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Obituary〉Shinji Tomita, President, Kyoto Institute of Information Science

Professor Shinji Tomita, the fourth president of Kyoto College of Informatics (KCGI), passed away on September 21, 2024.He was 78 years old.He is a world authority in the field of computer architecture research, and has conducted advanced research on machine instruction level parallel processing and general-purpose and dedicated parallel computers, and his achievements have greatly contributed to the speed-up of today's computer systems.We extend our deepest condolences.

The wake and funeral were held only with the next of kin.

KCG will have a booth at KYOMAFU 2024 on September 21 and 22!

Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair (KYOMAF) 2024, one of the largest manga/anime events in western Japan, will be held on September 21 (Sat.) and 22 (Sun.) at Kyoto Municipal Kangyo Kan (Miyakomesse), Rohm Theater Kyoto, Kyoto International Manga Museum, and other venues, jointly organized by Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) and Kyoto College of Graphic Arts (KCGI).KCG Group will have a booth on the first floor of the Miyakomesse venue, where animator Akihiko Ota will be presenting a live drawing of an animation on YouTube Live.The moderator/facilitator is Yuki Nagano, a voice actor.There will

Intensive courses for Kyoto Prefectural Police Cyber Investigators are being offered again in FY2024.

Intensive lectures accompanying the "Agreement on the Development of Excellent Human Resources to Cope with Threats in Cyberspace," which Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) and The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics  (KCGI) signed with the Kyoto Prefectural Police in 2016, are being offered again in 2024.KCGI professors give lectures to police officers, who are being trained by the prefectural police to play a central role in cybercrime investigations, to enable them to acquire advanced and specialized knowledge of information and communication technology needed to deal with threats

Domain Business Study Group to meet online June 7

The Cyber Kyoto Laboratory (CKL) of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI), the sole registry for the geographical name top-level domain ".kyoto" supported by Kyoto Prefecture, will hold a domain business workshop on Friday, June 7, 2024.The purpose of the workshop is to learn about trends in international discussions on Internet governance and registry policies in other countries, and to explore suggestions for the creation of new businesses utilizing ".kyoto" and the development of Kyoto society.The monthly online meeting is open to everyone, including companies and