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PART 1: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS – Wednesday, 7 October 2026

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PART 1 — INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS — Wednesday, 7 October 2026
10:0010:30WelcomeRegistration and CoffeeAtrium B
10:3010:45PlenaryGeneral Workshops Opening SessionB018
10:4512:30Parallel WorkshopsManComp opening

Room: B018

1. Victoria Klyukina – Enterprise modelling taking business system perspective: a framework for EM requirements analysis



2. Martin Laursen – Operating Model Before ERP: Why Process Governance and Role Clarity Matter for AI-Enabled Planning in Enterprise Transformations




3. Ralfs Matisons, Evita Roponena, Elizabete Citskovska, Kaspars Ābelnīca, Rūta Pirta and Linda Dilba – Towards Adaptive Security: A Markov Chain-Based Dynamic Risk Assessment for Smart Cities


4. Mihai Cinpoeru – Managing Tool-Selection Complexity in LLM Agent Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review		DTSSB opening


Room: A014

1. Fulvio Re Cecconi, Sebastiano Maltese and Ivan Smirnov – Leveraging Digital Twin Readings for a Holistic Assessment of Office Building Comfort

2. Mukta Rajan Nisal and Debarka Brahma – A Recurring Analytical-Model Interoperability Failure in Revit-to-Sofistik BIM Workflows: Diagnosis and Implications for Structural Digital Twins

3. Eduardo Vincenzo Tiano, Piermichele Rosati, Emanuele Laurenzi and Massimo Callisto De Donato – An Ontology-based Approach for Supporting Automatic Deployment of IoT Solutions into Target Platforms		CODiT opening


Room: A025

1. Olga Levina and Katharina Frosch – When conversing with bots changes how we talk: Linguistic effects of chatbot-mediated learning on human communication



2. Tony Törnqvist, Oskar Hermansson, Gideon Jonathan and Erik Perjons – Governing AI for Digital Sovereignty: Institutional Readiness in Swedish Public Agencies




3. Abhishek Sharma, Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan and Iris Reychav – Simulating Citizen and Street-Level Bureaucrat Interactions in Public Healthcare Registration Using LLM-Generated Synthetic Personas




4. Karolina Hance and Ilze Birzniece – A Systematic Literature Review of Research Objectives and Methods in GenAI-Based Solutions for Teaching Support in Higher Education

5. Closing session
12:3013:30BreakLunchAtrium B
13:3015:00Parallel Workshops + DCManComp




Room: B018

1. Moritz Reese – A Declarative Framework for AI-Driven Decision Process Automation Using Large Language Models






2. Maksims Ločs and Jānis Grabis – Activity Granularity Selection Guidelines in Development of Agentic Workflows

3. Agris Sostaks, Artūrs Sproģis and Uldis Ūsītis – From Domain Models to Explainable Multi-Target Optimization

4. Matīss Eriņš and Zigurds Markovičs – Computer Implementation of a Drowsiness Monitoring Expert System		DTSSB




Room: OVR A014

1. Estere Estella Mitule, Chris Kristjan Kivaste, Ayushi Raina and Mustafa Can Özdemir – Just Show Me Those Planned Buildings: A Digital Twin Application with Natural Language Interfaces

2. Antonia Zysk, Marianne Schnellmann and Henderik A. Proper – AI-Based Decision Support Across Real Estate Life Cycle


3. Interactive & Closing Session with UPRAISE		BITA opening




Room: A025

1. Matthias Pohl, Christian Haertel, Daniel Staegemann and Klaus Turowski – A Systematic Review of Cost Modeling in Enterprise Architecture with a Predictive Maintenance Application



2. Jasmin Jakupovic, Joel Johansson and Ulf Seigerroth – Accelerated AI Disruption: Rethinking Business-IT Alignment in the Era of AI adoption


3. Falk Mahlendorf and Kurt Sandkuhl – LLM in Leadership and Team Consultancy – Current Situation and Future Scenarios		Doctoral Consortium opening


Room: A013

1. Piermichele Rosati – Designing Executable Neuro-Symbolic Agentic AI Systems: An Ontology-Based Metamodeling Approach


2. Olumba Chima Anya – Decentralized agentic AI security agents




3. Ralfs Matisons – Towards Dynamic Information System Risk Modeling with Markov Chains
15:0015:30BreakCoffee BreakAtrium B
15:3017:00Parallel Workshops + DCManComp


Room: B018

1. Olga Levina, Aleksandra Revina and Friederike Lindauer – Managing Complexity in Sustainable Digital Innovation: Design Patterns and Principles from Participatory Prototyping

2. Kurt Sandkuhl and Paul Rosenthal – Privacy-Sensitive Use of Commercial LLMs: Requirements and Feasibility Study






3. Aritha Kumarasinghe – Towards a Method for Supporting Collaborative Ontology Evolution in Fractal Organizations






4. Closing session		OMILAB-KNOW opening

Room: A015

1. Flavio Corradini, Luca Mozzoni, Jessica Piccioni, Barbara Re, Lorenzo Rossi and Francesco Tiezzi – The Value of Environment-Aware BPMN Collaborations: A Case Study Collection


2. Alexander Völz, Danial Mohammadi Amlashi and Iulia Vaidian – Towards AI-Supported Collective Intelligence in Collaborative Conceptual Modeling: A Multi-Perspective Reflection Service for Scene2Model

3. Lorenzo Paolucci and Fabrizio Fornari – Developing a Digital Twin of a Third-Party Robotic Arm: Lessons from the Product Knowledge Boundary





4. Tonia Grigorovici and Robert Buchmann – Modeling Tool for the Inter-Organizational Business Process Governance Extension of BPMN

5. Closing session		BITA


Room: A025

1. Ratchanee Phensri, Stella Gatziu Grivas, Denis Imhof and Lukas Jakober – Requirements for a Task-Level Quality Framework for Human- AI Collaboration in Consulting




2. Theodore Kindong – From Security by Design to Resilience by Design: A Design Framework for AI-Enabled Smart Grids.









3. Anna Sumereder, Damiano Falcioni, Felix Strohmeier, Stefan Farthofer-Oster, Georg Aumayr, Johannes Gstaltmeyr and Andreas Rath – AI-enhanced alignment of emergency response processes with communication infrastructure: Investigating the AI4Emergency case

4. Closing session		Doctoral Consortium

Room: A013

1. Mihai Cinpoeru – Knowledge-Graph Tool Descriptions and Runtime Reasoning for Model Context Protocol Servers



2. Keynote – Prof. Knut Hinkelmann












3. Closing session
17:00Open-endedSocialWelcome Reception – Aperitivo CenatoAtrium B

PART 2: MAIN CONFERENCE (Day 1) – Thursday, 8 October 2026

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PART 2 — MAIN CONFERENCE (Day 1) — Thursday, 8 October 2026
09:0009:30PlenaryConference OpeningAula
09:3010:30KeynoteKeynote #1 — Frank van Harmelen: “Hybrid AI: AI systems that collaborate with people instead of replacing them”
Chair: Emanuele Laurenzi		Aula
10:3011:00BreakCoffee BreakAtrium B
11:0012:30Parallel SessionsSession 1: Human-AI Collaboration & Governance


Room: A013

Chair: Emanuele Laurenzi

1. Vincent A. Balau, Marianne Schnellmann and Henderik A. Proper — From Human-AI Task Allocation to Accountable Process Design: Modelling Concerns for Responsible Hybrid Intelligence

2. Christian Bieri, Devid Montecchiari and Andrea Polini — Beyond Observability: Ontology-Based Runtime Governance Validation for Microservice Architectures




3. Valentina Curcio and Olivier Le Van — Agency perceptions and trust in Generative AI: a longitudinal study on software engineers		Session 2: AI-Assisted Data & Development Tools


Room: A014

Chair: Manuel Renold

1. Andrei Chis, Ana-Maria Ghiran and Robert Andrei Buchmann — Experiments with Template-based SPARQL Generation from Natural Language Questions




2. Edgars Cirulis and Kaspars Osis — AI-based data analytics in public administration: A conceptual model of organizational constraints (Short Paper)







3. Maryke Schoeman, Charl Scholtz, Hanlie Smuts, Paul Louw and Danie Smit — Investigating Developer Productivity Enhancement through SAP Joule for Developers: A Case Study Evaluation (Short Paper)		Session 3: Enterprise & Process Modelling Foundations

Room: A015

Chair: Robert Buchmann

1. Knut Hinkelmann and Eliana Felice — Extending Business Process Modelling for Ad-hoc Adaptability




2. Václav Řepa — The Logic of Processed Events in Human Processes










3. Jānis Grabis — A Method for Defining and Tracking Objectives of Research Projects (Short Paper)		Session 4: AI Regulation, Trust & Oversight


Room: A131

Chair: Marite Kirikova

1. Pascal Moriggl, Janine Jäger and Mario Bonic — Digital Trust in Health Data Sharing: A Value Sensitive Design Approach





2. Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh, Tolulope Ruth Ogundele, Raimundas Matulevicius and Joy Mugambi — Conceptual Modelling of EU AI Act towards Trustworthiness and Regulatory Compliance for AI Systems

3. Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan, Foluso Ayeni, Deden Witarsyah and Erik Perjons — Shadow AI, Human Oversight, and Institutional Trust: A Socio-Technical Model of Responsible AI Governance in the Public Sector
12:3013:30BreakLunchAtrium B
13:3014:30KeynoteKeynote #2 — Hans-Georg Fill: “AI or Not AI: From Uncertainty To Fact and the Role of Conceptual Modeling”
Chair: Barbara Re		Aula
14:3015:00BreakCoffee BreakAtrium B
15:0016:30Parallel SessionsSession 5: Hybrid Intelligence in Practice



Room: A013

Chair: Jānis Grabis


1. Ivars Blums and Hans Weigand — Ontology-Guided Hybrid Intelligence for Diagnosing Underspecification in Reporting Standards







2. Silvio Menezes and Karla Menezes — Automation-Induced Complacency as a Dual Suppressor of Hybrid Intelligence: Evidence from GenAI Literacy and Critical AI Evaluation Among Citizen Developers

3. Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan, Josue Kuika Watat and Erik Perjons — Human–AI Co-Capability in the Public Sector: Agility Gains, Performance Benefits, and Work–Life Trade-Offs		Session 6: Knowledge Management Methods & Graphs

Room: A014

Chair: Kurt Sandkuhl


1. Alisher Kosimov — A Knowledge Management Method for Frascati-Compatible R&D Conceptualization in Multi-Project Software Engineering Organizations




2. Andreea Adam and Robert Buchmann — Model-driven Knowledge Graphs for AI Sovereignty through Enterprise Architecture: An Extension of the TEAM Toolkit



3. Maja Spahic-Bogdanovic and Knut Hinkelmann — Modelling Professional Experience for Career-Aware Academic Planning: A Recency- and Intensity-Weighted Occupation Profile Approach		Session 7: Methods for Requirements, Modelling & Architecture

Room: A015

Chair: Vaclav Repa


1. Paul Walder, Marianne Schnellmann and Henderik A. Proper — On the Claimed Benefits of Enterprise Architecture Management




2. Linards Rezevskis and Marite Kirikova — Towards a Challenge-Aware Approach for Choosing Requirements Engineering Methods




3. Iva Vasic, Benedikt Reitemeyer and Hans-Georg Fill — Evaluating LLM-Generated Conceptual Models: A Theoretical Approach for Formalizing the Calculation of Metrics on the Meta Level		Session 8: Security, Risk & Resilience Governance


Room: A131

Chair: Raimundas Matulevicius

1. Renate Strazdina — Cyber Resilience in the Age of Digital Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis of Assessment Frameworks for Sovereign Cloud Environments (Short Paper)

2. Naomi Chinenye Ogu and Vjatšeslav Antipenko — Toward a Layered Model of Security Risk Management Artefacts in Organisational Cybersecurity




3. Athanasios Tsolakis and Georgios Koutsopoulos — A Meta-Model for Integrated Management of Quality and Risk in Organizational Change
16:3017:00MeetingBIR Steering Committee MeetingAula
17:0518:30Company VisitCompany visit at Alpiq AG — a Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider.
Discover how one of Switzerland’s leading energy companies turns data into actionable insights.		Meeting point: in front of the FHNW OVR building – Von Rollestrasse 10, Olten.
Address of Alpiq AG: Bahnhofquai 12, 4601 Olten
18:3019:30SocialSightseeing Tour in OltenMeeting point: in front of Alpiq AG: Bahnhofquai 12, 4601 Olten
20:00Open-endedSocialConference Dinner & “BIR’s Got Talent”Astoria “Magazin – Bar und Events”, Konradstrasse 7, 4600 Olten

PART 2: MAIN CONFERENCE (Day 2) – Friday, 9 October 2026 (Morning)

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PART 2 — MAIN CONFERENCE (Day 2) — Friday, 9 October 2026 (morning)
09:0010:00KeynoteKeynote #3 — Christian Lichka: “Model your Business. Architect its Intelligence. How Enterprise Digital Twins Close the Contextual AI Gap”
Chair: Hans-Friederich Witschel		Aula
10:0010:30BreakCoffee BreakAtrium B
10:3012:30Parallel SessionsSession 9: Knowledge Sharing & Digital Transformation

Room: A013

Chair: Hans-Friederich Witschel

1. Aritha Kumarasinghe — Supporting Best Practices Propagation Within Fractal Organizations Using Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs


2. Tarmo Koppel and Tanel Tammet — Business process analysis and re-engineering by synthetic expert panel and human expert collaboration



3. Benjamin Nast, Nikola Ivanovic, Sebastian Dannehl, Ansgar Kock, Gideon Seidel and Kurt Sandkuhl — Effects of Digital Transformation on the Enterprise Architecture of SMEs		Session 10: Smart Applications Across Domains

Room: A014

Chair: Barbara Re


1. Sebastian Dannehl and Kurt Sandkuhl — Consumer Apps as Support for Increased Sustainability: An Investigation in Food Retailing

2. Tomáš Bruckner, Jan Černý, Oleg Svatoš and Filip Vencovský — Brigitta: A Multi-Agent LLM System for Business Process Modeling Using Mermaid Diagrams

3. Endija-Darija Capkovska — The Low-code/No-code (LCNC) Solution for Identity Lifecycle Management using Okta Workflows		Session 11: Applied AI Systems & Platforms


Room: A015

Chair: Knut Hinkelmann


1. Andrei Pavel, Ana-Maria Ghiran and Robert Buchmann — BPMN-based RPA Projects Modeling and Analysis Method


2. Agris Šostaks, Artūrs Sproģis, Sergejs Rikačovs, Andris Hohbergs and Uldis Lavrinovičs — Towards Reliable Evaluation of Legal QA Systems using LLM-as-a-Judge


3. Johan Lubbe and Hanlie Smuts — The Dual Identity Dilemma: A Multi-Level Framework for Understanding Platform-Dependent Entrepreneurship

4. Matthias Pohl, Christian Haertel, Daniel Staegemann and Klaus Turowski — Configurations and Extension Points in Predictive Maintenance Business Models
12:3013:30BreakLunchAtrium B

PART 3: BIR INDUSTRY BRIDGE – Friday, 9 October 2026 (Afternoon)

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PART 3 — BIR INDUSTRY BRIDGE — Friday, 9 October 2026 (afternoon)
13:3014:15KeynoteKeynote #4 — Toni Wäfler: “How to combine humans and AI smartly”
Chair: Manuel Renold		Aula
14:1515:15Single SessionSession 12

Chair: Manuel Renold

1. Martin Beyer, Julia Kohler – Sovereign Data and Sovereign AI in Practice

2. Emanuele Laurenzi – A Neurosymbolic Agentic AI to support Helpdesk in IT Managed Service		Aula
15:1515:30BreakCoffee BreakAtrium B
15:3016:45Single SessionSession 13

Chair: Emanuele Laurenzi

1. Knut Hinkelmann – AI4SMEs – From research project to AI center. Methodology and insights from its application with Swiss SMEs.

2. Panel Discussion – Future developments, challenges and opportunities and roadmap of AI adoption: academic and industry perspectives.

Toni Wäfler, Manuel Renold

Felix Meentken, Martin Beyer.

(Moderator: Emanuele Laurenzi)		Aula
16:4517:00PlenaryConference ClosingAula
17:00Open-endedSocialApéroAtrium B

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