The Science Challenge is a week-long event where we invite 31 Japanese and international undergrad students to experience the way science is done in OIST.

Throughout the week, among many activities, they will be working on a 4-minute presentation about this year's theme: "Think big, start small".

Come take a peek at what the future of Japanese science will be like.

Neural Computation Unit will hold a retreat/reunion at Seaside House. If you are interested in joining, pleaese contact ncus@oist.jp

Discover how to get the most out of attending an academic or industry conference.

Everyone is welcome!

In this workshop, you will learn the strategies for communicating your ideas and brand (your promise of value) in such a way that your constituents want to learn more and can visualize how your innovative attitude will benefit them.

Everyone is welcome!

Discover how networking and self-promotion can enable you to land or even create your dream job from scratch!

Everyone is welcome! Post-event survey SUMMARY

Details are coming soon...

Speaker: Mr. Martini is currently in his last year as a Ph.D. student at University of Jena, Germany.

那覇のジュンク堂書店にて行われている、OISTの研究者らによるサイエンストークシリーズ「衣食住」。

最終回となる３月は、量子波光学顕微鏡ユニットの新竹積教授が、OIST波力発電プロジェクトー海の波のエネルギー利用に向けて　について講演を行う予定です。

Speaker: Dr. Masazumi Honda, University of Cambridge

host by TQM unit

Speaker: Mr. Martini is currently in his last year as a Ph.D. student at University of Jena, Germany.

Make your voice heard! Complete the Researcher Survey.

Speaker: Prof. Ben L. Feringa

大学や研究機関において生み出される最新の先端科学技術に基づく技術革新は近年、創薬やバイオテクノロジー、新素材・新エネルギー、ロボット、IoTなどの分野において世界的に急速に注目が高まりつつある。こうした分野は応用にあたって多額の資金や長期にわたる開発期間を要することから収益化が困難とされ、「Deep Tech」と呼ばれている。ボストンやロンドンのような学術機関の集積地においてはベンチャーキャピタルを中心とした独自のDeep Tech起業支援体制を確立させる試みが進展しつつある。

本フォーラムでは最新の先端科学技術が産業に与える効果や今後の展望とその中で大学が果たすべき使命についての理解を深めることを目的として、大学発のイノベーションを産業界と連携して推進するために必要となるイノベーションエコシステムの構築について有識者による議論を行う。

Seminar by Chushun Tian, Professor at Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. All is welcome.

Prof. Andrzej Cichocki

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SKOLTECH), Moscow

"Tensor Decomposition and Tensor Networks and their applications, especially in Brain Computer Interface and recognition of Human Emotions"

Speaker: Mr. Sadovski is currently in his last year as a Ph.D. student at Universidad Federal Fluminense, Brazil.

Internal Seminar Series

Internal Seminar Series

OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/fpua2019

Open to all interns as well as other interested people. Bring a poster if you have one!

Seminar by George Elliott (University of Toronto). All is welcome. Feb.27, 2019, 14:00-16:00 (C210)

Speaker: By Dr Joshua Goldberg, Department of medical Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem http://joshgoldberg.ekmd.huji.ac.il

Everybody is welcome to attend the OIST Researcher Community (ORC) Assembly .

Dear Research Unit Technicians

We woul d like to announce the start of 2019 quarterly networking lunches for the Research Unit Technicians (RUT) at OIST. This year we will run these through ORC , and w e w ould like to have your input on anything related to working as a technician at OIST.

Date: Tuesday 26th February

Venue: C2 09 (Center Bldg.)

Time: 12:00-13:00

Speaker: Prof. Peter Zoller, Managing and Research Director, Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Austria

Discover your Talens using Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment .

This course will help you better understand yourself and your unique talents . You will learn how to productively apply your talents for greater personal and professional success .

To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARY

Abstract: The sphere packing problem in d dimensions asks for the densest packing of spheres in d-dimensional Euclidean space R^d. Prior to 2016, the problem had only been solved in dimensions 2 and 3 (with the solution in dimension 3 being Hales's famously complicated solution to Kepler's conjecture), and solutions in most other dimensions were thought to be out of reach, except for dimensions 8 and 24 where overwhelming numerical and theoretical evidence supported the conjectures pointing at specific lattices as the optimal packings. In a breakthrough in 2016, Maryna Viazovska published a stunning proof for the 8-dimensional case, followed up shortly with a proof for the 24-dimensional case with several coauthors. The solutions work by using a previous reduction of the problem (due to Henry Cohn and Noam Elkies) to a problem in harmonic analysis, and ingeniously solving that analysis problem using number-theoretic tools - specifically, the mathematics of modular forms. In this talk I will give a quick survey of these developments and the beautiful new challenges and opportunities that they open up for attacking this classical geometry problem. I will also discuss my own recent results on infinite series representations for the Riemann xi function and explain how Viazovska's work, which appears not strongly related to the problem I was studying, nonetheless provided me with useful inspiration.

Speaker: Prof. Peter Zoller of Physics with tenure, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, vice dean of studies (2001-2004), Head of the Institute of Theoretical Physics (1995-1999)

Dr. Çağlar Girit, French National Research Agency (CNRS) & College de France

Speaker: Dr. Farnsworth currently holds a Postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.

An ORC officer will be available every Monday from noon to 1pm in room B705a.

Egyptian Kitchen

Participating teams will pitch their business plans to potential partners and venture capitalists.

Sponsored by the Bank of Ryukyus and Okinawa Times

By Invitation Only.

Language: Japanese with interpretation.

Prof. Rieko Osu, Waseda University

"Skill and choice – implication from stroke rehabilitation"

Speaker: Prof. Amin Chabchoub, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, The University of Sydney

We're inviting Professor Matsuki from Osaka University, and Dr. Takahashi from JEOL Resonance, Inc.

These seminars are registration-free, and you can attend both or either of them.

*If you're not an OIST member, please contact Kazuo Yamauchi( kazuo.yamauchi@oist.jp ) for registration.*

Special Lecture by Prof. Noriko Yui (Queens University). All is welcome.

[Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar] Ramified covering maps of spheres and arboreal polygons by Dr. Michael Kapovich (UC Davis)

Join Dr. Leonard Khiroug, Co-founder and CSO at Neurotar Ltd and Adj. Prof. at University of Helsinki for a very informal Q&A about Faculty Career at OIST.

Everyone is welcome!

Speaker: Dr. Shuichi Yokoyama, Kyoto University

During the seminar, Dr. Steve Aird, OIST's Technical Editor, will explain techniques for writing scientific manuscripts. The talk focuses on principles and procedures that enable authors to turn research data into a well-composed scientific narrative.

To register CLICK HERE

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Dr. Reiko Mazuka, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

"Why are babies better at learning a language than grown-ups?"

@C210, Ctr Bldg. (changed from C016, Lab1)

Speaker: Soumangsu Chakraborty, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Title: "JTbar deformed CFT2 and string theory"

The Presence Zone is an experiential training designed to enable participants to access peak performance presence when speaking . Our focus is real-world, ‘on your feet’ learning and integration of taught techniques.

To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARY

Title: Neuromorphic Dynamics towards Symbiotic Society - an overview, neural computation, artificial pain, and beyond -

Speaker: Minoru Asada Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering & Symbiotic Intelligence Research Center, OTRI Osaka University

An ORC officer will be available every Monday from noon to 1pm in room B705a.

Speaker: Dr. S. R. Kulkarni

George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology Principal Investigator, Zwicky Transient Facility, Caltech

Open lecture and Hands-on training related to cryo-electron microscopy