Objective:

This three-day workshop is the sequel to the series of workshops on Scientific Computing that were held in Hong Kong in the past few years. It aims to promote research interest in scientific computation for local mathematicians and engineers and to foster contacts and exchanges with experts from other parts of the world. This year the workshop will feature a special session on modern methods in scientific computing relevant to digital signal and image processing.

Workshop Venue:

Workshop Themes:

Numerical Linear Algebra, Signal and Image Processing, Optimization, Least Square, Computer Aided Geometrical Design, Control, and Statistical Computing.

Local Organising Committee:

Kam-moon Liu,	City University of Hong Kong
Shiu-hong Lui,	The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Tsi-min Shih,	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tao Tang,	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chong Sze Tong,	Hong Kong Baptist University
Wei-min Xue (Chairman),	Hong Kong Baptist University
Siu-pang Yung,	The University of Hong Kong

Program Committee:

• Raymond Chan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Frank Luk (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
• Robert Plemmons (Wake Forest University, USA)

Editorial Board of Workshop Proceedings:

• Gene Golub (editor-in-chief),
  
• Shiu-hong Lui (managing editor),
  
• Frank Luk,
  
• Robert Plemmons

Key-Note Speaker:

• Gene Golub (Stanford University, USA)

• Akë Björck (Linkoping University, Sweden)
• Daniel Boley (University of Minnesota, USA)
• Richard Brent (Australian National University, Australia)
• Da-yong Cai (Tsinghua University, China)
• Tony Chan (UCLA, USA)
• Walter Gander (ETH Zuerich, Switerzland)
• Bill Gear (NEC Research Inst. Inc.)
• Grafton W.H. Hui (The HK Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)
• Frank Luk (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
• Roy Pike (London University, UK)
• Robert Plemmons (Wake Forest University, USA)
• Michael Saunders (Stanford University, USA)
• Ji-guang Sun (Umea University, Sweden)
• Paul Van Dooren (U. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
• Curtis Vogel (Montana State University, USA)

Prof. Gene Golub's 65th Birthday Banquet

Night Cruise

The Night Cruise is scheduled from 20:00 to 22:00 and boarding is at the North Point Ferry near Causeway Bay (maps and direction will be distributed on the bus). Buffet dinner will be served on board. After the cruise, a bus provided by WSC97-HK will take participants back to the Guest House in The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Tickets for the Night Cruise (dinner and transportation included) is HK$320 (US$40) each. Please reserve yours by email from Dr. S.P. Yung.

Transportation on Monday morning

Working Lunches

Workshop Programme

Abstracts

Registration Fee

On-site registration will be available only on the first day of the workshop, i.e. March 10, 1997. Payments by cheques, bank drafts, money orders and of course, cash are welcome. Payments by credit cards are not available. Receipts of registration fees (including pre-registrations) will be available at the registration desk from 08:30 to 12:30 on March 10 at the Lam Woo International Conference Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Local Information

Organized and Sponsored by

The City of Hong Kong

The territory of Hong Kong covers approximately 1,000 square kilometers and comprises of Hong Kong island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, and around 400 outlying islands. It has a population of more than six million people, 98% of whom are Chinese. During March, the weather is mild, sunny and with average temperature ranging from 10^oC to 20^oC.

The year 1997 is a historical landmark for Hong Kong, as it approaches the imminent return to China. Come and feel the excitement in this dynamic city.