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The 10th OIST-Keio Joint Symposium brings together various perspectives on fluid dynamics, highlighting recent advances across theory, computation, and experiment. Through a series of focused talks and poster presentations, the event spans fundamental flow phenomena, complex and multiscale fluids, and engineering‑relevant applications. This 10th showcase continues a series of events bringing Keio and OIST researchers together to foster discussion and enable innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tomomi Kiyomitsu (Cell Division Dynamics Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

The Biological, Artificial, and Quantum Intelligence 2026 International Workshop (BAQ2026) will bring together world-leading experts in neural networks, neuroscience, quantum machine learning, and related areas of intelligence and complexity. It aims to provide a platform for discussions on recent developments and future perspectives in these fields. Open to OIST Community!

Title: In-plane oscillations of a slack catenary using assumed modes.

Speaker: Dr. Anindya Chatterjee, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

(collaborators: Bidhayak Goswami and Indrasis Chakraborty)

Language: English

QG Seminar Speaker: Will Horowitz (University of Cape Town) Title: Hamilton Revisited: The Action Principle for Initial Value Problems

Join us for the Innovator’s Toolbox Pitch Presentation session. This pilot program helps researchers explore pathways from lab to market. Led by trainer Josh Green, sessions covered tech transfer, licensing, team roles, and business basics. This is the FY2025 session, and includes pitch presentations and reflections by attendees. Open to the whole OIST research community—no registration required, just come by!

Workshop on Cognitive Neurorobotics

Organized by Jun Tani, Tani Unit, OIST

March 5, 13:30—18:00, Seminar room L5D23, Lab 5

Tentative program

13:30-13:40: Introduction, Jun Tani, OIST

13:40-14:40: Collective Intelligence in LLM agents, Takashi Ikegami, Univ. of Tokyo

14:40-15:40: Deep Active Inference for Real-World Robotic Systems, Shingo Murata, Keio Univ.

15:40-16:00: Coffee break

16:00-17:00: A Consideration of Robot Foundation Models as Embodied Intelligence, Tetsuya Ogata, Waseda Univ.

17:00-18:00: Propagation of Mind Through the Mechanism of Superposition, Hiro Iizuka, Hokkaido Univ.

Guest seminar hosted by CDQT.

Speaker: Prof. Jeroen van den Brink (Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden)

Title: Topological surface superconductivity in PtBi2

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).

This public lecture will be held in Japanese only, with no interpretation provided.

パブリック・レクチャー　『和音の科学』

日時：2026年3月7日（土）14:00-15:00（開場 13:30）

場所：OIST サイエンススタジオ　ゆんラボ・未来館（読谷村総合情報総合センター）

講演者：東京大学生産技術研究所教授　羽田野 直道博士

講演言語：日本語

対象：中学生以上

定員：70名

登録開始日：2026年2月24日（火）

参加費：無料

OIST Science Challenge is a unique opportunity for participants to extend their scientific education and experience research at OIST.

OIST COI-NEXT Annual Symposium 2026 Sustaining Innovation Beyond the Lab Date: March 9th, 2026, at 9:30-17:00 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250) Target audience: General audience/ open to everyone at OIST and beyond. Registration Deadline: February 26, 2026

In this workshop, you'll learn how to transform research, data, and technology into narrative beats that tell the right stories to the right audience. While the workshop centers on climate communication, the methods introduced are applicable to any research that aims to move people through scientific storytelling. If you're interested in delivering your message beyond the scientific community, we'd love to have you join us.

The 10th OIST–Keio Joint Symposium brings together various perspectives on fluid dynamics, highlighting recent advances across theory, computation, and experiment. Through a series of focused talks and poster presentations, the event spans fundamental flow phenomena, complex and multiscale fluids, and engineering‑relevant applications. This 10th showcase continues a series of events bringing Keio and OIST researchers together to foster discussion and enable innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration.

A Seminar by Tamotsu Yoshimori, Professor Emeritus of Osaka University, Professor of The DAICEL Endowed Chair in Beyond Cell Reborn Research. Hosted by Prof. Yamamoto. Keywords: Autophagy, Rubicon, Longevity, Awabancha

A Seminar by Kazuhiro Nagata, Director General, JT Biohistory Research Hall, Takatsuki (Osaka). Hosted by Prof. Yamamoto. Keywords: molecular chaperone, ER-associated degradation (ERAD), ERdj5, LLPS

Prof. Isabel Bäurle, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany

Prof. Michael Lenhard, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany

Speaker:Dr. Hiroaki Matsunami,the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, the Duke University

Speaker: Professor Nathan Albin, Kansas State University Title: Modulus, Duality, and Families of Objects on Graphs Abstract:

Given a discrete graph and a family of objects (walks, spanning trees, edge covers, etc.) on the graph, p-modulus provides a mathematical way to quantify the "richness" or "robustness" of that family. Acting as a tunable metric, p-modulus generalizes classical graph metrics—such as shortest path, effective resistance, and minimum cut—to provide a multifaceted view of the graph's topology and geometry. Through the lens of modulus, we can explore a variety of structural properties of the graph. This talk will introduce p-modulus, describe its basic properties, connect it to well-known graph-theoretic quantities, and explore the powerful theory of Fulkerson blocking duality, which connects each family of objects to a natural dual family that provides deep insights into the graph's structural properties.

Speaker: Professor Pietro Poggi-Corradini, Kansas State University Title: Discrete p-Modulus and Orthodiagonal Maps Abstract:

This project is joint work with Nathan Albin, Joan Lind and Pekka Pankka. Our goal is to approximate planar p-capacity (or continuous p-modulus) in topological rectangles using discrete p-modulus defined on an approximating orthodiagonal map. To that end, I will first introduce the planar p-capacity problem we are interested in and then I will give an overview of the theory of p-modulus on finite graphs, describing various notions of duality, and establishing its relation to the discrete p-Laplacian and to non-linear flows.

QG Lecture Series Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia, (OIST) Title: Review of some basic features of the SM and of GUTs

ぜひご参加ください！

OIST博士課程学生が自身の学びの歩みと研究についての公開発表を行います。 3/15 (日) 14:30 — 16:30

Please join us!

OIST Graduate Students will give a public presentation about their educational journey and research at OIST.

The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2026

[Conference] Augmented Humans 2026 (AHs’26)

ポスト5G情報通信システム基盤強化研究開発事業 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事業説明や量子人材育成に関するパネルディスカッションを通してプラットフォームへの参加募集を行います。

Speaker: Mr. Andrew Jensen, Kansas State University Title: Modulus of Families of Lipschitz Chains with Arbitrary Dimension and Codimension Abstract:

Recently, Lohvansuu (2023) introduced the p-modulus for families of k-dimensional Lipschitz chains and their dual families of (n-k)-dimensional chains. While he established an upper bound for the duality of these families on Lipschitz cubes, the corresponding lower bound remained an open question. Subsequently, Kangasniemi and Prywes (2025) developed dMod, a related notion of modulus based on differential forms, and successfully established a full duality result. In this talk, I will explore the implications of these developments and discuss related open problems.

QG Lecture Series Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia, (OIST) Title: Review of some basic features of the SM and of GUTs

Title: Blow-up rate for the subcritical semilinear heat equation in non-convex domains

Speaker: Dr. Erbol Zhanpeisov (Tohoku University)

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Yuliya Kulikova (Science and Technology Group)| OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

International Symposium of Life-Nonlife Transition: Boundaries Between Life and Nonlife, March 18-19, at Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Language: English, Registration needed.

Speaker: Dr. Kenan Qu, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University

Dr. Leandro QuadranaInstitute of Plant Science. University Paris-Saclay, CNRS, France

Neural Computation Unit will hold a retreat/reunion at Seminar Room B250 on OIST main campus. If you are interested in joining, please contact <ncus@oist.jp>.

Admission free. Registration required.

Mirror Lab Symposium: Frontiers in Recent Human Evolution

We will describe and discuss projects that explore genetic variants that emerged in the evolution of modern and archaic humans, and how such archaic variants affects humans today. We will also discuss projects that use ancient DNA to reconstruct the early peopling and history of the Japanese Archipelago. We will explore how we can intensify our collaborations in these areas and brainstorm about future research directions.

Speaker: Dr. Sneha Munshi, CQuERE, The Chatterjee Group Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology, Kolkata, India

Seminar by Dr. Joseph Samuel, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS): "The Geometric Phase and the Spin-Statistics Theorem: spinning particles as ribbons"

In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion. Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives.

The featured VC for this round is Beyond Next Ventures .

Registration is required. If the number of applicants exceeds the available slots, OIST Innovation will select participants based on the information provided in the registration form and the strategic fit with the VC.

Through its " Regional Core Innovation Ecosystem Development Program ," OIST has been advancing demonstration projects this fiscal year across three key domains: energy, mobility, and drone logistics.

This symposium brings together co-implementing partners, policymakers, local governments, and businesses to share outcomes and explore pathways toward integrated regional solutions. Building on the unique challenges faced by island communities like Okinawa, discussions will focus on accelerating cross-sector collaboration and scaling toward real-world implementation in the years ahead.

Space is limited. Please register in advance for both in-person and online attendance.

QG Lecture Series Speaker: Mirian Tsulaia, (OIST) Title: Review of some basic features of the SM and of GUTs

Spring Concert hosted by the joint collaboration of OIST x OPUA (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Amin Chabchoub (Marine Physics and Engineering Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

A short course on the Tutte polynomial in graphs and matroids.

4 sessions only: April 7 and 9, and 14 and 16 (Tuesday and Thursday 10-12 in L4E45)

Dr. Remi Avohou is a post-doc in the Toriumi Unit

Joint Seminar by Kusumi & Goda Units

Date-Time

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 10:00 to 11:00

Description

Title: How synaptic plasticity regulates Intracellular Transport of AMPAR

Speaker: Dr. Françoise Coussen

Research Director at the CNRS

Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience (IINS)

University of Bordeaux and CNRS

https://www.bordeaux-neurocampus.fr/en/?s=Coussen

https://www.iins.u-bordeaux.fr/

Joint Seminar by Kusumi & Goda Units

Date-Time

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

Description

Title: Dynamic nanoscale organization of AMPAR control short and long term synaptic plasticity

Speaker: Prof. Daniel Choquet

Research director at the CNRS

Bordeaux Imaging Center (Director)

Neuroscience Cluster of Excellence, Bordeaux University (Director)

Member of the National Academy

Website:

https://www.iins.u-bordeaux.fr/en/teams/56854-dynamic-organization-and-function-of-synapses/

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn.

Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Speaker: Dr. Sounak Kar, QuTech, TU Delft