University of Texas at Austin

Upcoming Event: Oden Institute Seminar

Differentiable underwater acoustics for sensitivity analysis and data assimilation operation within ocean state estimation

Ivana Escobar,

1 – 3PM
Thursday Apr 9, 2026

POB 4.304

Abstract

 

Biography

Ivana Escobar is a CSEM Ph.D candidate at the Oden Institute supervised by Prof. Patrick Heimbach and Dr. Feras Habbal. Her research in ocean sciences includes coupling ocean circulation and underwater acoustic models, assimilating oceanic observing systems, and developing scalable simulations for HPC environments. Her undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering were completed at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ivana also has a M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and a M.S. in CSEM from the Oden Institute.

Event information

Date
1 – 3PM
Thursday Apr 9, 2026
Location POB 4.304
Hosted by Patrick Heimbach
Admin None