Prof. Luisa De Cola, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy and IFG- KIT Karlsruhe, Germany

Robert Feil, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), CNRS and the University of Montpellier, France.

Speaker: Prof. Eric Hudson (UCLA)

Title: Quantum control over radioactive ions and nuclei

Prof. Luisa De Cola, University of Milano, Department DISFARM, Milan Italy & Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

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 Dr. Luca Gennaioli, University of Warwick

Speaker 1: Mr. Rémi Surat (Université Paris Cité, ENSAE Paris)

Title: Flow-based generative models: how to train them efficiently using flow matching and optimal transport

Speaker 2: Ms. Klea Ziu (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence: MBZUAI, UAE)

Title: ψDAG: Projected Stochastic Approximation Iteration for Linear DAG Structure Learning

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Hamner, Assistant Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi

Language: English

Please RSVP by noon on September 10 : https://forms.gle/K1ZLwDikBvQyFnf47

The Provost Lecture Series 20

Title: Promotion of Gendered Innovation in Japan: Historical Context, Emerging Funding Trends, and OIST–JAIST Collaboration 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).

[Seminar] "An integrated coastal ecosystem model and its applications (Marine CoMET) by Prof. Takashi Nakamura

Speaker: Prof. Hongna Zhang, Tianjin University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor of Yingcai Program

Speaker: Professor ​ Malte Kampschulte , Charles University in Prague. Title: Fluid structure interaction and Sobolev spaces on changing domains Abstract: Dynamic interaction between fluids and solids occurs everywhere, from a fish swimming in the water to an airplane wing bending in the wind. When studying them, one of the key issues is that finding the domain on which the fluid equations are posed itself is part of the problem. Thus before we can apply all the standard machinery from PDE and the calculus of variations, we must first translate it to work on changing domains. The aim of this talk will be to explore precisely this. On one hand it will be an introduction into fluid structure interaction highlighting some recent results. On the other hand this will be used as an opportunity to illustrate and discuss several old and new methods on how to deal with Sobolev spaces when the domain itself is not fixed. This talk is based on results obtained with S.Schwarzacher and B.Benešová as well as work with N.Evseev and A.Menovschikov.

This workshop highlights three key and practice-oriented research domains— invasive species control , protected area design , and biodiversity monitoring —and introduces the latest developments in research and technological innovation that support these fields.

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] "Design and synthesis of semiconducting polymers for nature-inspired electronics and energy", by Professor Ho-Hsiu Chou, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

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 and AIST have launched a joint Career Development Project to help students and researchers explore research and career opportunities in Japan. The project includes seminars, lab tours, and internships, particularly for those interested in research roles at domestic institutions like AIST. The first event features quantum researchers from AIST’s G-QuAT presenting their work and participating in a career Q&A session. All interested participants are welcome.

[Seminar] "A Photoinduced Annulation Strategy Towards a Polycyclic Heteroaromatic Chromophore: Scope, Mechanism, Properties and Applications" by Dr. Marine Labro, JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Kyoto University

Speaker: Dr. Nariyoshi Shinomiya, former President of the National Defense Medical College Date & Time: August 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: Center Building, Room B250 Language: English and Japanese (with interpretation)

Lecture on biosafety and biosecurity in cutting-edge life sciences, including topics such as synthetic biology and gain-of-function research, as well as dual-use concerns.

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).

Lecturer: Professor Wyeth Bair, U Washington (current TSVP visitor)

This mini‑course is a series of three lectures, scheduled on August 20, 21, and 22 from 13:30 to 15:30.

Use the link below to register for this mini-course.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZrwJrNN69y

Contact gs-cp@oist.jp if you have any questions.

As part of the ongoing partnership between OIST and The University of Tokyo, a joint symposium will be held in Tokyo on August 19. Event Details and registration: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/events/z0701_00040.html

Language: English

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 Dr. Javier Robledo Moreno, a Research Scientist at IBM Quantum (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center), who will deliver a talk entitled:

“On the Application of Quantum-Centric Supercomputing for Electronic Structure Problems”

Lecturer: Dr. Sinem Onaran, Professor, Hacettepe University

This mini‑course is a series of four lectures, scheduled on August 12, 13, 19, and 20 from 13:00 to 15:00.

Use the link below to register for this mini-course.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZrwJrNN69y

Contact gs-cp@oist.jp if you have any questions.

Prof. Kuang-An Chang, Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University

Expository Talk by Prof. Dolors​ Herbera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined.

Abstract: A theorem of Kaplansky states that, over any ring, projective module decompose as a direct sum of countably generated (projective) modules.

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).

Expository Talk by Dr. Greg Stevenson (Aarhus University, Denmark), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: A gentle introduction to condensed mathematics

Abstract: I'll attempt to give a relatively nontechnical and informal introduction to condensed sets and abelian groups.

Time: 10:30-11:30, August 7, 2025

Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23

Zoom Link: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 947 8296 0593 Passcode: 584111

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. Markus Ullsperger Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Institute of Psychology Department of Neuropsychology

Title: Multiplexed cortical representations of performance monitoring and reinforcement learning variables in humans

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).

Mikhail Khovanov , Johns Hopkins University Title: The Delannoy category and its diagrammatics

Mee Seong Im , Johns Hopkins University Title: Entropy, cocycles, algebraic K-theory and diagrammatics

Speaker : Prof. Andrew Lobb (Durham University) Title : Peg problems and peg progress Date and time : 4 ^th Auguest Monday at 14:30 Location : L4E48 Language: English

Expository Talk by Prof. Sergio Estrada (Universidad de Murcia, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Density-Sensitive bifiltrations in TDA

Time: 10:30-11:30, August 4, 2025

Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23

Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!

Evident Spinning Disk Microscope User Training

A seminar by Tracy S. Tran, PhD, Professor in Neurobiology, Rutgers University, NJ , will be hosted by Prof. Yoshida.

Expository Talk by Prof. Ulrich Bauer (Technical University of Munich, Germany), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Geometric complexes and topological persistence: a panoramic view

Time: 14:00-15:30, August 1, 2025

Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23

Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!

Anemonefishes as models for social evolution and behaviour

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).

Diving deep to understand coral reef dynamics across longitude, latitude , and depth

Expository Talk by Prof. Michael Lesnick (University of Albany-SUNY, USA), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Density-Sensitive bifiltrations in TDA

Time: 14:00-15:30, July 30, 2025

Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23

Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!

This introductory mini-course & tutorial is offered by an expert in Topological Data Analysis & Machine Learning, as part of the thematic program TDA PARTI : Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined (TP25TD).

Topological Data Analysis for Machine Learning (by Dr. David Loiseaux)

​ The lectures & tutorials for the minicourse will be between 10:00-12:00, on Wednesday (July 30), Thursday (July 31), and Friday (August 1).

Ken Ono , University of Virginia Title: Partitions Detect Primes

ZEISS on Your Campus-Technology Seminar

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Ken Ono entitled, "Why Does Ramanujan, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Matter?"