Presenter: Ms. Sakurako Watanabe

Supervisor: Prof. Jeffery Wickens

Unit: Neurobiology Research Unit

Learn how to call a taxi, give directions to a location, and describe a place with simple adjectives, all in Japanese.

No Japanese experience necessary!

Watch the videos at this link then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link:https://oist.zoom.us/j/97075839903)

Join in person or by Zoom (Meeting ID: 910 5926 8116 Passcode: 989063)

Tohoku Quantum Alliance (TQA) from Tohoku University and OIST research groups which focus on quantum physics will have a joint meeting to present their current work and explore future collaboration opportunities.

This will be mainly held at L4E48 on the 24th and C210 on the 25th following the “New Normal” guidelines. The number of seats at seminar rooms are limited and all seats are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Everyone else from both Tohoku and OIST research communities is welcome to join the seminar by Zoom For further detail, please visit https://groups.oist.jp/toq .

National holiday

Prof Si Wu of Peking University, China will give a talk for the OIST neuroscience online seminars (ONOS) series on the topic of "Visual information processing through the interplay between fast and slow pathways". Prof Wu is a PI of IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the Center for Life Science at Peking University. He is also the Co-editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience.

Dr. Franz Gmeineder , University of Bonn Title:\(\mathscr{A}\)-quasiconvexity and partial regularity

Image analysis workshop

Associate Professor Dmitriy Stolyarov , St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for p = 1 : Part 2, Proofs (ii).

Withコロナ時代において、誰もが暮らしやすい持続可能な地域を創出する「新たな多文化共生の地域づくり」に必要とされることはどのようなことなのか。本セミナーでは、（一財）ダイバーシティ研究所代表理事の田村 太郎氏を講師として招聘し、Withコロナ時代における「これからの多文化共生の在り方」について考える機会を持ちます。

Modern views on intelligent informatics and biomedical sciences: Track 1: Signal Processing, Computer Networks, and Telecommunications Track 2: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Human-Computer Interaction Track 3: Bioinformaticsw, Medical Imaging, and Neuroscience

Speaker: Qi Wang, Osaka University Title: On τ -tilting finiteness of Schur algebras

“QuickFix”- improve your application materials in an interactive and a time-efficient manner!

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QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "Scalar^3 scattering in the dS static patch"

Project Management Training - 2020 by Peason Japan, Nov 13 Fri & 20 Fri

Leading Agile Projects provides student participants with the experience of managing a project through a hands-on competitive simulation that puts them in the role of project manager.

Please register HERE

* Max. # of 16 for each event

Register and join us as we go over the absolute basics of academic writing.

This four part series will cover

Strategies, audiences, purpose, organisation, styles and flow

Inter-unit journal club presentation by Dr Sam Reiter, leader of the Computational Neuroethology Unit, who will discuss a recent article from Nature Methods entitled " EthoLoop: automated closed-loop neuroethology in naturalistic environments "

Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/95700149323?pwd=VWQxY0FGQmxVQmtUTVZ2SXRnMGx6dz09 Meeting ID: 957 0014 9323 Passcode: 855303

Associate Professor Chun-Yen Shen , National Taiwan University Title: Algebraic methods in sum-product estimates and their applications

This webinar is the first of the U.S. - Japan Dialogue Series on the future of climate, presented by the OIST Foundation.

“Islands” are often compared to the concept of canaries in the coal mine when it comes to climate change. It is on islands that we often see the initial signs of climate change and where it can have rapid impact on biodiversity and signal changes that will soon be coming to other parts of the world.

Join the OIST Foundation as we explore this topic with panelists Dr. Evan Economo (Professor, Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit – OIST) along with Dr. Rosemary Gillespie (Professor and Schlinger Chair of Systematics, Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley) and Dr. George Roderick (William Muriece Hoskins Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management – UC Berkeley), who have both been engaged in working on such issues on Pacific Islands for the past 30 years.

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Language: English

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!

★SPECIAL LECTURE Associate Professor Dmitriy Stolyarov , St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\): Part 2, Proof.

Learn how to have a basic conversation in Japanese, including speaking about likes, dislikes and the weather. You'll also learn some high-frequency phrases that you hear often in Japan.

No Japanese experience necessary!

Watch the videos at this link , then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/96739628850)

PhD Public Presentation

This workshop offers unique opportunities to boost your daily productivity and handle challenges of busy workplace filled with interruptions and distractions.

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Speaker: Jieru Zhu, Hausdorff Institute of Mathematics Title: Double centralizer properties for the Drinfeld double of the Taft algebras

Dr. Martin Skrodzki, iTHEMS program, RIKEN (Wako Campus), Japan. Language: English, no interpretation.

This is the weekly QG group meeting. Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia. Title: "Some applications of self dual YM equations"

An interactive online workshop series “Leadership and Management Skills course” provided by highly-skilled trainers from hfp consulting , that provides professional development training exclusively to scientists worldwide. A course certificate is available upon completion.

To register CLICK HERE . Post-course survey SUMMARY .

PhD Public Presentation

Takanobu Hara , Postdoctoral Scholar, Hokkaido University　 Title: Trace inequalities of Sobolev type and nonlinear Dirichlet problems

★SPECIAL LECTURE Associate Professor Dmitriy Stolyarov , St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\): Part 1, Plan.

National holiday

Language: English

Join the OIST information session with a cup of coffee! This session is for Japanese students currently seeking for opportunities in PhD in STEM. The sessions will be done in Japanese. The program is consisted of OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process followed by the session by the OIST graduate from Neurobiology Research Unit.

Assistant Professor Armin Schikorra , University of Pittsburgh Title: Scale-invariant tangent-point energies for knots and fractional harmonic maps

Learn how to ask questions about ingredients and allergens, ask about price and quantity of goods, and pay for your purchases at the register, all in Japanese.

No Japanese experience necessary!

Watch the videos at this link , then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/99994874703)

IT Division is excited to announce that Microsoft Teams user training will be held at OIST hosted by Microsoft Japan next week on Oct 28th (Wed).

Both avid users and those who want to get more familiar with Teams should attend. Each session is limited to 30 onsite participants to enroll. This training is also available remotely (Teams). However, please note that we will not be able to receive questions from remote participants.

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar！

CFF unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!

“QuickFix”- improve your academic CV in an interactive and a time-efficient manner!

To register CLICK HERE Post-event survey SUMMARY

Speaker: Rob Muth, Washington and Jefferson College Title: Specht modules and cuspidal ribbon tableaux

Prof. Nozomi Ando , Cornell University

ZOOM LINK IS HERE

https://oist.zoom.us/j/92166985125?pwd=Mm9ldEQ0Z0xwaXRLdmYrT1ZtVVRKUT09

Meeting ID: 921 6698 5125 Passcode: 883637

Recent discussions in neuroscience have been arguing about the necessity of a revision to our approach in neuroscience. A common approach in neuroscience starts from a phenomenon such as attention or memory as defined from our psychological heritage, trying to find a brain correlate of this phenomenon. This method has been argued to be suffering from two main problems first is the loosely defined psychological terms and second is the correlation fallacy that has been a major concern in neuroscience. We invited two experts in neuroscience from both OIST and RIKEN trying to get their insight on this problem and how different experimental, mathematical and analytical techniques will help us frame a new path in neuroscience research.

Topic: ONOS discussion seminar Time: Oct 23, 2020 04:00 PM Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Simone Pigolotti (Biological Complexity). Title: "Bifractal nature of chromosome contact maps"

Different cultures may have different values and approaches when it comes to making decisions. How can I manage the decision making process effectively in meetings? Join us to find answers to this question.

Join the OIST Foundation for a presentation and discussion with two world-renowned architects on 1) the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University’s (OIST) revolutionary elements, 2) OIST’s unique properties, and 3) OIST’s bold challenges. Presenters Kenneth Kornberg and Takashi Okamoto were the chief architects who designed much of OIST’s campus.

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Associate Professor Dmitriy Stolyarov , St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\)

October 22 2020, at 12:00 (room C209 and zoom ), Kevin Dorgans (Postdoctoral Scholar at Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit led by Marylka Yoe Uusisaari) will give a Talk on "In vitro imaging of subthreshold voltage oscillation in the inferior olive"

This public panel will explore cybersecurity from US and Japanese perspectives, including issues of trust and transparency and regional cooperation; as well as the geopolitics of submarine cables. Providing insights from both industry and academia in Japan and the United States, it promises to be an engaging session on critical topics for our shared future.

Following the public panel, Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program Director Ariel Stenek will lead an informational session about the program and its offerings, as well as answer questions. Attendees will join breakout rooms where they can connect virtually, share research interests, and discuss the day’s most pressing topics. OIST graduate students and young researchers are invited to participate.

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