The program focuses on the role of numerical analysis, simulation and scientific computing for understanding and illuminating our complex world. The development of computational methodologies and framework has been a mainstay of the applied mathematics community for more than 50 years. The IMA has not sponsored a program in this general area since the annual year in High Performance Computation in 1996-97. We feel that the time is right to revisit this topic, and the broad community that it represents.

The annual year outlined below will broadly survey and sample current activities in this field, ranging on one hand from purely mathematical developments regarding numerical algorithms, numerical methods and reduced order models; to developments triggered by changing computational infrastructure and high performance computing; to prominent issues arising in large computations with substantial uncertainty. Approximately one third of the year will focus primarily on application areas where these mathematical ideas have (and will continue have) great impact. We will focus first on computing problems with societal importance, and secondly, on computing in sports and the arts.

Simulating our Complex World will be organized around seven workshops. Each workshop will contain a mixture of mathematical analysis, practical analysis and applications; the specific emphasis will shift throughout the year but the goal is to keep different facets of the subject wholly engaged at all times. The kick-off workshop on computing with uncertainty will provide a broad overview of many of the important computational problems of today, in the context of the general question of how to quantify and manage uncertainty on the ever larger computations that are required for solving the problems that computers are being asked to solve. As is traditional, the annual year will have as foundation a group of long term visitors and postdocs, as well as a mixture of intermediate and short term visitors. Each workshop will be preceded by a 1-2 day tutorial outlining the main ideas of the workshop, to make it accessible to a broader audience. The topic of the annual year lends itself very well to strong participation with industry and the national labs, and it is our intent to facilitate their vigorous involvement in the workshops. Indeed, many of the workshop topics are themselves of central importance to the national labs, and it is our hope that this will lead to strong and productive interactions.

Susanne C. Brenner	Mathematics, Louisiana State University (co-chair)
Clint N. Dawson	Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin (co-chair)
Michael P. Brenner	Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, Harvard University
David Keyes	Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Applied Mathematics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Columbia University
Alfio Quarteroni	Analysis and Scientific Computing, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Raul Tempone	Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Applied Mathematics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Columbia University
Yen-Hsi Richard Tsai	Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin

10/16-17/10	Tutorial: Computing with Uncertainty
10/18-22/10	Workshop: Computing with Uncertainty: Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Approximation and Large Scale Optimization of Complex Systems
10/30-31/10	Tutorial: Some Novel Discretization Techniques
11/1-5/10	Workshop: Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations: Novel Discretization Techniques
11/28-29/10	Tutorial: Fast Solution Techniques
11/29-12/3/10	Workshop: Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations: Fast Solution Techniques
1/9/11	Tutorial: Scientific Computing Using Graphics Processors
1/10-14/11	Workshop: High Performance Computing and Emerging Architectures
3/5-6/11	Tutorial: Computing and Image Processing with Data Related to Humans and Human Activities
3/7-11/11	Workshop: Computing in Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Virtual Surgery, and Sports
4/11-15/11	Workshop: Societally Relevant Computing
6/5/11	Tutorial: Large-scale Inverse Problems and Quantification of Uncertainty
6/6-10/11	Workshop: Large-scale Inverse Problems and Quantification of Uncertainty

The following scientists are confirmed or highly likely as long-term visitors during the program. Other long-term visitors are currently being arranged.

Name	Department	Affiliation	Period of Visit
Alexander Alekseenko	Department of Mathematics	California State University	9/1/10 - 12/17/10
Douglas N. Arnold	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Donald G. Aronson	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/02 - 12/31/10
Gerard Michel Awanou	Department of Mathematical Sciences	Northern Illinois University	9/1/10 - 6/10/11
Blanca Ayuso de Dios		Centre de Recerca Matemàtica	10/30/10 - 12/18/10
Uday Banerjee	Department of Mathematics	Syracuse University	9/1/10 - 12/3/10
Francesca Bonizzoni	MOX - Dipartimento di matematica "F. Brioschi"	Politecnico di Milano	10/15/10 - 11/10/10
Susanne C. Brenner	Department of Mathematics and CCT	Louisiana State University	9/1/10 - 6/10/11
Claudio Canuto	Dipartimento di Matematica	Politecnico di Torino	10/17/10 - 11/7/10
Fatih Celiker	Department of Mathematics	Wayne State University	9/1/10 - 12/31/10
Bernardo Cockburn	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Tobin A. Driscoll	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	8/26/10 - 12/17/10
Tom Duchamp	Department of Mathematics	University of Washington	4/1/11 - 6/15/11
Selim Esedoglu	Department of Mathematics	University of Michigan	1/20/11 - 6/8/11
Richard S Falk	Department of Mathematics	Rutgers University	9/19/10 - 12/18/10
Xiaobing Henry Feng	Department of Mathematics	University of Tennessee	10/29/10 - 12/10/10
Joscha Gedicke	Department of Mathematics	Humboldt-Universität	10/30/10 - 12/4/10
Jay Gopalakrishnan		University of Florida	9/1/10 - 6/21/11
Shiyuan Gu	Department of Mathematics	Louisiana State University	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Ronald H.W. Hoppe	Department of Mathematics	University of Houston	9/1/10 - 12/5/10
Guido Kanschat	Department of Mathematics	Texas A & M University	9/6/10 - 12/16/10
Chiu-Yen Kao	Department of Mathematics	Ohio State University	9/1/10 - 12/12/10
Markus Keel	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	7/21/08 - 6/30/11
Kimberly D. Kendricks	Department of Mathematics	Central State University	6/5/11 - 7/6/11
Gilad Lerman	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Randall J. LeVeque	Department of Applied Mathematics	University of Washington	9/12/10 - 10/16/10
Fengyan Li	Department of Mathematical Sciences	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	9/1/10 - 12/16/10
Mitchell Luskin	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Scott MacLachlan	Department of Mathematics	Tufts University	10/24/10 - 12/4/10
Niall Madden	School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics	National University of Ireland, Galway	10/18/10 - 12/10/10
Irina Mitrea		University of Minnesota	8/16/10 - 6/24/11
Peter Monk	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	9/8/10 - 12/10/10
Sylvain Nintcheu Fata	Computer Science & Mathematics Division	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	11/1/10 - 1/29/11
Ricardo H. Nochetto	Department of Mathematics and Institute for Physical Science and Technology	University of Maryland	9/13/10 - 12/15/10
Alexandra Ortan	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/16/10 - 6/15/11
Katharine Ott	Department of Mathematics	University of Kentucky	2/20/11 - 4/27/11
Miao-Jung Yvonne Ou		Oak Ridge National Laboratory	9/1/10 - 12/10/10
Petr Plechac		University of Tennessee	9/1/10 - 12/10/10
Sridevi Pudipeddi	Department of Mathematics	Waldorf College	5/1/11 - 6/30/11
Vincent Quenneville-Belair	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/16/10 - 6/15/11
Rachel Quinlan	School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics	National University of Ireland, Galway	10/18/10 - 12/10/10
Armin Reiser	Department of Mathematics	Louisiana State University	9/1/10 - 12/13/10
Fernando Reitich	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Fadil Santosa	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	7/1/08 - 8/30/11
Panagiotis Stinis	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/10 - 6/30/11
Li-yeng Sung	Department of Mathematics	Louisiana State University	9/1/10 - 6/10/11
Nicolae Tarfulea		Pennsylvania State University	9/1/10 - 6/13/11
Luis Tenorio	Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department	Colorado School of Mines	3/27/11 - 6/12/11
Richard Tsai	Department of Mathematics	University of Texas at Austin	3/3/11 - 5/1/11
Ragnar Winther	Centre of Mathematics for Applications	University of Oslo	10/17/10 - 11/12/10
Sergey Borisovich Yakovlev	Department of Mathematics	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	9/8/10 - 12/15/10
Ganghua Yuan	Institute of Mathematics and Statistics	Northeast (Dongbei) Normal University	4/27/11 - 7/27/11

Postdoctoral Fellows for 2010-2011 Program on Simulating Our Complex World: Modeling, Computation and Analysis

With the advice of the organizers of the 2010-2011 year on Simulating Our Complex World: Modeling, Computation and Analysis, the IMA has chosen new postdoctoral fellows for the period September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. These postdocs will be active participants in all activities of the annual program. They were chosen from a long list of well-qualified recent Ph.D. recipients. All the postdocs may, at their option, remain at the IMA for a second year. A variety of options are available for second year postdocs including participation in the thematic program (which will be on "Mathematics of Information "), industrial interaction, teaching and teaching development, and research, independently and/or in conjunction with University of Minnesota faculty.

First Year IMA Postdoctoral Fellows
Name	Institution	Advisor
Cesmelioglu, Aycil	Rice University	Beatrice Riviere
Cui, Jintao	Louisiana State University	Susanne C. Brenner
Fernandez, Oscar E.	University of Michigan	Anthony M. Bloch
Hristova, Yulia	Texas A&M University	Peter Kuchment
Li, Hengguang	Syracuse University	Victor Nistor and Ludmil Zikatanov
Mao, Yu (David)	University of California, Los Angeles)	Stanley Osher
Mitsotakis, Dimitrios	Universite de Paris XI (Paris-Sud)	Vassilios Dougalis
Qiu, Weifeng (Frederick)	University of Texas	Leszek Demkowicz

First Year IMA Industrial Postdoctoral Fellows
Name	Institution	Advisor	Industrial Partner
Horesh, Raya	Emory University	Eldad Haber	IBM

Second Year IMA Postdoctoral Fellows
Name	Institution	Advisor
Balci, Nusret	Indiana University	Michael S. Jolly
Chan, Chi Hin	University of Texas	Alexis Vasseur
Ewoldt, Randy H.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Gareth McKinley / Anette Hosoi
Konieczny, Pawel	University of Warsaw	Piotr Boguslaw Mucha
Lin, Zhi (George)	University of North Carolina	Richard McLaughlin
Maki, Kara L.	University of Delaware	Richard Braun
Ortiz-Duenas, Cecilia	Cambridge University	Robert Miller

Second Year IMA Industrial Postdoctoral Fellows
Name	Institution	Advisor	Industrial Partner
Trenev, Dimitar	Texas A&M University	James H. Bramble	ExxonMobil

Second Year IMA New Directions (ND) Postdoctoral Fellows
Name	Institution	Advisor
Kim, Hyejin	University of Maryland	Michael Friedlin
Shao, Shuanglin	Institute for Advanced Study	Terence Tao
Second Year IMA Postdoctoral Industrial Internships
Name	Institution	Advisor
Li, Yan	Texas A&M University	Yalchin Efendiev
Shin, Jaemin	Iowa State University	Paul Sacks
Tural, Mustafa	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Gabor Pataki

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Regular Postdoctoral Fellows 1982-present

Industrial Postdoctoral Fellows 1990-present