Dear Research Unit Technicians

We woul d like to announce the start of 2019 quarterly networking lunches for the Research Unit Technicians (RUT) at OIST. This year we will run these through ORC , and w e w ould like to have your input on anything related to working as a technician at OIST.

Date: Tuesday 26th February

Venue: C2 09 (Center Bldg.)

Time: 12:00-13:00

Speaker: Prof. Peter Zoller, Managing and Research Director, Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Austria

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Irina Reshodko

Title: State engineering in one-dimensional quantum gases

Date&Time: February 26th, 9:00-10:00

Venue: C700, Level C, Lab3

Discover your Talens using Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment .

This course will help you better understand yourself and your unique talents . You will learn how to productively apply your talents for greater personal and professional success .

To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARY

Abstract: The sphere packing problem in d dimensions asks for the densest packing of spheres in d-dimensional Euclidean space R^d. Prior to 2016, the problem had only been solved in dimensions 2 and 3 (with the solution in dimension 3 being Hales's famously complicated solution to Kepler's conjecture), and solutions in most other dimensions were thought to be out of reach, except for dimensions 8 and 24 where overwhelming numerical and theoretical evidence supported the conjectures pointing at specific lattices as the optimal packings. In a breakthrough in 2016, Maryna Viazovska published a stunning proof for the 8-dimensional case, followed up shortly with a proof for the 24-dimensional case with several coauthors. The solutions work by using a previous reduction of the problem (due to Henry Cohn and Noam Elkies) to a problem in harmonic analysis, and ingeniously solving that analysis problem using number-theoretic tools - specifically, the mathematics of modular forms. In this talk I will give a quick survey of these developments and the beautiful new challenges and opportunities that they open up for attacking this classical geometry problem. I will also discuss my own recent results on infinite series representations for the Riemann xi function and explain how Viazovska's work, which appears not strongly related to the problem I was studying, nonetheless provided me with useful inspiration.

Speaker: Prof. Peter Zoller of Physics with tenure, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, vice dean of studies (2001-2004), Head of the Institute of Theoretical Physics (1995-1999)

Dr. Çağlar Girit, French National Research Agency (CNRS) & College de France

Speaker: Dr. Farnsworth currently holds a Postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.

An ORC officer will be available every Monday from noon to 1pm in room B705a.

Egyptian Kitchen

Participating teams will pitch their business plans to potential partners and venture capitalists.

Sponsored by the Bank of Ryukyus and Okinawa Times

By Invitation Only.

Language: Japanese with interpretation.

Prof. Rieko Osu, Waseda University

"Skill and choice – implication from stroke rehabilitation"

Speaker: Prof. Amin Chabchoub, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, The University of Sydney

Speaker: Prof. Henrik Krehenwinkel, Universität Trier, Germany

Speaker: Dr. Susan Kennedy, the Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit (Economo Unit)

We're inviting Professor Matsuki from Osaka University, and Dr. Takahashi from JEOL Resonance, Inc.

These seminars are registration-free, and you can attend both or either of them.

*If you're not an OIST member, please contact Kazuo Yamauchi( kazuo.yamauchi@oist.jp ) for registration.*

Title: Neural coding in the developing zebrafish brain

Speaker: Geoffrey Goodhill

Affiliation: The University of Queensland

Special Lecture by Prof. Noriko Yui (Queens University). All is welcome.

[Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar] Ramified covering maps of spheres and arboreal polygons by Dr. Michael Kapovich (UC Davis)

Dr. Lernard Khirug, Research Director, Univeristy of Helsinki. Language: English

Dr. Jasper Poort, Assistant Professor, University of Cambridge. Language: English

Join Dr. Leonard Khiroug, Co-founder and CSO at Neurotar Ltd and Adj. Prof. at University of Helsinki for a very informal Q&A about Faculty Career at OIST.

Everyone is welcome!

Speaker: Dr. Shuichi Yokoyama, Kyoto University

During the seminar, Dr. Steve Aird, OIST's Technical Editor, will explain techniques for writing scientific manuscripts. The talk focuses on principles and procedures that enable authors to turn research data into a well-composed scientific narrative.

To register CLICK HERE

Dr. Andrea Giovannucci Assistant Professor in Neural Engineering UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

[Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar] Dr. Jennifer Schultens (UC Davis) will talk about the Kakimizu Complex of Seifert fibered spaces.

Dr. Reiko Mazuka, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

"Why are babies better at learning a language than grown-ups?"

@C210, Ctr Bldg. (changed from C016, Lab1)

Title: Good times, bad times …. Impact of the circadian clock on health and disease

Speaker: Professor Gijsbertus T.J. van der Horst

Affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center

Speaker: Soumangsu Chakraborty, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Title: "JTbar deformed CFT2 and string theory"

"Dr. Nobumoto Watanabe, Team Leader, RIKEN. Language: English, no interpretation."

Title: Quantum ferrofluids flex their muscles

Speaker: Professor Nick Parker

Affiliation: Newcastle University

The Presence Zone is an experiential training designed to enable participants to access peak performance presence when speaking . Our focus is real-world, ‘on your feet’ learning and integration of taught techniques.

To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARY

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Haytham Mohamed Aly Mohamed

Title: Post-transcriptional Regulation of Circadian Rhythm: Involvement of the CCR4-NOT Complex

Date&Time: February 20th, 9:00-10:00

Venue: B700, Level B, Lab3

Title: Neuromorphic Dynamics towards Symbiotic Society - an overview, neural computation, artificial pain, and beyond -

Speaker: Minoru Asada Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering & Symbiotic Intelligence Research Center, OTRI Osaka University

Title: Dynamic epitranscriptomic marks; critical regulators of meiosis and the developing brain

Speaker: Arne Klungland

Affiliation: Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo

[Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar] Dr. Harrison Chapman from Colorado State University will give a talk titled Alternating knots are rare.

An ORC officer will be available every Monday from noon to 1pm in room B705a.

Speaker: Dr. S. R. Kulkarni

George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology Principal Investigator, Zwicky Transient Facility, Caltech

Open lecture and Hands-on training related to cryo-electron microscopy

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: Oct 2018 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/ncmb

Join the first OIST Science Speed Dating Event at the President House

Internal Seminar Series

Internal Seminar Series

Dr. Dr.Katarzyna Starowicz-Bubak, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences. Language: English

Speaker: Mr. Osuga is currently at his last year as a Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta.

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

Today's Teatime will start a few minutes later than usual, but will feature some new faces! Join us at 16:30 in Grano Cafe to greet this year's Admissions Workshop Participants. Chat with potential OISTers over complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks.

We are offering Q&A session today from 1pm – 3pm to answer your questions. Please take this opportunity to ask any questions.

Date: Feb. 14 ^th from 1pm to 3pm

Place: Meeting Room C15, Lab 1

Intended participants: all the SciFinder users

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Speaker: Mr. Osuga is currently at his last year as a Ph.D. student at University of Alberta, Canada.