Topics of interest | Submission guidelines | Important dates | Organizers and Chairs | Program Committee
The workshop intends to address the topics relevant to the BIS conference, with a particular focus on sustainable business practices supported by education, training, and knowledge development systems. The general theme builds on the Scientific Challenges & Business Opportunities in Sustainable Environmental Management (SciBO-SEM) edition at BIS 2025, which focused on sustainable environmental management and the evolution of integrative, information-intensive approaches in business information systems.
While SciBO-SEM highlighted the transition from traditional sectorial approaches (e.g., water management, energy efficiency, economic activities, air quality monitoring, and construction planning) toward more comprehensive system views, it also exposed the broader need for sustainable business practices that meaningfully integrate environmental, social, and economic considerations within organizational decision-making.
In parallel, organizations today are challenged by rapidly increasing volumes of heterogeneous data, often distributed across multiple formats and accessibility levels, and by the need to balance real-time responsiveness with long-term strategic understanding. Not all information is equally critical or of equal quality, making data screening, conditioning, historical benchmarking, and stakeholder access central to both operational excellence and responsible governance.
This follow-up workshop broadens the original scope by placing sustainable business practices and capacity building at the core of business information systems research and application. It emphasizes the role of education, training, and knowledge development in enabling professionals across sectors to navigate complex environments, adopt sustainable strategies, and leverage emerging technologies such as AI, digital transformation, and data analytics in ways that produce real business value.
Aligned with the BIS 2026 conference theme “From Hype to Impact: Turning AI into Real Business Value”, this workshop invites contributions that explore novel frameworks, systems, and practices through which knowledge-driven approaches can enhance sustainability outcomes across businesses and institutions, supporting decision-makers in turning insights into impactful, responsible action.
Topics of interest
The SciBO-SEED workshop addresses the BIS conference theme, expanding the focus from sustainable environmental management toward sustainable and responsible business practices supported by advanced information systems and strengthened through education, training, and knowledge development. Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Decision-Making
- Digital Transformation for Sustainability
- Big Data and Data Science in Sustainability Contexts
- Knowledge Management, Training, and Capacity Building
- Smart and Resilient Infrastructures
- Sustainable ICT Project Management
- Social Media and Web-Based Business Information Systems
- Applications, Case Studies, and Practical Experiences
Submission guidelines
Papers approved for presentation at AILS will be published in the BIS 2026 workshop post-conference proceedings as a volume in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) series.
Information for LNBIP authors: www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
- All papers must be typeset using template: LaTeX or MS Word (templates are also available at the Springer website)
- The paper must not exceed 12 pages (including abstract and references)
- Work-in-progress reports: max. 6 pages.
- Submissions must represent work not previously published or presented elsewhere. Please ensure that your paper is free from any form of plagiarism.
- Submissions do not need to be blinded.
- Submissions need to follow AI policies (especially on AI authorship and Generative AI Images).
Important dates
- April 15, 2026 – submission deadline for papers
- May 5, 2026 – notification of acceptance/rejection
- May 15, 2026 – submission of final papers (for presentation)
- June 10-12, 2026 – the workshop
Organizers and Chairs
- Prof. Nirvana Popescu, PhD, University POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- Senior Researcher Catalin Negru, PhD
Program Committee
- Prof. Nirvana Popescu, PhD, University POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- Prof. Anca Hangan, PhD, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Prof. Ciprian Dobre, PhD., University POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- Prof. Marian Muste, PhD, University of IOWA, USA
- Assist. Prof. Elena-Simona APOSTOL, PhD, University POLITEHNICA Bucharest
- Assist. Prof. Ciprian-Octavian Truică, PhD, University POLITEHNICA Bucharest
- Senior Researcher Catalin Negru, PhD
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