The IEEE Computer Society’s flagship conference, 51st IEEE COMPSAC 2027, will take place in Tokyo from July 13–16, hosted by the International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo (IPUT), at its unique Cocoon Tower! Alongside Norio Murakami of IPUT, Prof. Washizaki is honored to serve as Honorary General Chair. With the outstanding leadership of Standing Committee Chairs Iqbal Ahamed, PhD (Chair), Mohammad Zulkernine, PhD, PEng (First Vice Chair), Dave Towey (Second Vice Chair), SAN MURUGESAN (Associate Chair), General Chairs Michiharu Takemoto and Yuuichi Teranishi, and Program Chairs-in-Chief Miriam Capretz, AKM Jahangir Alam Majumder, PhD, Alfredo Cuzzocrea, and Tomoki Yoshihisa—as well as all chairs, organizers, the local team, and volunteers—we warmly welcome you to Tokyo. Mark your calendars, check out the fantastic promotional video created by IPUT students, and join us for the next 50 years!

The 51st COMPSAC, the IEEE International Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications, will bring together researchers, practitioners, educators, industry leaders, and policymakers from around the world to explore the future of computing under the theme, “Trusted Agentic Ecosystems Engineering for Autonomous Intelligence.” Stay tuned!

Workshop proposals due: October 15, 2026
Full papers due: January 31, 2027
Workshop papers due: April 15, 2027

Standing Committee Past Chairs: Stephen S. Yau, Carl Chang, Sorel Reisman
Workshop Program Chairs: Md Haque, Hiroki Kashiwazaki
Local Arrangements Chairs: Tomohiro Kokogawa, Naohiko Yamaguchi, Takayuki Sakai
Finance Chair: Simanta Mitra
Web Chairs: Andrew Thompson, Laurel Ming
IEEE Event Program Manager: Carmen Saliba, CMP

Prof. Washizaki joined the board of the HAI-Q: Hyper/Super AI Questions Initiative, an effort focused on identifying and addressing the most pressing questions and challenges shaping the future of AI. HAI-Q is sponsored by the IEEE Hyper-Intelligence Technical Committee, in partnership with the IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on Business Informatics and Systems (TCBIS) and the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMCS) technical communities.

The initiative is currently soliciting questions, challenges, or future prospects related to AI through the online Google Form. The goal is to gather a diverse range of questions, perspectives, and concerns about the future of AI. Input your questions and participate in this exciting initiative now!

Prof. Washizaki and other experts will hold the International Workshop on Design Patterns and Governance Practices for Agentic and Responsible AI Systems (AI Patterns’27), a one-day event between March 8 and 12, 2027, in Sydney, Australia, co-located with the 24th IEEE International Conference on Software Architecture (#ICSA 2027, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society).

Business Events Tokyo (Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, a Tokyo metropolitan agency) has announced that the IEEE/ACM 51st International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2029) will be held in Tokyo! Thanks to the outstanding support from Business Events Tokyo, the city was selected as the host for ICSE 2029, organized by the IEEE Computer Society and ACM, Association for Computing Machinery. Prof. Jianjun Zhao and Prof. Washizaki are honored to serve as General Chairs, and we look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo!

Master’s course student Fumika and undergraduate Kohta successfully completed their master’s and graduation thesis defenses this week. In addition, all project research students reported excellent achievements. Afterwards, the lab members held a casual gathering to celebrate and to bid farewell to Fumika. Congratulations and best wishes for an exciting professional journey ahead!

Prof. Washizaki is honored to have contributed to the IEEE Megatrends 2030 Report, which predicts the evolution of several important global trends, including the huge impacts of AI on energy, health, space, and automation/robotics (physical AI). Special thanks to Dr. Dejan Milojicic for his outstanding, long-standing leadership. The initiative has been delivered by the IEEE Future Directions Committee’s Industry Advisory Board in collaboration with the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section, the IEEE Computer Society, and the IEEE Industry Engagement.

Prof. Washizaki delivered his invited talk, titled “Technology Predictions and Software Engineering with Blockchain,” at the International Conference on Ubiquitous Trusted Intelligence (UTI2026), Beijing and online.

IEEE CISOSE 2026 and the IEEE Future Technology Summit 2026 Fukuoka, sponsored and supported by the IEEE Computer Society, took place. Prof. Washizaki delivered his opening remarks to celebrate not only the 22nd and 12th editions of the SOSE conference and the CISOSE congress, but also the IEEE Computer Society’s 80th anniversary.

The lab members had a great time bowling! The greatest value of a lab lies not only in its research activities and outcomes, but in its people—the opportunity to build trust, exchange ideas, inspire one another, and enjoy being together as a team.

42年目を迎える伝統と革新の日科技連ソフトウェア品質管理研究会（JUSE SQiP 研究会）、恒例の夏合宿を開催。各コースに分かれての充実の研究・演習・学習の取り組みに加えて、講師・参加者間のコースを超えた幅広い交流機会となりました。生成AI＆エージェント時代のソフトウェア品質を、多面的に、ますます広く深く取り上げていきます。