https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-50-number-05-june-2017SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:22:18 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-siam-s-prize-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-siam-s-prize-program/SIAM President Nick Higham explores SIAM's Prize Program and explains the significance of prize nominations.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/beyond-uq-dealing-with-deep-uncertainty/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/beyond-uq-dealing-with-deep-uncertainty/Hans Kaper discusses the field of deep uncertainty, which plays an important role in the development of policy and business strategy.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZHans Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/cause-and-dynamics-of-a-silent-epidemic-confronting-the-dropout-crisis-and-keeping-children-in-schools/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/cause-and-dynamics-of-a-silent-epidemic-confronting-the-dropout-crisis-and-keeping-children-in-schools/Anuj Mubayi describes a data-driven dynamic model to study the influence of student environment on high school dropout patterns.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZAnuj Mubayihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/counting-crowds-at-the-national-mathematics-festival/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/counting-crowds-at-the-national-mathematics-festival/The National Mathematics Festival brought education, entertainment, math, and science to Washington, D.C.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZBlake Reichmuth, Ratna Khatri, Rachel Neville, Suzanne Weekeshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/deep-learning-models-in-finance/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/deep-learning-models-in-finance/Justin Sirignano applies deep learning to finance, such as trading stocks, best ask and bid prices, and loan risk.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZJustin Sirignanohttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/electricity-demand-response-and-optimal-contract-theory/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/electricity-demand-response-and-optimal-contract-theory/One can increase the flexibility of power systems in two possible ways: acting on the generation side, or acting on the demand side.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZRené Aïd, Dylan Possamaï, Nizar Touzihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/foucault-s-pendulum-with-a-twist/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/foucault-s-pendulum-with-a-twist/Mark Levi explains why it is well known that small-amplitude trajectories of a pendulum are approximately ellipses.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/james-h-wilkinson-prize/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/james-h-wilkinson-prize/Lek-Heng Lim has been awarded the James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letter-to-the-editor-deep-learning-effects-in-detroit-auto-and-beyond/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letter-to-the-editor-deep-learning-effects-in-detroit-auto-and-beyond/Al Kovacs responds to Michael Elad’s article, “Deep, Deep Trouble,” in the May issue of SIAM News.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/marching-for-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/marching-for-science/On April 22, thousands of scientists gathered in Washington, D.C., and transformed Earth Day into a tribute to science.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZHans Kaper, Hans Englerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nonsmooth-dynamical-systems-in-neuroscience/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nonsmooth-dynamical-systems-in-neuroscience/Large-scale models of the human brain consist of millions of individual neurons coupled into large-scale networks.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZWilten Nicola, Sue Ann Campbellhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-committee-on-science-policy-discusses-priorities-in-current-political-climate/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-committee-on-science-policy-discusses-priorities-in-current-political-climate/SIAM promotes the value of applied mathematics research and ensures its application in solving real-world problems.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZKarthika Swamy Cohen, Miriam Quintal, Eliana Perlmutterhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/snapshots-from-earth-day-in-washington-dc/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/snapshots-from-earth-day-in-washington-dc/On Earth Day, April 22, Washington, D.C. saw multiple events in support of math and science.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-business-of-hedges-bets-and-blackjack/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-business-of-hedges-bets-and-blackjack/James Case reviews "A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market."Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/