[AISWorld] Call for papers-DESRIST 2023

[Alta van der Merwe]

*Call for Papers – DESRIST 2023*

*Pretoria, South Africa*

*31 May 2023 – 2 June 2023*



*https://desrist2023.org/* <https://desrist2023.org/>

*desrist.2023 at gmail.com <desrist.2023 at gmail.com>*



*Conference Theme – Design Science Research for a New Society: Society 5.0*

Humanity has experienced unprecedented technological developments during
the past few decades. Few can argue that the lives we live and the
societies we are part of are undergoing vast, often unexpected adjustments
and transformation. More voices are requesting a rethink of the
relationship we – as humans – have with technology in this new world.
Society 5.0 is the term that has emerged to describe the new society that
is the result of the high degree of merging between cyberspace and physical
space, where we will be able to balance economic advancement with the
resolution of social problems by providing goods and services that address
needs regardless of locale, age, gender or language. The theme of the 18th
International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems
and Technology (DESRIST 2023) therefore challenges the DSR community to
think about research from the perspective of Society 5.0.

*Venue*

DESRIST 2023 will be located on the Flexible Futures Conference Centre of
the University of Pretoria, South Africa. The venue is located on the
University’s tranquil Innovation Africa Campus. The facility forms part of
the Future Africa research institute, a pan-African platform that makes
fundamentally new approaches to research and innovation possible that span
disciplinary fields and geo-political boundaries.

*Key Dates*

·        Deadline for full paper and research-in-progress *abstracts*: 16
January 2023

·        Deadline for full paper and research-in-progress (RIP) *paper
submissions*: 23 January 2023

·        Paper reviews due: 27 February 2023

·        Notification of paper acceptances: 15 March 2023

·        Deadline for Prototype, Panel, Tutorial, and Workshop submissions:
15 March 2023

·        Camera-ready paper submissions: 27 March 2023

·        Notification of Prototype, Panel, Tutorial, and Workshop
acceptances: 18 April 2023

·        Conference dates: 31 May to 2 June 2023

*Submission Types*

We look forward to receiving your full papers, RIP papers, prototype
submissions, and panel/workshop/tutorial proposals. Proposals for half-day
tutorials and workshops are encouraged. We also invite doctoral student
researchers who are interested to attend the doctoral consortium to submit
a summary of their research. Our doctoral consortium brings together
early-stage and experienced design science researchers and provides a
platform for constructive exchange. You will appreciate the
transformational mentorship experience as well as the exciting networking
opportunities.

*Editorial Process*

All paper submissions will go through a double-blind review process
conducted by an international review panel. Your paper will be assessed
anonymously by at least two reviewers and managed by the track chairs and
program committee. Your prototype submissions will be handled by the
prototype chairs. Your panel, tutorial, and workshop proposals will be
reviewed by the respective chairs and the program committee.

*Conference Proceedings*

The *accepted full research papers* will be included in a volume of
Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) as DESRIST 2023
Proceedings. All other types of submissions will be published in some form
on the DESRIST 2023 Website.

*Conference Tracks*

Submissions will designate a preferred research track. Track chairs will
manage the review process to ensure a minimum of three substantive peer
reviews. The conference tracks are:

*Theme Track – Design-oriented Research for Society 5.0  *

Co-Chairs:

Knut Hinkelmann – FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern
Switzerland and University of Pretoria (*knut.hinkelmann at fhnw.**ch*)

Felix Härer - University of Fribourg (*felix.haerer at unifr.ch
<felix.haerer at unifr.ch>*)



Society 5.0 is about the development of the society of the future as a
human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the
resolution of social problems by integrating digital space and physical
space. The aim of information systems research for Society 5.0 is to design
solutions that contribute to creating a society where social challenges are
resolved by incorporating the innovations of the fourth industrial
revolution (e.g. Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial intelligence, and
the sharing economy) into industry and social life. Technological
advancements and trends for digital transformation should address global
problems and challenges such as climate change, migration, resource
consumption and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
like poverty and education. Topics for this include designing artifacts in
areas like but not limited to: Cyber-physical systems, Internet of things,
Digitalization of products and processes, Digital transformation,
Democratization in technological development, Accessibility of
technologies, Collaborative Online International Learning, Cross-cultural
teaching and learning, Innovation development, Big data analysis, Online
collaboration, E-Health, Personalized medicine, Cyber security and
resilience, Data privacy, Mobility, Human-system interaction, Social
robots, Automating knowledge work, Collaboration between human and AI,
Conversational AI, Resilient socio-technical systems, Fintech,
Cross-cultural communication and trust, Digital supply chain



*Design of Systems Using Emerging Technologies Track *

Co-Chairs:

Kaushik Dutta – University of South Florida (*duttak at usf.edu*
<duttak at usf.edu>)

Carson Woo – University of British Columbia (*carson.woo at sauder.ubc.ca*
<carson.woo at sauder.ubc.ca>)



In today’s rapidly changing, interconnected global economy, concepts such
as *FinTech* and *blockchain* have become commonplace from the newsroom to
the boardroom. Recently, disruptions from the global pandemic have worked
to accelerate change and increase demand for new knowledge, leadership,
innovation, and solutions to emerging complex challenges in the public and
private sectors. As a result, rapidly evolving, technology-driven research
domains and industry sectors such as those involving FinTech and blockchain
systems are having broad based transformational impacts on a range of
diverse market spaces including (although not limited to) banking, finance,
financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, supply chain,
transport, government, legal, energy, cyber security, and utilities, among
others. A general shortlist of broad topical areas for consideration might
include, and are not limited to, the following:

-         DeFi and Insurtech platforms and technology

-         FinTech AI and Machine Learning

-         Algorithmic trading

-         Payment and transaction processes via blockchain

-         Robo advising and financial services

-         Blockchain systems and global supply chain networks

-         Blockchain in next generation mobile communication networks

-         Blockchain and smart contracts in financial services

-         Inter and intra sector smart contracts

-         Blockchain in applications of smart cities, IoT, and big data

-         Political, cultural, and socioeconomic implications of blockchain
and smart contract technologies

-         Blockchain in public procurement



*Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) Track*

Co-Chairs:

Pierre-Majorique Leger – HEC Montreal (*pierre-majorique.leger at hec.ca*
<pierre-majorique.leger at hec.ca>)

Armel Quentin Tchanou - Université de Sherbrooke (*armel.quen*
*tin.tchanou at usherbrooke.ca* <armel.quentin.tchanou at usherbrooke.ca>)

Mahdi Mirhoseini – Concordia University (*mahdi.mirhoseini at concordia.ca*
<mahdi.mirhoseini at concordia.ca>*)*



Intelligent systems leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies
are ubiquitous in our daily life. To exploit the full potential of
intelligent systems, it is important to follow a human-centered AI
perspective. The interdisciplinary research area of Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI) in general is concerned with the design, evaluation, and
implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the
study of major phenomena surrounding them. This track specifically aims to
provide a platform for discussing the latest advances in design science
research at the intersection of intelligent systems and HCI.



*Healthcare Systems and Quality of Life Track*

Co-Chairs:

Reima Suomi – University of Turku (*reima.suomi at utu.fi* <reima.suomi at utu.fi>)


Monica Chiarini Tremblay – William and Mary University (
*monica.tremblay at mason.wm.edu* <monica.tremblay at mason.wm.edu>)

Debra VanderMeer – Florida International University (*vanderd at fiu.edu*
<vanderd at fiu.edu>)



Healthcare is infected with a multitude of wicked problems; with the
current Covid-19 as a concrete contemporary example. Solutions to these
problems need multidisciplinary work: professionals in the field must work
together with regulators, and suppliers of technical solutions have a key
role. The most important stakeholder and actor is the patient. In
healthcare organizational settings, there are often complicated
relationships between clinical, IT, and administrative personnel. These all
are further divided into powerful subgroups. A feasible solution achieved
in one environment seldom works in others, and organizational boundaries
are seldom respected. In such scenarios, wide-reaching integrative
solutions are required. Our track looks for research and theory-based
solutions to problems related to health and social
well-being. Contributions on research-based solutions to health and social
problems on individual, group, organization, population, country, and world
level are all welcome. Ideally, proposed solutions should be generalizable
across multiple environments, with documented positive impact.



*Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track*
Co-Chairs:

Christoph Seckler – ESCP Berlin (*cseckler at escp.eu <cseckler at escp.eu>)*

Georges Romme - Eindhoven University of Technology (*a.g.l.romme at tue.nl
<a.g.l.romme at tue.nl>)*



The promise of design science for innovation and entrepreneurship scholars
is that they can tackle various challenges related to Society 5.0 with
scientific rigor. Society 5.0 describes a society that involves a high
degree of merging cyberspace and physical space. The DESRIST 2023 track
‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ seeks high-quality design science
submissions on innovation management and entrepreneurship topics. The track
is open for empirical as well as conceptual work which makes a strong
contribution to the body of design knowledge on entrepreneurship and
innovation management. The aim is to provide significant practical value.
Suitable topics are innovative and entrepreneurial ways of tackling
relevant how-to questions such as: how to seize entrepreneurial
opportunities arising from the merging of cyberspace and physical space;
how to integrate humans and machines to make a major contribution to the
Sustainable Development Goals; and how to effectively design and develop
innovation ecosystems at the interface of the digital and physical world?
We also welcome methodological contributions that provide guidance on how
to conduct design science research in the innovation and entrepreneurship
field. Please reach out to us if you have any questions related to your
submission.









*Emerging DSR Methods and Processes Track*

Co-Chairs:

Hanlie Smuts – University of Pretoria (*hanlie.smuts at up.ac.za*
<hanlie.smuts at up.ac.za>)

John Venable – Curtin University (*j.venable at curtin.edu.au*
<j.venable at curtin.edu.au>)



Design Science Research (DSR) Methods and Processes (as well as Tools and
Techniques) guide DSR researchers in planning and conducting DSR. The
Emerging DSR Methods and Processes track seeks contributions that stimulate
scholars to critically reflect on our scholarship, paradigms, methods, and
fundamental assumptions in DSR. We seek both conceptual and empirical
studies that advance our understanding and facilitate improvement of DSR
methods and processes. The track seeks conceptual studies of foundations of
DSR including paradigms, ontologies, epistemologies, ethics, the nature of
artefacts and human purposes, etc., where such conceptualizations advance
our knowledge about design science methods and practice. We also welcome
empirical studies that contribute evidence concerning the strengths,
weaknesses, requirements, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency, and/or
ethicality of existing and emerging DSR methods and processes. We
particularly welcome conceptual and empirical research on philosophy and
DSR methods, processes, tools, and techniques that addresses the theme of
the conference - Design Science Research for a New Society: Society 5.0.
For example, such research may seek to reconceptualise the relationship
between cyberspace and physical reality and purposeful artefacts that
operate in such a changing context. Research for this track might examine
the relationship between economic advancement and emancipatory and other
social well-being goals, and how new DSR methods and processes may support
balancing those goals. Empirical studies might illustrate how and why
existing methods fail to address the conference theme or evaluate how well
new methods help to achieve the sustainability and social goals in Society
5.0





*Education and DSR Track*

Co-Chairs:

Asif Gill – University of Technology, Sydney (*asif.gill at uts.edu.au*
<asif.gill at uts.edu.au>)

Jean-Paul van Belle, University of Cape Town (*jean-paul.vanbelle at uct.ac.za
<jean-paul.vanbelle at uct.ac.za>*)



The Education and DSR (EDSR) track is a premier forum for research,
applications and experience reports on challenges and best practices in (a)
teaching and learning DSR as well as (b) using DSR for teaching and
learning. As curricula develop slowly, DSR is often underrepresented in
curricula and courses on research design and methods, and we invite
contributions that offer guidance on what and how to teach in a DSR course
in a way that enables new and early career academics to conduct DSR
according to high standards. DSR artifacts are useful in solving many
challenges within the educational domain. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
education systems globally. Yet new and promising artifacts have been
designed and evaluated that enable remote education. We particularly invite
contributions in this area, but also in other educational fields. With this
first DESRIST track on educational issues, we want to establish teaching
and learning issues as a permanent concern in the DSR community. We welcome
all submissions that contribute to this goal, for example by:

-         presenting successful syllabi, teaching materials and experience
reports from conducting DSR courses at all advanced educational levels,

-         analyzing specific DSR challenges and solutions in the context of
research education,

-         identifying potentials and limitations of mutual learning between
DSR education in research and practice,

-         reporting foundational research on DSR competencies and skills,

-         developing methods of teaching DSR competencies and skills,

-         evaluating teaching and assessment methods in DSR education,

-         reporting empirical studies describing DSR education in different
contexts,

-         reporting pedagogical approaches for DSR education in distributed
and remote digital environment,

-         analyzing educational technologies for DSR education,

-         describing and evaluating innovative artifacts that enabled
education during the pandemic.



*Human Safety and Cybersecurity Track*

Co-Chairs:

Mala Kaul – University of Nevada, Reno (*mkaul at unr.edu* <mkaul at unr.edu>)

Paolo Spagnoletti - Luiss University (*pspagnoletti at luiss.it*
<pspagnoletti at luiss.it>)

H.R. Rao - University of Texas at San Antonio (hr.rao at utsa.edu)

 Rapid advancements in connectedness, computation, and accessibility of
cyberinfrastructures have introduced cybersecurity as a grand challenge in
modern societies. Securing cyber infrastructure against nation-state or
individual adversaries is a multi-disciplinary research area spanning
computational design science, social, and behavioral sciences. Design
science scholars are uniquely positioned to contribute to this area of
research by applying (design) knowledge to examine organizational, social,
and behavioral cybersecurity challenges, as well as developing knowledge by
designing and evaluating novel artifacts to address practical human safety
and cybersecurity concerns.

 This track invites papers that expand the design knowledge base at the
intersection of information systems and security. To this end, we welcome a
broad variety of papers that develop novel artifacts, methodological
knowledge, and/or theoretical contributions. The topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:

-         Cyber threat hunting and risk mitigation

-         AI-enabled cybersecurity

-         Adversarial attacks against cybersecurity infrastructure

-         Automatic Vulnerability detection and remediation

-         Security of social media

-         Malware and Phishing detection, analysis, and prevention

-         Botnet and intrusion detection

-         Human-centered design to address cybersecurity

-         Unintended consequences of systems design on human safety and
cybersecurity

-         Designing IoT Privacy and Security

-         Blockchain and security

-         NeuroIS tools and methods for behavioral information security and
design secure systems

-         Design theorizing for human and cybersecurity



*Co-Design and Collective Creativity for Addressing Grand Challenges Track*

Co-Chairs:

Leona Chandra Kruse – University of Liechtenstein (*Leona.chandra at uni.li
<Leona.chandra at uni.li>*)

Pascal Le Masson – Mines Tech Paris (*pascal.le_masson at mines-paristech.fr
<pascal.le_masson at mines-paristech.fr>)*



Addressing grand challenges lies at the heart of contemporary design
initiatives. Such

initiatives rely on effective collaboration - on co-design and collective
creativity. The

increasing sophistication and interconnectivity of digital systems creates
vast

possibilities for co-designers, provided they have the necessary tools,
structures, and

knowledge. This means co-designers must develop collaborative processes and
systems

that allow them to harness insights from a range of actors, such as
technology

specialists, artists, managers, and of course, the intended users. How can
one promote

both rigor and collective creativity at the same time? Moreover,
co-designers must

capture and harness the different outputs of their collective creativity.
When

presenting and evaluating design initiatives, we tend to focus only on the
final outputs,

such as prototypical implementations, deployed artifacts, and design
knowledge.

However, intermediary outputs and unfinished solutions play an important
role in

fostering collective creativity and shaping the final outputs. How can one
avoid losing

these invaluable assets? This track invites out-of-the-box research on
co-designers and

their approaches to foster collective creativity in order to address grand
challenges. It

invites participants to link empirical works with theoretical approaches.
Topics of

interest include, but are not limited to:

-         New rigorous approaches to support collective creativity in
design processes

-         Co-design in addressing grand challenges

-         Different outcomes and meanings of co-design

-         Understanding the roles of unfinished design solutions

-         Cognitive and psychological issues in collaborative design

-         Designers’ heterogeneity and collective creativity

-         Tensions and conflicts in collaborative design

-         The management of collaborative design

-         Knowledge generation and reuse in co-design

-         Design theory for co-design

-         Designing for adaptability and appropriation (reuse, redesign)





*Sustainability and Responsible Design Track (Environmental Issues, Human
Values and Ethical Design)*

Co-Chairs:

Nigel Melville – University of Michigan (*npmelv at umich.edu*
<npmelv at umich.edu>)

Nicolas Prat – ESSEC Business School (*prat at essec.edu* <prat at essec.edu>)

Johann Kranz - LMU Munich School of Management (kranz at lmu.de)



The Sustainability and Responsible Design Track favors practical impact
potential aligned with environmental sustainability challenges (e.g., UN
SDGs) and social and responsible design grounded in pertinent concepts and
theories. Information systems design science research has a key role to
play in addressing these issues by attending to both the direct (e.g., in
terms of research consumption and emissions through their production, use,
and disposal) and indirect (e.g., in terms of more sustainable business
processes) impacts of designing IT artifacts. Moreover, in the age of AI,
responsible design is coming to the forefront. We embrace research that can
provide early insights via a range of design science research approaches
and outcomes, including prototypes, frameworks, design principles, and
full-blown design theories. Moreover, we welcome the full spectrum of
evaluation methods, including small-scale practical evaluation,
demonstration, simulation, human-based evaluation, machine-based
evaluation, and new evaluation methods going beyond immediate utility
evaluation to consider the sustainable impact of artifacts. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

-         Design artifacts for environmental, social, and economic
sustainability (e.g., climate change)

-         Design artifacts for the circular economy (e.g., blockchain)

-         Sustainability by design

-         Evaluating the sustainability and long-term impact of design
artifacts

-         Responsibility by design (including fairness, inclusiveness,
transparency, explainability, accountability, security, safety, and
robustness)

-         Responsible and sustainable artificial intelligence

-         Design artifacts and values.



*DSR and Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)
Track*

Co-Chairs:

Maung Sein -- University of Southeastern Norway (*Maung.K.Sein at usn.no
<Maung.K.Sein at usn.no>*)

Judy Van Biljon --University of South Africa (*vbiljja at unisa.ac.za
<vbiljja at unisa.ac.za>)*



This track welcomes Design Science Research (DSR) papers in the area of
Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). The ICT4D
field examines how access to relevant information and the provision of
critical services using ICT impacts people’s living conditions while
simultaneously considering inclusion and sustainability. Bringing together
sustainable development and inclusivity, while respecting the distinctive
lifestyles of non-traditional users of technology remain a challenging
endeavor in the time of datafication, digitalization and virtualization.
ICT4D can be considered a subset of Society 5.0 with resource constraints
added to the many related complexities. Design science scholars are
uniquely positioned to contribute with context informed, evidence based,
solution-oriented studies required to develop useful theorizations in
ICT4D. Such solution-oriented theorizations represent a meaningful
contribution to ICT4D that has a great potential to benefit Society 5.0. We
invite submissions that explicitly or inherently focus on the design of
systems and artifacts aimed at advancing ICT4D. The topics of interest
include, but are not limited to the following:

-         Accessibility to ICT

-         Conceptual frameworks and discourses on designing for ICT4D

-         Human-Computer Interaction and ICT4D (HCI4D)

-         ICT4D applications

-         Methodological approaches to designing for ICT4D

-         Methodological approaches towards the evaluation of ICT4D
artifacts

-         Social innovations and ICT4D

-         Technological innovation and ICT4D

-         Stakeholder engagement in ICT4D

-         Sustainability in ICT4D initiatives.



*Conference Committees*



*Conference Chairs: *                    *Alta van der Merwe – University
of Pretoria*

*                                                            Robert Winter
– University of St Gallen*

*Program Chairs:*                           *Aurona Gerber – University of
Pretoria *

*Richard Baskerville – Georgia State University*

*Alexander Mädche - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology*

*Lisa Seymour – University of Cape Town*

*Riana Steyn – University of Pretoria*
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Prof Alta van der Merwe
Deputy Dean: Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Physical address: Engineering 1, Room 7-15, University of Pretoria, Corner
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