Department Information Systems

Information systems lie at the heart of modern society and economy. The prosperity and the life quality of our generation are largely indepted to the efficiency and productivity gains due to the ubiquitous deployment of information systems. To tackle impending challenges such as sustainability, climate change and social justice, further development of information systems and their deployment practices is indispensable. The mission of the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS) at the Liechtenstein Business School (LBS) is to shape the future information technology landscape in Liechtenstein by state of the art research and commitment to educational excellence at all levels.

The academic portfolio of the DISCS  encompasses technical and economic foundations of information systems. On the technical side, the department’s expertise covers data science, artificial intelligence, security and distributed systems. From the business and societal perspectives, the department’s research addresses novel business processes, digital transformation and innovation, sustainability and human-centric computing. Collaborations with other departments at the LBS and other research groups in Switzerland, Europe and beyond gives rise to further synergies in the fields of digital finance and entrepreneurship, innovation and engineering.

The Team