Inaugural Midwest Randomized Linear Algebra Workshop

Madison, WI · May 11 to 12, 2026

About

The goal of this workshop is to foster the RLA community, understand the current state and direction of research and practice, and receive industry input. This workshop is supported by NSF Awards 2309445 and 2309446.

Venue & Hotel

The workshop will be held at the Fluno Center at 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53715. A room block with special rates is available at the Fluno Center. Only a limited number of rooms are available. Details for using the room block rate will be made available to those accepted to the workshop.

Interest Form

There are a limited number of spots available for the workshop. If you would like to attend, we ask that you complete this interest form by February 13, 2026 5pm CT. We will send you a declination or confirmation email shortly after the deadline. There is no registration fee.

Coffee, pastries and other snacks will be available from 7am to 4pm in the lounge area. Lunch will be provided in the main dining room.

May 11, 2026

Time	Event	Details
8:15am to 8:45am	Check-in
8:45am to 9:00am	Opening Remarks	Speaker: Vivak Patel
9:00am to 10:00am	RLA Theory Tutorial	Speaker: Michał Dereziński
10:00am to 10:30am	Coffee Break
10:30am to 11:30am	Plenary I	Speaker: Michael Mahoney
11:30am to 12:30pm	Lunch
12:30pm to 1:30pm	Plenary II	Speaker: Petros Drineas
1:30pm to 2:00pm	Coffee Break
2:00pm to 4:00pm	Breakout Sessions

May 12, 2026

Time	Event	Details
9:00am to 10:00am	Plenary III	Speaker: Ilse Ipsen
10:00am to 10:45am	Computing Tutorial I	Speaker: Riley Murray
10:45am to 11:30am	Computing Tutorial II	Speaker: Nathaniel Pritchard
11:30am to 12:30pm	Lunch
12:30pm to 1:30pm	Breakout Report Outs
1:30pm to 1:45pm	Closing Remarks

Questions

If you have questions or concerns, please send an email to both Vivak Patel and D. Adrian Maldonado.