20th International Conference on Data Science and Institutional Research (DSIR 2026)
Call for papers
The IIAI International Conference on Data Science and Institutional Research (IIAI DSIR) focuses on practices, technologies, applications and theories for management of higher education and research activity in universities and institutions.
In the last two decades, global standardization and quality assurance in higher education become more important than ever. On the other hand, research performance of universities and research institutes are discussed in the context of international competitive edge. Being based on such situation, many universities and research institutes have enriched institutional research and institutional management, but in fact it is more necessary to study business practices and establish theories and methodologies in those domains than ever. Especially theories and applications of institutional information are one of the most remarkably worthy domains.
The aim of the conference IIAI DSIR is to provide a worldwide forum, where the international participants can share their research knowledge and ideas on the recent and latest research on Data Science and Institutional Research, and map out the directions for future researchers and collaborations. Not only researchers and graduate students, but also administration staff and executives in institutions of higher education will be welcomed to participate in the conference to exchange research findings in the frontier areas of data science and institutional research.
We welcome contributions, which will be advanced visions, practices, technologies, helpful research and theories in the domains. The scope of IIAI DSIR will cover a broad set of research topics including, but not limited to, the following:
Management on Higher Education and its Data Science
- Educational Big Data and Data Science
- Big Data in Smart Campus and Its Analysis
- Social Network of Faculties and Staff
- Performance Indicators in Higher Education
- Analysis of GPA System
- Enrollment Management
- Effectiveness of Institutional Performance
Management on Research Activity and its Data Science
- Bibliometrics
- Management of Research Project
Information Systems for University Management
- Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence for Universities
- Visualization of Institutional Information
- Statistics for Institutional Research
Quality Assurance on Higher Education
- Faculty Development and Staff Development
- International Recognition of Quality Assurance
- Assessment of Learning Outcomes
- Monitoring for Improvement of Education
- Accreditation for Higher Education
DSIR 2026 Organization
Conference Chair
Naruhiko Shiratori, Tokyo City University, Japan
Steering Committee
Masao Mori, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Kunihiko Takamatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Nobuhiko Kondo, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Yoshikazu Asada, Jichi Medical University, Japan
Senior Program Committee
Soichiro Aihara, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Nobuhiko Kondo, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Ryosuke Kozaki, International Pacific University, Japan
Keita Nishiyama, Senshu University, Japan
Kenjiro Sakaki, Tenshi College, Japan
Kunihiko Takamatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Program Committee
Soichiro Aihara, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Mohammad Anwari, Community College of Qatar, Qatar
Yoshikazu Asada, Medical Education Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
Arnel Bangis, Bukidnon State University, Kalilangan Campus, Philippines
Shih-Yung Chiu, Soochow University, Taiwan
Kohei Hatano, Kyushu University, Japan
Akihito Hiromori, Osaka University, Japan
Masaaki Ishii, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Nobuhiko Kondo, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Ryosuke Kozaki, Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Japan
Kei Kurakawa, National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education, Japan
Hiroshi Masui, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan
Tatsunori Matsui, Waseda University, Japan
Shimpei Matsumoto, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan
Masao Mori, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Katsuhiko Murakami, Fujitsu Limited, Japan
Yasuo Nakata, Kobe Tokiwa University, Japan
Keita Nishiyama, Senshu University, Japan
Kahori Ogashiwa, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Tetsuya Oishi, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Marisa Petalla, University of Negros Occidental- Recoletos, Philippines
Stephen Porter, North Carolina State University, United States
Daniel Rudolf, Bonn University and State Library, Germany
Kenjiro Sakaki, Tenshi University, Japan
Takanori Sato, Tokai Gakuin University, Japan
Toshiyuki Shimizu, Kyushu University, Japan
Naruhiko Shiratori, Kaetsu University, Jap