TACCSTER 2025

September 23-24, 2025

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Pickle Research Campus | Austin, TX


The annual TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers is a meeting of scientists, engineers, scholars, and students from across the state of Texas who use, and would like to use, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to advance their research goals.

This meeting will be an opportunity for you to showcase your ongoing research involving TACC resources, learn new and useful computing skills from a variety of tutorials, network with other Texas-based researchers, and hear information about the latest TACC systems and services. The meeting will be held in person September 23-24, 2025.

For more information about what to expect, check out TACCSTER 2024.

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Registration closes August 29, 2025.

LODGING

TACCSTER will be held in the ACB building on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus (PRC) of The University of Texas at Austin at 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX, 78758. Lodging recommendations can be found here (hotels on Domain Dr. close enough to walk).

TACCSTER Proceedings

Search the TACCSTER Proceedings community and collections stored in the University of Texas Library Repositories.

Travel & Participation Stipend

To broaden participation in the TACCSTER 2025 symposium from around the State of Texas, we are supporting up to six Travel and Participation Stipends for up to $1,500 each. The stipends are intended to cover registration, travel, and accommodation expenses incurred for attending TACCSTER 2025 in Austin. Stipend recipients will be expected to give a 15-20 minute talk on their TACC-related work in a dedicated session at the symposium.

Eligibility
The Travel & Participation Stipends are available to Undergraduate and Graduate Students who will be enrolled in institutions of higher education in the State of Texas at the time of the symposium. Priority will be given to those who would not otherwise be able to attend without receiving the Travel & Participation Stipend.

To apply, please complete the Google form linked below, which requests:

  1. Your name, year/level of study (e.g. "3rd year graduate student"), university/department affiliation, and field of study
  2. A single PDF including:
    • A short abstract (max 300 words) containing a title, names and affiliations of all authors and coauthors, and description of the work you would like to present.
    • A short personal statement (max 300 words) describing how it will be helpful to your future career goals to attend and present at TACCSTER

Please provide the abstract and personal statement in a single PDF file. All materials will be de-identified, then reviewed by a panel of scientists, scholars, and educators. The application deadline is August 8, 2025 by 5:00pm Central Time. Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision by August 27th.

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Poster Presentations & Lightning Talks

TACCSTER is accepting abstracts to be considered for a poster presentation at the symposium. Abstracts should highlight original research or related activities performed on TACC systems (any field of study).

To be considered for a poster presentation, please complete the Google form linked below, which requests:

  • Your name and university/department affiliation
  • Co-author names and affiliations
  • A short abstract (300 words max) describing the work in a single PDF

Abstracts must be submitted by August 8, 2025. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by August 27, 2025.

Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be assessed on their overall content, impact, and relevance to TACC. Limited exceptional submissions will be invited to give a lightning talk in addition to a poster. Lightning talks will be no longer than five minutes (slides must be e-mailed to taccster@tacc.utexas.edu by September 20, 2024). Poster presenters will be evaluated by a panel of judges on their overall content, impact, relevance to TACC, and the effectiveness of their communication. Select presentations will be highlighted on the TACC website following the symposium.

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Agenda

      Tutorials

      Speakers

      Special Sessions

      Logistics

Day 1: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

8:00am Doors open, coffee and light breakfast available
9:00am Deep Learning in Life Sciences Research: Build Your Own Artificial Neural Network

Kelsey Beavers

Successful Sustainability: Strategies for Growing Your Software and Portal Products

Claire Stirm & Juliana Casavan

Finding Funding During the New World Order

Jonelle Bradshaw De Hernandez

Data Transfer Strategies and NetSage

Jen Schopf & Doug Southworth

Introduction to Horizon

Lars Koesterke

12:00pm Break for Lunch-on-your-own (not provided)
1:00pm Welcome

Joe Allen

Office of Campus Engagement
Texas Advanced Computing Center

1:10pm Computational and Statistical Challenges in Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Dr. Soumya Mohanty

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

1:40pm From Fact-Checking to Climate Action: GPU-Accelerated Data Science for Social Good

Chengkai Li

Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington

2:10pm Break for Lunch-on-your-own (not provided)
2:30pm Accelerating AI Inference with Novel Silicon Architectures

Sayan Moitra

Principal Engineer, SambaNova Systems

3:00pm Travel Award Speaker

 

3:20pm Travel Award Speaker

 

3:40pm Travel Award Speaker

 

4:00pm Reception

Day 2: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

8:00am Doors open, coffee and light breakfast available
9:00am Welcome

Joe Allen

Office of Campus Engagement
Texas Advanced Computing Center

9:10am State of the Center Address

Dr. Dan Stanzione

Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Associate Vice President for Research, The University of Texas at Austin

9:45am Understanding the Past 10,000 Years of Human Prehistory Through the Lens of Ancient DNA

Vagheesh M. Narasimhan

Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Department of Statistics and Data Science
The University of Texas at Austin

10:25am Break for Coffee
10:45am Travel Award Speaker

 

11:05am Travel Award Speaker

 

11:25am Lightning Talks

 

12:00pm Break for Lunch
1:00pm Poster Session
3:00pm Refreshments Available
3:15pm Town Hall
4:00pm Meeting End

In Remembrance of Paul A. Navrátil

Join us as we honor Paul A. Navrátil during the TACCSTER Town Hall.

Paul A. Navrátil earned dual degrees from The University of Texas at Austin—a B.A. with honors in Plan II and a B.S. with honors in Computer Science—before continuing on to complete both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science at UT Austin. As a student, Paul was deeply involved in campus life, earning multiple awards and contributing to numerous organizations. Among these, his membership in the Tejas Club held particular significance. He remained actively engaged with the club as an alumnus, eventually serving as President of the Tejas Foundation.

While still pursuing his graduate studies, Paul joined the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), where he built a distinguished career. Over the years, he rose through the ranks to become Director of Visualization and later Director of Strategic Technologies. In addition to his role as a Research Scientist at UT, Paul also served as adjunct faculty in the Plan II Honors Program and worked independently as a consultant in intellectual property—bringing technical expertise and strategic insight to every endeavor.