Internal Meeting

The second internal meeting of RIKEN Quantum

December 6 (Fri) at 16:00 - 19:30, 2024

Program: 16:00-16:05 Opening remarks --- Shinichiro Fujii (TRIP / iTHEMS) 16:05-16:35 Tensor network simulations of lattice gauge theory --- Yantao Wu (iTHEMS) 16:35-17:05 Quantum electrodynamics meets quantum chemistry: Theoretical foundations for polariton dynamics and control --- Himadri Pathak (iTHEMS / R-CCS) 17:05-17:35 Towards quantum advantage: imaginary Hamiltonian variational ansatz on the Schwinger model and the MaxCut problem --- Xiaoyang Wang (iTHEMS / R-CCS) 17:35-17:59 Researchers conducting collaborative research proposals (TRIP) --- 3 min.*8       Takaaki Kuwahara (Kyoto Univ.)       Maxime Medevielle (Univ. of Tokyo)       Tanay Pathak (Kyoto Univ.)       Koudai Sugimoto (Keio Univ.)       Takayuki Suzuki (NICT)       Hidetoshi Taya (Keio Univ.)       Takahiro Terada (Nagoya Univ.)       Tianchun Wang (Keio Univ.) 17:59-18:00 Closing remarks --- Seiji Yunoki (CPR / R-CCS / RQC) 18:10-19:30 Banquet at Cafeteria 1, Welfare and Conference Bldg (C61) 1F, RIKEN, Wako

Venue: Seminar Room #359

Event Official Language: English

Evolution and origin of complex genetic organisms

September 19 (Thu) at 16:00 - 17:00, 2024

Thomas Hitchcock (Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS))

Whilst the standard Mendelian rules of inheritance are the most familiar to most researchers, and common across many groups of organisms, a large minority of animals diverge from this. Included in this are eusocial groups such as ants, wasps, bees and termites. These creatures can be thought of not only as groups of individuals (workers, queens, kings), but also as a single complex genetic organism (a “superorganism”). Amongst these groups a wide array of genetic and mating systems have also emerged. I first describe some of the variation in some of the genetic systems we see, and then outline some plans for models of molecular evolution in these species. I'll discuss how these groups may enable some non-standard forms of meiotic drive, which in turn may help explain the origin of some of the unusual genetic features and systems that we observe.

Venue: Hybrid Format (3F #359 and Zoom), Main Research Building

Event Official Language: English