Past Events
OISTxUTokyo Joint Symposium: Quantum Nexus
As part of the ongoing partnership between OIST and The University of Tokyo, a joint symposium will be held in Tokyo on August 19. Event Details and registration: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/events/z0701_00040.html
Seminar"Sweeping SMaRTer: Advances in Chirp Rheology for Time-Resolved Analysis"Jarno L. Waeterloos
Language: English
[OCQT Seminar] On the application of quantum-centric supercomputing for electronic structure problems
The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) is pleased to invite you to the next installment of the OCQT Seminar Series. This time, we are excited to host Dr. Javier Robledo Moreno, a Research Scientist at IBM Quantum (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center), who will deliver a talk entitled:
“On the Application of Quantum-Centric Supercomputing for Electronic Structure Problems”
Seminar "Wind-Generated Waves in the Laboratory: Turbulent Flow Fields and Interfacial Stresses" by Prof. Chang
Prof. Kuang-An Chang, Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University
Expository Talks by Dr. Dolors Herbera
Expository Talk by Prof. Dolors Herbera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined.
Abstract: A theorem of Kaplansky states that, over any ring, projective module decompose as a direct sum of countably generated (projective) modules.
TSVP Talk: "Viral Origami: Structural Insights into Infectious Architectures" by Mihnea Bostina
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).
Expository Talks by Dr. Greg Stevenson
Expository Talk by Dr. Greg Stevenson (Aarhus University, Denmark), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: A gentle introduction to condensed mathematics
Abstract: I'll attempt to give a relatively nontechnical and informal introduction to condensed sets and abelian groups.
Time: 10:30-11:30, August 7, 2025
Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23
Zoom Link: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 947 8296 0593 Passcode: 584111
[Seminar]"Multiplexed cortical representations of performance monitoring and reinforcement learning variables in humans" by Prof. Markus Ullsperger
Speaker: Prof. Markus Ullsperger Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Institute of Psychology Department of Neuropsychology
Title: Multiplexed cortical representations of performance monitoring and reinforcement learning variables in humans
TSVP Talk: "Knots in Contact 3-Manifolds" by Sinem Onaran
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 Representation Theory Seminar
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
[Seminar] Peg problems and peg progress | Prof. Andrew Lobb (Durham University)
Speaker : Prof. Andrew Lobb (Durham University) Title : Peg problems and peg progress Date and time : 4 th Auguest Monday at 14:30 Location : L4E48 Language: English
Expository Talk by Prof. Sergio Estrada (An overview of flat covers and their application to Multiparameter Persistence Theory)
Expository Talk by Prof. Sergio Estrada (Universidad de Murcia, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Density-Sensitive bifiltrations in TDA
Time: 10:30-11:30, August 4, 2025
Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23
Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!
Evident Spinning Disk Microscope User Training
Evident Spinning Disk Microscope User Training
[Seminar] Neuronal Wiring Mechanisms: Balancing Acts of Small GTPases Control Neuronal Morphogenesis and Function by Dr.Tracy S. Tran ( Rutgers University )
A seminar by Tracy S. Tran, PhD, Professor in Neurobiology, Rutgers University, NJ , will be hosted by Prof. Yoshida.
Expository Talk by Prof. Ulrich Bauer (Geometric complexes and topological persistence: a panoramic view)
Expository Talk by Prof. Ulrich Bauer (Technical University of Munich, Germany), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Geometric complexes and topological persistence: a panoramic view
Time: 14:00-15:30, August 1, 2025
Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23
Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!
Seminar Theresa Rueger & Kirstin Gaffney
Anemonefishes as models for social evolution and behaviour
TSVP Talk: "Swimming in Data" by Ken Ono
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 Chancey MacDonald
Diving deep to understand coral reef dynamics across longitude, latitude , and depth
Mini-course & Tutorial on Topological Data Analysis for Machine Learning (by Dr. David Loiseaux)
This introductory mini-course & tutorial is offered by an expert in Topological Data Analysis & Machine Learning, as part of the thematic program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined (TP25TD).
Topological Data Analysis for Machine Learning (by Dr. David Loiseaux) The lectures & tutorials for the minicourse will be between 10:00-12:00, on Wednesday (July 30), Thursday (July 31), and Friday (August 1).
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
ZEISS on Your Campus-Technology Seminar
ZEISS on Your Campus-Technology Seminar
Presidential Lecture by Ken Ono
Presidential Lecture by Prof. Ken Ono entitled, "Why Does Ramanujan, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Matter?"
"Low-temperature scanning probe microscopy: The era of functionalized tips" by Prof. RuslanTemirov
Speaker: Prof. Ruslan Temirov, Peter Grünberg Institute-3 (Quantum Nanoscience), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
OIST-KEIO International Research Summer Camp 2025
OIST-KEIO International Research Summer Camp 2025 will be held July 28th-August 6th. Please welcome 20 KEIO undergraduate medical school students to OIST! If you would like to get involved, check out events that OISTers are welcome to join!
[Seminar] Synergy between gravitational wave detectors and macroscopic optomechanics
Dr Kentaro Komori, Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
Open Call for Visiting Scholars in FY2026
Open Call for Visiting Scholars in FY2025
Open Call for Pre-Proposals for Thematic Programs FY2027
Open Call for Thematic Programs in FY2027
Seminar"The influence of surfactants on bubble bursting and air-liquid-air sheets"Jun Eshima
Language: English
[Seminar] "2 - Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite as a Promising Semiconductor for Large Area Electronics" by Dr. Tomasz Marszalek
Speaker: Dr. hab. eng. Tomasz Marszalek, Group Leader at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research & Lodz University of Technology
[Seminar] "Plasticity-Stability Balance in Neural Circuits: From basic principles to malfunctions" by Prof. Inna Slutsky, Tel Aviv University
"Plasticity-Stability Balance in Neural Circuits: From basic principles to malfunctions" by Prof. Inna Slutsky, Tel Aviv University
[Seminar] Towards quantum science and technology with Brillouin-Mandelstam scattering
Prof Michael R. Vanner, Imperial College London
TSVP Symposium: Representation Theory and Topological Data Analysis
Title : Representation Theory and Topological Data Analysis: Latest Advances
This symposium is part of the TSVP Thematic Program "Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined" . The program will run from June 23 to August 9, 2025.
TSVP Talk: "Models of the ventral visual pathway, from neurobiology to artificial networks" by Wyeth Bair
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).
TSVP Talk: "Knots, Physics, Knotted Vortices and the Topology of Vortex Reconnection" by Louis H Kauffman
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"Tomographic Velocimetry of Time Dependent Flows of Complex Fluids"Kasra Amini
Language: English
[Seminar] "Towards Extending the Boundary of Non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces" by Yansen Wang, Microsoft Research Asia
"Towards Extending the Boundary of Non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces" by Yansen Wang, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia
July 16, 2025, 17:00-18:00 @C700, Lab 3
[Seminar] "Synergizing habitual and goal-directed behaviors for advancing decision-making AI" by Dr. Dongqi Han, Microsoft Research Asia
"Synergizing habitual and goal-directed behaviors for advancing decision-making AI" by Dr. Dongqi Han, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia
July 16, 2025, 16:00-17:00 @C700, Lab 3
[Seminar] MLDS Unit Seminar 2025-3 by Dr. Ziyin Liu, MIT and NTT Research
Speaker: Dr. Ziyin Liu, MIT and NTT Research
Title: Universal Phenomena, Irreversibility, and Thermodynamics in Deep
Recent Advances in Potential Theory and Partial Differential Equations
OIST Workshop | OIST organizer: Ugur Abdulla (Analysis and Partial Differential Equations) | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.
[Seminar] MLDS Unit Seminar 2025-2 by Dr. Gregory Schwartzman (JAIST)
Speaker: Dr. Gregory Schwartzman, Associate Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
Title: Can Synaptic Connectivity Alone Reveal Neuron Types?
TSVP Talk: "Ester Reduction with Milstein-Type Catalysts: Theory and Experiment" by Dmitri Goussev
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] Open-Flask, Ambient Temperature Conjugated Polymer Synthesis to Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors
Speaker: Joost Kimpel, PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology
Seminar"Nanobiosensors for Diagnostics: Sustainable Point-of-Care Technologies Shaped by Nanotechnology and the REASSURED Framework"Arben Merkoçi
Language: English
[Seminar] Multiscale modeling and simulation of carbon fiber-reinforced composites by Prof. Tomonaga Okabe (Tohoku University)
Prof. Tomonaga Okabe , Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University
[Seminar] Leveraging Supramolecular Chemistry in Organic Electronics - Prof. Bob C. Schroeder (UCL)
Mini-courses on Representation Theory (by Dr. Baptiste Rognerud & Dr. Shijie Zhu)
These two introductory mini-courses are offered by experts in Representation Theory, as part of the thematic program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined (TP25TD).
Posets and representation theory (by Dr. Baptiste Rognerud) Monomorphism categories and applications (by Dr. Shijie Zhu)Location: OIST campus, Lab 5, Room L5D23
Schedule: Click Here
Zoom Link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/94782960593?pwd=R0oI1bBPgL5eCVd9HBdvrv2H7Q8Py9.1 Meeting ID: 947 8296 0593 Passcode: 584111
TSVP Talk: "Starting on a Low Note: Playing with Kozak Sequences to Cure Dosage-Sensitive Gene Diseases" by Alessandro Quattrone
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 by Dr. David Jones
Seminar by Dr. David Jones
TSVP Talk: "Indistinguishability and Statistics of Quantum Particles" by Masaki Oshikawa
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).














































