Durham–OIST Joint Seminar

Dr Zixin Huang, School of Science, College of STEM, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Biophysical Principles of Regulation in Bacteria including quantitative models, regulatory adaptations, replication control, and gene regulation through gene promoters. Presented by Dr Alberto Sassi, a post-doc in the Pigolotti Unit.

The command line is the primary way to use the high performance computing resources at OIST. Here we quickly learn the basics we need to become comfortable and productive.

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation invites you to join the next installment of our OIST Science in Focus webinar series, featuring a conversation with two distinguished OIST alumni whose careers span academia, industry, and national research institutions.

Shun-Jen Cheng , Academia Sinica Title: Whittaker modules and representations of finite W-algebras of queer Lie superalgebras

Weiqiang Wang , University of Virginia Title: Categorifying quantum affine gl_p and its integrable modules

Date: May 19th(Tue) Time: 14:00 - 14:45 Room: C210

Title: From images to evolutionary traits: Automated morphological representation of insect phenotypes Presenter: Mr. Ancheng Peng from Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Gaston Sivori (OIST PhD 2025) is currently based in Dresden, Germany, working at SpiNNcloud , a company developing brain-inspired, energy-efficient AI supercomputing systems.

In this session, he will share his career journey from OIST to industry, including how he secured his role and his experiences during the first months on the job. There will be time for discussion and questions.

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This training course will show you how to make best use of the high-performance computing resources at OIST. In the first session we show you how computing clusters are organized and introduce the fundamental concepts of parallel computing.

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 Intrinsic Venture Capital .

Guest seminar hosted by CDQT unit. Speaker: Prof. Hao Zeng (University at Buffalo, the State University of New York) Title: Self-Intercalated Covalent 2D magnets and heterostructures

Speaker: Professor Thomas C. Marlovits Professor and Director, ERC Investigator, Institute of Microbial and Molecular Sciences @ University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Seminar by Dr. Daniel Bollschweiler from Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry

At OIST Innovation Incubator, some of the best moments happen over a cup of coffee...

This time, we're joined by Tamaoka-san from DEEPCORE, an AI-focused VC firm. No agenda — just good conversation about AI, and coffee. Come as you are and enjoy the chat!

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.

Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Speaker: Professor Chun-Chi Lin, National Taiwan Normal University Title: The p-elastic flows of inextensible planar closed curves for p ∈ (1, ∞) Abstract:

Building on the work of Blatt, Hopper, and Vorderobermeier (2022) on the existence of geometric flows for the p-elastic energy with p∈ [2,∞), we investigate how to extend their results to the case p∈(1,2). In this talk, we focus on the class of inextensible planar closed curves. We establish the existence of global weak solutions to the L 2 -gradient flow of the p-elastic energy for all p ∈ (1, ∞). Further directions, including extensions to open curves and applications to variational problems of curves in sub-Riemannian geometry, will also be discussed. The results presented are based on joint work with Ying-Hsian Tsai.

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QG Seminar Speaker: Will Horowitz (University of Cape Town) Title: A Universal Variational Principle for Point Particle Classical Mechanics

Seminar for students, postdocs, and faculty Language: English

On-site seminar and demonstration of Refeyn Massphotometry

May, 13th 13:30-16:15

Biophysical Principles of Regulation in Bacteria including quantitative models, regulatory adaptations, replication control, and gene regulation through gene promoters. Presented by Dr Alberto Sassi, a post-doc in the Pigolotti Unit.

Abstract : Hybrid-pixel detectors have revolutionized electron microscopy by combining direct detection with noise-free readout and single-electron sensitivity. This technology enables ultrafast 4D STEM at 120,000 frames per second and high-resolution EELS, allowing for the visualization of beam-sensitive materials and complex magnetic domains. By integrating high dynamic range with radiation-hard designs, Hybrid-pixel detectors bridge the gap between traditional imaging and advanced diffraction analysis to empower breakthroughs in materials science and structural biology.

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.

Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Resonance Matters - Micro-Optical Resonators for Quantum, Bio, and Energy Applications

This focused scientific meeting (Partnership Event) will bring together researchers from OIST and Keio University to explore recent advances in micro-optics resonators, with an emphasis on applications in quantum technologies and energy-related photonics. Whispering-gallery resonators offer exceptional optical confinement and high quality factors, enabling strong light–matter interactions, nonlinear optical processes, and sensitive transduction mechanisms. These properties make WGMs a powerful platform for emerging quantum systems as well as for energy-relevant applications such as sensing, frequency conversion, and photonic energy management.

Title : The Science of Creamy Cacio e Pepe タイトル： 「クリーミーなカチョ・エ・ペペの科学」

Abstract :

Cacio e pepe is one of Italy's most popular pasta dishes, but even (Italian) scientists often fail to prepare the perfect creamy sauce. Daniel Maria Busiello, a physicist at the University of Padua, also struggled with this—until he had had enough of random trial and error, and approached the problem scientifically. Together with colleagues (all Italian) from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and the University of Barcelona, he set out to uncover the secret of the perfect sauce so that it would turn out right every time.

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Prof. Fabien Burki, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Organismal Biology; Systematic Biology at Uppsala University, Sweden

Seminar by Dr. Sanaz Hazraty Kari - University of Ryukyus

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.

Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

The Science of Creamy Cacio e Pepe - クリーミーなカチョ・エ・ペペの科学

Cacio e pepe is one of Italy's most popular pasta dishes, but even (Italian) scientists often fail to prepare the perfect creamy sauce. Daniel Maria Busiello, a physicist at the University of Padua, also struggled with this—until he had had enough of random trial and error, and approached the problem scientifically. Together with colleagues (all Italian) from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and the University of Barcelona, he set out to uncover the secret of the perfect sauce so that it would turn out right every time.

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Travel Expense Team will hold a travel consultation session.

旅費相談会を開催いたします。

Speaker : Reishi Maeta (Hiroshima University / McGill University) Title : Matrix Bootstrap Approximation without Positivity Constraint Date and time : 28 ^th April Tuesday at 9:00 Language: English

本イベントは、OIST発のイノベーションに関心を持つ方々が東京に集まる特別な機会です。SusHi Tech Tokyo開催にあわせて沖縄から上京したOISTの研究者・スタートアップに加え、実際に連携を進める事業会社やベンチャーキャピタルが登壇し、OIST発イノベーションの"現在地"とその先にある可能性をお伝えします。登壇セッションの後は、参加者同士のネットワーキングタイムを設け、新たなコラボレーションの芽が生まれる場を創出します。

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.

Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

CAEE invited talk, Dr. Edmund R. R. Moody, University of Barcelona / University of Bristol

Public Lecture : "A Few Bloody Examples of the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Vascular Surgery" by Oliver Aalami (Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign) and TSVP Visiting Scholar Torbjörn Lundh (Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg) Open to all interested in the topic! OISTにて開催される Torbjörn Lundh 氏および Oliver Aalami 氏による公開講演に、ぜひご参加ください。

CAEE invited talk, Prof. Ben J. Woodcroft, QUT

The next High-Performance Computing User Group Meeting is April 23. Everybody is Welcome!

CAEE invited talk, Prof. Anne-Florence Bitbol, EPFL

QG Seminar (Zoom)

Speaker: Matthieu Vilatte, (University of Mons)

Title: Black hole thermodynamics at future null infinity

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).

CAEE invited talk, Dr. Eduard Ocaña-Pallarès, UOC-TECH, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

CAEE invited talk, Dr. Masaru K. Nobu, JAMSTEC

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

CAEE invited talk, Prof. Shawn E. McGlynn, ELSI, Institute of Science Tokyo

CAEE invited talk, Dr. Sandra Álvarez-Carretero, University College London