Thematic Programs

We are excited to launch Thematic Activity as new part of the Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program (TSVP), with the first programs being held in 2023. In this podcast DJ Nick Luscombe, OIST Podcaster in Residence, talks to two of the coordinators of the first two Thematic Programs.

Thematic Programs (TPs) are held at OIST for 1 - 2 months. TPs are hosted by a group of two or more researchers (coordinators) who are invited to stay at OIST for the duration of the TP. Successful proposals will be provided with the financial and administrative support needed to bring participants to OIST, 4-8 of whom are expected to be present at any one time. Where it fits the goals and timeframe of the program, a symposium linked to the program can be hosted at OIST.

Thematic Programs Pre-Proposals

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Thematic Programs

Name

Field(s)

Starting Date

End Date

Symposium

Synergistic Neuromodulatory Interactions in Neural Networks: Computational Principles of Learning and Cognition (Srikanth Ramaswamy, Arvind Kumar, Upinder S. Bhalla, Vatsala Thirumalai, Kenji Doya, Bernd Kuhn, Jeff Wickens | TP26NI)

Neuroscience

February 2027

Mid-March 2027

(Tentative) 2027-02-21 to 2027-02-28

Multiphase flows in multiscale porous media: Modeling, simulations and asymptotic (Satyajit Pramanik, Francesco Romanò, Marco Edoardo Rosti, Manoranjan Mishra | TP26MF)

Fluid Dynamics

November 2026

January 2027

(Tentative) 2026-12-06 to 2026-12-12

New Frontiers in Gauge Theory, Topology, and Physics (Hokuto Konno, Izar Alonso, Sergei Gukov, Yuuji Tanaka, Graeme Wilkin | TP26GT)

Physics/Topology

2026-08-31

2026-10-30

(Tentative) 2026-8-31 to 2026-09-13

Isogeny-based Cryptography (Jonathan K. Eriksen, Chloe Martindale, Tanja Lange, Steven Galbraith, Tomoki Moriya, Jonathan Komada Eriksen, Hiroshi Onuki, Carlos Cid, Tsuyoshi Takagi | TP25IC)

Computer Science, Mathematics

2026-01-13

2026-02-28

(Tentative) 2026-02-09 to 13

TDA PARTI - Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined (Sira Gratz, Kaveh Mousavand, Steve Oudot | TP25TD)

Mathematics

2025-06-23

2025-08-09

Representation Theory and Topological Data Analysis, 2025-07-22 to 26

Generalized Symmetries in Quantum Matter (Danny Bulmash, Abhinav Prem, Masahito Yamazaki, Han Yan | TP25QM)

Mathematics, Physics

2025-05-12

2025-07-05

Aspects of Generalized Symmetries, 2025-06-16 to 21

Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing (Tetsuya J. Kobayashi, Simon K. Schnyder, and Naoki Honda | TP24BI)

Evolutionary Biology

2025-02-24

2025-03-16

Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing, 2025-03-06 to 10

Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning: Theoretical Lessons Learned From Invertebrate and Vertebrate Brains (Srikanth Ramaswamy, Arvind Kumar, Upi Bhalla, Vatsala Thirumalai | TP24NM)

Neuroscience

2024-07-01

2024-08-11

Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning, 2024-07-08 to 10

Response Diversity and Ecosystem Stability (Samuel Ross and Owen Petchey | TP23RD)

Ecology

2024-03-01

2024-03-29

The Future of Response Diversity and Ecosystem Stability, 2024-03-25 to 28

Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry (Samuel Crew, Harini Desiraju, Omar Kidwai, Gergő Nemes, Phil Trinh | TP23EA)

Mathematics, Theoretical Physics

2023-08-01

2023-10-30

Nonlinear Differential Equations and the Stokes Phenomenon, 2023-09-04 to 15