computational skills are important.
The IMA will cover local living expenses and will offer to pay airfare for the math modeling participants. Selection criteria will be based on background and statement of interest, as well as geographic and institutional diversity. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must be completed by April 28, 2008 for full consideration. Early submissions are encouraged. Successful applicants will be notified by May 5, 2008.
LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
| Name | Department | Affiliation |
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| Kapil Ahuja | Department of Mathematics | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Richard Barnard | Department of Mathematics | Louisiana State University |
| Christopher Bemis | Whitebox Advisors | |
| Olus N. Boratav | Corning | |
| Richard J. Braun | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware |
| Lyrial Marie Chism | Department of Mathematics | University of Mississippi |
| Sohhyun Chung | Department of Mathematics | University of Michigan |
| Holly Clark | Department of Mathematics | University of Tennessee |
| Yilin Dai | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Michigan Technological University |
| Christina Dekany | Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics | Southern Methodist University |
| Yuan Dong | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Northern Illinois University |
| Yutheeka Gadhyan | Department of Mathematics | University of Houston |
| Simon Gemmrich | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | McGill University |
| Jerome Goddard II | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Mississippi State University |
| Thomas Grandine | Mathematics and Computing Technology | Boeing |
| J. Michael Gray | Medtronic | |
| Huaiying Gu | Department of Mathematics | University of Michigan |
| Shiyuan Gu | Department of Mathematics | Louisiana State University |
| Xiaoqing He | School of Mathematics | University of Minnesota |
| Junming Huang | Department of Mathematics | University of Pittsburgh |
| Liquan Huang | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware |
| Ashraf Ibrahim | Department of Mathematics | Texas A & M University |
| Christopher Jones | Department of Mathematics | University of Pittsburgh |
| Anthony José Kearsley | Mathematical and Computational Science Division | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Taebeom Kim | Department of Mathematics | University of Houston |
| Jill Klentzman | Department of Mathematics | Southern Methodist University |
| Dias Kurmashev | Department of Mathematics | University of Memphis |
| Jiyung Lois Kwon | Department of Mathematics | Washington State University |
| Xingjie Li | Department of Mathematics | University of Minnesota |
| Youzuo Lin | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Arizona State University |
| Zhongyi Nie | Department of Mathematics | University of Kentucky |
| Mauricio Osorio | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Cincinnati |
| Gregory Richards | Kent State University | |
| Fadil Santosa | School of Mathematics | University of Minnesota |
| Qiling Shi | Department of Mathematics | University of Central Florida |
| Robert Shimpa | Medtronic | |
| Yan Shu | School of Mathematics | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Lin Tong | Department of Mathematics | Iowa State University |
| Jon Van Laarhoven | Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences | University of Iowa |
| Jiabin Wang | Department of Statistics | Rutgers University |
| Jia Wei | Department of Mathematics | Texas A & M University |
| Chai Wah Wu | Thomas J. Watson Research Center | IBM |
| Mohammad Zaki | Department of Mathematics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Guangjin Zhong | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Michigan Technological University |
| Qinghua Zhu | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware |
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