The ICSE Tokyo Bidding Committee is thrilled and deeply honored that the ICSE Steering Committee has selected Tokyo as the host city for the IEEE/ACM 51st International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE2029, General Chairs: Hironori Washizaki and Jianjun Zhao). We are fully committed to dedicating all necessary resources to deliver an outstanding and memorable ICSE. We cannot wait to welcome you to Tokyo in 2029! Thank you to all who have supported this nomination for your encouragement.

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Japan has proudly hosted ICSE twice before – ICSE 1982 in Tokyo and ICSE 1998 in Kyoto. After nearly 30 years, ICSE is finally returning to Japan, and we are delighted to welcome the community back to Tokyo, starting the next 50 years of ICSE. As Japan’s capital, Tokyo is consistently recognized as one of the safest cities in the world and is among the most dynamic and populous metropolitan areas globally, regularly topping travelers’ rankings.

The Japanese software engineering community, represented by IPSJ-SIGSE together with many other groups – including IEICE SIG-SS, SIG-KBSE, JSSST FOSE, MLSE, and rePiT – has been steadily growing and strengthening its research and practice activities. These efforts have created vibrant, long-standing nationwide networks of researchers, practitioners, and educators, supported by strong and active international collaborations.

The Japanese software engineering community is proud to welcome ICSE 2029 to Tokyo, with the generous support of the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau and valued sponsors. Hosting ICSE 2029 marks a historic milestone for Japan and the broader region, strengthening global collaboration and partnerships across academia, industry, and government. Bringing ICSE to Tokyo will also broaden participation from around the world and provide exciting opportunities to connect with leading industries in AI, quantum computing, electrical engineering, manufacturing, robotics, automotive systems, and beyond, all of which are strong in Japan and the broader Asian region.

Ryo Masuda, Takahiro Kinoshita, Hideyuki Kanuka, Sien Reeve O. Peralta, Hironori Washizaki and Masanari Kondo, “Revealing Reversed Causal Effects in Bug-Fix Delays: A LiNGAM-Based Comparison between OSS and Enterprise Systems,” 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026), Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track, Limassol, Cyprus, March 17 – 20, 2026.

Ayana Uematsu, Hironori Washizaki, Naoyasu Ubayashi, Masanari Kondo, Juichi Takahashi and Yohei Takagi, “BUPLinker: Bridging Users and Developers in Mobile Application Evolution,” 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026), Short Paper, Limassol, Cyprus, March 17 – 20, 2026.

Mai Hirabayashi, Hironori Washizaki, Naoyasu Ubayashi, Juichi Takahashi and Yohei Takagi, “Generating User Clones from Questionnaires: A Lightweight Approach to Requirements Elicitation,” 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026), Short Paper, Limassol, Cyprus, March 17 – 20, 2026.

Lab members and students had a good time at a year-end gathering.

Prof. Washizaki was invited to deliver a keynote at the 28th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2025, chairs Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Dr. Mohammad A. Karim, Dr. Mohammad S. Alam), held from December 19-21 at the Long Beach Hotel in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and organized by the IEEE Bangladesh Section.

スマートエスイー IoT/AIコース 2026年度 募集説明会を開催。小倉氏、宮﨑氏から優れた修了制作のご紹介をいただきました。多くのご参加、ありがとうございました！2月9日まで応募を受け付けていますので、ぜひご検討ください！

The IEEE Computer Society Japan Young Author Award ceremony was held by CS Tokyo/Japan Joint Chapter (Chair: Prof. Kiyoshi Honda), Kansai Chapter (Chair: Prof. Noriiro Yoshida), and Fukuoka Chapter (Chair: Prof. Koji Inoue) in cooperation with Smart SE. Congratulations to all awardees: Keisuke Sugiura, Zhenya Zhang, and Youmei Fan! IEEE CS is the largest global professional home in computing for everyone, engaging early-career professionals and supporting geographic activities.

On behalf of the IEEE Computer Society, Prof. Washizaki has been delighted to join the celebration of the 100th World & 50th Thai Quantum S&T Anniversary, organized by the IEEE Thailand Section Quantum IT group, by providing his remarks and talk, referring to the IEEE CS’s programs and activities in quantum computing.

IEEE Computer Society’s 2025 Reflection article in Dec issue of Computer magazine. Together with Vice Presidents, we reflected on remarkable year of 2025 by reviewing the programs and activities, and look ahead to the future toward the 80th anniversary!