Connectionists: Designing in the age of AI — SDS Admissions Spring 2027, Open Now!

[Joseph Austerweil]

Dear Colleagues,

Admissions are now open for the Master’s and PhD programs at the School of
Design & Science (SDS), Chiba Tech, for Spring 2027.

SDS is an English-language, antidisciplinary graduate school based in the
Chiba–Tokyo area. Our program is designed for people who want to create
evidence-based products, services, and systems that have real-world impact.

We begin with the premise that AI is no longer just a tool. It is becoming
a foundational medium for research, design, and social transformation.
Based in Japan, where there is a distinctive openness to integrating new
technologies across society, SDS gives students the opportunity to explore
how AI is built, applied, governed, experienced, and diffused through real
communities and institutions.

To learn more, please see the booklet attached to this email. It offers an
inside look at who we are, who teaches at SDS, and what the program
experience is like.

One of our first-year students, Kotaro Iwata, reflected on his second
project this way:

“For anything the parser can catch, AI finds the bug instantly. For ‘the
code runs, no error appears,’ AI misses it too — unless the human has first
verbalized the expected behavior.”

*Meet the Faculty*
Mizuki Oka, Joe Austerweil, Sputniko!, Catharina Maracke, Ira Winder,
Hiroki Kojima, Daum Kim, and Joi Ito

*Online Info Session*
Join us to meet our faculty, learn more about the curriculum and current
projects, and ask any questions you have regarding the admissions process.


*June 22: 10:00–11:00 JST | June 21: 21:00–22:00 EDT*
Register here to participate: Registration Link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZN_1t-tj-LhrizlpdVZikx8CCHVXD_mIZYbCS2Uu3KT2HBg/viewform>


*Apply*Pre-applications open on June 1, 2026 and close on June 30, 2026.

Apply here: https://sds.chibatech.dev/apply

*Questions?*
Reply to this email or contact us at admissions at chibatech.dev.

Warm regards,
SDS Admissions
School of Design & Science
Chiba Tech
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