2nd International Conference on mathematics & statistics

16-19 June 2008

Athens, Greece

PROGRAM

Organized by

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (AT.IN.E.R.)

Conference Venue: Metropolitan Hotel, 385 Syngrou Ave., 175 64, Athens, Greece

 Organized by: ATINEP A.E. (atinerae@atiner.gr)

Administration: Fani Balaska, Eirini Lentzou, Thomas Papanikos, Sylia Sakka

 

  Organizing and Scientific Committee

  1. Dr. Vladimir Akis, Head, Mathematics and Statistics Research Unit, ATINER & Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
  2. Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President and Director, ATINER.
  3. Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.
  4. Dr. Marina Stefania Giannakaki, Deputy Head, Research Unit of Education, ATINER.
  5. Dr. Panagiotis Petratos, Head, Computer Research Unit, ATINER & Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus, USA.
  6. Dr. Theofilos Theophanides, Academic Member, ATINER & Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
  7. Dr. Ivan G. Avramidi, Professor, New Mexico Tech, USA.
  8. Dr. Margarita Kefalaki, Researcher, ATINER.

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 (The time for each session includes a 10 minutes coffee break)

Monday, June 16th, 2008 

07:30-08:15 Registration

08:15-08:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President and Director, ATINER, Greece

Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

Dr. Vladimir Akis, Head, Mathematics and Statistics Research Unit, ATINER & Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles, USA.

 

08:30-10:00 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session I:  Mathematics I

Chair: Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Associate Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

  1. Arroyo, F., Associate Professor, Francis Marion University, USA. Numeration in Very High Bases: A Practical Approach to Base 65,536.
  2. Pilar, R.R., Professor, University of Burgos, Spain & Sigarreta Almira, J.M., Catedratico Titular tiempo completo, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico. On Trees of Logical Relations in Transformational Tasks.
  3. Abdulaziz, A., Assistant Professor, University of Balamand, Lebanon.  Integer Sequences of the Form án ± ân.
  4. Mac an Bhaird, C., Lecturer, National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ireland & McCarthy, P., Lecturer, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. A Purely Diophantine System of Equations that Corresponds to Cyclotomic Numbers of Order L.

 

10:00-11:10 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session II: Mathematics II

Chair: Dr. Akis Vladimir, Head, Mathematics and Statistics Research Unit, ATINER & Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles, USA. 

  1. Petrov, T., Professor, California State University, USA. Noether's Problem in Algebraic Geometry.
  2. Tenorio, A.F., Assistant Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain, Ceballos, M., Researcher, University of Seville, Spain & Nunez, J., Professor, University of Seville, Spain. Computing Maximal Abelian Dimensions in 6-Dimensional Solvable Lie Algebras. (Monday, June 16th, 2008)
  3. Russo, F., Assistant Professor, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. Recent Trends in Probability in Group Theory in Some Classes of Compact Groups.

 

11:10-12:30 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session III:  Mathematics III

Chair: Petrov, T., Professor, California State University, USA.

  1. Canak, I., Assistant Professor, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey. On a New Type of Sequential Compactness.
  2. Estaji, A.A., Faculty Member, University of Sabzevar, Iran. On the z-ideal of semigroup (C(X), ·).
  3. Moghaddasi, A., Faculty Member, University of Sabzevar, Iran. Some Homological Properties of Separated Acts Over Left Zero Semigroup.
  4. Tehranchi, A., Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Iran. On Certain Classes of Harmonic p-valent Functions by Applying the Ruscheweyh Derivatives.

 

 

 

 

 

12:30-14:00 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session IV: Statistics I

Chair: Canak, I., Assistant Professor, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey.

  1. Kadankova, T., Ph.D. Student, Hasselt University, Belgium, Kadankova, V., Professor, Hasselt University, Belgium & Veraverbeke, N., Professor, Hasselt University, Belgium. A Two – sided Exit Problem for a Difference of a Compound Poisson Process and a Compound Renewal Process with a Discrete Phase Space.
  2. Perez-Casany, M., Associate Professor, University of Catalonia, Spain. The Extension of the Parameter Space of the Zero-Truncated Poisson-Gaussian Inverse Distribution.
  3. Luo, X., Assistant Professor,, Linfield College, USA & Liao, L., Ph.D. Student, Beijing Jiaotong University, China. Sparse Coding Using Self-Adapt Prior Probability Distributions.

                            

14:00-14:45 LUNCH

 

14:45-16:00 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session V: Statistics II

Chair: Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Associate Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

  1. Mainardi, F., Professor, University of Bologna, Italy & Gorenflo, R., Emeritus Professor, Free University of Berlin, Germany. On Renewal Processes with Power Law Tails.
  2. Al-Rawwash, M., Associate Professor, Yarmouk University, Jordan & Al-Nasser, A., Yarmouk University, Associated Professor, Jordan. Parameter Estimation of Moving Average Process Using Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach.
  3. Broda, S., Ph. D. Student, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Exact Locally Best Invariant Tests in Panels.
  4. Ho, S.-Y., Research Scientist, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. A Simple Derivation of the No Information and Full Information Sequential Decision Problem.

 

16:00-17:30 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session VI: Mathematics IV

Chair: Mainardi, F., Professor, University of Bologna, Italy

 

  1. Arefijamaal, A.A., Academic Staff, University of Sabzevar, Iran. On Construction of Coherent States Associated with Semidirect Products.
  2. Janfada, M., Academic Staff, University of Sabzevar, Iran. On Some Properties of a Banach Algebra with a Modular Multiplication.
  3. Kloucek, P., Professor, University of Neuckatel, Switzerland. Gibbs Approximation of Young Measures.
  4. Tremblay, R., Professor, University of Quebec, Canada. A New Transformation for Fractional Derivatives and its Applications.

 

17:30-19:00 Monday, June 16th 2008

Session VII: Mathematics V

Chair: Kloucek, P., Professor, University of Neuckatel, Switzerland.

  1. Ngcibi, S., Lecturer, Rhodes University, South Africa & Muralli, V., Professor, Rhodes University, South Africa. Fuzzy Subgroups of Rank Two Abelian p-Group.
  2. Kelis, O., Assistant Teaching, University of Haifa, Israel. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability Model for Supersonic Adiabatic Viscid Jet.

21:00 - 23:00 GREEK NIGHT AND DINNER

 

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

08:00-09:30 Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Session VIII: Statistics III

Chair: Dr. Akis Vladimir, Head, Mathematics and Statistics Research Unit, ATINER & Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles, USA. 

  1. Lee, S.Y., Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China & Song, X.Y., Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. Bayesian Methods in Estimation and Model Comparison of Structural Equation Models. (Tuesday, 17th June 2008)
  2. *Lio, Y., Professor, University of South Dakota, USA. Prediction and Estimation for the Negative Binomial Model.
  3. *Jiang, N., Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota, USA. Extremum Tracceableness of the TVB Schemes.
  4. Jacroux, M., Chair, Washington State University, USA. Alternative to Plackett. Burman and Other Standard Two-Level Designs.

 

09:30-10:30 Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Session IX: Statistics IV

Chair: Jiang, N., Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota, USA.

  1. Abu Dieh, W., Associate Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Onman. Maximum Likelihood Estimator of the Shape Parameter of the Weibull Distribution using Ranked Set Sampling. (Tuesday, June 17th 2008)
  2. *Floros, C., Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Portsmouth,  UK. Option Pricing, Volatility Modelling and Risk Management.
  3. Tang, M.L., Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, China, Ling, M.H., Student, Hong Kong Baptist University, China & Tian, G-L., Biostatistician, University of Baltimore, China. Exact and Approximate Unconditional Confidence Intervals for Proportion Difference in the Presence of Incomplete Data. (Tuesday, June 17th 2008)
  4. Damaceanu, R._C., "Petre Andrei" University of Iasi, Faculty of Economics, Romania. An Agent-Based Computational Algorithm of Searching Resources in a Bidimensional Lattice Implemented using Netlogo.

 

10:30-12:00 Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Session X: Math Education I

Chair: Alemzadehm A.T., Professor, State University of New York, USA.

  1. Prapavessi, D., Professor, Diablo Valley College, USA. Calculus with Tablet PCs- an Experiential Approach. (Tuesday, June 17th 2008)
  2. *Bilgin, A., Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia. A Historical Survey of Ph.D. Students in Statistics.
  3. Fellag, H., Professor, University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria & Atil, L., Student, University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria. Stability of the Unit Root Under Contamination. Small Sample Case. (Tuesday, June 17th, 2008)
  4. Kumari, A., Professor, Patna University, India. Parameterized Complexity on a new sorting algorithm: A Study in Simulation.

 

12:00-13:30 Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Session XI: Math Education II &

Chair: Bilgin, A., Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia.

  1. *Alemzadehm A.T., Professor, State University of New York, USA. Success in Mathematics Through Infusion of Online Technology.
  2. Moloi, T.S., Lecturer, Free State University, South Africa. Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching of NCS (New Curriculum Statement) in fet Schools: A Mathematical Perspective.
  3. Muller, E., Professor, Brock University, Canada. An Innovative Integration of Evolving Technologies in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.
  4. *Porter, A., Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Australia. Smoothing the Transition from School into and Through Tertiary Mathematics: A Quality Control Approach to Improving Mathematics Education.

 

 13:30-14:30 Lunch

 

14:30-16:30 Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Session XII: Mathematics VI & Mathematics VII

Chair: Porter, A., Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Australia

  1. Metzler, W., Lecturer, Institute of Mathematics, University of Kassel, Germany. Image Compression Predicated on Recurrent Iterated Function Systems.
  2. Song, X.Y., Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China & Lee, S.Y., Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. Bayesian Analysis of Structural Equation Models with Multinational Variables and an Application to Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy. (Tuesday, June 17th 2008)
  3. Tavakoli, A., Lecturer, Valiasr University, Iran. New Prolongation Operator for Multilevel Bases in Divergence Free Finite Elements.
  4. Zarepour, M., Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada & Ishwaran, H., Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Canada. Series Representations for Multivariate Generalized Gamma Processes via a Scale Invariance Principle.
  5. Rusjan, E., Associate Professor, Suny Institute of Technology, USA & Rusjan, B., Researcher, USA. Mathematical Modeling of Thermal Properties of Residential Buildings

 

18:30 - 20:00 DINNER

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Tour: Departure at 07:45, Return at 15:30

 

 

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

CRUISE: Departure at 07:50, Return at 20:30