One-Day Workshop

Texas Area Theory and Algorithms Day

A gathering of the theory and algorithms community across Texas and beyond.

  • Saturday, September 19, 2026
  • Rice University, Houston, TX
Workshop Details
AboutA one-day workshop fostering collaboration and engagement among researchers in theoretical computer science and algorithms across Texas and the surrounding regions.
RegistrationRegistration is now closed. Thank you to everyone who registered — we look forward to seeing you on September 19!
ProgramThe full schedule is now available, including talk titles and abstracts
Poster Session & Student TalksThe workshop includes a poster session and a student talks session

Confirmed Speakers

Featured Speakers

Mingda Qiao
Mingda Qiao

UMass Amherst

John Wright
John Wright

UC Berkeley

Texas Area Speakers

Jianer Chen
Jianer Chen

Texas A&M University

Ovidiu Daescu
Ovidiu Daescu

UT Dallas

Alireza Fallah
Alireza Fallah

Rice University

Noah Golowich
Noah Golowich

UT Austin

Moshe Vardi
Moshe Vardi

Rice University

David Wu
David Wu

UT Austin

Venue & Getting There

The workshop takes place on the fifth floor of the Ralph S. O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science at Rice University.

  • Location

    5th floor, Ralph S. O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005.

  • On campus

    The O'Connor building sits on the engineering quad. Once inside, take the elevators to the 5th floor.

  • Visitor parking

    Since the workshop is on a Saturday, most visitor lots are open and available. Look for an open lot near the O'Connor building — for example the North Lot or the Cambridge Garage, among others.

Organizers

The workshop is organized by:

Maryam Aliakbarpour
Maryam Aliakbarpour

Rice University

Kevin Tian
Kevin Tian

UT Austin

Samson Zhou
Samson Zhou

Texas A&M University

Sponsors