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The Chair Application Systems again co-organizes the Minitrack on Artificial Intelligence Ecosystems at the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), which will be held on Maui from January 6-9, 2026. The minitrack has been organized since 2021 at past HICSS conferences (see the proceedings) and offers the option of a fast-track to the journal Electronic Markets. Submissions are due June 15, 2025 via https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/. Among the key topics are: 

  • AI-driven business models & decision-making frameworks
  • Assistant & agent networks: collaboration, trust & security
  • Platform ecosystems: architecture, governance & sectoral applications
  • Multimodal AI: text, voice, and visual processing
  • Autonomous AI: generative models & risk assessment
  • AI integration in XR environments
  • Economic & societal impact: workforce transformations & policy implications

For more information see https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-59/internet-at-work-and-play/#ai-ecosystems-assistants-agents-and-platforms-minitrack.