2026 WY COMPUTING SYMPOSIUM
OCTOBER 19–23, 2026 | WYOMING UNION | LARAMIE, WYOMING
Discover how computing is shaping Wyoming's future.
Explore AI, cybersecurity, data science, geospatial technologies, high-performance
computing, smart agriculture, wildlife conservation, rural resilience, and more through
workshops, keynotes, research, and hands-on learning.
Five days of programming, featured themes:
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M |
T |
W | TH | F |
| CYBER DAY |
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS: Data Reporting & Intro to Python |
WILDLIFE & AG |
SMART RURAL PLACES & ENVIRONMENT |
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS: HPC & AI |
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Cybersecurity, digital resilience, privacy, infrastructure, protecting Wyoming's digital future |
Computing for everyone, beginner education, AI literacy, data wayfinding, research resources |
Real-world computing applications, innovation, & research
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Interdisciplinary collaboration, rural resilience, natural resources, community partnerships
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Advanced technical training, coding, AI development, HPC, visualization, future workforce
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Opportunities to participate:
- Invited Talks
- Lightning Talks
- Tabling at the Computing Resource Fair
- Workshops
- Sponsors
Email: School of Computing: uwyo-soc@uwyo.edu
Who Should Attend?
👨🎓 Students
👩🏫 Faculty
🔬 Researchers
🏢 Industry
🌾 Agriculture
🐂 Natural Resources
🛰️ Government
💻 Technology Professionals
organizing chairs & commitee members:
- General Chair: Dane Taylor
- Program Chairs: Amy Mclaughlin, Owen Martin, Sarah Kane, Chen Xu, Robert Simon & Bridger Hunh
- Education Chairs: Kristy Henmueller, Wilber Ouma, Paige Kinsley, Simon Alexander, Katherine Teykl, Jordan Hemmingway
- Resource Fair Chairs: Vinit Katariya and Launa Chavez
- Poster Session Chair: Alathea Davies
- Logistics Chair: Matthew Troyaneck
- Communications Chair: Launa Chavez
- Other Members of the Organizing and Steering Committees: Jake Hawes, Mia Williams, Ben Koger, Morteza Dejam, Ram Shukla, William Cain, Tim Robinson, Dan McCoy, Shanshan Li, Xiang Zhang, Judith Nkechinyere Njoku, Jacob Centner
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.