Speaker 1: Dr. Makoto Yamada, Associate Professor, OIST

Title: Approximating 1-Wasserstein Distance with Trees

Speaker 2: Ms. Terezie Sedlinska, PhD Student, OIST

Title: Reinforcement learning behavioral modeling: Two studies of Pavlovian and operant valuation in humans and rats

QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "Self-dual GR in de Sitter space".

Andres Mejia Ramon

OIST, Postdoctoral Scholar, Froese Unit

[Seminar] "Asymptomatic: How Deciphering the Silent Spread of COVID-19 Can Help Prevent Pandemics to Come" by Prof. Joshua Weitz.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama (Neuronal Mechanism for Critical Period Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required). Tutorial sessions are closed (only for selected participants)

Speaker: Dr. Theerapat Tansuwannont

Target Audience: Intern, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.

Seminar title: Spatial analysis from a single cell

Provided by 10x Chromium engineer.

Join us to learn how Chromium Single Cell and Xenium In Situ platforms from 10x Genomics can help you push the boundaries of your research.

kids campus tour

A physics lecture for non-physicists. Title: Gravity, the Improbability Engine. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.

This week we'll be adding Phoebe Bridgers' song "Kyoto", the saddest song about ever written about a konbini.

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).

*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December. C-Hub 第４回事務職員向け勉強会　「研究事務支援」 （日本語） Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Speaker 1: Mr. Tobias Freidling, Ph. D. Student, University of Cambridge

Title: Sensitivity Analysis with the R^2-calculus

Speaker 2: Dr. Mohammad Sabokrou, Staff Scientist, OIST

Title: Deep Learning Advancements in Anomaly Detection for Computer Vision

We have biweekly open hours at OIST Innovation where you can come and talk with us about anything related to the Proof of Concept application process.

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

Language: English

Presidential Lecture on the topic "Random to Ordered: From Candies to Monster Crystals from Space" by Prof. Paul Chaikin

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

[Call for registrations] Symposium on "Frontiers in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stokes Phenomena" Deadline: August 20th, 2023

Presidential lecture on the topic "Patterns in Nature" by Prof. Sidney Nagel

We will talk about UAV operation in research, changes to Japan UAV regulations, and general discussion about drone operations at OIST.

Feminism and Intersectionality in Okinawa

IBISML, NC, BIO, MPS Joint Workshop, Onsite and Online

Information-Based Induction Sciences and Machine Learning (IBISML) Technical Committee on Neurocomputing (NC) Special Interest Group on Bioinformatics (SIGBIO) Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving (MPS)

Seminar by Mr. En Watanabe, University of Otago

Title : Using a donut-shaped beam for the super-resolution of proteins

Date: June 28 (Wed)

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Venue: C015 (Lab1)

"Brain-Motivated Computation: A Journey from Neural Circuitry to Cognitive Control Systems" by Dr. Alexander G. Ororbia II, Rochester Institute of Technology

[Speaker] Prof. Dr. Marc Avila, Director ZARM - Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Professor of Fluid Mechanics, University of Bremen, Germany

Speaker: Dr. Mathias Mikkelsen, Kindai University, Osaka

*There are few spots available. If you would like to join this practice, please submit application ASAP. What will you learn from this workshop

1)History of Ryuukyuu(Okinawan) Traditional dance

2)Instructor will demonstrate some Ryuukyuu dances.

*Teaching how to move your foot to feel the rhythm of music.

3)You will learn how to some dances such as Hamachidori (浜千鳥)、 Kachashii (カチャーシー)

*There have link for introduction videos above, Please confirm those videos.

4)If there has a plenty time, you will wear traditional costume(Bingata) by yourself and take pictures and videos.

5)Performance time (about 20 minutes) for showing the result of training.

Please stop by Ocean View Room and have fun Tango!!

The marginalization and bias against members of our LGBTQIA community and other minoritized populations in STEM is not only unjust and harmful, but inhibits creativity and innovation. Active learning and an inclusive class climate promotes the relevance of students’ LGBTQIA identities to their scientific interests and increases engagement, performance, and persistence.

June 23, 2023 10:00 - 11: 00 at C700, Lab 3

Prof. Suzanne Pfeffer, Biochemistry at Stanford University School of Medicine

A kinase and a phosphatase: molecular basis of inherited Parkinson’s disease

Activating mutations in LRRK2 kinase cause Parkinson’s disease and activated LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of Rab GTPases. We have discovered that Rab phosphorylation blocks primary cilia formation in specific neurons and astrocytes in the nigrostriatal circuit that are important for dopaminergic signaling in Parkinson's disease. This lecture will provide an update on our studies using purified LRRK2 and its counteracting PPM1H phosphatase to understand how the proteins become localized and activated on membrane surfaces. In addition, work will be presented related to the consequences of LRRK2 mutation for neurons and astrocytes in the dorsal striatum of mice and humans.

Did you know that for some very special materials, when you shine light on them they will cool down? Optical refridgeration is not a very well known phenomena but it can cool materials down to temperatures below 100K! In this talk we will discuss the optical trapping of nanoparticles AND the bulk cooling of them using optical means.

Speaker 1: Mr. Guillaume Houry, Ph. D. Student, Universite Paris-Saclay

Title: Average complexity of Persitence Homology computing in Topological Data Analysis

Speaker 2: Yuxuan Wan, Ph. D. Student, Michigan State University

Title: Defense Against Gradient Leakage Attacks via Learning to Obscure Data

Bring your own ukulele if you can, but if not we have a few to loan for the evening. Also bring your own beer. We will not have beer to loan.

Title: Lectures on Capacities Speaker: Professor Daniel Spector, National Taiwan Normal University

Zoom registration: https://oist.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErce-tpj0jGNN5TM3gwMnRnGHaY5lNZ5Qk#/registration

Lecture 1 Tuesday, June 20 10 am Title: Riemann and Lebesgue Integration Abstract: The Riemann integral is perfectly suited for consideration of volume, surface area, arc length, and integration of functions in classical analysis - when the sets in question are smooth and the functions in question continuous. In this talk, we introduce these ideas and explain the progression from Riemann integration to Lebesgue integration, emphasizing in particular the powerful tools one obtains from this construction. Lecture 2 Wednesday, June 21st 10 am Title: Capacitary Integration Abstract: The Lebesgue integral provides one with a satisfactory tool for many purposes in mathematical analysis. Yet in the modeling of natural phenomena, with the introduction of partial differential equations, integrals which are not Lebesgue integral makes a prominent appearance - capacitary integrals. In this talk we discuss this motivation for capacitary integration, with examples, explain the differences with Lebesgue integration, and show the usefulness of these non-standard objects. Lecture 3 Thursday, June 22nd 10 am Title: Capacitary Sobolev Inequalities and Applications Abstract: The study of capacities and Capacitary Sobolev Inequalities is now more than half a century old, and yet there are still a number of open research questions to investigate concerning them. In this talk we discuss in more detail Capacitary Sobolev inequalities with an emphasis on a subject with the most recent activity - Capacitary Sobolev Inequalities around L1. Open problems will be mentioned.

Zoom link: TBA

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

This is a series for those who are either currently in the midst of a job search for an academic position and would like to improve their existing materials, or for anyone who plans to engage in a job search on the academic market in the future. The series will cover the most common application materials required for academic jobs, as well as an introduction to the process of searching for a job itself.

Dr. Rebecca Ostertag, Professor of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Hilo. Language: English, no interpretation. Target audience: everyone at OIST and beyond. Seminar will be held in-person only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Erik De Schutter (Computational Neuroscience) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions | Tutorial sessions are closed (only for selected participants)

Speaker: John Lewis

University of Kentucky, USA

Are you interested in making your presentations more memorable? Would you like to participate in a global event and give a speech on the big stage?

The Falling Walls Lab events and similar 3min pitch competitions give young researchers the chance to impress the world with their work.

In this briefing session Moe Atwa (recent OIST Graduate; Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2023 winner and global finalist) and Jonas Fischer (Academic Coordinator for Visiting Programs; Falling Walls 2020 Top 10 Winner) will talk about their experiences at the Falling Walls Lab Sendai and the global finals in Berlin. In addition, Izabela Porebska and Theodoros Bouloumis of OIST’s Orators Club will share their experiences from Falling Walls, “3 Minute Thesis”, and similar events.

The main part of the session will be on general methods and tips to make your presentations more engaging.

Finally, we will explain how to apply for the Falling Walls Lab Tokyo 2023 on July 25th, which will be co-hosted by OIST, and the planned practice sessions in June and July. However, there is no need to apply for the actual Falling Walls Lab in order to join this briefing session. Feel free to join if you are interested in the topic in general, or thinking about joining the Falling Walls Lab competition or a similar event in the future. Open to all students, postdocs, and employees at OIST.

Generation of entanglement from mechanical rotations. Is it possible to use the movement of massive objects to generate quantum entanglement? If this proves to be possible - what consequences would it have for our understanding regarding quantum mechanics and how it relates to space and time? Come to this talk by thoeretician Dr Toros, from Scotland - to hear how he proposes to do it and what might be the consequences!

Prof. Gui-Qiang Chen

Statutory Professor in the Analysis of PDEs, Director of the Oxford Centre for Nonlinear PDEs ( OxPDE ), University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Speaker 1: Mr. Haoyu Han, Ph. D. Student, Michigan State University

Title: Alternately Optimized Graph Neural Networks

Speaker 2: Mr. Weijie Liu, Ph. D. Student, Zhejiang University

Title: Robust Graph Dictionary Learning

*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December. C-Hub 第３回 事務職員向け勉強会 「研究機器・施設および技術支援」 （日本語） Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor. Michael A. Long

Title: Neural mechanisms of interactive communication

Join the ZOOM from the link here!

https://oist.zoom.us/j/91531249984?pwd=eFNldWNHRlN0by91WlZJVTI3djFNZz09

Prof Juan Manfredi

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Speaker: Sir John Ball

Heriot-Watt University and Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh

Abstract Population genetics and phylogenetics are two main subfields of evolutionary genetics. The former investigates the genetic variations among populations within a species while the latter focuses on reconstructing phylogeny of many species using genetic data. In this presentation, I will present my previous work on the population genetics of an alpine ground beetle, Nebria ingens complex, in the Sierra Nevada in California and my current work on the deep evolutionary history of species radiation of Lepidoptera. In the alpine ground beetle study, I used genome-wide variants to characterize the population structure and demographic history. I found that the glacial refugia was in the low-elevation drainage basins of Sierra Nevada during the last glacial maximum, followed by the postglacial recolonization to the current high-altitude alpine zone. I also used genome-wide association approaches to identify the genes putatively associated with the postglacial elevational range shift, local adaptation to the heterogeneous environments, and the morphological variations. For the study of Lepidoptera species radiation, I use published high-quality lepidopteran genomes to explore the genomic evidence related to rapid diversification of modern lepidopteran lineages. The preliminary results suggest that the gene evolution involving host plant detection, phytocompound detoxification, and protein digestion play crucial roles in species diversification along with the Angiosperm radiation. Finally, I will provide my personal perspective on connecting population genetics (microevolution) and phylogenetics (macroevolution) for a more thorough understanding of evolutionary processes.

About Dr. Yi-Ming Weng: Yi-Ming was born and brought up in Taiwan. He graduated from National Chung-Hsing University for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Entomology department. He is interested in insect biodiversity and evolution in general. For his master thesis, he studied phylogeography of alpine ground beetles in Taiwan, looking for sharing evolutionary history between the alpine ground beetle species with similar ecological niche and geographical distribution. Yi-Ming started his PhD carrier in the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017. He worked with Professor Sean Schoville to further study the evolutionary history of alpine ground beetle from the Sierra Nevada in California using genomic data. By the time he started to develop his skillsets in bioinformatics and genomics. Now Yi-Ming is working with Professor Akito Kawahara in the University of Florida as a postdoctoral researcher studying evolutionary genomics of Lepidoptera.

Despite Yi-Ming has been working mostly with computers for his bioinformatics analyses, he is most interested in outdoor activities and direct observation of insects. He believes that good biological questions usually come from the field, and stepping out to touch the insects gets the best inspiration.

Speaker: Prof. Ugur Abdulla

Analysys and Partial Differential Equations Unit, OIST

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Ugur Abdulla (Analysis and Partial Differential Equations) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).