Upcoming Events

CS Colloquium - "Learning Sparse Dependence Structure in Complex-Valued Tensor Data" promotional image

CS Colloquium - "Learning Sparse Dependence Structure in Complex-Valued Tensor Data"

Friday, September 18, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Complex-valued tensor data arise in signal processing and neuroscience. Learn more about the method using local field potential recordings, where sparse separable factor analysis (SSFA) captures dependence across brain region, frequency, and time and supports reconstruction of missing signals
CS Colloquium - "Approximation Algorithms: Some ancient, some new - the good, the bad and the ugly" promotional image

CS Colloquium - "Approximation Algorithms: Some ancient, some new - the good, the bad and the ugly"

Friday, September 25, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Northwestern University's Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science will speak on the use of greedy algorithms for a basic graph problem called connected dominating set, and the development of LP based algorithms for a basic scheduling problem in the context of data center scheduling.

Past Events

Alumni talk about a career in industry

Friday, March 7, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: TBA (now at Netflix)

Mathematics of stochastic tools, and their diverse applications

Friday, February 28, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Palle Jorgensen (Dept. of Mathematics)

The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2025 promotional image

The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00am to 7:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

"The UICC is hosted by the students and for the students to promote computing as a science and a profession."

Date: Feb. 22

Check out past conferences! [ 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 20202021, 2022, 2023, 2024]

ACM@UIowa welcomes students, faculty, and all members of the community to our annual UIowa Computing Conference! The theme for UICC 2025 is "Finance and Technology." On Feb. 22, join us at the AJB and the Main Library SHAM auditorium for a deep exploration of how computer science and...

Constrained Optimization Methods for Machine Learning with Fairness Constraints

Friday, February 21, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Qihang Lin (Dept. of Business Analytics)

Evolution of Stress Response and Adhesin Gene Family in Pathogenic Yeasts

Friday, February 14, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Bin He, Biology Dept.

Structural Models for Vascular Tissues

Friday, February 7, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Jia Lu, Dept. Mechanical Engineering

Models of Mitochondrial Fission from ODE to PDE to DDE

Friday, January 31, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Colleen Mitchell, Dept. of Mathematics

Time integration methods for systems with constraints

Friday, January 24, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Laurent O. Jay, Department of Mathematics

Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Xueyu Zhu; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics promotional image

Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Xueyu Zhu; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Thursday, December 5, 2024 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Title: Recent Advancement of Scientific Machine Learning

Abstract: Machine learning has revolutionized scientific computing, offering unprecedented computational efficiency, flexibility, and applicability to real-world challenges. However, traditional machine learning approaches often overlook the rich insights provided by existing physical laws or mathematical properties. This talk explores the latest advancements in AI techniques that respect existing physical laws or mathematical properties...

A Machine Learning Approach to Analysis of Daily Vocal Function and Vocal Behavior of Individuals with Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction promotional image

A Machine Learning Approach to Analysis of Daily Vocal Function and Vocal Behavior of Individuals with Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
University of Iowa

In-person (WJSHC 210) and via Zoom (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92047907158?pwd=35J1P4oAYnVfabrLo7xdtBFhrX22GC.1 )

Title:

A Machine Learning Approach to Analysis of Daily Vocal Function and Vocal Behavior of Individuals with Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction

Abstract:

Voice disorders affect approximately 8% of U.S. adults at a given point in time, with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 30% for adults. Many voice disorders are considered behavioral in nature and are associated with vocal...