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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. If an event is being offered virtually or in a hybrid format a Zoom link will be included in the event details.

An Event Digest announcing upcoming speakers and events is automatically emailed to all Oden Institute members each week. If you wish to subscribe to or have items to be included in the Events Digest, please email events@oden.utexas.edu.

Preference in Agent Control

Center for Autonomy Seminar

Preference in Agent Control

Pau de las Heras Molins , Télécom Paris, Polytechnic Institute of Paris

11AM – 12:30PM, Monday Jun 29, 2026

POB 6.304

Controlling and Exploiting Heterogeneity in Thermoplastic Composites

PhD Dissertation Defense

Controlling and Exploiting Heterogeneity in Thermoplastic Composites

Joseph Kirchhoff , Graduate Student

2PM – 3PM, Wednesday Jul 1, 2026

POB 6.304 and Zoom

Learning and Adaptation in Dynamical Environments via Generalized Hamiltonian Dynamics

PhD Dissertation Defense

Learning and Adaptation in Dynamical Environments via Generalized Hamiltonian Dynamics

Yi Wang , CSEM Student, Oden Institute

9:30AM – 12PM, Wednesday Jul 8, 2026

POB 4.304 & Zoom

Coming Soon!

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming Soon!

Yuji Nakatsukasa , Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Sep 1, 2026

POB 6.304 & Zoom

2026/27 Welcome Seminar

Oden Institute Seminar

2026/27 Welcome Seminar

Karen Willcox , Director, Oden Institute

3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Sep 3, 2026

POB 6.304 & Zoom

Coming Soon!

Oden Institute Seminar

Coming Soon!

Nat Trask , Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania

3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Oct 13, 2026

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