Past Events

Professional Development

Orators Meeting for Communication & Public Speaking

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 12:00
Seminar Room B503 (Lab 1)

OIST Orators meet every two weeks to practice public speaking. No matter your level or experience, everyone is welcome to come and learn together! Our meetings typically consist of prepared talks, impromptu topics to practice speaking on the spot, and a short seminar on some aspect of oratory.

Seminar

[Seminar] Poincare inequalities on the Vicsek set, Professor Chen Li, Louisiana State University

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 10:00
Online via Zoom

Abstract:

The Vicsek set is a tree-like fractal on which neither analog of curvature nor differential structure exists, whereas the heat kernel satisfies sub-Gaussian estimates. I will talk about Sobolev spaces and scale invariant $L^p$ Poincar\'e inequalities on the Vicsek set. Several approaches will be discussed, including the metric approach of Korevaar-Schoen and the approach by limit approximation of discrete p-energies.

Zoom : https://oist.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdu-uqTwrGdFV5IrA0woMhvhlxVa_5ttw

Industry Relations

Startup Pitch Competition: Global Entrepreneurship Week

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 13:30 to 15:00
Center Building C209

Watch entrepreneurs battle it out at the OIST Startup Pitch Competition and cast your vote for the "Audience Choice Award". Free coffee and snacks.

Thursday, November 17, 2022 1:30pm-3:00pm Center Building, C209

Seminar

[Seminar] Community assembly and species coexistence in the heterogeneous world

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 10:00
C700, Lab 3

Dr. Naoto Shinohara, Specially appointed assistant professor, Tohoku University.

Language: English, no interpretation. All are welcome to attend.

Seminar

[Seminar] "Prediction with expert advice: a PDE perspective on a model problem from machine learning" by Prof. Robert V. Kohn

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 10:00
Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Robert V. Kohn (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU)

Title: Prediction with expert advice: a PDE perspective on a model problem from machine learning

Seminar

<Seminar> Prof. Berkhout, HIV keeps on surprising us: a CRISPR-Cas cure adventure and a drug-resistance story

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:00
Seminar Room C210, Center Building

Title: HIV keeps on surprising us: a CRISPR-Cas cure adventure and a drug-resistance story

By Dr. Ben Berkhout, University of Amsterdam.

Language: English, no interpretation

Seminar

Cryptography in the (post-)quantum world by Prof. Carlos Cid

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:00
L4E1 (ZOOM link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/99741209304?pwd=NzFsK0RkY3M3YktKTm1CS1NxcFpMdz09)
Title:

Cryptography in the (post-)quantum world

Speaker:

Prof Carlos Cid (OIST - Applied Cryptography Unit)

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30
on Zoom
Giada Volpato, University of Florence Title: On the restriction of a character of \(\mathfrak{S}_n\) to a Sylow \(p\)-subgroup
Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 2

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
Provost Lecture Series 2 Speaker: Prof. Mahesh Bandi, Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit Title: Not all those who wander are lost

Seminar

[Seminar] "Photosynthetic cellular modifications to synthesize spider silk with arranged amino acid sequences" by Prof. Keiji Numata (Kyoto University and RIKEN, Japan)

Monday, November 14, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:00
L4E48 (Lab 4, Floor E) & Zoom

Title:

Photosynthetic cellular modifications to synthesize spider silk with arranged amino acid sequences

★ Ten participants at L4E48 will receive a novelty by L-INSIGHT. (first-come-first-served basis)

Seminar

【Seminar】SKP1A links Polycomb-repressed genes with proteasome

Monday, November 14, 2022 - 13:30
C210, Center Building

Yamamoto Unit presents a seminar by Dr. Haruhiko Koseki, Deputy director and team leader, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN. The seminar is about Polycomb, PRC1, SKP1A, proteasome, CGI.

Seminar

Seminar "Unitary few- and many-body problems in ultracold Fermi gases" Prof. Shimpei Endo, Tohoku University

Monday, November 14, 2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
C209, Center Building

Speaker: Prof. Shimpei Endo, Tohoku University

Public

OIST Science Festival 2022

Saturday, November 12, 2022 (All day)
OIST main campus

Recreation

Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 20:00
Seaside Lounge OR beach behind Seaside House

We've been missing you ukulately!

Campus Service

International Schooling Options Information Seminar 2022 インターナショナルスクール説明会

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 18:00 to 20:00
B250

2022 International Schooling Options Information Seminar - a hybrid event featuring representatives from 6 international schools. Open to OIST community, including parents, carers, and curious people.

Thursday, November 10th, 2022

18:00-20:00

B250 and Zoom

See flier for more details and to register

Seminar

[Seminar] 'Anderson localisation and quantum optics experiments in Auckland' by Prof Hoogerland

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 16:00 to 17:00
C210, Level C, Centre Building

Speaker: Prof Maarten Hoogerland, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Talk title: Anderson localisation and quantum optics experiments in Auckland

Lecture

Lecture series "The quest for mathematical understanding of artificial intelligence", Professor Sanjeev Arora (Princeton University)

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 15:00 to 17:00
Hybrid (Kyoto University + Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rF0S6c5BRrGnsCu1pbKUzQ)

Online Lecture series "The quest for mathematical understanding of artificial intelligence" by Professor Sanjeev Arora, Computer Science at Princeton University.

Seminar

"Flickering caustics and mesmerising prey: the unique visual ecology of cuttlefish" Dr. Martin J. How

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 15:00
Seminar Room L4 E48 and Zoom
Dr. Martin J. How Royal Society University Research Fellow Ecology of Vision Lab, University of Bristol
Seminar

[Seminar] "Space like strong unique continuation for some fractional parabolic equations" by Prof. Agnid Banerjee

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 14:00
Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Agnid Banerjee (TIFR CAM, Bangalore)

Title: Space like strong unique continuation for some fractional parabolic equations

Seminar

Seminar: “The smaller they are, the harder they fly: how insect flight copes with miniaturization” by Prof. Sanjay P Sane

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room C209, Ctr Bldg

Seminar: “The smaller they are, the harder they fly: how insect flight copes with miniaturization” by Prof. Sanjay P Sane

Research

Endnote Training Seminar (English)

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 10:00
Zoom

EndNote is a reference manager that helps you save time formatting citations, so you can focus on your research. Researchers and administrative staff at OIST have access to the full version of the application through the OIST Software Center.

These online sessions will introduce you the EndNote reference management program in basic and intermediate levels and is available in English and Japanese. USACO will be providing this seminar to OIST members over Zoom with live Q&A.

Symposium

OIST Center for Quantum Technologies Mini Symposium

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 09:30 to 16:25
B250, Center Building
This is the first mini-symposium of the OIST Center for Quantum Technologies. Organized by Prof. Kae Nemoto, it is taking place on November 9 in B250, Center Building. Everybody within OIST is welcome!
Workshop

Silver Workshop V: Complex Geometry and related topics

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 09:00 to Friday, November 11, 2022 - 18:00
L4F01
"Silver Workshop V: Complex Geometry and related topics" Workshop 2022. Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: Invited Guests.
Seminar

Protochips seminar: Axon, new platform of electron microscope observation and Poseidon, a unique electron microscope holder in liquid condition

Monday, November 7, 2022 - 13:00 to 15:00
C210, center building

Technical seminar by Protochips Inc: Axon, new transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation and Poseidon, a liquid cell holder fo TEM observation in liquid condition. All OIST members are welcome to join the seminar.

OIST Workshops

International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS) 2022

Monday, November 7, 2022 - 09:30 to Friday, November 11, 2022 - 17:00
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | Website | Program | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

Seminar

[Seminar] Whitney Extension and Lusin Approximation for Horizontal Curves in the Heisenberg Group, Professor Andrea Pinamonti, University of Trento

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 17:00
Zoom

Abstract: Whitney extension results characterize when one can extend a mapping from a compact subset to a smooth mapping on a larger space. Lusin approximation results give conditions under which one can approximate a rough map by a smoother map after discarding a set of small measure. We first recall relevant results in the Euclidean setting, then describe recent work extending them to horizontal curves in the Heisenberg group. We focus on C^m curves.

Zoom : https://oist.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpduGtqzooG9PA85LMRCwswpo5ODm2nU49

Seminar

/Time Changed to 3PM/Semianr "Persistent current fractional quantization in atomtronic circuits" Dr. Juan Polo Gomez, TII

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 15:00 to 16:00
C700, Lab 3

Speaker: Dr. Juan Polo Gomez, Quantum Research Centre, Technology Innovation Institute

Professional Development

Orators Meeting for Communication & Public Speaking

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 12:00
Seminar Room B503 (Lab 1)

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information

Industry Relations

Fireside chat with Solange Massa, Founder & CEO of Ecoatoms

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar room C700, Lab 3 Level C

Fireside chat with Dr. Solange Massa, the founder and CEO of Ecoatoms, a NASA supported company developing the next generation biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices in space.

Seminar

[Seminar] "GC bias-aware abundance estimation from metagenomic data increases accuracy and replicability" by Laurenz Holcik

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 10:00
Lab 3 B712

Biological Complexity Unit Seminar, open to everyone who is interested. In person or zoom. Lab 3 B712.

Title: "GC bias-aware abundance estimation from metagenomic data increases accuracy and replicability"

Holiday

文化の日 Culture Day

Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 00:00

National holiday

Wellness

Managing Stress and Improving Wellbeing

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:00 to 12:00
Lab 4 E01

Find out about the causes and effects of stress and hear about evidence-based ideas to help you improve and maintain wellbeing. Includes a talk by Dr. Yamamoto, OIST Occupational Doctor and Okinawan Psychiatrist about health and career balance based on the characteristics of Okinawa.

ストレスの原因とその影響について、また科学的根拠に基づいた心身の健康を向上させる方法についてお話します。OIST産業医であり、精神科医の山本先生による、沖縄の環境にあった健康とキャリアのバランスについてのお話もございます。是非ご参加ください。

Training

Communication Skill "Unconscious Bias"

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 09:15 to 16:45
Seminar Room C210, Center Bldg.

In this session, staff/leaders will identify through work and discussion various situations in which they are prone to bias and how this affects their actions such as decision-making and communicating with others.

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30
on Zoom
Loïc Poulain d'Andecy , University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne Title: KLR-type presentation of affine Hecke algebras of type B
Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 1

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
The Provost Lecture Series 1 Title: My (perhaps too) challenging life in science and technology Speaker: Professor Ichiro Maruyama, Information Processing Biology Unit Chair: Professor Ulf Skoglund, Structural Cellular Biology
Workshop

Nobel Turing Challenge Initiative (NTCI): The 2nd Workshop on Nobel Turing Challenge

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 09:00 to 18:30
Kobe Campus, RIKEN / Zoom

The 2nd Workshop on Nobel Turing Challenge

The second workshop on the Nobel Turing Challenge will be held at RIKEN Kobe campus in the hybrid onsite/online format organized by Nobel Turing Challenge Initiative. We will further develop the discussions that took place in the first full online workshop where we shared information on the current status of the field and what can be our possible high impact targets. A guided tour of RIKEN’s robotic biology laboratory is also planned for the onsite participants.

Seminar

Guest lecture by Ad Spiers: "Haptic interfaces for navigation"

Monday, October 31, 2022 - 10:30 to 11:30
C209 / Zoom

Dr Ad Spiers is the head of the recently founded Manipulation and Touch Lab of Imperial College London, which investigates various aspects of human and robotic upper limbs. Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: Everyone at OIST. Freely accessible to all OIST members without registration (also via Zoom).

Seminar

Joint seminar: “Ecological Approaches to Anthropogenic Environment, from Basic to Applied” by Hirosaki University - Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicin - OIST - Tokushima University

Monday, October 31, 2022 - 10:00 to 16:30
Conference Center Meeting room

Joint seminar: “Ecological Approaches to Anthropogenic Environment, from Basic to Applied” by Hirosaki University - Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicin - OIST - Tokushima University

Recreation

Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 20:00
Seaside Lounge OR beach behind Seaside House

We're back!

Industry Relations

OIST Innovators Society - Entrepreneur story

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar room L4F01 (Lab4)

Are you a passionate inventor? Are you driven to invent technology to help people in need? Then you are going to be excited and inspired by listening to our next entrepreneur’s story!

Stephen Estelle is going to share his entrepreneurship story with the Innovators Society. Stephen is the CEO and founder of Estelle Ingenuity , and Technician in the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit at OIST.

Recreation

TSVP Teatime

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 16:00
Lab 4 Level D Break Area (L4D01)

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

Seminar

[Seminar] "Liouville theorem for V-harmonic maps under non-negative (m, V)-Ricci curvature for non-positive m" by Prof. Kazuhiro Kuwae

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 16:00
L4E01 or Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Kauzhiro Kuwae (Fukouka University)

Title: Liouville theorem for V-harmonic maps under non-negative (m, V)-Ricci curvature for non-positive m

Research

Open Access (OA) Webinar

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 10:00
Zoom

Did you know Open Access (OA) is more than just Open Access Journals? Please register for this webinar via Zoom if you would like to learn more about the different paths to Open Access to further the reach of your research. This webinar will be held in English and is hosted by the OIST Library.

Seminar

[Seminar] Prof. B J Kim "Evidence for a hidden order in the pyrochlore iridate Nd2Ir2O7"

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 15:00 to 16:00
C700 and Zoom

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

Language: English

Research

[Seminar] Enhancing detection of pest species using environmental DNA/RNA in biosecurity

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
OIST Seminar room L4F01 (Lab 4)

Speaker: Dr Alejandro Trujillo-Gonzalez, Principal Scientist, National eDNA Reference Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Hosted by: Dr. Roger Huerlimann, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Globalisation is increasing the rate and complexity of trade connections between countries. This increasing network of interactions, in hand with the movement of both people and goods, puts countries at risk of invasive pests and diseases, constraining their capacity to protect economic, ecological, and social livelihood. Tackling the increasing influx of invasive pests and pathogens requires the use of biosecurity measures within diverse methodologies used to detect, eradicate, and minimize the inherent risks of these unwanted species. (...)

Symposium

The 28th EAJS -East Asia Joint Symposium

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 09:30 to Friday, October 28, 2022 - 12:20
Hybrid - Online for OIST and on-site (SIAIS and SIBCB)

The EAJS was initiated as a joint research conference between the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University (Korea) in 1994 and has been held annually for recent twenty-seven years. During the twenty-seven years, the EAJS has expanded by inviting other seven institutes.

Research

Fall 2022 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: Final Presentations

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 09:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room L4E01

Language: English

Reservation required

Seminar

[Seminar] Prof. Frank Pollmann "Exploring Quantum Phases of Matter on Quantum Processors"

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 16:00 to 17:00
Zoom

https://oist.zoom.us/j/95126835197 Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.

Language: English

Seminar

Seminar "An analytical method for solving Schrödinger equation with multivortex initial conditions: applications and extensions to non-linear optics and Bose-Einstein condensates" Dr. Miguel Angel Garcia-March, Valencia Polytechnic University

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:00
L4E01

Speaker: Dr. Miguel Angel Garcia-March, Distinguished Researcher,Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain

Seminar

Seminar "Introduction to Network Analysis and Applications"

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room L4E01, Lab4-Level E, and Zoom

Speaker: Mei Kobayashi, Research Engineer at EAGLYS, Adjunct Faculty Member at Tsuda University and Visiting Researcher at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Title: Introduction to Network Analysis and Applications

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