Silverio Martínez Fernández and Mohammad Hamdaqa visited our lab. Thank you for your visit!

鷲崎教授がDXシステム開発 Expo・ものづくりDX Expo・AI Innovation Tokyo 2026にて『生成AI時代のDX人材育成と学修変革: 社会人リカレント教育「スマートエスイー」を例に』と題して講演。スマートエスイーでは10月-3月開講のDXコースの受講者を募集中です。

The IEEE Computer Society’s Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK Guide) V4 Editors team has proudly reached the remarkable milestone of its 100th meeting! Over the past five years since our journey began in April 2021, we have achieved significant milestones, including the release of Guide V4 and the launch of impactful community-building programs such as the SWEBOK Summit, webinars, articles, support for certification initiatives, standardization efforts, and more. The following paper presented at COMPSAC’26 summarizes its historical development and future prospects.

Our lab’s summer camp was a fantastic experience, bringing our team closer together. This year, we were honored to host distinguished guests Dr. Nobukazu Yoshioka and Prof. Shinobu Saito, along with many alumni. I’m truly grateful that our lab continues to be a welcoming place for everyone, even after graduation. The research and project presentations sparked engaging discussions, and the social activities added to the fun! Big thanks go to QAML, Inc. for their support.

Our artifact from the Research Track paper, “QUARE: Quality-Aware Requirements Engineering through Multi-Agent Dialectic Negotiation,” has been awarded the IEEE RE’26 Open Science Award (Best ORKG Comparison). Congratulations to lead author Haowei Cheng and all co-authors: Milhan KIM, Foutse Khomh, Teeradaj Racharak, Nobukazu Yoshioka, and Naoyasu Ubayashi.

In addition, Ryoko Tanahashi successfully presented her paper titled “Associated Personas: Linking Stakeholders to Traceable Requirements” at the RE@Next! track and the conference poster session.

Our paper, “Landscape and Taxonomy of Prompt Engineering Patterns in Software Engineering,” has been awarded the IEEE Computer Society IT Professional 2025 Best Paper Award.

• Yuya Sasaki, Hironori Washizaki, Jialong Li, Nobukazu Yoshioka, Naoyasu Ubayashi, Yoshiaki Fukazawa, “Landscape and Taxonomy of Prompt Engineering Patterns in Software Engineering,” IT Professional, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 41-49, January-February 2025

Prof. Washizaki served as a panelist at the IEEE Computer Society’s Meet & Greet with the 2026 Career Catalyst Scholars. The event featured exceptional moderation by project lead Megha Ben and valuable insights from CS leaders Grace Lewis, Terry Benzel, Yuhong Liu, Andrew Seely, Fernando Bouche, Rebekah Stacha, and Eric Berkowitz, contributed to a dynamic discussion at the intersection of professional journeys, career development, and the Computer Society.

Prof. Washizaki was honored to participate in the panel, “IEEE Computer Society: Designing Tomorrow for People, Planet, and Purpose,” at IEEE SBXchange 2026, organized by the IEEE WIE ISIMM Student Branch Affinity Group. With outstanding moderation by Mohamed Zouari and insightful contributions from distinguished leaders Grace Lewis, Sneha Satish Hegde, Saumodip Das, and Islam Tharwat Abdel Halim, we engaged in a vibrant discussion on the intersection of agentic and responsible AI, technology, society, and humanity.

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!