Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS) is an international research program at RIKEN. It facilitates close collaborations among researchers from different disciplines in theoretical, mathematical and computational sciences. The ultimate goal of iTHEMS is to unravel the mystery of the Universe, matter, and life, as well as to solve key problems in modern society through interdisciplinary approaches.
Upcoming Events
Today
Mirror symmetry and KAM theory
April 16 at 13:30 - 15:00, 2021
Prof. Kenji Fukaya (Permanent Member, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University, New York, USA)
13:30pm-15:00pm (JST) Mirror symmetry is a phenomenon discovered in String theory and is much discussed recently in mathematics especially in the field of complex (algebraic) geometry and symplecti...more
Venue: via Zoom
Event Official Language: English
iTHEMS x academist online open to the public "Mathematical Science World"
April 18 at 10:00 - 16:30, 2021
Dr. Kanato Goto
(Special Postdoctoral Researcher, iTHEMS)
Dr. Jeffrey Fawcett
(Senior Research Scientist, iTHEMS)
Dr. Takuya Sugiura
(Postdoctoral Researcher, iTHEMS)
Dr. Naomi Tsuji
(Postdoctoral Researcher, iTHEMS)
Dr. Keita Mikami
(Research Scientist, iTHEMS)
Dr. Tetsuo Hatsuda
(Program Director, iTHEMS)
Please register on the special website to participate.
Venue: via Zoom
Event Official Language: Japanese
The rheotaxis mechanism of swimming ciliates
April 22 at 10:00 - 11:00, 2021
Dr. Yukinori Nishigami (Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University)
The swimming unicellular organisms, which live in freshwater, need to resist currents in the environment. Without this ability, their habitat changes with the flow, and they cannot survive in nature f...more
Venue: via Zoom
Event Official Language: English
The 15th MACS colloquium
April 23 at 15:00 - 17:30, 2021
Prof. Hiroshi Ishikawa (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
プログラム 15:00〜16:00 第15回MACSコロキウム「機械に認識させるとはどういうことか」石川 博 博士 16:05~17:30 2021年度MACS学生説明会
Venue: via Online
Event Official Language: Japanese
Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation Connects Physics, Information Science, and Biology
April 28 at 13:30 - 16:00, 2021
Prof. Yoshihiko Hasegawa (Associate Professor, Department of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Higher precision demands more resources. Although this fact is widely accepted, it has only recently been theoretically proved. The thermodynamic uncertainty relation serves as a theoretical basis for...more
Venue: via Zoom
Event Official Language: English
Opportunities
Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist (W21003)
Deadline: Open until filled
Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist, a few positions. In particular, the applicant(s) are expected to spend at least 50% of their time carrying out original research developing numerical models to describe biological systems, such as the spread of virus in a cell culture, in collaboration with Dr. Catherine Beauchemin.
Call for applications for the position of Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) for FY 2022
Deadline: April 22, 2021
RIKEN is currently accepting applications for the FY 2022 Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) Program, from young, creative, independent researchers who will be a powerful force in furthering RIKEN's research activities.
Latest News
2021-04-15
iTHEMS Starter Meeting for FY 2021 on April 9, 2021
iTHEMS officially kicked off its activity for FY 2021 by the iTHEMS Starter Meeting for FY 2021, on April 9th 2021. The meeting was held over Zoom as last year's meeting. Over sixty iTHEMS members ga...more
2021-04-15
Events for the 4th week of April 2021
The iTHEMS x academist online open to the public "Mathematical Science World" and the MACS Colloquium are scheduled for next week. Sunday, April 18, 10:00- iTHEMS x academist Online open to the pu...more
2021-04-15
Week 3 of April 2021
Title: Approximate Bayesian Computation of Bézier Simplices Author: Akinori Tanaka, Akiyoshi Sannai, Ken Kobayashi, Naoki Hamada arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.04679v2 Title: Detailed analysis ...more