Information: Join today and make your research activities more affordable! Technical workshop participation fees and annual registration fees are available at member rates.
Notice: [Important] Announcement of Changes to Registration Fee Payment and Manuscript Upload Procedures for IEICE Technical Meetings
IEICE Technical Committee Submission System
Conference Paper's Information		 Online Proceedings
[Sign in]
Tech. Rep. Archives
 Go Top Page Go Previous   [Japanese] / [English] 

Paper Abstract and Keywords
Presentation 2026-06-03 13:00
[Invited Talk] *
Hirotsugu Ohba (Rikkyo Univ.) SITE2026-7
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English)  Dual-use technologies are technologies that can be used for both military and civilian purposes. The dual-use problem refers to the concern that such technologies may in fact be utilized in both ways.
 This lecture examines the dual-use problem of information technologies. Here, “information technologies” refers primarily to cyber technologies and artificial intelligence, while also including information-related domains within space technologies and biotechnology.
 In addition to introducing relevant arguments from my book Technologies Becoming Dual-Use: What Is the “Dual-Use Problem”? (Kobunsha, 2026), this lecture also considers recent developments in the military use of AI.
Recent advances in science and technology have rapidly invalidated what once seemed to be the self-evident boundary between the “military” and the “civilian.” Of course, science and technology do not inherently bear labels such as “military” or “civilian”; such distinctions have always been artificial and ambiguous. Yet in recent years, some fields have become so deeply intertwined that even redrawing the boundary has become difficult.
 Furthermore, especially in the bio domain—such as biotechnology and synthetic biology—a new type of dual-use problem has emerged that concerns the misuse or malicious use of science and technology regardless of military institutions or armed forces. Put in extreme terms, this means that technologies created for beneficial purposes may become weapons of mass destruction. At the same time, advances in cutting-edge science and technology are promoting the democratization of science, enabling ordinary people—not only experts in universities or corporations—to access and utilize advanced capabilities with ease.
 As a result, technological progress has entered a new phase: it not only removes the boundary between military and civilian spheres, but also enables the weaponization of science and technology outside the military context while making such capabilities broadly accessible. This may be described as the “democratization of weaponization.” In other words, ordinary citizens, private companies, and non-state actors can now acquire and exercise destructive power on their own initiative, without mediation by the military. We are entering an era in which corporate data centers and personal computers can be directly transformed into capabilities that threaten states.
 Using the democratization of weaponization as a key concept, this lecture explores the dual-use problem of information technologies, including not only cyber technologies and AI, but also related domains in space and biotechnology.
Keyword (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) Dual-use / Military-Civil Fusion / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity / Democratization of Weaponization / Security / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 126, no. 52, SITE2026-7, pp. 39-39, June 2026.
Paper # SITE2026-7 
Date of Issue 2026-05-26 (SITE) 
ISSN Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
Copyright
and
reproduction		 All rights are reserved and no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Notwithstanding, instructors are permitted to photocopy isolated articles for noncommercial classroom use without fee. (License No.: 10GA0019/12GB0052/13GB0056/17GB0034/18GB0034)
Download PDF SITE2026-7

Conference Information
Committee SITE IPSJ-EIP  
Conference Date 2026-06-02 - 2026-06-03 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English)  
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English)  
Paper Information
Registration To SITE 
Conference Code 2026-06-SITE-EIP 
Language Japanese 
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Title (in English) * 
Sub Title (in English)  
Keyword(1) Dual-use  
Keyword(2) Military-Civil Fusion  
Keyword(3) Artificial Intelligence  
Keyword(4) Cybersecurity  
Keyword(5) Democratization of Weaponization  
Keyword(6) Security  
Keyword(7)  
Keyword(8)  
1st Author's Name Hirotsugu Ohba  
1st Author's Affiliation Rikkyo University (Rikkyo Univ.)
2nd Author's Name  
2nd Author's Affiliation ()
3rd Author's Name  
3rd Author's Affiliation ()
4th Author's Name  
4th Author's Affiliation ()
5th Author's Name  
5th Author's Affiliation ()
6th Author's Name  
6th Author's Affiliation ()
7th Author's Name  
7th Author's Affiliation ()
8th Author's Name  
8th Author's Affiliation ()
9th Author's Name  
9th Author's Affiliation ()
10th Author's Name  
10th Author's Affiliation ()
11th Author's Name  
11th Author's Affiliation ()
12th Author's Name  
12th Author's Affiliation ()
13th Author's Name  
13th Author's Affiliation ()
14th Author's Name  
14th Author's Affiliation ()
15th Author's Name  
15th Author's Affiliation ()
16th Author's Name  
16th Author's Affiliation ()
17th Author's Name  
17th Author's Affiliation ()
18th Author's Name  
18th Author's Affiliation ()
19th Author's Name  
19th Author's Affiliation ()
20th Author's Name  
20th Author's Affiliation ()
21st Author's Name  
21st Author's Affiliation ()
22nd Author's Name  
22nd Author's Affiliation ()
23rd Author's Name  
23rd Author's Affiliation ()
24th Author's Name  
24th Author's Affiliation ()
25th Author's Name  
25th Author's Affiliation ()
26th Author's Name / /
26th Author's Affiliation ()
()
27th Author's Name / /
27th Author's Affiliation ()
()
28th Author's Name / /
28th Author's Affiliation ()
()
29th Author's Name / /
29th Author's Affiliation ()
()
30th Author's Name / /
30th Author's Affiliation ()
()
31st Author's Name / /
31st Author's Affiliation ()
()
32nd Author's Name / /
32nd Author's Affiliation ()
()
33rd Author's Name / /
33rd Author's Affiliation ()
()
34th Author's Name / /
34th Author's Affiliation ()
()
35th Author's Name / /
35th Author's Affiliation ()
()
36th Author's Name / /
36th Author's Affiliation ()
()
Speaker Author-1 
Date Time 2026-06-03 13:00:00 
Presentation Time 60 minutes 
Registration for SITE 
Paper # SITE2026-7 
Volume (vol) vol.126 
Number (no) no.52 
Page p.39 
#Pages 1 
Date of Issue 2026-05-26 (SITE) 

[Return to Top Page]

[Return to IEICE Web Page]
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Japan