Jan Recker
University of Hamburg
Title: Stability or Change? Navigating the Future of IS Research in the Age of AI
报告摘要: We live in a world of constant change, set ablaze by AI. AI’s uptake is unparalleled and its diffusion is profoundly impacting research and scholarship. IS researchers can draft, code, and analyze faster than ever before. Data sets and even research subjects can be created synthetically at marginal cost and effort, our journals are increasingly flooded with AI-augmented or AI-generated papers, and reviews can also be supported or performed by AI.
In my keynote, I want to pause and reflect on the emerging and future changes and ask difficult questions about areas of IS scholarship that need to change in response to AI and areas that may need to stand still and fortify against these changes. I will examine key research and publishing processes and identify pathways through which we can steelman our discipline where needed and take action where needed to prepare our field for the future.
Jan Recker is the Nucleus Professor for Information Systems and Digital Innovation at the University of Hamburg. He is also Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellow, AIS Fellow, and Adjunct Professor at the QUT Business School, Australia. He previously held positions such as Woolworths Chair in Retail Innovation at Queensland University of Technology, Visiting Professor at the Wuhan School of Software, and Chaired Professor for Information Systems at the University of Cologne.
His research explores how organizations navigate the opportunities and challenges of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. He works with firms such as Apple, SAP, Volkswagen, Lufthansa, and others. He has published extensively in leading journals including MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Organization Science, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and others. He is the author of widely used textbooks on scientific research and data analysis, used in more than 600 institutions worldwide. Jan Recker currently serves as Senior Editor for the MIS Quarterly, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and the European Journal of Information Systems. Previously, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
Jason Bennett Thatcher
University of Colorado Boulder
Title: Human–AI Collaboration in Research: Implications for the Future of Digital Platforms and Global Scholarship
报告摘要: Generative artificial intelligence is transforming not only digital platforms and business ecosystems but also the way scientific knowledge itself is created. Large language models and AI-enabled research tools can now assist scholars in synthesizing literature, designing studies, analyzing data, and communicating results. These capabilities are reshaping the research process across disciplines and creating new opportunities for global collaboration in knowledge production. At the same time, the rapid diffusion of these tools raises important questions about research integrity, intellectual authorship, and the governance of AI-enabled scholarship. In this keynote, I examine how generative AI is changing the practice of information systems research and what these changes imply for the future of digital innovation and global academic ecosystems. I argue that the IS community is uniquely positioned to lead the development of responsible approaches to AI-enabled research. The talk concludes with practical recommendations for how scholars can leverage generative AI to expand research possibilities while preserving the transparency, rigor, and human judgment that underpin scientific progress.
Jason Bennett Thatcher is the Tandean Rustandy Esteemed Professor at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder, and a Full Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and has held visiting appointments at the Technical University of Munich, IT University of Copenhagen, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
His research examines how individuals, organizations, and societies design, use, and govern information technologies, with a particular focus on cybersecurity, social media, digital work, and senior leadership. He has published extensively in leading international journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Professor Thatcher serves as Senior Editor for MIS Quarterly and has held senior editorial roles at several leading information systems journals. He is deeply engaged in doctoral training and international research collaboration, with long-standing academic ties across China, Europe, and North America.