Date
November 17, 2026

Time
13:30–17:30 (JST)

Location
Conference Room, Hirai Kaichiro Memorial Library, Ritsumeikan University

Format
Hybrid

Registration
Register here

About the workshop

How is artificial intelligence changing the way international crimes are investigated, documented, preserved, and adjudicated? This interdisciplinary workshop brings together researchers from law, computer science, digital forensics, and memory studies to explore emerging technologies and the standards needed for their responsible use.

Discussions will examine generative AI and digital sovereignty, open-source intelligence (OSINT), reliability and admissibility of AI-processed evidence, chain of custody, collective memory, and the possibilities of AI agents for research and legal practice. Scholars are invited to exchange ideas, identify methodological challenges, and develop opportunities for international collaboration.

Program

01

The book:Generative AI and AI-Enabled Archivingto Promote Digital Sovereignty in the Context ofCore International Crimes (Routledge, 2026)

Artem Galushko and Benjamin Ricaud (UiT Norway)

02

Digital Evidence, OSINT, and Hybrid Warfare: Hybrid Warfare and Common Security: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project Results

Artem Galushko (UiT Norway)

03

Legal Aspects of AI:AI and International Criminal Law

Megumi Ochi (Ritsumeikan University)

04

AI and Memory Studies:Reflections on Security at the Intersection of AI, the Mind, and Memory

Luli van der Does (Hiroshima University)

05

Emerging AI Tools for Researchers and Investigators:AI Agents and Multi-Agent Systems; Integrate and TRUST

Benjamin Ricaud (UiT Norway)

06

AI-Processed Evidence:Forensic Restrictions on Technology: Chain of Custody and Admissibility of AI-Processed Evidence

Kai-Ping Su (National Taiwan University)

07

AI in Digital Forensics and OSINT:Current Standards and Uses of AI in Digital Forensics and OSINT

Yuto Yokoyama (Tohoku Gakuin University)

Horizon Europe Meeting - For collaboration

An informal side meeting for the participants interested in collaboration between European and Japanese institutions and researchers, focused on Horizon Europe Pillar II

Organizing / Supporting institutions

Institute of Humanities, Human and Social Sciences of Ritsumeikan University・ Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) of the University of Tokyo・JSPS

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