European Research Center for Information Systems
| Abbreviation | ERCIS |
|---|---|
| Established | 12 October 2004 |
| Founder | Jörg Becker |
| Founded at | Münster, Germany |
| Legal status | Academic institution of the School of Business and Economics at the University of Münster according to §29 Higher Education Act[1] |
| Purpose | International networking of research and practice institutions in the fields of Information Systems and Business Informatics |
| Headquarters | Münster, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°58′33.486″N 7°36′6.716″E / 51.97596833°N 7.60186556°E |
| Leader | Jan vom Brocke, Jörg Becker |
| Website | ercis.org |
The ERCIS – European Research Center for Information Systems is an international research network of universities and research institutions that deals with issues related to Digital Transformation, Information Systems, and Organizational Design. It promotes interdisciplinary research with high societal and economic relevance in collaboration with partners from academia, industry, and the public sector.
History and Structure
[edit]ERCIS was founded in 2004 at the University of Münster and is regarded as a pioneer in European Information Systems research.[2] Today, it is a globally active network focused on the challenges of digital transformation.
The central governance of the network is handled by the Steering Board,[3] which defines the strategic orientation and promotes international collaboration.
The Steering Board is composed of representative members from selected partner institutions of the network.
Research Focus
[edit]Researchers at ERCIS study the interaction between people, organizations, and technology in the context of socio-technical information systems. The research is interdisciplinary and application-oriented, covering, among others, the following topics:
- Process Science[4]
- Data Science
- Business Process Management (see e.g., the involvement of ERCIS partners in the International Conference on Business Process Management)
- Social Media Analytics and Misinformation[5]
- Digital Transformation in Small and medium enterprises[6]
- Crisis Management[7]
- Artificial Intelligence in Managerial finance[8][9][10]
- E-Government & Public Sector Innovation[11]
The research combines perspectives from business administration, computer science, law, and sociology. ERCIS’s broad scope ranges from conceptual design through technical implementation to the evaluation of IT systems at individual, organizational, and societal levels.
ERCIS researchers regularly publish academic position papers (similar to Op-eds) to actively shape ongoing debates on IT-related topics, particularly at the European level.[12][13][14] The goal is to contribute well-founded scientific perspectives to political, societal, and economic discourses and to provide concrete impulses for shaping Digital Transformation.
Network
[edit]ERCIS consists of more than 30 partner institutions worldwide, collaborating closely in research and teaching. The network supports regular member exchange through annual workshops[15] and participation in major conferences of the Association for Information Systems, especially ECIS European Conference on Information Systems and ICIS International Conference on Information Systems.
International Research Partners
[edit]ERCIS maintains close relations with the following associated research partners:[16]
Advisory Board
[edit]An advisory board,[17] consisting of companies from various industries, supports the work of ERCIS and ensures the connection between academia and practice. It promotes applied research, teaching formats, and the development of young talent.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Hochschulgesetz - HG)" (in German). Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. 2025-06-07. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
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Jörg Becker, Heinz Lothar Grob, Thomas Hoeren, Stefan Klein, Herbert Kuchen, Ulrich Müller-Funk, Ulrich Thonemann, Gottfried Vossen (2004), European Research Center for Information Systems (ed.), European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS): Gründungsveranstaltung Münster, ERCIS Working Papers, 1 (in German), Münster, URN: nbn:de:hbz:6-24539657347
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Steering Board". European Research Center for Information Systems. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ vom Brocke, Jan; van der Aalst, Wil; Grisold, Thomas; Kremser, Waldemar; Mendling, Jan; Pentland, Brian T.; Recker, Jan; Roeglinger, Maximilian; Rosemann, Michael; Weber, Barbara (2021-09-03). "Process Science: The Interdisciplinary Study of Continuous Change". SSRN. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3916817. S2CID 237452856.
- ^ Grimme, Britta; Pohl, Janina; Winkelmann, Hendrik; Stampe, Lucas; Grimme, Christian. "Lost in Transformation: Rediscovering LLM-Generated Campaigns in Social Media". Disinformation in Open Online Media. Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 14397. Springer Cham. pp. 72–87. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47896-3_6.
- ^ "ERCIS Competence Center for Digital Transformation in Small and Medium Enterprises". Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Henke, Sebastian; Widera, Adam; Hellingrath, Bernd. "Evaluation-driven Disaster Management Exercises: A Collaborative Toolkit". Proceedings of the 20th International ISCRAM Conference. Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Conference 2023. University of Nebraska at Omaha. pp. 989–999. doi:10.59297/PSIX3279.
- ^ "KI-Innovationen in der Finanzpraxis" (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Flow Factory: Sparkassen und Uni Münster gründen Labor für KI-Innovationen in der Finanzpraxis" (in German). IT Finanzmagazin. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Gemeinsames Forschungs-Lab für KI-Innovationen in der Finanzpraxis" (in German). Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "ERCIS European Research Center for Information Systems" (in German). eGovernment Verwaltung Digital. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ vom Brocke, Jan; Becker, Jörg; Braccini, Alessio Maria; Butleris, Rimantas; Hofreiter, Birgit; Kapočius, Kęstutis; de Marco, Marco; Schmidt, Günter; Seidel, Stefan; Simons, Alexander; Skopal, Tomáš; Stein, Armin; Stieglitz, Stefan; Suomi, Reima; Vossen, Gottfried; Winter, Robert; Wrycza, Stanislaw; et al. (May 2011). "Process Science: The Interdisciplinary Study of Continuous Change". Communications of the AIS. 28: 393–414. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.02825.
- ^ Beverungen, Daniel; Buijs, Joos C. A. M.; Becker, Jörg; Di Ciccio, Claudio; van der Aalst, Wil M. P.; Bartelheimer, Christian; vom Brocke, Jan; Comuzzi, Marco; Kraume, Karsten; Leopold, Henrik; Matzner, Martin; Mendling, Jan; Ogonek, Nadine; Post, Till; Resinas, Manuel; Revoredo, Kate; del-Río-Ortega, Adela; La Rosa, Marcello; Santoro, Flávia Maria; Ogonek, Nadine; Solti, Andreas; Song, Minseok; Armin, Stein; Stierle, Matthias; Wolf, Verena (2020-04-22). "Seven Paradoxes of Business Process Management in a Hyper-Connected World". Business \& Information Systems Engineering. 63 (2): 145–156. doi:10.1007/s12599-020-00646-z.
- ^ Coombs, Crispin; Stacey, Patrick; Kawalek, Peter; Simeonova, Boyka; Becker, Joerg; Bergener, Katrin; Carvalho, João Álvaro; Fantinato, Marcelo; Garmann-Johnsen, Niels F.; Grimme, Christian; Stein, Armin; Trautmann, Heike (2021-01-29). "What is it about humanity that we can't give away to intelligent machines? A European perspective". International Journal of Information Management. 58: 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102311.
- ^ "ERCIS Annual Workshops". European Research Center for Information Systems. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "ERCIS Locations". European Research Center for Information Systems. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Advisory Board". European Research Center for Information Systems. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
