In the seminars at the chair, you will be expected to develop and present a scientific topic yourself based on original scientific literature. Particular emphasis will be placed on independent, critical engagement with the literature and on the formal correctness of the written work and presentation in accordance with the specified scientific standards.
Applications for the bachelor's seminar and the master's seminar in the winter semester 2025/26 can be submitted from June 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to July 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Please apply using the application form available on this page during this period.
Notification of acceptance: expected July 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Kick-off meeting for bachelor's seminar: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Kick-off meeting for master's seminar: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Please keep the kick-off date free before the acceptance notifications are sent out.
Deadline for accepting or declining a spot in the seminar: by July 14, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Der Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftsinformatik mit Schwerpunkt Betriebliche Informationssysteme bietet im Wintersemester 2025/26 ein Bachelorseminar zum Thema "Künstliche Intelligenz und Kryptowährungen - Chancen der Dezentralisierung" an.
Im letzten Jahrzehnt haben digitale Angebote, die auf Daten- und Algorithmen-getriebene Technologien basieren, verschiedenste Aspekte unseres täglichen Lebens revolutioniert (z.B. Social Media, Online-Handel, Fintechs, Industrie 4.0). Diese digitalen Angebote liegen häufig in der zentralen Hand von großen Konzernen, da gewaltige Ressourcen und Datenmengen notwendig sind, um konkurrenzfähige Angebote zu entwickeln. Oftmals führt dies allerdings zu einer Machtkonzentration bei den Anbietern dieser Dienste. Diese Machtkonzentration führt zu Herausforderungen im Bereich des Datenschutzes, wenn zum Beispiel sensible persönliche Informationen (z.B. Gesundheitsdaten) von einem zentralen Unternehmen verarbeitet werden.
Im Rahmen dieses Seminars soll untersucht werden, wie Technologien, die auf dezentralen Ansätzen basieren, mögliche Lösungen für diese Probleme darstellen können. Dabei liegt der Fokus zum einen auf Federated Learning, einer Variante der künstlichen Intelligenz, bei der Modelle lokal auf den Geräten der Nutzer trainiert werden, und zum anderen auf Blockchain, welche eine transparente und manipulationssichere Verwaltung von Daten und Transaktionen ermöglicht.
Folgende beispielhafte Fragen werden in unserem Seminar untersucht:
The Chair of Business Information Systems is offering a master's seminar on “Digital Platforms: Design and Governance” in the winter semester 2025/26.
In today’s interconnected world, digital platforms have become the backbone of modern economies and societies, transforming the way we live, work, and interact. Their design influences user behaviour, business models, and even public policy, while their governance raises critical questions about power, responsibility, and regulation. Emerging technologies such as the Metaverse, which blends virtual and physical realities, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) that challenge traditional corporate governance, and Federated Learning systems that enable privacy-preserving AI across distributed data sources have the potential to fundamentally reshape the way digital platforms are designed and governed.
This seminar examines the effects of these three novel technological approaches. We will explore topics around privacy and identity management in avatar-based virtual environments such as the Metaverse, the design of incentive structures that drive meaningful contributions in DAOs, and the role of governance in ensuring transparency and accountability in federated learning architectures.
The following exemplary questions will be examined in our seminar:
Here you can find the link to the application form for the Bachelor's seminar:
Application form Bachelor
Here you can find the link to the application form for the Master's seminar:
Application form Master
Important: The Bachelor's and Master's seminar places are allocated in a coordinated manner in the area of Information Systems (Chairs of Prof Krämer, Prof Widjaja, Prof Gerlach, Prof Gnewuch). You will therefore not receive more than one offer for a seminar place. In order to maximise your chances of getting your preferred place, you should therefore only apply for exactly one seminar in the field of Information Systems per semester. If you are unable to obtain a place in your preferred seminar, but there are still places available in other seminars, we may offer you a place in another seminar without a separate application. When allocating seminar places in the field of Information Systems, cases of hardship (i.e. students for whom not being considered could prolong their studies; this is particularly the case if you are studying for a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems and have at least 90 ECTS in your transcript of records) are considered separately and across all chairs. Multiple applications are therefore not necessary here either, as these students will always be assigned to one of the seminars.
Please note that the kick-off events for the seminars take place in the week in which places are allocated/accepted (i.e. at the end of the previous semester in which the seminar takes place) and attendance is compulsory.
