The 25th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research (BIR 2026) took place October 7–9 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) in Olten, Switzerland.
Some of the highlights of BIR 2026 included:
- four keynote presentations on the topics “Hybrid AI: AI systems that collaborate with people instead of replacing them” by Frank van Harmelen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), “AI or Not AI: From Uncertainty to Fact and the Role of Conceptual Modeling” by Hans-Georg Fill (University of Fribourg), “Model your Business. Architect its Intelligence. How Enterprise Digital Twins Close the Contextual AI Gap” by Christian Lichka (BOC Switzerland), and “How to Combine Humans and AI Smartly” by Toni Wäfler (FHNW),
- 34 accepted papers in the main conference program,
- five workshops held in collaboration with the BIR: 16th Workshop on Business and IT Alignment (BITA 2026), 11th Workshop on Managed Complexity (ManComp 2026), 2nd Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Transformation (CODiT 2026), 2nd International Workshop on Digital Technologies for Smart and Sustainable Buildings (DTSSB 2026), 3rd Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling Methods and Tools – Exchange of Experience and Knowledge of OMiLAB Nodes (OMILAB-KNOW 2026), and a doctoral student workshop, at which a total of four submissions were accepted, presented, and discussed,
- The BIR Industry Bridge as a pilot format within the framework of BIR 2026. The goal is to create a solid foundation for long-term exchange between research and practice—based on trust, relevance, and results.
The Business Informatics research group was well represented at BIR with four presentations: (Consumer Apps as Support for Increased Sustainability: An Investigation in Food Retailing) and Benjamin Nast (Effects of Digital Transformation on the Enterprise Architecture of SMEs) presented in the Main Track. Kurt Sandkuhl also presented at the BITA workshop on “LLM in Leadership and Team Consultancy – Current Situation and Future Scenarios” and at the ManComp workshop on “Privacy-Sensitive Use of Commercial LLMs: Requirements and Feasibility Study.”
Further information about the conference: https://www.bir2026.fhnw.ch/
Conference proceedings: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-38498-0
The proceedings for the workshops will be published as post-proceedings at: https://ceur-ws.org