CSL: Celebrating 75 years of excellence

Join us in honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! This special event showcases CSL’s legacy of groundbreaking research and collaboration through inspiring keynotes, dynamic panels, interactive poster sessions, and vibrant networking opportunities that celebrate the past and look ahead to the future of innovation.

Monday, April 13, 2026

7:30 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8 - 9 a.m. Welcome Messages
9 - 10 a.m. Keynote: Xinzhou Wu (NVIDIA)
10 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Panel: Computer Systems

Panelists:

12 - 1 p.m. Lunch
1 - 2 p.m. Keynote: Sunil Kumar (Tuft University)
2 - 3 p.m.

Panel: Rolse of CSL in Research and Education

Panelists:

3 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 5 p.m.

Panel: Circuits

Panelists:

6 - 9 p.m. Dinner (Alice Campbell Alumni Center)

 

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

7:30 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8 - 9 a.m. Keynote: Vince Poor (Princeton)
9 - 10:30 a.m.

Panel: Communication & Signal Processing

Panelists:

10:30 - 11 a.m. Coffee Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Panel: Decision and Control

Panelists:

12:30 - 2 p.m.

Lunch + Posters (Lobby/Hallways of CSL)

2 - 3 p.m. Keynote: Dawn Tilbury
3 - 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:15 - 5 p.m.

Panel: AI, Robotics

Panelists:

6 - 9 p.m. Dinner with CSL Staff