Past Events
The 28th EAJS -East Asia Joint Symposium
The EAJS was initiated as a joint research conference between the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University (Korea) in 1994 and has been held annually for recent twenty-seven years. During the twenty-seven years, the EAJS has expanded by inviting other seven institutes.
Fall 2022 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: Final Presentations
Language: English
Reservation required
[Seminar] Prof. Frank Pollmann "Exploring Quantum Phases of Matter on Quantum Processors"
https://oist.zoom.us/j/95126835197 Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
Seminar "An analytical method for solving Schrödinger equation with multivortex initial conditions: applications and extensions to non-linear optics and Bose-Einstein condensates" Dr. Miguel Angel Garcia-March, Valencia Polytechnic University
Speaker: Dr. Miguel Angel Garcia-March, Distinguished Researcher,Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
Seminar "Introduction to Network Analysis and Applications"
Speaker: Mei Kobayashi, Research Engineer at EAGLYS, Adjunct Faculty Member at Tsuda University and Visiting Researcher at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Title: Introduction to Network Analysis and Applications
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
Speaker: Chun-Ju Lai, Academia Sinica
Title: Quasi-hereditary covers, Hecke subalgebras and quantum wreath product
[Registration Deadline] OIST-Kyoto University Joint Workshop -Challenges in Biomedical Complexity-
Registration deadline for OIST-Kyoto University Joint Workshop -Challenges in Biomedical Complexity- is October 25th, 2022.
Seminar: "Development of molecular ion beam for fabrication of multiple NV centers in diamond"
Zoom info: https://oist.zoom.us/j/93447448076?pwd=dDBIYmtkTU1IbGVtTXZZZkdvbE56Zz09&from=addon
Meeting ID: 934 4744 8076 Passcode: 458251OIST-Tohoku University Joint Workshop on Biodiversity: From Genes and Species to Ecosystem Services and Resilience
Biodiversity plays a central role in humankind’s interaction with the biosphere, lying at the heart of all ecosystem structure and functioning. Biodiversity describes the variability and connectivity of life across different levels (from bacteria to plants and animals) and dimensions (from genetic to ecological and from taxonomic to functional):
This workshop will bring together practitioners and enthusiasts of biodiversity research from Tohoku University and OIST to illuminate this fascinating theme from multiple angles, with the aim of discovering complementary perspectives and collaborative opportunities.
Japan Scicom Forum 2022 - Hosted by OIST
Science communication and outreach, especially to global audiences in English, is taking off in Japan. Japan Scicom Forum brings together communicators, writers, scientists, journalists and select experts from abroad to inspire and boost the cohesion of scicomm in Japan, learn new skills and inform the community with best practices. Keynote talks will reflect on research-media interactions from the perspectives of both scientists and press professionals. Workshops will provide hands-on training to support communicators and scientists working in Japan as they engage in global outreach. Open discussion and networking opportunities are spread over the program. Registration is free and the event will be in English.
This year, OIST is honored to host virtually this event.
[Seminar] Korevaar-Schoen-Sobolev spaces and critical exponents on metric measure spaces, Professor Fabrice Baudoin, University of Connecticut
TSVP Talk: "Primes, Partitions and Power Series: Mathematical Truths and Proofs From Euclid to Ramanujan" by Dr. Mark Wildon
Dr. Mark Wildon, University of London. 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).
Visit by Startup Company developing novel nanoscale scanning magnetometry microscopes
A Swiss startup company called QNAMI - will be visiting OIST to showcase their quantum sensing technology. They develop scanning magnetometers which can map out nanoscale sized magnetic fields.
A Recipe for Scientific Synergy Series 3 by Dr. Kazumasa Tanaka and Dr. Qingbo S. Wang
OIST - Osaka University: A Recipe for Scientific Synergy-Series 3 by Dr. Kazumasa Tanaka and Dr. Qingbo S. Wang
上級日本語フリートーク
言語教育セクションでは、上級者向けの会話セッションを開始します!
対象: 日本語能力試験 N1レベル合格者
[Seminar] Prof. Toshiyuki Gotoh "Computational Science for Cloud Turbulence"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
【10/19】Travel Consultation session /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。
Oct/19/2022 (Wed) @C210 Center Bldg. 14:00-15:00
Seminar by Dr. Lemziakov Sergei "Experimental Realization of Qubit Thermometry"
Seminar "Experimental Realization of Qubit Thermometry" by Dr. Lemziakov Sergei, Aalto University Language: English
[Seminar] Cryptography, Cyber Security and Machine Learning: Interdisciplinary benefits by Dr. Najwa Aaraj (TII)
Dr. Najwa Aaraj, chief Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute. Language: English. Open to all.
Fall 2022 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program: Mid-checkin
Language: English
Reservation required
Survival Japanese conversation for absolute beginners
These seminars are aimed at OISTers who may have missed the opportunity to join our regular Basic 1 classes.
Seminars will be held on Tuesdays st C600B in Lab2 from 11AM to Noon.
Seminar "Breaking the rules: Alterations of gametogenic pathways in hybrid “asexual” vertebrates."
Speaker: Dr. Dmitrij Dedukh, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, CAS CZ, Libechov, Czech Republic
Title: "Breaking the rules: Alterations of gametogenic pathways in hybrid “asexual” vertebrates."
Seminar by Dr. Noriko Okamoto, Hakai Institute
Beach microbiology - from a single cell to the community
[Seminar] "Stochastic tug-of-war type games and partial differential equations" by Prof. Mikko Parviainen
Speaker: Prof. Mikko Parviainen (University of Jyväskylä)
Title: Stochastic tug-of-war type games and partial differential equations
Pyroaerobiology: Elucidating the composition, diversity, and ecological role of microorganisms in wildfire smoke
Dr. David Vuono, Assistant Research Professor, Colorado School of Mines.
Language: English, no interpretation. All are welcome to attend.
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar (Prof. Qing Liu)
Title: Convexity in Partial Differential Equations
Abstract: It is well known that the notion of convexity plays a key role in optimization, control theory, mathematical economics and many other areas of science. This talk is a friendly introduction to convex analysis for partial differential equations. After going over a few basic properties about convex sets and convex functions, we will focus on the preservation of spatial convexity of solutions, which is one of the most important geometric properties of numerous evolution equations. Several examples will be given. We will also discuss some recent developments on this topic.
This talk is open to everyone at OIST
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar coordinators & FAO
[Seminar] "Why does diversity matter in a research institution? From my personal experiences at RIKEN" by Dr. Yuko Harayama
Speaker: Dr. Yuko Harayama, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University. Target audience: Everyone at OIST.
[Seminar] Dr. Francis Pratt "Probing triangular-lattice quantum spin liquids with LF-μSR"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
Halloween Donation Drive for HelpOki
Halloween candy donation drive
OIST NetCafé (大学院説明会) 2022年10月
言語は日本語で行われます。OISTの博士課程やリサーチインターン、それぞれの出願プロセス、入学後の流れ、経済支援、大学院生活などが紹介され、ゲストスピーカーとして、OISTの現役博士課程学生2名が登壇します。パネルディスカッションでは参加者が直接学生に質問ができます。
[Software Week 2022] COMSOL by COMSOL Japan
COMSOL seminar by COMSOL Japan
TSVP Talk: "Platon's Symmetry" by Dr. Kyoji Saito
Dr. Kyoji Saito, University of Tokyo / Kyoto University. 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).
[Software Week 2022] Blender (Advanced)
Introducing more advanced usecase of Blender for yoru research
[Seminar] Dr. Naoki Takeishi "Numerical study about inertial migration of red blood cell under a Newtonian fluid in a microtube"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
[Software Week 2022] MATLAB by MathWorks Japan
Software Development Practices with MATLAB
Seminar "Formation of satellite systems around Jupiter and Saturn" by Prof. Yuri Fujii
Speaker: Prof. Yuri Fujii, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
STEP Up for Mental Health Challenge
Do you want to support positive mental health and wellbeing? Do you also want to increase your steps count?
If so, then join the Ganjuu Team on Tuesday 4 th October 2022 from 11am-1pm to complete the Tell Step Up for Mental Health Challenge organized by Tell Lifeline. For World Suicide Prevention Day and Mental Health Awareness Day we hope you will join us in walking 21,007 steps in honor of the 21,007 lives lost to suicide last year in Japan.
You can organize and register a team of up to 4 people using the link below. Regardless of whether you register a team you can join us on Tuesday 4 th October to do the step up challenge. We plan to meet at 11am outside the entrance to Lab 4 and we can walk the challenge together around the grounds surrounding OIST.
[Seminar] Dr. Andreas Thomasen "Contemporary approaches to variational quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Language: English
Prof. Nobutaka Hirokawa (The University of Tokyo) Plenary Lecture on OIST Workshop
OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio (Molecular Neuroscience Unit) | This lecture is open to entire OIST community | Website
OIST Workshop on Axonal Degeneration and Regeneration
OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio (Molecular Neuroscience Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - contact organizer for details | Website | Program
The Second Marie Sklodowska Curie Award/第2回 羽ばたく女性研究者賞
Application Period :Friday, September 30 – 12:00 Monday, December 12 2022 (Japan Time)
Intro to Entrepreneurship Training Program
Language: English
Reservation required.
TSVP Talk: "Collective Intelligence in Living/Nonliving Systems" by Dr. Takashi Ikegami
Dr. Takashi Ikegami, University of Tokyo. 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).
沖縄科学技術大学院大学学園第35回理事会
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
The Trust Landscape in Japan and Implications for SDGs
Edelman Japan President and CEO Meghan Barstow presents highlights from Edelman’s Trust Barometer 2022 research highlighting Japan and contrasting it with the rest of the world.
NOTE: This session will be delivered in English and simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Japanese.
Faculty Lunchtime Seminar (Prof. Kaz Tanaka)
Title: Dynamic Nature of Memory Representation and the Hippocampal Network
Abstract:
Memories are encoded through long-lasting changes in the network of the brain. These memory traces can interfere with each other and therefore lead to instability of the representations. Indeed, a previous study discovered that instability is preferentially embedded within spatial maps in memory engram cells in the hippocampus even though their activity is still functionally linked to memory-relevant behaviors (Tanaka et al., 2018). Notably, higher instability of place cells is often observed in aberrant network states caused by various factors, including aging, stress, or epileptic seizure, which cause memory impairments (e.g., Yan et al., 2003; Kim et al., 2007; Karnam et al., 2009). These studies highlight two distinct types of instability leading to the opposite outcomes of hippocampal memory. In my talk, I will introduce our unpublished studies aiming at 1) elucidation of neuronal underpinning that survives extreme plasticity yet supports memory and 2) development of a novel approach to reset the aberrant network state. These studies will provide fundamental insight into physiological and pathological instability in the neuronal network.
This seminar is open to the OIST community. Visit https://groups.oist.jp/faculty-lunch
FAO
Ganjuu Center Relocation
Ganjuu Wellbeing Service is moving!
Our new location will be the Former Presidents House near the faculty housing and Lab5. The move will take place on 28 th -29 th Sept. The service will be temporarily closed but will be open on Monday 3 rd October.
We hope to see you there.
Decolonizing Science and Moving to Inclusive Science
Colonial scientific practices are embedded in current scientific research, policy, education, and outreach. It is therefore necessary to acknowledge and undo colonial structures and processes and change practices and mindsets within science and scientific communities. A keynote presentation and subsequent panel will address colonial scientific practices, the negative scientific developments that are caused by them, and how to move towards an inclusive science system, globally.