Call for Papers - Special Issue of "Internet and Operational Technologies with Brilliant Techniques for Future Management"

　Journal of Information Processing (JIP) is pleased to announce the call for papers for a special issue of "Internet and Operational Technologies with Nice Techniques for Future Management". In the technology area after post-COVID-19 pandemic, generative AI has reached a level where it is being commonly used, and AI-related topic occupies a significant space in society. Even in the realm of operational management technology, innovation has advanced to the extent that generative AI can now write parts of network configurations. On the other hand, when we look at Digital Transformation (DX), no-code and low-code development environments have enabled people who previously did not write programs to advance system development. Although it has become easier than ever to manage operations, reliance on "human" is still seen in many situations. This is because information generated by generative AI also contains low-reliability information due to hallucinations, making human involvement in management and operations still essential.
　This special issue focuses on the challenges and initiatives of nice operational management technologies that lead to the happiness of operators and administrators, and finally to the happiness of users. We will publish papers on the latest research, development, experiment, and operation to implement and utilize future infrastructure systems. We evaluate papers that solve problems in practice rather than in theory and are considered useful in other environments. The special issue aims to contribute to the evolution of various operation technologies related to information systems. The topics of interest include, but not limited to:

・Technology for system operation, management, monitoring, control, or troubleshooting
・Technology for controlling security in system operation and management
・Education of human resources in system operation and management
・Other topics related to system operation and management, RDM or ICT

We invite Kazuhiro MISHIMA of Osaka Kyoiku University as the guest editor for the special issue.

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Journal of Information Processing (JIP) is currently encouraging more submissions from outside of Japan.
The publication fee of any accepted papers will not be charged if all the authors of the paper belong to institutes outside Japan.
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(1) All papers must be submitted electronically. Please access the following URL and proceed under the submission instructions:

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsj

Once you have submitted your manuscript, you cannot change it.
So, you must submit the final version of your manuscript.
If, by mistake, you submitted a wrong version, please contact the IPSJ secretariat ＜s1m-at-ipsj.or.jp＞ (Replace -at- with @).

In the event you would like to make a submission, you must first create an account on the paper submission Web page. For detailed information, please refer to the manual available from the link “Instructions & Forms” at the top of the submission page.

(2) All papers will be reviewed. The review process will be carried out in the same manner as regular issues. However, you have shorter time than usual (eight weeks) for preparation of your responses to inquiries.

(3) Submission deadline is May 14, 2025.

(4) The special issue will be published on the J-Stage website in March 2026. Preprint will be published on the IPSJ Journal in March 2026.

(5) The Editorial Committee of This Special Issue
Editor in-Chief: Kazuhiro MISHIMA (Osaka Kyoiku Univ.)
Editorial Board Member: Motoyuki OHMORI (Tottori Univ.)
Editorial Committee Members: Minoru IKEBE (Oita Univ.)，Takashi IMAIZUMI (Chiba Univ.), Makoto OTANI (Saga Univ.), Hiroki KASHIWAZAKI (Kindai Univ.), Yoshiaki KITAGUCHI (Institute of Science Tokyo), Shinichiro KUBOTA (Kumamoto Univ.), Shu SAKASHITA (Acutus Software, Inc.), Akira SATO (Univ. of Tsukuba), Mikifumi SHIKIDA (Kochi Univ. of Technology), Hideaki TSUCHIYA (Univ. of Electro-Communications), Yutaka NAKAMURA (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Takao NAKAYAMA (Kyoto Women's Univ.), Takeshi HAGIWARA (Niigata Univ.), Takashi HATASHIMA (NTT), Itsuo HATONO (Kobe Univ.), Yutaka FUKUDA (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Ikki FUJIWARA (National Institute of Informatics), Kensuke MIYASHITA (Kyoto Women’s Univ.), Nariyoshi YAMAI (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology), Noriaki YOSHIURA (Saitama Univ.)