Past Events

Prof. Kuang-An Chang, Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University

National holiday

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

Expository Talk by Prof. Dolors​ Herbera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI: Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Abstract:  A theorem of Kaplansky states that, over any ring, projective module decompose as a direct sum of countably generated (projective) modules.

Registration Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 4: Other Common Application Materials---Will take place on August 21. Please register if you plan to attend at least one of the modules in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

Registration Now Open---Academic Job Market Workshop Series---Module 3: Writing Research Statements---Will take place on August 7. Please register if you plan to attend at least one of the modules in the series, which is open to all OIST members.

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).

Expository Talk by Dr. Greg Stevenson (Aarhus University, Denmark), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI: Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: A gentle introduction to condensed mathematics Abstract: I'll attempt to give a relatively nontechnical and informal introduction to condensed sets and abelian groups. Time: 10:30-11:30, August 7, 2025 Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23 Zoom Link:  Zoom Link Meeting ID: 947 8296 0593 Passcode: 584111

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. Markus Ullsperger Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Institute of Psychology Department of Neuropsychology Title: Multiplexed cortical representations of performance monitoring and reinforcement learning variables in humans

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).

Mikhail Khovanov, Johns Hopkins University Title: The Delannoy category and its diagrammatics

Mee Seong Im, Johns Hopkins University Title: Entropy, cocycles, algebraic K-theory and diagrammatics

Expository Talk by Prof. Sergio Estrada (Universidad de Murcia, Spain), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI: Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Density-Sensitive bifiltrations in TDA Time: 10:30-11:30, August 4, 2025 Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23 Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!

Evident Spinning Disk Microscope User Training

Okinawan Grass Weaving Workshop with KEIO students!FY2025

A seminar by Tracy S. Tran, PhD, Professor in Neurobiology, Rutgers University, NJ, will be hosted by Prof. Yoshida.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!

Expository Talk by Prof. Ulrich Bauer (Technical University of Munich, Germany), as part of the Thematic Program TDA PARTI: Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined. Title: Geometric complexes and topological persistence: a panoramic view Time: 14:00-15:30, August 1, 2025 Location: OIST, Lab 5, Floor D, Room L5D23 Zoom Link: Will be posted closer to the event!

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops. August 1, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online (Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students