At Ritsumeikan University, computer science education and research became popular in the 1980s when the Department of Computer Science was established in the College of Science and Engineering. This department was further developed under the Graduate School of Science and Engineering. In response to society's need to train researchers and engineers in the field of information and communication who can actively participate in the international arena, the Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering (GSISE), specializing in computer science, was established in April 2012. As one of the leading graduate schools in the field of IT in Japan, GSISE currently has over 90 researchers engaged in advanced and diverse research and education in the field of IT.

About 100 students from various countries and regions are studying at GSISE. There are many professors from around the world to help international students adjust to life in Japan. GSISE continues to create an environment in which Japanese and international students (in both English and Japanese language courses) work together across cultural differences and diverse values to produce a global workforce that can play a leading role in society.

By cooperating closely with industry, government and the local community, GSISE has made significant research developments in unique areas such as Mixed Reality Technology, which combines the real and virtual world; the Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures project, which digitally archives Japanese culture like the Gion festival and Noh dance; the Frontier Research for Natural Disaster Mitigation project which involves collaboration among researchers in civil engineering, sensing technology, and information and communication technology; a project to improve the sound-scape of daily life through the application of acoustic technology; and artificial intelligence for knowledge acquisition and image recognition.

Our researchers and students have published their achievements in both national and international journals and conferences, and we are proud that many have received international recognition throughout our history.