Research at the Interface of Applied Mathematics and Machine Learning

CBMS Conference

Department of Mathematics, University of Houston

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Houston will be hosting the CBMS Conference: Research at the Interface of Applied Mathematics and Machine Learning from 12/08/2025 to 12/12/2025.

A list of past CBMS conferences can be found here.

Conference Dates and Venue

The conference takes place at the University of Houston from December 8 to December 12, 2025. More details about the venue can be found here. The main venue of the conference is Room SEC101 in the Science and Engineering Classrooms (SEC). You can sign in/pick up your badge in SEC101 each day 30 minutes before the program starts.

Conference Synopsis

The conference will expose early career researchers to cutting-edge research at the interface of applied mathematics and machine learning. It will also help identify new research directions and will foster the building of new collaborations between research groups in the Texas-Louisiana area and other regions. The conference will include graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established researchers from academia and industry, and provide a platform for early career researchers to learn and discuss recent advances in mathematical methods for machine learning and data science.

In more detail, the conference will feature ten lectures delivered by Dr. Lars Ruthotto from Emory University. The lectures will be divided into three modules. Module 1 consists of three introduction lectures on machine learning (e.g. deep neural networks, learning problems). The second module, also of three lectures, will introduce important components of applied mathematics in machine learning (e.g. optimization, regularization). The last module will focus on the use of machine learning in critical problems in computational and applied mathematics (e.g. inverse problems, high dimensional partial differential equations). These lectures will be supplemented by a dozen contributed talks from participants, a poster session, a mentoring academic panel and a second panel that will feature researchers from industry (e.g. oil and gas, medical center).

Flyer

You can download a flyer to advertise the event here.

Registration and Timeline

The deadline for registration has passed (September 1; see below). If you were accepted as a participant, you should have received an email with instructions on how to pay the conference fee of $50. This fee will help cover event-related expenses.

Payment of Conference/Registration Fee ($50; see acceptance email): November 15
Registration Deadline: September 1 (passed)
Notification of Acceptance: September 15 (passed)
Notification for Travel Support: September 15 (passed)

Conference Program

We have planned several program elements: (i) lectures by Dr. Ruthotto, (ii) talks by leading scientists in the field, (iii) expert panel discussions, and (iv) a poster session. Information regarding the conference program can be found here.

The poster session is scheduled for Monday 12/08, 5 PM to 7 PM in the Student Center South (Ballroom). The poster boards are of size (height x width) = (36" x 48") (landscape format). Please plan accordingly.

Contact

If you have any questions, please send an email to nsfcbms2025@math.uh.edu.