What is the state of digital participation in low-income households?
The “DigiTei” project at the Chair of Information Systems and Transformation Management (Business Informatics) in our faculty is dedicated to this socially highly relevant question. Between August and December 2025, comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data were collected as part of a large-scale study.

The three-year KIKI project (AI Applications in Line with Children’s Rights) is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth with approximately 926,000 euros. In the Chair of Social Psychology at our faculty, a research team—led by Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer—is working with preschool children to develop learning materials esigned to teach basic AI concepts in an age-appropriate manner.

The Rhine-Ruhr Institute of Information Systems (RIS) at the School of Computer Science will present nine research papers at the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2026) in Milan. The papers address current issues in business informatics—ranging from artificial intelligence and digital business models to platform ecosystems and health technologies.

Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science presented several academic contributions at the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST 2026) in Münster. The works address process management, low-code development, assistive technologies for blind and visually impaired people, and the design of sustainable future scenarios.

Three research papers from the Chair of Business Informatics and Software Engineering (SOFTEC) have been accepted for the international conferences ECIS 2026 and DESRIST 2026. The papers address current issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and inclusive information systems.

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming computer science—and with it, education, research, and the workplace. In an interview with WDR Lokalzeit Essen, Hannes Rothe from the Faculty of Computer Science at University of Duisburg-Essen provided insights into current developments in AI and highlighted the skills that will be in demand in the future.

The 13th International Workshop on Multi-Level Modelling (MULTI 2026) has been accepted as an official workshop of the ACM/IEEE 29th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS 2026). The event is co-organized by Pierre Maier, a research associate at the Chair of Business Informatics and Integrated Information Systems within our faculty.

The Software Engineering Department of our faculty cordially invites you to the inaugural lectures of Prof. Dr. Vogelsang, Prof. Dr. Dmitrienko, and Prof. Dr. Sobania on June 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

The event will provide insights into the department’s current research focus areas and future developments. Following the lectures, a summer gathering will take place starting at 4:00 PM, offering an opportunity for informal exchange and networking.

On June 9, 2026, our faculty will welcome Fabiano Dalpiaz from Utrecht University for a Distinguished Lecture. In his presentation, he will provide insights into current research on requirements artifacts and their role in the collaboration between AI systems and software development teams.

The event is aimed at researchers, students, and anyone interested in the future perspectives of modern software engineering.