Speaker: Dr. Joseph Samuel, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)

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Sports Fiesta Fundraising Event by Student Council

Mr. Hongda Zhao, Kyoto University

Speaker: Dr. Supurna Sinha, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, India

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).

Roshni Rebecca Samuel, Graphic designer, artist, and illustrator, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, India. Language: English, no interpretation. In-person only.

OIST is advancing science into innovation in many forms . Held as Day 2 of Startup Elevate, OIST Innovation Day invites you to meet the innovation happening across OIST — from early-stage research seeds to startups built on cutting-edge technology. Sessions are organized around Healthcare and Deep Tech, aligned with the themes of Startup Elevate. If you're looking for ways to collaborate with OIST on innovation, this is the event to attend.

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Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Seminar by Prof. Xiayun (Sherry) Huang, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

Prof. Takashi Ohshima, Professor. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University. Language: English

Celebrate OIST's 15th Anniversary with a special afternoon of chamber music featuring Mitsuki Okada (violin), Itsuko Arakaki (viola), Megumi Shiroma (cello), and Yuka Oyabu (piano). This commemorative performance marks an important milestone in OIST's history, bringing together researchers, students, staff, and the wider community through the shared experience of live music.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

The PCD Team will host the OIST Career Fair 2026 on November 9th and 10th, 2026. This will offer OIST students a unique opportunity to engage directly with companies across Japan and explore diverse career paths beyond academia.

[Speaker] Prof. Sourav Sil, School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India

Title: CYCLE Exhibition 2026 Date: Tuesday, November 10 – Sunday, November 29, 2026 Location: OIST Campus

Introducing differential calculus in infinite-dimensional spaces, with applications to the calculus of variations and optimal control

Dr. Denis Brazke is a Postdoctoral scholar at Analysis and Partial Differential Equations (APDE) Unit (Abdulla Unit)

Four sessions over four Tuesdays, November 10, 17, 24, and December 1st, from 1000-1200 in L4F01

The East Asia Joint Symposium (EAJS) is an annual event that brings together researchers from East Asia to foster discussions and collaborations. The EAJS focuses on biology, especially cell biology, but also developmental biology, cancer biology and immunology.

Established in 1994, the symposium has been hosted in rotation by institutions from Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan.

Seminar by Dr. Lewis Ruks, Research Scientist, Theoretical Quantum Physics Research Group, Basic Research Laboratories

[Speaker] Prof. Eckart Meiburg, Distinguished Professor, University of California at Santa-Barbara

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).

Dr. Caroline L. Monteil, Senior Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France

Seminar by Prof. Spatafora

Digital AgTech Europe–Japan Meetup brings European agricultural technology to Tokyo. Hear how farms in Spain and Cyprus are using sensors, drones, and automation today, see short pitches from companies working in the field, and meet others across Japan's agriculture sector.

[Speaker] Gregory Falkovich, The Israel Pollak Professorial Chair of Physics, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science.

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

Plant Engineering Biology: Engineering green organisms for a sustainable future

Seminar by Dr. Florian Gabriel from Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)

November 17, 2026 (Tuesday) 10:00 to 10:40

Prof. Jacob Piehler Venue: C700, Lab 3 Contact: OIST Membrane Cooperativity Unit, Aki Kusumi Visit: https://www.oist.jp/mcu e-mail: akihiro.kusumi<at>oist.jp

November 17, 2026 (Tuesday) 10:40 to 11:20

Prof. Roland Wedlich-Söldner Venue: C700, Lab 3 Contact: OIST Membrane Cooperativity Unit, Aki Kusumi Visit: https://www.oist.jp/mcu e-mail: akihiro.kusumi<at>oist.jp

November 17, 2026 (Tuesday) 11:20 to 12:00

Prof. Wonhwa Cho Venue: C700, Lab 3 Contact: OIST Membrane Cooperativity Unit, Aki Kusumi Visit: https://www.oist.jp/mcu e-mail: akihiro.kusumi<at>oist.jp

Once a month, the Scientific Computing and Data Analysis section (SCDA) and the Bioinformatics User Group host an open co-working afternoon. We started it because we wanted a relaxed space where people could get to know each other and work side by side. Some people come with an HPC question or an analysis they’re stuck on, some bring their own work for a change of scenery, and some just stop by to chat about anything but computers (our favorite visitors!) Join us November 18th, 1:00 - 5:30 PM, in the Cafe Private Room (C102, CTRL Building)!

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. Takahiro Tsukahara, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo University of Science

OIST Innovation Bridge 2026は、OIST発スタートアップとアクセラレーター卒業生が、県内の事業者・行政・投資家と直接出会うための1日です。卒業生と県内事業者による協業の実績や、これから取り組む課題を語るトーク、県外大手企業との連携事例の紹介、スタートアップ8〜10社によるピッチを通じて、OISTで育まれた技術を沖縄の現場へつなぎます。 日時：2026年11月20日（金）13:00–17:00（予定） 会場：おきなわアリーナ 2F（ResorTech EXPO 2026 内） 参加費：無料（ResorTech EXPO 2026への事前登録が必要です） ※KOZA ROCKS 2026のサイドイベントとして開催します。 English OIST Innovation Bridge 2026 is a one-day event where OIST startups and Accelerator alumni meet directly with Okinawa's businesses, government, and investors. Through talks on real collaborations and new challenges to tackle together, case studies of partnerships with major corporations from outside Okinawa, and pitches from 8–10 startups, the event bridges technology nurtured at OIST with the people and industries of Okinawa. Date: Friday, November 20, 2026, 13:00–17:00 (tentative) Venue: Okinawa Arena 2F (within ResorTech EXPO 2026) Admission: Free (registration for ResorTech EXPO 2026 required) *Held as a side event of KOZA ROCKS 2026.

Talk by Camilo Libedinsky, National University of Singapore

OIST NetCafé is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops. OIST members such as PhD students and admissions staff will meet you to answer all your questions!

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[Seminar] "Direct measurement of coupling distance by Flash & Freeze-fracture replica labeling" by Prof. Ryuichi Shigemoto, Institute of Science and Technology Austria ( ISTA)

November 27, 2026 11:00-12:00 @L5D23

Join us for the OIST × NAIST Café Information Session!

Interested in cutting-edge science and technology? Wondering what graduate student life is like in Japan’s leading research universities?

OIST Café Information Session in Tokyo! Join us for a casual science information session introducing the OIST PhD and Research Internship programs!

OIST Graduate School staff will be happy to meet you and answer all your questions regarding the application and admissions process for our programs. In addition, OIST PhD alumni will share more about their academic journey and student life at OIST.

In this seminar, patent attorney Dr. Yutaka Morita will use real-world cases as a starting point to explain, from two perspectives, what it really takes to build a patent that's truly strong for your business.

2026 COI-NEXT Annual Symposium Building Research Ecosystems That Work

Date: December 14th, 2026, at 10:00-17:00 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250) Target audience: General audience/ open to everyone at OIST and beyond.

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OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Shu Zhang (Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

The Open Center for Energy will co-host a joint symposium with I²CNER (International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research), Kyushu University, in January, 2027.

Spinal Cord Formation and Function

Save the date: a hands-on MRI workshop for life scientists, 27-28 January 2027.

Details to follow.