Call for Papers
Information Systems for a Fragmented World: Resilience, Trust, and Digital Sovereignty
Theme
In an increasingly fragmented world, shaped by geopolitical tensions, technological disruptions, evolving regulations, and growing societal divides, Information Systems play a critical role in supporting resilient, trustworthy, and sovereign digital ecosystems. The 21st RCIS theme invites researchers and practitioners to explore how Information Systems can be designed, engineered, governed, and evolved to address these challenges.
Particular attention is given to strengthening the resilience of digital infrastructures and socio-technical systems, fostering trust through transparency, accountability, security, and responsible AI, and advancing digital sovereignty by enabling meaningful control over data, technologies, and digital resources. Contributions are encouraged that investigate these challenges from technical, organizational, human, and societal perspectives, promoting innovative approaches to building Information Systems that remain reliable, inclusive, and adaptable in an uncertain and rapidly changing world.
Important dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract submission (mandatory) | January 10, 2027 |
| Paper submission | January 17, 2027 |
| Notification | March 15, 2027 |
| Camera-ready and author registration | April 4, 2027 |
| Conference | May 18–21, 2027 |
Submission process
The proceedings of 21st RCIS will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) series. Papers must be in English and formatted according to the Springer LNCS/LNBIP conference proceedings template (LaTeX and Word). Papers that have already been accepted or are currently under review for other conferences or journals will not be considered.
Papers must belong to one of the following categories:
Technical solution papers
Present solutions that are novel or significantly improve existing approaches. They must include a preliminary validation of the proposed solution, and results must be stated clearly enough to be validated in follow-up research.
Evaluation papers
Evaluate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions through scientific means, such as empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations or mathematical proofs. The research method must be sound and appropriate.
Industrial practice and experience papers
Present problems or challenges encountered in practice, elaborate on success or failure with existing approaches, or report on industrial practice (methods and tools). They must give a clear context, detail the problem or practice, and explain the lessons learned.
Topics of interest
21st RCIS welcomes submissions from the whole spectrum of the information science field. The list of themes and topics includes, but is not limited to:
Information Systems Engineering
- Requirements Engineering
- Model-Driven Engineering
- Domain Specific Languages
- Method Engineering
- Quality Assurance and Testing
- Software Engineering
- AI-Aware IS Engineering
- Systems Thinking in IS
User-Oriented and Social Challenges
- User-Centred Design and Human Factors
- Information Systems Adoption and Diffusion
- Collaborative and Social Computing
- Social Network Analysis and Online Communities
- Responsible and Inclusive Information Systems
- Digital Exclusion and Online Harms
- Human-AI Interaction and Future of Work
- Sustainability and Digital Ecosystems
Data and Information Management
- Databases and Information
- Information Security and Risk Management
- Conceptual Modelling and Ontologies
- Knowledge Graphs
- Data Governance and Data Quality
- Data Integration and Interoperability
Enterprise Management and Engineering
- Business Process Management and Digitalization
- Enterprise Architecture
- Process Mining
- Enterprise Modelling
- AI-Enabled Business Transformation
- Complexity Management
Domain-specific IS Engineering and Applications
- E-Health, E-Government, and E-Commerce
- Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins
- News, Media, and Digital Content Production
- Digital Humanities
- Virtual Worlds and Immersive Environments
- Green Systems and Software
- Dynamic Socio-Technical Systems
- Decision Support Systems
Data Science
- Big Data and Business Analytics
- Machine Learning and Generative AI Applications
- Explainable and Trustworthy AI
- Information and Value Management
- Hybrid Qualitative-Computational Methods
Infrastructures
- Information Systems Quality of Service
- Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things
- Web Information Systems
- Grid, Cloud, Fog, and Edge Computing
- Pervasive and Mobile Computing
- Quantum Computing and Algorithms
- Generative AI Integration and Agentic Systems
- Smart Environments and Autonomous Systems
- Federated, Distributed, and Decentralised Architectures
- Human-in-the-Loop Systems
- Green Computing
Reflective Research and Practice
- Information Systems Quality Assessment
- Information Systems Impact on the Enterprise and the Individual
- Information Science Education
- Research Methodologies in Information Science
- Design Science and Rationale
- Action Research and Case Studies in Information Science
- Information Systems Innovation
Ethics, Governance, Regulation, and Policy
- Human Autonomy, Agency, and Control
- Information Integrity, Misinformation, and Polarization
- Ethics and Governance of AI and Algorithmic Systems
- AI and Digital Sovereignty, and Cross-Border Data
- Regulatory Compliance and Accountability
- Human Responsibility in Socio-Technical Systems
- Responsible Computing and Ethical Requirements
- Fairness, Bias, and Discrimination in AI Systems