Past Events
【April 28th】 Travel Consultation Session/ 【4/28】 旅費相談会
Travel Expense Team will hold a travel consultation session.
旅費相談会を開催いたします。
[Seminar] Matrix Bootstrap Approximation without Positivity Constraint | Reishi Maeta (Hiroshima University / McGill University)
Speaker : Reishi Maeta (Hiroshima University / McGill University) Title : Matrix Bootstrap Approximation without Positivity Constraint Date and time : 28 th April Tuesday at 9:00 Language: English
【満員】OIST Deeptech Mixer (SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 パートナーイベント) | Powered by 琉球銀行
本イベントは、OIST発のイノベーションに関心を持つ方々が東京に集まる特別な機会です。SusHi Tech Tokyo開催にあわせて沖縄から上京したOISTの研究者・スタートアップに加え、実際に連携を進める事業会社やベンチャーキャピタルが登壇し、OIST発イノベーションの"現在地"とその先にある可能性をお伝えします。登壇セッションの後は、参加者同士のネットワーキングタイムを設け、新たなコラボレーションの芽が生まれる場を創出します。
Okinawa Lectures on Entropy: Large deviation theory
A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.
Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen
[CAEE] "The nature of LUCA, and the timeline of metabolic evolution" by Dr. Edmund R. R. Moody, University of Barcelona / University of Bristol
CAEE invited talk, Dr. Edmund R. R. Moody, University of Barcelona / University of Bristol
Public Lecture: "A Few Bloody Examples of the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Vascular Surgery" by Oliver Aalami and Torbjörn Lundh
Public Lecture : "A Few Bloody Examples of the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Vascular Surgery" by Oliver Aalami (Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign) and TSVP Visiting Scholar Torbjörn Lundh (Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg) Open to all interested in the topic! OISTにて開催される Torbjörn Lundh 氏および Oliver Aalami 氏による公開講演に、ぜひご参加ください。
[CAEE] "Hunting novel lineages and their genomes" by Prof. Ben J. Woodcroft, QUT
CAEE invited talk, Prof. Ben J. Woodcroft, QUT
HPC User Group Meeting
The next High-Performance Computing User Group Meeting is April 23. Everybody is Welcome!
[CAEE] "Predicting interaction partners and generating new protein sequences using protein language models" by Prof. Anne-Florence Bitbol, EPFL
CAEE invited talk, Prof. Anne-Florence Bitbol, EPFL
QG Seminar (Zoom): Matthieu Vilatte, (University of Mons)
QG Seminar (Zoom)
Speaker: Matthieu Vilatte, (University of Mons)
Title: Black hole thermodynamics at future null infinity
TSVP Talk: "Playing With Magnets, Geometry and Bacteria." by Andrés Concha
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).
[CAEE] "Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes: Reconstructing and deconstructing the Tree of Life" by Dr. Eduard Ocaña-Pallarès, UOC-TECH, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
CAEE invited talk, Dr. Eduard Ocaña-Pallarès, UOC-TECH, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
[CAEE] "Integration of phylogenetics-independent tools for brainstorming evolution of metabolism" by Dr. Masaru K. Nobu, JAMSTEC
CAEE invited talk, Dr. Masaru K. Nobu, JAMSTEC
[Seminar] Prof. Henrik M. Rønnow "Neutron studies of SrCu2(BO3)2 under extreme conditions – a fruit fly for quantum many body physics"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
[CAEE] "Network approaches for thinking about early metabolic evolution" by Prof. Shawn E. McGlynn, ELSI, Institute of Science Tokyo
CAEE invited talk, Prof. Shawn E. McGlynn, ELSI, Institute of Science Tokyo
[CAEE] "Dating deep divergences: challenges and emerging strategies in Bayesian phylogenomic dating" by Dr. Sandra Álvarez-Carretero, University College London
CAEE invited talk, Dr. Sandra Álvarez-Carretero, University College London
[CAEE] "The origin of eukaryotes: recent progress and open questions" by Prof. Tom A. Williams, University of Bath
CAEE invited talk, Prof. Tom A. Williams, University of Bath
Computational Approaches to Early Evolution
OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Gergely Szöllősi (Model Based Evolutionary Genomics (Szöllősi) Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.
【Seminar】"Axisymmetric membranes under external force: buckling, minimal surfaces, and tethers" by Prof. Thomas Powers
Speaker: Prof. Thomas Powers from Brown University
Title: Axisymmetric membranes under external force: buckling, minimal surfaces, and tethers
Seminar"Chaos in confinement: Using polymers to mix fluids and speed up chemical reactions in porous media"Sujit Datta
Language: English
Seminar "Epigenetics for recombination during meiosis: The role of PRDM9"
Dr. Bernard de Massy, Institute of Human Genetics Montpellier
The Provost Lecture Series 23
【Seminar】"Ecophysiological strategies of plants inhabiting harsh environments: leaf trichomes in Hawaii and root distributions in Alaska." by Dr. Gaku Amada
Dr. Gaku Amada, a JSPS Research Fellow PD at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, mechanisms of maintaining plant biodiversity in permafrost environments.
Okinawa Lectures on Entropy: Classical entropies from the point of view of asymptotics and large deviations
A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.
Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen
[Analysis and PDE Seminar] Geometry and the Solvability of the Parabolic Dirichlet Problem
Talk on April 17, 9:00 am (JST) by James Warta, University of Missouri
[Seminar]"Temperature-induced effects in organic thin films comprising energy donor-acceptor systems" by Dr. Piotr Ślęczkowski
Seminar by Dr. Piotr Ślęczkowski, Lodz University of Technology
From PhD to Possibility: Careers, Confidence, and Finding Your Way
QG seminar: Self-dual holography
QG seminar. Speaker: Richard van Dongen (University of Mons) Title: Self-dual holography
Seminar "Plant Mobile Domain proteins regulate gene expression"
Dr. Guillaume Moissiard, LGDP UMR5096 CNRS/UPVD
[Seminar] "Horizontal mean curvature flow in the Heisenberg group as scaling limit of an interacting particle system" by Prof. Nicolas Dirr
Title: Horizontal mean curvature flow in the Heisenberg group as scaling limit of an interacting particle system
Speaker: Prof. Nicolas Dirr (Cardiff University)
Okinawa Lectures on Entropy: Introductory overview
A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.
Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen
TSVP Talk: "Non-Hermitian Quantum Systems: Qubits, Decoherence, Information, Entropy and Beyond" by Avadh Saxena
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] A structural journey through molecular life, death and design by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hiller
Seminar: A structural journey through molecular life, death and design by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hiller , the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland
[Analysis and PDE Seminar] Stochastic Partial Differential Equations of Fluctuating Hydrodynamics
Talk by Nicolas Dirr, Cardiff University, on April 8 (Wed) from 3:00 p.m. at L4F01
[Seminar] Multi-Faceted Aspects of Arene Ruthenium Complexes, Dr. Daya Shankar Pandey
Dr. Daya Shankar Pandey, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University
Mini Course: On the Tutte polynomial invariant for graphs and matroids
A short course on the Tutte polynomial in graphs and matroids.
4 sessions only: April 7 and 9, and 14 and 16 (Tuesday and Thursday 10-12 in L4E45)
Dr. Remi Avohou is a post-doc in the Toriumi Unit
Ocean Dynamics and Turbulence
OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Amin Chabchoub (Marine Physics and Engineering Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.
Introduction to R Programming Day 2
Short introductory survey on R programming
Introduction to R Programming Day 1
Short introductory survey on R programming
[Hybrid Seminar] "Project RAISE, Real-World Adaptive Intelligence Generated through Soft Embodiment" by Prof. Koh Hosoda, Kyoto University
[Hybrid Seminar] "Project RAISE, Real-World Adaptive Intelligence Generated through Soft Embodiment" by Prof. Koh Hosoda, Kyoto University
March 30 (Mon) 2026, 11:00-12:00 @L5D23, Lab 5
Meeting ID: 982 0243 6241 Passcode: 834475
Si-H Bond [Seminar] Activation of Hydrosilanes with Perfluoroalkyl Rhodium Porphyrin Complexes, by Prof. Ching Tat To, Tunghai University
Speaker: Dr Ching Tat To, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan. Language: English
Open to all: CluES GERMANY on the 28th of March
Cultural Event Series (CluES): Germany , presented by OISTers from Germany, will take place on Saturday, March 28 , at the Conference Center (Main Campus) starting from 5:00 PM. ALL members of the community, relatives, children and friends are welcome to attend this event. Entry is FREE. Join us for an evening of culture, music, crafts, and celebration. Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in German traditions! We will start with an interactive lecture, followed by a miniconcert of German classical music by Hokulani, then prepare May heart and Lanterns during workshops and finish with a Cologne-inspired carnival celebration with food tasting, music and a costume contest.
Spring Concert 2026
Spring Concert hosted by the joint collaboration of OIST x OPUA (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)
QG Lecture Series: Review of some basic features of the SM and of GUTs, Mirian Tsulaia
QG Lecture Series Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia, (OIST) Title: Review of some basic features of the SM and of GUTs
OIST Testbedを活用した地域課題解決型事業の成果共有シンポジウム
OISTは今年度、「地域中核イノベーション創出環境強化事業」を通じて、エネルギー・モビリティ・ドローン物流の各分野で実証を推進してきました。本シンポジウムでは、各共同事業者による成果報告をはじめ、分野横断的な統合ソリューションの可能性について幅広い関係者とともに議論します。
沖縄が直面する島嶼地域特有の課題を起点に、次年度以降の社会実装・横展開に向けた連携の方向性を展望します。
VC Mentoring Hours: Beyond Next Ventures
In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion. Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives.
The featured VC for this round is Beyond Next Ventures .
Registration is required. If the number of applicants exceeds the available slots, OIST Innovation will select participants based on the information provided in the registration form and the strategic fit with the VC.
StrucShare Meeting
Strucshare Meeting by Rafael Ayala Hernandez
TSVP Talk: "Fluctuations Across the Scales: Partial Differential Equations, Geometry and Noise" by Nicolas Dirr
TSVP Talk, starting at 2pm 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] Laser cooling of aluminium monofluoride molecules in the deep ultraviolet
Title: Laser cooling of aluminium monofluoride molecules in the deep ultraviolet
Speaker: Dr Dylan Brown, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK

































