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

Track 2: Big Data Analytics for Business Insights

Organisations generate data at a scale and speed that now shape how managers analyse performance, allocate resources, monitor risk, understand customers and design operations. Data volume alone does not improve decisions. Business value depends on sound analytical methods, reliable data, clear governance, transparent models and a direct link between evidence and managerial action.

The track provides a forum for research on the use of big data analytics in business decision-making. It welcomes empirical studies, methodological papers, design-oriented research, applied models and case studies covering predictive analytics, data mining, real-time analytics, business intelligence, decision support, data governance and data quality. Work linking analytics with finance, accounting, risk management, marketing, operations, supply chains, digital platforms, entrepreneurship and public-sector management fits the track.

Particular attention goes to reproducible analytical workflows, model validation, explainability, privacy, responsible data use, integration of structured and unstructured data, forecasting, anomaly detection, scenario analysis and decision dashboards. Cross-disciplinary studies that connect technical methods with measurable organisational outcomes are especially welcome. Authors should state the decision problem, data source, analytical design, validation process and managerial contribution with precision.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit work on the use of big data analytics for business decisions, forecasting, control, risk assessment and operational performance. The track welcomes empirical, methodological, design-oriented and applied studies with a clear decision context. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Predictive analytics, forecasting and data mining
  • Real-time analytics and event-driven decision systems
  • Business intelligence, dashboards and decision support
  • Data governance, data quality and data lineage
  • Machine learning for business prediction and classification
  • Customer, marketing and behavioural analytics
  • Financial, accounting and risk analytics
  • Supply-chain, operations and logistics analytics
  • Anomaly, fraud and exception detection
  • Text, document and unstructured-data analytics
  • Model validation, explainability and analytical controls
  • Privacy, ethics and responsible data use

Submission System: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/ICSEB2026. Submission due: 15 October 2026; Notification due: 15 November 2026; Registration due: 25 November 2026. (Please log into the submission system and select Track 2 for your submission)

Track Chairs

Dr. Alessio Faccia

University of Birmingham Dubai, UAE

Bio: Dr Alessio Faccia is Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of Birmingham Dubai, a Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor. His academic and professional work covers financial analytics, artificial intelligence in finance, digital finance, risk management, business valuation and data-driven decision-making. He has authored several books and research papers in accounting, finance, financial modelling and emerging technologies. His research has received more than 3,900 Google Scholar citations, with a Scopus h-index of 18. Dr Faccia also delivers executive and professional training programmes for universities, financial institutions, public-sector organisations and international bodies.

Dr. Ahmed Eltweri

Dr. Ahmed Eltweri

Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Bio: Dr Ahmed Eltweri is Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance at Liverpool John Moores University. His research spans auditing, corporate governance, risk management and the use of digital technologies in accounting and finance. His recent work examines how artificial intelligence and financial analytics can support forecasting, transparency and decision-making, alongside the need for effective oversight and professional judgement. He holds a PhD in Auditing, an MSc in Investment and Finance, and professional accounting qualifications. Dr Eltweri is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Management and Business Educator.