University of Gothenburg

DBOSI-26 program

This is the program for the 8th Nordic Workshop on Digital Foundations of Business, Operations, Strategy, and Innovation.

Key dates & times

DBOSI-26 PhD Day 4.12 9:00–18:00 (for accepted and registered PhD candidates only)
DBOSI-26 Workshop Day 1 5.2. 9:00–17:00
DBOSI-26 Workshop Day 2 6.2. 9:00–16:00

Please note that the program may be subject to minor changes regarding presentations DBOSI-26 Workshop

DBOSI-2026 Conference Day 1, Thursday 5th February 

Location: Main Building, University of Gothenburg, Universitetsplatsen 1, 405 30, Gothenburg

08:30-09:00Registration and CoffeeFoyer
09:00-09:10Welcome and introductionUniversity Hall (plenary)
09:10-09:50Industry Keynote: Claire Bogusz Ingram, Swedish Riksbank. “I used to study Bitcoin Libertarians; now I work for a Central Bank. Let's talk about stablecoins and why I didn't buy Bitcoin when they were 100 USD each”University Hall (plenary)
09:50-10:00CoffeeFoyer
10:00-11:30Paper presentations 1A-1B in parallel sessions

Session 1A - Online Labor Platforms and Collective Action

Rhythm of Work: Understanding the Dynamics of Rhythm in Online Labor Platforms, Mahya Ostovar

Back to the future of data-driven labor organizing: Re-imagining workplace datafication as a repertoire for collective action, Stig Nyman

Netdoctors Casting The Net: How Do Workers Make Decision To Join Digital Health Platforms?, Anna Baturevich

Session 1B - Digitalization of and in Public Sector

Sociotechnical Challenges and Opportunities in Multistakeholder Digitalization of Public Administration, Cecilia Correggi

Make or break asphalt decisions - A process study of ground truth negotiation for proactive maintenance and improved urban mobility, Parisima Alaie

Distributed Digital Competence and Organisational Intelligence in the Public Sector’s Digitalisation, Karin Brodén
Parallel sessions: 1A University Hall; 1B Torgny Segerstedt Hall
11:30-13:00LunchJoe Farelli's, Kungsportsavenyen 12, (4 mins walk)
13:00-13:45Keynote: Prof. Ola Henfridsson, University of Miami, Herbert Business School, USA “Decentralized Organizing through Tokenization”University Hall (plenary)
13:45-14:00CoffeeFoyer
14:00-15:30Paper presentations 2A-2B in parallel sessions

Session 2A - Cyberphysical Systems

Navigating Prototyping in Physical-Digital Ventures, Sanja Tumbas

Capturing Physical Complexity in Digital Systems: A Cybernetic Perspective on Variety Loss, Adrian Bumann

Unpacking the Dynamic Capabilities Behind Technology-Enhanced Sustainable Business Models: A Two-Step Analysis of a Vertical Farming Case, Paolo Di Toma

Session 2B- Data and Future

Love Actually… Digitally: An Analysis of the Life Cycle of Romantic Love in the Digital Age, Charlotta Kronblad

Metadata Futures: Human-Data Interaction and Knowledge Creation in an Age of Data-Driven Research, Fatemeh Moradi

Navigating paradoxes in data work: A discussion on balancing resonance and alienation in datafied healthcare, Livia Norström
Parallel sessions: 2A University Hall; 2B Torgny Segerstedt Hall
15:30-16:00Wrap-up of the Day 1University Hall (plenary)
18:00Conference dinnerWine Mechanics, Lilla Waterloogatan 15

DBOSI-2026 Conference Day 2, Friday 6th February 

Location: Main Building, University of Gothenburg, Universitetsplatsen 1, 405 30, Gothenburg

08:30-09:00Coffee and BreakfastFoyer
09:00-09:45Keynote: Prof. Tina Blegind Jensen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. “Rethinking sensemaking in digitally mediated work”University Hall (plenary)
09:45-10:00CoffeeFoyer
10:00-11:30Paper presentations 3A-3B in parallel sessions

Session 3A - Work Design and Technological Impact

The Impact of AI Integration in Temporary Online Work Teams on Trust, Team Dynamics, and Engagement, Elena Nissing

Before the Tool: How Early Design Work Reconfigures the Idea Management Process in a Nurse-led Innovation Initiative, Korinzia Toniolo

From Resources to Relations: Resourcing Humanness with AI Agents in Knowledge Work, Samahir Adam

Session 3B - Strategy & Governance

Governance Restructuring in EU Digital Infrastructure Standardisation, Mathias Karlsson

Digital sovereignty in critical infrastructure: Navigating Swedish dependencies and tensions, Anna af Hällström
Parallel sessions: 3A University Hall; 3B Torgny Segerstedt Hall
11:30-13:00LunchScandic Rubinen, Kungsportsavenyen 24
13:00-14:00Paper presentations 4A-4B in parallel sessions

Session 4A - Future Work

Changing Lawyering: Emerging Insights on the Work of Business Lawyers, Gislene Feiten Haubrich

In the Driver's Seat or in the Dark?  How Software Engineers Transform Their Work in Response to GenAI Integration, Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström

Session 4B - Ethics, Responsibility and Accountability

Algorithmic violence: The dehumanized frontline of digital warfare and civil harm, Charlotta Kronblad

Authentic Digital Governance: Establishing Intervention Protocols for Efficient and Ethical Integrity in the IT Sector, Fioralba Ajazi
Parallel sessions: 4A University Hall; 4B Torgny Segerstedt Hall
14:00-14:30End of the Day 2 and the conference. Presentation of the next conference.University Hall (plenary)