Past Events

Seminar

Software Week2016: LabVIEW

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 10:00 to 12:00
Lab3 LevelC C700

LabVIEW Seminar by Ryuji Kuwashima (National Instruments Japan Corporation)

Seminar

Seminar: "Negative resistance and other wonders of viscous electronics in graphene" by Prof. Gregory Falkovich

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
B503, Centre Building

Seminar: "Negative resistance and other wonders of viscous electronics in graphene" by Prof. Gregory Falkovich

Seminar

Software Week2016: Allinea

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 14:00 to 16:00
Lab3 LevelC C700

Allinea Hands-on Session by Florent Lebeau (Allinea Software Ltd.)

Seminar

Software Week2016: Allinea

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:00 to 12:00
Lab3 LevelC C700

Enhance research production using Allinea Performance Reports

Presenter: Florent Lebeau (Allinea Software Ltd.)

Seminar

Seminar: "Machine Learning of Motor Skills for Robots: From Simple Skills to Table Tennis and Manipulation" by Prof. Jan Peters

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 15:00 to 16:00
C700, Lab 3

Seminar title: "Machine Learning of Motor Skills for Robots: From Simple Skills to Table Tennis and Manipulation"

Speaker: Prof. Jan Peters

Affiliation: Universität Darmstadt Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

Abstract

Autonomous robots that can assist humans in situations of daily life have been a long standing vision of robotics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive sciences. A first step towards this goal is to create robots that can learn tasks triggered by environmental context or higher level instruction. However, learning techniques have yet to live up to this promise as only few methods manage to scale to high-dimensional manipulator or humanoid robots. In this talk, we investigate a general framework suitable for learning motor...

Seminar

Talk & Event: Sculpture "Mathematics and Art"

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 14:30 to 17:00
Conference Center

Sculptor Rinus Roelofs. Language: English. No interpretation.

Training

Workshop on "Paying attention to what makes a difference: an introduction to the skills of emotional intelligence for Scientists"

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 12:30 to 14:00
Lab 3, Seminar Room C700

12:30-14:00 on October 17, 2016; SR C700; Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists; Instructor: Laura Sanger, Clinical Psychologist, Ganjuu Wellbeing Service; Registration is required. Please register on PCDA website: https://groups.oist.jp/pcda

External Events

Zometool Installation

Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 13:00 to 17:30
C210, Center building, OIST

Mr. Paul Hildebrandt, Inventor of Zometool, Language: English. Interpreters exists. Registration required: e-mail to naoko.tokumoto[at]oist.jp

Workshop

GEMS 2016: Geometry and Material Sciences (Pacific Graphics 2016 Satellite Workshop)

Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 09:00 to Monday, October 17, 2016 - 17:30
OIST Conference Center - Meeting Room 1 (CC-MR1)

The workshop is open to the research community for participation.

Graduate School

IT COFFEE Vol.7

Friday, October 14, 2016 - 15:00
Lab 3 B706 (Level B Between Lab2 and Lab3)

Please come, grab some sweets, and talk about your IT problems. Unless we hear about your issues, we won’t be able to solve it. あなたが抱えている、 ITに関する問題を共有しましょう。 問題が起こっている事を教えて頂く事が 解決への第一歩になります。

Training

Roundtable: Grant Peer Support Group - 5th meeting

Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 12:00 to 13:00
Lab 3 - SR C700

Time: Noon-13:00, Thursday - Oct 13, 2016; Venue: Lab 3, SR C700; Coordinator: Dr. Cecilia Lu, Group Leader, Van Vactor Unit, OIST; Read more on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda

Training

Successfail lunchtime discussion group

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 12:00
Lab 1, C016
6-week lunchtime group to examine how stories of success and failure are socially-constructed.
Seminar

Seminar: "Chemical approaches for deciphering protein functions in live systems" by Prof. Itaru Hamachi

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 15:00 to 16:00
D015, Lab 1 Level D

Professor Itaru HAMACHI Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University, Kyoto and CREST/JST, JAPAN http://www.sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp/hamachi-lab/index.php?members%2Fhamachi​

Training

Grant Peer Support Group - 4th meeting

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 12:00 to 13:00
Ctr Bldg, SR C210

Noon-13:00, Tuesday - Oct 11, 2016; Ctr Bldg, SR C210; Read more on PCDA website: https://groups.oist.jp/pcda

Workshop

Pacific Graphics 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 09:00 to Friday, October 14, 2016 - 18:00
OIST Conference Center

OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (show your OIST ID card at the entrance). For non-OIST members, please register at https://indico.oist.jp/PG16

External Events

Children's Science Education Project (Middle and High School Projects) General Debriefing

Monday, October 10, 2016 - 10:00 to 16:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250

The event is open to all. Language: Japanese (no interpretation). For more information contact the organizers.

Holiday

Health and Sports Day 2016

Monday, October 10, 2016 - 00:00
National Holiday.
Seminar

"Finish your antibiotics! But not if it is a virus...." -- Dr. Bill Söderström

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 17:30 to 18:00
C700

Internal Seminar: Bill Söderström, Postdoctoral Researcher, Structural Cellular Biology Unit (Skoglund Unit)

External Events

The Way to Coral Reefs Rehabilitation - Symposium for The Coral Reef Preservation and Rehabilitation Project in Okinawa Prefecture (Sango no Umi Festa in OIST)

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 13:00 to 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250

Event is free of charge. Pre-registration by phone or on website. On-site registration possible. Symposium language is Japanese. Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese <=> English) will be provided.

Training

Workshop: How to prepare an effective résumé for positions in "industry"!

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 13:30 to 15:30
Lab 3 - SR C700

Workshop: How to prepare an effective résumé for positions in "industry"! - Time/Date: 13:30-15:30 on Thursday, 6 October 2016 - Registration Deadline: 17:00 Wednesday, 5 October 2016 - Location: Lab 3 - Level C - Seminar room C700 - Register on www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

Research

Crystalline defects in highly efficient widegap Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based solar cells

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:00
C700, Lab3

Professor Takeaki Sakurai from Tsukuba University

Training

Workshop webinar: "Exploring Careers"

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 10:00 to 12:00
Ctr Bldg, Seminar Room C210

When: 10:00-12:00 on October 5, 2016; Where: Ctr Bldg, Seminar Room C209; Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists are strongly encouraged to attend; Instructors: Dr. Kristen K. Mighty and Dr. Mearah Quinn-Brauner from Northwestern University, USA; Registration deadline: Monday, October 3; To read more info about the event and to register, please go to https://groups.oist.jp/pcda

Seminar

[Rescheduled Oct.4] Enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA) as a multistep molecular process for selectively killing cancer cells by Prof. Bing Xu, Brandeis University

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 09:00 to 09:45
C700, Lab 3, Level C

After receiving his BS and MS in 1987 and 1990, Bing Xu obtained his PhD in 1996. Notably, Xu lab pioneered the integration of enzyme transformation and self-assembly for developing molecular biomaterials, synthesized the first dimeric nanoparticle consisting of quantum dot and nanomagnet for exploring nanoscience inside cells, reported the first case of using dopamine to anchor molecules on iron oxide surface, and demonstrated the first case of using enzymatic transformation and self-assembly to inhibit cancer cells selectively. Being identified on the Thomson Reuters "highly-cited researchers 2014&2015" list, Bing Xu currently is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, and his research focuses on the applications of molecular engineering in materials, biology, and medicine.

Training

Fall 2016 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program - Day 5

Saturday, October 1, 2016 - 09:00 to 12:00
OIST, Seminar Roon C210

Language: English

Registration Required

External Events

AMICUS International Fall Concert

Saturday, October 1, 2016 - 09:00 to 11:00
OIST Auditorium

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

Seminar

Seminar:"Microfluidics & Organs on a Chip" by Prof. Shuichi Takayama

Friday, September 30, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:00
C700 Level C, Lab 3

Title: "Microfluidics & Organs on a Chip" by Prof. Shuichi Takayama

Organization: University of Michigan

Talk will bw open to all OIST students and researchers.

Seminar

Open seminar by Prof Dalibard

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 14:30 to 15:30
B250, Level B, Centre building

Dr. Jean Dalibard, Professor, Collège de France and Laboratoire Kastler Brossel

This is a part of the summer school CQD2016

Culture

Okinawan Lacquerware Exhibition

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 09:00 to Sunday, October 30, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Center Bldg.

No Reservation Required / Admission Free / Everyone is welcome

The 16th Board of Governors Meeting

Thursday, September 29, 2016 (All day) to Friday, September 30, 2016 (All day)
OIST Campus

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

OIST Workshops

Okinawa School in Physics: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (CQD2016)

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 (All day) to Thursday, October 6, 2016 (All day)
OIST Seaside House & Main Campus (see program)

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: May 2016 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - website: https://groups.oist.jp/group/okinawa-school-physics-coherent-quantum-dynamics

Seminar

Seminar "Translational capacity of a cell is determined during transcription elongation via the Ccr4-Not complex" Prof. Martine Collart.

Monday, September 26, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C016, Lab 1

Speaker: Prof. Martine Collart

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva

Title: Translational capacity of a cell is determined during transcription elongation via the Ccr4-Not complex

Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Nanoscopic Synaptic Function"

Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 09:00 to Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 18:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Rooms C209 & C210

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

Holiday

Autumnal Equinox Day 2016

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 00:00
National Holiday. OIST administrative offices closed.
Holiday

Respect for the Aged Day 2016

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 00:00
National Holiday.
Culture

Romeo and Juliet by Pembroke Players

Sunday, September 18, 2016 - 19:00
OIST Auditorium

Short version of Romeo and Juliet by Pembroke Players, UK.

Language: English (no interpretation). Admission Free Reservations Required

Reserve at http://www.oist.jp/reserve .

Seminar

"Mean Curvature Flows and Isotopy Problems"

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
C015 - Level C, Lab1

"Professor Mao-Pei Tsui, National Taiwan University, "Language: Engrish. No interpretation."

Seminar

"On the Dirichlet-Euler problem"

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30
C016 - L1 Bldg

"Professor Chun-Chi Lin, National Taiwan Normal University, "Language: Engrish. No interpretation."

Industry Relations

Fall 2016 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program - Day 4

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 09:00 to 12:00
OIST, Seminar Roon C210

Language: English

Reservation Required

Training

Workshop: How to prepare an effective CV for "Postdoctoral" positions!

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 13:30 to 15:30
Lab 3 - SR C700

Workshop: How to prepare an effective CV for "Postdoctoral" positions! - Time/Date: 13:30-15:30 on Thursday, 15 September 2016 - Registration Deadline: 17:00 Tuesday, 13 September 2016 - Location: Lab 3 - Level C - Seminar room C700 - Register on www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

Seminar

"How We Built the Standard Model, Part 2" Prof David G. Hitlin

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209

Dr David G. Hitlin, Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology. Part 2 of 2. The first seminar is the previous day, September 13, from 11:00 in C209.

Seminar

Software Week 2016: EnginFrame

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 10:00 to 16:00
Lab3 LevelC C700

See demos, ask questions one-on-one, and get hands-on time with technology from EnginFrame.

Seminar

"How We Built the Standard Model, Part 1" Prof David G. Hitlin

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209

Dr David G. Hitlin, Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology. Part 1 of 2. The second seminar is the following day, September 14, from 11:00 in C209.

Seminar

Bioanalytics using single plasmonic nanostructures

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
OIST, Meeting Room C016 - L1

Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang Fritzsche

Nano Biophotonics Department, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)

Title: Bioanalytics using single plasmonic nanostructures

Host: Mukhles Sowwan (Nanoparticles by Design Unit)

Workshop

Software Week 2016: Intel

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 10:00 to 15:00
Lab3 LevelC C700

See demos, ask questions one-on-one, and get hands-on time with technology from Intel.

Culture

Noel Billingsley Guitar Recital

Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 17:00 to 19:00
OIST Restaurant Floor

Registration Required. Admission Free. Classic Solo Guitar Recital.

Training

Fall 2016 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program - Day 1-3

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 17:30 to Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 18:00
OIST, Seminar Roon C210

Language: English

Registration Required!

Seminar

Spiking neurons can discover predictive features by aggregate-label learning

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 11:00
C016, Lab1 Level-C

Date: Friday, September 9, 2016

Venue: C016, Lab1, Level-C

Time: 11am - noon [a talk of 45 minutes and Q&A session]

Speaker: Dr Robert Guetig

Affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine. Theoretical Neuroscience

http://www.em.mpg.de/index.php?id=282&L=1

Seminar

EndNote Seminar: Basic and Intermediate, September 9th

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 10:00
B503, Level B, Lab1

The library is hosting EndNote Seminar on September 9th. We will invite an expert of EndNote from its providing company. There are two sessions: Basic and Intermediate. Please register from the library webpage.

Training

Workshop: How to prepare an effective CV for "Faculty" positions!

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 13:30 to 15:30
Lab 3 - SR C700

Workshop: How to prepare an effective CV for "Faculty" positions! - Time/Date: 13:30-15:30 on Thursday, 8 September 2016 - Registration Deadline: 17:00 Tuesday, 6 September 2016 - Location: Lab 3 - Level C - Seminar room C700 - Register on www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

Seminar

"A new, settling-driven instability in two-component, stably stratified fluids"

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30

"Dr. Eckart Meiburg, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara", "Language: Engrish. No interpretation."

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