Candidates for IEEE Division V Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2027
2026 IEEE Annual Election period is from 17 August to 1 October 2026. The candidates are listed in a pre-determined lottery order and indicates no preference.
HIRONORI WASHIZAKI
(Nominated by IEEE Division V)
Professor, Associate Dean of Research Promotion Division, Waseda University
Visiting Professor, National Institute of Informatics
Director, eXmotion Co., Ltd.
Advisor, SI&C Co., Ltd. – Tokyo, Japan
http://www.washi.cs.waseda.ac.jp/washizaki/
POSITION STATEMENT
As the technological landscape evolves rapidly, IEEE’s role is increasingly vital as the leading global professional community. My strategic priorities are:
- Foster innovation, global collaboration, and responsible technology: Strengthen partnerships across industry, academia, and government to accelerate research and practice, advance emerging technologies, and deliver societal value. Through technical communities, conferences, publications, and standards, ensure evolving bodies of knowledge while promoting ethics and sustainability in the transformative era of digitalization, AI, and beyond.
- Empower and grow our community: Expand mentorship, training, and professional development across all career stages to encourage broad regional and global participation. Drive membership and volunteer growth while fostering lifelong learning, networking, and leadership opportunities, leveraging innovations such as agentic AI responsibly.
- Catalyze collaboration with integrity and transparency: Promote open, agile collaboration across the IEEE Board, staff, volunteers, and organizational units, including the Computer Society, to address interdisciplinary challenges. Build a connected ecosystem where ideas, resources, and communities integrate effectively.
I respectfully seek your support to serve as Division V Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect. Together, we will advance technology for humanity responsibly.
BIOGRAPHY
Hironori Washizaki received his Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science from Waseda University in 2003. He is a Professor and Associate Dean of the Research Promotion Division at Waseda University and a Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Informatics. He has served as a director and advisor to companies, including eXmotion and SI&C, bridging academia and industry in computing, particularly in software and AI engineering.
Hironori is the Immediate Past President of the IEEE Computer Society and is co-chairing the IEEE TAB AdHoc Committee to Refine Budgeting Process as well as the CS AdHoc Committee on AI Strategy. He has extensive experience in technical leadership and IEEE governance, including roles as TAB Budget Process WG Chair and SWEBOK Guide Editor. He has received numerous honors, including the Computer Best Paper Award and the Spirit of the CS Award. Beyond IEEE, he contributes to international initiatives, including ISO/IEC.
JEAN-LUC GAUDIOT
(Nominated by IEEE Division V)
Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California
Irvine, California, USA
POSITION STATEMENT
The IEEE Computer Society stands at a crossroads. As AI continues to reshape computing and our broader society, our core mission remains advancing science and technology for all. To rise to this moment, we must adapt: confronting AI’s growing impacts, reinforcing our trusted voice, expanding inclusive education and outreach, and deepening engagement across the global IEEE community.
If elected as your Division Director, I will strive to:
- Champion IEEE CS leadership across all dimensions of AI computing, including its ethical, societal, educational, and environmental impacts. This would mean leading our community through this transformative era in education, access to technical information, products and services, etc.
- Build for the future by strengthening our technology prediction initiatives to ensure we remain a credible, forward-looking voice on future directions.
- Expand outreach and education efforts to engage students, underrepresented groups, and professionals at all career stages.
- Drive membership growth through cross-society collaboration, stronger partnerships within IEEE, greater representation in governance, and deeper member engagement.
Together, we can ensure the IEEE Computer Society remains a true leader and catalyst for global progress.
BIOGRAPHY
Jean-Luc Gaudiot is Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine, where he was Department Chair for six years. Prior, he was Professor at the University of Southern California. He received a PhD in Computer Science from UCLA in 1982. He is a Fellow of IEEE and AAAS, an IFIP Silver Core Member, and a Professional Member of Eta Kappa Nu.
He was 2017 IEEE Computer Society President, Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board member of several journals as well as a leader of many conferences. He has been a major participant in technology forecasting (Predictions 2024 and 2023 International Roadmap for Devices and Systems).
His many contributions to the architecture of multiprocessors, the design of autonomous driving systems, hardware security, etc., have been published in over 300 articles and books. His research has been sponsored by NSF, DoE, and DARPA, as well as industrial organizations.