First-Ever LLM Seminar at OIST! What is generative AI and how does it work? – Mirella Lapata [Screening of Turing Lecture followed by discussion]

Speaker: Professor Yabing Qi , Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit Title: Surface sciences and perovskite solar cells Chair: Professor Evan Economo, Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit , Dean of Faculty Affairs

https://oist.zoom.us/j/99462228135?pwd=YWRydDVWSXlUK1pBeVdCUFlEWmR0QT09

Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Speaker: Prof. Yohei Fujishima (Shizuoka University)

Title: Quasi self-similarity and its application to the global in time solvability of a superlinear heat equation

Speaker: Prof. Nao Hamamuki (Hokkaido University)

Title: Waiting time effects for the wearing process of a non-convex stone

Speaker 1: Ms. Kira Duesterwald, Ph. D Student, University College London

Title: Perceptual inference in an uncertain world: how you report matters

Speaker 2: Ms. Clea Mehnia Laouar, Ph. D Student, OIST

Title: Large scale similarity search with Optimal Transport

Language: English

Levitated quantum systems can be used to build ultra-precise sensors for use in technology but also to search for new fundamental types of forces and dark matter. In this seminar PhD student Trisha Madhavan from Mikhail Lukin's Nanomechanics subgroup at Harvard University will talk about her work on levitating tiny magnets and coupling them to NV defects in diamond.

Learn new skills, meet new people and enjoy the art of filmmaking with OIST's own professional videographer, Scotty!

Finished products will have the opportunity be featured on the OIST Vimeo account.

FY2023 Year-end closing briefing session will be held via Zoom./ 【2023年度の決算説明会】をオンラインにて開催いたします。

TSVP Talk ”Ecology and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens " by Rachel Wheatley Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

Prof. Michael Jack, Department of Physics, University of Otago, New Zealand

Language: English.

Speaker: Dr. Siddhartha Santra, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Kaveh Mousavand, OIST Title: Some applications of bricks in classical and modern problems in representation theory

Speaker: Dr. Maria Quadeer, Nanyang Technological University

[Speaker] Dr. Céline Gabillet, Associate Professor (Fluid. Mech.), French Naval Academy /Ecole Navale

OIST innovation Monday 11 th organizes a seminar on Intellectual Property. What are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets? How can you, as a researcher, protect and develop your innovative ideas? How can OIST innovation help you in this process? Join the seminar and learn everything you need to know about Intellectual Property and much more. This is a 90min introduction-level seminar open to everyone. Coffee and biscuits will be provided.

Speaker: Mr. Motoya Ohnishi

Title: Dynamics and Learning - Future of AI with Robotics Applications

Academic Job Market Series, Module 5, Writing Diversity Statements will be held next week, December 14 (Thursday), from 4:15-5:30.

Diversity statements are becoming an increasingly common part of job application materials. Knowing how to conceptualize and then write one can greatly improve overall chances of success in a competitive job market.

The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Okinawa closer through a shared love of food. Each session will be focused on one dish, taught by someone with a personal connection to the recipe (perhaps you?).

8th ABiS Light Microscopy Course

Come and take the chance to learn professional tools & skills for documentary filmmaking from an OIST videography professional!

Autoclave annual inspection

The deadline is approaching to submit a proposal for a concurrent session or poster at C-Hub's Symposium 2024: Inclusive Communication, to be held March 7-8, 2024.

The deadline is next Friday, December 8.

Please consider submitting a proposal for one of the following types of session:

panel discussion professional development birds-of-a-feather/shared interests poster

Here is the link to our Call for Proposals page, which includes full descriptions of each of the session types and links to submit a proposal.

2023年12月7日（木）18:00、琉球大学のオープンイノベーション拠点「琉ラボ」とOIST Innovationの共催で、英語に苦手意識を感じる方に向けて英語プレゼンセミナーを開催いたします。（日本語のみの開催となります）

Women's minds and bodies

Hormonal perspectives on life planning and wellbeing

女性の心と身体　ホルモンから考える

人生設計とウェルビーング

#5 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Overview of OIST organization, Questions and Discussion Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Come and learn to leverage your phone's capabilities and gain some skills for planning and producing a short film. You will use professional tools and learn from an expert! Finished products will have the opportunity to be featured on OIST's Vimeo account.

Join representatives from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency and the Austrian Promotional Bank to learn about the Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN), a program to support global researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups.

Assistant Professor Yen-Liang (Allen) Liu

Master Program of Biomedical Engineering, China Medical University

Eric Marberg, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Title: From Klyachko models to perfect models

IEEE-NANOMED is one of the premier annual events organized by the IEEE Nanotechnology Council(NTC) to bring together physicians, scientists, and engineers alike from all over the world and every sector of academy and industry, working at advancement of basic and clinical research in medical and biological sciences using nano/molecular medicine and engineering methods.

IEEE-NANOMED is the conference where practitioners will see nano/molecular medicine and engineering at work in both their own and related fields, from essential and advanced scientific and engineering research and theory to translational and clinical research.

Prof. Kazumasa A. Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo

Language: English.

If you facilitate events for diverse audiences, you may encounter unexpected situations that are difficult to navigate at the moment. Effective facilitation centers on what participants are doing and experiencing, setting the tone of the event, and tending to the group dynamics in the room. Inclusive facilitation is a leadership skill that requires self-awareness, observational skills, agility, and intention. Join this session to sharpen your leadership facilitation skill set in preparation for your next event. This workshop is intended for participants who have some prior facilitation experience. The workshop will be conducted in English by Kristin Macapagal, Program Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Visit of Dr. Antonín Doupal and Dr. Marijn Boone from TESCAN, Brno, Czech Republik.

They will introduce their new equipment the TEM for analytical 4D STEM and MicroCT

Speaker: Dr. Wei-Ping Chan, Rowland Institute at Harvard

The workshop will include lectures that will provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, promote the exchange of the latest knowledge among disciplines, and present cross–disciplinary perspectives. Young researchers and graduate students will share and discuss their ideas to formulate recommendations for the future of cross–disciplinary research.

On December 4th (Monday), from 4:30 pm to 5:40 pm, the University of the Ryukyus will host the 17th Ryudai Future Forum × Diversity Promotion Top Seminar online, featuring Dr. Karin Markides, President and CEO of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

Presidential Lecture by Professor Hiroaki Suga on the topic "Pseudo-natural peptides, products and neobiologics for therapeutic applications".

[Seminar] "Role of engagement fund: Does it have a relevance to you?" by Mr. Shoichi Oka, Partner Solaris Management Co., Ltd.

December 4, 2023, 11:00-12:00 @L4E48, Lab4

Pitch Contest open to all campus innovators—students, researchers, and staff—with ideas spanning startups, research themes, community events, and more. Winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to attend the 2024 Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, renowned as the world’s premier tech and science conference.

Everyone is encouraged to contribute to the development and shaping of the community , please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the 2024 OIST Researcher Community (ORC) Council!

A physics lecture for borderline-physicists. Title: Electromagnetism from Spacetime Algebra. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.

Speaker: Dr. Sharon Yixuan Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).I

Title: Effects of group and individual rearing conditions on behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation during cold in mice

Speaker: Issei Kato, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Research Fellow (JSPS PD), Waseda University

Nikon Day @ OIST

Prof. C. K. Chan, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Language: English.

Part 1) A quick history of the HIV epidemic and key advances to end it: ART, U=U, PrEP

Part 2) Living a rich life in challenging times

Speakers: Ben Collins and Dr. Hideta Nakamura

Jinhyun Choo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at KAIST.

Target Audience: Intern, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.