Research Projects
Here you can find information about our current projects as well as a selection of projects we have already completed. The projects range from the dissertations of doctoral students to those with cooperation partners from science and industry.
Current Projects
FAIHRT
This research project aims to understand the Human-Centered Design of FAIr Human-Robot-Teams.
flowAR
Blossoming of collective creativity in physically and digitally active communities through the creation of immersive augmented reality objects (flowAR)
Opt-IN
Optimizing informational sustainability for citizens in data ecosystems (Opt-IN)
PlatformPower
In the PlatformPower project, we explore the mechanisms and effects of power in digital platform ecosystems.
Integreat
Integreat is an information platform for refugees that makes it easier for them to access relevant information. In addition, the app helps volunteers and social service providers do their work more efficiently.
IT Workforce Curation
The aim of the project is to create an overview and a classification of the current state of research on IT work in information systems, esp. in the journal MIS Quarterly.
Ruhr School of Design Thinking
The Ruhr School of Design Thinking was initiated by an interdisciplinary team of researchers, companies and institutions from the Ruhr region, which use Design Thinking in numerous fields of application, such as teaching, innovation projects and to solve social issues.
Value creation with generative AI
This research project investigates how companies can utilize generative AI technologies to enable new forms of value creation.








