The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

On September 21, 2023, the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences celebrated its 50th anniversary, hosting a full-day symposium held at The University of Texas at Austin. The celebration recognized the history of the Institute and its contribution in establishing the field of computational science and engineering, dating back to J. Tinsley Oden's founding of the Texas Institute for Computational Mechanics (TICOM) in 1973. As we celebrated our legacy, we examined the critical challenges of the future and redoubled our commitment to outstanding interdisciplinary research.

Panel session video links

Following the theme of Frontiers of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), three panel sessions were held covering the following topics: Methods and Algorithms, Computational Medicine, and Impacts Across Science and Engineering. Use the links below to view the individual sessions examining the critical challenges of the future of computational engineering, mathematics and science:

Below is information on the speakers and panelists, and agenda.

Schedule

Mulva Auditorium

8:30
Registration and Coffee
9:00
Welcome Karen Willcox
9:05
Opening Remarks Sharon Wood
9:15
A Brief History of the Oden Institute Karen Willcox
9:45
From Accuracy to Efficiency: Leveraging an Oden Legacy David Keyes
10:15
Fireside Chat and Q&A Session David Keyes, moderated by Bob Moser
10:45
Coffee Break
11:00
Dawn of the Exascale Computing Era Doug Kothe
11:30
Fireside Chat and Q&A Session Doug Kothe, moderated by Karen Willcox
Noon
Independent Lunch Break

Avaya Auditorium

1:30
Frontiers of CSE: Methods and Algorithms Moderator: Gunnar Martinsson
Panelists: George Biros, Alex Dimakis, Bjorn Engquist, Beatrice Riviere
2:20
Frontiers of CSE: Computational Medicine Moderator: David Paydarfar
Panelists: Joshua Chang, Claudia Lucchinetti, Ally Richardson, Michael Sacks, Tom Yankeelov
3:10
Coffee Break
3:30
Frontiers of CSE: Impacts Across Science and Engineering Moderator: Omar Ghattas
Panelists: Clint Dawson, Patrick Heimbach, Stella Offner
4:20
Closing Remarks Karen Willcox
4:30
Poster Session and Reception