The 16th IROAST Seminar－5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5)－was held at the 100th Anniversary Hall in the Faculty of Engineering on November 1-2, 2017. The theme of the symposium was "Progress of Data Analysis, Data-Driven Science, and Theory for Science." There were 15 oral presentations including 12 distinguished invited speakers, and 13 poster presentations. Professor Shinaya Hosokawa from the Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology introduced IROAST Director Takashi Hiyama, who gave the opening address and introduced his organization to the audience. One of the speakers on the first day was IROAST Distinguished Professor László Pusztai from the Hungarian Academy of Science, who gave a talk entitled "Consistency checks between results of computer simulations and diffraction experiments."

Professor Hosokawa

IROAST Director Hiyama

Professor Pusztai

November 1(Wed) 13:00 - November 2(Thu) 15:15, 2017: 5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5) － 16th IROAST Seminar－Progress of Data Analysis, Data-Driven Science, and Theory for Science

5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5)－The 16th IROAST Seminar－will be cosponsored by IROAST. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you at the symposium.