【講演概要】In this short presentation, Dr. Grace Lewis, 2026 President of the IEEE Computer Society, welcomes attendees to the IPSJ National Convention and shares information about recent initiatives targeted at improving the field of computing and providing value, growth, and support for all its members. She will also share the Computer Society's strategic goals for 2026-2030 to plant seeds for future collaboration between our two societies.
【略歴】Grace Lewis is a Principal Researcher at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) where she conducts applied research on how software engineering and software architecture principles, practices and tools need to evolve in the face of emerging technologies. She is the principal investigator for the Establishing the Practice of Integrated Test and Evaluation for ML Capabilities project, in addition to other projects that are advancing the state of the practice in software engineering for machine learning (SE4ML). Grace is also the lead for the Tactical and AI-Enabled Systems (TAS) applied research and development team at the SEI that is creating and transitioning innovative solutions, principles, and best practices for (1) architecting and developing systems to support teams operating at the tactical edge in resource-constrained environments, (2) engineering AI software systems, and (3) using AI/ML at the edge for improved capabilities and mission support. She is 2026 President of the IEEE Computer Society and severed as the Society Representative on the IEEE Future Directions Committee for the AI Coalition. Grace holds a B.Sc. in Software Systems Engineering and a Post-Graduate Specialization in Business Administration from Icesi University in Cali, Colombia; a Master in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.