From bounce-5417471-88629717@mm.list.cornell.edu Fri Apr 10 14:51:55 2026 From: "David S. Bindel" Subject: NA Digest, V. 26, # 15 Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:50:28 -0400 NA Digest Friday, April 10, 2026 Volume 26 : Issue 15 Today's Editor: David S. Bindel Cornell University bindel@cornell.edu Today's Topics: Mass resignation of the Editorial Board of Journal of Approximation Theory 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Prizes New Book: Delay Differential Equations and Applications to Biology, Springer, 2026 Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences 2026 Registration open Workshop on Neuro-symbolic AI, Mathematical Reasoning and Agents, Sep 2026 MSCA-PF Postdoctoral Opportunity in Symbolic & Computational Mathematics, France PostDoc Position on Numerical Simulation of Biological Interfaces, Germany Quantum fellows at the University of Edinburgh, UK See this issue of NA Digest on the web at: https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/na-digest-html/26/v26n15.html Submissions, FAQs, and archives: https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Paul Nevai paul@nevai.us Date: April 03, 2026 Subject: Mass resignation of the Editorial Board of Journal of Approximation Theory DECLARATION Since 1968, Journal of Approximation Theory (JAT) has served the mathematics community as one of the leading and most respected journals in approximation theory and related areas of pure and applied mathematics. In 2025, the Publisher at Elsevier made several decisions that an overwhelming majority of the editors of JAT found deeply problematic and likely to have a negative impact on the journal's future. After efforts to resolve these concerns through discussions with the Publisher proved unsuccessful, all but a handful of the Editorial Board members resigned, as they found the Publisher's decisions unacceptable. While the Publisher may attempt to keep the brand alive, in our view the journal, as we knew it, has ceased to exist. Nevertheless, we remain committed to preserving the spirit, standards, and tradition that have long defined JAT. Sincerely, Carl de Boor, Jonathan Breuer, Martin Buhmann, Charles Chui, Tom Claeys, Patrick Louis Combettes, Wolfgang Dahmen, Feng Dai, Sergey Denisov, Ronald A. DeVore, Frank Deutsch, Josef Dick, Zeev Ditzian, Antonio J. Duran, Nira Dyn, Tamas Erdelyi, Hans G. Feichtinger, Leonid Golinskii, Karlheinz Groechenig, Bin Han, Mourad Ismail, Sergey Khrushchev, Erik Koelink, Kirill Kopotun, Andras Kroo, Natan Kruglyak, Arno Kuijlaars, Dany Leviatan, Guillermo Lopez Lagomasino, Doron Lubinsky, Francisco Marcellan, Andrei Martinez Finkelshtein, Hrushikesh N. Mhaskar, Paul Nevai, Peter Oswald, Allan Pinkus, Andriy Prymak, Ulrich Reif, Amos Ron, Edward B. Saff, Robert Schaback, Zuowei Shen, Winfried Sickel, Barry Simon, Vladimir Temlyakov, Vilmos Totik, Walter Van Assche, Roderick S. C. Wong, and Yuan Xu ------------------------------------------------------- From: Yongjia Song yongjis@clemson.edu Date: April 04, 2026 Subject: 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Prizes Dear Optimization Colleagues and Friends, Nomination and application for the 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Prizes are open. Please send your nomination/application to the selection committee chairs (listed below). The deadline for nomination for all IOS prizes is July 15, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. For eligibility and further information for the Optimization Society Prizes, please visit: https://connect.informs.org/optimizationsociety/prizes Our society offers five annual prizes: - The Khachiyan Prize, for outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of optimization by an individual or team; - The Farkas Prize, for outstanding contributions by a mid-career researcher to the field of optimization, over the course of their career; - The Egon Balas Prize, awarded annually to an individual for a body of contributions in the area of optimization; - The Prize for Young Researchers, awarded to one or more young researcher(s) for an outstanding paper in optimization that is submitted to and accepted, or published in a refereed professional journal; - The Student Paper Prize, awarded to one or more student(s) for an outstanding paper in optimization that is submitted to and received or published in a refereed professional journal within three calendar years preceding the year of the award. Prize committees for 2026: - IOS 2026 Khachiyan Prize Committee: Gerard Cornuejols, Dorit Hochbaum (chair: dhochbaum@berkeley.edu), Dave Morton - IOS 2026 Farkas Prize Committee: Marina Epelman, Sven Leyffer (chair: leyffer@anl.gov), Andrea Lodi, Andrzej Ruszczynski - IOS 2026 Egon Balas Prize Committee: Guzin Bayraksan, Alberto Del Pia (chair: delpia@wisc.edu), Guanghui (George) Lan, Leo Liberti - IOS 2026 Young Researchers Prize Committee: Frank Curtis (chair: frank.e.curtis@lehigh.edu), Ricardo Fukasawa, Ruiwei Jiang, Fatma Kilinc- Karzan - IOS 2026 Student Paper Prize Committee: Beste Basciftci, Ying Cui, Ben Grimmer (chair: grimmer@jhu.edu), Omar El Housni, Diego Moran, Sebastian Perez-Salazar, Soroosh Shafiee Our community has so many extremely talented individuals, and we hope to see them all in the nomination pool. Please consider nominating individuals. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to send your questions to the committee chairs. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Fathalla A Rihan frihan@uaeu.ac.ae Date: April 09, 2026 Subject: New Book: Delay Differential Equations and Applications to Biology, Springer, 2026 RE: New Book: Delay Differential Equations and Applications to Biology, Springer, March 2026. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-08645-7 Author: Fathalla A. Rihan This book discusses the numerical treatment of delay differential equations and their applications in bioscience. A wide range of delay differential equations are discussed with integer and fractional-order derivatives to demonstrate their richer mathematical framework compared to differential equations without memory for the analysis of dynamical systems. The new edition introduces advanced numerical techniques for solving pantograph-type DDEs, including stability analyses. The book also integrates recent research on stochastic models of DDEs, particularly from the fields of immunology and cancer modeling. In addition, the book includes updated case studies from biological and medical sciences, such as glucose-insulin interaction models and infectious disease dynamics. This book is particularly valuable to mathematicians, researchers, and professionals in the fields of mathematical biology, life sciences, immunology, and epidemiology. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye conferences@ima.org.uk Date: April 07, 2026 Subject: Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences 2026 Registration open Monday 14 - Tuesday 15 September 2026 Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0WA, UK https://ima.org.uk/28710/induction-course-for-new-lecturers-in-the-mathematical-sciences-2026/ We are delighted to announce that in September 2026 the two-day Induction Course for lecturers new to teaching mathematics and statistics within Higher Education will once again take place. The Induction Course is delivered as an in-person only activity to maximise the opportunities for informal networking and discussion that have long formed a highly valued part of this meeting. The Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences has been designed by the mathematics community so that it is ideally suited for anyone who is new to, or has limited experience, teaching mathematics or statistics within UK higher education. It will be delivered by individuals with significant experience of teaching in the mathematical sciences and will focus upon the specific details and issues that arise in mathematics and statistics teaching and learning within higher education. Topics include: - Lecturing. - Supporting student learning. - Making teaching interactive. - Assessment, examinations and feedback. - Linking teaching & research. - Using technology to enhance teaching and learning. - Using examples and mathematical problem solving. - Teaching statistics and its applications. Session Facilitators Those leading the sessions at the Induction Course are all experienced teachers of mathematics within UK higher education. They include: - Lara Alcock (Loughborough University) - Sam Fearn (Durham University) - Joel Haddley (University of Liverpool) - Howard Haughton (King's College London) - Ioanna Papatsouma (Imperial College London) - Peter Rowlett (Sheffield Hallam University) - Rose Wagstaffe (University of Manchester) - Louise Walker (University of Manchester) For further information, please contact: conferences@ima.org.uk Institute of Mathematics and its Applications ------------------------------------------------------- From: Janina Schütte schuette@wias-berlin.de Date: April 08, 2026 Subject: Workshop on Neuro-symbolic AI, Mathematical Reasoning and Agents, Sep 2026 Date: September 14-17, 2026 Location: WIAS Berlin Registration Deadline: July 6, 2026 This workshop brings together researchers from academia and industry working at the intersection of neuro-symbolic AI, mathematical reasoning, and intelligent agents. The focus is on architectures that combine logical and probabilistic reasoning with deep learning, knowledge graphs, and large language models, with particular emphasis on formal and informal mathematical reasoning, world models for agents, and continuous/continual learning. We invite contributions on topics including (but not limited to): - Neuro-symbolic methods - Logical/tensor-based frameworks for agents and world models - Integration of symbolic reasoning with LLMs and tool-using agents - Continual learning of concepts, rules, and mathematical structures - Industrial case studies (e.g. robotics, digital twins, safety-critical systems) The workshop will feature invited talks and contributed presentations, with the goal of discussing recent developments and open challenges and fostering collaboration between theory-oriented groups and research-driven industrial labs. More information and registration: https://wias-berlin.de/workshops/NESYRE2026/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Cristina d'Almeida cristina.dalmeida@inria.fr Date: April 08, 2026 Subject: MSCA-PF Postdoctoral Opportunity in Symbolic & Computational Mathematics, France The MATHEXP team at Inria Saclay Centre (https://www.inria.fr/en/mathexp) is looking for outstanding candidates to apply for a Marie Sodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in the area of symbolic-algebraic and semi-numerical computational methods. Our research focuses on the study of functions defined by functional equations -- such as special functions, D-finite functions, and generating functions -- with a strong emphasis on experimental mathematics. We work at the interface of: - algorithm design - symbolic computation and - applications across combinatorics, number theory, statistical physics, quantum mechanics, and algebraic geometry Research directions include: - Algorithms for differential and functional equations - Combinatorial walk models & constrained graph enumeration - Feynman integrals and related problems - Extending symbolic-numeric methods to new application domains We are particularly interested in candidates who: - have a strong background in mathematics or related areas - are motivated to use symbolic computation as a central tool - wish to develop a research program combining algorithmic methods with domain-specific applications If you are interested in applying for an MSCA-PF with us, feel free to get in touch to discuss potential proposals: Scientific Supervisor: frederic.chyzak@inria.fr EU Grants officer: cristina.dalmeida@inria.fr ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sebastian Aland sebastian.aland@math.tu-freiberg.de Date: April 04, 2026 Subject: PostDoc Position on Numerical Simulation of Biological Interfaces, Germany Dear Colleagues There is a Post Doc positions avaliable in Dresden/Freiberg, Germany on numerical simulation of the mechanics of biological interfaces in the group of Sebastian Aland (www.alandlab.de). We are looking for candidates in the broad area of numerical mathematics, mechanics or biophysics, with experience in simulation of interfaces (e.g. ALE, IBM, phase-field). The details of the position can be accessed through https://tu-freiberg.de/media/20936/download The application deadline is May 4th, with the start date around August 1st (flexible). Please feel free to share this with interested candidates. Best regards, Sebastian Aland ------------------------------------------------------- From: Konstantinos Zygalakis k.zygalakis@ed.ac.uk Date: April 09, 2026 Subject: Quantum fellows at the University of Edinburgh, UK The Quantum Software Lab is now recruiting a cohort of tenure-track Quantum Fellows to work on applications of quantum computing, funded by the £20 million UKRI grant QATCH (Quantum Advantage Turbo Charger). The fellows will be hosted in CSE schools, including the School of Mathematics, to work in the following priority areas Healthcare and Life Sciences. Materials and Manufacturing. Finance. Energy. AI and Data Science. Benchmarking and Verification. Integration with High Performance Computing. The vacancy closes on 4th May All information and the online application forms are available at: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13998 ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************