SIAM News RSS Issue Archive Volume 53 | Number 04 | May 2020https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-53-number-04-may-2020SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:20 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-model-to-predict-covid-19-epidemics-with-applications-to-south-korea-italy-and-spain/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-model-to-predict-covid-19-epidemics-with-applications-to-south-korea-italy-and-spain/A Model to Predict COVID-19 Epidemics with Applications to South Korea, Italy, and SpainSeveral differential equations models of COVID-19 use early reported case data to predict the future number of cases.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZZhihua Liu, Pierre Magal, Ousmane Seydi, Glenn Webbhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/budget-and-appropriations-outlook-for-fy-2021/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/budget-and-appropriations-outlook-for-fy-2021/Budget and Appropriations Outlook for FY 2021On February 10, 2020, President Trump released his fourth budget proposal to Congress.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZBen Kallenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/choosing-intervention-strategies-during-an-emerging-epidemic/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/choosing-intervention-strategies-during-an-emerging-epidemic/Choosing Intervention Strategies During an Emerging EpidemicLauren Childs uses a modeling framework to compare individual quarantine and active symptom monitoring.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZLauren M. Childshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/eight-siam-members-elected-as-aaas-fellows/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/eight-siam-members-elected-as-aaas-fellows/Eight SIAM Members Elected as AAAS FellowsSeven members of SIAM were honored as 2019 AAAS Fellows within the Section on Mathematics.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/lagrange-multiplier-as-depth-or-pressure/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/lagrange-multiplier-as-depth-or-pressure/Lagrange Multiplier as Depth or PressureThe Cauchy-Schwarz and Hölder inequalities are consequences of the law of conservation of energy.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/looking-ahead-to-the-2021-siam-conference-on-computational-science-and-engineering/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/looking-ahead-to-the-2021-siam-conference-on-computational-science-and-engineering/Looking Ahead to the 2021 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and EngineeringThe 2021 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering will be held March 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZLaura Grigori, Misha E. Kilmer, Stefan M. Wildhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/math-and-ai-based-repositioning-of-existing-drugs-for-covid-19/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/math-and-ai-based-repositioning-of-existing-drugs-for-covid-19/Math and AI-based Repositioning of Existing Drugs for COVID-19Drug repositioning is one of the most feasible strategies for treating COVID-19 patients.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZDuc D. Nguyen, Guo-Wei Weihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/message-from-the-editor-in-chief-of-siam-news/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/message-from-the-editor-in-chief-of-siam-news/Message from the Editor-in-chief of SIAM NewsSIAM News editor-in-chief Hans Kaper introduces the May 2020 special issue on infectious disease modeling, with particular emphasis on COVID-19.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZHans Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-the-spread-of-covid-19/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-the-spread-of-covid-19/Modeling the Spread of COVID-19One of the simplest epidemiological models is the SIR model, which divides the population into three groups.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZDavid I. Ketchesonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modelling-global-outbreaks-and-proliferation-of-covid-19/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modelling-global-outbreaks-and-proliferation-of-covid-19/Modelling Global Outbreaks and Proliferation of COVID-19Mathematics indicates that the fast-moving nature of COVID-19 necessitates fast-moving models.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZLeon Tribe, Robert Smith?http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-olvi-l-mangasarian/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-olvi-l-mangasarian/Obituary: Olvi L. MangasarianOlvi L. Mangasarian, a pioneer in the field of mathematical programming, passed away on March 15.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZMichael Ferris, Stephen J. Wrighthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-forensics-of-emerging-diseases/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-forensics-of-emerging-diseases/The Forensics of Emerging DiseasesMatthew Francis recaps Barbara Han's presentation at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting about the emergence of new zoonotic diseases.Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/