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EPEAI 2024

The EPEAI 2024 conference will take place at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 
on 05. – 06. September 2024.

 

 

Please find the Call for Paper here:

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Ministerin Mona Neubaur hält eine Rede.
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EPEAI 2023

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Susanne Staude

Prof. Dr. Susanne Staude 

Presindent Ruhr West University of Applied Science 

 

Porträt von Prof. Vincent Conitzer

Prof. Vincent Conitzer, PhD

Carnegie Mellon University and University of Oxford

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Justus Haucap

Prof.Dr. Justus Haucap 

University of Düsseldorf and Director of Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Björn W. Schuller

Prof.Dr. Björn W. Schuller

University of Augsburg and Imperial College London

Foto von der Ministerin Mona Neubaur

Ministerin Mona Neubaur 

Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia

Monday, 6 March 2023  
 Auditorium 5Senate Room
10:00 - 10:45Accreditation and Coffee 
10:45 - 11:45 

Welcome by Prof.Dr. Susanne Staude, 

President Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

Welcome by Minister Mona Neubaur,

Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of NRW 

Opening Keynote by Prof.Dr. Justus Haucap,

University of Dusseldorf and Director of Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) : Algorithmic pricing and changing market structures 

 
12:00 - 13:00

Panel Session 1:

Competition and Economic Growth

  • Von Maydell/Menzel: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Towards a Modernisation of Competition Policy
  • Shirota/Chakraborty/Sreekanth/Yoshiura: Ambidextrous Time Series Data Clustering with Amplitude- based and Shape-based Distances – Case Study of Indian Companies’ Growth Pattern of Aggregate Market Values
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Werner Halver

Panel Session 2:

Production

  • Menger/Ohler-Martins/Lemette/Martin: Automatic classification of files based on the classes of IEC 61355
  • Feld/Arens-Fischer/Schumacher: „KI-AGIL“ – an agile process model to make AI development accessible to SMEs
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Sonja Schade
13:00 - 14:00Lunch (Mensa) and Coffee (Building 3) 
14:00 - 16:00 

Panel Session 4:

Forecasting

  • Vogt/Bönner/Römmich/Weiß/Türkoglu: Energy Stocks Price Forecast based on Sentiment Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms – Which approach performs best in day trading?
  • Köstner/Llacay/Alaminos: Forecasting Brent Oil Index Volatility: DeepAR vs LSTM
  • Johnen/Kley-Holsteg/Niemann/Ziel: Optimizing water supply – Application of probabilistic deep neural networks to forecast water demand in the short-term.
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Mark Oelmann

Panel Session 3:

AI and Humans

  • Moritz/Pomrehn/Steinmetz/Wehner: Between Algorithm Aversion and Appreciation: A Meta-Analysis about the (Un-)Fairness Perceptions of Algorithmic Decision-Making
  • Rana/Roemer/Pitz/Sickmann: Public perception of artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making systems: A systematic evaluation of newspaper articles using sentiment analysis
  • Simon: Toward a Structuralist Data Narratology
  • Roth/Ferizovic: Generational differences in framing social robot usage intention from a consumer behaviour point of view
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Tobias Meisen
16:00 - 16:15Break (Building 3) 
16:15 - 17:45 

Keynote Prof. Dr. Björn Schuller,

University of Augsburg and Imperial College London:
Characterising leader qualities from voice and video

 
18:00

Evening Programme and Dinner 

18:00: EscapeRoom, Sandstraße 154-162, 45473 Mülheim an der Ruhr

20.00: Restaurant Mausefalle, Bogenstraße 8, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr;
Transfer by Taxi from the EscapeRoom to the restaurant will be provided.

 

Tuesday, 7 March 2023  
 Auditorium 5Senate Room
09:00 - 09:20

Keynote Prof. Michael Adelowotan,

University of Johannesburg:
AI in the curriculum of Higher Educational Institutions – The University of Johannesburg perspective Discussion

 
09:30 - 11:00 

Panel Session 5:

Applying and Regulating AI

  • Krüger, N./Stibe/Krüger, J.: Plug and Play AI – How Companies Can Benefit From AI as a Service
  • Matemane/Varaidzo/Mokabane: Artificial intelligence, cyber security risk and board characteristics in the fourth industrial revolution era: evidence from an emerging economy
  • Pantos: Supervisory approaches to AI regulation in insurance: the case of the UK prudential framework
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Michael Römmich

 

Panel Session 6:

Retailing and E-Commerce

  • Specker/Lahmeyer/Roemer/Thalmann/Huebner: Drivers and barriers of customers’ adoption of AI-driven AR apps in furniture retailing
  • Cortial/Chausse/Albouy-Kissi: A deep analyse of Product Space with graph learning methods
  • Mapila: Exploring the Adoption of AI for Customer Engagement Marketing by Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa: A Literature Review of Challenges and Opportunities
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Sarah Hosell

 

11:00 - 11:30

Poster presentations (building 3):

  • Fischer/Grüter/Rimpler/Pimenta/Almeida/Lemette/Ohler-Martins: The potential of industrial usage of a machine learning model in classify the lubrication in tribological systems
  • Hofmann/Fehr: Magnetic Induction Tomography: Image Reconstruction with Deep Learning
  • Janzen/Gedikli: NewsRecs – A mobile app framework for conducting and evaluating online experiments for news recommender systems
  • Koltermann da Silva/Burrichter/Quirmbach: Radar-based precipitation nowcasting model for heavy rainfall in KIWaSUS research project
  • Pasch L./Pasch T./Tettenborn: Gender Gap in Financial Accounting Management in Germany? Status Quo and Possible Causes
  • Pudill: Feature Engineering in Natural Language Processing
  • & coffee break
 
11:30 - 13:00

Panel Session 7:

HR and Employment

  • Christenko: Effects of automation on work intensity: Evidence from select European Union countries
  • Pomrehn/Wehner: Affective Employee Reactions in Career Development: An Experimental Vignette Study
  • Eichenberg/Pudill/Rüschoff/Stockem Novo/Vogelsang: Vacancies, tasks and profiles for AI jobs
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Olga Hördt

Panel Session 8:

Finance and Accounting 

  • Bravidor: Auditing Algorithms in the (Non-)Financial Audit: Status Quo & Way Forward
  • Lausberg/Eimuth/Stockem Novo: Barriers to the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Management Reporting
  • Rautenstrauch/Hummel/Isoz/Moser: Transforming Management Accounting with Robotic Process Automation – Requirements and Implications
  • Moderation: Prof. Tankiso Moloi, PhD
13:00 - 14:00Lunch (Mensa) and Coffee (Building 3) 
14:00 - 15:00

Panel Session 9:

Organisation and Workflow

  • Dandalt: Job Security & Physicians in the Age of AI: A Leaders’ Perspective
  • Harlacher/Altepost/Elsen/Ferrein/Hansen-Ampah/Merx/Niehues/Schiffer/Shahinfar: Approach for the Identification of Requirements on the Design of AI-supported Work Systems (in problem-based Projects)
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Anne Stockem Novo
 
15:00 - 16:00 
  • Keynote Prof. PhD Vincent Conitzer,
  • Carnegie Mellon University and University of Oxford:
    AI, Economics and Philosophy
  • Keynote by Prof. John Stewart Gordon PhD,
  • Lithuanian University of Health Science:
    Are superintelligent Robots entitled to Human Rights?
  • Discussion: Anne Stockem Novo, Vincent Conitzer, John-Stewart Gordon;
  • Moderation: Michael Vogelsang
 
16:00 - 16:15Concluding remarks 
16:15 End of conference 

Porträt von Prof. Amanda Lemette

Prof. Amanda Lemette, PhD

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Tobias Meisen

Prof. Dr. Tobias Meisen 

University of Wuppertal

Porträt von Prof. Tankiso Moloi

Prof. Tankiso Moloi, PhD

University of Johannesburg

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Anne Stockem Novo

Prof. Dr. Anne Stockem Novo

Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Christian Weiß 

Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

Porträt von Prof.Dr. Justus Haucap

Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap

University of Düsseldorf and Director of Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)

 

Plus the members of the programme committee.

We would like to thank the following institutions for supporting the EPEAI conference.

 

German Research Foundation

 

Logo links in Druckbuchstaben in Kurz DFG in Königsblau und rechts ausgeschrieben Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in Königsblau ausgeschrieben

 

Support Association Ruhr West University - Förderverein Hochschule Ruhr West

 

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Institute of Business Administration, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

 

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Submission of abstracts 11 October 2022
Notification of acceptance of abstracts31 October 2022
Start of registration 01 November 2022
Early bird fee31 December 2022
Submission of conference paper 31 January 2023
End of registration 24 February 2023
Conference06-07 March 2023
Contribution of the revised paper30 April 2023

AI technology is progressing worldwide. The aim of the interdisciplinary conference is to analyse and evaluate the economic drivers and consequences of the diffusion of AI for companies, users and society. The conference offers various tracks and opportunities for exchange and discussion. Accepted, presented and revised contributions will be published in the conference proceedings.

 

Conference tracks

Submissions can be made as theoretical and empirical contributions to the following tracks:

  • Micro- and Macroeconomic Framework: Diffusion and Competition, Productivity, Labour Markets, Ethics and Regulation of AI
  • Entrepreneurship and AI-driven Business Models and Strategies
  • Managing AI: KPIs and Digital Transformation
  • AI in Business Administration and Processes, e.g. Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Human Resources, Production and Quality Management
  • AI-driven Marketing
  • Open Session: The Long-Term View

If you have questions about submitting contributions or are not sure whether your topic fits, please contact us at info@epeai.com or via the contact form (see below). We are more than happy to help you.

Submission instructions

Abstracts can be submitted until 11 October 2022 via submissions@epeai.com. Please provide the following information:

  • Contribution title
  • Abstract of 300 to 500 words
  • Names end e-mail addresses of all authors involved
  • Placement in one of the tracks mentioned

Please note that only abstracts of papers that have not yet been published and are not about to be published prior to the conference can be accepted.

Review Process

After submission of the abstract, feedback from the scientific committee will be provided no later than 31 October 2022.
If the contribution is not accepted, the authors will be given a two week deadline to improve the contribution. Accepted papers can be presented in full at the conference.
Authors are expected to be available as discussants for another paper.

Presentation at the conference

Each author or each team of authors will be given up to 20 min for their presentation during the conference. After that, a discussant will present feedback on the paper, followed by a discussion with the audience.

Additionally there will be a poster session.

Publication

All accepted papers will be published in a conference proceedings, prospectively by De Gruyter. Please note that the revised paper must be submitted by 30 April 2023.
Template and style guide will be provided in advance.

The early bird fees are valid until 31 December 2022.
All conference fees are exempt from the value added tax (VAT) in accordance with §4 No. 22a of the German VAT Act.

EARLY BIRD

 OnsiteOnline
General Participant250 €200€
Young Researcher (PhD students)200 €150€

 

REGULAR 

 OnsiteOnline
General Participant290 €240 €
Young Researcher (PhD students)240 €190 €