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Contributions from the Department of Information Systems at EGOV 2025
At this year’s EGOV 2025 (IFIP EGOV-CeDEM-EPART 2025) in Krems, Austria, researchers and students from the Department of Information Systems presented current work on key topics in digital government. The scientific conference focuses on the broader areas of e-Government and e-Democracy, including facets like Digital Government, e-Participation, Open Government, Smart Government, AI Government, GovTech, Algorithmic Governance, and related topics to digitalization and government.
20th Edition of the International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) in Münster
The International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) is regarded as the most important platform for the Information Systems community in German-speaking countries. It offers academics, company representatives, and young professionals the opportunity to learn about and exchange information on the current state of research and business practice. In 2025, the conference celebrated its 20th edition at the University of Münster – the location of the very first WI in 1993. The event was led by Prof. Tobias Brandt and Prof. Jan vom Brocke.
International Teams, Creative Solutions: The Second CURATE Bootcamp in Münster
On September 17 and 18, 2025, the second bootcamp of the EU-funded CURATE project took place at REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center in Münster. The bootcamp was led by Prof. Tobias Brandt and Shariga Sivanathan from the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector.
Stanford/Elsevier-Ranking: Prof. vom Brocke among the world's leading minds in science
In 2025, Prof. Jan vom Brocke is once again among the world’s top 2% most-cited researchers. The Stanford University and Elsevier have published their latest ranking of internationally leading scholars, recognizing the significant impact that the listed researchers have in their respective fields.
Second CURATE Bootcamp at the University of Münster
From September 17 to 18, the University of Münster will host the second bootcamp of the EU-funded CURATE project. The bootcamp will be led by Prof. Tobias Brandt and Shariga Sivanathan from the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector. The aim of the project is to strengthen students from various European countries in their entrepreneurial and in dealing with artificial intelligence.
ISR Best Paper Award 2025 for Prof. Stefan Klein and his co-authors
The paper “The Open Prison of the Big Data Revolution: False Consciousness, Faustian Bargains, and Digital Entrapment” written by Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Frantz Rowe, Stefan Klein (long-time member of our department and recent retiree), and Helle Zinner Henriksen, was awarded the ISR Best Paper Award 2025.
New publication on Privacy Aspects of the European Digital Identity Wallets in Internet Policy Review
The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) promises to significantly enhance the convenience and security of end-users' identity-related online activities, such as registration, log-in to a service or application, or the bank account opening process, by using cryptographic key pairs and digitally signed documents (attestations of attributes).
IMMIDD Inaugural Symposium: "From Chaos to Cohesion – The Future of Infectious Disease Modeling"
The Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease Dynamics (IMMIDD) at the University of Münster recently held its first symposium on July 10, 2025, entitled, “From Chaos to Cohesion – The Future of Infectious Disease Modeling.”
Largest AI Acquisition in Europe: Cognigy CEO is a Münster-based Information Systems Specialist
It is the largest AI acquisition in Europe to date and a strong sign of AI expertise in Germany: The start-up Cognigy, a leading CX AI platform, has announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nasdaq-listed NiCE for almost $1 billion. A graduate of the University of Münster is behind this success.
Philipp Heltewig, CEO and co-founder of Cognigy, studied Information Systems (MSc) at the University of Münster from 2002 to 2007 and spent a year abroad at our ERCIS Partner, the QUT in Brisbane Australia.
DESRIST 2025: Global challenges, local solutions – and Münster as host in 2026
At the beginning of June, several members of our department took part in this year's DESRIST – International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology. For three days, the focus was on exciting workshops, inspiring paper sessions and intensive exchange within the international research community.