The 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) took place on Maui, Hawaii, from January 6 to 9, 2026. The Department of Information Systems was represented with four scientific contributions at one of the most internationally renowned conferences in the field of information and system sciences.

The following papers were presented at the conference

• Reinhard, P.; Li, M.; Fina, M.; Peters, C.; & Leimeister, J. M. (2025):
  Design Features for Explainable Generative AI (GenXAI) Systems in Knowledge-Intensive Service Work.
  In: 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Hawaii, USA.
• Reinhard, P.; Sajzev, V.; Li, M.; & Leimeister, J. M. (2025):
  Evaluating and Improving Prompt Quality in LLM-Based Assistants: A Synthesis of Criteria and Indicators.
  In: 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Hawaii, USA.
• Sonnabend, D.; Reinhard, P.; & Li, M. (2025):
  Identifying and Mitigating Risks Emerging from Uncertainty in AI Agents: A Stakeholder-Centered, Scenario-Based Approach.
  In: 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Hawaii, USA.
• Tolzin, A.; Hille, T.; Knoth, N.; & Janson, A. (2025):
  Mining Hidden Prompt Engineering Patterns with Formal Concept Analysis and Association Rules.
  In: 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Hawaii, USA.

The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences is the world's oldest scientific conference in the field of information technology management. It provides a highly interactive platform for exchange between researchers from academia and industry from over 60 countries and covers a broad spectrum of information, computer and systems sciences.

Antonia Tolzin took part in the HICSS Doctoral Consortium and received valuable feedback from internationally renowned researchers.