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March 4, 2026

New UT Venture Studio Accelerates Market-Ready Startups To Treat Patients Using Digital Twins

The studio builds startups from research by addressing real-world needs with ventures that benefit society, the economy, and future industries.

Cardiac digital twin model created from medical image data showing coronary arteries and simulation of blood flow into heart muscle. Credit: Charles Taylor, Oden Institute, The University of Texas at Austin

Cardiac digital twin model created from medical image data showing coronary arteries and simulation of blood flow into heart muscle. Credit: Charles Taylor, Oden Institute, The University of Texas at Austin

News

Feb. 27, 2026

After a Decade of Pioneering Digital Twin Research, UT Emerges as a Global Leader in AI for Science

After more than a decade of advances in AI, mathematics and supercomputing, UT is shaping the future of digital twins — bringing together researchers across campus to deploy physics‑informed, AI‑powered models for energy, healthcare, national security and natural hazard mitigation.


 

A digital twin of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast, enabling a UT‑led team’s breakthrough early‑warning system to provide high-fidelity tsunami forecasts in a fraction of a second. Credit: Omar Ghattas and collaborators.

A digital twin of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast, enabling a UT‑led team’s breakthrough early‑warning system to provide high-fidelity tsunami forecasts in a fraction of a second. Credit: Omar Ghattas and collaborators.

News

Feb. 22, 2026

Oden Institute Opens Centennial Exhibit Honoring Mathematician Ivo Babuška

The Oden Institute is celebrating the life and legacy of renowned mathematician Ivo Babuška with a special exhibit commemorating what would have been his 100th birthday this year.

Ivo Babuška. Credit: Oden Institute

Ivo Babuška. Credit: Oden Institute

Next Upcoming Event

PIER (Physics-Informed, Energy-efficient, Risk-aware routing): Toward Practical, Risk-Aware Voyage Planning

Aniruddha Bora, Texas State University

3:30 p.m.– 5 p.m.

March 10, 2026

POB 6.304 and Zoom

Feature

Nov. 19, 2025

CosmicAI Institute Tackles Universe’s Deepest Mysteries

Astronomy is an excellent sandbox to develop AI techniques in a safe and open way. The NSF-Simon's CosmicAI Institute at UT's Oden Institute is an incubator for innovation and developing trust in AI to help researchers make new discoveries about the universe. 

Feature

Oct. 16, 2025

Predictive modeling can show how a patient will respond to treatment. Image: Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

New Technology, Data Drive Advancements in Breast Cancer Care

UT Austin researchers, in partnership with MD Anderson and Dell Medical School, are advancing breast cancer care through predictive modeling, protein-based therapies, 3D reconstruction tools, and large-scale data resources. These innovations aim to make treatments more precise, accessible, and patient-centered.

Feature

Oct. 2, 2025

Merging AI, Storytelling and Community for a More Resilient Texas

UT Austin’s Planet Texas 2050 AIM project blends AI, scientific modeling, and community storytelling to create real-time, user-friendly tools that help Texas communities better prepare for and respond to disasters like flooding, hurricanes, and disease outbreaks.

 

News

Jan. 26, 2026

New PNAS Study Reveals Hidden Topological Structure in Polarons

A new PNAS study led by Oden Institute researchers reveals that polarons in crystalline materials can carry stable, symmetry-protected swirling atomic patterns, uncovering hidden structure that reshapes how scientists understand charge and energy transport in technologies like solar cells, LEDs, and electronic devices.

Image depicts an antivortex polaron in a zinc-blende crystal, where a localized electron twists nearby atoms into a skyrmion-like pattern. The distortion spreads through the lattice via electron–phonon coupling. Credit: Kaifa Luo

Image depicts an antivortex polaron in a zinc-blende crystal, where a localized electron twists nearby atoms into a skyrmion-like pattern. The distortion spreads through the lattice via electron–phonon coupling. Credit: Kaifa Luo