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Upcoming events

The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences hosts a variety of meetings, seminars, conferences, and other events throughout the year. Read more on these events below. In response to COVID-19, many of these events are now being held virtually via Zoom meetings.

An Event Digest is automatically emailed to all Oden Institute members each week to remind everyone of upcoming speakers and events. If you wish to subscribe to the Events Digest, please email Debbie Mathews.

17 upcoming events

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Deceptive Planning in Games on Graphs: A Hypergame-theoretic Approach

Center for Autonomy Seminar

Deceptive Planning in Games on Graphs: A Hypergame-theoretic Approach

Abhishek N. Kulkarni , Ph.D. Candidate (ECE), University of Florida

11AM – 12PM, Monday Mar 20, 2023

POB 6.304

Mathematical modeling of human brain transport: from medical images to biophysical simulation

Oden Institute Seminar

Mathematical modeling of human brain transport: from medical images to biophysical simulation

Marie Rognes , Chief Research Scientist/Research Professor, Department for Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Mar 21, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Inference of dynamic systems from noisy and sparse data via manifold-constrained Gaussian processes

Oden Institute Seminar

Inference of dynamic systems from noisy and sparse data via manifold-constrained Gaussian processes

Shihao Yang , Assistant Professor, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech

3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Mar 23, 2023

POB 4.304 & Zoom

Lessons Learned on Model Order Reduction for High-speed Aerothermodynamic Applications

Babuška Forum

Lessons Learned on Model Order Reduction for High-speed Aerothermodynamic Applications

Patrick Blonigan , Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

10AM – 11AM, Friday Mar 24, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Practical Challenges for Compositional RL

Center for Autonomy Seminar

Practical Challenges for Compositional RL

Dr. Jared Culbertson , Research Mathematician, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Autonomous Capabilities Team (ACT3)

1:30PM – 2:30PM, Friday Mar 24, 2023

POB 6.304

Coming soon --  Jeff Hittinger

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming soon -- Jeff Hittinger

Jeff Hittinger , Director, Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

POB 6.304

Computational flow analysis with boundary layer and contact representation: Car and tire aerodynamics with road contact

Oden Institute Seminar

Computational flow analysis with boundary layer and contact representation: Car and tire aerodynamics with road contact

Tayfun E. Tezduyar , James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University. Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.

3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Mar 30, 2023

POB 6.304

Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) Inaugural Workshop - DAY 1 (April 3, 2023)

Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) Inaugural Workshop - DAY 1 (April 3, 2023)

8:30AM – 5PM, Monday Apr 3, 2023

Oden Institute, Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302

Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) Inaugural Workshop - DAY 2 (April 4, 2023)

Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) Inaugural Workshop - DAY 2 (April 4, 2023)

9AM – 5PM, Tuesday Apr 4, 2023

Oden Institute, Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302

High dimensional approximation and the curse of dimensionality

Oden Institute Seminar

High dimensional approximation and the curse of dimensionality

Ian Sloan , Professor, Mathematics, University of New South Wales

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Apr 4, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Dynamic Game Models for Multi-Agent Interactions: Forward and Inverse Solutions

Babuška Forum

Dynamic Game Models for Multi-Agent Interactions: Forward and Inverse Solutions

David Fridovich-Keil , Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin

9AM – 10AM, Friday Apr 7, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Data-Driven Control under Input and Measurement Noise

Center for Autonomy Seminar

Data-Driven Control under Input and Measurement Noise

Jared Miller , Robust Systems Lab, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

11AM – 12PM, Monday Apr 10, 2023

POB 6.304

2023 RISING STARS in Computational & Data Sciences

Oden Institute Event

2023 RISING STARS in Computational & Data Sciences

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The University of Texas at Austin

Coming soon -- Katya Scheinberg

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming soon -- Katya Scheinberg

Katya Scheinberg , Professor, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Apr 18, 2023

POB 6.304

Coming soon -- Joe Kileel

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming soon -- Joe Kileel

Joe Kileel , Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Oden Institute, UT Austin

3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Apr 20, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Coming soon -- Guillermo Lorenzo

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming soon -- Guillermo Lorenzo

Guillermo Lorenzo , Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Oden Institute, UT Austin, and the University of Pavia (Italy)

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Apr 25, 2023

POB 6.304

Coming soon -- Daniele Mortari

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming soon -- Daniele Mortari

Daniele Mortari , Professor, Texas A&M

3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday May 4, 2023

POB 6.304 & Zoom

More information

Regularly scheduled events include the Oden Institute Seminar Series, the Molecular BioPhysics Seminar Series, the Numerical Analysis Seminar Series, the Student Forum/Student Blitz Presentations, the SIAM Student Chapter Distinguished Speaker Series, and the Babuška Forum.

The Oden Institute Seminar is usually held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm, unless otherwise noted. Speakers include researchers from academia, national laboratories and industry, visiting scholars, and Oden Institute/UT faculty or research staff. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Babuška Forum and the Student Forum/Student Blitz Presentations are typically held on Fridays, though times may vary from semester to semester. These events are hosted by CSEM students and are open to everyone.

Commencement events can be found on the graduate school commencement page