Join us for an enlightening seminar led by the Frontier Research and Venture Support teams at Nomura Securities, one of Japan’s largest and most prominent financial services companies.

Speaker: Professor Christine Luscombe, pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit Title: Making sense of the mess Chair: Professor Gail Tripp, Human Developmental Neurobiology Unit

Speaker: Dr. Chris Reinke Inria Grenoble

Title: Successor Features Representations: Human-inspired Transfer Reinforcement Learning and its Application to Social Robotics

Speaker 1: Dr. Deborah Sulem, Postdoctoral Scholar, Barcelona School of Economics- Universitat Pompeu Febra

Title: Scalable and adaptive variational Bayes methods for Hawkes processes

Speaker 2: Ms. Solaleh Mohammadi, PhD Student, Sharif University of Techonology

Title: Semantic backdoor attacks

Language: English

Speaker: Prof. Federica Dragoni (Cardiff University)

Title: Horizontal mean curvature flow: a Riemannian approximation

Speaker 1: Mr. Parsa Hosseini, B.S. student, Sharif University of Technology

Title: Mitigating Spurious Correlation in Images by Intervention

Speaker 2: Ms. Laura Sudupe Medinilla, Ph.D. Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Title: Spatial profiling in translational research

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).

Prof. Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Institute of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Our presenter Dr. Hie Lim Kim and Dr. Gouki Okazawa will discuss how to build a career in global Academia. Since Dr. Kim completed her Ph.D. at SOKENDAI, she has developed her career in U.S. and then Singapore. Dr. Okazawa also completer his Ph.D. at SOKENDAI in 2013, he worked as postdoc at New York University and then is currently a PI in China. They will show how to develop a personal career blueprint and devise contingency plans. Their talks include selection process they experienced in each country. You will learn how early-career scientists can best prepare for success in a career. OIST(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University) students will join in lecture and then breakout session for interaction with SOKENDAI students.

Speaker: Prof. Masaaki Suzuki, Meiji Univetrsity

https://gyoseki1.mind.meiji.ac.jp/mjuhp/KgApp?kyoinId=ymdeygyeggy (Data base from Meiji Univ.)

This 1-day introductory session in innovation and entrepreneurship will introduce participants to the concepts and principles of Lean Startup, Business Model components, Customer Development, and Evidence-based Entrepreneurship. The class will be suited for a wide range of students and researchers with an interest in learning more about technology commercialization and entrepreneurial opportunities at OIST and beyond.

Apply @ https://groups.oist.jp/innovation/intro-entrepreneurial-training-program

Speaker: Prof. Kohei Soga (Keio University)

Title: Several topics on the linear transport equation

Speaker: Prof. Takasi Senba (Fukuoka University)

Title: Behavior of solutions to systems related to Keller-Segel system

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).

[Hybrid Seminar] "LLM (Large Language Model) + Android" by Prof. Takashi Ikegami, The University of Tokyo

https://oist.zoom.us/j/98418462519?pwd=SFRaeCt5ZVRlcXhwNHBHUEQwbFhIdz09 Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Speaker

Designated Assistant Professor Manabu Bessho-Uehara /Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University

Title

Kleptoprotein: sequestering functional protein from prey for bioluminescence

TSVP Symposium: Frontiers in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stokes Phenomena

**CANCELED**

[Hybrid Seminar] AI alignment towards collective intelligence by Prof. Ken Mogi, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo Collective Intelligence Laboratory, The University of Tokyo

**CANCELED**

[Hybrid Seminar] "An Exploration of the Principle of Emerging Interactions in Spatiotemporal Diversity: Mathematical Models for Functional Differentiation" by Prof. Ichiro Tsuda, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

[Hybrid Seminar] "Development of self/other distinction and perspective taking via Predictive Deep Learning" by Prof. Hiroyuki Iizuka, Hokkaido University

TSVP Seminar: "Deautonomization and quantization of cluster integrable systems and 5d supersymmetric gauge theories" by Pavlo Gavrylenko

Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Dr. Luca Lussardi, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences of Politecnico di Torino

Language: English

https://oist.zoom.us/j/92184528527?pwd=RlVxL2RQZktCWXhHUzBXdXB4UG1Gdz09#success Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Nicolas Williams, Lancaster University Title: Higher-dimensional cluster combinatorics and representation theory

TSVP Seminar: "Future directions in topological recursion" by Kento Osuga

https://oist.zoom.us/j/96323578691?pwd=ZkpFUXkxbVZTb3RCQ3pDM2x2MzBWUT09

Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Title: Metric geometry on the configuration space Speaker: Professor Kohei Suzuki, Durham University

Abstract: The configuration space Y(X) over a base space X is the space of all Radon point measures on X. The space Y(X) has been studied in many fields such as algebraic geometry (e.g., the hyperplane arrangement with X=Grassmannian), algebraic topology (e.g., the braid group with X=Euclidean plane), representation theory (e.g., the L^2-representation of diffeomorphism groups on manifolds X), statistical physics (e.g., interacting particle diffusions with X=Euclidean space). In this series of lectures, I will focus on the metric geometry of Y(X) induced by the 2-Wasserstein distance. As Y(X) does not support the volume doubling property, the established theory of PI spaces does not apply. The goal of the series is to elaborate on

Metric geometry on Y(X); Curvature analysis on Y(X); Applications to infinite particle diffusion processes (including e.g. infinite particle Dyson Brownian motion); Open questions.

Lecture 1 | L4E01 August 29, 2023 10:00 - 11:00

Lecture 2 | L4E01 August 30, 2023 10 :0 0 - 11 :00

Lecture 3 | L4F01 August 31, 2023 10 :0 0 - 11 :00

Lecture 4 | B700 September 1, 2023 10 :0 0 - 11 :00

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*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

This lecture be accessible to senior math undergraduate and anyone above the level.

Dr. Marco Morandotti, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences of Politecnico di Torino

TSVP Seminar: "WKB for \(\mathcal{q}\)-difference equations" by Fabrizio Del Monte Informal discussion session

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Davide Spatafora, Shimoda Marine Research Centre (SMRC), Tsukuba University, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Natural analogues are characterized by temporal and spatial environmental fluctuations and are home to pre-adapted ‘biodiversity’ (e.g., organisms chronically exposed to high CO ₂ conditions). Therefore, these spots provide a unique opportunity to investigate the ability of the fish to acclimate or adapt to future ocean conditions thus informing us about how they may adjust in a future world. (...)

TSVP Seminar: "Quantum phase transition and Resurgence: Lessons from 3d \(\mathcal{N}=4\) SQED" by Masazumi Honda, YITP for researchers working in the same or similar areas

The first joint symposium between RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) and OIST is organized by Ph.D. students and professors in both institutes. The symposium aims to provide a platform for young scientists from both institutes to develop stronger ties and find solutions to shared research interests using different approaches/model organisms. The deadline for registration is 15th June 2023.

Speaker 1: Mahir Bilen Can (Tulane University)

Title: Graded locally semialgebraic spaces and graded Nash manifolds.

Speaker 2: Andrew Lobb (Durham University)

Title: Four-sided pegs fitting round holes fit all smooth holes.

Dr. Daniel Mindiola, Brush Family Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania.

A physics lecture for non-physicists. Title: Planets in bullet-time: inside Ne wt o n's apple. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.

Dr. Makoto Yamashita, Professor, Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

By Prof. Isaac Planas-Sitjà from Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University ( https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Isaac-Planas) Zoom Link:

https://oist.zoom.us/j/95993904953?pwd=MEZpZk1uVGxJQUxGZnpyOEoxbVVKUT09

Meeting ID: 959 9390 4953 Passcode: 782775

Abstruct:

Animals face daily decisions, such as where to forage or nest, which can be critical for their fitness. In social animals, these decisions are complicated by a potential conflict of interests among group members, which nonetheless must collectively reach some form of agreement if the group is to remain together. Insects have been model organisms to study collective behaviour and advance our understanding of mechanisms leading to optimal and successful decisions. While it is clear that there are no two identical individuals, a debate still exists on whether heterogeneity of behaviour among group members could improve, or not, group performance. In fact, the question of how identical or dissimilar units, with same average properties, give rise to different collective processes goes beyond behavioural ecology. During this talk, I will introduce some of the mechanisms involved in collective behaviour (e.g., information sharing, social feedback and social interactions), and discuss how these mechanisms coupled with individual differences can lead to more accurate decisions, from gregarious to eusocial insects.

Dr. Sebastian Sprick, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde

A bottom up approach for analyzing circuits underlying navigation in vertebrates

by Head of Research. Claire WYART, Paris Brain Institute/INSERM

[Seminar] "Quasi-universal scaling of brain activity: from real neurons to artificial intelligence." by Prof. Miguel Munoz.

Dr. Fernando P. Duda, Professor and Head Department of MEchanical Engineering,

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

Language: English

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).

Speaker: Prof. Mark Michison, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Visitor seminar hosted by Quantum Gravity Unit Speaker: Dr. Subhajit Mazumdar,Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University Title: Kite and Triangle diagrams through Symmetries of Feynman Integrals