Past Events

Conference

The 28th Annual Conference of the Japanese Neural Network Society (JNNS2018)

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 14:00 to Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 12:00
OIST Conference Center

OIST researchers are welcome to attend the conference as an audience. Registration fee is not required for OIST members. Please register by October 18th.

Seminar

Seminar: "Phylogenomics of Adaptive Radiation in Antarctic Fishes" by Dr. Alex Dornburg

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
Classroom B700, Lab3

Time: 11:10-12:00

Speaker: Dr. Alex Dornburg, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (USA)

Seminar

Seminar: "Textile degradation in indoor cultural heritage" by Pauline Uring, LISA UMR 7583 CNRS

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 10:30 to 11:30
C210 Center

Seminar: "Textile degradation in indoor cultural heritage" by Pauline Uring, LISA (Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, UMR 7583 CNRS – University Paris Est and Paris Diderot)

Seminar

Seminar: "Adaptive Signals in the Evolution of Vertebrate Eyes" by Prof. Lars Schmitz

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 10:00 to 11:00
Classroom B700, Lab3

Time: 10:10-11:00

Speaker: Prof. Lars Schmitz, W.M. Keck Science Center (USA)

Seminar

Seminar: "The repeated convergent evolution of correlated life history traits and phenotype in the Izu Island lizard (Plestiodon latiscutatus)" by Dr. Matt Brandley

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 09:15 to 10:15
Classroom B700, Lab3

Time: 9:20-10:10, Oct 23

Speaker: Dr. Matt Brandley, Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales, (Australia)

Research

QG group meeting: Conformal Bootstrap at Finite Temperature

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 15:30
A719, Lab 3

Quantum Gravity Group Meeting:

Title: Conformal Bootstrap at Finite Temperature

Speaker : Sudip Ghosh, Quantum Gravity Unit (Neiman)

Seminar

[Seminar] The Paleobiology of deep-sea ecosystems - Dr Steffen Kiel (Swedish Museum of Natural History)

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 13:30
C210
Dr Steffen Kiel

Dr. Steffen Kiel is senior scientist and curator at the Paleobiology Department of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm. He received is PhD in paleontology from the University of Hamburg in Germany, and continued his research at various institutions in the USA, England, Austria, and Germany. His main interests are the drivers of evolution on geologic timescales, biogeography, and the deep ocean.

Research

Special Scientific Talk - "Developing Biomarkers in the Era of Precision Medicine: Promises from the Proteome" by Dr. Patrick Tremblay

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 10:30 to 11:30
C209, Center Building

Speaker: Dr. Patrick Tremblay, Senior Vice President and Corporate Development Officer Caprion Biosciences Inc.

Conference

3rd International Conference on Intelligent Informatics and BioMedical Sciences

Sunday, October 21, 2018 (All day) to Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (All day)
Emerald Hotel, Bankok, Thailand

Modern views on intelligent informatics and biomedical sciences: Track 1: Signal Processing, Computer Networks, and Telecommunications Track 2: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Human-Computer Interaction Track 3: Bioinformaticsw, Medical Imaging, and Neuroscience

Culture

Passionate Spanish Guitar and Vocal Music

Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 17:00
OIST Restaurant

Spanish Music Performance Free Admission Reservation Required

Seminar

Journal club seminar: Consistency of Quantum Theory

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 15:00 to 17:00
A 719, Lab 3

Discussion of the recent article in Nature by D. Frauchiger and R. Renner "Quantum theory cannot consistently describe the use of itself" by Henry Stoltenberg.

Seminar

[Seminar] Decoding pheromone communication in aquatic organisms by Dr. Scott Cummins

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 13:00 to 14:00
C210

Dr. Scott Cummins, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Key words : Marine Biology, Neurobiology, Chemical Ecology, Genomic, Proteomic

Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Voltage Imaging Symposium"

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 09:00 to Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 18:00
OIST Seminar Room C209

OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate.

Workshop

Okinawa Analytical Instrument Network Discussion Group Meeting 2018

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 00:00
B250, Center Building

We're inviting several guests from Japan and overseas.

This event is registration-free, so please come and join us if you're interested!

Campus

Memorial Service for Laboratory Animals

Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 13:00 to 13:30
Animal Memorial Monument at east side of Center Court

The Animal Resources Section cordially invites all researchers involved in laboratory animal experiments, as well as other members, to attend the Annual Memorial Service for laboratory animals.

OIST Workshops

OIST x CiNet Workshop for Future Neuroscience and Technology

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 15:00 to Friday, October 19, 2018 - 12:00
B250, Center Bldg. & Okinawa Electoromagnetic Technology Center

OIST researchers are welcome to attend the talk and poster sessions of the OIST x CiNet workshop, from October 17th to 19th. Please register for poster presentation and attendance by September 24th.

Research

QG group meeting: Fine-tuning and the Second Law in our de Sitter universe

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 15:30
A719, Lab 3

Quantum Gravity Group Meeting

Title: Fine-tuning and the Second Law in our de Sitter universe

Speaker : Yasha Neiman

Graduate School

TEDxOIST 2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 14:00 to 18:00
OIST Auditorium

TEDxOIST 2018: Beneath the Surface. Language: English with simultaneous Japanese interpretation. Registration required.

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Bill Soederstroem, Postdoctoral Researcher , Structural Biology Unit

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 16:30
B700

Internal Seminar, Friday October 12th, 4-5pm, B700

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Larisa Sheloukhova, Molecular and functional dissection of ancestral glia

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 16:00
B700

Internal Seminar, Friday October 12, 4-5pm, B700

Workshop

Workshop: "Interview Skills"

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 15:30 to 17:00
C700, Lab3

This highly interactive 90-minute workshop covers the most common questions asked during job interviews and how to formulate the best responses.

Researcher registration - CLICK HERE. Students should register via Graduate School.

Sponsored by OIST Graduate School.

Seminar

Journal club seminar: Symmetries and Charges of General Relativity at Null Boundaries

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:30
A 719, Lab 3

Discussion on symmetries and charges in general relativity at null boundaries by Lin-Qing Chen.

Workshop

Workshop: "Speaking about science"

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:30
C700, Lab3

This workshop covers the structure, organization, and delivery of scientific talks.

Researcher registration - CLICK HERE . Students should register via Graduate School.

Sponsored by OIST Graduate School.

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture - "Science, Biology and the World's Future" by Dr. Bruce Alberts

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 13:30 to 15:00
B250

Speaker: Dr. Bruce Alberts

Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry & Biophysics for Science & Education. University of California, San Francisco.

Research

[Seminar] Emergence of topological gauge theories from coupled arrays of wires - coupled-wire construction demystified by Professor Keisuke Totsuka

Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 14:30 to 15:30
C209, Ctr Bldg

[Seminar]

Title: Emergence of topological gauge theories from coupled arrays of wires

-- coupled-- wire construction demystified

Speaker: Professor Keisuke Totsuka

Institution: Kyoto University

Seminar

Seminar: “Evolution and Diversification of Butterflies and Moths: Anti-Bat Ultrasound Jamming, Acoustic Deflection, and Visual Lures” by Prof. Akito Kawahara

Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room C209, Center

Speaker: Prof. Akito Kawahara, Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida

Research

[Seminar] Trapping Visons in Kitaev’s spin liquid by Professor. Masafumi Udagawa

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 14:30 to 15:30
C700, Lab3

[Seminar]

Title: Trapping Visons in Kitaev’s spin liquid

Speaker: Professor Masafumi Udagawa

Institution: Gakushuin University

Workshop

"QuickFix: CV Content"

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
For RSVP only

“QuickFix”- improve your application materials in an interactive and a time-efficient manner!

To register CLICK HERE Post-event survey SUMMARY

Seminar

"Field-Induced Dipole-Dipole Interaction for the Condensation of Spin-Orbital Coupled Polar Molecules" Dr. Gary Liu

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 10:00 to 11:00
Meeting Room C016, Level C, Lab1

[Seminar] Speaker: Dr. Gary (I-Kang) Liu, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Holiday

Sports Day 2018

Monday, October 8, 2018 - 00:00

National holiday.

2nd OIST Activities Fair

Friday, October 5, 2018 - 17:00
Conference Center

This is an event for OISTers’ to know what activities are happening at OIST, as well as for (official or informal) groups to recruit new members! Especially for new students, it will be a good chance to know activities you could do with people at OIST. Everyone at OIST, including interns, families, postdocs, admins, faculties, are all welcome!

Please spread this info to whom may want to recruit members and look for new activities!

For groups/clubs interested in joining: If you or your group wants to join this Activities Fair, please email (yuka.suzuki@oist.jp) or message Yuka Suzuki in advance with your group name. Also, please ask Yuka if you want to borrow a screen or do some performance. Performance may be possible in the meeting room 1. Each group will have a spot with a table and their group/activity name at the conference centre. Groups are welcome to bring items to show the taste of their activities or anything to attract people (video, instruments, snacks etc)!

Research

[Cancelled] Special Scientific Talk - "Thinking, feeling and interacting in an accelerating world" by Dr. Claudine Haroche

Friday, October 5, 2018 - 13:00 to 14:00
C700, Lab 3

[Cancelled] Speaker: Claudine Haroche, CNRS, Paris

Workshop

Workshop: "Developing Job Strategies for Academia and Industry"

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 15:00 to Friday, October 5, 2018 - 17:00
C700, Lab3

This workshop will cover academic and non-academic job search strategies.

Sponsored by OIST Graduate School.

To register CLICK HERE

Workshop

Workshop: "Branding - Effective Communication Skills"

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
C700, Lab3

This workshop will cover how to develop your personal brand and effectively communicate your value to important stakeholders.

Sponsored by OIST Graduate School.

To register CLICK HERE

The 23rd Board of Governors Meeting

Thursday, October 4, 2018 (All day) to Friday, October 5, 2018 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Research

[PhD Thesis Presentation] -Ray Xin Lee- Nature and source of animal spontaneous behaviors : Insights from psycho behavioral development and neuronal population dynamics in mice

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 09:00 to 10:00
C700, Lab3

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Ray Xin Lee

Title: Nature and source of animal spontaneous behaviors : Insights from psycho behavioral development and neuronal population dynamics in mice

Date&Time: October 3rd, 9:00am

Venue: C700, Lab3

Seminar

[Seminar] "Vacuum decay rate in the standard model and beyond" by Dr. Yutaro Shoji

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
A720, Lab 3

Speaker: Dr. Yutaro Shoji from Nagoya University Abstract: The electroweak vacuum is not absolutely stable in the standard model and various models beyond the standard model. This is due to an appearance of another deeper vacuum, into which the electroweak vacuum can decay. The decay proceeds through quantum tunneling and the rate is expressed with an exponential suppression factor and a pre-factor. The suppression factor has been calculated in many papers, but a naive dimensional analysis has been usually adopted for the pre-factor.

We have pointed out that such an evaluation can suffer from large quantum corrections and it is important to calculate the pre-factor as well.

To calculate the pre-factor, we had problems in a gauge sector; its gauge invariance is not explicitly shown, and there appear zero modes, which we could not deal with.

We have solved these problems and made it possible to determine vacuum decay rates precisely.

As applications, we analyzed the decay rates in the standard model and its fermionic extensions. We also provide a public code, which can be used for models that exhibit classical scale invariance at a high energy scale.

Research

[Seminar] In vivo imaging of calcium and membrane potential signals in mouse hippocampal neurons

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:00
B700 Lab3

[Seminar]

Title: In vivo imaging of calcium and membrane potential signals in mouse hippocampal neurons

Speaker: Professor Tsai-Wen Chen

Institution: National Yang-Ming University

Seminar

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Spacetime Singularities -An Introduction-" by Makoto Narita

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab 3 B717
"Spacetime Singularities -An Introduction-" by Professor Makoto Narita from Okinawa National College of Technology
Seminar

Seminar "One-loop tests of PM higher spin holography" by Wenliang LI (Hikami Unit)

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 10:00 to 11:00
C700, Lab3

*Time & Venue are changed to 10:00-11:00 (Oct 2), C700-Lab3.

Seminar on One-loop tests of PM higher spin holography by Wenliang Li (Hikami Unit)

Research

Wiley Books Online Trial

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 09:30 to Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 12:00
Anywhere with OIST network

A paid trial of Wiley Online Books will be available until March 26, 2019.

Research

QG group meeting: Expansions of the Black Hole Solution in AdS(3)

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 15:30
A719, Lab 3

QG Group Meeting

Title: Expansions of the Black Hole Solution in AdS(3)

Speaker : Nico Fischer, Research Intern, Quantum Gravity Unit (Neiman)

Public Lecture

New Insights on Global Climate Change from Coral Reefs by Prof. R. Dunbar

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 11:00
C700

New Insights on Global Climate Change from Coral Reefs

Prof. Rob Dunbar

Stanford University

Culture

Kazakhstan Dumplings "Manti"

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 18:00
Community Kitchen

Manti

Culture

【台風のため中止】公開トーク:「七色の橋を渡る」[Cancelled] Public Talk: "Crossing the 7 Bridges of Color"

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 14:00
セミナールームC210 C210 in the Center Building

本イベントは台風24号が接近しているため、中止となりました。[Cancelled]

言語:日本語(英語通訳なし)  Language: Japanese (No English Interpretation)

Graduate School

OIST Café #8 in Tokyo CANCELLED

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 14:00 to 17:00
FabCafe Tokyo (Shibuya, Tokyo)

CANCELLED

Reservation required: https://groups.oist.jp/grad/oist-cafe-8. Open to anyone interested in PhD and Research Internship at OIST. Max 30 participants.

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Ivan Koludarov, Neofunctionalization precedes duplication in the evolution of Pla2g2 genes

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 16:30
C700

Internal Seminar, Friday September 28th, 4-5 pm, C700

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Yuka Suzuki, Relating explicit spatial structure with biodiversity in metacommunity

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 16:00
C700

Internal Seminar, Friday, September 28th, 4-5pm, C700

Research

Speedup of the Quantum Adiabatic Algorithm by Topological Cancellation

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
C016, Lab1

[Seminar]

Title: Speedup of the Quantum Adiabatic Algorithm by Topological Cancellation

Speaker: Professor Robert Joynt

Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Culture

Sense of Wonder Opening Ceremony センス・オブ・ワンダー展オープニングセレモニー

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 16:15
Tunnel Gallery

Special Tea Time to open the art exhibition "Sense of Wonder"

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