NHERI Computational Symposium

The fourth annual NHERI Computational Symposium is brought to you by NHERI SimCenter in collaboration with RAPID and DesignSafe. The Symposium is the premier event for exchanging ideas, recent work, and broader impacts within the natural hazards research community. It provides a unique platform for students, researchers, and professionals to discuss and share their recent research efforts and industry applications that employ computational modeling and simulation to understand and reduce natural hazards risks.

The event aims to cultivate community and future partnerships through various networking opportunities, fostering collaborations, and knowledge sharing among attendees. Bring your work, discover new capabilities within a shared infrastructure, and leave with ideas to make your research more reusable.

Pre-symposium workshops begin Wednesday, May 27, 2026 on the UC Berkeley campus. Workshops will provide introductions to NHERI resources and advanced user support.

The Symposium will be a two day event starting on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the Grimes Engineering Building. The first day includes plenary presentations, focused technical sessions, and an informative poster session/early evening reception. The second day, Friday, May 29, will include focused technical sessions.

Organizing Committe

Pedro Arduino, Committee Chair University of Washington	Ellen Rathje University of Texas at Austin
Mehrshad Amini University of Rhode Island	Milad Roohi University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jeffrey Berman University of Washington	David Roueche Auburn University
Luis Ceferino University of California, Berkeley	Matt Schoettler University of California, Berkeley
Tim Cockerill University of Texas at Austin Texas Advanced Computing Center	Seymour M.J. Spence University of Michigan
Greg Deierlein Stanford University	Elaina Sutley The University of Kansas
Matt DeJong University of California, Berkeley	Sang-ri Yi Rice University
Negar Elhami-Khorasani University at Buffalo	Adam Zsarnóczay Stanford University

Registration Information

Registration Fees

	Early Bird (Ends Feb 18)	Online (Ends Mar 12)	Onsite^*
General	$450	$550	$750
Student: Full time enrolled (Limited quantity of registrations available)	$150	$350	$750

* Limited onsite registration is available for those on our waitlist. To reserve a spot, contact us at NHERI-SimCenter@berkeley.edu. “Walk-in” registration is not available,

Confirmation of Registration

All Symposium registrants will receive a confirmation email with the following header details:

Subject: Confirmation for 2026 NHERI Computational Symposium
Sender: NHERI Computational Symposium Organizing Committee
Reply-to email: nheri-simcenter@berkeley.edu

If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact Symposium support at the SimCenter by email to nheri-simcenter@berkeley.edu. Please reference the 2026 NHERI Computational Symposium Registration in the subject line.

This confirmation email includes a link to your registration record where you can retrieve a receipt.

Cancellations/Refunds

Student registrations are non-refundable. For General registrations, cancellations must be submitted via email to the SimCenter by April 23, 2026. A processing fee of $50 will be deducted from all refunds. Cancellation requests should be emailed to nheri-simcenter@berkeley.edu. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after April 23, 2026.