Meetings and lectures

The following is a list of meetings and lectures that we are aware of in the Australian region, or which may be of special interest to Australian mathematicians.

A more comprehensive list of meetings and events hosted by branches and special interest groups of ANZIAM is available.

May

2013

AGR: CARMA Analysis and Number Theory Seminar

May

2013

AMSI/ASOR AGR National Seminar: Incremental Network Design

Tue, May 28, 2013, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Incremental Network Design

Dates & Venue: Tuesday 28 May 2013; University of Newcastle.
Speaker: Professor Martin Savelsbergh (University of Newcastle)

Abstract

Network infrastructures are a common phenomenon. Network upgrades and expansions typically occur over time due to budget constraints. We introduce a class of incremental network design problems that allow investigation of many of the key issues related to the choice and timing of infrastructure expansions and their impact on the costs of the activities performed on that infrastructure.

We examine three variants:

incremental network design with shortest paths,
incremental network design with maximum flows, and
incremental design with minimum spanning trees.

We investigate their computational complexity, we analyze the performance of natural heuristics, we derive approximation algorithms, and we study integer program formulations.

Biography

Martin Savelsbergh is a logistics and optimization specialist with over 20 years of experience in mathematical modeling, operations research, optimization methods, algorithm design, performance analysis, transport, supply chain management, and production planning. He has published over 130 research papers in many of the top operations research and optimization journals and has supervised more than 20 Ph.D. students. Martin has a track record of creating innovative techniques for solving large-scale optimization problems in a variety of areas, ranging from vehicle routing and scheduling, to per-seat on-demand air transportation, to production planning problems. He has demonstrated an ability to design and implement highly sophisticated and effective optimization algorithms as well as an ability to analyze practical decision problems and translate the insights obtained into optimal business solutions.

Before joining the University of Newcastle in October of 2011, Martin Savelsbergh led the Business and Services Analytics research program in the Mathematics, Informatics, and Statistics division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia. Until July of 2010, he was Schneider Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Georgia Institute of Technology and Research Director at The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCLI). SCLI coordinates all logistics-related activities on the Georgia Tech campus. As Research Director, Martin was responsible for SCLI’s Leaders in Logistics program, an industry outreach/partnership program focused on developing innovative solutions that enhance companies’ competitiveness.

For several years, Martin was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Manhattan Associates, one of the leading providers of supply chain management software. Martin Savelsbergh is also a founding partner of Axioma, Inc., a privately held company delivering state-of-the-art software solutions and consulting services (http://www.axioma.com). As Chief Technology Officer, he was responsible for managing large-scale software development projects. Currently, Axioma focuses entirely on financial optimization applications. Axioma Portfolio Optimizer is the most advanced and sophisticated portfolio for optimization software on the market.

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This seminar notice is available on the AMSI Website: Research & Higher Education > Access Grid > National Seminar Series

This talk will be broadcast using Access Grid Technology from The University of Newcastle. To participate in this seminar, book your University's AGR or a university/APAC etc. AGR that you are otherwise able to use. A listing of Access Grid nodes is available at: http://www.accessgrid.org/nodes.

If you (and your colleagues) wish to participate, please:

book your own AGR (or university/APAC etc. AGR that you otherwise are able to use), and ask your AGR technical people to contact Andrew Danson Andrew.Danson@newcastle.edu.au (the AGR technical person at Newcastle University) one week in advance of the seminar.

Contact:

Ms Maaike Wienk
Access Grid Coordinator
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
Building 161, C/- The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
P: 03 8344 1776 | F: 03 9349 4106
E: agr@amsi.org.au | W: http://www.amsi.org.au/

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Jun

2013

CEM Pearce Memorial Symposium

Jun

2013

FYiMaths Workshop: Building a Network

Fri, June 21, 2013 -

Location: University of Melbourne

FYiMaths Workshop

An invitation to all academics teaching first-year mathematics

Title: Building a Network
Date & Time: Friday 21 June 2013; 10:00am–5:00pm
Venue: University of Melbourne, Parkville

First Year in Maths (FYiMaths) is an Office of Learning and Teaching funded project involving the University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide, Curtin University and University of Sydney. The project aims to build a vibrant network of academics teaching in first-year mathematics.

This workshop will be the first step in establishing the network. The purpose of this workshop is to:

Introduce the project and its aims;
Engage academics working in first-year mathematics in discussion on the issues important to them and provide opportunities for networking across institutions;
Provide professional development that focuses on enhancing the importance of first-year mathematics and improving understanding of new initiatives in tertiary teaching in areas such as assessment, research and publishing.

The workshop is for any academic staff teaching, coordinating or directing first-year units and programs. The workshop is free and includes lunch and refreshments.

Program Overview

9.30–10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.00–10.15 Welcome and Introductions: Dr Deborah King
10.15–10.30 Overview of the project and workshop
10.30–12.00 Group discussion (Includes morning tea)
Identifying the key issues in first-year mathematics
12.00–12.45 Evaluating the effectiveness of your teaching
Speaker to be confirmed.
12.45–1.45 Lunch
1.45–3.15 MathsAssess — Assessment Workshop
A practical session conducted by Assoc. Prof. Cristina Varsavsky
3.15–3.45 Afternoon tea
3.45–4.30 ACDS Teaching and Learning Centre
Presentation by Assoc. Prof. Elizabeth Johnson
4.30–5.00 Networking and promoting your role
Presentation by Assoc. Prof. Manjula Sharma

To register your attendance or if you have any questions please email or call Joann Cattlin (joann.cattlin@unimelb.edu.au); tel. 03-9035 8694.

About the Project

This project is investigating the challenges facing academics who have some role in coordinating or managing first-year maths programs. It will examine and promote the role of first-year program and subject coordinators and education specialists, and build leadership capacity by identifying characteristics of a national first-year culture, providing professional development opportunities, mentorship and best or outstanding practices and support mechanisms. It will articulate the roles of first-year coordinators and educators, including expectations, responsibilities and the capabilities required to effectively lead and manage complex programs of mathematical study within the diversities of degree programs including engineering, science and commerce. The outcomes of this project will provide guidance to educators at the coalface and inform tertiary departmental and faculty decision making.

The project team is: