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中文

Why We Still Need to Teach App Development in the AI Era and Why FOSS Matters

Time
2026-08-08 13:00 ~ 13:30
Speaker
Jun Iio
Room
TR410
Co-write
OSPN (Open Source People Network) Japan IntermediateEnglish

Abstract

In the era of generative AI, even novice users can create simple applications through well-crafted prompts. However, although AI tools can generate working code, they do not automatically teach inexperienced developers or students how to read, review, test, license, maintain, or collaborate around that code. Against this backdrop, as software development becomes increasingly automated, an important question arises for both educators and open-source communities: Why is it still important to teach the fundamentals of software development, and what role can FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) play in shaping the next generation of developers?

This presentation explores these questions through practical examples from application development projects conducted in the Iio Laboratory at the Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University. By engaging students in FOSS-based development projects, the laboratory provides opportunities to learn programming and software engineering fundamentals while experiencing open collaboration, community-driven development, transparency, and shared ownership—values that remain essential even in the age of AI-assisted coding.

This talk will be valuable for educators, FOSS community leaders, mentors, and professionals involved in developer training. Participants will gain practical insights into how FOSS functions not only as a development model but also as an educational environment that cultivates developers capable of making meaningful contributions to open communities.

生成型AIの時代において、初心者ユーザーでさえ、よくできたプロンプト入力すればシンプルなアプリケーションを作成できるようになりました。しかしながら、AIツールは動作するコードを生成できますが、初心者開発者や学生に、そのコードの読み方、レビュー方法、テスト方法、ライセンス方法、保守方法、あるいは共同作業の方法を自動的に教えるわけではありません。このような状況下で、ソフトウェア開発がますます自動化されるにつれ、教育者とオープンソースコミュニティの両方にとって重要な疑問が生じます。ソフトウェア開発の基礎を教えることがなぜ依然として重要なのか、そしてFOSS(フリー・オープンソースソフトウェア)は次世代の開発者の育成においてどのような役割を果たすことができるのか、ということです。

本発表では、中央大学国際情報学部の飯尾研で実施されたアプリケーション開発プロジェクトの実践例を通して、これらの問いを探ります。飯尾研は、学生をFOSSベースの開発プロジェクトに参加させることで、プログラミングとソフトウェアエンジニアリングの基礎を学ぶだけでなく、オープンなコラボレーション、コミュニティ主導の開発、透明性、そして共有所有権といった、AI支援コーディングの時代においてもなお不可欠な価値観を体験する機会を提供しています。

本発表は、教育者、FOSSコミュニティリーダー、メンター、そして開発者育成に携わる専門家にとって有益なものとなるでしょう。参加者は、FOSSが開発モデルとしてだけでなく、将来的にオープンコミュニティに有意義な貢献ができる開発者を育成するための強力な教育環境としても機能する方法について、実践的な視点を得ることができます。

Speaker

Jun Iio

Jun Iio

Dr. Jun Iio was born in Gifu in 1970. He received his master's degree in mathematical engineering and information physics from the University of Tokyo in 1994 and joined Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. in the same year. He has been a visiting associate professor at the International Center of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology since 2009. In 2013, he became an associate professor at the Department of Socio-informatics, Faculty of Letters, Chuo University; a research fellow at the Institute of Science and Engineering, Institute of Social Science, Chuo University; and, from 2014, a professor at the same department at the same university. He has been a professor at the Faculty of Global Informatics at the same university since 2019. He is also a visiting scholar at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand, in 2025. He is engaged in research on the interaction between humans and information systems. His research keywords include image processing, user interfaces, and the optimization of information systems. He is an HCD-Net-certified human-centered design expert, a professional engineer (information engineering), and holds a Ph.D. in engineering.

Diamond

Canonical

Gold

Consecutive2 YrsInformation Management AssociationConsecutive2 YrsCathay Financial HoldingsConsecutive5 YrsE.SUN BankCumulative12 YrsMySQLCumulative6 YrsBerry AINitra

Silver

Cumulative16 YrsGamesofa Inc.

Bronze

KKTIXNational Center for High-performance ComputingONLYOFFICEQNAP Systems, Inc.Consecutive16 YrsThe Archilife Research FoundationSUN SQUARE Co., Ltd

Friend

Consecutive3 YrsAndes Technology CorporationAppier

Special Thanks

Consecutive2 YrsDepartment of Information Technology, Taipei City GovernmentSiFiveRozeta AI

Co-host

Collaborator9 YrsNTUST - Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Co-organizer

Collaborator12 YrsOpen Culture Foundation

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