10th Asian Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, People, and Practices
Call for Submissions and Participation for AsianPLoP 2024
Feb. 28 - Mar. 3, 2024 — Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

About AsianPLoP 2024

When people create something or implement a practice, they utilize knowledge learned from their past experiences. However, this knowledge of design and practice is usually confined to the individual, making it inaccessible to others. What if we could articulate this tacit knowledge and share it with others? This is where Pattern Languages come into play. Originally developed as a method to share knowledge about designing good towns and buildings, it was later used to share expertise in excellent software design. Subsequently, Pattern Languages have been created across a wide range of fields to articulate and share knowledge in professional and everyday practices.AsianPLoP is a conference held in Asia, bringing together people interested in articulating and sharing knowledge of good design and practices across various fields. During the conference, participants bring their short papers and exchange feedback and further ideas to improve each other’s work. This fosters a collaborative environment for facilitating the creation of pattern languages to empower individuals and communities for a better future. Your participation and contributions are highly anticipated, as we embark on this collective journey towards a better future.

Conference Schedule

• Click here for the conference schedule
• Click here for the writers' workshop papers
• Click here for the focus group descriptions

Paper Submission Process

The core of AsianPLoP, as with all PLoP conferences, is the Writers’ Workshop. This workshop is where participants discuss improving their papers through constructive feedback. Before papers are accepted for a Writers’ Workshop, they are shepherded. Shepherding is an iterative process, where an experienced author discusses the submission with its authors to refine the paper prior to the conference. To be accepted into the Writers’ Workshop, papers must be improved through this shepherding process. As AsianPLoP 2024 is calling for Short Papers, the Shepherding process is simplified into 1-2 rounds, which we refer to as Mini-Shepherding for this conference. After the conference, authors have the opportunity to submit their final version, revised based on the comments received at the Writers’ Workshop. Submitted papers that were updated after the writers' workshops can be found below.

Final Papers from Writers' Workshops and Focus Group Summaries

The following is a collection of papers from authors who chose to submit an updated version pf their papers after participating at AsianPLoP 2024. Click on the links to download the papers or focus group summaries.

English Papers

Curriculum Design for Architectural Professional Education Using Pattern Languages by Daisei Yamano, Takashi Iba
Visualizing Future Visions: A Pattern and Case Study on Creative Utilization of Image Generation with Generative AI by Takashi Iba, Kiyoka Hayashi, Kazuki Hioki, Sae Adachi
Visualization and deepened understanding of the pattern language inherent in the Higashino High School campus as demonstrated through digital models by Hiroto, Suzuki; Shaneru, Ito; Takeshi, Kobayashi; Hideki, Watanabe; Daisei, Yamano
A Pattern Language of Sports Coaching for Supporting the Development of Youth Athletes by Kazuki Hioki, Natsuki Fujii, Takuma Nagai, Urara Tajima, Takashi Iba
A Pattern for Team Workplaces with Displays by Christian Kohls and Dennis Dubbert
Communication Using Manga Expressions The ‘Exhibition by Manga’ Pattern and a Case Study by Takashi Iba, Mizuki Ota, Urara Tajima, Ema Okubo
Crafting Essence Intuition Patterns: A Pattern Language for Grasping and Expressing the Essence of Anything based on Husserl’s Phenomenology by Takashi Iba Rio Nitta
Future Plan for Creating a Pattern Language to Improving Refugee Acceptance and Support Systems in Japan by Takao Tomono
Visualizing the Evolution of the Workshop with Patterns: The Case of CheriSharing Workshop by Sawami Shibata and Takashi Iba
Crafting a Pattern Language for Overcoming Setbacks and Carving One's Own Path; Drawing Learnings from Shonen Manga by Mizuki Ota, Mimi Kuwataka, Takashi Iba
Use Manga and Comic Books to Learn English by Charles Danoff, Mary Tedeschi, Sridevia Ayloo, Joseph Corneli, Charlotte Pierce, Raymond Puzio
Preliminary Patterns for Artificial Intelligence-based Digital Twins by Shaukat Ali
Decentralized Task Execution Patterns by Cesare Pautasso

Japanese Papers

「パターン・ランゲージによる実践分析の試み ――〈習慣率〉と〈意味の濃度〉の観点の提案――」by 木村 紀彦, 井庭 崇
「ノーコードツールを活用した業務改善におけるパターン・ランゲージの活用」 by Kazunori Kurabayashi
「ソフトウェアプロセス改善を組織的，実証的にすすめるためのデータ分析パターン言語 (progress report)」 by 小室 睦 鷲崎 弘宣
「機械学習信頼性ソリューションパターンにおけるパターン適用支援の枠組みの提案」 by TAKUMI AYUKAWA, MARTIN GUTSCHE, JATI H. HUSEN, NOBUKAZU YOSHIOKA, HIRONORI WASHIZAKI, YOSHIAKI FUKAZAWA
「「実務家教員のためのパターン・ランゲージ」はどのような体験をもたらし得るのか――非「実務家教員」によるワークショップへの参加と実施に関する省察とその検討」 by 山本 絢子, 伴野 崇生
「Pattern Explorer：パターンの記述に着目した探索ツールの開発」 by 高梨 大, 青木 遥人
「ソーシャルワーク実践のコツをまとめたパターン・ランゲージの活用方法と意義について」 by 角野 孝一
「パターン・ランゲージ作成による実践の振り返り」by 木村 紀彦, 比企野 杏, 青木 遥人, 井庭 崇
「パターン・ランゲージで理解する教育実践コミュニティ──MOSTフェローシッププログラムを事例として──」 by 長田 尚子, デイヴィス 恵美, 髙尾 郁子, 神崎 秀嗣, 田中 浩朗
「汎用性を伴う見方・考え方を育成する指導に関する研究～中学校数学科におけるパターン・ランゲージ開発と活用に焦点を当てて～」 by 石黒 友一, 井庭 崇
「保育現場におけるパターン・ランゲージの活用 「その子の宇宙が拡がり続けるためのことば」の開発とゆずっこ保育園での研修報告」 by 加藤 イオ, 前重 仁美, 佐久間 貴子, 米須 正明, 金子 智紀

Focus Group Summaries

Future Play Workshop by Rio Nitta, Takashi Iba
PLACARD Workshop by Charles Danoff, Mary Tedeschi, Sridevia Ayloo, Joseph Corneli
Academic Writing Patterns Workshop by Sae Adachi, Takashi Iba

Venue

Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Keio University.
Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/en/maps.html

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We are looking forward to your submissions and participation at AsianPLoP 2024!
If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Conference Co-chairs: Takashi Iba & Norihiko Kimura

Chairs

Conference Co-chairs: Takashi Iba & Norihiko Kimura
Program Co-chairs: YC Cheng & Joe Yoder
Publication Co-chairs: Hiroki Ito & Christian Kohls
Advisory Chair: Hiro Washizaki
Bootcamp Leader: Joe Yoder & Takashi Iba
Game Master: Christian Kohls
Contact the chairs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Program Committee (PC)

Indu Alagarsamy (The New York Times, USA)
Acci Baba (Visual artist and Filmmaker, Germany)
Teddy Chen (TeddySoft, Taiwan)
Issho Fujita (Zen Priest, Japan)
Eduardo Guerra (Free University of Bozen-Bolzan, Italy)
Eiichi Hanyuda (Mamezou OS Holdings Co Ltd., Japan)
Kiro Harada (Attractor Inc., Japan)
Atsushi Hasegawa Musashino Art University & Concent, Inc., Japan)
Kenji Hiranabe (ESM, Inc., Japan)
Nien-Lin Hsueh (Feng Chia University, Taiwan)
Chikara Ichikawa (General Incorporated Association MITSUKARU+WAKARU, Japan)
Hajime Ishikawa (Keio University, Japan)
Jung-Sing Jwo (Tunghai University, Taiwan)
Tomoki Kaneko (Keio Research Institute at SFC, Japan)
Jiwon Kim (Samsung Electronic, Korea)
Masatada ‘Seichu’ Kobayashi (Rakuten, Japan)
Shin-Jie Lee (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Chun-Feng Liao (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
Shang-Pin Ma (National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan)
Mary Lynn Manns (The University of North Carolina, USA)
Naoto Nakajima (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Naoko Osada (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
Tatsuya Sato (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
Ittoku Tomano (Kumamoto University, Japan)
Takao Tomono (The Graduate School of Social Design, Japan)
Valentino Vranić (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)
Michael Weiss (Carleton University, Canada)
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock (Wirfs-Brock Associates, USA)
Daisei Yamano (Nihon Kogakuin College of Hachioji)
Mitsuhiro Yamazaki (Mitsu Yamazaki, LLC, Japan)

Sponsored by: The Hillside Group
Supported by: Keio University SFC
In collaboration with Eishin Gakuen Higashino High School / CreativeShift, Inc.