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Information Systems at TU Dortmund University

Information Systems is an interdisciplinary science that combines business administration and computer science in an innovative way. At TU Dortmund University, business informatics is dealt with comprehensively in both research and teaching and extends across several departments - in addition to the departments of business and economics and computer science also in the department of mechanical engineering. This website offers you an overview of the developments and offers in the field of Information Systems at TU Dortmund University.

News from the participating professorships

02/03/2026

Master's seminar Enterprise Computing in the summer semester 2026

The kickoff for the seminar for registered participants is on Wednesday, 22.04.2026
Seminar
01/29/2026

ITSM in the summer semester 2026: No courses due to research semester

In SoSe 2026 ITSM pauses due to research semester of Prof. Wiesche - information on alternatives and examination.
04/16/2026

Participation in the 34th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2026) in Milan, Italy

The professorship Digital Transformation presents three research papers at the ECIS 2026 in Milan this June.
Logo of the European Conference on Information Systems 2026 (ECIS 2026). With the skyline of Milan.
04/15/2026

Successful conference summer 2026: We are represented at DESRIST, ECIS and HHAI!

Our chair presents current research results with a total of six accepted papers at DESRIST, ECIS, and HHAI
DESRIST, ECIS und HHAI 2026 Logo
04/15/2026

Participation in the UKAIS Conference 2026

The chair participated in the UKAIS Conference 2026 and presented a paper on collaboration in generative AI communities.
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04/07/2026

Guest Lecture: From Socio-Technical to Anthro-Digital Systems – Updating our Terminological and Conceptual Toolkit for the Digital (and GenAI) Age

Guest lecture by Andreas Drechsler on April 14. Subject: anthro-digital systems and new perspectives on human–AI interaction in the GenAI age.
A detailed, illustrative composition split into two distinct, interconnected halves, depicting the evolution from traditional IT networking to advanced, virtualized artificial intelligence.  The left half, set against a light, cream-colored background, portrays a physical, networked office environment. Five human professionals are engaged in various tasks at a central table cluttered with cables and equipment. On the left, a man stands, typing on a laptop, while a woman sits working on another laptop. In the center and on the right, other professionals work on laptops and desktop computers. The table is filled with routers, servers, switches, and a chaotic array of cables, forming the tangible network infrastructure. Three illustrative diagrams float above them: a computer network diagram on the left, a hierarchical organizational chart in the center, and another detailed flowchart on the right. A man in the background works on a large rack-mounted server cabinet. A wide, flowing stream of blue, intertwined data lines and digital binary code moves from the network switch on this side across the center of the image to the right.  The right half, set against a light blue background, displays a futuristic, virtualized work environment. This half is characterized by virtual holographic displays, advanced visualizations, and artificial intelligence. Five figures inhabit this space, of which four are human experts and two are humanoid robots. The humans are all wearing virtual reality (VR) headsets. A woman on the right and a man in the foreground gesture to manipulate virtual 3D holograms of complex neural networks, data streams, and wave patterns. One humanoid robot stands, looking up and gesturing with a raised hand towards a floating display showing code and data. Another, more detailed humanoid robot stands in the foreground left, observing a woman programming code on a virtual console. The displays show complex graphs, programming code, and abstract mathematical representations. The stream of data flows into the central holographic neural network, representing the transformation and processing of data by AI.  The entire scene is rendered in a clean, precise graphical illustration style, with a limited color palette of blues, grays, and creams, and a high level of detail in all technical elements and the interactions of the figures.
04/04/2026

Invitation to the cbs Foreign Trade Forum

The company cbs invites students to the Foreign Trade Forum on June 17, 2026, in Dortmund.
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03/21/2026

New Article in the Journal Management Review Quarterly

The BPM Goal Hexagon enables goal definition in BPM projects with the dimensions time, quality, flexibility, economics, people, and environment
Management Review Quarterly
02/26/2026

Dortmund research provides impetus for ZEIT column on AI labels

A ZEIT column looks ahead to the year 2036 - and picks up on our current research into AI labels.
02/05/2026

Project meeting of the BMFTR project "Do AI Yourself (DAIY)" in Bochum

BMFTR project DAIY discusses details of the implementation of the practical AI toolbox for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Group picture of the D-AI-Y consortium
01/30/2026

Publication on Algorithmic Management in Traditional Organizations in BISE Journal

The professorship Digital Transformation published a new study on the impact of Algorithmic Management in traditional organizations.
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01/22/2026

Welcome to the team!

Since January 15, 2026, Oliver Dinand has been supporting our team as a Research Assistant at the Professorship Digital Transformation
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