Prof. Washizaki is honored to be appointed as the Senior Honorary Advisor of Asia Pacific Science and Technology Association 亚太科学技术协会 (APSTA), which is an international academic organization that brings together top scientists, domain experts, industry leaders, and fintech innovators across the Asia-Pacific region.

Prof. Washizaki was invited to join and provide my keynote at the 2nd International Symposium on Software Fault Prevention, Verification, and Validation (SFPVV 2025, organized by Shaoying Liu (Chair), Tadashi Dohi, Geguang Pu, Tsuchiya Tatsuhiro, Yuting Chen, and Hiroyuki Okamura, with keynote speakers Jian Zhang and me), at the Dishui Lake International Software Engineering Institute, East China Normal University, in Shanghai. Furthermore, Master course student Toshiya presented his paper titled “Data-driven and Scenario-based Risk Analysis Considering Uncertainty in Machine Learning Systems.” It was an excellent opportunity to meet with old and new friends in software engineering, with a particular focus on program analysis and verification in the era of AI and quantum computing, and to grow the community, particularly in China, Japan, and other areas. Thank you for organizing such an inspiring symposium and having us, and see you all at the next SFPVV 2026 in Ehime!

Prof. Washizaki was invited to join the 5th IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Systems Science and Engineering (IEEE RASSE 2025) in Singapore, and the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the IEEE Systems Council (President: Andy Chen). The IEEE Computer Society is proudly a member of the Council. Congratulations on the tremendous success, and looking forward to the next 20-year collaboration and advancement!

Hironori Washizaki and Sebastiano Panichella, “Standardization for DevOps and Cyber-physical Systems,” in “Roadmap for DevOps in Cyber-physical systems: Challenges and Future Directions” edited by Sebastiano Panichella, Paolo Arcaini, Myra B. Cohen, Aitor Arrieta, Springer, January 25, 2026.

Christof Ebert, Ulrich Hemel, Mrinal Karvir, Dejan Milojicic, Maria-Isabel Sanchez-Segura, Hironori Washizaki, “Beyond Code: Competences for the Future of Computing,” IEEE Computer, Vol. 58, No. 11, pp. 18-27, 2025.

Our lab had a good time holding a welcoming party for new undergraduate project students with other members. Welcome!

Prof. Washizaki provided his opening remarks at the Sixth Annual Los Angeles IEEE Coastal Los Angeles Computer Society Cyber Security Summit 2025 – South Bay, hosted by C16 Coastal Los Angeles Section Chapter, California State Col Dominguez Hills, California State Univ Dominguez Hills, Northern Virginia/Washington Jt Chapter, Santa Clara Valley Section Chapter, Coastal Los Angeles Section, Lone Star Section Chapter, San Antonio, and co-sponsored by Dr. Mehrdad Sharbaf with all distinguished speakers and contributors.

As the IEEE Computer Society President, together with Director Eric Berkowitz, Prof. Washizaki was invited to the great 22nd anniversary of the CCF China National Computer Congress (CNCC) 2025, in beautiful Harbin, China. The IEEE CS and the China Computer Federation have a long history of partnership going back more than a decade. International collaboration is vital to the advancement of the computing community, and the partnership among all these societies and organizations plays a crucial role in that effort. Congratulations, thank you for having us, and let’s expand our collaboration and envision the future together, contributing to humanity and broader society via computing!

Prof. Washizaki joined the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2025 https://iccv.thecvf.com/ ) in Hawaii. This year, it attracts more than 7,500 registrations! Together with CVF, IEEE Computer Society has been proudly sponsoring this premier conference, with many corporate sponsors.

Prof. Washizaki joined the IEEE Symposium on Emerging Metaverse (ISEMV 2025, General and Program Chairs: Jeewika Ranaweera, Dejan Milojicic, Louis Nisiotis, Karen Alexander, Yervant Zorian, with great keynotes and invited talks by Joaquim Jorge, Emile Loza de Siles, and Ravinder S. Dahiya) in beautiful Hawaii, sponsored by IEEE DataPort, VTS, EDS, WIE, organized by IEEE Metaverse, Future Directions and IEEE Computer Society. During the event, Prof. Washizaki took part in an exciting panel chaired by Cecilia Metra with distinguished panelists, including Joaquim Jorge, Rick Kazman, Rakesh Kumar, Yoshiko Yasuda, and Yervant Zorian. The panel provided a great overview of challenges and future directions of the Metaverse. The overall symposium was highly interdisciplinary, reflecting the nature of the Metaverse, from sensors to societal values. It was a great conference!