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.
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More cyber security thanks to higher stress resilience
A hacker attack always hits a company on the wrong foot. Even in organisations that are well prepared, the employees responsible for IT security are under enormous pressure in the "zero hour".
Jul 21, 2023
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Joining in the online lab choir of the research project Choir@Home
Numerous amateur choirs in the region show that people in Liechtenstein and the Rhine Valley like to sing a lot. Starting in September, the University of Liechtenstein will offer another opportunity to share one's hobby with like-minded people with an online lab choir.
Jul 17, 2023
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Starting signal for cross-border innovation labs
10 universities and 50 practice partners will provide 11.7 million euros over the next four years to advance the sustainable development of the business location in the four-country region.
Jul 12, 2023
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University of Liechtenstein researcher receives prestigious "Test of Time" award
Prof. Dr. Pavel Laskov, holder of the Hilti Chair for Data and Application Security at the University of Liechtenstein, together with his co-authors Prof. Battista Biggio, Universita di Cagliari, Italy, and Dr. Blaine Nelson, Robust Intelligence, USA, were awarded the prestigious "Test of Time" prize at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) on July 19, 2022.
Jul 20, 2022
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Sixth consecutive award for Liechtenstein Chapter of the AIS
In July 2020, the Institute for Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein was again honored by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) for outstanding achievements.
Aug 31, 2020
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