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FEBRUARY 24–26, 2026

BRC AT RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX

ABOUT
FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS & HIGHLIGHTING TRENDS IN HPC
& AI FOR THE ENERGY FUTURE

The 19th annual Energy HPC & AI Conference, hosted annually at Rice University by the Ken Kennedy Institute, is the premier meeting place for the energy industry to engage in conversations about challenges and opportunities in high performance computing, computational science and engineering, machine learning, and data science.  

 

Attended by over 500 leaders and experts from the energy industry, academia, national labs, and IT industry, this is a unique opportunity for key stakeholders to engage and network to help advance HPC in the energy industry. The agenda for the conference includes invited speakers, a technical program, birds of a feather sessions, an exhibit hall, networking receptions, poster presentations, and post-conference workshops. Technical themes for conference sessions are developed based on current challenges and the diversity and strengths of the abstracts received.  

 

The #EnergyHPCAI Conference has become the key venue for industry professionals, planners and practitioners alike. This is a forum for taking the pulse of industry needs and discussing challenges, opportunities, and new development at the interface of the energy industry, the IT industry, and the academic and research community.

 

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2026 CONFERENCE INFO

Conference Dates: Tuesday, February 24 – Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Add-On Workshop Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

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Venue: BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) at Rice University

6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030​​

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NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesday afternoon will included a Networking Reception to complete an evening of connecting with fellow conference attendees and meeting our #EHPCAI26 sponsors.

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The following day will wrap up the 2026 Energy HPC & AI Conference with a Poster Reception to showcase exciting research happening in the field by the future leaders in high-performance computing and AI. â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

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Specialty coffee and snack breaks will be hosted in the exhibit hall both days of the conference. Day 1's afternoon break is sponsored by Supermicro.

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SPEAKERS

2026 INVITED SPEAKERS

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Saman Amarasinghe, PhD

Thomas and Gerd Perkins Professor, Department of Electrical

Engineering and Computer Science,

Massachusetts Institute

of Technology (MIT)

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Xiaojun Huang, PhD
Chief Engineer,

Modeling, Optimization

and Data Science,

ExxonMobil

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Herlinde Mannaerts-Drew

Senior Vice President,

Oil and Gas Technology,

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Bronson Messer, PhD
Distinguished Staff Scientist

and Director of Science,

Oak Ridge Leadership

Computing Facility (OLCF),

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

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Mrinal K. Sen, PhD

Professor and Shell Companies Foundation Centennial Chair in Geophysics, The University of

Texas at Austin

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Dan Stanzione, PhD
Executive Director,

Texas  Advanced Computing Center (TACC); Associate

Vice President for Research,

The University of
Texas at Austin

SPONSORS

2026 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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BRONZE
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DETAILS

February 24-25, 2026

In-Person Conference

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February 26, 2026

In-Person Workshops (Add-On)

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VENUE

BioScience Research Collaborative

6500 Main St., Houston, TX 77030

CONTACT
SOCIAL MEDIA
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#EnergyHPCAI

#EHPCAI26

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© 2026 by Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice University

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