Conferences & Workshops Independent Workshop OIST Workshop 1406 1407 1408 1410 1413 1414 1519 Facet Conference Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Facet Conference Year Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Data science Developmental biology Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Machine learning Material science Mathematics Microbiology Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Structural biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Virology Facet Specialty Clear filters Course OSP2028 The Okinawa School in Physics 2028 (OSP2028) will explore The Science of Open Quantum Systems, a fundamental area of quantum science concerned with unders Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit Experimental Quantum Information Physics Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport 31 January 2028 - 11 February 2028 Symposium Charged Matter in Okinawa 2027 Organizers: Droplet and Soft Matter Unit 27 October 2027 - 29 October 2027 Course OIST Computational Neuroscience Course (OCNC 2027) Warning: OCNC 2027 depends on availability of the Seaside House that is currently undergoing renovations. If these renovations run over time we may have to cancel OCNC 2027. Organizers: Computational Neuroscience Unit 05 July 2027 - 22 July 2027 Conference QuNeW 2027 Through the biennial Quantum Networks Workshop (QuNeW), our wish is to strengthen the quantum networking community and accelerate the development of quantum networking technology. Organizers: Networked Quantum Devices Unit Quantum Engineering and Design Unit 12 May 2027 - 14 May 2027 Symposium Melanin: the emergence of a multifunctional pigment across organismal evolution Melanin is one of the most widespread and multifunctional biological pigments, yet many fundamental questions about its origins, structure, and functions remain unresolved. Organizers: Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit 19 April 2027 - 21 April 2027 Jointly-organized Symposium 2nd International Public Symposium on π-Molecular Complexity We are excited to announce that OIST will be hosting the 2nd International Symposium on π-Molecular Complexity, jointly organized by the Transformative Research Area "The Pursuit of Functionality Woven by π-Mo Organizers: Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit 18 March 2027 - 19 March 2027 Independent Workshop BAQ2027 The “Biological, Artificial, and Quantum Intelligence 2027 International Workshop" (BAQ2027) will bring together world-leading experts in neural networks, neuroscience, quantum machine learning, and related areas of intelligence and complexity. Organizers: Quantum Architecture Unit Quantum Engineering and Design Unit Biological Nonlinear Dynamics Data Science Unit 02 March 2027 - 04 March 2027 Course MLSS 2027 Okinawa The machine learning summer school (MLSS) series was started in 2002 with the motivation to promulgate modern methods of statistical machine learning and inference. Organizers: Machine Learning and Data Science Unit Information Theory, Probability, and Statistics Unit 01 March 2027 - 12 March 2027 Jointly-funded Workshop FQM2027 The field of quantum materials is undergoing a transformative period. Organizers: Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Quantum Materials Science Unit 18 January 2027 - 22 January 2027 Independent Workshop COMPASS 2026: OIST Research Support Professional Development Workshop COMPASS is a hands-on workshop for research support professionals to reflect on their roles and the future of their organizations. 13 January 2027 - 15 January 2027 Symposium Building Research Ecosystems That Work About the SymposiumUnder the theme “Collaborative Management,” the 2026 COI-NEXT Annual Symposium will focus on research management and long-term sustainability. 14 December 2026 - 14 December 2026 Jointly-hosted Workshop J-Peaks Partnership Workshop "Probing gravity through table-top experiments" One of the deepest questions in science today is the relationship between gravity and quantum mechanics. Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit 14 December 2026 - 15 December 2026 OIST Workshop ECogS 2026 What does embodied cognitive science have to say about recent developments in AI, and what might these developments reveal about the nature and limits of embodied cognition? Organizers: Embodied Cognitive Science Unit 09 November 2026 - 13 November 2026 Independent Workshop 2nd ASPIRE Technical Training Workshop – DiamondQTech This is the 2nd Technical Workshop of the International Research Project DIAMONDQTECH - which is bilaterial research project funded by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Deutsche Forschung Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit 24 September 2026 - 25 September 2026 Course Developing Neuro Circuit Course (DNC) 2026 NEWS: Warning of a scam from travellerpoint (dot) org A phishing email from travellerpoint(dot)org has been sent to one of the lecturers of the DNC 2023 workshop claiming to make a pending payment on the hotel reservation here in Okinawa (this case - Coco Ga Organizers: Developmental Neurobiology Unit Memory Research Unit Neuronal Mechanism for Critical Period Unit 14 July 2026 - 22 July 2026 OIST Workshop Information Theory in Modern Science 2026, Okinawa, Japan Information Theory is a field that brought forth the information age. Organizers: Information Theory, Probability, and Statistics Unit 06 July 2026 - 10 July 2026 Independent Workshop Integrative Microbial Science Community Annual Meeting 2026 Integrative Microbial Science Community Annual Meeting 2026 - Type: Domestic meeting within Japan - Language: English (both presentation and QA) - Date and time: 13:30 on June 29th - 12:30 on July 1st, 2026 - Place: Organizers: Microbial Lifeform Dynamics Group 29 June 2026 - 01 July 2026 OIST Workshop 2nd OIST-Oxford-SLMath Summer Graduate School on Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Organizers: Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Unit 22 June 2026 - 03 July 2026 Pagination 1 2 3 … Last page
Course OSP2028 The Okinawa School in Physics 2028 (OSP2028) will explore The Science of Open Quantum Systems, a fundamental area of quantum science concerned with unders Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit Experimental Quantum Information Physics Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport 31 January 2028 - 11 February 2028
Symposium Charged Matter in Okinawa 2027 Organizers: Droplet and Soft Matter Unit 27 October 2027 - 29 October 2027
Course OIST Computational Neuroscience Course (OCNC 2027) Warning: OCNC 2027 depends on availability of the Seaside House that is currently undergoing renovations. If these renovations run over time we may have to cancel OCNC 2027. Organizers: Computational Neuroscience Unit 05 July 2027 - 22 July 2027
Conference QuNeW 2027 Through the biennial Quantum Networks Workshop (QuNeW), our wish is to strengthen the quantum networking community and accelerate the development of quantum networking technology. Organizers: Networked Quantum Devices Unit Quantum Engineering and Design Unit 12 May 2027 - 14 May 2027
Symposium Melanin: the emergence of a multifunctional pigment across organismal evolution Melanin is one of the most widespread and multifunctional biological pigments, yet many fundamental questions about its origins, structure, and functions remain unresolved. Organizers: Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit 19 April 2027 - 21 April 2027
Jointly-organized Symposium 2nd International Public Symposium on π-Molecular Complexity We are excited to announce that OIST will be hosting the 2nd International Symposium on π-Molecular Complexity, jointly organized by the Transformative Research Area "The Pursuit of Functionality Woven by π-Mo Organizers: Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit 18 March 2027 - 19 March 2027
Independent Workshop BAQ2027 The “Biological, Artificial, and Quantum Intelligence 2027 International Workshop" (BAQ2027) will bring together world-leading experts in neural networks, neuroscience, quantum machine learning, and related areas of intelligence and complexity. Organizers: Quantum Architecture Unit Quantum Engineering and Design Unit Biological Nonlinear Dynamics Data Science Unit 02 March 2027 - 04 March 2027
Course MLSS 2027 Okinawa The machine learning summer school (MLSS) series was started in 2002 with the motivation to promulgate modern methods of statistical machine learning and inference. Organizers: Machine Learning and Data Science Unit Information Theory, Probability, and Statistics Unit 01 March 2027 - 12 March 2027
Jointly-funded Workshop FQM2027 The field of quantum materials is undergoing a transformative period. Organizers: Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Quantum Materials Science Unit 18 January 2027 - 22 January 2027
Independent Workshop COMPASS 2026: OIST Research Support Professional Development Workshop COMPASS is a hands-on workshop for research support professionals to reflect on their roles and the future of their organizations. 13 January 2027 - 15 January 2027
Symposium Building Research Ecosystems That Work About the SymposiumUnder the theme “Collaborative Management,” the 2026 COI-NEXT Annual Symposium will focus on research management and long-term sustainability. 14 December 2026 - 14 December 2026
Jointly-hosted Workshop J-Peaks Partnership Workshop "Probing gravity through table-top experiments" One of the deepest questions in science today is the relationship between gravity and quantum mechanics. Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit 14 December 2026 - 15 December 2026
OIST Workshop ECogS 2026 What does embodied cognitive science have to say about recent developments in AI, and what might these developments reveal about the nature and limits of embodied cognition? Organizers: Embodied Cognitive Science Unit 09 November 2026 - 13 November 2026
Independent Workshop 2nd ASPIRE Technical Training Workshop – DiamondQTech This is the 2nd Technical Workshop of the International Research Project DIAMONDQTECH - which is bilaterial research project funded by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Deutsche Forschung Organizers: Quantum Machines Unit 24 September 2026 - 25 September 2026
Course Developing Neuro Circuit Course (DNC) 2026 NEWS: Warning of a scam from travellerpoint (dot) org A phishing email from travellerpoint(dot)org has been sent to one of the lecturers of the DNC 2023 workshop claiming to make a pending payment on the hotel reservation here in Okinawa (this case - Coco Ga Organizers: Developmental Neurobiology Unit Memory Research Unit Neuronal Mechanism for Critical Period Unit 14 July 2026 - 22 July 2026
OIST Workshop Information Theory in Modern Science 2026, Okinawa, Japan Information Theory is a field that brought forth the information age. Organizers: Information Theory, Probability, and Statistics Unit 06 July 2026 - 10 July 2026
Independent Workshop Integrative Microbial Science Community Annual Meeting 2026 Integrative Microbial Science Community Annual Meeting 2026 - Type: Domestic meeting within Japan - Language: English (both presentation and QA) - Date and time: 13:30 on June 29th - 12:30 on July 1st, 2026 - Place: Organizers: Microbial Lifeform Dynamics Group 29 June 2026 - 01 July 2026
OIST Workshop 2nd OIST-Oxford-SLMath Summer Graduate School on Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Organizers: Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Unit 22 June 2026 - 03 July 2026