Latest Happenings at the Oden Institute
News
May 14, 2026
Celebrating the Class of 2026: Oden Institute Honors CSEM Graduates
The Class of 2026 was celebrated during a reception held at the Oden Institute on May 8.
News
May 14, 2026
Inaugural Graduates of Integrated Computational Engineering Program Launch Startup Together
Antonio Jimenez and Atharva Kalamkar, the first graduates of the new 5-year Integrated Computational Engineering BS/MS program, are already making an impact beyond UT with a project that grew out of their coursework.
News
May 13, 2026
Seeing the Possibilities: High School Students Step into Oden Institute Research World
Students from the Liberal Arts and Science Academy got a front row seat to current research on topics including cancer, the cosmos, digital twins, robotics, and ocean systems during a field trip to the Oden Institute.
Next Upcoming Event
Data-Consistent Assimilation: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementation for Predictability-Aware Variational Methods and Ensemble Spectral Filters
Rylan Spence, CSEM Ph.D Candidate
10 a.m.– noon
June 16, 2026
POB 6.304
Media Coverage
Nov. 20, 2025
ACM Gordon Bell Prize Honors Breakthrough in Real-Time Tsunami Modeling
In hpcwire
Media Coverage
Nov. 19, 2025
Texascale: The Magazine of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin
Profile
May 7, 2026
Stefan Henneking on the Gordon Bell Prize and the Future of Tsunami Early Warning
Profile
March 11, 2026
An Accidental Advisor, a Serendipitous Direction - Profile Rodrigo González Hernández
Profile
Oct. 22, 2025
Helping Researchers See Alzheimer’s Before It Starts - Profile Zheyu Wen
Feature
May 5, 2026
A Match Made in the Cosmos
The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) cultivates the symbiotic relationship between Astronomy and AI. Astronomy gets shiny new tools to process its mountains of data, and AI gets a safe playground filled with exciting toys to improve its methods.
Feature
April 14, 2026
Ufuk Topcu on the Future of Trustworthy Autonomy
Ufuk Topcu leads the Center for Autonomy, which focuses on human interaction with AI and robotics, expanding community outreach and pioneering new concepts in safety, trustworthiness and accountability as autonomous systems evolve.
Feature
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.
News
May 12, 2026
2026 Rising Stars Workshop Supports Next Generation of Computational and Data Science Leaders
Early-career researchers gathered at the seventh annual Rising Stars in Computational & Data Sciences Workshop, a two-day conference held this year at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico. The workshop includes career panels, research talks, and opportunities to connect with peers and leaders in the field.
Profile
Oct. 21, 2025
Inelegant Solutions for a Messy World - Profile Christina Taylor
Profile
Sept. 16, 2025
