Impact of IEEE Computer Society in Advancing Technologies, including LLM/AI and Software Engineering
Hironori Washizaki
2025 IEEE Computer Society President & CEO
Hironori Washizaki is the 2025 IEEE Computer Society (CS) president. He is a professor and the associate dean of the Research Promotion Division at Waseda University. He is a visiting professor at the National Institute of Informatics and an advisor at the University of Human Environments. He also works in the industry as an outside director and advisor at eXmotion and SI&C. He has led professional and educational activities at the IEEE CS, including the evolution of the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and the CS Juniors program. He has led many academia-industry joint research and large-funded projects in systems and software requirements, design, reuse, quality assurance, and AI software engineering. He leads a professional IoT/AI/DX education project called “Smart SE.” Since 2015, he has been the convenor of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC7/WG20 to standardize bodies of knowledge and certifications in systems and software engineering. He has been the IPSJ SIG Software Engineering (SIGSE) chair since 2021.
Random Thoughts After 60 Years in the Trenches
Yale Patt
Professor, Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering
Yale Patt is a teacher at The University of Texas at Austin and the Virginia Cockrell Centennial Endowed Chair in the Cockrell School of Engineering. He earned obligatory degrees from reputable Universities and has received more than his share of awards for his research and teaching. More information is available on his website Yale Patt for those who want it.
Can You Predict the Future?
Dejan Milojicic
VP at Hewlett Packard Labs
Dejan Milojicic is an HPE Fellow and VP at Hewlett Packard Labs, Milpitas, CA [1998-present]. Previously, he worked at the OSF Research Institute, Cambridge, MA [1994-1998] and Institute “Mihajlo Pupin”, Belgrade, Serbia [1983-1991]. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (1993); and his MSc/BSc from Belgrade University, Serbia (1983/86). His research interests include systems software, distributed computing, systems management, and HPC. Dejan has over 250 papers, 2 books, and 94 granted and 67 pending patents. Dejan is an IEEE Fellow (2010), ACM Distinguished Engineer (2008), and HKN and USENIX member. Dejan was on 9 Ph.D. thesis committees, and he mentored over 100 interns. Dejan was president of the IEEE Computer Society (2014), an IEEE presidential candidate in 2019, editor-in-chief of IEEE Computing Now and Distributed Systems Online and he has served on many editorial boards and TPCs. Dejan led large industry-government-university collaborations, such as Open Cirrus (2007-2011) and New Operating System (2014-2017).
From Turing Test to Turing Tack: AI’s Transformative Tensions in Software Engineering
Neel Sundaresan
General Manager of Automation and AI at IBM
Neel Sundaresan is the General Manager of Automation and AI at IBM, leading AI-driven products for IT automation and developer productivity. Previously, he served as VP of AI and Engineering at Microsoft, where he pioneered the concepts of the “Internet of Code” and “Code as data” to enhance developer efficiency. Neel has also headed eBay’s research and data labs, driving innovations in search, recommender systems, and Trust & Safety. An accomplished inventor with over 315 patents and more than 125 publications, he holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Indiana University and dual master’s degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from IIT Mumbai. Neel is a frequent speaker at international conferences and a dedicated social impact advocate.
