Together with Aleksi Aaltonen (Stevens Institute of Technology), Sirkka Jarvenpaa (UT Austin), and Christoph Rosenkranz (Universität Köln), we are please to invite scholars to this workshop on May 13.

Together with my colleagues Aleksi Aaltonen (Stevens Institute of Technology), Sirkka Jarvenpaa (UT Austin), and Christoph Rosenkranz (Universität Köln), weare pleased to invite scholars - professors, postdocs, PhD students in information systems - to a joint workshop focused on the evolving role of data in our field, titled "Towards x Futures with Data, Data Objects, and Data Practices".

This engaging session will be held at the University of Duisburg-Essenon Tuesday, May 13 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, followed by an optional joint lunch.

The workshop will commence with a keynote by Aleksi Aaltonen (Stevens Institute of Technology), exploring the significance of data and data practices within Information Systems. Aleksi will draw from his vast research experience and from is work as an editor. Moreover, he will draw draw upon the valuable resources of the Data Studies Bibliography.

Following this, we invite you to actively participate by delivering concise 5-minute pitches on your current research projects related to data. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your ongoing work, receive feedback, and foster potential collaborations on data in IS.

Depending on the number of participants, we will organize the pitching session either as a collective discussion or through smaller roundtable formats. We are delighted to welcome IS professors and their research groups/PhD students to this enriching exchange.

Collectively, we can explore the future directions of "data" in Information Systems.

We believe your insights and contributions will be invaluable to this workshop, and we warmly encourage you to join us for this stimulating event.

To indicate your interest in attending and potentially giving a 5-minute pitch, please fill out this form until April 30th, 2025.

To the form:  https://forms.gle/FxDaoprhhuGwHjVE9 

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Duisburg-Essen!

Sincerely,

Prof. Hannes Rothe

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About the hosts:

• Prof. Aleksi Aaltonen is a management information systems scholar and a successful entrepreneur with thirty years of experience in digital innovation. He is currently an Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he studies data and data-based innovation and organizing, and serves as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief at the Journal of Information Technology. Aleksi holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
• Prof. Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa is a professor in the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds the James L. Bayless/Rauscher Pierce Refsnes Inc. Chair in Business Administration. Her research and teaching interests include global information technology, group and organizational decision support systems, and strategic use of information technology.
• Prof. Christoph Rosenkranz is Professor for Integrated Information Systems at the University of Cologne, specializing in Information Systems Development, Software Development, and Systems Analysis & Design. His research focuses on the human and social factors in information systems development, business process management, and enterprise systems. He holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and a PhD in Economics and Business Administration from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. His work has been published in leading journals including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Journal, or Journal of the Association for Information Systems. He is a member of several professional societies including the Association for Information Systems and the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Society of Computer Science).
• Prof. Hannes Rothe is professor for Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems at Rhine-Ruhr Institute of Information Systems, University of Duisburg-Essen and head of the university incubator Place Beyond Bytes. He conducts teaching on Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Machine Learning. His research has been published in leading journals such as Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Strategic Management Journal, European Journal on Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, and Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Complementary to his research, he has always been interested in supporting entrepreneurs in deep tech and science, and has been involved as mentor to numerous spin-offs and ventures.

The workshop receives co-funding by the Federal Ministry of Research and Education in the Project "EHDS4ALL".