Past Events

Seminar

"Machine Ethics – developing a fully autonomous artificial moral agent"

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 16:00 to 17:00
C016, Lab1

Dr. Jeffrey White

========================== Date: Monday, November 13, 2017 Time:16:00-17:00 Venue: C016, Lab 1 ==========================

Public Lecture

【Safety Enhancement Month】Memorial Lecture of Dr. Shohei Suzuki

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:30
B250, Center building

Memorial Lecture of our colleague, Dr. Shohei Suzuki

Lecturer: Dr. Noriyuki Satoh, Professor, Marine Genomics Unit, OIST.

Title: Coral Reefs: A Paradise of Marine Biologists

Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation.

Seminar

Manipulating and Measuring Modes in Multimode Fibres

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 10:30 to 11:30
C210

Dr. Joel Carpenter, School of IT & Electrical Engineering (ITEE), The University of Queensland. Language: English

OIST Workshops

Cutting Edge Developments in RNA Biology for the Control of Gene Expression

Monday, November 13, 2017 (All day) to Friday, November 17, 2017 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: June 30, 2017 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/rnabiology

Research

"AI Aesthetics and Art" - AIAEE Symposium 01

Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 14:00 to 19:00
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

"Collaboration with Artificial Intelligence - Day 2" - AIAEE Concert 04-2

Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 11:30 to 13:00
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

"Collaboration with Artificial Intelligence - Day 1" - AIAEE Concert 04-1

Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 14:00 to 17:00
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Seminar

"Labour of love: early careers in pursuit of well-being"

Friday, November 10, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:00
C700, Lab3

This interactive and invigorating seminar will blend theory, practice, reflection and prescription to present concepts of employee well-being as applied to professionals in general and to academics in particular. Everyone is welcome!

Seminar

一般公開セミナー: 免疫システムに学ぶ — HLAを中心に据えて — *日本語のみ Only in Japanese

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:00
セミナールームC209, センター棟

セミナー: HLAを中心に据えて、免疫システムに学ぶ

Comsol Seminar 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 13:00 to 17:00
Center Bldg. C210
Introduction of COMSOL Multiphysics® and Release Highlights of Version 5.3
External Events

4th Annual Medical Device Innovation Forum

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 10:00 to 18:00
OIST Conference Center

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

Seminar

HLA, Immune Response and Disease ― Classical and New Concept ―

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
B503, Lab1

Seminar "HLA, ImmSune Response and Disease" by Prof. Takehiko Saszuki

Seminar

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Knots: From application to theory" (part 2) by Dr Nick Owad

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab 3, B700

The Topology and Geometry Seminar aims to introduce current mathematical research topics starting from the very basics. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

This is the second talk in a series of 3 lectures on "Knots: From application to theory" by Dr Nick Owad (postdoc in the Tsvietkova Unit).

Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Nanoclusters in Action"

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 (All day) to Thursday, November 9, 2017 (All day)
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room C700

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

Public Lecture

"Adolescents with ADHD", Prof. Dr. Saskia van der Oord

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 19:00
OIST Auditorium

Intended for all parents and teachers. English with simultaneous interpretation. Register at https://groups.oist.jp/adhd/public-talk

Research

QG group meeting: twistor-space quantization for the dS causal patch

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:30
A613, Lab 2

QG group meeting Speaker: Yasha Neiman Title: Twistor-space quantization for the dS causal patch

Seminar

Seminar "Mutation, divergence and novel phenotypes in rodents and reptiles" by Dr. Adam Hargreaves

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:00
C210, Center Building

Speaker: Dr. Adam Hargreaves Department of Zoology, University of Oxford Date : Monday, November 6, 2017 Time : 3:00pm-4:00pm Venue: C210, Center Building

Seminar

[Seminar] Title: Innate Immune Mechanisms of Synapse Remodeling During Brain Development

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:00
B700, Lab3

Speaker: Dr. Anna Molofsky

​Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF)

Seminar

"Dynamics of Electron Bubbles in the Gross-Pitaevskii Model of a Superfluid" Alverto Villois, University of East Anglia

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
D015, Level D, Lab 1

Seminar:Dynamics of Electron Bubbles in the Gross-Pitaevskii Model of a Superfluid

Speaker: Dr. Alberto Villois, Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia

Research

"Pioneer of the Artificial Intelligence Music" - AIAEE Concert 03

Sunday, November 5, 2017 - 14:30
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

"Umwelt Music and Machine Learning" - AIAEE Concert 02

Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 14:30
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

Opening Reception - Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition

Friday, November 3, 2017 - 19:00 to 22:00
OIST Seaside House

For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

"Machine Aesthetics Music" - AIAEE Concert 01

Friday, November 3, 2017 - 14:30
OIST Auditorium

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Research

New-Method "Tape Cut" - Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition

Friday, November 3, 2017 - 13:30
Center Court, Level C, Center Bldg(outdoor)

For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Culture

Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition

Friday, November 3, 2017 (All day) to Monday, January 8, 2018 (All day)
OIST

Admission Free. For information about the exhibit, concerts, and symposia, visit the Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition (AIAEE) website.

Holiday

Culture Day 2017

Friday, November 3, 2017 - 00:00

National Holiday.

Training

Fall 2017 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: Final Presentations

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 09:00 to 12:00

Language: English

Seats Available: 30

Registration Required

Workshop

"PLANNING YOUR SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY. Bring Your Plan to Life”

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00
Lab3, B711

"Planning Your Scientific Journey" series is great for anybody who is working on developing an impactful and answerable scientific question and/or designing a research program for current and future positions.

Seminar

[Seminar] "Digitization of reproducible data analysis workflows", Prof. Sonja Grün

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
Meeting Room D015 - L1 Bldg

Speaker: Prof. Sonja Grün Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) Institute of Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany Theoretical Systems Neurobiology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Seminar

"Hierarchy of vortices in turbulence at high Reynolds numbers" by Prof.Goto

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:00
D015 (Lab1, Level D)

Speaker: Prof. Susumu Goto (Osaka University)

Title: Hierarchy of vortices in turbulence at high Reynolds numbers

Seminar

"Sustaining mechanism of turbulence in a precessing sphere" by Yasufumi Horimoto

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:00

Speaker: Yasufumi Horimoto, Prof. Susumu Goto (Osaka University)

Title: Sustaining mechanism of turbulence in a precessing sphere

Seminar

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Knots: From application to theory" (part 1) by Dr Nick Owad

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab 3, B700

The Topology and Geometry Seminar aims to introduce current mathematical research topics starting from the very basics. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

This is the first talk in a series of 3 lectures on "Knots: From application to theory" by Dr Nick Owad (postdoc in the Tsvietkova Unit).

Seminar

Mechanisms of modulation of vocal learning

Monday, October 30, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:00
C016, Lab1, Level C

Associate Professor Jon T. Sakata from McGill University, US, Language: English

Research

QG group meeting: Infrared stories in QED, part 2

Monday, October 30, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:30
A613, Lab 2

QG Group Meeting Speaker: Linqing Chen Title: The infrared story in QED, part 2

Workshop

Workshop "OIST Diamond Workshop 2017"

Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 13:00 to Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 11:00
OIST Seaside House

The workshop is going to be held from October 29 th , Sunday till November 1 st ,

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Collin Stecker, Fundamental study and atomic-level understanding of energy materials and interfaces

Friday, October 27, 2017 - 16:30
C700

Free pizza and soft drinks will be served following the Internal Seminar: please bring a mug! We hope to see you there!

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Juanita Choo (Science and Technology Group)

Friday, October 27, 2017 - 16:00
C700

Free pizza and soft drinks will be served following the Internal Seminar: p lease bring a mug!

Seminar

Understanding each other through Hofstede’s cultural dimensions.

Friday, October 27, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:30
Lab2, C600b

Are you interested in understanding different cultures? Are you curious to learn new tricks that would help you to flourish in a multicultural work environment? If you answered "yes" to any of this question, then "Understanding each other...." workshop is right for you!

NO registration is required! Bringing a laptop or a phone will make the session much more fun!

Training

Fall 2017 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: Mid-checkin

Friday, October 27, 2017 - 09:00 to 12:00
OIST Seminar Room C210

Language: English

Seats Available: 30

Registration Required

Workshop

"PLANNING YOUR SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY. Plan your research ”

Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00

"Planning Your Scientific Journey" series is great for anybody who is working on developing an impactful and answerable scientific question and/or designing a research program for current and future positions.

Public Lecture

Ronald D. Vale "RNA Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disease"

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 16:00
Center Bldg. Level C209

Ronald D. Vale, Professor of the Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Public Lecture

CANCELLED--Ada Yonath "Next Generation Environmentally Friendly Antibiotics"

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 13:00
Center Bldg. Level C 209

Dr Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute

Public Lecture

Creating effective presentation slides

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 11:00
B250

Jean-luc Doumont (Principiæ), Stanford University (PhD), Trees, Maps, and Theorems (book) International OSA Network of Student (IONS) Conference Public Lecture.

Public Lecture

Steven Chu "Climate Change, Energy and a Sustainable Future"

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 09:00
OIST Auditorium

Dr. Steven Chu (Stanford University), Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, US Secretary of Energy from 2009–2013. International OSA Network of Student (IONS) Conference Public Lecture.

Workshop

IONS Okinawa 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (All day) to Friday, October 27, 2017 (All day)
OIST Main Campus (10/25) & OIST Seaside House (10/26-27)

OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

Seminar

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] Topology and Geometry Movie Hour

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab 3, B700

The Topology and Geometry Seminar aims to introduce current mathematical research topics starting from the very basics. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

This week, we will be screening several short videos showcasing various spaces of interest to topology and geometry.

Research

QG group meeting - E11 symmetry in supergravity

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 15:00 to 16:30
A618, Lab 2

QG group meeting Speaker: Han Yan Title: E11 Symmetry in Supergravity

OISTうちなーんちゅ科学者たちによるサイエンストーク vol.2

Friday, October 20, 2017 - 18:30 to 19:30
ジュンク堂書店那覇店(那覇市牧志1-19-29)D-NAHA 地下1階
On Friday October 20th, the second talk of the series of monthly talks featuring OIST scientists from Okinawa will be held. The speaker this time is Dr. Ayumu Karimata. The series will be continued until February 2018, every third Friday night from 18:30-19:30 at the Junku-do Book Store in Naha (1-19-29 Makishi, Naha-city). *The talks are only in Japanese only.
Training

Fall 2017 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: 3-day Opening Session

Friday, October 20, 2017 - 17:30 to Sunday, October 22, 2017 - 18:00
OIST Seminar Room C210

Language: English

Seats Available: 30

Registration Required

Seminar

"Rippling rectangular waves for a modified Benney equation"

Friday, October 20, 2017 - 16:00 to 17:00
C015, Level C, Lab1

Prof. Toshiyuki Ogawa, Meiji University. Language: English, no interpretation.

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