Listed below are upcoming Computer Science-related events available on campus, online, or in hybrid fashion. For prior events hosted or sponsored by the Department of Computer Science, visit the Past Events page.

Events

Final Exam - Runtime and Compiler Optimizations for Subgraph Matching Algorithms on GPUs (RSVP) promotional image

Final Exam - Runtime and Compiler Optimizations for Subgraph Matching Algorithms on GPUs (RSVP)

Monday, April 6, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
MacLean Hall
Final Exam - PhD candidate Shihui Song: "Data Volume Reduction and Efficient Data Placement for Accelerator-Based HPC Systems" (RSVP requested)
ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR.TIANYU ZHANG promotional image

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR.TIANYU ZHANG

Thursday, April 9, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

From industrial robots and autonomous vehicles to smart manufacturing and other closed-loop cyber-physical systems, many emerging applications rely on wireless communication to carry sensing, control, and coordination traffic under tight timing and reliability requirements. In these real-time mission-critical systems (RT-MCSs), correct operation depends not only on functional correctness but also on whether messages are delivered within predictable and bounded time. This talk examines how 5G...

Colloquium - "Transfer Learning for Individualized Prediction" promotional image

Colloquium - "Transfer Learning for Individualized Prediction"

Friday, April 10, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome UIowa's Chao Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering who will share his approach to improving prediction accuracy when functional responses need to be inferred from limited data.
Cindy Cohn in conversation with Rishab Nithyanand - "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance." promotional image

Cindy Cohn in conversation with Rishab Nithyanand - "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance."

Friday, April 10, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Cindy Cohn will read from her new book, Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, and will be joined in conversation by University of Iowa associate professor Rishab Nithyanand.

Library Workshops: A Guide to Scholarly Publishing—from Journals to Open Access

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Are you unsure which journal to publish in? Have you ever wondered how to identify and avoid predatory publishers? What is the difference between traditional publishing and open access? This workshop will provide answers to these questions and more, and you’ll learn strategies for navigating the jungle of scholarly publishing. Bring your own questions too! Presented by Kari Kozak, director, Sciences and Engineering Libraries.

Behind the Code: Explore Omaha’s Data & IT Scene promotional image

Behind the Code: Explore Omaha’s Data & IT Scene

Thursday, April 16, 2026 (all day)
Pomerantz Center

Behind the Code: Explore Omaha’s Data & IT Scene
Thursday & Friday, April 16–17
Omaha, NE

Join us on a two-day Career Trek to Omaha, Nebraska to explore how data and technology fuel some of the Midwest’s most dynamic organizations. Get an inside look at how IT professionals, data analysts, and problem-solvers are designing smarter systems, managing complex networks, and driving change through tech.

We will be meeting with the following organizations:

LinkedIn

Gallup

Election Systems & Software

Register...

Canceled
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WiCS - Pottery Painting

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Renee's Ceramic Cafe
Spring into the new season with some painting! (For real this time!) 🎨 💐
6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory promotional image

6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 11, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am
Ashton Cross Country Course

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out! 

Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...

Student Employment Job Fair

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 11:00am to 2:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about the variety of student hourly and Work-Study jobs available on the UI campus & at qualified off-campus nonprofit Work-Study sites.

The University is excited to have students consider campus employment. Research shows that students who are connected to campus are more successful and more likely to continue enrollment and do well academically. Many first-year students choose student employment as their Pick One.

Typically more than 30...

All Majors Career Fair

Thursday, September 24, 2026 11:00am to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This job and internship fair will focus on recruiting students in ALL MAJORS! Typically about 100+ employers attend and 1,000+ students attend!

Visit careers.uiowa.edu/all-majors-career-fair for more details.

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