Past Events
TSVP Talk: "A Generative Model of Communication in the Brain" by Prof. Dana Ballard
Prof. Dana Ballard, The University of Texas in Austin. 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).
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
[Seminar] Mr. Stefano Brizzolara "Unveiling the signature of surface tension on immiscible Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
[Seminar] Dr. Leenoy Meshulam "On spins and neurons: investigating brain function with Ising models and renormalization group inspired approaches"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
Virtual Seminar"Biotechnological applications of cellulose-based soft materials"Davide Califano
Language: English
24th International Colloquium on Magnetic Films and Surfaces (ICMFS-2022)
This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .
[Public Talk] Quantum Computers: How fantastic will they really be?
This fun and informative public lecture (English and Japanese), will give some insights to the public and high-school students, about the potential wonderous power of a Quantum Computer - what it might be capable of and what it might not be capable of. We will have a live demo of a Quantum Computer!
Meet the Life Innovators-Future of Food, Agriculture and Life
AgVenture Lab and OIST will hold a startup event to promote innovation in food, agriculture, and life. Language: Japanese Registration required (Deadline July 6)
食と農とくらしのイノベーションを考えるスタートアップイベント。日本語。 事前登録制 (締切 7月6日)。
Sustainable Eating Discussion, Film, and Cooking Workshop July 8th and July 9th
C Green - Grass Straws | Documentary | Cooking Workshop
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
Ukulele club returns, but where? Only the weather knows for sure.
TSVP Talk: "Knots and Modularity" by Dr. Robert Osburn
Dr. Robert Osburn, Associate Professor at University College Dublin. Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / all students and researchers at OIST. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
Science Digest - Dr. Arielle Keller: "Attention and Mental Health: A Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective"
"Integrating theory-guided and data-driven approaches for measuring consciousness" Dr. Nao Tsuchiya
Professor Nao Tsuchiya, PhD, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia, "Integrating theory-guided and data-driven approaches for measuring consciousness"
Language: English
Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/96409234923?pwd=Yk4vd3JMb2h0YmlNekp1RzBFZmdTQT09
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
[Seminar] Dr. Kirill Povarov "Probing spinons by Electron Spin Resonance: hidden interactions in a spin chain"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
[Seminar] Dr. Misato Ohtani "Active mRNA metabolism is a key for the plastic regulation of cell potency in plants
Membranology Unit (Kono Unit) would like to invite you to the seminar by Dr. Misato Ohtani.
Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
RIKEN, Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences
[Seminar] Dr. Takaomi Sanda "Lineage- and stage-specific oncogenicity of master transcription factors in cancers"
Membranology Unit (Kono Unit) would like to invite you to the seminar by Dr. Takaomi Sanda.
Associate Director and Principal Investigator in Cancer Science Institute of Singapore; Associate Professor in Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore
[Seminar] Prof. Tomonori Shibata "A small molecule targeting UGGAA pentanucleotide repeat responsible for spinocerebellar ataxia type 31."
Speaker: Assistant Prof. Tomonori Shibata SANKEN (The Insitute of Science and Industrial Research), Osaka University
Title: A small molecule targeting UGGAA pentanucleotide repeat responsible for spinocerebellar ataxia type 31
International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Brain Science (AIBS2022)
OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Kenji Doya (Neural Computation Unit) | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).
This conference will be a hybrid conference with both online and on-site attendees.
Bingata Workshop by Hanzakibingata
Okinawan Bingata Workshop by Hanzakibingata
Cosmos screening (episode 5)
Cosmos episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet
Presidential Lecture: "A gene that made our brain big" by Dr. Wieland Huttner
As part of OIST’s Presidential Lecture series, Dr. Wieland Huttner will deliver a lecture on “A gene that made our brain big". All are invited.
Dr. Wieland Huttner is the Founding Director Emeritus and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany.
[Seminar] Conservation law for harmonic mappings in higher dimensions
It has been a longstanding open problem to find a direct conservation law for harmonic mappings into manifolds. In the late 1980s, Chen and Shatah independently found a conservation law for weakly harmonic maps into spheres, which can be interpreted by Noether's theorem. This leads to Helein's celebrated regularity theorem on weakly harmonic maps from surfaces. For general target manifolds, Riviere discovered a direct conservation law in two dimension in 2007, allowing him to solve two well known conjectures of Hildebrandt and Heinz. As observed by Riviere-Struwe in 2008, due to lack of Wente's lemma, Riviere's approach does not extend to higher dimensions. In a recent joint work with Chang-Lin Xiang, we successfully found a conservation law, in the spirit of Riviere, for a class of weakly harmonic maps (around regular points) into general closed manifolds in higher dimensions.
"Neurogelotology: Neuroscience of Fun" Dr. Shimpei ISHIYAMA
Language: English
Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/91026696580?pwd=RjYzcFYwblJyU0FDNCtvZW5ycDV6Zz09
【Seminar】 "Ultrastructural analysis of PI(4,5)P2 distribution in neuronal membranes using SDS-digested freeze-fracture replica labeling" Dr. Kohgaku Eguchi
Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit (Takahashi Unit) would like to invite you to the seminar by Dr. Kohgaku Eguchi, IST Austria Language: English
***Cancelled*** "Conservation and divergence of retinal cell types during vertebrate evolution" Dr. Yohei Ogawa
Due to unavoidable circumstances, we regretfully announce the cancellation of this seminar.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar (Prof. Ulf Dieckmann)
Title: Behavioral, Social, and Institutional Dimensions of Cooperation
Abstract: Common goods are at the heart of many challenges facing humankind. Protective measures – such as mitigating climate change or not overexploiting natural resources – are collectively beneficial, yet costly to individual stakeholders with diverse interests. Common goods may thus be jeopardized by selfish agents at all levels – be they collaborators, citizens, companies, cities, or countries – resulting in social dilemmas that often follow a pattern known as the ‘tragedy of the commons.’ Salient examples concern not only climate change and natural resources, but also clean air, civil security, social welfare, ecosystem services, land use, prudent urbanization, natural-disaster protection, demographic planning, and the functioning of the internet. In this presentation, I will illustrate how quantitative analyses can help address the behavioral, social, and institutional dimensions of these challenges, promoting cooperative collective actions and the safeguarding of common goods.
Hosted by: Faculty Talk Coordinators and Faculty Affairs Office
[Seminar] Prof. Jun Won Rhim "Quantum distance and flat band"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar (Prof. Nick Luscombe)
A mysterious talk by Nick Luscombe...
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar Coordinators & FAO
Science Digest - Dr. Erika Cyphert: "Biomaterials and the gut microbiome - paving the way for novel therapeutics"
Science Digest - June edition! Please welcome our invited speaker, Dr. Erika Cyphert (Postdoctoral Fellow at Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, USA) for her talk: " Biomaterials and the gut microbiome - paving the way for novel therapeutics ". The seminar is open to everyone interested in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Gut Microbiome, Biomaterials/Drug delivery, and Orthopaedics, and those who would like to know more about Cornell University and Dr. Cyphert's career. Save the date: June 28 at 9:00 a.m. JST, C210 or Zoom (Meeting ID: 986 5579 1051 Passcode: 220627).
Talk on "Physiology of CCR4-NOT, a comprehensive regulator of mRNA expression" by Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto
Dean of research, Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will give a talk on "Physiology of CCR4-NOT, a comprehensive regulator of mRNA expression"
Japanese and on-site only.
TSVP Talk: "Can We Hope for Simplicity When Describing the Brain?" by Dr. Leenoy Meshulam
Dr. Leenoy Meshulam, Swartz Theory Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Washington, Seattle. Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / all students and researchers at OIST. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
[Seminar] Prof. Devika Narain "Optimal inference of time intervals in cerebellar cortical circuits"
[Seminar]"Optimal inference of time intervals in cerebellar cortical circuits", Prof. Devika Narain, Associate Professor, Erasmus Medical Center.
[Seminar] Prof. Kazuhiko Suga "Turbulence Structure over Porous Media -- LBM Direct Numerical Simulations --"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
[Quantum Computation] Lecture 6: Quantum Optimisation (practical applications)
JSPS Visiting Fellow Professor Jingbo Wang from the University of Western Australia gives a series of lectures on Quantum Computation.
Lecture 6: Quantum Optimisation (practical applications)
Sanshin Mini Concert for Okinawa Memorial Day
OIST music group member, OIST Sanshin Team "Chindamiz" invites you to our "Sanshin Mini Concert for Okinawa Memorial Day "
OIST x ASJ "Future of Energy and Climate" #2
OISTxASJ Future of Energy & Climate Seminar Series #2
"Climate Change: Need for Action Now"
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 17:00 JST / 9:00 BST
Keynote speaker: Sir David King, Founder & Chair, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge
Panelists: Prof. Jun Arima, Profect Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
Dr. Peter Gruss, President & CEO, OIST
MC: Mr. Jesper Koll, Global Ambassador, Monex Group Japan
REGISTRATION LINK ⇒ #2 OISTxASJ Future of Energy & Climate Seminar Series
Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) Workshop
Professional and Career Development (PCD) 1 requirement: Part 2 of Responsible Conduct in Research
[Responsible Conduct in Research Workshop]
This is the part 2 of 3-series research ethcis course. Madatory for PCD1.
Now that you have completed Part 1 of online self-learing (eFront and The LAB), let us get together for interactive discussion to deeepen your understanding of Responsible Conduct in Research.
Facilitator:
Dr. Kathy Takayama
Senior Consultant for Center for Professional Development and Inclusive Excellence (C-Hub)
Kathy has over 20 years of experience in creating and leading innovations to develop engaging, inclusive, and productive educational environments for a wide range of universities across the world. She has collaborated with organizations including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, the National Academies Fellowship of the US National Research Council, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on initiatives to build capacity for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and has served as external advisor to universities around the world. A professor of molecular microbiology by background, Kathy previously served as executive director of professional development centers at US research universities including Brown University and Columbia University.
[Quantum Computation] Lecture 5: Grover’s Search Algorithm (amplitude amplification) and Quantum Error Correction
JSPS Visiting Fellow Professor Jingbo Wang from the University of Western Australia gives a series of lectures on Quantum Computation.
Lecture 5: Grover's Search Algorithm (amplitude amplification) and Quantum Error Correction
[Pride Month 2022] Discussion: Allyship 101
Presented by OIST LGBTQ+ Allies
TSVP Talk: "From Coffee Cups to Conductivity" by Dr. Daniel Bulmash
Dr. Danny Bulmash, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Maryland. Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / all students and researchers at OIST. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
Eco festival at OIST on Saturday June 25th! - Registration open!
Eco festival on June 25th (Saturday)
10:00 - 12:00 Guided walk through the jungle between OIST and Akama Sports Park
13:00 - 15:00 Flea market, screen printing and food trucks
Register to participate at the walk or to sell at the flea market!
[Seminar] On the quantum information of quantum interference
"On the Quantum Information of Quantum Interference", Professor Peter S. Turner, CEO of the Sydney Quantum Academy, Australia, discusses recent results on issues one faces when attempting to scale up photonic quantum computation.
[Quantum Computation] Lecture 4: Shor’s Factorization Algorithm (quantum arithmetic and logic; quantum Fourier transformation)
JSPS Visiting Fellow Professor Jingbo Wang from the University of Western Australia gives a series of lectures on Quantum Computation.
Lecture 4: Shor’s Factorization Algorithm (quantum arithmetic and logic; quantum Fourier transformation)
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
[Seminar] Prof. Andreas Läuchli "Diagnosing weakly first-order phase transitions by coupling to order parameters"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
[Quantum Computation] Lecture 3: Quantum Teleportation and Superdense Coding (demonstrating quantum advantages)
JSPS Visiting Fellow Professor Jingbo Wang from the University of Western Australia gives a series of lectures on Quantum Computation.
Lecture 3: Quantum Teleportation and Superdense Coding (demonstrating quantum advantages)
Superconductivity, magnetism and nematicity in thin films of Fe chalcogenides
Speaker;Atsutaka Maeda Department of Basic Science , University of Tokyo
OIST Computational Neuroscience Course (OCNC) 2022
OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Erik De Schutter (Computational Neuroscience Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required). Tutorial sessions are closed (only for selected participants) | Website
We ask for you understanding that the dates are subject to change due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.