While private and professional spaces benefit immensely from social media and the opportunities it creates, social media also paves the way for cyber abuse, such as cyberbullying and hate speech. To enhance the preventive and reactive capabilities against this, many countries and organisations deploy Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA). However, with the increasing amount and the varying quality of information disseminated into public channels, their…

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are becoming increasingly influential in research. Within this context, generative AI tools like ChatGPT serve two main purposes: the improvement of writing (communication goal) and the generation of new ideas (innovation goal). The latter goal has been less explored and is therefore the focus of this article. We specifically look at how these generative AI tools can aid in the…

Abstract Spontaneous volunteers have always played an important role in responding to major disasters. Over the last 20 years, social media and mobile devices have both increased their potential as key players in disaster management and changed the way they organize themselves. However, one main challenge, especially for public authorities and security organizations, is how to integrate such spontaneous volunteers into official disaster…

Unser wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Sascha Kaltenpoth vom Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik insb. Data Analytics und Dr. Philipp zur Heiden vom Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik insb. Betriebliche Informationssysteme haben gemeinsam die Projektvision des BMWK-geförderten Projekts AProSys am Tag der Forschung zum Thema "Smarte Nachhaltigkeit: Zukunftsfähige Konzepte" vorgestellt. Dort erreichten sie mit ihrem Poster der Projektvision von…

In 2021 intense rainfall in Western Europe led to an unprecedented flash flooding that killed many people. Subsequently, the apparent lack of preparation of either authorities or the broader populace became part of the discussion. As knowledge about people’s awareness of a hazard, its impacts, and possible adaptations can improve hazard management, Professor Mirbabaie and his colleagues used social media data to assess situational awareness,…

Enhanced communication technologies offer wide-ranging opportunities and benefits but create a world where silence is becoming increasingly rare. In a new research project CYLENCE, Professor Mirbabaie and his colleagues from the TU Darmstadt, the University of Potsdam, and Virtimo AG focus on developing strategies and tools to report, detect and treat cyberbullying and hateful messages to improve its early detection. The project includes an…

The Chair of Management Information Systems & Operations Research of Prof. Guido Schryen was represented with two contributions at the annual conference of the German Operations Research Society.

Transitioning from school to university can be challenging as it requires first-year students to integrate into a new environment, organise themselves and deal with more responsibility. Presumably, lacking self-organisation and self-responsibility is connected to most premature dropouts occurring in this so-called “transition-in” phase. Considering these problems, there is a mobile app to tackle insufficient student experiences, support learning…

While proliferating digital technologies provides new opportunities, it also comes with risks as technological development outpaces the corresponding regulatory changes. But, to avoid negative implications, information systems (IS) researchers must first understand the consequences of the digital transformation process to then contribute to its design. In this context, digital responsibility (DR) has the potential to mark a second wave of a…

Today’s INNO4S workshop provided the opportunity to discuss the status quo of the INNO4S project, develop new ideas, and thoroughly plan and map out the path for the future. In this project, Professor Mirbabaie, Marie Langer and their colleagues from the University of Münster and the University of Cologne seek to showcase how digital technologies can provide powerful innovations to overcome the central challenges of our time. To successfully…

The quality and validity of research depend on the work of reviewers. Hence, we are pleased to announce that the European Conference of Information Systems (ECIS) awarded Professor Mirbabaie the best reviewer award recognising him for his outstanding review work at the 31st ECIS in Kristiansand, Norway.

Den Beteiligten am Projekt smartmarket² ist es gelungen, die Ergebnisse der Feldstudien zur Digitalisierung des Einzelhandels in dem führenden European Journal of Information Systems zu publizieren. Dr. Christian Bartelheimer, Dr. Philipp zur Heiden, Dr. Ingo Berendes und Prof. Dr. Daniel Beverungen untersuchen in ihrem Action-Design-Vorhaben die Gestaltung und Umsetzung einre Digitalen Actor Engagement Plattform für lokale Innenstädte. Der ganze…

Generative künstliche Intelligenz (Generative KI bzw. Generative AI) verspricht die Weiterentwicklung der KI von rein analytischen Funktionen hin zur Synthese computer-generierter Inhalte, die Menschen als neuartige und kreative Leistungen wahrnehmen. In jüngerer Vergangenheit hat z.B. das Large Language Model ChaptGPT der Firma OpenAI gezeigt, wie gut eine KI bereits heute neue Texte basierend auf einer Analyse und Synthese großer Datenmengen…