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 Fri, 28. Aug 2026

What if building software became as simple as describing your idea?

At the Summer Coding School: Vibe Coding mit Claude Code, participants will explore a new approach to software development powered by AI. Instead of writing every line of code manually, you’ll learn how to use natural language...
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 Tue, 25. Aug 2026

Paper published: Citizen Development as Boundary Spanning in the Agile-Digital Transformation

In a case study of a German statutory health insurance organization, we (Ralf Plattfaut, Carolin Vollenberg, Ali Ergün, and Ronja Rieger) show how Collaborative Citizen Developer Teams act as boundary spanners and low-code/no-code...
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 Mon, 10. Aug 2026

Can agentic AI not just support the Lean Startup cycle — but actually run it?

That's the question behind our paper accepted at ECIS 2026 in Milan: "Multi Agent Systems in the Lean Startup Cycle: Operationalising Dynamic Capabilities," with Elias Jelinek and Hannes Rothe. We treat the Build–Measure–Learn...
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 Fri, 31. Jul 2026

Humanoide Robotik in Lehre und Forschung am SOFTEC Lehrstuhl

Wir freuen uns, bekanntgeben zu dürfen, dass der humanoide Roboter Unitree R1 EDU 2 am Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Softwaretechnik (SOFTEC) aktiv in der Lehre, in Forschungsarbeiten und in studentischen Projekten...
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 Fri, 24. Jul 2026

Paper published: Exploring Human Trust in Software Robots for Robotic Process Automation

Ralf Plattfaut was part of a large author group that published a paper on trust in software robots. The paper originated at the Dagstuhl-Seminar 24292 and can be read open access in Business & Information Systems Engineering.
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 Thu, 23. Jul 2026

EPA-Publikation im Journal "HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik"

Wir freuen uns, dass der Artikel KI-Agenten in Enterprise Systems – diskutiert am Beispiel der Einzelhandelsdomäne von Luisa Strelow, Frederik Hendricks und Reinhard Schütte im Journal HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik...
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 Fri, 17. Jul 2026

Help Shape the Future of Storytelling — Join Our Online Workshop

Building Bridges is developing a digital storytelling platform where girls and FLINTA* of Colour can share their experiences and needs. To make sure the platform truly speaks to its community, we're inviting female mentors and...
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 Tue, 14. Jul 2026

Bridging AI Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Defense Jonathan Zebhauser 2026
Dr. Jonathan Zebhauser Successfully Defends Dissertation on Scaling AI Ventures
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 Tue, 14. Jul 2026   Korn, Falco

Strong Student Feedback for All Three Courses in Summer Semester 2026

All three courses of our chair received excellent results in the summer semester 2026 teaching evaluation, with overall scores between 1.50 and 1.60 (on a scale from 1 = very good to 5 = very poor). In IT-Projektmanagement...
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 Sun, 12. Jul 2026

SOFTEC mit fünf Beiträgen auf der WI 2026 in Linz vertreten

Wir freuen uns, bekanntgeben zu dürfen, dass der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Softwaretechnik (SOFTEC) mit insgesamt fünf angenommenen Beiträgen auf der 21. Internationalen Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2026)...
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 Thu, 09. Jul 2026

Cooperation between Universität Duisburg-Essen and LIG GmbH on AI-driven sustainable digital transformation

Since January 2026, the Chair of Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems at the Universität Duisburg-Essen, led by Prof. Dr. Hannes Rothe, has been cooperating with LIG GmbH (https://l-i-g.net/). The collaboration...
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 Wed, 08. Jul 2026

Werde Teil der „RIS-Talents“: Neues Förderprogramm vernetzt Top-Studierende mit der Unternehmenspraxis

Das Rhein-Ruhr Institute of Information Systems (RIS) startet ein exklusives, einjähriges Förderprogramm. „RIS-Talents“ richtet sich an hochengagierte Bachelor- und Masterstudierende, die ihr theoretisches Studienwissen frühzeitig...
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