CoDEx 2026 Agenda
The Computation and Data Exchange (CoDEx) will take place on April 21, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Norris University Center on the Evanston Campus. Registration/check-in will be in the Louis Lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Our experts will be available throughout the symposium at the RCDS table in the Louis Room to answer your questions on computing, data management, and data science.
CoDEx is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and corporate sponsors Comsol, Dell Technologies, Google Cloud, and Redesign.
As Green Office certified, Research Computing and Data Services encourages participants to bring a reusable water bottle to the event and be mindful of single-use materials at the symposium.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 a.m.–1 p.m. |
Registration - Louis Lobby |
| 10:30 a.m. – Noon |
Poster Session - Louis Room Visualization Challenge - Louis Room |
| 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. |
Light Lunch and Refreshments - Louis Room |
| 1–1:10 p.m. |
Welcome - McCormick Auditorium Jackie Milhans, Director, Research Computing and Data Services, Northwestern IT |
| 1:10–1:55 p.m. |
Keynote Panel - McCormick Auditorium Research Replication in the Modern World: Challenges and Opportunities> Panelists: Elizabeth Tipton, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University; Jessica Hullman, Ginni Rometty Professor of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Moderator: Christina Maimone, Associate Director, Research Data Services, Northwestern IT |
| 1:55–2:05 p.m. |
Break |
|
2:05–2:25 p.m. |
Sponsor Presentation: Accelerating Simulation Apps with Data-Driven Surrogate Models - Arch Room Akhilesh Sasankan, COMSOL, Inc. |
| 2:35– 2:55 p.m. |
Parallel Research Talks |
| 3:05–3:25 p.m. |
Parallel Research Talks Sponsor Presentation: Google AI for Researchers—A New Era of Scientific Discovery - Arch Room John Cecala, Google Higher Education Advocate | Research & AI | Student Success |
|
3:35–3:55 p.m. |
Parallel Research Talks |
| 3:55– 4:05 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:05–4:25 p.m. |
Awards and Closing - McCormick Auditorium Jackie Milhans, Director, Research Computing and Data, Northwestern IT; Julia Giannini, Computation Specialist, Research Computing Services, Northwestern IT |
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.
