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

旅費相談会を開催いたします。

Septermber 24th (Wed) @A151 Center Bldg. 15:00-16:00

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

National holiday

In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion. Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives.

The featured VC for this round is UTokyo IPC .

Since UTokyo IPC focuses on supporting pre-founders and researchers, this time we are prioritizing researchers who have not yet established a company for the mentoring sessions.

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. Nikita Astrakhantsev , a Senior Quantum Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI, who will deliver a talk entitled:

“Using interference in Pauli space to measure beyond-classical local out-of-time-order correlator”

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: David Elkouss Coronas (Networked Quantum Devices Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

Come out to Open Hours this Friday the 19th from 14:00–15:00 to meet Josh Green , the instructor for the upcoming Innovator's Toolbox program. This will be a great opportunity to get to meet Josh and discuss your research area. Enjoy snacks and drinks while you learn how this program will help you better understand how to get your work out into the world and make an impact!

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Prof. Luisa De Cola, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy and IFG- KIT Karlsruhe, Germany

Robert Feil, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), CNRS and the University of Montpellier, France.

Prof. Luisa De Cola, University of Milano, Department DISFARM, Milan Italy & Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

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 1: Mr. Rémi Surat (Université Paris Cité, ENSAE Paris)

Title: Flow-based generative models: how to train them efficiently using flow matching and optimal transport

Speaker 2: Ms. Klea Ziu (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence: MBZUAI, UAE)

Title: ψDAG: Projected Stochastic Approximation Iteration for Linear DAG Structure Learning

Language: English

National holiday

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

The Provost Lecture Series 20

Title: Promotion of Gendered Innovation in Japan: Historical Context, Emerging Funding Trends, and OIST–JAIST Collaboration 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 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] "An integrated coastal ecosystem model and its applications (Marine CoMET) by Prof. Takashi Nakamura

Speaker: Professor ​ Malte Kampschulte , Charles University in Prague. Title: Fluid structure interaction and Sobolev spaces on changing domains Abstract: Dynamic interaction between fluids and solids occurs everywhere, from a fish swimming in the water to an airplane wing bending in the wind. When studying them, one of the key issues is that finding the domain on which the fluid equations are posed itself is part of the problem. Thus before we can apply all the standard machinery from PDE and the calculus of variations, we must first translate it to work on changing domains. The aim of this talk will be to explore precisely this. On one hand it will be an introduction into fluid structure interaction highlighting some recent results. On the other hand this will be used as an opportunity to illustrate and discuss several old and new methods on how to deal with Sobolev spaces when the domain itself is not fixed. This talk is based on results obtained with S.Schwarzacher and B.Benešová as well as work with N.Evseev and A.Menovschikov.

Speaker: Prof. Hongna Zhang, Tianjin University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor of Yingcai Program

This workshop highlights three key and practice-oriented research domains— invasive species control , protected area design , and biodiversity monitoring —and introduces the latest developments in research and technological innovation that support these fields.

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。

Registration Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 6: Job Interviews---Will take place on September 25. Please register if you plan to attend at least this last module in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

Registration Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 5: Job Search Process II---Will take place on September 4. Please register if you plan to attend at least one of the modules in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

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).

沖縄科学技術大学院大学（OIST）は、BRIDGEネットワークとのパートナーシップのもと、サイエンス写真展「HUMAN – MODEL – WORLD（ヒューマン– モデル – ワールド）」。

Welcome Ceremony for new faculty members joining OIST, and PhD students joining the Class of 2025.

The ceremony is open to all OIST community members and will be held at the Auditorium.

本展示では、都市と自然の音風景が私たちに与える影響を、認知的および生理的観点から探ります。音響と視覚刺激がもたらす作用を、最先端の空間音響技術によるアートインスタレーションで体感してください。普段気づかない音の世界に耳を澄ませ、全身で感じてみましょう。

The OIST Tennis Club is organizing another Mixed-Skill Doubles tournament - everyone is welcome!

Please register here: https://forms.office.com/r/Mw6EqM7fxZ

Date : Sat., 30 August 2025 (in case of rain the tournament WILL be held on only the indoor courts)

Time: 13:00 - 18:00

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

旅費相談会を開催いたします。

Auguest 28th (Thu) @A151 Center Bldg. 15:00-16:00

[Seminar] "Design and synthesis of semiconducting polymers for nature-inspired electronics and energy", by Professor Ho-Hsiu Chou, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion. Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives.

The featured VC for this round is DEEPCORE .

We’re excited to invite you to our next ORC Schrödinger’s Cake Assembly! Special Guest: OIST Innovation Feel free to bring your lunch!

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 and AIST have launched a joint Career Development Project to help students and researchers explore research and career opportunities in Japan. The project includes seminars, lab tours, and internships, particularly for those interested in research roles at domestic institutions like AIST. The first event features quantum researchers from AIST’s G-QuAT presenting their work and participating in a career Q&A session. All interested participants are welcome.

*This event is held in Japanese only

夏休み特別企画として、小学校高学年を対象としたキャンパスツアーを開催します。

OISTの紹介、科学者によるおはなし、ラボがある研究棟も見学することができます。

日時： 2025年8月22日（金）14:00-16:00

会場: OIST メインキャンパス

対象: 小学校高学年とその保護者（希望があれば小学校低学年・中学生も参加可）

定員: 100名 （保護者含む）※保護者1名に付き、小学生３名まで申込可

言語： 日本語のみ

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.

August 22, 2025, 14:00 - 15:30 (JST UTC+9), Online (Zoom), Language: Japanese, Target: Prospective students

[Seminar] "A Photoinduced Annulation Strategy Towards a Polycyclic Heteroaromatic Chromophore: Scope, Mechanism, Properties and Applications" by Dr. Marine Labro, JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Kyoto University

Registration Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 5: Job Search Process II---Will take place on September 4. Please register if you plan to attend at least one of the modules in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

Speaker: Dr. Nariyoshi Shinomiya, former President of the National Defense Medical College Date & Time: August 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: Center Building, Room B250 Language: English and Japanese (with interpretation)

Lecture on biosafety and biosecurity in cutting-edge life sciences, including topics such as synthetic biology and gain-of-function research, as well as dual-use concerns.

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 Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 4: Other Common Application Materials---Will take place on August 21. Please register if you plan to attend at least one of the modules in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

Lecturer: Professor Wyeth Bair, U Washington (current TSVP visitor)

This mini‑course is a series of three lectures, scheduled on August 20, 21, and 22 from 13:30 to 15:30.

Use the link below to register for this mini-course.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZrwJrNN69y

Contact gs-cp@oist.jp if you have any questions.

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

Language: English