Past Events
[Seminar] "Changing Approaches to Monitoring Marine Biodiversity Change: An Overview of the WPI-AIMEC Marine Biology Integrative Analysis Unit" by Prof. Cheryl Ames
Dr. Cheryl Lynn AMES, Professor, Tohoku University
ONNA×OIST Children's School of Science 2024
The details will be updated
TSVP Talk "Understanding the Power of Quantum Computation" by Sergii Strelchuk
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
OIST Innovation open-hours
OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .
Falling Walls Lab Tokyo 2024 co-hosted by OIST
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.
第4回 大学職員向け勉強会 / #4 Study Sessions for OIST Staff (JPN)
[Seminar] MLDS Unit Seminar 2024-8 by Ms. Weiqiu You (University of Pennsylvania) , Mr. Xiaoyuan Zhang (City University of Hong Kong), at D23, Lab5
Speaker 1: Ms. Weiqiu You (University of Pennsylvania)
Title: Sum-of-Parts: Faithful Attributions for Groups of Features
Speaker 2: Mr. Xiaoyuan Zhang (City University of Hong Kong)
Title : Multiobjective meets machine learning, from a single solution, a finite set of solutions to infinite solutions.
Seminar by Dr.Quan ZHU "Applying Spatially-Resolved Single Cell Technologies to Study Human Health and Diseases"
Seminar by Dr.Quan ZHU "Applying Spatially-Resolved Single Cell Technologies to Study Human Health and Diseases"
[Seminar] Modelling Social Complexity & State Formation in Early Egypt
[Speaker] Jessica Nitschke, Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
[Title] Modelling Social Complexity & State Formation in Early Egypt
[Seminar] An introduction to self-similarity of the first and second kind
Speaker: Dr. Shreyas Mandre
University Associate Professor of Fluid-Structure Interaction, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Hosted by: Professor Mahesh Bandi, Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit
When physical processes repeat over either growing or shrinking scales (length and/or time), the dynamics shows self-similarity. The condition of self-similarity appears strict, but it is the building block of mathematical modelling. This lecture covers (i) concept of scale invariance as a pre-requisite for self-similarity, (ii) self-similarity in physical systems and mathematical models, (iii) the two kinds of self-similarity -- the first and second kinds, and (iv) a simple mathematical example to elucidate the second kind of self-similarity. The lecture presents examples from fluid dynamics. No previous knowledge of or experience with scale-invariance or self-similarity is assumed.
The Provost Lecture Series 15
Seminar by Evolutionary Genomics Unit: Mature larvae continue calling at night in Vespa mandarinia
Speaker: Dr. Haruna Fujioka, Assistant Professor of Okayama University
岡山大学 藤岡春菜 助教授 ( 個人HP )
社会性昆虫、 昆虫生態学、動物行動学、時間生物学
Vespa hornet larvae produce a rhythmic 'rasping' sound by rubbing their mandibles against the cell wall of the nest. The call is thought to be a larval provisioning cue. However, detailed observation of larval calls has been limited to a few species, and it is not known whether the call can be influenced by the external environment or internal larval states such as hunger. We conducted laboratory observations of larval calls to investigate the effect of 1) larval stage, 2) daily variation, and 3) larval hunger level. Vespa mandarinia larvae produced sounds independent of light conditions, time of day, worker absence, and hunger level. A key finding of this research is the novel discovery that larvae produce sounds at night, a previously undocumented behavior.
Tensionless Strings in a Kalb-Ramond Background
Quantum Gravity Unit Guest Seminar Speaker: Ritankar Chatterjee (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur) Title: "Tensionless Strings in a Kalb-Ramond Background"
[Seminar] The quantum path signature | Dr. Samuel Crew (Imperial College London, UK)
Speaker : Dr. Samuel Crew (Imperial College London, UK) Title : The quantum path signature Date and time : 16 th July Tuesday at 10:00 Location : L4F01 Language: English
[Seminar] Complexity in Brains and Bodies
[Speaker] Geoff Nitschke, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
[Title] Complexity in Brains and Bodies
【Fully booked】OIST Kids Campus Tour 2024
Open Call for Visiting Scholars in FY2025
Open Call for TSVP Visiting Scholars in FY2025
Marine Day Kids Lecture: Exploring Secrets of Cephalopods
Coming soon.
[Time Changed] Seminar: "New molecular designs for organic gain materials, towards high-performance laser devices" by Dr. Robin Troiville-Cazilhac
Dr. Robin Troiville-Cazilhac, Sorbonne Université
OIST Innovation open-hours
OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .
TSVP Talk: "What They Didn’t Tell Us in Computational Neuroscience 101" by Joshua Goldberg
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
[Seminar] MLDS Unit Seminar 2024-7 by Mr. Rahul Steiger (ETH Zurich), Mr. Thibault De Surrel (Université Paris-Dauphine) at C210
Speaker 1: Mr. Rahul Steiger (ETH Zurich)
Title: In-Context Predictions on ICU Time-Series
Speaker 2: Mr. Thibault De Surrel (Université Paris-Dauphine)
Title: How Riemannian geometry can help us build better Brain Computer Interfaces
Community Cooking Series [Registrations] - Class 12
The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Okinawa 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?).
Nikon Day @ OIST July 2024
Nikon DAY @ OIST
Antarctic krill resources under climate change
Speaker: Dr. Rui Wang (Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China)
Title: Antarctic krill resources under climate change
[Seminar] MLDS Unit Seminar 2024-6 by Mr. Kazusato Oko (The University of Tokyo), Mr. Yuki Takezawa (Kyoto University) at C210
Speaker 1: Mr. Kazusato Oko (The University of Tokyo)
Title: How to learn a sum of diverse features provably: A case study of ridge combinations
Speaker 2: Mr. Yuki Takezawa (Kyoto University)
Title: Polayk Meets Parameter-free Clipped Gradient Descent
Schooling Options: Lunch and Learn Session 1
Got Kids? Staying in Okinawa? Moving abroad? Don't know yet? It is not too early to learn about the education paths available for your kids in Okinawa to set them up for a future full of opportunities.
Join the Schooling Options Team for a Lunch and Learn session - the first in a series of monthly sessions featuring guest speakers and parent groups sharing information and questions about children's education beyond CDC.
Academic Career Seminar
This is the 2nd career talk session collabolated with Sokendai. This session is open to other universityes too. Discover the keys to success in academia as accomplished OIST alumnae share personal anecdotes, invaluable advice, and practical strategies for navigating the challenges and seizing the opportunities that lie ahead. Do not miss out this event which offers a golden opportunity to connect with our alumnae, forge meaningful connections, and gain inspiration from those who have walked the path before you.
We will have two of OIST almuni, Dr. Kamila Mustafina and Dr. Swathy Babu.
QG group meeting: Mirian Tsulaia
QG group meeting. Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia. Title: "Non-Supersymmetric Heterotic Strings".
Transforming Healthcare Through Technology: The Nutrix Story with Maria Hahn
Nutrix is an international digital health startup creating a SaaS platform to support patients with chronic diseases, aiming to enhance their well-being, quality of life, and longevity. Join us as Maria shares her path from startup to success!
Language: English
Everyone is welcome to join (no registration required)
[Seminar]New Insights on the Hippocampus Codes using Complex Spatial Navigation_Prof.Jean-Marc Fellous, the University of Arizona
CNS unit will host a seminar "New Insights on the Hippocampus Codes using Complex Spatial Navigation", by Prof. Jean-Marc Fellous, the University of Arizona.
TSVP Symposium: Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning
Title : Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning: Bridging Biological and Artificial Neural Networks
TSVP Symposium linked to Thematic Program on "Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning: Theoretical Lessons Learnt From Invertebrate and Vertebrate Brains"
Class2023 ONLY: Effective Team Dynamics (ETD) workshop
This in-person interactive workshop is for graduate students Class2023. This ICOGS* workshop is offered by the Georgia Tech Effective Team Dynamics Initiative and will be facilitated by Prof Mary Lynn Realff (MSE). * (ICOGS) Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Graduate Students Working as part of a team, or group, comes with both benefits and challenges. The benefits include interacting with people who bring different viewpoints, expertise and experiences to the table. However, the challenges include communicating effectively with people who have different backgrounds and dealing constructively with conflict due to different viewpoints. The workshop will explore how diversity in a team can strengthen it, different approaches to dealing with conflict, how to have a “difficult conversation” with both peers and your supervisor, and strategies for avoiding communications problems. Take home tools to improve your team skills will be provided.
OIST Innovation open-hours
OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .
1+1D Gauge Theory: Lattice vs. Continuum (Igor Klebanov)
Physics colloquium. Speaker: Igor Klebanov (Princeton University). Title: "1+1 Dimensional Gauge Theory: Lattice vs. Continuum".
A Talk by Sachiko Tsuda : Spatiotemporal dynamics of cerebellar Purkinje cell population and its development
Speaker : Sachiko Tsuda (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University)
A Talk by Christian Hansel : Dendritic complexity and plasticity in cerebellar Purkinje cells
Speaker : Christian Hansel (The University of Chicago, The Department of Neurobiology)
Seminar "Data, dynamics, and manifolds: machine learning approaches for modeling and controlling complex flows" by Prof. Michael D. Graham
[Speaker] Michael D. Graham, Steenbock Professor of Engineering and Harvey D. Spangler Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Open to OIST community: Effective Team Dynamics (ETD) workshop
This in-person interactive workshop is for graduate students, post-docs, and other researchers. This ICOGS* workshop is offered by the Georgia Tech Effective Team Dynamics Initiative and will be facilitated by Prof Mary Lynn Realff (MSE). * (ICOGS) Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Graduate Students Working as part of a team, or group, comes with both benefits and challenges. The benefits include interacting with people who bring different viewpoints, expertise and experiences to the table. However, the challenges include communicating effectively with people who have different backgrounds and dealing constructively with conflict due to different viewpoints. The workshop will explore how diversity in a team can strengthen it, different approaches to dealing with conflict, how to have a “difficult conversation” with both peers and your supervisor, and strategies for avoiding communications problems. Take home tools to improve your team skills will be provided.
This session will be focusing on Contribution and Values, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Crucial Conversation, adn Unconditional Positive Regards.
Seminar "Fluid Mechanics of the Dead Sea" by Prof. Eckart Meiburg
[Speaker] Eckart Meiburg, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Fluids, University of California at Santa Barbara
QG group meeting: Sebastian Murk
Speaker: Sebastian Murk
Title: Light rings and causality for nonsingular ultracompact objects sourced by nonlinear electrodynamics
Open Call for Pre-Proposals for Thematic Programs
Open Call for TSVP Thematic Programs in FY2025/26
WCCI 2024 Open Forum on AI Governance
From the tetrahedron to the superstring
Geometry lecture for non-geometers. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "From the tetrahedron to the superstring".
“Current status and future of ocean energy development” - The 75th Annual Symposium of the Seawater Society of Japan
This symposium is open to the OIST Community (show your OIST badge at the venue) | This is an externally organized event | Please contact the organizers directly for further details | Symposium Website (Japanese languange only)
Seminar ”Population dynamics of swordtip squid (Uroteuthis edulis) based on statolith trace elements and ocean conditions "
Dr. Tadanori Yamaguchi, Kyushu University
Seminar by Matthieu Koroma: Cardiac responses of sensory processing in wake and sleep
Speaker: Matthieu Koroma PhD in Neuroscience
Title: Cardiac responses of sensory processing in wake and sleep
75th Annual Meeting of the Seawater Society of Japan
Scientific sessions open to the OIST Community (show your OIST badge at the venue) | This is an externally organized event | Please contact the organizers directly for further details | Annual Meeting June 26-27 (Japanese languange only) | Annual Symposium June 27; 13:30-16:40 (Japanese languange only)
The Art of Innovation: Harnessing the Power of Networking and Mentorship
Join Dominik Steiner, Founding Partner at 650 Fund, for a seminar designed for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurially-minded researchers interested implementing their innovative ideas through the power of networks and mentorship | 25 June 2024 | 11:00-12:00 | C209