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From Quantum Materials to Quantum Information: Symposium on Trans-Scale Quantum Science and Quantum Materials Synthesis (QMQI2024)

Monday, November 11, 2024 (All day) to Friday, November 15, 2024 (All day)
Primary venue: OIST Seaside House, Secoundary venue: OIST Main Campus

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Nic Shannon (Theory of Quantum Matter Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

Seminar

[Seminar] An Atlas of p-adic AdS/CFT

Monday, November 11, 2024 - 10:30
L5D23

Speaker : Christian Baadsgaard Jepsen (KIAS, School of Physics, Quantum field theory and String theory ) Title : An Atlas of p-adic AdS/CFT Date and time : 11th November Monday at 10:30 Location : L5D23 Language: English

Seminar

【Seminar】Energy Analysis, Energy Transitions and Policy Hurdles: Toward Circularity

Monday, November 11, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:00
C209, Center Building and Zoom

Dr. Andrew Chapman, Associate Professor of Energy Economics, Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University

Language: English

Workshop

[Workshop] Introduction to Phylogenomics and the software Phylofisher

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 09:30 to 16:00
C700, Lab3

Hands-on Workshop by Drs. Martin Kolisko, Elisabeth Hehenberger, Kacper Maciszewski, Monika Wisniewska, Biology Center CAS CZ. No registration required.

Seminar

【Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Seminar】A cross-diffusion system obtained via (convex) relaxation in the JKO scheme

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
L4F01

Speaker: Prof. Yoldas Havva

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4F01 and online on Zoom

Daisuke Sagaki, University of Tsukuba

Title: Toward a Pieri rule for double quantum Grothendieck polynomials

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]The room next to ATM in the Center Building

Professional Development

#1 Study Session for OIST Staff (ENG)/ 第1回 大学職員向け勉強会 【英語版】

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 14:30 to 16:00
Lab5 DE13
Session 1: November 13th, Wednesday, 14:30-16:00 @L5DE13 - Researchers, and Science & Technology - Inside Story and Background of Research Activities Presenter: Mizuki Shimanuki (Provost), Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai (C-Hub)

Professional Development

OIST Career Fair 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 09:00 to 18:00
B250, Conference Centre 1 - 4

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) will organize the first OIST Career Fair on November 14th (Thu.), 2024. This career fair aims to provide opportunities for OIST students and companies in Japan to connect, build professional network, and create future employment. Through this, OIST students will be able to explore industry career paths, and companies will be able to learn the benefits of employing PhD holders.

沖縄科学技術大学院大学(OIST)では初となる、「OISTキャリアフェア2024」を11月14日(木)に開催します。本キャリアフェアは、本学の学生と日本の企業がつながり、プロフェッショナルなネットワークを構築し、将来の雇用を創出する機会を提供することを目的としています。キャリアフェアを通じて、OISTの学生は産業界でのキャリアパスを模索することができ、企業は博士号取得者を雇用するメリットを知る機会となることが期待されます。是非、参加をご検討ください。

Culture

【Closing Ceremony】CYCLE Exhibition 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 13:00 to 15:40
OIST Tunnel Gallery

CYCLE Exhibition 2024~Cycle Energy for Creation~

Seminar

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor. Heiko Schütt : Reward prediction error neurons implement an efficient code for reward

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 17:00
ZOOM/L4E01

Professor. Heiko Schütt : Reward prediction error neurons implement an efficient code for reward

Seminar

[Seminar] "Human Augmentation and the Future of Human-AI Integration" by Prof. Jun Rekimoto

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 10:30

Prof. Jun Rekimoto, The University of Tokyo / Sony CSL Kyoto.

Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Seminar

Engineering perturbative string duals for symmetric product orbifold CFTs

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 13:00
L4E01

QG Seminar

Speaker: Yasuaki Hikida

Title: Engineering perturbative string duals for symmetric product orbifold CFTs

Professional Development

#2 Study Sessions for OIST Staff (ENG)/ 第2回 大学職員向け勉強会 【英語版】

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 13:30 to 15:00
Lab5 DE13
Session 2: November 15th, Friday, 13:30-15:00 @L5DE13 - Research Resources and Research Support - Organization of Universities

Professional Development

OIST Innovation Open Hours

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 14:00
Lab3A731

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

Prospective Students

OIST Café Information Session in Tokyo

Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 14:00 to 16:00
FabCafe (Dogenzaka Pia 2F, 1-22-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

Join us for the OIST Café Information Session in Tokyo! Curious about our fully-funded PhD program and Research Internship as well as opportunities to experience research life at OIST? Staff from OIST will come to Tokyo to answer your questions about the PhD and Research Internship admission process, student support as well as student life at OIST!

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture by Professor Eiichi Nakamura

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 13:30 to 15:00
B250 Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater

Cinematic Chemistry: The Journey of Electron Microscopy from Molecular Movies to Molecular Statistics

Seminar

[Seminar] Basics and Strategies for Academic Drug Discovery and Medical Devices by Dr. Tomokatsu Hongo

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 14:30 to 15:30
L4F01, Lab4

MEDISO Seminar & Demae-Consultation event [OIST/MEDISO Co-Sponsored]

Dr. Hongo will discuss the drug discovery process and academic drug development. He will also introduce venture businesses in drug discovery, regenerative medicine, and medical devices.

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where] The room next to the ATM in the center building

Industry Relations

Sip & Connect: Exploring Suntory's Research Innovations

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 15:00 to 17:00
Center Court

OIST Innovation and Suntory joint event. No registration needed.

Professional Development

OIST Innovation open-hours

Friday, November 22, 2024 - 14:00
Lab3A731

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

Holiday

勤労感謝の日 Labor Thanksgiving Day

Saturday, November 23, 2024 (All day)

National holiday

Research

[Seminar] "Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy with DNA Aptamer Nanotechnology" by Dr. Maxim Berezovski

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 10:00 to 11:00
C016, Lab 1

Dr. Maxim Berezovski, Professor, University of Ottawa. Language: English.

Symposium

OIST - NanoLSI Joint Symposium "Exploring Uncharted Nanoscale Frontiers in Life Sciences"

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 (All day)
B250 Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater

Human prosperity has advanced alongside the development of science and technology, opening numerous uncharted frontiers. This symposium aims to foster transdisciplinary research and catalyze new collaborations among researchers from diverse fields. We warmly invite your participation.

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]The room next to the ATM at the Center Building

Symposium

OIST-JAIST Joint Symposium: "Collaborative Innovation for Sustainable Future through Advanced Materials Science"

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:30 to 17:00
C209

OIST and JAIST entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last year. As part of our collaborative efforts in research, both universities have agreed to leverage each other's strengths through cooperation. To commemorate the first anniversary of the MOU signing, a celebratory event will be held at OIST on November 27th.

Seminar

【Seminar】Mechanistic theory of foraging

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
D23, Lab5

Dr. Ahmed El Hady, Group Leader , Center for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior and Max Planck Institute

Language: English

Seminar

Unfolding dual gravity fields in E11

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 16:30
Lab 4, E43

QG Seminar (Online) Speaker: Josh O'Connor (University of Mons, Belgium)

Title: Unfolding dual gravity fields in E11

Professional Development

OIST Innovation Open-hours

Friday, November 29, 2024 - 14:00
Lab3A731

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

Recreation

Sen-Cha-Do (Ogasawara style of Tea Ceremony)

Friday, November 29, 2024 - 14:00 to 16:00
Ocean View Room

Sen-Cha-Do (Ogasawara style of Japanese Tea Ceremony) Youtube video:

つくろう、なんでも、思いのままに。|Adobe Creative Cloud - アドビ公式 (youtube.com)

*This is the Ogasawara style of tea ceremony information.

Seminar

Seminar "Recent Progress in Computing Complex Multiphase Flows" by Dr. Damir Juric

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 10:30 to 11:30
Lab3 C700

[Speaker] Dr. Damir Juric, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, UK and Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique, CNRS, France

Lecture

TSVP TALK: "Spontaneous Formation of Soft Matter" by Aoki Keiko

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
Lab4E48

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

Seminar"Immersed Boundary Numerical Simulation in Microfluidic Flows"Damir Juric

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 15:00
C209

Language: English

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]The room next to the ATM in the center building

Symposium

Greener Mobility Ideathon

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 09:30 to 17:30
Seminar Room L4E48

Join us for the Greener Mobility Ideathon , a hands-on event focused on developing actionable solutions that promote greener, more efficient urban mobility.

Organized by the EU-Japan EIG Concert Japan Project "A proactive Social-based framework for SMART transportation (SO-SMART)"

Wellness

Gut Health & Mindful Eating Seminar by Stephanie Singleton

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 13:30 to 15:00
C209

Ganjuu is excited to host our guest speaker Stephanie Singleton, who will be speaking about the impacts of gut health and mindful eating on our wellbeing on December 5. ​

Professional Development

Debate for English learners

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
Lab 2 - c600b
Calling All English Learners!

Join Us for a Debate Showdown

Are you ready to put your English skills to the test? Join us for a thrilling debate on December 6th at 2 PM in Lab 2 C600B. This is your chance to showcase your reading, writing, speaking, and listening abilities while sharpening your critical thinking skills.

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 16

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
The Provost Lecture Series 16

OIST Workshops

LeviNet-OIST Workshop "Schrödinger Cats - The Quest to Find the Edge of the Quantum World"

Monday, December 9, 2024 (All day) to Friday, December 13, 2024 (All day)
Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 (Center Building)

OIST organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Please show your OIST badge when entering the venue.

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where] Room next to the ATM in the Center Building

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 11:00 to 15:00
The room next to the ATM in the center building

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]The room next to the ATM at the center building

Holiday

New Years Holiday 年末年始 2025

Sunday, December 29, 2024 (All day) to Friday, January 3, 2025 (All day)

National holiday

Workshop

2025 Cryo-Electron Microscopy Course

Monday, January 27, 2025 - 09:00 to Friday, January 31, 2025 - 12:00
B503, L4E48, and EM facility

Internal and external workshop

Outreach

OIST Science Festival 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00
OIST (1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son)

Coming soon.

OIST Workshops

OIST Machine Learning Workshop

Monday, March 3, 2025 (All day) to Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (All day)
OIST Conference Center (Auditorium+Meeting Rooms)

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Makoto Yamada (Machine Learning and Data Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants.

Symposium

TSVP Symposium: Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 14:00 to Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 18:00
TBD

Title : Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing

TSVP Symposium linked to Thematic Program on "Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing"

Prospective Students

Science Challenge 2025

Saturday, March 15, 2025 (All day) to Saturday, March 22, 2025 (All day)
OIST Campus

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

OIST Workshops

12th International Symposium on Leaf Surface Microbiology (“Phyllosphere 2025”)

Friday, June 6, 2025 (All day) to Monday, June 9, 2025 (All day)
OIST Conference Center (Auditorium+Meeting Rooms), OIST Main Campus Seminar Room B250

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: David Armitage (Integrative Community Ecology Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshops

Recent Advances in Potential Theory and Partial Differential Equations

Monday, July 14, 2025 (All day) to Friday, July 18, 2025 (All day)
OIST Seaside House and Main Campus (L4E48)

OIST Workshop | OIST organizer: Ugur Abdulla (Analysis and Partial Differential Equations) | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshops

Quantum Reference Frames: a QISS workshop

Monday, October 13, 2025 (All day) to Friday, October 17, 2025 (All day)
OIST Seaside House, OIST Main Campus Seminar Room B250

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Philipp Höhn (Qubits and Spacetime Unit)| OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

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