The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will host its annual Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, to showcase how faculty, staff, students, and industry are using high performance computing resources (HPC) to advance research, education, and innovation in a variety of fields.
Benefits of Participation
• Present posters and give short talks
• Learn about new developments in HPC
• Discuss outcomes of research and educational initiatives
• Connect with others in the HPC community
• Meet potential collaborators
• Provide valuable feedback to OSC staff
New for 2026: AI Workshop Opportunity
The OSC Research Symposium will be held in conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS Regional Workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) April 14–15, 2026, at the Fawcett Center on The Ohio State University’s campus.
The Fawcett Center will accommodate the growing number of OSC’s HPC users interested in participating in or attending the Research Symposium’s poster sessions or Brief Bytes presentations.
The co-located event will allow Research Symposium participants to take advantage of a unique opportunity to attend a free workshop designed to help researchers, educators, and students learn how to integrate AI tools in research and classroom settings in a rapidly changing landscape.
Please note that Research Symposium registration is limited to 130 attendees; participants must register for the AI workshop separately from the Research Symposium. (Registration will open in January 2026.)
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, April 15, 2026- Check in and continental breakfast: 9 a.m.
- Morning joint AI workshop / Research Symposium content: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- OSC Research Symposium Poster Session: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Break: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- OSC Research Symposium Brief Bytes (short talks): 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Day concludes: 5 p.m.
Proposal submission guidelines
What topics can be submitted?
Anything related to computational science, including (but not limited to):
- Domain-specific research project approaches and results
- Usage details of OSC or non-OSC research computing resources
- Research computing training, education, or workforce development
- Software development
What presentation formats are allowed?
- Proposals for five- to 10-minute talks, in person.
- Poster presentations for an in-person poster session at the event. Accepted posters can be printed in-house at OSC, if file provided by April 1.
- If you would like to present in a different format, please indicate your interest on the submission form. OSC staff will review and respond to your request.
Who can submit?
- Students, researchers, clinicians, faculty, staff, industry partners
- Academic, nonprofit, and government institutions, private sector organizations
How to submit
Please submit your Research Symposium proposals through our presentation portal. Submissions are due prior to 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by Monday, March 16, 2026.
All presented research will be curated into a comprehensive set of published proceedings. This document will ensure credibility and visibility among peers, institutions and industry professionals, opening doors for networking and collaboration opportunities.
View the list of 2025 presentations and 2024 list of presentations in our archives.
