OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Title: CYCLE Exhibition 2026 Date: Tuesday, November 10 – Sunday, November 29, 2026 Location: OIST Campus

The East Asia Joint Symposium (EAJS) is an annual event that brings together researchers from East Asia to foster discussions and collaborations. The EAJS focuses on biology, especially cell biology, but also developmental biology, cancer biology and immunology.

Established in 1994, the symposium has been hosted in rotation by institutions from Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan.

2026 COI-NEXT Annual Symposium Building Research Ecosystems That Work

Date: December 14th, 2026, at 10:00-17:00 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250) Target audience: General audience/ open to everyone at OIST and beyond.

Registration Deadline: December 3, 2026 Please register by the deadline to secure your spot.

Dr. Caroline L. Monteil, Senior Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France

Seminar by Prof. Spatafora

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

Seminar by Prof Darko D. Cotoras

Digital AgTech Europe–Japan Meetup brings European agricultural technology to Tokyo. Hear how farms in Spain and Cyprus are using sensors, drones, and automation today, see short pitches from companies working in the field, and meet others across Japan's agriculture sector.

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

[Speaker] Gregory Falkovich, The Israel Pollak Professorial Chair of Physics, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science.

Mr. Bruno Eckmann , Research Associate, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS, RF and Microwave Laboratory, Switzerland

The Cultural Event Series (CluES): England , presented by OISTers from England, will take place on Saturday, November 14 , at the Conference Center (Main Campus). Join us for an afternoon and evening of culture, music, comedy, tea, and celebration. Don't miss this opportunity to experience English traditions and learn more about England's rich history and culture and England-inspired drinks prepared by Lab0!

Plant Engineering Biology: Engineering green organisms for a sustainable future

Seminar by Dr. Florian Gabriel from Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)

Seminar organized by BCU. Date: November 17 (Tuesday). Time: 15:00. Room: C210.

Once a month, the Scientific Computing and Data Analysis section (SCDA) and the Bioinformatics User Group host an open co-working afternoon. We started it because we wanted a relaxed space where people could get to know each other and work side by side. Some people come with an HPC question or an analysis they’re stuck on, some bring their own work for a change of scenery, and some just stop by to chat about anything but computers (our favorite visitors!) Join us November 18th, 1:00 - 5:30 PM, in the Cafe Private Room (C102, CTRL Building)!

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).

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] Prof. Takahiro Tsukahara, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo University of Science

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 Innovation Bridge 2026は、OIST発スタートアップとアクセラレーター卒業生が、県内の事業者・行政・投資家と直接出会うための1日です。卒業生と県内事業者による協業の実績や、これから取り組む課題を語るトーク、県外大手企業との連携事例の紹介、スタートアップ8〜10社によるピッチを通じて、OISTで育まれた技術を沖縄の現場へつなぎます。 日時：2026年11月20日（金）13:00–17:00（予定） 会場：おきなわアリーナ 2F（ResorTech EXPO 2026 内） 参加費：無料（ResorTech EXPO 2026への事前登録が必要です） ※KOZA ROCKS 2026のサイドイベントとして開催します。 English OIST Innovation Bridge 2026 is a one-day event where OIST startups and Accelerator alumni meet directly with Okinawa's businesses, government, and investors. Through talks on real collaborations and new challenges to tackle together, case studies of partnerships with major corporations from outside Okinawa, and pitches from 8–10 startups, the event bridges technology nurtured at OIST with the people and industries of Okinawa. Date: Friday, November 20, 2026, 13:00–17:00 (tentative) Venue: Okinawa Arena 2F (within ResorTech EXPO 2026) Admission: Free (registration for ResorTech EXPO 2026 required) *Held as a side event of KOZA ROCKS 2026.

Talk by Camilo Libedinsky, National University of Singapore

本説明会は日本語で開催されます。OISTの博士課程やリサーチインターンシッププログラム、それぞれの出願プロセスについて紹介します。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、OISTでの学生生活や研究についてお話しします。パネルディスカッションでは、参加者の皆さまからのご質問に学生が直接お答えします。

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Speaker: Professor Megumi Sano, Nara Women's University Title: Critical Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg inequalities via nonlinear scaling argument Abstract: In this talk, we consider logarithmic weighted inequalities as a critical case of polynomial weighted inequalities which was shown by Caffarelli, Kohn and Nirenberg in 1984. This is a joint work with Yerkin Shaimerdenov(SDU University, Kazakhstan) and Hinako Sugimura(Nara Women's University, M2).

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[Seminar] "Direct measurement of coupling distance by Flash & Freeze-fracture replica labeling" by Prof. Ryuichi Shigemoto, Institute of Science and Technology Austria ( ISTA)

November 27, 2026 11:00-12:00 @L5D23

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。

OIST大学院説明会を東京で 開催します！ OISTの博士課程プログラムとインターンシッププログラム について紹介するカジュアルな説明会です！ また、OIST 卒業生をゲストスピーカーに招き、リアル な学生生活や研究についてもお話しします。直接質問できる貴重な機会ですので、ご興味のある方はぜひご参加ください！

Talk by Edwin Robertson, University of Glasgow

In this seminar, patent attorney Dr. Yutaka Morita will use real-world cases as a starting point to explain, from two perspectives, what it really takes to build a patent that's truly strong for your business.

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).

「ポスト5G情報通信システム基盤強化研究開発事業」の一環として設置した「量子コンピュータ領域における非ハードウェア開発のための人材育成型共同開発プラットフォーム」の参加企業に、第1期の人材育成型プロトタイピングによる共同開発プロジェクトの成果を発表していただきます。

FY2026 COI-NEXT Annual Symposium Building Research Ecosystems That Work

Date: December 14th, 2026, at 10:00-17:00 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250) Target audience: General audience/ open to everyone at OIST and beyond.

Registration Deadline: December 3, 2026

[Seminar] From Neural Principles to Machine Intelligence by Prof. Se-Bum Paik, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, KAIST

December 15, 2026 16:00-17:00 @B503, Center Bldg.

A hackathon for global students will be held in Beppu. Participants will include students from APU, Minerva University, and the Masason Foundation, and OIST students are also invited. It’s a rare chance to meet global students in Japan, build your network, and explore Beppu, which is famous for its hot springs. If this sounds interesting, please see the event website for details.

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OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Shu Zhang (Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

Spinal Cord Formation and Function

Save the date: a hands-on MRI workshop for life scientists, 27-28 January 2027.

Details to follow.

IMPRINT : I nterface of M ultiparameter P ersistence and R epresentation theory I nterleaved with N ew T opics

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Makoto Yamada (Machine Learning and Data Science Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Vincent Laudet (Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

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.

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

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tomoyuki Arakawa (Chiral Representation Theory Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Dan Daniel (Droplet and Soft Matter Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Fumiaki Yokoyama (Buribushi Fellow; Yokoyama Group) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.