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Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Riccardo Martini (Gravity, Quantum Geometry and Field Theory). Title: "Renormalization methods in quantum gravity".

Speaker: Mr. Ryusei Maeda is a 3rd year undergratuate student at University of Tokyo and is currently visiting OIST as a research intern.

Prof. Li Cai

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Dr. Fumihiko Sugino, Institute for Basic Science, South Korea

CANCELLED. Dr. Naihe Jing, Professor, Principal Investigator, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Language: English, no interpretation.

This half-day workshop aims to give attendees the necessary skills to successfully write a Cover letter to the editors . After the workshop, attendees will have completed a cover letter that they will be able to use when submitting their manuscripts to a target journal.

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Speaker : Dr. Tatsuya Haga, Laboratory for Neural Coding and Brain Computing, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

"Dr. Toru Hirota, Chief of the Experimental Pathology Department, Cancer Institute of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Language: English, no interpretation."

Speaker: Dr. Sadovski is a member of this unit (visit his page )

Prof. Susan Coppersmith, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales

Dr. Luyuan Li, Professor of Pharmacology, Nankai University

Title : BMS Symmetry and OPE of Celestial CFTs

Speaker: Sudip Ghosh

Abstract: The holographic dual of quantum gravitational theories in asymptotically flat spacetimes has recently been conjectured to be the so called celestial conformal field theories whose correlation functions are Mellin transforms of bulk scattering amplitudes. In this talk I will discuss aspects of a derivation of the OPE in these CFTs from the collinear singularities of graviton scattering amplitudes and the constraints of BMS symmetries on the OPE coefficients.

This event has been cancelled due to changes in the host's schedule. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Seminar "A data-driven approach to identify synergistic and emergent phenomena in multivariate time series" by Fernando E. Rosas, Imperial College of London.

Internal &External workshop

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Alistair Graham (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Measuring Chaos in General Relativity".

Prof. Andrei N. Lupas, Director, Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

Speaker: Steve Campbell (Assistant Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland) Language: English

Title : Implications of Symmetry and Pressure in Friedmann Cosmology

Abstract : We will continue the discussion of the recent paper by K. S. Croker and J. L. Weiner "Implications of Symmetry and Pressure in Friedmann Cosmology" . Carlos Octavio Villalpando Vargas will be leading the discussion.

"Dr. Nobumoto Watanabe, Team Leader, RIKEN. Language: English, no interpretation."

Innovation Seminar: Thomas Ishoey, Ph.D.

From Single Cells to Biotechnology Innovation

Microorganisms represent the oldest living forms and reside in virtually all environments capable of supporting life on the planet. The seminar will focus on how establishing basic understanding of microbes in their environment can lead to commercial opportunities across diverse industries.

Jason Pye, Ph.D. Student, University of Waterloo

I will present two examples in which the behavior of canonical models from statistical mechanics are controlled using growth. These examples were initially motivated by thinking about growth in living systems, but the results presented are applicable to growing active matter in general.

Ales Bucek (Postdoctoral Scholar in Bourguignon Unit) (bring your own lunch)

[Speaker] Prof. Takeshi Matsumoto, Department of Physics, Kyoto University

Title: Implications of Symmetry and Pressure in Friedmann Cosmology

Speaker: Vilalpando Vargas Carlos Octavio

We will be having Malaysian Kitchen with "Rendang Beef Curry". The chef will be Jesse Everett . The class will be on 25th January on Saturday at 6 pm in the Community Kitchen. Kindly confirm your availability until 21st January for placing the order.

Art Exhibition by Graduate School of Formative Arts, Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts

Science Talk by OIST Students

[Speaker] Dr. Ashley Willis, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield, U.K.

Speaker: Sourav Ballav from The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

Yoga for parents. Open to all OIST community members. Expecting mothers and children of all ages are welcome, too. Cost: ¥800.

Fabio Mele (University of Regensburg)

Speaker: Prof. Martine Collart

Affiliation: The University of Geneva

Audience: OIST researchers and students

Speaker: Dr. Arnab Priya Saha, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India

PhD public presentation

Speaker: Prof. Séraphin

Affiliation: University of Strasbourg

Audient: OIST students and reserchers

New Biology and Medicine Derived from Human Protein Synthesis Enzymes

Dr. Sunghoon Kim

Professor and Director Medicinal Bioconvergence Research Center Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology College of Pharmacy Seoul National University Korea

Title : Unitarity methods in AdS/CFT

Abstract : We are going to discuss the recent paper by David Meltzer , Eric Perlmutter and Allic Sivaramakrishnan "Unitarity methods in AdS/CFT" . Sudip Ghosh will be leading the discussion.

TQM unit is pleased to invite everyone to attend this seminar!

"Dr. Rieko Ohki, Laboratory Head, National Cancer Center Research Institute. Language: English, no interpretation."

Pierre Martin-Dussaud, Centre de Physique Théorique, Aix-Marseille University.

Dr. Seth Fraden, Professor of Physics at Brandeis University.

Dr. Shuhei Furukawa, Associate Professor (Principal Investigator) at Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University.

Title : On the many dimensions of Dynamic Programming based Reinforcement Learning algorithms

Speaker: Prof. Bruno Scherrer

Affiliation: Probability and Statistics team of IECL, at université de Lorraine

Assoc. Prof. Masayasu Taki, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Title : Sample-efficient Reinforcement Learning for Real-world Robot Control

Speaker: Prof. Matsubara Takamitsu

Affiliation: Nara Institute of Science and Technology

OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members (working meals are closed sessions) - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate - Program as of 2020/1/20 ( program is subject to change )