OIST-Keio Showcase Talk Series Vol. 8 "Science Meets Society: Twist, Flow, and Instability"

The 8th OIST-Keio joint symposium explores the interplay of fluid mechanics, wave phenomena, and structural transformations, highlighting their impact on science and society. From gravity waves and multiphase reactors to extreme wave events, evaporating drops, and geometric linkages, six talks will showcase cutting-edge research at the intersection of physics, engineering, and applied mathematics. Additional topics will be explored in a poster session. The event aims to foster a dialogue between Keio and OIST researchers, enabling innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration.

OIST will be hosting a Science Talk for Students in Itoman on Saturday, December 13th.

Dr. A. Kevin G. DJOTAN, who will soon join the Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology Unit, is a JSPS postdoctoral researcher currently based at Mie University in Japan.

Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark

Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

This is your chance to help shape StrucShare and make it as useful as possible for you and all structural biologists at OIST. Please feel free to spread the word to anyone interested in structural biology, from beginners to experts.

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

December 12, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online (Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students

Speaker: Dr. Ariel Boiardi, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanics and Materials Unit (Fried Unit), OIST

The High-Performance Computing User Group Meeting is December 11. Everybody is Welcome!

QG group meeting Speaker: Yasha Neiman Title: "Cubic interactions of massless fields in (A)dS lightcone formalism - Part 2"

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).

The deadline to submit proposals for cultural events to be considered by the OIST Culture Committee for activation in FY2026 (April ’26-March ’27) is coming up on Friday, Dec 12.

If you’re planning to submit, please make sure everything is finalized before the deadline.

Speaker: Dr. Riko Hatakeyama, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Title: TORC1-containing signaling endosomes: Discovery and characterization of a cellular signaling centre.

Monday, December 8, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Speaker: Dr. Kotaro Inami, Nagoya University

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 Prof. Giulio Chiribella from the University of Hong Kong, who will deliver a talk entitled:

“The quantum communication power of indefinite causal order”

QG Seminar Speaker: Arundhati Goldar (IIT Mandi) Title: Bulk Reconstruction in De Sitter Spacetime

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).

A symposium featuring short talks selected from across OIST neuroscience research units, panel discussions, and a poster session.

Target audience: Open to the OIST community

Language: English

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00

Title: "Patterning the cerebral cortex by transcription factor gradients"

Speaker: Dr. Shen-Ju Chou, Research Fellow, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

QG group meeting Speaker: Yasha Neiman Title: "Cubic interactions of massless fields in (A)dS lightcone formalism"

Crafted Traditions: Artistic Forms from Onna Village

ICIIBMS 2025 will be held at OIST University , December 2-5, 2025, Okinawa, Japan

ICIIBMS is the joint effort of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), the University of the Ryukyus, and the National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College in order to create opportunities for scholars, technology, industry leaders, scientists, and graduate students to present their original research (full papers, short papers, and poster presentations) on various topics. Including Signal Processing, Information Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Biomedical, Medical Imaging, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Natural Sciences, and related fields, and not only get credit from their Institutions and impact on technology development. ICIIBMS is a conference recognized, sponsored, and indexed by IEEE and other influential index agencies, such as Engineering Village and Scopus.

14th Annual SCORE!

Speaker: Alexandru Vasilache (FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik)

Title: Efficient Learning Systems: From Spiking Neural Networks to Reinforcement Learning

Zoom URL: https://oist.zoom.us/j/98953563139?pwd=NhDaOJQ92bNShdNyBzbryrnUIKbl1v.1

ID: 989 5356 3139 PW:59168

StrucShare meeting: Cryo-ET toolbox session by Simon Corroyer-Dulmont

This session will feature a toolbox segment on cryo-ET included in a case study “The palisade layer of the poxvirus core is composed of flexible A10 trimers” presented by Simon Corroyer-Dulmont (Sitsel Unit).

QG Seminar Speaker: Matilda Delgado (Harvard U., Phys. Dept. and Garching, Max Planck Inst.) Title: Dualities and the Compactifiability of Moduli Space

Guest Seminar hosted by Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit Speaker: Nicolò Beato (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems) Title: "Phase transitions in quantum control landscapes"

This event is a collaborative initiative between Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), aimed at advancing new research developments in Gendered Innovation through the integration of both institutes’ strengths in advanced science and technology. Gendered Innovation offers critical perspectives not only for promoting femtech but also for applications in drug discovery, medical technologies, and materials development. Incorporating viewpoints on gender and broader diversity from the earliest stages of basic research is key to enhancing the quality and value of science. It also serves as a foundation for sustainable research and development that extends through applied research and ultimately contributes to social impact. In particular, Gendered Innovation is gaining global attention as a framework aligned with Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and with the promotion of fairness in research practices. By bridging diverse fields such as quantum science, materials science, and AI—alongside OIST’s core strengths in neuroscience, biology, and environmental science—this event seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration through the fusion of advanced research domains. The event aspires to create a platform where researchers from both institutions can share knowledge, explore emerging challenges, and shape new possibilities for future-oriented, transdisciplinary research.

Join us for iGEM Okinawa ’s 2025 post-Jamboree event at OIST, where we’ll share our project results with farmers, supporters, and stakeholders and discuss future collaborations.

OISTにて開催される iGEM Okinawa の成果報告イベントにぜひご参加ください。農家、地域関係者、協力団体の皆様と成果を共有し、今後の展望について語り合います。

The Internal Seminar Series is back for the fall term, this week with talks from Oliver Bellwood (Quantum Engineering and Design Unit) and Alberto Sassi (Biological Complexity Unit). Stop by to learn about the exciting projects happening in other units and sections, chat with fellow researchers, and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

旅費相談会を開催いたします。

November 25th (Thu) @A151 Center Bldg. 15:00-16:00

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers. 外部主催イベントです。お問い合わせは主催側までお願いいたします。

Join us for the OIST × NAIST Café Information Session!

Interested in cutting-edge science and technology? Wondering what graduate student life is like in Japan’s leading research universities?

Monday 24th November 13:00-16:00 OIST Auditorium

Website: https://iconip2025.apnns.org/forum Pre Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/U7aXdF9pht

We will hold an Open Forum on the topic of Organic AI Alignment in Japanese for local citizens and students. All ICONIP participants are welcome to join. The talks will be in Japanese, but we will provide AI translated English caption on the screen.

National holiday

National holiday

Join us for the OIST × NAIST Café Information Session!

Interested in cutting-edge science and technology? Wondering what graduate student life is like in Japan’s leading research universities?

Speaker: Dr. Flavia Libonati

Associate Professor, University of Genoa Research Affiliate, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)

This event will be the fifth joint workshop between Tohoku University and OIST since 2021. This time, WPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) is co-organizing the event. It will include presentations that provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, to promote the exchange of knowledge among researchers from Tohoku University, JAMSTEC, OIST, as well as University of the Ryukyus, and the University of Hawai'i. A majority of presentations will be given by early career researchers, with ample time for discussion to consider future collaborations and joint funding applications.

ICONIP 2025

[Speaker] Stefanie Rauchenzauner, Research Fellow, OIST, Postdoctoral Researcher, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Austria

Speaker: Francesco Bavato, MD, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich

Title: Blood Markers of Neuroaxonal Remodelling in Psychiatry: From the Lab to Clinical Use and Back

QG seminar Speaker: Beatrice Bonga (Radboud University) Title: "Quasi-normal modes: an introduction to ringing black holes"

A talk by Merit Kruse

Megan Carey Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal

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 by Prof. Matteo Convertino

Speaker: Dr. Te Faye Yap, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii Manoa, Mechanical Engineering

Zoom Link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/4145948852?omn=86322994542 Meeting ID: 414 594 8852 Passcode: CoE

Professor Antonio Celani is Head and Senior Research Scientist at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics ICTP