8th Joint UTEP/NMSU Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Sciences

University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Objective of the joint workshops series. The main objective of these workshops is to initiate and enhance the interaction, exchange of ideas, and possible collaboration.

History.

Objective of this workshop.

Location: UTEP Campus, Quinn Hall 212, near UTEP Computer Science Building.

Parking: Parking permits have been e-mailed to all non-UTEP presenters. Others can ask at the gate close to the Hilton Hotel (entrance from Mesa on University Ave), the person at the gate will let them park at the Hilton hotel parking lot.

Program:

 9:00- 9:05 am official opening

 9:05- 9:22 am
 Pavel Solin, University of Nevada, Reno
 FEMhub Online Laboratory

 9:22- 9:25 am questions and discussion

 9:25- 9:42 am
 Shubhra Datta, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 Martine Ceberio, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 Constraint-based Software Verification of Program: What can be done?

 9:42- 9:45 am questions and discussion

 9:45-10:02 am
 Behzad Djafari Rouhani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Elliptic Regularization for the Semi-linear Telegraph System

10:02-10:05 am questions and discussion

10:05-10:25 am break

10:25-10:42 am
 Nagwa Albehery, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Tonghui Wang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Statistical Inference of Poverty Measures Using U-Statistics Approach

10:42-10:45 pm questions and discussion

10:45-11:02 am
 Ernest Barany, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Maria Pia Beccar Varela, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP (presenter)
 Models for the Study of Memory Effects in High Frequency Data

11:02-11:05 am questions and discussion

11:05-11:22 am
 Pavel Bezdek, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Christina Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Laura Serpa, Department of Geological Sciences, UTEP
 Ising-Type Models Applied to Geophysics

11:22-11:25 am questions and discussion

11:25-11:42 am
 Monchaya Chiangpradit, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU, and
   King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
 Sa-aat Niwitpong, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
 Predictor of AR(1) with a Linear Trend following Preliminary Unit Root Tests

11:42-11:45 am questions and discussion

11:45-12:02 pm
 John Harding, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Subalgebras of orthomodular lattices

12:02-12:05 pm questions and discussion

12:05-12:22 pm
 Art Duval, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 The Critical group of a simplicial complex

12:22-12:25 pm questions and discussion

12:25-12:42 pm
 Paula A. Gonzalez-Parra, Computational Science program, UTEP
 Sunmi Lee, Arizona State University
 Leticia Velazquez, Computational Science program, UTEP
 Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
 Optimal Control on a Discrete Time Influenza Model

12:42-12:45 pm questions and discussion

12:45- 1:55 pm lunch and discussions

 1:55- 2:12 pm
 Jesus E. Hernandez, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTEP
 Jaime Nava, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 Least Sensitive (Most Robust) Fuzzy "Exclusive Or" Operations

 2:12- 2:15 pm questions and discussion

 2:15- 2:32 pm
 Octavio Lerma, Cyber-ShARE Center, UTEP
 Craig Tweedie, Cyber-ShARE Center, UTEP
 Vladik Kreinovich, Cyber-ShARE Center, UTEP
 Towards Optimal Sensor Placement in Multi-Zone Measurements

 2:32- 2:35 pm questions and discussion

 2:35- 2:52 pm
 Baokun Li, Southwest Finance and Economic University
 Tonghui Wang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Estimation of linear regression model with skew normal errors

 2:52- 2:55 pm questions and discussion

 2:55- 3:12 pm
 Andrzej Pownuk, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Jorge I. Alonso, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Ruben Alfonso Casillas Pacheco, Nano-Structural Lab, UTEP
 Ana Chavez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 Diego Canales, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Edmundo A. Silva, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Richard W. Arriaga, Department of Electrical Engineering, UTEP
 On-line Applications in Science and Education

 3:12- 3:15 pm questions and discussion

 3:15- 3:32 pm
 Carlos Ramirez, Computational Sciences Program, UTEP
 Miguel Argaez, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Reinaldo Sanchez, Computational Sciences Program, UTEP
 Convex optimization in digital image processing

 3:32- 3:35 pm questions and discussion

 3:35- 3:55 pm break

 3:55- 4:12 pm
 Christina Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Indranil SenGupta, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP (presenter)
 Spherical Harmonics Approach to Mathematical Finance

 4:12- 4:15 pm questions and discussion

 4:15- 4:32 pm
 Anibal Sosa, Computational Science Program, UTEP
 Leticia Velazquez, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Aaron Velasco, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Miguel Argaez, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
 Rodrigo Romero, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 On Optimizing Joint Inversion of Constrained Geophysical Datasets

 4:32- 4:35 pm questions and discussion

 4:35- 4:52 pm
 Weizhong Tian, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Wararit Panichkitkosolkul, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU, and
   King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
 Tonghui Wang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Probability transforms with Stable generators

 4:52- 4:55 pm questions and discussion

 4:55- 5:12 pm
 Karen Villaverde, Department of Computer Science, NMSU,
 Olga Kosheleva, Department of Teacher Education, UTEP
 Martine Ceberio, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
 Why Ellipsoid Constraints, Ellipsoid Clusters, and
 Riemannian Space-Time: Dvoretzky's Theorem Revisited

 5:12- 5:15 pm questions and discussion

 5:15- 5:32 pm
 Tony Wang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 Baokun Li, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
 The skew normal distribution and its quadratic forms

 5:32- 5:35 pm questions and discussion

 5:35- 5:52 pm
 Gang Xiang, Philips Healthcare
 Statistics Under Interval Uncertainty

 5:52- 5:55 pm questions and discussion

 5:55- 6:30 pm general discussion

Local Organizers: Martine Ceberio, Vladik Kreinovich, Luc Longpre, and Andrzej Pownuk

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