TRACK 1: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION

Track 1: Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Responsible Innovation in Business and Industry

The rapid evolution of digital technologies is fundamentally reshaping organizations, industries, and society. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, big data analytics, cloud computing, intelligent automation, and robotics are creating new opportunities for innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable value creation. At the same time, organizations face complex challenges related to digital governance, cybersecurity, ethics, workforce transformation, data governance, and the responsible deployment of intelligent systems.

This track invites original research, theoretical contributions, design science research, empirical studies, practical applications, and case studies that explore the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation across business, industry, and the public sector. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary contributions that advance understanding of how emerging digital technologies can be designed, implemented, governed, and evaluated to create organizational and societal value.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Digital Transformation Strategy and Organizational Change
  • Business Process Innovation and Intelligent Process Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI in Organizations
  • Human-AI Collaboration and Decision Support
  • Responsible AI, AI Governance, and Trustworthy AI
  • Digital Ethics, Human Values, and Responsible Innovation
  • Industry 5.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Digital Twins and Smart Systems
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and Connected Ecosystems
  • Digital Supply Chains and Intelligent Logistics
  • Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Platform Ecosystems and Digital Business Models
  • Sustainability and Green Digital Transformation
  • Workforce Transformation, Digital Skills, and Organizational Resilience
  • Public Sector Digital Transformation and Smart Cities
  • Case Studies, Lessons Learned, and Best Practices in Digital Transformation

We welcome contributions employing qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, design science, action research, or interdisciplinary approaches. Submissions should provide novel theoretical insights, practical implications, or evidence-based recommendations that advance digital transformation while promoting responsible, human-centered, and sustainable innovation.

Submission System: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/ICSEB2026. (Please log into the submission system and select Track 1 for your submission)

Track Chair

Prof. Koen Smit

Prof. Koen Smit

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Netherlands

Bio: Koen Smit is a University of Applied Sciences professor focusing on Digital Ethics at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, in the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science in 2018 at the Open Universiteit. His research primarily focuses on the combination of Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Decision Management, Decision Mining, Digital Twin technology, Social Robotics and Value-Oriented Design methods and techniques. His interest also leans towards how technological innovations can be designed and implemented in such a way that human and public values are explicitly and adequately considered. He regularly reviews and/or publishes and presents his research contributions at conferences and journals (e.g., HICSS, ICIS, PACIS, AMCIS, PJAIS, JITTA, JMIR, IST, and BPM). Furthermore, he is part of the management team of the Institute for ICT of the same university. He supervises several PhD and Professional Doctorate students on his focus areas.