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 Sun, 22. Feb 2026   Korn, Falco

"Die Macht der Gewohnheiten" Workshop @UB|SchreibCamp (UDE)

Why do seemingly trivial habits make all the difference in your studies? In stressful times - whether working on research projects or writing your thesis - small but effective routines can help you stay productive and balanced. In...
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 Thu, 19. Feb 2026

New paper published: Leading GenAI-Equipped Teams: Recalibrating Leadership in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence

In our recent study published in the Journal of Information Technology, Ali Ergün, Manfred Baer, and Ralf Plattfaut investigated the question how leadership must evolve once AI becomes a stable part of the team. Drawing on an...
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 Fri, 13. Feb 2026

Umbennenung des Lehrstuhls von IIS zu EPA

Wir möchten offiziell mitteilen, dass der bisherige Lehrstuhlname „Lehrstuhl für Integrierte Informationssysteme“ (IIS) in „Lehrstuhl für Enterprise Systems, Platforms, and Architectures“ (EPA) umbenannt wurde. Mit der...
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 Fri, 06. Feb 2026

Explore how Artificial Intelligence can shape sustainable, responsible, and ethical futures.

As we approach the Summer Semester 2026, we are promoting the course “Towards Sustainable Futures with AI”, which critically examines Artificial Intelligence as a transformative and generative technology with far-reaching...
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 Wed, 04. Feb 2026

Breaking the "Unicorn-or-Bust" Narrative

Anna Pröpper Successfully Defends Dissertation on the "Startup Zoo"
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 Tue, 03. Feb 2026

Startup Wanted: Work with Students on Your Strategy & Growth in our Moonshot Design Class

Are you an early-stage or innovation-driven startup looking for fresh perspectives, structured strategic thinking, and hands-on support for your next growth steps? In our Disruptive Innovation & Moonshot Design class at the...
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 Fri, 30. Jan 2026

Gastvorlesung von Denodo: From Data Chaos to AI Data Readiness

Wir durften Leendert Kollmer (Senior Sales Engineer bei Denodo) im Rahmen eines Gastvortrags an der Universität Duisburg-Essen begrüßen. Besonders erfreulich war dabei seine Rückkehr an die Universität, an der seine akademische...
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 Fri, 30. Jan 2026   Korn, Falco

Rethinking Productivity: Excellent Evaluation for “Personal Productivity 1” in Winter Semester 2025/26

The course “Personal Productivity 1 – Gesund & produktiv an der Uni und im Arbeitsleben”, taught by Prof. Frederik Ahlemann and Falco Korn, received an excellent overall evaluation score of 1.35 (on a scale from 1 = very good to 5...
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 Tue, 13. Jan 2026

Bachelor – CHE-Studierendenbefragung – Deine Erfahrung zählt

Liebe WI-Studierende im Bachelor, in diesen Tagen habt ihr eine E-Mail mit persönlichen Zugangsdaten zur Studierendenbefragung im Rahmen des CHE-Hochschulrankings erhalten. In der Befragung geht es um eure Erfahrungen im...
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 Tue, 04. Nov 2025

SOFTEC contributes research on GenAI-based user simulation at ICIS 2025

We are pleased to announce that Florian Holldack, Leonardo Banh and Gero Strobel have had their paper „Synthetic Conversations, Real Insights: Towards Realistic User Simulations with Generative Agents“ accepted for presentation at...
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 Fri, 31. Oct 2025

Tag der Informatik 2025

Erfolgreiche Beteiligung der Arbeitsgruppe am Tag der Informatik der Fakultät für Informatik
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 Thu, 30. Oct 2025

SOFTEC at the Day of Computer Science 2025: Research on Compassionate AI

On October 29, 2025, the Day of Computer Science was held by the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen in cooperation with Fraunhofer IMS at the Fraunhofer inHaus Center in Duisburg. Under the motto ...
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