Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Miquel Jorquera. Title: "What's so particular about photons?"

Please visit the website for details https://groups.oist.jp/ias/okinawa-analytical-instrument-network-discussion-group-meeting-2019

Randy M. Bruno, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience and the ZuckermanMind Brain Behaviour Institute Columbia University, U.S.A.

Carlos Villalpando will tell us about "A potential probe of quantum gravity with large molecular wavepackets". The talk is based on two papers: Minimal length effect on the broadening of free wave packets and its physical implications and Indirect Probe of Quantum Gravity using Molecular Wave-packets .

Abstract: The biggest obstacle for a direct test of quantum gravity is its energy scale , which is well outside of the capabilites of any human-made machine; the next best possible approach then is to provide indirect tests on effective theories of quantum gravity, which can be performed in a lower energy scale. This talk will be aimed in this direction, showing a promising path to test the existence of a fundamental, minimal length scale of Nature, by measuring the dispersion of large molecular wave-packets. The existence of this minimal length would imply a modified commutation relation between position and momentum operators, and as we will see, such a modification of the commutator has a profound effect on the dispersion rate of free wave-packets, providing a path for a potential, indirect test of quantum gravity in a laboratory setting.

Speaker: Dr. Danish Shaikh

University of Southern Denmark

Title: Multiple independent goal-directed learning for emergent adaptive behaviour in robots

Dr. Faubert will share his experience balancing his role as a researcher, with that of being a Chief Scientific Officer at a start-up developing commercial applications from his technologies.

[Speaker] Professor Eberhard Bodenschatz, MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Physics Institute for Dynamics of Complex Systems, U. Goettingen

In this talk Mirian Tsulaia will give us an introduction to Higher Spin Theories.

Abstract: This talk will be a short and 'slow' introduction to Higher Spin Theories. Today we will discuss aspects of metric like formulation of higher spin theories.

Abstract: Recent Google’s achievement on quantum supremacy attracted a lot of attentions, while provoking a lot of discussions. I will present the overview of recent experimental achievements....

Abstract: Termites are amongst the most abundant terrestrial animals on earth largely due to their ability to digest lignocellulose. Termites can digest lignocellulose at different stages of decomposition such as rotten wood and soil ...

Prof. Ke Wang, Professor, Nanjing University

By Mr. Ryohei Yoshida (Tsukuni & Associates patent attorneys' office)

Language: English. Open to everybody

[SEMINAR]

"Coral reef fish in a changing world: evolutionary potential and ecological limitations"

Philip L. Munday and Jennifer M. Donelson

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD Australia.

Many short-term experiments have demonstrated the potential impacts of ocean warming and acidification on marine organisms. However, longer-term experiments are needed to test the capacity for acclimation and adaptation to these stressors. In this talk we will describe unique multigenerational experiments being used to test the effects of warming and acidification on coral reef fishes and explore their capacity for thermal plasticity and adaptation.(...)

Language: English

Abstract: “Branching Spacetimes” are a class of order-theoretic models that have interested philosophers and logicians for several decades. As it stands, the name is slightly misleading – the intended models of the theory do indeed branch, but they only partially represent spacetimes in the physicists’ use of the word. In this talk we will bridge this terminological gap by introducing a class of models that naturally enrich Branching “Spacetimes” with topological, differentiable and Lorentzian structures. As we will see, these models are interesting not only from a logical point of view, but also from geometric and physical perspectives as well.

Language: English

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Yasha Neiman (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Introduction to holography and AdS/CFT".

Speaker: Dr. Alexandre de Mendoza, The University of Western Australia

This is the weekly Journal Club seminar. Speaker: Reiko Toriumi. Title: The gravitational Wilson Loop and the non-Abelian Stokes' theorem.

Interactive orientation for Postdoctoral Scholars who joint OIST June -October 2019.

Yoshimitsu ITOH, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo

Professor Phil Burrows, Interim Director of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, University of Oxford, Royal Holloway University of London and Imperial College London.

Speaker: Xingya Xu (G0 Cell Unit)

Title: How do condensin and cohesin work: ‘hold-and-release(clip)’ or ‘ring’?

Speaker: Vivek Pareek (Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit)

More info on ISS site https://groups.oist.jp/iss

Speaker: Dr Scott A. Hale

Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Title: Learning from social data to study human behaviour

Language: English

【SEMINAR】 by Prof. Carsten Sachse, Director of Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons ER-C-3: Structural Biology. 【* Schedule Changed 】

- Structural basis of p62/SQSTM1 polymers by Electron Cryo-Microscopy-

Speaker: Dr Alexander Ling, PI, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore

Title: “Talking Rocks: Recent Rock Art Research in Chihuahua”

Author: Dr. Emiliano Gallaga Murrieta, Archaeologist

Rory Cerbus (Staff Scientist in Chakraborty Unit)

This is the weekly Quantum Gravity group meeting. Speaker: Dorin Weissman. Title: Holography, effective strings and hadrons.

Speaker: Dr. Ezra Kassa, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Keerthy Menon (Quantum Systems). Title: "Wave particle duality - the evergreen mystery".

"Seeing is believing" by Dr. Aris Fiser, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedica Research (FMI)

"Quantum microwaves with a DC-biased Josephson junction" by Dr. Iouri Moukharski, CNRS/CEA Saclay

Project Management - We will delve into traditional project management tools for aligning team members, managing schedules, creating and tracking budgets, and defining scope. In addition, we will explore the latest trends in Agile project management which can be better for projects with higher degrees of uncertainty and frequency of change.

Please register HERE :

* Max. # of 20 for each event

International Networking - At the end of this program you will feel more comfortable with both face-to-face and virtual networking experiences. You will also learn how to turn everyday encounters with other professionals into opportunities for your career.

Please register HERE .

Max. # of 20 for each event

* Participants should bring their laptops and a copy of their resume.

This is the weekly Quantum Gravity group meeting. Speaker: Slava Lysov. Title: Deformations and cocycles.

Speaker: Dr Hsiang-Hua Jen, Assistant Research Scholar, IOP, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Talk title: Cooperative light emissions from many quantum emitters

From 12:00-13:00

Internal Seminar by Christopher Petoukhoff, Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit

Internal Seminar by Makoto Schreiber, Molecular Cryo-Microscopy (Wolf) Unit

Prof. Ueli Grossniklaus, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Prof. David Williams, European Space Agency (ESA)

Title: The Free Energy Principle: Challenges and Implications for Thinking about Life-Mind Continuity

Speaker: Dr. Michael D. Kirchhoff, University of Wollongong

Speaker: Matthew Edmonds (Postdoc, Keio University, Japan) Language: English

Title: Artificial Relevance

Speaker: Dr. Julian Kiverstein, Amsterdam University Medical Centre

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Andreas Thomasen (Quantum Matter). Title: "Intuitions about topology in condensed matter physics".