Past Events

Public

Orators Meeting for Communication and Public Speaking

Friday, June 9, 2023 - 12:00
L4E01

The Orators club is back and have a meeting this Friday 9th June, 12pm @ L4E01.

Join us for fun and educating exercises on how to practice and strenghten our commination skills!

This is your chance to overcome stage fright and get better at public speaking.

All levels are welcome!

Recreation

クミ先生のハタ・ヨガ教室

Friday, June 9, 2023 - 07:30 to 08:30
オーシャンビュールーム

佐古クミ先生のハタ・ヨガ教室

Recreation

Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge

Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 20:00
Seaside Lounge

Laugh in the face of danger by singing "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" directly into a typhoon.

Prospective Students

OIST NetCafé Online Information Session in June 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 14:00

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops. What do cutting-edge research and education look like? What are the qualification and criteria to get into Graduate School? What are the career options after the graduation? OIST members such as PhD students and admissions officers will meet you to answer all your questions!

Seminar

Compatibility and nonlocality

Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Center Building B503

Speaker: Dr. Faedi Loulidi, Laboratoire de Physique Theorique.

Seminar

[Seminar] MLDS Seminar 2023-1by Mr. Pengfei He(Michigan State Univ.) and Mr. Yuki Takezawa(Kyoto Univ.), Seminar Room L5DE23

Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00
Seminar Room L5D23, Lab5 (previously DE18 Lounge space)

Speaker 1:Mr. Pengfei HE, Ph. D. Student, Michigan State University

Title: Probabilistic Categorical Adversarial Attack

Speaker 2:Mr. Yuki TAKEZAWA, Ph.D. Student, Kyoto University

Title: Beyond Exponential Graph: Communication-Efficient Topologies for Decentralized Learning via Finite-time Convergence

Administrative Meeting

OIST Natural History Collection Discussion

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 15:00
Seminar Room C700

In this meeting we will catch up on progress in the development of the OIST Natural History Collection

Outreach

Call for Submissions – BRIDGE Network Images of Science Exhibition [DEADLINE CLOSES JUNE 22!]

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 15:00 to Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 09:00

Please send us your awe-inspiring scientific images!

Those selected will form a collection that will represent OIST at exhibitions throughout the world.

Deadline EXTENDED June 22 at 9am JST .

Seminar

GPSS Introduction seminar @OIST (In person session)

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30
What is GPSS Group ? GPSS Group is Tokyo based and engaged in a wide range of energy businesses including solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biogas, as well as a variety of other businesses to realize a sustainable society. We consider the gifts of nature such: as water, wind, and heat, which all exist in the local regions as the "local commons." To create a sustainable society together with the local communities, we utilize these potentials that are naturally replenished.
Seminar

QG group meeting: Interacting Black Holes and Massive Higher Spin Fields

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia. Title: Interacting Black Holes and Massive Higher Spin Fields.

Administrative Meeting

Environmental Science and Informatics Users Meeting

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 14:00
Seminar Room C700

User group meeting for the Environmental Science and Informatics section

Research

[Seminar] Proper Losses, Moduli of Convexity, and Surrogate Regret Bounds, by Dr. Han Bao, Kyoto University

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 13:30
Lab5, DE18 Lounge space

Assistant Professor Han Bao, Kyoto University, "Proper Losses, Moduli of Convexity, and Surrogate Regret Bounds"

Research

[Seminar] Tara Jambio Microplastic Joint Survey: Science x Art x Education

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab4 L4E01 Seminar Room

Speaker: Sylvain Agostini (Dr. Sci.)

Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba (Assistant Professor) Tara Ocean Japan (Director)

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: This presentation will introduce the activities of the Tara Océan Foundation around the world and the Tara JAMBIO Microplastics Joint Survey, which began in 2020 using research vessels of marine stations around Japan. With the support of various private organizations, and with the cooperation of national universities participating in the JAMBIO network. (...)

Lecture

Learn About Okinawa's History: A Historian and Elder’s Insights on the Battle of Okinawa

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 13:30
OIST Auditorium

Learn About Okinawa's History: A Historian and Elder ’ s Insights on the Battle of Okinawa

Seminar

An animal should not do that – symbiotic annelids synthesize a plant sterol de novo

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 11:00
L4F01

Seminar by Dr. Dolma Michellod (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)

Graduate School

Big Geographical Data: a digital revolution for transportation studies (Session 2)

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
C210 in-person

This Mini Course will provide participants with a better understanding of tools and techniques used for gathering, understanding and using geographical data. Although the focus is on human mobility data, principles and practices are relevant to much broader fields. We hope many of you will be able to join and consider potential applications in your own research. Each session is independent, so feel free to attend just one or both!

Seminar

[Seminar] Expected Expressivity and Gradients of Maxout Networks by Ms. Hanna Tseran, MPI

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 16:30
Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/95478318970?pwd=NjNUQVJFWmRZRGVOWTBpeFdNRUtyQT09

Ms. Hanna Tseran, MPI, "Expected Expressivity and Gradients of Maxout Networks"

Seminar

[Seminar] "Integrating interactive devices with the user’s body" by Dr. Pedro Lopes

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 14:30
C209, Central building

Dr. Pedro Lopes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago. Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Seminar

Seminar "Impacting droplets on solid surfaces and mediation of entrapped air film using dielectrophoretic effect" by Prof. Tuan Tran

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Lab1 C016

[Speaker] Prof. Tuan Tran, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Seminar

Date changed! [Seminar] "The man behind the curtain: AI, Complexity and Social Systems" by Marcin Korecki, ETH Zürich

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
C700, Lab 3

Date/Time: June 5 (Mon), 2023 / 12:00 - 13:00 (Postponed from June 1)

Location : L3 C700 and zoom

Speaker: Marcin Korecki, ETH Zürich

Title: The man behind the curtain: AI, Complexity and Social Systems

Graduate School

Big Geographical Data: a digital revolution for transportation studies (Session 1)

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
C210 in-person

This Mini Course will provide participants with a better understanding of tools and techniques used for gathering, understanding and using geographical data. Although the focus is on human mobility data, principles and practices are relevant to much broader fields. We hope many of you will be able to join and consider potential applications in your own research. Each session is independent, so feel free to attend just one or both!

Culture

Community Cooking Series - Class 6

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 09:00 to Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 17:00
Onna Fureai Center (Room #3 Ryukyu Cooking Room)

The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Onna closer through a shared love of food. Each session will be focused on one dish, taught by someone with a personal connection to the recipe (perhaps you?).

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Representation Theory of Hecke Algebras and Categorification"

Monday, June 5, 2023 (All day) to Saturday, June 10, 2023 (All day)
OIST Main Campus (L4E48)

OIST Workshop | Workshop website: | Main organizer: Liron Speyer (Representation Theory and Algebraic Combinatorics Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions

Seminar

[Canceled] Seminar "Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing: in vitro Evaluation of Stress-induced Damages on H441 Lung Epithelial Cell Layer using Modeled Pulmonary Atelectrauma" by Dr. Eiichiro Yamaguchi

Friday, June 2, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab1 C016

[Speaker] Dr. Eiichiro Yamaguchi, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, USA.

External Events

Call for applications: Falling Walls Lab Tokyo 2023 co-hosted by OIST - 3min pitch competition for young researchers

Friday, June 2, 2023 (All day) to Friday, June 30, 2023 (All day)
Zoom

The Falling Walls Lab is an interdisciplinary format to showcase the next generation of top researchers developed and hosted annually by the Falling Walls Foundation in Berlin in November. In 3–minute talks, outstanding talents and innovative thinkers share their research projects, business models and social initiatives with an interdisciplinary audience and jury. Academic institutions worldwide are invited to host their own Falling Walls Lab and to send their winner/s to the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin.

Recreation

June BeActive Fitness Classes

Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 09:00 to 17:30
Village Center Meeting Room and Ocean View Meeting Room

BeActive Fitness Classes

June Schedule - Registration now open

Via the Link

Outreach

Rosalind Franklin Forum for Female Scientists (ROZ) Poster Exhibition

Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 09:00 to Monday, June 19, 2023 - 10:00
Tunnel Gallery, Skywalk and Lab 4 (Level D)

The Rosalind Franklin Forum for Female Scientists (ROZ), Open to All is a scientific collective named in honor of the distinguished chemist-crystallographer, in which senior scientists provide advice to early career scientists. The forum is created by and for women but welcomes all practitioners everywhere. This exhibition will feature posters of female scientists from around the world.

To learn more, visit: Rosalind Franklin Forum for Female Scientists (ROZ), Open to All .

Culture

OIST students featured in popular TV show, "Waratte Koraete"

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 19:00 to 21:00
Realtime online view: https://tver.jp/live/ntv

OIST will be featured in a very famous Japanese TV show, Waratte Koraete! (笑ってこらえて!), on May 31.

Date/time: 7-9pm Wednesday May 31 st

Realtime online view: https://tver.jp/live/ntv

The following OIST students and topics will be featured:

Ant brain research by Shubham Florian's research on exoplanets using machine learning Miyu's study on memory Jann's clownfish reseach
Seminar

【Seminar】Surface accretion of a pre-stretched half-space: Biot’s problem revisited by Prof. Giuseppe Tomassetti

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
C700, Lab3 (Hybrid)

Speaker: Professor Giuseppe Tomassetti, Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Seminar

QG group meeting: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics on Graphs

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Slava Lysov. Title: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics on Graphs.

Seminar

[Seminar] "The enigmatic evolutionary relationships among decapodiform cephalopod lineages" by Dr. Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room L4E01, Lab 4

[Speaker] Dr. Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Spain

Recreation

Beach Cleanup at Tancha

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 17:30 to 18:30
Tancha Beach

May 30 is “Go-Mi- Zero” day in Japan (5=Go, 3-Mi, 0=Zero, Gomi=waste, garbage), and a great opportunity to think about nature and keep neighbourhood beaches clean.

This event is part of UMIGOMI ZERO WEEK ( https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/zeroweek/) .

Please:

Wear gloves Wear something blue (to note Umigomi Zero Week). Not compulsory.

In case of rain, the event will be canceled. No volunteer certificate will be issued for this event.

Contact Mayu at +81 50 54696440 with questions.

This event is part of OIST SDGs Initiative.

OIST Workshops

[Hybrid] OIST Workshop "Potential theory and random walks in metric spaces"

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 (All day) to Friday, June 2, 2023 (All day)
Zoom and OIST Main Campus, Sydney Brenner Lecture Theatre (B250)

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Xiaodan Zhou (Analysis on Metric Spaces) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

OIST campus will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to the typhoon. All talks will be online on Thursday and Friday. You can obtain a zoom link from here.

Seminar

Self-similarity approach on the dynamical impact of solid sphere onto the viscoelastic surface, Dr. Hirokazu Maruoka.

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab4, Level E, L4E48

Dr. Hirokazu Maruoka, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University.

Language: English.

Seminar

Seminar: Cichlid fishes as a model for evolution of altruism in vertebrates

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 15:00
OIST Main Campus (C209)

We are inviting Dr. Shun Satoh from Kyoto University who calls himself as a "Fish Maniac" in his blog.For his details please check the link below. https://symphysodondiscus.wixsite.com/website-1/blank-3 Date: May 29th(Mon) Time: 15:00* - Room: C209 (Center Bldg) *The start time has been updated as of May 19th. sorry for the inconvenience.

Zoom Link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/94360778822?pwd=ZDlPZFY2d3luQWovcUdLZ1lvbGdpQT09 Meeting ID: 943 6077 8822 Passcode: 705537 If you have any questions, please contact egu@oist.jp.

Seminar

Seminar by Dr.YongKeun Park "Holotomography and artificial intelligence: label-free 3D imaging, classification, and inference of live cells and organoids"

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
Seminar Room F01, Lab 4

* Dr.Yong Keun Park, Physics Department of KAIST, South Korea

* Language: English (No interpretation)

Culture

New Sci+Art Banner Unveiling

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 11:00

These new banners, featuring imagery created by OIST researchers as part of the scientific process, have been on display for a few days now. This exhibit opening will provide some background about the images and the project and thank the researchers for contributing.

Symposium

A recipe for scientific synergy -Series 4- “Advancing biotechnology through multidisciplinary approaches”

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 09:15 to 18:05
*On-site venue has been changed! The Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research(CoMIT) building, Suita Campus, Osaka University/ Zoom for OISTers

Osaka University is one of OIST's strategic partners.

Since 2020, we have co-hosted a series called "Recipe for Scientific Synergy" to introduce researchers from both sides. In order to strengthen the network with a view toward more robust collaboration on bottom-up basis, we have decided to transform this series into an on-site symposium.

Culture

May Showers Concert

Saturday, May 27, 2023 - 13:30 to 16:00
OIST Auditorium

On May 27th, Saturday, our multi-talented OIST and Okinawan communities are coming together to put on a dynamic show. Please join us to enjoy an afternoon of performances ranging from classical & world dances, orchestral pieces & music bands, and martial arts displays!!

Recreation

Kids Movie Night

Friday, May 26, 2023 - 18:15 to 21:15
Auditorium Meeting Room 1

Kids movie night

This time, we are showing Moana.

Date: May 26th 18:15

Location: Auditorium meeting room one

Open to all ages (parental supervision is required)

Wellness

Mindfulness meditation practice group

Friday, May 26, 2023 - 12:15 to 12:35
C700 or Zoom

Mindfulness Meditation practice group.

Ganjuu Wellbeing Service is inviting you to a Mindfulness Practice Group. Practice starts at 12:15pm. You can join us in C700 or via zoom. We look forward to seeing you.

Seminar

[Seminar] Cavity Magnonics

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar Room F01 - Lab 4

Prof. Yaroslav M. Blanter, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology.

Professional Development

第2回 事務職員向け勉強会 ❘ #2 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Seminar Room L4E48
*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December. C-Hub 第2回 事務職員向け勉強会 「科学と技術の研究分野」 (日本語) Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Public Lecture

Schooling Options Information Seminar

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 17:00
Conference Center Meeting Room 1

お子様の学校選択肢情報セッション Schooling Options Information Session

インターナショナルスクール6校の代表者に会う、質問する、情報を得る。Meet representatives from six different international schools and get your questions answered.

2023年5月24日(水) 17:00-18:30 May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)

Research

Joint Poster Session of OIST & ERATO Evolving Symbiosis Project Members

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 16:00 to 18:00
outside B250

Open Poster Session (~20 posters by ERATO members and ~10 posters by OIST units)

Seminar

Genetic mutation in Escherichia coli genome during adaptation to the murine intestine is optimized for the host diet

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 15:20
B250

Seminar by Dr. Shinji Fukuda (Keio University and University of Tsukuba)

Seminar

Towards Prediction and Control of Microbial Evolution: Analysis of Phenotypic Constraints in Laboratory Evolution

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:40
B250

Seminar by Dr. Chikara Furusawa (RIKEN and University of Tokyo)

Seminar

QG group meeting: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Slava Lysov. Title: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics.

Seminar

E. coli evolves into an insect mutualist in real-time

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:00
B250

Seminar by Dr. Takema Fukatsu (AIST, University of Tokyo, and University of Tsukuba)

Seminar

An evolutionary perspective on symbioses from the alvinocaridid shrimp family

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 11:00
L4E48
Seminar by Dr. Pierre Methou (JAMSTEC)

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