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Mathematical Modeling in Industry XV — A Workshop for Graduate Students

August 3-12, 2011

Jointly organized with Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences.

Organizers:
Richard J. Braun Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware
Gilad Lerman School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Fadil Santosa IMA, University of Minnesota

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The IMA is holding a 10-day workshop on Mathematical Modeling in Industry. The workshop is designed to provide graduate students and qualified advanced undergraduates with first hand experience in industrial research.

Format

Students will work in teams of up to 6 students under the guidance of a mentor from industry. The mentor will help guide the students in the modeling process, analysis and computational work associated with a real-world industrial problem. A progress report from each team will be scheduled during the period. In addition, each team will be expected to make an oral final presentation and submit a written report at the end of the 10-day period.

Projects and Industry Mentors

There will be 5 teams participating in the workshop.

Team Mentors Affiliation Topic
1 Stefan Atev Vital Images Geometric and appearance modeling of vascular structures in CT and MR
2 Thomas Grandine Boeing Modeling aircraft hoses and flexible conduits
3 Sanjiv Kumar Google Fast nearest neighbor search in massive high-dimensional sparse data sets
4 Apo Sezginer KLA-Tencor Diffraction by photomasks
5 Chai Wah Wu IBM Research Optimizing power generation and delivery in smart electrical grids

Team 1
Mentor: Stefan Atev (Vital Images)
StudentInstitution
Bai, Qichuan Penn State University
Farmer, Brittan University of Michigan
Foxall, Eric University of Victoria
Fu, Xing (Margaret) Stanford University
Joshi, Sunnie Texas A&M University
Zhou, Zhou University of Michigan
Team 2
Mentor: Thomas Grandine (Boeing)
StudentInstitution
Han, Ke The Pennsylvania State University
HU, HUIYI University of California, Los Angeles
Ko, Eunkyung Mississippi State University
Ozer, Ahmet Ozkan Iowa State University
Simon, Cory University of British Columbia
Tan, Changhui University of Maryland
Team 3
Mentor: Sanjiv Kumar (Google)
Student Institution
Banuelos, Jorge Macalester College
Crosskey, Miles Duke University
Lareau-Dussault, Rosemonde Université de Sherbrooke
Mbodji, Oumar McMaster University
Yaple, Haley Northwestern University
Zeleke, Kidist University of Houston
Team 4
Mentor: Apo Sezginer (KLA-Tencor)
Student Institution
Chen, Weitao The Ohio State University
Jorgensen, Jens Christian NYU
Moore, Dennis University of Kentucky
Sakovich, Anton McMaster University
Sardar, Shirin Rice University
Tseng, Hsiao-Chieh UC Davis
Team 5
Mentor: Chai Wah Wu (IBM Research)
Student Institution
Alzalg, Baha* Washington State University
Anghel, Catalina University of Toronto
Gan, Wenying University of California, Los Angeles
Huang, Qing Arizona State University
Rahman, Mustazee University of Toronto
Shum, Alex University of Waterloo

Schedule
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Wednesday August 03, 2011
Workshop Outline: Posing of problems by the 6 industry mentors. Half-hour introductory talks in the morning followed by a welcoming lunch. In the afternoon, the teams work with the mentors. The goal at the end of the day is to get the students to start working on the projects.
9:00am-9:30amCoffee and RegistrationKeller Hall 3-176
9:30am-9:40amWelcome to the IMAFadil Santosa (University of Minnesota)
Keller Hall 3-180
9:40am-10:00amTeam 1: Geometric and appearance modeling of vascular structures in CT and MRStefan E. Atev (ViTAL Images, Inc.)
Keller Hall 3-180
10:00am-10:20amTeam 2: Modeling aircraft hoses and flexible conduitsThomas Grandine (Boeing)
Keller Hall 3-180
10:20am-10:40amTeam 3: Fast nearest neighbor search in massive high-dimensional sparse data setsSanjiv Kumar (Google Inc.)
Keller Hall 3-180
10:40am-11:00amBreakKeller Hall 3-176
11:00am-11:20amTeam 4: Diffraction by photomasksApo Sezginer (KLA - Tencor)
Keller Hall 3-180
11:20am-11:40amTeam 5: Optimizing power generation and delivery in smart electrical gridsChai Wah Wu (IBM)
Keller Hall 3-180
11:45am-1:30pmLunchLind Hall 400
1:30pm-4:30pm
Afternoon - start work on projects
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Thursday August 04, 2011
Students work on the projects. Mentors guide their groups through the modeling process, leading discussion sessions, suggesting references, and assigning work.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Friday August 05, 2011
Students work on the projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Saturday August 06, 2011
Students work on the projects. All teams may work on the 4th floor of Lind hall.
Sunday August 07, 2011
Students work on the projects. All teams may work on the 4th floor of Lind hall.
Monday August 08, 2011
9:00am-9:30amCoffeeKeller Hall 3-176
9:30am-9:50amTeam 4 progress reportKeller Hall 3-180
9:50am-10:10amTeam 2 progress reportKeller Hall 3-180
10:10am-10:30amTeam 5 progress reportKeller Hall 3-180
10:30am-11:00amBreak
11:00am-11:20amTeam 1 progress reportKeller Hall 3-180
11:20am-11:40amTeam 3 progress reportKeller Hall 3-180
12:00pm-1:30pmPicnic at Lind Hall court yard area
1:30pm-2:00pmGroup Photos
2:00pm-5:00pm
Students work on the projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday August 09, 2011
Students work on the projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Wednesday August 10, 2011
Students work on the projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Thursday August 11, 2011
Students work on the projects. Mentors available for consultation.
Team 1- 4-125A Mechanical Engineering
Team 2- 401 Lind Hall
Team 3- 305 Lind Hall
Team 4- 340 Lind Hall
Team 5- 321 Mechanical Engineering
Friday August 12, 2011
8:30am-9:00amCoffeeKeller Hall 3-176
9:00am-9:30amTeam 3 final reportKeller Hall 3-180
9:30am-10:00amTeam 1 final reportKeller Hall 3-180
10:00am-10:30amTeam 4 final reportKeller Hall 3-180
10:30am-11:00amBreak
11:00am-11:30amTeam 5 final reportKeller Hall 3-180
11:30am-12:00pmTeam 2 final reportKeller Hall 3-180
12:00pm-1:30pmPizza party

LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS

NameDepartmentAffiliation
Baha AlzalgDepartment of Mathematics Washington State University
Catalina AnghelDepartment of Mathematics University of Toronto
Stefan E. Atev ViTAL Images, Inc.
Qichuan BaiDepartment of Mathematics Pennsylvania State University
Jorge Humberto BanuelosDepartment of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science Macalester College
Richard J. BraunDepartment of Mathematical Sciences University of Delaware
Weitao ChenDepartment of Mathematics Ohio State University
Miles CrosskeyDepartment of Mathematics Duke University
Brittan FarmerDepartment of Mathematics University of Michigan
Eric Thomas FoxallDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics University of Victoria
Xing (Margaret) FuComputational Math and Engineering Stanford University
Wenying GanDepartment of Mathematics University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas GrandineMathematics and Computing Technology Boeing
Ke HanMathematics Pennsylvania State University
Huiyi HuDepartment of Mathematics University of California, Los Angeles
Qing HuangDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics Arizona State University
Jens Christian JorgensenDepartment of Mathematics New York University
Sunnie JoshiDepartment of Mathematics Texas A & M University
Eunkyung KoDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics Mississippi State University
Sanjiv Kumar Google Inc.
Rosemonde Lareau-DussaultDepartment of Mathematics University of Sherbrooke
Gilad LermanSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Oumar MbodjiDepartment of Mathematics McMaster University
Dennis MooreDepartment of Mathematics University of Kentucky
Ahmet Ozkan OzerDepartment of Mathematics Iowa State University
Mustazee RahmanDepartment of Mathematics University of Toronto
Anton SakovichDepartment of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University
Shirin SardarDepartment Computational and Applied Mathematics Rice University
Apo Sezginer KLA - Tencor
Alex ShumDepartment of Applied Mathematics University of Waterloo
Cory SimonInstitute of Applied Mathematics University of British Columbia
Changhui Tan University of Maryland
Hsiao-Chieh TsengDepartment of Mathematics University of California, Davis
Chai Wah WuThomas J. Watson Research Center IBM
Haley YapleDepartment of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics Northwestern University
Kidist ZelekeDepartment of Mathematics University of Houston
Zhou ZhouDepartment of Mathematics University of Michigan