CaCAO Days @ SIO 2026

Vision

We bring together Earth scientists, mathematicians and engineers to exchange knowledge on mathematical and computational methods that are important in the Earth sciences. The plan is to create a comfortable environment to promote open and honest discussions, which in turn spark new ideas and collaborations. The group consists of scientists, engineers and mathematicians at SIO/UCSD and a few visitors from nearby institutions (Caltech, JPL and U. of Arizona).

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Execution

We will spend two days together and the workshop is limited to 40 participants (email invite only, no walk-ins). Day one features a few talks (20 mins + discussion, mostly students and postdocs) and leaves ample room for open discussion. Day two features scientific talks, but the emphasis is on panel discussions (topics TBD during the workshop) and noon-baloons. Both days will feature longer keynote talks.

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Scope

The broad theme of the CaCAO Days is numerical methods in Earth science. Relevant/represented Earth Science topics include: Climate, Ocean, Geomagnetics, Marine electromagnetic geophysics, Seismology, Geodynamics. Relevant numerical methods we will likely discuss include: Machine learning and AI, Optimization, Ensemble methods, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Reduced order modeling, Numerical linear algebra.

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