Panels

The Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2024 is offering several special interest panels during the conference. We invited the IS community to submit panel proposals in areas of Information Systems research, especially those related to the conference theme of “Digital Futures for a Sustainable Society” which focuses on the integration of sustainability principles into digital practices.

#Title / Presenters / SummaryDate & Time
(Duration)
1

Generative AI in Healthcare and Beyond

Doug Vogel, Lemai Nguyen, Nilmini Wickramasinghe and Roger Clarke

The purpose of this panel is to explore aspects of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) application in the domain of healthcare and beyond (including wellness and disease prevention) and unpack potential benefits, opportunities, weaknesses, areas for concern and ways to address the risks.

TBC

(1.5 hr)

2

Possible AI Boundaries for IS Research

Mike Seymour, Sandra Peter, Lorenn Ruster and Karlheinz Kautz

This panel will focus on whether AI represents a fundamentally new challenge for IS that demands a fresh research approach, or if it is simply the latest technological trend to capture the zeitgeist, that does not necessitate a re-evaluation of our discipline’s methods. The discussion will cover a variety of issues that researchers and students face as they explore AI research and publishing in and around the IS field.

TBC

(1.5 hr)

3

Prefiguring an Inclusive Future of Business Education: Insights from Global Deans

Israr Qureshi

This panel will critically examine the challenges and opportunities in reimagining business education to foster a more inclusive, sustainable, and socially responsible world from the perspectives of Deans, who are also Information Systems researchers. The discussion will center around the pressing need to integrate inclusivity, sustainability, and social responsibility into business curricula, particularly in environments that have historically marginalized certain groups. The panelists, all distinguished Deans from leading global business schools, will share their insights on overcoming these challenges and driving transformative change within their institutions and the broader educational landscape.

5th December

Time TBC


(1.5 hr)
4

Information Systems Research in Marginalized Contexts

Israr Qureshi

Information Systems researchers in marginalized contexts face challenges such as adapting to resource-constrained environments, navigating discriminatory social hierarchies, and managing the emotional stress of witnessing poverty and other social issues. They often lack institutional support and face logistical issues, like building trust with local communities and coordinating with stakeholders. Additionally, ensuring long-term impact and overcoming the gap between academic timelines and urgent community needs are significant hurdles. These challenges require adaptability, cultural sensitivity, emotional resilience, and a strong commitment to social justice.

TBC
5

Humanity, diversity, and inequality in the era of AI and digital transformation

Ahmed Imran and Olivera Marjanovic

The world is experiencing an era of transformation influenced by the rapid development and innovation of digital technology and AI. However, this rapid proliferation and the growing dependence on digital platforms and AI have resulted in number of challenges and opened new channels for the infringement of human rights including encroachments on privacy via extensive surveillance and collection of data (Zuboff, 2019), kerbing freedom of speech through online censorship and regulation of content (Land and Aronson, 2020), and the intensification of pre-existing disparities and prejudice through algorithmic partiality and the division caused by unequal access to digital resources (UN Human Rights Council, 2016). Consequently, it is essential to analyse the various effects of digitalisation on human rights and to advance our understanding. It is also imperative to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people are not overlooked or left out of the ‘race’, consequently missing out on the opportunity to stay abreast of developments.

The panel will engage in a discussion based on the expertise and experiences of the panellists in the field to identify issues and approaches needed to address them in the short and long term by the research community.

TBC

(1.5 hr)

Contact Us

If you have any questions, contact track chairs directly, or email ACIS-2024@canberra.edu.au