Past Events
【11/25】Travel Expense Consulation Session (Business Travel Only) / 旅費相談会
旅費相談会を開催いたします。
November 25th (Thu) @A151 Center Bldg. 15:00-16:00
OIST x NAIST Café in Osaka – Step into Graduate Schools –
OIST x NAIST Café へようこそ!
沖縄科学技術大学院大学 (OIST)と 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学 (NAIST)が大学院説明会を開催します! 最先端の科学技術と日本のトップレベルの研究大学での学生生活に興味がある方はぜひご参加ください。
ICONIP2025 公開フォーラム 「人とAIの織りなす社会」
2025年11月24日(月、祝)13:00-16:00 沖縄科学技術大学院大学講堂
ウェブサイト: https://iconip2025.apnns.org/forum 参加登録は こちら
AI研究開発の先端を走る研究者を講師、パネリストとして招き、それぞれから見えるAIの新たな地平を語ってもらい、参加者の皆さんと一緒に質疑応答を行います。発表は日本語で、スクリーンにはAI翻訳の英語字幕を表示する予定です。
OIST x NAIST Café in Tokyo – Step into Graduate Schools –
OIST x NAIST Café へようこそ!
沖縄科学技術大学院大学 (OIST)と 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学 (NAIST)が大学院説明会を開催します! 最先端の科学技術と日本のトップレベルの研究大学での学生生活に興味がある方はぜひご参加ください。
OIST x WPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) Joint Workshop "Changing Marine Ecosystems: Biogeography of Habitat Shifts and Adaptation to Oceanographic Variability"
This event will be the fifth joint workshop between Tohoku University and OIST since 2021. This time, WPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) is co-organizing the event. It will include presentations that provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, to promote the exchange of knowledge among researchers from Tohoku University, JAMSTEC, OIST, as well as University of the Ryukyus, and the University of Hawai'i. A majority of presentations will be given by early career researchers, with ample time for discussion to consider future collaborations and joint funding applications.
ICONIP 2025
ICONIP 2025
Seminar "Multi-scale modeling of large-scale gas-particle flows" by Dr. Stefanie Rauchenzauner
[Speaker] Stefanie Rauchenzauner, Research Fellow, OIST, Postdoctoral Researcher, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Austria
[Seminar] "Blood Markers of Neuroaxonal Remodelling in Psychiatry: From the Lab to Clinical Use and Back" by Dr. Francesco Bavato
Speaker: Francesco Bavato, MD, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich
Title: Blood Markers of Neuroaxonal Remodelling in Psychiatry: From the Lab to Clinical Use and Back
Quasi-normal modes: an introduction to ringing black holes
QG seminar Speaker: Beatrice Bonga (Radboud University) Title: "Quasi-normal modes: an introduction to ringing black holes"
"Mechanisms of cross-modal transfer for cerebellar associative learning" by Merit Kruse
A talk by Merit Kruse
Megan Carey Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
TSVP Talk: "How Air Moves and Affects Us: Simulations of Urban, Indoor, and Human Air Quality" by Daulet Izbassarov
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 Prof. Matteo Convertino "Climate Design: Emergent Eco-Engineering via Critical Ecohydrological Interactions"
Seminar by Prof. Matteo Convertino
"Decoding behavior: optimization and inference of decision-making processes" by Prof. Antonio Celani
Professor Antonio Celani is Head and Senior Research Scientist at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics ICTP
TSVP Talk: "How To Trust a Quantum Box: Bell’s Theorem for Quantum Engineers" by Stefano Pironio
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).
[Registration Deadline] OISTxWPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) Joint Workshop "Changing Marine Ecosystems: Biogeography of Habitat Shifts and Adaptation to Oceanographic Variability"
The registration deadline for OISTxWPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) Joint Workshop "Changing Marine Ecosystems: Biogeography of Habitat Shifts and Adaptation to Oceanographic Variability" is November 12, 2025.
Smart Work with Generative AI
OIST Innovation will host a seminar on “Smart Work with Generative AI” as follows.
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 13:30–15:30
Venue: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Conference Center, Meeting Room
Admission: Free (pre-registration required)
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided
No online streaming
Greener Mobility Mid-term Workshop: Progress and Feedback
As a continuation of the Greener Mobility Ideathon held in December last year , this mid-term workshop serves as a platform to share interim results and engage stakeholders, including local citizens, in shaping the next phase of development. The project aims to explore practical and community-driven solutions for sustainable transportation, combining digital tools, behavioral insights, and collaborative design.
Language : English and Japanese (partially) 発表は日本語通訳つき Location : Seminar Room Lab 4 E48 at OIST
Preservation and Utilization of Quantum Correlations in Information Processing tasks
"Table-top Experiments Inspired by Geophysical Phenomena" by Prof. Jun Zhang from NYU & NYU-Shanghai
Prof. Jun Zhang, graduated and received his BS degree from Wuhan University in China, and earned his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. After a postdoctoral experience in biophysics at Rockefeller University, he came to NYU and started building the Applied Math Lab at the Courant Institute and later he became a faculty member (physics and math) there. His research interest has been in the field of physics of fluids and complex systems, which includes biomechanics or bio-locomotion (organismal swimming and flying), geophysical fluids (thermal convection, continental dynamics, and erosion), solid-on-solid friction, urban heat-island effect, and self-organization phenomena at many different scales.
International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS 2025)
OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).
科学者によるキャリアトークシリーズ No.1「私が科学者になるまで~好奇心から始まったストーリー~」
How to became a Scientist
Seminar ”Plant-Animal Hybrid Cells: Challenging the Creation of "Planimal" Cells”
Speaker: Prof. Sachihiro Matsunaga, Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
TSVP Talk: "From Sunscreen, to Fossils and Squid Ink: What Do You Know About Melanin?" by Micaela Matta
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).
2025 Analysis on Metric Space Seminar: "Almost splitting and quantitative stratification for super Ricci flow" by Professor Yohei Sakurai, Saitama University
Seminar by Dr. Essie Rodgers "The promise of using physiology to conserve the world’s biodiversity"
Seminar by Dr. Essie Rodgers
Security of optical key distribution under passive eavesdropping
QG Seminar: The holographic BMS anomalies
QG Seminar Speaker: Tom Wetzstein (OIST)
Title: The Holographic BMS Anomalies
Seminar by Dr. José Ricardo Paula "The behavioural complexity of cleaning mutualisms"
Seminar by Dr. Jose Ricardo Paula
Seminar"Angular Velocity of Kolmogorov-Scale Fibers as Proxy for Turbulent Dissipation" by Prof. Alfredo Soldati
[Speaker] Prof. Alfredo Soldati, Professor, Institute of Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer, TU Wien, Austria/ Dept. Eng. & Arch., University of Udine, Udine, Italy
ADHD(注意欠如多動症)―研究と実践の最前線―
This seminar aims to share up-to-date knowledge about ADHD and to explore diverse ways to understand and support individuals and families across the lifespan, including the perspectives of women and girls.
ダイオウイカを探せ!
CIAC2025 Public Talk
海洋生物学・深海生物研究の第一人者による特別一般向け講演会。
RAM 2025 Blitz Talks and Closing Ceremony
Blitz Talks and Closing Ceremony of the Researcher Appreciation Month 2025 (B250), 14:00 - 15:30
StrucShare Meeting
The first meeting will be featuring a case study presented by Matthias Wolf “ The struggle of getting the new cryoARM scopes running and productive ”
TSVP Talk: "Optimization Using Quantum Computers" by Robert Joynt
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).
"AI is saving science" - public debate by OIST Debate Club
"AI is saving science" - public debate by OIST Debate Club (C209), 17:00 - 18:00
【10/29】Travel Expense Consulation Session (Business Travel Only) / 旅費相
旅費相談会を開催いたします。
October 29th (Wed) @A151 Center Bldg. 15:00-16:00
FDSFJapan Tour in Okinawa: Envisioning a sustainable future from Okinawa through the lens of science and finance.
The FDSF Japan Tour supports innovation and startup creation through science to address regional issues, with the power of finance backing these initiatives. Every year, FDSF, the Future Design Initiative for Science & Finance holds events nationwide to promote science-based innovation and future-oriented financing.
This year, the tour will be held in Okinawa, which has unique regional challenges. The event will bring together Okinawa’s industrial, academic, and financial communities to explore new collaborative possibilities and share the latest knowledge on GX (Green Transformation), circular economy models, and startup support.
[Seminar] Dr. Weslei Fontana "Dualities among quantum many body scars"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
サイエンスデイ群馬2025 -量子力学の世界-
Science Day Gunma 2025 は、量子力学100周年を記念して開催される、高校生向けの特別イベントです。群馬大学とOISTの共催で行われます。参加者は、最先端の量子技術について学び、この分野で活躍する若手研究者の話を聞くことができます。イベントは講義やキャリアセミナーで構成され、使用言語は英語ですが、日本語サポートも提供されます。
New Postdoc “Eat & Greet” Lunch (Note: bring your own lunch)
This informal lunchtime event is a chance for new postdocs to meet each other, veteran postdocs, and members of the wider researcher community at OIST. Representatives from campus offices and clubs will also be invited. This is a friendly, low-pressure way to start building your professional network. Please register [link here ].
QG Seminar: Defect Anomalies, a Spin-Flux Duality, and Boson-Kondo Problems
QG Seminar Speaker: Fedor Popov (SCGP, Stony Brook)
Title: Defect Anomalies, a Spin-Flux Duality, and Boson-Kondo Problems
CDQT U Guest Seminar: Listening to Quantum Materials Using Nonlinear Noise Spectroscopy
Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit Guest Seminar Speaker: Jonathan B. Curtis (ETH Zurich) Title: " Listening to Quantum Materials Using Nonlinear Noise Spectroscopy"
Zoom link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/97265615374?pwd=y4sab8ob8FvmTM4nfru1okwxkaJBLF.1
MIRAI GCT1 Workshop: “Health and Aging Population”
MIRAI Workshop on Health and Aging brings together researchers from Sweden and Japan, along with health-tech startups that work on aging, to explore challenges and innovations in healthy aging. The event features academic talks, industry showcases, and a keynote by Prof. Craig Willcox (Okinawa Centenarian Study).
Cephalopod International Advisory Council 2025 in Okinawa (CIAC2025)
OIST Workshop | Website | Conference Chair Ryuta Nakajima and Dan Rokhsar | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.
Seminar "Rheology of bubble-bearing fluids and its application to flow prediction" by Prof. Kohei Ohie
[Speaker] Prof. Kohei Ohie, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
[Cancelled] "Machine Learning for the welfare of the society" by Marcus Liwicki
**This seminar had to be cancelled!** The speaker will give a talk at the workshop on Health and Aging on October 27, 2025.
What if AI was not just a tool, but a reflection of human creativity itself?
Marcus Liwicki – and a surprise guest from the future – will attend explore how AI can become a powerful tool for everyone.
Join them on a journey through time to discover how curiosity and hands-on learning can unlock the full potential of human-centered AI – today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Furthermore, Marcus will highlight some general AI research directions and focus in Sweden as well as a few highlights from the gender-balanced Machine Learning group at LTU, which he leads as chaired professor.
Science Show by Ilya Kolmanovsky: “How to politely greet an elephant” (OIST Campus date)
Interactive Science Show for curious minds 7+ by Ilya Kolmanovsky: “How to politely greet an elephant” (OIST Central building, B250), 18:30-20:00






































