AICSSYC 2026, the All India Computer Society Students & Young Professionals Congress, is being hosted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai. As India’s flagship SYP congress, it is sponsored by IEEE Computer Society SYP Sections/Chapters in India, MGA/SYP, and event partners Eqvento and Interview Buddy. Prof. Washizaki is honored to deliver remarks and a keynote celebrating both this congress and the IEEE Computer Society’s 80th anniversary.
Prof. Washizaki extends his heartfelt gratitude to all voters, the wider community, friends, and well-wishers for your trust, encouragement, and unwavering support during his candidacy for IEEE Division V Director-Elect at the IEEE annual election. Though elections bring different outcomes, his commitment to service and to our community remains steadfast. Thank you all for being a valued part of this journey.
Prof. Steve Matsumoto from the Olin College of Engineering visited our lab. Thank you for coming, and let’s expand our collaboration!
We are excited to welcome our new research project students and exchange students. Welcome!
ソフトウェアエンジニアリングシンポジウム SES2026 では、ペルソナ概念の変容の論文に加えて論文『AIエージェント駆動パイプラインによるTemplate Method逸脱パターンの探索的採掘と構造化』（鹿糠 秀行，三部 良太（日立製作所），鷲崎 弘宜 （早稲田大学））について研究奨励賞を受賞しました。
The SWEBOK Team (led by Prof. Washizaki) hosted the inaugural Town Hall meeting for the IEEE Computer Society’s SWEBOK Guide V5 initiative in partnership with the IEEE Japan Office. More than 140 participants joined us live, resulting in lively and inspiring discussions. Thank you all for your participation. Your engagement, suggestions, and feedback are truly appreciated – they are vital as we work together to shape the future of the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. If you were unable to attend, the introductory slide deck for the V5 plan is available here. https://jp.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/SWEBOK-Townhall-Slides-20260928.pdf
We will also share the event recording soon, allowing you to watch and contribute your insights at your convenience. Our team will be circulating a questionnaire to gather additional feedback, as community input is essential to this process. We look forward to continuing this Town Hall series, so please stay tuned!
Prof. Washizaki started his new role as Deputy Chief Information Officer (Deputy CIO) of Waseda University, supporting the CIO and leading the University’s ICT strategy, AI-empowered technology operations, and responsible digital transformation.
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Our lab has issued a press release titled “mkcheck2: A Highly Efficient and Accurate Approach for Build Dependency Verification,” based on the seminal work primarily led by Mr. Yuta Saito and Prof. Kazunori Sakamoto, presented at IEEE/ACM ICSE 2026.
Its implementation is available at https://github.com/katei-lab/mkcheck2 Take a look!
The proposed approach significantly reduces performance overhead, making continuous dependency verification in large-scale projects practical. Build systems are a fundamental component of modern software development. Dependency-related errors represent a significant portion of build errors in large-scale projects. However, existing tools for detecting these errors struggle to achieve both high performance and accuracy. In a new study, researchers developed mkcheck2, which reduces performance overhead by up to 99.7% while maintaining accuracy through an efficient eBPF-based system call tracing method and incremental analysis, thereby making continuous dependency verification practical.
Our campus hosted the Tokyo & North Kanto regional round of the 25th ET software design contest (ET_Robocon), which provides engineers and students to study model-based systems engineering with robotics control. Participants made excellent efforts in robot control and modeling. In the age of physical AI, this contest’s significance continues to grow.
Congrats, Fumika, on completing your master’s degree. Wishing you continued success. Kohta received the Dean’s Award upon graduation. Congratulations! We had a great farewell at a churrasco restaurant.
