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Fall 2023 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program

Friday, September 8, 2023 - 17:30 to Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 12:00
L4F01

Learn how to identify commercial opportunities that can emerge from academic research by working on a real technology development case. In this program, participants will use, as case studies, technologies developed at OIST and will apply skills learned in the course to identify potential customers of the technology.

Apply @ https://groups.oist.jp/innovation/fall-2023-lean-startup-entrepreneurial-training-program

OIST Workshops

Okinawa School in Physics 2023: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (CQD)

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 (All day) to Thursday, October 5, 2023 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Thomas Busch (Quantum Systems Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Research

IMG Users group meeting

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 14:00
C016, Lab1

Scientific Imaging Section (IMG) User's group meeting

Seminar

Special Talk - "How the notion of harassment emerged in modern societies" by Dr. CLAUDINE HAROCHE

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:30
L4E48

According to the philosophers of the Enlightenment, it is a moral duty to recognize others as equals worth of respect and recognition. Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the Discourse on the origins of inequality and Adam Smith in the Treatise of moral feelings have analyzed the social inequalities and forms of domination which have persisted over the centuries and are still expressed by various kinds of unrespectful and violent behaviors. Sexual harassment whose victims are mostly women is the most conspicuous, but moral bullying, especially in the work place has also emerged as an explicit issue in modern societies, which needs to be seriously dealt with. The respect owed to anyone is not only a matter of moral duty. It has become a right inscribed in laws protecting the potential victims of all kind of harassment. Transforming a moral precept into a legal right is certainly a social progress. It raises however issues which will be discussed in the talk.

Seminar

【Seminar】“High-resolution structures of viruses and their proteins obtained by cryo-EM”

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
C210, Center Bldg

【Seminar】

“High-resolution structures of viruses and their proteins obtained by cryo-EM”

Speaker: Dr. Andrei Moiseenko, Professor Olga Sokolova

Moscow Lomonosov State University

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 9

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
Speaker: Professor Hidetoshi Saze, Plant Epigenetics Unit Title: Plant Genomics and Epigenomics Chair: Professor Tadashi Yamamoto, Cell Signal Unit
Seminar

[Seminar] "Why is Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility so common?" by Michael Turelli

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 11:00
Seminar Room C700

Professor Turelli will discuss his fascinating work on Wolbachia, an intracellular bacteria that infects arthropods and develops an amazing diversity of interactions with its various host species.

Lecture

EVSP Talk: "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates: our experience with an alternative model organism" by Daniel Chourrout

Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 14:30 to 15:45
B250 (Center), Zoom

EVSP Talk "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates…: our experience with an alternative model organism" by Daniel Chourrout

Seminar

Security of Discrete-Modulated Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Center Building B503

Speaker: Dr. Stefan Baeuml, Institute of Photonic Sciences

Seminar

[Seminar] "Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of coastal marine environments" by Prof. Sigal Abramovich

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
L4F01, Lab4

Prof. Sigal Abramovich, Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30
online on Zoom
Benjamin Sambale, Leibniz Universität Hannover Title: Groups of p-central type
Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:30

TBD

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop on the Evolutionary Analysis of Morphology

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (All day) to Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Evan Economo (Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Research

[Seminar] The Intricate Dance of Coral Symbiosis: A Journey Through Partnership, Competition, and Environmental Challenges

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab4 L4F01 Seminar Room

Speaker: Prof. Manuel Aranda, Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Coral reefs serve as a masterclass in ecological efficiency and evolutionary resilience. These highly productive and biodiverse ecosystems exist in one of the most nutrient-poor environments on our planet, a phenomenon known as Darwin’s paradox. At the heart of these ecosystems are reef-building corals that form the structural and trophic foundation. The metabolic symbiosis between corals and their photosynthetic dinoflagellate endosymbionts (...)

Seminar

Fully Passive Quantum Key Distribution Protocols

Monday, October 23, 2023 - 10:00 to 12:00
Center Building B503

Speaker: Dr. Wenyuan Wang, University of Hong Kong

Seminar

[Seminar] "A novel function of the nuclear transport factor importin α as a direct DNA-binding protein" by Dr. Kazuya Jibiki

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
L4F01, Lab4

Speaker: Dr. Kazuya Jibiki, Department of Life Science College of Humanities and Science, Nihon University

Title: A novel function of the nuclear transport factor importin α as a direct DNA-binding protein

Seminar

[Seminar] "How does a neuron grow?" by Prof. Mike Fainzilber

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4F01, Lab4

Speaker: Mike Fainzilber, Professor in Molecular Neuroscience, Head, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel [ website ]

Title: How does a neuron grow?

Workshop

視覚科学フォーラム 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 16:00 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 17:00
OIST Conference Center

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

Workshop

Vision Science Forum 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 16:00 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 17:00
OIST Conference Center

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

Seminar

[Seminar] Talk by Prof. Hiroko Bannai

Friday, October 27, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Seminar Room C700

Speaker: Dr. Hiroko Bannai, Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience

Research

[PhD Thesis Public Presentation_C700, Lab3_Zoom is also available] ‐ Ianto Cannon– “Simulations of Multiphase Turbulent Flows”

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
C700, Lab3 Level C (Zoom is also available)

PhD Thesis Public Presentation

Ianto Cannon

Seminar

Basic Knowledge for Startup / Guideline for Startup Grants

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 14:00
Lab4 E48

OIST Innovation hosts a seminar by the Okinawa Industrial Promotion Corporation on basic knowledge and grants for entrepreneurs.

This is essential information to take the first step towards startup success.

Don't miss this opportunity to fuel your own entrepreneurial aspirations. Save the date: Nov 7 (Tue) 14:00-16:00 at OIST Campus. Free Admission. Registration is required. See you there! #Entrepreneur #Success #Inspiration

Seminar

How to create a successful university startup

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 13:00
Lab4 E48

Join us for an enlightening journey into the world of entrepreneurship with Mr. Kiichi Kubota, co-founder of PeptiDream and current CEO of KSP Get ready to uncover the secrets behind his remarkable success and invaluable insights from his experience. Don't miss this opportunity to fuel your own entrepreneurial aspirations. Save the date: Nov 8 (Wed) 13:00-15:00 at OIST Campus. Free Admission. Registration is required. See you there! #EntrepreneurTalk #SuccessUnveiled #Inspiration #EntrepreneurshipJourney

Seminar

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor. Alexander Mathis: Modeling sensorimotor circuits with task-driven & reinforcement learning

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 17:00
ZOOM

Modeling sensorimotor circuits with task-driven & reinforcement learning

OIST Workshops

International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS) 2023

Monday, November 13, 2023 (All day) to Friday, November 17, 2023 (All day)
OIST Main Campus, Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)

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

Symposium

Japan Scicom Forum 2023

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 14:00 to Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 13:00
OIST Auditorium and Conference Center
5th Japan SciCom Forum (JSF) Conference will be held on November 21-22, 2023 at the OIST. After the previous two editions were held online due to COVID-19, we are very excited to have all attendees on the OIST campus in person for the 2023 edition. Registration is required. The details are on the website: https://www.japansci.com/conference/jsf23
OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Feedback control of Quantum Machines"

Monday, November 27, 2023 (All day) to Friday, December 1, 2023 (All day)
Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 (Center Building)

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines) | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture

Monday, December 4, 2023 - 15:30 to 17:00

TBD

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Geometric Aspects of Partial Differential Equations"

Monday, January 15, 2024 (All day) to Thursday, January 18, 2024 (All day)
Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 (Center Building)

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Qing Liu (Geometric Partial Differential Equations) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Manifolds in Nature"

Monday, February 26, 2024 (All day) to Friday, March 1, 2024 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Gerald Pao | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Sensorimotor Circuits for Limb Control"

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (All day) to Friday, March 8, 2024 (All day)
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250

OIST Workshop | Visit the workshop's website for more details. | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

Workshop

Neural Computation Workshop 2023

Saturday, March 16, 2024 (All day)
OIST seaside house

Neural Computation Unit will hold a retreat/reunion at OIST seaside house. If you are interested in joining, please contact ncus@oist.jp

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
Speaker: Professor Satoshi Mitarai, Marine Biophysics Unit Title: To be announced Chair: Provost and Professor Amy Shen, Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit