Past Events

Workshop

Nikon Day @ OIST

Friday, December 20, 2024 - 09:00
OIST Lab1B380 or @ your microscope

Nikon day

Lecture

TSVP Talk: "Excitonic Bose Einstein Condensation in Flat Bands" by Feng Liu

Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
L4E01 and zoom

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).

Seminar

"How the new and old modulate hippocampal function" Thomas McHugh, Ph. D.

Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
L5D23

Speaker : Thomas McHugh, Ph.D.

RIKEN CENTER FOR BRAIN SCIENCE

Team Leader, Circuit and Behavioral Physiology

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Time: 13:00 – 14:00

Location: Lab5 Level D Seminar Room -L5D23

Seminar

"Skill Acquisition and Transfer Systems with AI and XR for Augmented Human" by Prof. Hideki Koike

Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 11:00
L5D23, Lab5 Seminar room

Prof. Hideki Koike, Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Seminar

Seminar: Academic Collaborations with Startups and Big Pharma

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:30
LAB 3 ROOM C700

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Jessica Schneider, Chief Scientific Officer of Corundum Systems Biology as she shares insights from her nearly two decades of experience in microbiome research and therapeutic development. This seminar will explore the journey of translating biomedical discoveries from the lab to the clinic, with a focus on strategic technology development for clinical trials. | Wed, 18 Dec 2024 | 4:00PM-5:30PM | LAB 3 ROOM C700 |

Seminar

Seminar "Direct and Indirect Descending Control of Primate Hand Movements and Sensation" by Dr. Kazuhiko Seki

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 14:00 to 16:00
Lab5D23

Dr. Seki is a director of the Department of Neurophysiology of NCNP.

Seminar

José Senovilla (Basque U.): Singularity theorems in gravitation

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 14:30
L4F01

QGU Seminar

Title: Singularity theorems in gravitation

Speaker: José Senovilla (Basque U.)

Seminar

[Seminar] "Single is beautiful: Exploring neurodegeneration through single-cell transcriptomic" by Federico Pratesi, University of Montreal, Canada

Monday, December 16, 2024 - 11:00
Lab5D23 (Seminar Room)

[Seminar] "Single is beautiful: Exploring neurodegeneration through single-cell transcriptomic" by Federico Pratesi (University of Montreal, Canada )

Seminar

【Seminar】Stealth and deception: motion camouflage in hunting cuttlefish

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 14:00 to 14:30
F01, Lab4

Dr. Matteo Santon, Research Fellow, University of Bristol

Language: English

Seminar

【Seminar】Polarization vision in crustaceans and cephalopods

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 13:30 to 14:00
F01, Lab4

Dr. Martin How, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Animal Behaviour and Sensory Biology, University of Bristol

Language: English

Symposium

OIST Innovation Accelerator Bootcamp Pitch Day

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 13:00 to 19:00
Center Building, Seminar Room, C209

OIST Innovation Accelerator Bootcamp. Language (English, interpretation proviced). Registration needed. OIST Innovation Acceleratorブートキャンプ。言語(英語、同通有)。登録必須

Seminar

[Seminar]Prof. Karlo Penc "Unified theory of degenerate manifolds, helimagnets, and multi-Q chiral phases in the classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the face-centered-cubic, honeycomb and diamond lattice"

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
L4E48/zoon

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

Seminar

A window to the future: using natural CO2 analogues to predict species responses to a changing ocean

Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 16:00
via Zoom

Online seminar by Prof. Davide Spatafora

Culture

4th Studium Generale by Prof. Till Weber (The University of the Ryukyus)

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 19:00 to 20:30
OIST Center Bldg C209

4th Studium Generale by Prof. Till Weber (The University of the Ryukyus)

From Bakumatsu to Meiji – How Japan came into the modern age, 1850´s to 1870´s

Campus

Kino Store

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 14:30
Center Court

Kino Store (Kinoza) Every Wednesday 14:30-16:30 Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Seminar

[Seminar] Prof. Sandvik "The evolving story of deconfined quantum criticality"

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:00
B503 / Zoom

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

Public

Ken's Burrito

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 11:30
Center Court

Ken's Burrito Dates: Every Wednesday Time: 11:30-until sold out Location: Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Seminar

【Seminar】Engineering Heat Flow with Tunable Thermal Systems

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 07:00 to 08:00
Online (Zoom)

Dr. Trevor Shimokusu, Assistant Professor, in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Language: English

Registration: https://forms.gle/cfptxyDVpoxK3pLk6 PleaseRSVP before December 9 17:00 JST

Lecture

TSVP Talk: "Topological Defects in Hard and Soft Condensed Matter " by Avadh Saxena

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:00
L4E01 and zoom

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).

Research

Seminar "Consequences of Climate-induced Range Shifts for Shared Fish Stocks" by Prof. Mikko Heino

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
L4E48

Seminar by Prof. Mikko Heino

Title: Consequences of Climate-induced Range Shifts for Shared Fish Stocks

Affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Campus

Maruesu Farm (Banana Milk Shake)

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00
Lab 1 parking lot

8/13&27 12:00-16:00 Lab 1 Parking Lot

Seminar

Seminar"Dynamical elasto-capillary self-assembly"Matthieu Labousse

Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00
C209

Language: English

Research

Seminar "Metapopulation Heterogeneities in Host Mobility, Productivity, and Immunocompetency Always Increase Virulence and Infectiousness" by Dr. Masato Sato

Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4E48

Seminar by Dr. Masato Sato

Title: Metapopulation Heterogeneities in Host Mobility, Productivity, and Immunocompetency Always Increase Virulence and Infectiousness

Affiliation: Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Research

Seminar "Adaptive Spirals in Haploid-Diploid Life Cycles: The Path to Extreme Asymmetry" by Prof. Akira Sasaki

Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:00
L4E48

Seminar by Prof. Akira Sasaki

Title: Adaptive Spirals in Haploid-Diploid Life Cycles: The Path to Extreme Asymmetry

Affiliation: Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Japan

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Seminar

[Seminar]"A possible link between autonomic arousal and contextual inference process in human motor learning and control" by Dr. Atsushi Yokoi

Monday, December 9, 2024 - 10:00 to 12:00
Meeting room D015, Lab 1

Speaker: Dr. Atsushi Yokoi Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet) Osaka University

Title: A possible link between autonomic arousal and contextual inference process in human motor learning and control

OIST Workshops

LeviNet-OIST Workshop "Schrödinger Cats - The Quest to Find the Edge of the Quantum World"

Monday, December 9, 2024 (All day) to Friday, December 13, 2024 (All day)
Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 (Center Building)

OIST organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Please show your OIST badge when entering the venue.

Culture

Digital Canvas: The Nexus of Science, Art, and Technology

Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 14:00
OIST Auditorium

Public talk by OIST Visiting Artist Sputniko!

Admission free; registration required.

Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation

Seminar

[Seminar] "On a sharp interface limit of the Kobayashi-Warren-Carter system" by Prof. Yoshikazu Giga

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4F01

Title: On a sharp interface limit of the Kobayashi-Warren-Carter system

Speaker: Prof. Yoshikazu Giga (University of Tokyo)

Professional Development

Debate for English learners

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
Lab 2 - c600b
Calling All English Learners!

Join Us for a Debate Showdown

Are you ready to put your English skills to the test? Join us for a thrilling debate on December 6th at 2 PM in Lab 2 C600B. This is your chance to showcase your reading, writing, speaking, and listening abilities while sharpening your critical thinking skills.

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 16

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
The Provost Lecture Series 16

Research

[POSTPONED] Seminar "Universal Dynamics of Word Frequency Through the Analysis of a Large Social Media Database" by Prof. Kenta Yamada

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 11:00 to 12:00
[Due to the sudden illness of the speaker, this seminar needs to be postponed, presumably until January.]

Seminar by Prof. Kenta Yamada

Title: Universal Dynamics of Word Frequency Through the Analysis of a Large Social Media Database

Affiliation: Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Wellness

Gut Health & Mindful Eating Seminar by Stephanie Singleton

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 13:30 to 15:00
C209

Ganjuu is excited to host our guest speaker Stephanie Singleton, who will be speaking about the impacts of gut health and mindful eating on our wellbeing on December 5. ​

Symposium

Greener Mobility Ideathon

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 09:30 to 17:30
Seminar Room L4E48

Join us for the Greener Mobility Ideathon , a hands-on event focused on developing actionable solutions that promote greener, more efficient urban mobility.

Organized by the EU-Japan EIG Concert Japan Project "A proactive Social-based framework for SMART transportation (SO-SMART)"

Seminar

【Seminar】 De Rham cohomology for non-Hausdorff manifolds

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 14:30 to 15:30
L5EF06

Speaker: Mr. David O'Connell (OIST student)

Seminar

Seminar: Do You Know How Your Mobile Phone Chip Is Made?

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 13:30 to 15:30
Center Building C210

Discover FUJIFILM world-leading chemcial technology for semiconductor manufacturing and OIST's innovative lithography for future advanced chip production | Wed, 4 Dec 2024 | 1:30PM-3:30PM | Center Building C210 |

Seminar

【Seminar】Theory of edge states and charge transport in unconventional superconductors

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 11:00 to 12:00
L4F01

Speaker :Yukio Tanaka: Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4F01 and online on Zoom

Pablo Ocal, OIST

Title: Deformations of Frobenius algebras and noncommutative 2d topological quantum field theories

Seminar

Seminar"Immersed Boundary Numerical Simulation in Microfluidic Flows"Damir Juric

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 15:00
C209

Language: English

Seminar

Lessons on Succeeding with Early-Stage Venture Building

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
L5DE18 (open stairs area)
We are delighted to invite you to an engaging talk by Erlend T. Hovgaard , advisor, venture builder, innovation manager, and co-owner of Reodor —an Oslo-based venture and innovation studio dedicated to driving sustainable growth and creating impactful solutions. Erlend’s work spans multiple areas, with a particular focus on venture building and innovation for decarbonization and the green transition. In this session, he will share insights on building early-stage startups, complete with case studies, followed by an interactive Q&A.
Lecture

TSVP Talk: "Spontaneous Formation of Soft Matter" by Aoki Keiko

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:00
L4E48 and zoom

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).

Seminar

Seminar "Recent Progress in Computing Complex Multiphase Flows" by Dr. Damir Juric

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 10:30 to 11:30
Lab3 C700

[Speaker] Dr. Damir Juric, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, UK and Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique, CNRS, France

Culture

CluES: Scotland Event

Sunday, December 1, 2024 - 17:00
Seaside House

Cultural Event Series (CluES): SCOTLAND Presented by OISTers from Scotland

Via Cultural Event Series we want to boost everyone’s experience by giving OISTers the opportunity to share their culture with the community and the community members to learn about a variety of cultures.

Culture

Science + Art Exhibit: "Coral Colors by Sputniko!"

Friday, November 29, 2024 - 09:00 to Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 17:00
OIST Tunnel Gallery

"Coral Colors," spectators are invited to confront the ongoing reality of coral bleaching and to spark an awareness of environmental issues.

The artworks on display in this exhibition were created by British/Japanese artist Sputniko!, widely known for her creations and projects exploring the themes of technology, gender, and feminism.

This project was developed in collaboration with OIST’s Marine Climate Change Unit, led by Prof. Tim Ravasi.

Seminar

A Talk by Keiko Yamamoto: Cerebellar non-motor functions: brain development and mental control

Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 11:00 to 12:00
OIST Center Bldg C210

Speaker : Keiko Yamamoto (Korea Institute of Science and Technology: Networks, synaptic regulations, and functions in the cerebellum )

Lecture

TSVP Talk: "Team Science at the Allen Institute: From Neuron Types to Neural Dynamics " by Jim Berg

Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 10:00 to 11:00
B250 and zoom

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).

Seminar

A Talk by Devika Narain : Prior beliefs about time: From single cells to neural manifolds

Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 10:00 to 11:00
OIST Center Bldg C210

Speaker :Devika Narain (Erasmus Medical Center, Circuit dynamics of temporal control)

Seminar

Unfolding dual gravity fields in E11

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 16:30
Lab 4, E43

QG Seminar (Online) Speaker: Josh O'Connor (University of Mons, Belgium)

Title: Unfolding dual gravity fields in E11

Seminar

[Seminar] Mechanistic theory of foraging

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:00
L5D23

Dr. Ahmed El Hady, Group Leader , Center for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior and Max Planck Institute

Language: English

Symposium

OIST-JAIST Joint Symposium: "Collaborative Innovation for Sustainable Future through Advanced Materials Science"

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:30 to 17:00
C209

OIST and JAIST entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last year. As part of our collaborative efforts in research, both universities have agreed to leverage each other's strengths through cooperation. To commemorate the first anniversary of the MOU signing, a celebratory event will be held at OIST on November 27th.

Symposium

OIST - NanoLSI Joint Symposium "Exploring Uncharted Nanoscale Frontiers in Life Sciences"

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 (All day)
B250 Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater

Human prosperity has advanced alongside the development of science and technology, opening numerous uncharted frontiers. This symposium aims to foster transdisciplinary research and catalyze new collaborations among researchers from diverse fields. We warmly invite your participation.

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