A Meeting of Minds (IMAGE) University of Texas at Austin Caption Images shown represent The Turing Pattern. Alan Turing is considered the 'father of computer science and artificial Intelligence.' The Oden Institute is so named to honor Dr J. Tinsley Oden, widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of the field of computational science and engineering. Credit Oden Institute Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.