Past Events

Seminar

Seminar: "Tunable superconducting flux qubits with long coherence times" by Prof. Michael Stern

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4E01
Seminar: "Tunable superconducting flux qubits with long coherence times" by Prof. Michael Stern, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Coffee will be served!
OIST Mini Symposium

OIST Mini Symposium "Yielding and Flow of Soft Matter Systems"

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 09:00 to Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 17:00
OIST Seminar Room C209 (Day 1), Seaside House (Days 2-3)

OIST Mini Symposium | Organizing unit: Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions | For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate.

Recreation

Music Theory and Guitar Lessons With Travis White

Monday, February 27, 2023 - 18:30 to 21:30
Zoom meeting

Music Theory and Guitar Lessons With Travis White

Seminar

[Seminar] Generalizing Tensor Network Methods to Neural Network Wave Functions using Variational Monte Carlo

Monday, February 27, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
L4E48 and Zoom

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

Conference

Interdisciplinary Science Conference in Okinawa (ISCO 2023): Physics and Mathematics meet Medical Science

Monday, February 27, 2023 - 09:00 to Friday, March 3, 2023 - 12:30
OIST Auditorium

Interdiciplinary Science Conferene in Okinawa (ISCO 2023):Physics and Mathematics meet Medical Science OIST Auditorium, OIST, Okinawa, Japan In-person participation only.

Conference

Interdisciplinary Science Conference in Okinawa (ISCO 2023) — Physics and Mathematics meet Medical Science —

Monday, February 27, 2023 (All day) to Friday, March 3, 2023 (All day)
OIST Auditorium

The purpose of ISCO 2023 is to bring together leading researchers in their respective fields, explore methods for solving issues through the fusion of different fields, and form a new network of researchers. The workshop will bring together speakers from Japan and abroad in the fields of space science, particle and nuclear physics, quantum computing, life sciences, and medicine to discuss the challenges they face and the latest advancements in their respective fields.

Seminar

【Seminar】Professor Seunghwa Ryu: Data-driven methods for materials, structures, and process design

Friday, February 24, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
L4E01 (Lab 4, level E) and Zoom

Dr. Seunghwa Ryu

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST)

Holiday

天皇誕生日 Emperor’s birthday

Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor Lisa Genzel: Complex memory, sleep and plasticity

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 17:00
ZOOM

OIST Neuroscience Club is excited to start this year's ONOS seminar series with Prof. Lisa Genzel from Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Netherlands. Everyone is welcome to join the seminar!

Seminar

[Seminar] 'Optical tweezers: from space to the nanoscale… and back' by Prof. Onofrio M. Maragò

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 16:50 to 17:30
on Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Onofrio M. Maragò Director of CNR-IPCF, Istituto Processi Chimico-Fisici (Messina), Italy

Seminar

Security of quantum key distribution in realistic conditions

Monday, February 20, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4E01

Speaker: Dr. Guillermo Currás-Lorenzo, University of Toyama.

Seminar

Towards implementation security of QKD

Monday, February 20, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
L4E01

Speaker: Dr. Margarida Pereira, University of Toyama.

Recreation

*BeActive Functional Fitness Class*

Sunday, February 19, 2023 - 09:00 to Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 17:00
Ocean View Meeting Room
BeActive Fitness Classes

BeActive OIST Fitness Classes have limited numbers and new safety guidelines.

Visit webpage for more information on available classes and times.

Please visit our website to register!

External Events

Okinawa International School Elementary 5th grade IBPYP Exhibition

Saturday, February 18, 2023 (All day)
[Education Coordinator] Okinawa International School (Nanjo campus)

On Saturday, February 18, the Elementary 5th grade will be hosting the IBPYP Exhibition, the best opportunity to learn about the IB educational environment at OIS. OIST parents are welcome to attend.

Please see the attached flier.

Lecture

TSVP Talk: "Topological Phases and Universal Fractional Quasiparticles" by Jeffrey Teo

Friday, February 17, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:10
L4E48, 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).

Recreation

Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 20:00
Seaside Lounge

This week we will discuss how the ukulele is the ideal instrument to accompany songs about existentialism.

Lecture

Lecture by Ulf Skoglund

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 16:00
B250 Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater

The Provost Lecture Series - In appreciation of his strong and lasting impact on OIST

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 5

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
Title: A quest to enable viewing individual proteins at 1nm resolution Speaker: Professor Ulf Skoglund, Structural Cellular Biology (SCB) Unit , Dean of the Graduate School Chair: Professor Amy Shen, Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit , Provost
Training

[Training] COMSOL Multiphysics® Bimonthly Training By COMSOL Japan

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
Web

If you are interested in solving heat transfer problems using COMSOL Multiphysics ® , this is the online seminar for you.

Program 14:00 – 15:00 JST

Research

Dr Quijandria: Quantum error correction with dissipatively stabilized squeezed cat qubits

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 10:00
Meeting Room C016 Lab 1

Quantum computers can use many forms of quantum systems to encode and process quantum information. There has been a lot of interest recently on using modes of light to encode quantum information but this brings with it some questions about how to encode quantum information into an infinite dimensional Hilbert space which is robust against errors. This talk will show how this can be achieved.

External Events

The 38th Board of Governors Meeting

Thursday, February 16, 2023 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Seminar

"BMS Field Theories with u(1) Symmetry", Dr. Max Riegler

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 15:00
Lab 4, Seminar room L4E01

Quantum Gravity Unit visitor seminar. Speaker: Dr. Max Riegler, University of Vienna. Title: "BMS Field Theories with u(1) Symmetry".

Seminar

Modeling autism spectrum disorders with iPS cell technology and disease model mice

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 13:00
LAB3 C700 (onsite only)

Yamamoto Unit will host a series of seminars on cancer and oncology. This seminar is a part of GS course, A307 Molecular Oncology and Cell Signaling, by Prof. Yamamoto.

Speaker: Takanobu Nakazawa, Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture

Seminar

Seminar "Entropic characterization of quantum states with maximal evolution under given energy constraints" Prof. Ana Majtey, University of Cordoba, Argentina

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 10:30 to 11:30
L4E48, Level E, Lab 4

Speaker: Prof. Ana Majtey, University of Cordoba, Argentina

Seminar

[Seminar] Skyrmion crystals and their relatives in SU(3) chiral magnets

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
L4F01 and ZOOM

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

External Events

Join us for beach cleaning at our beautiful Seaside House and Tancha beach

Sunday, February 12, 2023 - 13:30 to 15:30
Seaside House Faculty House ( see the map attached)

External Events

The 23rd Conference of Okinawa Physical Therapy Association 2023

Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 09:00 to 17:40
OIST Conference Center

This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .

Holiday

建国記念の日 Foundation Day

Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

[Seminar] Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Codes as Subsystems

Friday, February 10, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
C700 - Lab 3

Prof. Andrew Doherty - School of Physics, The University of Sydney

Prospective Students

OIST NetCafé (Online Information Session) in February 2023

Friday, February 10, 2023 - 10:00
Online

This session will be done in English only. The program will start off with OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process, financial support and student life followed by the panel discussion by 3 OIST PhD students.

Seminar

【Seminar】 Dr. Thomas Akam “Reconciling parallel 'reinforcement learning' systems in cortex and basal ganglia ” 

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Thomas Akam, University of Oxford

Seminar

Peroxisome biogenesis and human disorders

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 10:30
LAB3 C700 (onsite only)

Yamamoto Unit will host a series of seminars on cancer and oncology. This seminar is a part of GS course, A307 Molecular Oncology and Cell Signaling, by Prof. Yamamoto.

Speaker: Prof. Yukio FUJIKI, University of Hyogo; Kyushu University

Seminar

[Seminar] "Molecular Spin Qubits for Quantum Computer and High-Density Memory Devices Based on Molecular Magnets" by Emeritus Prof. Masahiro Yamashita (Tohoku University, Japan)

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 17:30 to 18:30
L4E48 (Lab 4)

Please note: time change: 16:00-17:00 →  17:30-18:30

Title: ​

"Molecular Spin Qubits for Quantum Computer and High-Density Memory Devices Based on Molecular Magnets"

Seminar

[Seminar] 'Finding Knowledge: Adventures Using the Shape of Light' by Dr Jacquiline Romero

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
on Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Mary Jacquiline Romero Reader and Westpac Research Fellow, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland, Australia Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS)

Professional Development

Survival Japanese for Absolute Beginners

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab2, C600B

Seminars will be held on Tuesdays st C600B in Lab2 from 11AM to Noon. Please note that space is limited to the first 20 people who enter the room.

Workshop

Mini Course: Particle Tracking Simulation using Ocean Parcels

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 10:00 to Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 12:00
B715 in Lab 3
Mini Course: Particle Tracking Simulation using Ocean Parcels Sign up here
Recreation

Cosmos screening (episode 8)

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 18:00
Lab 4 discussion space (F22c)

Cosmos episode 8: Journeys in Space and Time

Recreation

Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:15
Plumeria Lounge in the Gardens Housing

Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)

Seminar

Seminar "Assisting Neutron Science with Machine Learning techniques" Dr. José I. Robledo, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Germany

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
C700, Lab 3

Speaker: Dr. José I. Robledo, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Germany

Research

Sub-wavelength quantum imaging for astronomy

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 10:00
Seminar Room B503 - Ctr Bldg

Can quantum mechanics help with the precise imaging of faint astronomical objects? In this talk Dr Huang will explain her recent research about a quantum protocol for distributed quantum sensing with applications to telescope arrays.

Recreation

Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 09:00
Seaside Lounge

This week we will focus on developing a repertoire of facial expressions to make while playing ukulele solos.

External Events

The 30th Board of Councilors Meeting

Thursday, February 2, 2023 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Symposium

Inclusive Leadership Symposium 2023

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 10:00 to Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 16:00
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Auditorium and Conference Center.

In the face of ongoing change across our world, societies, and organizations, Inclusive Leadership is critical for creating conditions and climates that enhance adaptability, empowerment and collaboration, and a strong sense of community and belonging. This year’s symposium brings us together to explore how the qualities of inclusive leadership can be engendered at multiple levels across our institutions.

We invite participants from Japan and across the world to engage in discussions, inquiry, and strategic thinking to explore how to: develop institutional cultures where every individual can thrive and their contributions are valued; instill ownership amongst leaders at all levels to actively foster inclusion and equity; empower those who identify as people from minoritized and underrepresented backgrounds to realize their full leadership potential.

Registration Form

Lecture

Public Lecture by Prof. Svante Pääbo in Tokyo, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 18:00 to 19:30
Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo

Science Talk by Prof. Svante Pääbo, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Seminar

[Seminar] Interactions between turbulence and particles

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
B503 (Ctr Bldg.)

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

Language: English

Industry Relations

Danish Design Center Seminar: "How should societal design change when the society expands?"

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:30
B250

Dr. Christian Bason, CEO, Danish Design Center. Language: English, Open to OIST Community

Industry Relations

OIST Innovators Society Seminar - Bringing medical devices to the market

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Seminar room L4E01 (Lab 4, Floor E) + zoom (Meeting ID: 959 3115 2658 Passcode: 914922)

Are you developing or want to develop medical devices, drugs or vaccines at OIST? Would you like to see your technology reach the hands of patients after they are developed in research labs?

Then, please join us at the next Innovators society meeting on January 27 th , where Dr. Laurent Metz will give us a glimpse into his 20 years of experience of bringing medical devices to the markets.

Recreation

TSVP Teatime

Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 16:00
Lab 4 Level D Break Area (L4D01)

"TSVP Teatime": informal discussions and getting to know each other

Seminar

Mathematics in the Science : Self-Correcting Quantum Many-Body Control using Reinforcement Learning with Tensor Networks

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
L4E48

SPEAKER : Ms. Friederike Metz (Busch Unit Phd student)

Seminar

EHE – Epithelial Hemangio-Endothelioma, cancer driven by fusions of YAP or TAZ oncogenes with genes that encode transcription factors

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 11:00
zoom

Yamamoto Unit will host a series of seminars on cancer and oncology. This seminar is a part of GS course, A307 Molecular Oncology and Cell Signaling, by Prof. Yamamoto.

Speaker:Marius Sudol, PhD,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

zoom Meeting URL: https://oist.zoom.us/j/95797251923?pwd=ekcrUlNhejNyMlpoTUV1SlgxOHI3Zz09 Meeting ID: 957 9725 1923 Passcode: 390997

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