BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://micde.umich.edu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260116T194941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T153839Z
UID:10000852-1775649600-1775653200@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registered attendees will be notified. \nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend \n\nPhysics-based Simulation of Solar Energetic Particles Using the Solar Wind with Field Lines and Energetic Particles Model\nSolar energetic particles (SEPs) can pose hazardous radiation risks to both humans and spacecraft electronics in space. In this talk\, we present recent advances in physics-based simulation of solar energetic particles (SEPs) using the Solar Wind with Field Lines and Energetic Particles (SOFIE) model within the Space Weather Modeling Framework. We describe the development of a particle-conserving numerical scheme for particle acceleration and transport\, together with a shock-capturing tool for coronal mass ejection-driven shocks\, and show their application to one of the historical SEP events with multi-spacecraft comparison. We also discuss SOFIE’s recent evaluation unnder a simulated operational condition at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center\, where we demonstrated its ability to deliver SEP forecasts significantly faster than real time\, supporting future space weather forecasting and human space exploration. \nWeihao Liu (Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and Scientific Computing)\nWeihao Liu is a Ph.D. student in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on physics-based modeling of solar coronal mass ejections and solar energetic particles\, and space weather forecasting\, with an emphasis on developing and applying numerical models to understand particle acceleration and transport in the heliosphere. \n\nRegister to attend
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/workshop-seminar2025-2026-micde-ph-d-in-scientific-computing-student-seminars-7/
LOCATION:Room 4425\, Green Court Building
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/4-8-Wang-Karagulle.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260116T194942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T161000Z
UID:10000853-1776153600-1776186000@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:2026 MICDE Predictive Science Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference will center around predictive science. Fueled by advances in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing\, predictive science is poised to evolve dramatically over the next few years. Featuring presentations and panel discussions from leading voices across academia\, national laboratories\, industry\, and the government\, the conference will bring together researchers in high-performance computing\, verification and validation\, uncertainty quantification\, and artificial intelligence to discuss the state of the field of predictive science and its future outlook.
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/conference-symposium2026-micde-predictive-science-conference/
LOCATION:Palmer Commons – Forum Hall
CATEGORIES:Computation,Computational Science,Engineering,Faculty,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,High Performance Computing,In Person,Machine Learning,Micde,Science,Scientific Computing,symposium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/For-web.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260116T194943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T161037Z
UID:10000854-1776240000-1776272400@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:2026 MICDE Predictive Science Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference will center around predictive science. Fueled by advances in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing\, predictive science is poised to evolve dramatically over the next few years. Featuring presentations and panel discussions from leading voices across academia\, national laboratories\, industry\, and the government\, the conference will bring together researchers in high-performance computing\, verification and validation\, uncertainty quantification\, and artificial intelligence to discuss the state of the field of predictive science and its future outlook.
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/conference-symposium2026-micde-predictive-science-conference-2/
LOCATION:Palmer Commons – Forum Hall
CATEGORIES:Computation,Computational Science,Engineering,Faculty,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,High Performance Computing,In Person,Machine Learning,Micde,Science,Scientific Computing,symposium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/For-web.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260116T194944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T154547Z
UID:10000855-1776859200-1776862800@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registered attendees will be notified. \nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend \n\nThomas Coons (Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing)\n\nCelia Kelly (Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing)\n\nLiliang Wang (Aerospace Engineering and Scientific Computing)\n\nRegister to attend
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/phd-seminar-20260422/
LOCATION:Room 4425\, Green Court Building
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Placeholder-WN26.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260126T142044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T205036Z
UID:10000857-1777464000-1777467600@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registered attendees will be notified. \nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend \n  \n\nProfit-Driven Polarization: The Algorithmic Market for Partisan Attention\n[Removed] \nJun Fang (Political Science and Scientific Computing)\nJun Fang is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan\, where he is pursuing a joint degree in Political Science and Scientific Computing. \n\nGanlin Chen (Materials Science and Engineering and Scientific Computing) \n\nRegister to attend
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/phd-seminar-20260429/
LOCATION:Room 4425\, Green Court Building
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/4-29-Fang-Lee-Chen.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260514T175620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T195905Z
UID:10000862-1780052400-1780056000@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:MICDE - Mechanical Engineering seminar: Phani Motamarri\, Indian Institute of Science\, Bangalore
DESCRIPTION:Bio: Phani Motamarri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational and Data Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science\, Bengaluru\, where he leads the MATRIX Lab. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor\, where he earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering.\nHis research lies at the intersection of computational mechanics\, materials science\, numerical analysis\, and high-performance computing. His work focuses on developing mathematical techniques and hardware-aware algorithms for quantum modeling of materials\, with applications to structural and functional materials and multiscale modeling methodologies. He is also interested in machine learning frameworks for accelerating materials discovery and quantum computing\, particularly in the context of quantum-centric supercomputing. \nProf. Motamarri’s research contributions include advances in finite-element methods\, numerical analysis\, and large-scale scientific software development. He is one of the lead developers of DFT-FE\, an open-source\, massively parallel finite-element code for density functional theory calculations. He received the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in 2023 and was a finalist for the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in 2019. \nInexact yet Accurate: Unlocking Quantum Modeling of Materials at Scale through Approximation-Tolerant Algorithms\nAbstract:  Modern computing architectures increasingly rely on iterative solvers that employ reduced-precision computation and communication-reduction techniques to lower time-to-solution and improve scalability. However\, eigensolvers in scientific simulations have struggled to exploit such approximations without compromising accuracy. We present an eigensolver R-ChFSI\, a residual-based reformulation of Chebyshev Filtered Subspace Iteration (ChFSI) provably tolerant to inexact matrix–vector products. By expressing the Chebyshev recurrence in terms of residuals rather than eigenvector estimates\, R-ChFSI naturally accommodates multiple sources of approximation\, including reduced-precision arithmetic (FP32 and TF32) in the filtering step\, lossy compression with compression ratios exceeding 4x for inter-process communication\, and approximate inverses for generalized eigenproblems\, while preserving eigensolver robustness. Large-scale experiments on GPU accelerators are conducted using finite-element discretized generalized eigenproblems arising in Kohn–Sham density functional theory for quantum modeling of materials. The results demonstrate that R-ChFSI achieves eigen-residual norms orders of magnitude smaller than standard ChFSI under comparable inexactness\, while delivering substantial performance gains. This work provides a practical pathway toward approximation-tolerant eigensolvers enabling accurate and scalable simulations on modern computing architectures. \n\nThe MICDE 2025-26 Seminar Series is open to all. \nGraduate Certificate in Computational Discovery and Engineering\, and MICDE fellows\, please use this form to record your attendance. \nQuestions? Email MICDE-events@umich.edu
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/micde-me-seminar-phani-motamarri-iisc/
LOCATION:1311 EECS\, 1301 Beal Ave.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:College Of Engineering,Computational Science,Featured Events,Graduate Students,Mechanical Engineering,Micde,Micde Seminar,MICDE Seminar Series,Seminar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Phani-Motamarri.png
GEO:42.292322;-83.713272
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1311 EECS 1301 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor MI 48109 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1301 Beal Ave.:geo:-83.713272,42.292322
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260511T145029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T151942Z
UID:10000860-1780488000-1780491600@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registered attendees will be notified. \nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend \n  \n\nPersona-Based Modeling of Human Opinion from Social Media at Population Scale\nWhat does it take to simulate a specific human being rather than a demographic stereotype? While large language models (LLMs) generate plausible human-like text\, existing simulations rely heavily on demographic correlations\, which strip away individual heterogeneity and yield concentrated\, homogenous responses. We introduce SPIRIT (Semi-structured Persona Inference and Reasoning for Individualized Trajectories)\, a framework designed explicitly for simulation rather than prediction. SPIRIT infers psychologically grounded\, semi-structured personas from public social-media traces\, integrating structured attributes (e.g.\, personality traits and world beliefs) with unstructured narrative signals reflecting values and lived experience. These personas condition LLM-based agents to act as specific individuals when answering survey questions or responding to events. Using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel\, a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. adults\, we show that SPIRIT-conditioned simulations recover self-reported responses more faithfully than demographic baselines and reproduce human-like heterogeneity in response patterns. We further demonstrate that persona banks can function as virtual respondent panels for studying both stable attitudes and time-sensitive public opinion. \nMao Li (Survey and Data Science and Scientific Computing)\nMao Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Survey and Data Science and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan. His research develops and applies large language models and other computational methods to study public opinion\, social media discourse\, and survey-related questions. \n\nNumerical Study of Bidirectional Shallow-Water Wave Kinetics\nThe traditional view is that one-dimensional shallow-water waves do not admit a wave kinetic description\, as their dynamics can be described by integrable systems. We revisit this problem by studying bidirectional shallow-water waves using the integrable Kaup-Boussinesq (KB) equation and a related non-integrable variant. For both systems\, a normal-form transformation yields interaction coefficients with the same general structure\, differing only through the dispersion relation. We numerically confirm that the coefficient vanishes exactly on the resonant manifold for the KB equation\, consistent with integrability\, while the non-integrable model admits a non-zero resonant coefficient and thus a non-trivial wave kinetic equation (WKE). \nThe WKE is derived in the infinite-domain\, weak-nonlinearity limit\, where the dynamics are dominated by exact resonances. In numerical simulations\, we no longer operate in this regime as computations are performed on a discrete grid at finite nonlinearity. Consequently\, exact resonances may be sparse or absent\, allowing for quasi-resonant interactions to play a significant role. We perform a set of numerical experiments demonstrating that these quasi-resonant interactions govern the observed spectral evolution. Despite differing on the exact resonant manifold\, the integrable KB and non-integrable models exhibit nearly identical stationary spectra\, revealing the dominant role of near-resonant interactions and elucidating the wave-kinetic picture in shallow-water and integrable systems. \nAshleigh Simonis (Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering and Scientific Computing)\nAshleigh is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, advised by Dr. Yulin Pan. Her research focuses on theoretical and numerical studies of wave turbulence and coherent structures in dispersive wave systems. \n\n  \nRegister to attend
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/ph-d-in-scientific-computing-student-seminar/
LOCATION:Room 4425\, Green Court Building
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/4-29-Fang-Lee-Chen-4.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T134426
CREATED:20260511T145137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T213602Z
UID:10000861-1782388800-1782392400@micde.umich.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registered attendees will be notified. \nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend \nHardik Patil (Civil & Environmental Engineering and Scientific Computing)\n\nZiqi Wang (Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing)\n\nTopic Modeling of Firearm-Related Social Media Content for Survey Development\nEsther Lee (Health Behavior & Health Equity and Scientific Computing)
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/ph-d-in-scientific-computing-student-seminar-2/
LOCATION:Room 4425\, Green Court Building
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://micde.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/4-29-Fang-Lee-Chen-3.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR