In June 2026, the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) was held at the Bocconi School of Management in Milan. ECIS is one of the most important academic conferences in the field of business informatics. This year, 384 research papers were presented, selected from a total of 1,558 submissions.

Two papers from our department were presented this year:

1. Detels, L. M., Adam, M., & Trenz, M. (2026). Monitoring-Mediated Compassion: How Real-Time Monitoring Reconfigures Patient-Caregiver Relationships. ECIS 2026 Proceedings.

Link to the publication: here

2. Oesterwind, L. (2026). Paraphrasing for Safety: How GenAI Shapes Privacy Perceptions on Digital Employer Review Platforms. ECIS 2026 Proceedings.

Link to the publication: here

In addition, Prof. Adam was involved with the Doctoral Student Corner. As a faculty mentor, he participated in the roundtable discussion “Dealing with Rejection, Failure, and Non-Linear Progress.” Speaking to international doctoral students, he discussed how to cope with setbacks in an academic career.