A 2-day seminar held by Algorithms for Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics (Gene Myers) Unit along with Genomics and Regulatory Systems (Nicholas Luscombe) Unit as the co-host. In the seminar, entitled " OIST-UT Genomics Research Seminar ", w e invite 3 Ph.D. students from The University of Tokyo (Shinichi Morishita lab) to OIST, and each of the 8 researchers in total from UT and OIST will give a 20 min talk on their work plus 10 min Q&A session. The seminar will be held on site at OIST, although you can also join via zoom (link below). On each day, right after the seminar we will have time and place for further discussion and interaction with the presenters (while keeping distance).

Susumu Ariki, Osaka University

Title: Three lectures on modular Lie algebras (Part II)

OIST Science Challenge workshop will be providing participants with a unique opportunity to extend their scientific education and experience research. We also offer valuable information and tips to help them prepare for a doctoral program. Through a series of activities with faculty, postdocs, as well as with PhD students, the participants will learn about research conducted at OIST, and skills needed to survive and enjoy a PhD life. At the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to present a submitted slide presentation on the theme "Diversity in Science" in light of their experience throughout the week. The presentation will be shared with the OIST community. Airfare, accommodation, and meals during the workshop will be provided by OIST.

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Yasha Neiman (Quantum Gravity). Title: "A new kind of Feynman rules: what is Higher Spin Gravity? (part 2)"

About one year has passed since the start of R&D for Moonshot Goal 6, "a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050”. They will disseminate the results of R&D currently being carried out in the goal's seven projects, and explore issues related to the realization of fault-tolerant universal quantum computers. Prof. Hiroki Takahashi will give a presentation.

Susumu Ariki, Osaka University

Title: Three lectures on modular Lie algebras (Part I)

-This event will be held in Japanese-

Dean of Research, Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will attend this forum.

Speaker: Professor Jun Kitagawa, Michigan State University Title: A brief introduction to branched optimal transport Abstract:

The optimal transport (also known as Monge-Kantorovich) problem is a classical optimization problem which has recently become the focus of much research with connections to various fields such as PDEs, geometry, and applications. In particular, it provides an effective way to metrize the space of probability measures on a given metric space. However, there is an alternate approach to metrizing such spaces using so called branched optimal transport. Branched optimal transport is based on the classical Gilbert-Steiner problem, later adapted by Qinglan Xia, and in contrast to the Monge-Kantorovich approach tends to yield branching structures. In this series of lectures I will introduce the basics of branched optimal transport and discuss some of the known results in the literature.

OIST x ASJ "Future of Energy and Climate" Seminar Series

Version up your workplace English!

Ten zoom classes for basic/pre-intermediate business English.

March 9th (More) Useful Email language follow up Emails.

Speaker: Vyacheslav Lysov (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Introduction to tropical Gromov-Witten theory" (part 2)

This talk discusses a generalized class of supersolutions, so-called \(p\)-supercaloric functions, to the parabolic \(p\)-Laplace equation. This class of functions is defined as lower semicontinuous functions that are finite in a dense set and satisfy the parabolic comparison principle. Their properties are relatively well understood in the slow diffusion case \(p>2\), but little is known in the fast diffusion case \(1

Speaker: Professor Asuka Takatsu, Tokyo Metropolitan University Title: Curvature and Optimal transport Abstract

In this series of lectures, I first review the notion of curvature (Gaussian curvature and Ricci curvature). In particular, I recall some comparison theorems (Toponogov's triangle comparison theorem, Bishop--Gromov volume comparison theorem etc). Then I introduce a generalized notion of curvature in non-smooth spaces.

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

Language: English

Language: English

Cosmos episode 3: The Harmony of the Worlds

At our next Innovators Society meeting, we will be joined by Graham Garner, our resident Technology Licensing Specialist at OIST - to talk about Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and other research agreements you may need to use throughout your career.

Casual discussion group based on pre-recorded theoretical ecology talks; all welcome! This week: Sebastian Schreiber (UC Davis). General theorems for coexistence and extinction in stochastic models .

Speaker: Vyacheslav Lysov (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Introduction to tropical Gromov-Witten thoery"

Kyenote Lecture for CryoEM Course

Speaker: Robert Spencer, University of Cambridge

Title:(Some) Gram Determinants for \(A_n\) nets

Seva will talk about string diagrams.

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

Language: English

Internal and External workshop

OISTサイエンストーク2021 vol.3

タイトル：SDGs未来都市沖縄の役割とは？

登壇者：OIST 研究科長オフィス　副研究科長　タカバヤシ　ミサキ

恩納村役場SDGｓ推進事務局　松原 廣幸

恩納村役場企画課企画係長　當山香織

恩納村役場企画課企画係主事　冨着　開

相手を尊重しながら自分の気持ちや考えを率直・誠実に表現するコミュニケーション法を学びます。ペアワークやグループディスカッションを多用した参加型の研修です。

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Yasha Neiman (Quantum Gravity). Title: "A new kind of Feynman rules: what is Higher Spin Gravity?"

Cassie George is an RSD intern working with the Environmental Informatics Section in collaboration with the Takagi lab at Hokkaido University

The best writers have a few basic guidelines for making their sentences easy to read.

Join us to find out the rules for writing simple, easy to read sentences that will provide the clarity reviewers are looking for.

Language: English

Quantum Gravity group meeting. Short stories by everyone.

演題 ： 沖縄のヘリウム再利用ネットワークを目指して 日時 ： 2022/02/22 (火) 15:00-16:00 発表機関 ： 沖縄科学技術大学院大学(OIST) 場所 ： ZOOMによるオンラインセミナー　(無料、事前登録が必要 講師 ： 　高田　一馬氏(OIST)　宗本　久弥氏(琉球大学) 言語 ： 　日本語

Title : Development of helium recycling network in Okinawa Date and time : Tuesday, February 22, 2022 15:00-16:00 Speakers : Kazuma Takada (OIST) , Hisaya Munemoto (University of the Ryukyus) Language : Japanese Registration required

Monge-Ampère type equations are fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations that arise when considering the deformation of volume induced by some kind of transformation. In this talk I will discuss two such cases, the optimal transport problem, and geometric optics problems. The former discusses the most efficient way of transporting some resource to another location, and the second is a simplified model for optical instruments (such as lenses or mirrors) in which light is treated as a particle rather than a wave. I will attempt to focus more on heuristics rather than technical details; no knowledge of PDEs is assumed. A portion of this talk is based on joint work with N. Guillen. Please register before February 17, 5 pm. Click here to register! The colloquium will be held once a month online. Each event consists of a one-hour talk on mathematics followed by a one-hour diversity panel discussion session. February speaker is Jun Kitagawa from Michigan State University .

In the mathematics part, we will hear an exciting overview talk for a general audience. In the discussion session, we will hear about the speaker's experience as a mathematician. Y ou can take inspiration from them and exchange ideas with other participants in a small group. After the sessions are over, there will be a tea time where participants can chat freely.

Title : Context-dependence and generality in community ecology - two sides of the same coin?

Abstract : Community ecology is often derided for its lack of general theory. Factors limiting one population's growth can be insignificant elsewhere. While this flavor of context-dependence clearly impedes a predictive theory of ecology, it also paradoxically functions as a very general mechanism that maintains biodiversity. I will review how a context-dependent competition theory can clarify the general mechanisms underlying species coexistence and geographic range limits. I'll then riff on the theme of ecological context-dependence as it pertains to our unit members' work on carnivorous plants, pestiferous bats, and noxious roadside weeds.

https://groups.oist.jp/faculty-lunch

Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit would like to invite you to a seminar!

Dean of Research, Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will attend the symposium as one of the panelists.

(This symposium will be held in Japanese.)

What separates your email's subject line from other spam type emails?

In this seminar we will look at what makes a good subject line, how we can maximise the way it is seen in email software and how we can make it more meaningful for the reader.

Speaker: Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita, Founder & CEO, Quality Electrodynamics | CTO, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, CT-MR Division | Member, OIST Board of Governors | Trustee and Health Innovation Ambassador, OIST Foundation | Honorary Consul General of Japan in Cleveland

In Japanese with English subtitles. Register here .

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

The Center for Professional Development and Inclusive Excellence (C-Hub) warmly welcomes you to join us to engage in inspirational discussions, explorations, and strategic thinking to explore how individuals and institutions can promote impactful, inclusive mentoring cultures in the sciences.

Casual discussion group based on pre-recorded theoretical ecology talks; all welcome! This week: André M. de Roos (University of Amsterdam). Dynamics of within-population structure stabilise complex ecological communities

Please register for Global Women's Breakfast 2022 - Joint Kyoto U. and OIST event on February 16th, 2022.

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

Language: English

Annual Inspection_Ultracentrifuges

Speaker: Stephen Doty, Loyola University Chicago

Title: Schur-Weyl duality for braid and twin groups via the Burau representation

PhD Thesis Public Presentation

A traveling version of the campus exhibition, this mobile set of images generated by OIST researchers over the past 10 years, will tour locations in Okinawa Prefecture and Tokyo.

OIST Innovators Society - Workshop 2: 'How to make a Capitalization Table'

This session is meant to provide an explanation of how stock holdings are recorded in a capitalization or “cap” table – what a cap table is used for – and how to make one. It will also cover stock options as compensation, which is important if you are starting a company or joining a company as a new employee.

This OIST Café takes its opportunity to commemorate UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science in February and introduce OIST’s effort to encourage and support female scientists, share the stories of OIST female students and scientists as well as the stories of the participants about the struggle or their common concerns to choose STEM field as their career. Panel discussions will be organized so that the participants can interact with the speakers.

As a keynote speaker and one of the panelists, Professor Rita Colwell , Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Maryland, College Park, will join. She became the first woman to serve as the Director of the United States National Science Foundation from 1998 to 2004.