10. Ubiquitous Computing Track Chairs: Frédéric Thiesse, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (
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Sarah Spiekermann, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany (
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) Track Description: IT artefacts based on auto-id and sensor technologies – often summarised under the notion of “ubiquitous computing” – pose a new challenge to the field of IS research. Price decline and constant miniaturisation allow for embedding digital functionality into a growing number of physical objects, which eventually changes the way we make use of and interact with information systems. As a consequence, companies hope for significant efficiency gains in manufacturing and logistics processes due to improved data acquisition accuracy, complete visibility of supply chain operations and an overall reduction of error-prone manual tasks. On a societal level, however, privacy risks and consumer fears of these emerging technologies have increasingly been voiced. The purpose of this track is to provide a forum for investigating applications and impact of ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, ambient intelligence, etc. on organisations, business processes, products/services, employees, and consumers. The focus will be on economic, behavioural and technical issues related to the use of the technologies. Potential authors/researchers are encouraged to submit papers that study new, emerging or existing issues in ubiquitous computing, or analyse the implications of applications pertaining to real-world occurrences. Suggested topics: - Strategies for technology evaluation and implementation of ubiquitous systems
- Business value of ubiquitous computing technologies
- Business models for smart products and services
- Consumer perception and acceptance of ubiquitous computing
- New models of human-computer interaction for smart objects
- Ethical and trust issues in ubiquitous applications
- Application scenarios in corporate business processes
- Frameworks and models for the analysis of internal and inter-organisational impacts
- Systems integration and data management
- Practical use of RFID and sensor data in enterprise information systems
- Security mechanisms for ubiquitous information systems
- Technology diffusion and the role of standards
- Case studies of real-world deployments in logistics, manufacturing, maintenance, etc. Associate Editors: - Oliver Guenther, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany - Thorsten Staake, ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Christian Floerkemeier, MIT, Cambridge, USA - Thomas Odenwald, SAP Research, Palo Alto, USA - Wolfgang Maass, HS Furtwangen, Germany |
