Day 1 - Computational Science Invited Talks Time: Activity: 8:30-9:00 a.m. COFFEE 9:00-9:30 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS   Session I - Modeling materials: 9:30-10:00 a.m. Torsional swelling of a hyperelastic tube with helically wound reinforcement, Dr. Hasan Demirkoparan, Carnegie Mellon in Qatar. 10:00-10:30 a.m. Decovolution Models for Defects in Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing, Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Qatar University. 10:30-10:45 a.m. BREAK   Session II - Modeling natural systems: 10:45-11:15 a.m. Evincing components of the galaxy H-alpha equivalent-width distribution through conditional density estimations, Dr. Alex Rojas , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar. 11:15-11:45 a.m. Predicting Blood Glucose: Physiological modeling of noisy systems with hidden variables , Dr. David Duke , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar. 11:45-12:15 a.m. Multiple Equilibria and DNSS Thresholds in a Model of Interacting Drug Epidemics , Dr. Irmgard Zeiler , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar 12:15-1:45 p.m. LUNCH (LAS Cafeteria or off-campus)   Session III - Modeling Computer systems: 1:45-2:15 p.m. An Empirical Model of Internet Advertising Rates , Dr. Starling Hunter , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar 2:15 -2:45 p.m. Taming computational complexity in simultaneous localization and mapping , Dr. Justin Carlson, Carnegie Mellon in Qatar 2:45-3:00 p.m. BREAK   Session IV - Modeling financial systems: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Equilibrium Trading Strategies in Limit Order Markets, Dr. Ron Goettler , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar 3:30-4:00 p.m. Does hedging increase firm value? Dr. Aziz Lookman , Carnegie Mellon in Qatar

Day 2 - Computational Science and Nonlinear Mathematics Time: Activity: 8:30-9:00 a.m. COFFEE 9:00-9:30 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS 9:30-10:30 a.m. Uniqueness of Solutions of Mean Field Equations and Applications, Prof. Chang-Shou Lin, National Taiwan University, 10:30-10:45 COFFEE 10:45-11:45 a.m. Quantum-Number Dimensional Scaling for the Excited States of the Helium atom, Prof. Goong Chen, Texas A&M University. 11:45-1:15 p.m. LUNCH (LAS Cafeteria or off-campus) 1:15-2:15 p.m. Neural Networks and Complex Networks Theory and Applications, Prof. Tianping Chen, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2:15-2:45 p.m. Optical sub-wavelength lithography: With and without entanglement , Prof. Suhail Zubairy, Texas A&M University at Qatar 2:45-3:00 p.m. COFFEE 3:00-3:30 p.m. On Theories of Thermoelasticity, Prof. Hamdy Youssef, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia 3:30-4:00 p.m. Multiscale finite element techniques for partial differential equations, Prof. Yalchin Efendiev, Texas A&M University 4:00-4:30 p.m. Instabilities and Pattern Formation by Counterpropagating Beams in Photonic Crystals, Prof. Milivoj Belic, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Day 3 - Mathematics - Contributed Talks Time: Activity: 8:30-9:00 a.m. COFFEE 9:00-9:30 a.m. An intriguing problem about operators on Hilbert space , Prof. Carl Pearcy, Texas A&M University, 9:30-10:00 a.m. Fluid-structure interaction problems and upscaling of deformable porous media, Dr. Peter Popov, Texas A&M University, 10:00-10:30 a.m. Synchronization of Chaotic Systems using Switch Control, Prof. Tingwen Huang, Texas A&M University at Qatar 10:30-10:45 a.m. COFFEE 10:45-11:15 a.m. Modeling and Simulation of a Four-Switch, Brushless, DC Motor, Prof. Hassan Moghbelli, Texas A&M University at Qatar 11:15-11:45 a.m. Multiscale modeling and simulations of naturally fractured karst reservoirs, Dr. Guan Qin, Texas A&M University 11:45-1:15 LUNCH (LAS Cafeteria or off-campus) Afternoon Sessions B015 TBD [evening] Grand Opening of the Immersive Visualization Facility, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Dr. Khalid Waraich, Director, TAMUQ IVF and Dr. Steve Johnson, Director, TAMU IVF.

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