Minitrack Chairs

Minitrack chairs at HICSS are known to initiate and publish cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. With guidance from Track Chairs, Minitrack Chairs oversee minitracks within the 11 tracks at each HICSS conference. Minitracks are organized in three full days of parallel paper presentation sessions. Each session may have up to 4 papers.

Minitrack Chairs may submit papers for consideration at HICSS. If Minitrack Chairs submit a paper to their own minitrack, simply check the “one of the authors is a minitrack chair for this minitrack” box in the Confirmation section of the Paper Submission Form. The paper submission system will automatically mark the paper as a minitrack chair’s paper and route it to respective track chairs. Track chairs will handle the review of minitrack chairs’ papers. Papers authored by minitrack chairs in this process are limited to (1) for a half-day minitrack, and (2) for a full-day minitrack. The total number of papers co-authored by each minitrack chair submitted to each HICSS conference must not exceed five.

To promote the development of seminal work, minitrack Chairs are encouraged to work with an Editor-in-Chief and seek to establish an agreement for a special issue and/or fast-track opportunities for papers accepted to their minitrack with reputable journals.

Minitrack Chairs’ Responsibilities

Minitrack proposals are selected based on individual track’s strategy. If your minitrack is chosen for the upcoming conference, your responsibilities include:

Mid February – Early June: Advertise your minitrack to solicit manuscripts.
Mid February – Early June: Recruit reviewers.
June 15: Paper Submission Deadline (11:59 pm HST)
June 18 – 30: Review manuscripts
* Make sure that each paper conforms to the HICSS format (i.e., double-column, single spaced, no more than 10 pages including references, tables, etc.) and author information is omitted
* Determine if papers should be transferred to another minitrack
* Identify papers that should be DESK REJECTED
* June 30: For papers that should be DESK REJECTED, communicate with track chairs via email to seek approval.
* No later than July 10: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Notify authors of desk-rejected papers by email.
June 18 – 30: Assign each manuscript to qualified people who are actively working in the topics dealt with in the paper
July 7 – 30: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Monitor the progress of the reviews and prompt reviewers who are late
August 1: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Make sure that reviewers enter their reviews into HICSS paper submission/review system. Each manuscript must receive at least 3 reviews.
August 2 – 12: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Summarize reviews from reviewers and provide constructive feedback to authors
August 2 – 12: Identify papers that should be accepted without modification (A), accepted with mandatory changes (AM), and rejected (R)
August 17: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection to be sent (by HICSS) to authors
September 4: Deadline for A-M Authors to Submit Revised Manuscript for Review
September 4 – 8: Review final submission of revised papers and make recommendations on whether or not they should be accepted
September 11: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection for A-M papers to be sent (by HICSS) to authors
September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication
October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference
October 11: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Provide presentation order of accepted papers and identify final manuscripts that do not follow HICSS formatting Guideline and significantly change in scope
October 22: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Nominate the paper in your minitrack for the Best Paper Awards. Minitrack Chairs cannot nominate their own paper or their co-chairs’ paper for the best paper award.
October 22: (Minitrack Chair – Primary Contact) Provide an introduction to your minitrack. The introduction must be formatted according to the HICSS publication format. It should not be merely an overview of abstracts of papers in your minitrack, but should introduce the reader to the research scope and importance.
First day of the conference: Attend the pre-paper session meetings with your Track Chair(s) and authors in your minitrack
During the conference: Oversee and manage your minitrack presentations
After the conference: Provide a report to the conference office (on attendance, feedback, etc.)

HICSS-60 Minitrack Chairs

Collaboration Systems and Technologies

AI-Augmented Collaborative Research on Human Behavior
Mana Azarm | University of San Francisco | mazarm@usfca.edu
Johnathan Cromwell | University of San Francisco | jcromwell@usfca.edu

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Innovative, Collaborative and Sustainable Development of Organizations
Celina Olszak | University of Economics in Katowice | celina.olszak@ue.katowice.pl
Jozef Zurada | University of Louisville | jozef.zurada@louisville.edu
Jan Kozak | University of Economics in Katowice | jan.kozak@ue.katowice.pl
Zara Hatami | University of Louisville | zahra.hatami@louisville.edu

Human‑AI Co‑Creation of Realistic Media: Risk Mitigation, Opportunity Realization, and Digital Skills for Safe Interaction
Sofia Schöbel | University of Osnabrück | sofia.schoebel@uni-osnabrueck.de
Martin Semmann | University of Hamburg | martin.semmann@uni-hamburg.de
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah | Singapore Management University | fionanah@smu.edu.sg
Triparna De Vreede | University of South Florida | tdevreede@usf.edu

Decision Analytics and Service Science

Advancing the Industrial Transformation: Service(s) and Ecosystem Shaping for Circularity, Growth, or Resilience
Christian Koldewey | Paderborn University and Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronics Systems Design IEM | christian.koldewey@hni.upb.de
Martin Ebel | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Martin.Ebel@isse.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Johannes Winter | L3S Research Center at Leibniz University Hannover and Technical University Braunschweig | winter@L3S.de

Fintech Innovations: AI, Analytics, and the Future of Financial Services
Feng Mai | University of Iowa | feng-mai@uiowa.edu
Zonghao Yang | Stevens Institute of Technology | zyang99@stevens.edu

Leveraging Financial Data with Big Data Tools or Generative AI
Tim Olsen | Gonzaga University | olsent@gonzaga.edu
Joseph Johnston | Illinois State University | jajohn6@ilstu.edu

Multimodal Data and Large Language Model (LLM) for Decision Support
Jerome Yen | University of Macau | jeromeyen@um.edu.mo
Sheng Wang | Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology | wangsheng@gdiist.cn

Digital and Social Media

Adversarial Influences: Erosion of Societal Norms and Institutions from Influences in Digital and Social Media
Zena Wood | University of Exeter | z.m.wood2@exeter.ac.uk
Timothy Davison | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory | timothy.davison@jhuapl.edu
Raul Harnasch | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Raul.Harnasch@ll.mit.edu
Kimberly Glasgow | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory | Kimberly.Glasgow@jhuapl.edu

Generative AI and AI-generated Contents on Social Media
Yichuan Wang | University of Sheffield | yichuan.wang@sheffield.ac.uk
Yiran Su | University of Massachusetts Amherst | yiransu@umass.edu

Global Disruptors in the Social Media Landscape
Valeria Penttinen | Northern Illinois University | vpenttinen@niu.edu
Magnus Hultman | Brock University | mhultman@brocku.ca

Social Media Influencers and Influencing: Human, AI, and Emerging Challenges
Samira Farivar | Carleton University | samira.farivar@carleton.ca
Fang Wang | Wilfrid Laurier University | fwang@wlu.ca

Digital Government

Adoption and Implementation of AI in the Public Sector
Anastasija Nikiforova | University of Tartu | nikiforova.anastasija@gmail.com
Corey Kewei XU | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | coreyxu@hkust-gz.edu.cn
Antonio Cordella | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | a.cordella@lse.ac.uk

Design, Implementation, and Management of Digital Government Policies and Strategies
Francesco Gualdi | Regent’s University London | francesco.gualdi@regents.ac.uk
Kristina Lemmer | City University of Applied Sciences Bremen | kristina.lemmer@hs-bremen.de
Yueping Zheng | Sun Yat-sen University | zhengyp8@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Smart and Connected Cities and Communities
Gabriela Viale Pereira | University for Continuing Education Krems | gabriela.viale-pereira@donau-uni.ac.at
Maria Alexandra Cunha | Fundação Getulio Vargas | alexandra.cunha@fgv.br
Ralf-Martin Soe | Tallinn University of Technology | Ralf-Martin.Soe@taltech.ee

Electric Energy Systems

Distributed, Renewable, and Mobile Resources
Seth Blumsack | Pennsylvania State University | sethb@psu.edu
Judy Cardell | Smith College | jcardell@smith.edu

Monitoring, Control, and Protection
Jim Follum | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | james.follum@pnnl.gov
Mani Venkatasubramanian | Washington State University | mani@wsu.edu

Policy, Markets, and Analytics
Johanna Mathieu | University of Michigan | jlmath@umich.edu
Masood Parvania | University of Utah | masood.parvania@utah.edu

Resilient Networks
Katherine Davis | Texas A&M University | katedavis@tamu.edu
David Newman | University of Alaska-Fairbanks | denewman@alaska.edu

Equitable and Inclusive Digital Systems in Society and Institutions

AI Psychometrics for Equitable and Inclusive AI Systems
Yibai Li | University of Scranton | yibai.li@scranton.edu
Zhiye (Norman) Jin | PsyCogMetrics™ AI Lab | zjin@m.marywood.edu

Changing Nature of Work – Expanding Labor Markets and Work Practices through Digital Transformation
Joseph Taylor | California State University, Sacramento | joseph.taylor@csus.edu
Phoebe Pahng | California State University, Sacramento | phoebe.pahng@csus.edu
Nura Jabagi | Université Laval | nura.jabagi@fsa.ulaval.ca

Digital Democracy and Societal Resilience: Information Systems under Pressure
Jonas Fegert | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and FZI Research Center for Information Technology | fegert@fzi.de
Karine Nahon | Reichman University | knahon@runi.ac.il
Marten Risius | Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences | marten.risius@hnu.de
Christof Weinhardt | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | weinhardt@kit.edu

Emerging Research and Perspectives: Equitable and Inclusive Digital Systems
K.D. Joshi | University of North Carolina Wilmington | joshik@uncw.edu
Nancy Deng | California State University, Dominguez Hills | ndeng@csudh.edu

Neurodiversity at the Core: Rethinking Digitalized Environments and AI for Experiential Pluralism
Maylis Saigot | University of Queensland | m.saigot@uq.edu.au
Rob Gleasure | Copenhagen Business School | rg.digi@cbs.dk
Claudia Lemke | Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin) | claudia.lemke@hwr-berlin.de

Information Technology in Healthcare

Advancing Mobile Health (m-Health) Technologies for Effective, Secure, Patient-Centered Care
Jasper Lee | Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital | JLEE333@mgh.harvard.edu
Charlotte Goldfine | Brigham and Women’s Hospital | cgoldfine@bwh.harvard.edu
Ryan Karl | Carnegie Mellon University | rmkarl@sei.cmu.edu
Carmen Quatman | Ohio State University | Carmen.Quatman@osumc.edu

Health and Wellness Management with AI and Digital Twins
Freimut Bodendorf | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg | freimut.bodendorf@fau.de
Nilmini Wickramasinghe | La Trobe University | n.wickramasinghe@latrobe.edu.au
Elliot Sloane | Villanova University | elliot.sloane@villanova.edu
Pavlina Kroeckel | Community Hospital Nuremberg and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg | pavlina.kroeckel@fau.de

Self-management of Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Kourosh Dadgar | University of San Francisco | kdadgar@usfca.edu
Zuan Sun | Whitworth University | zsun@whitworth.edu

Testing and Implementing Technology-Based Interventions to Address Mental Health or Substance Use
Jordan Braciszewski | Henry Ford Health | jbracis1@hfhs.org
Beth Bock | Brown University | Beth_Bock@Brown.edu

Internet at Work and Play

Circular Industrial Ecosystems: Collaborative Technologies Enabling Transparency, Resilience, and Innovation
Hendrik van der Valk | TU Dortmund University | hendrik.van-der-valk@tu-dortmund.de
Tan Gürpinar | Quinnipiac University | tan.gurpinar@quinnipiac.edu
Nick Große | TU Dortmund University | nick.grosse@tu-dortmund.de
Joachim Hunker | Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering | joachim.hunker@isst.fraunhofer.de

Data and AI Ecosystems: Design, Management, and Institutionalization
Ilka Jussen-Lengersdorf | Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering | ilka.jussen-lengersdorf@isst.fraunhofer.de
Frederik Möller | TU Braunschweig | Frederik.Moeller@tu-braunschweig.de
Christian Kurtz | University of Hamburg | christian.kurtz@uni-hamburg.de
Gero Strobel | University of Duisburg-Essen | Gero.Strobel@paluno.uni-due.de

Generative AI for Organizational, Societal, and Emotional Relationships and Partnerships
Frank Bodendorf | Research and Innovation Center BMW Group Headquarters Germany | frank.BF.bodendorf@bmw.de
Thomas Kude | University of Bamberg | thomas.kude@uni-bamberg.de

Socio-Economic Impacts of AI and Algorithmic Systems
Zhongju (John) Zhang | Arizona State University | zhongju.zhang@asu.edu
Yong Ge | University of Arizona | yongge@arizona.edu

Tech-Enabled Customer Experience: Experience Design and Impact
Huimin Liu | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | huliu@hkmu.edu.hk
Liang Zhao | Sichuan Tourism University | zhaoliang@sctu.edu.cn

Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems

AI and Knowledge Management: Innovations, Challenges, Ethics, and Future Directions
Abraham Abby Sen | West Texas A&M University | aabbysen@wtamu.edu
Jeen Mariam Joy | West Texas A&M University | jjoy@wtamu.edu

AI Assistants and Generative AI for Knowledge Creation, Retention, and Use
Alina Bockshecker | University of Hagen | alina.bockshecker@fernuni-hagen.de
Stefan Smolnik | University of Hagen | stefan.smolnik@fernuni-hagen.de

Future and KM: The Future of Knowledge Management – Artificial Intelligence, Futuring and Design in KM
Alexander Kaiser | Vienna University of Economics and Business | alexander.kaiser@wu.ac.at
Ernst Wageneder | Vienna University of Economics and Business | Ernst.wageneder@eds.at
Florian Kragulj | Vienna University of Economics and Business | florian.kragulj@wu.ac.at

Organizational Systems and Technology

Advances in Digital Technologies and Vulnerabilities: New Openings in Trust, Power, and Complacency
Sirkka Jarvenpaa | University of Texas at Austin | sirkka.jarvenpaa@mccombs.utexas.edu
Gene Alarcon | Airforce Research Laboratory Airman Systems Directory | mos92a@gmail.com
Kirsimarja Blomqvist | LUT University | Kirsimarja.blomqvist@lut.fi
Gorkem Turgut Ozer | University of New Hampshire | gt.ozer@unh.edu

Data Regulation, Digital Compliance, and Platform Governance in the Era of Data-driven and AI-enabled Technologies
Fatemeh Saadatmand | University West | fatemeh.saadatmand@hv.se
Rickard Lindgren | Uppsala University | rickard.lindgren@im.uu.se

Data-driven Organizations: Creating Business Value with Analytics, AI, and Modern Data Management
Barbara Dinter | Chemnitz University of Technology | barbara.dinter@wirtschaft.tu-chemnitz.de
Hippolyte Lefebvre | University College Dublin | hippolyte.lefebvre@ucd.ie
Roland Mueller | Berlin School of Economics and Law | roland.mueller@hwr-berlin.de

Engineering and Governing Sovereign AI Systems
Timo Böttcher | SAP SE | timo.boettcher@sap.com
Tobias Müller | SAP SE | tobias.mueller15@sap.com

From Implementation to Impact: How AI Adoption Translates into Measurable Organizational Performance
Isabell Welpe | Technical University of Munich | welpe@tum.de
Bo Sophia Xiao | University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | boxiao@hawaii.edu
Christoph Breidbach | University of Queensland | c.breidbach@business.uq.edu.au
Marek Kowalkiewicz | Queensland University of Technology | marek.kowalkiewicz@qut.edu.au

Organizational Cybersecurity: Advanced Cyber Defense, Cyber Analytics, and Security Operations
Morgan Shepherd | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | mshepher@uccs.edu
David Kocsis | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | dkocsis@uccs.edu
Sandeep Suntwal | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | ssuntwal@uccs.edu
Chris Cain | Eastern Washington University | ccain7@ewu.edu

Socio Technical Challenges in Emergency Management: Technology Adoption, Organizational Effectiveness, and Inter Agency Coordination
Dipakkumar Pravin | University of North Texas | Dipakkumar.pravin@unt.edu
Ila Manuj | University of North Texas | Ila.Manuj@unt.edu

Valuation of Technology
Pawel Kossecki | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University | pawel@kossecki.pl
Yochanan Shachmurove | City College and City University of New York | yshachmurove@ccny.cuny.edu

Software Technology

AI-Powered Cyber Attacks and Countermeasures
Junggab Son | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | junggab.son@unlv.edu
Zuobin Xiong | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | zuobin.xiong@unlv.edu

Games for Impact
Asli Tece Bayrak | Media Design School at Strayer | tece.bayrak@mediadesignschool.com
Dan Staines | Torrens University Australia | daniel.staines@torrens.edu.au

Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions
Tobias Fertig | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | tobias.fertig@thws.de
Nicholas Müller | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | nicholas.mueller@thws.de
Paul Rosenthal | University of Rostock | paul.rosenthal@uni-rostock.de