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International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra

The SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra organizes a summer school: The SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra (ISSNLA). The last meeting was in 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

The main goal of the SIAG/LA-ISSNLA is to offer accessible courses on current developments in Numerical Linear Algebra and on the applications of Numerical Linear Algebra to other disciplines. The SIAG/LA-ISSNLA is mainly intended for graduate students in any field where methods and algorithms of Numerical Linear Algebra are used.

Steering Committee:

Zhaojun Bai
Anne Greenbaum
Daniel Kressner
Nicola Mastronardi
Danny Sorensen

Advisory Committee:

Michele Benzi
Dario Bini
James Demmel
Iain Duff
Martin Gutknecht
Nicholas Higham
Volker Mehrmann
Dianne O'Leary

Michael Overton
Lothar Reichel
Yousef Saad
Wil Schilders
Valeria Simoncini
Zdenek Strakos
Charles Van Loan

Eighth Gene Golub SIAM Summer School

Akademie Berlin-Schmöckwitz, Berlin, Germany, May 29-June 9, 2017.
Organized by SIAG/LA.

The 8th Gene Golub SIAM Summer School 2017 was organized in conjunction with the SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra (ISSNLA). Four courses were given during the two week school:

  • High Dimensional Probability and the Geometry of Random Matrices, with Applications to Sparse Recovery
  • Low Rank Tensor Formats
  • Sparsity and Optimization for Large Scale Inverse Problems
  • Sparsity in Optimization

The main lecturers were

  • Bernhard G. Bodmann, University of Houston, USA
  • Lars Grasedyck, RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Serge Gratton, University of Toulouse, INP-IRIT, France
  • Deanna Needell, UCLA, USA

Local organizing committee:

  • Gitta Kutyniok, TU Berlin, Germany
  • Jörg Liesen, TU Berlin, Germany
  • Volker Mehrmann, TU Berlin, Germany

SIAM News (September 2017) featured a report on the 2017 Summer School.

Third SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra

Fundan University, Shanghai, China, July 22-August 2, 2013.
Organized by SIAG/LA.

The 3rd SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra (ISSNLA) was organized in conjunction with the Gene Golub SIAM Summer School 2013. Three courses were given during the two week school:

  • Functions of matrices and exponential integrators
  • Matrix equations and model reduction
  • High performance linear solvers and eigenvalue computations

The main lecturers were

  • Peter Benner, Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, Germany
  • Nicholas Higham, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Marlis Hochbruck, Karslruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • Ren-Cang Li, University of Texas, Arlington, USA
  • Xiaoye (Sherry) Li, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

Local organizing committee:

  • Tatsien Li, Fudan University, China
  • Jin Cheng, Fudan University, China
  • Weiguo Gao, Fudan University, China
  • Yangfeng Su, Fudan University, China
  • Pingwen Zhang, Peking University, China
  • Zhaojun Bai, University of California, Davis, USA

Second SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra

Hotel Sierra Silvana, Selva di Fasano, Brindisi (Italy), June 7-18, 2010.
Organized by SIAG/LA.

The 2rd SIAG/LA International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra (ISSNLA) was also the first Gene Golub SIAM Summer School. Four courses were given during the two week school:

  • Minimizing communication in numerical linear algebra, James Demmel, University of California at Berkeley, USA
  • Nonlinear eigenvalue problems: analysis and numerical solution, Volker Mehrmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany
  • From Matrix to Tensor: The Transition to Computational Multilinear Algebra, Charles Van Loan, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • Linear Algebra and Optimization, Margaret H. Wright, Courant Institute, New York University, USA

SIAM News (December 2010) featured a report on the 2010 Summer School.

Local organizing committee:

  • Fasma Diele
  • Teresa Laudadio
  • Nicola Mastronardi
  • Filippo Natarnicola
  • Valeria Simoncini
  • Nicola Fracasso

SIAG/LA-SIMUMAT International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra

Castro Urdiales, Spain, July 21-25, 2008.
Organized by SIAG/LA.

The first ISSNLA took place in Spain in 2008, where it was held in cooperation with SIMUMAT (Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation in Science and Technology) and took the form of the SIAG/LA-SIMUMAT International Summer School in Numerical Linear Algebra. Four courses were given during the school:

  • Krylov subspace methods for solving linear systems, Michael Eiermann, Institut für Numerische Mathematik und Optimierung, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
  • Matrix methods in data mining, Lars Eldén, Department of Mathematics, Linköping University
  • Mechanics and linear algebra, Richard B. Lehoucq, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Structured eigenvalue problems: modern theory and computational practice, David S. Watkins, Department of Mathematics, Washington State University

A report on the 2008 Summer School (PDF, 89K) is available.

Local organizing committee:

  • Blanca Ayuso
  • Miguel Angel Benítez
  • Froilán M. Dopico
  • Alberto Ibort
  • Juan Manuel Molera
  • Julio Moro