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8th International Digital Business Research Day 2025

Call For Abstracts

27th and 28th of May 2025

We are pleased to announce and invite submissions for the 8th International Digital
Business Research Day hosted at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University, Co.
Kildare, Ireland.

The conference is the key event and get-together within the European Digital Business
Network between the Innovation Value Institute at Maynooth University, Ireland, the
Digital Business Institute at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus
Steyr, and the Department of Informatics Engineering at the University of Coimbra,
Portugal.

We invite postgraduate research students at any stage of their research to submit extended
abstracts of 1000 – 2000 words (excluding references) and present at the conference.
The conference provides a platform for researchers and research students to exchange
ideas, and present and discuss ongoing research.

 
Topics may include – But not limited to:
  • Data Governance
  • Enterprise Architectures
  • Digital Business Models
  • Sustainable Digital Business
  • Digital Operational Resilience
  • Design Science Research
  • Smart Cities & Smart Energy
  • Virtual Reality & Metaverse
  • Data Sovereignty & Sharing
  • Cybersecurity for Digital Business
  • Digital Transformations in Healthcare
  • Hybrid working models & Digital Business
  • Ethical implications of AI- driven decision making
  • Natural language processing & machine learning
  • Human Computer Interaction & Digital Interventions
  • Strategic Planning, Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
  • Use of Digital Technologies in Business Context (AI, IoT, Blockchain & XR)
  • Future Technology Trends & Digital Business (Quantum Computing, Web 3.0, AI
    Agents)

The contributions can focus on the research topic but may also include other challenges and
experiences related to postgraduate research. Examples include how to publish research
results in high-quality outlets, how to position research and research contributions, how to
apply research methods, and how to structure and systematically plan a good PhD thesis.
The participants include experienced researchers, postdoctoral researchers and professors,
providing an opportunity for discussion of research projects in an academically stimulating
atmosphere. Moreover, the Digital Business Research Day provides multiple networking
opportunities, embedded into a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

 

Organising Team:

Sana Kiran

Simon Hanratty

Maryam Nawaz

Andrea Paola
PhD student at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University

Karthickeshwar Shankaravelu

Sana Kiran

Sana Kiran is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland. Her academic trajectory commenced with the acquisition of a bachelor’s degree in information technology from Pakistan, followed by a master’s in software engineering from China. Sana’s areas of research encompass data quality, open data, smart mobility, smart cities, and data governance.

Her current research project, generously funded by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, represents a significant contribution to the field. Lero, globally recognised, holds the distinguished second position among software research centres worldwide for citations. Through her work, she aspires to contribute to the ongoing evolution of software excellence and play a pivotal role in shaping smarter, more connected cities.

Simon Hanratty

Simon is currently studying for a PhD while on career break from Irish Life where he served as CIO. He has more than thirty years’ experience across a range of industries in IT, Strategy/Change and Operations roles including more than twenty years at managerial level. Simon holds a master’s in design Innovation from Maynooth University and is a graduate of INSEAD and the Smurfit Business School.

Maryam Nawaz

Maryam is a full-time healthcare Ph.D. researcher at IVI, affiliated with the School of Computing at Maynooth University. With a background in Computer Science, she is dedicated to a project on person empowerment in health within the Digital Health Cluster. Maryam’s research emphasizes using conversational agents to facilitate individual health empowerment, additionally brings valuable expertise from her background in software testing within the tech industry.

Andrea Paola

Andrea Paola is currently studying a PH.D. In Innovation Value Institute (IVI) at the Business School in Maynooth University, Ireland. Andrea began her academic career with double background in international business and marketing, followed by a master’s degree in advertising and public relations at RUDN University in Moscow, Russia. Andrea is the author of a scientific paper related to the marketing strategies that influence in the decision making in digital stores. Andrea’s current areas of the research are ethical data governance in artificial intelligence.

PhD student at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University

Karthickeshwar Shankaravelu

Karthickeshwar Shankaravelu is a PhD student at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland. His research topic focuses on representing data value through enterprise modelling focusing on ArchiMate language. His research was conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland at ADAPT, the SFI Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology at Maynooth University 13/RC/2106_P2. He is also part of the VISION project which focuses on reducing the use of virgin materials in the Irish construction industry.

Collaborators:

IVI

MU

Digital Business Institute

University of Coimbra

IVI

MU

Digital Business Institute

University of Coimbra

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