Institute of Information Systems
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior professorship for Information Systems, in particular Data Analytics
- Professorship for Computer Engineering
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular Artificial Intelligence and Explainability
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular Data Science
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular Digital Transformation and Information Management
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular E-Business and Knowledge Management
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular Machine Learning
- Professorship for Information Systems, in particular Network Science
Organisation profile
At the Institute of Information Systems (IIS) of the Leuphana University we work on innovative topics in Information Systems and Data Science. The main focus is on digital transformation, e-health, e-commerce, business analytics, sports and e-learning. Methodologically, we focus on the development and use of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods for the modeling and solution of data-driven decision problems. Additional quantitative (e.g. graphs, optimization) and qualitative (e.g. interviews, reference modeling) methods complement this spectrum. Cooperating with other universities, companies, and institutions of the civil society plays an important role in our work.
Main research areas
At the Institute of Information Systems there are currently 6 professors and numerous research assistants. Our main research areas include digital transformation, e-health, e-commerce, business analytics, sports, and e-learning. Details can be found on the websites of the work groups and in the central research database of Leuphana. The Institute of Information Systems organized a number of events and conferences at Leuphana (e.g. ITEE 2013, final round of the German National Computer Science Competition 2014, MKWI 2018).
- 2025
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Special Issue: Embracing Contrarian Thinking: Value-Reflexive Research for a Digital World
Zimmer, M. P. (Editor), Vasilakopoulou, P. (Editor), Grisot, M. (Editor) & Niemimaa, M. (Editor), 07.2025, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (European Journal of Information Systems)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Muses or Stereotypes? Identifying Historical Patterns of Sexism in a Corpus of Brazilian Lyrics
Lopes, J. N. D. S., Firmino, V. P. & Dos Reis, V. Q., 05.06.2025, In: Journal on Interactive Systems. 16, 1, p. 369-380 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The promise and challenges of computer mouse trajectories in DMHIs – A feasibility study on pre-treatment dropout predictions
Zantvoort, K., Matthiesen, J., Bjurner, P., Bendix, M., Brefeld, U., Funk, B. & Kaldo, V., 06.2025, In: Internet Interventions. 40, 7 p., 100828.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Junior fellows and distinguished dissertation of the GI and AI for crisis
Usbeck, R., Kraft, A. & Westphal, P., 23.05.2025, In: IT - Information Technology. 67, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Beyond Digital vs. IT: The Untold Story of Their Relationship from an Organizing Logic Perspective
Baiyere, A., Zimmer, M. P., Staykova, K. S. & Jöhnk, J., 15.04.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Information Systems Research. 37 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Capitalizing on natural language processing (NLP) to automate the evaluation of coach implementation fidelity in guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (GdCBT)
Zainal, N. H., Eckhardt, R., Rackoff, G. N., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Rojas-Ashe, E., Barr Taylor, C., Funk, B., Eisenberg, D., Wilfley, D. E. & Newman, M. G., 02.04.2025, In: Psychological Medicine. 55, e106.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Decoding the Landscape of Smart City Platforms: A Taxonomy Approach
Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Lemmer, K., 04.2025, Transforming the Digitally Sustainable Enterprise: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2023, Vol. 3. Beverungen, D., Lehrer, C. & Trier, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 409-427 19 p. 90. (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; vol. 76).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Patient centricity in IS healthcare – a framework proposing enablement, empowerment, and engagement of patients as individual IS users
Maschewski, J. & Lemmer, K., 04.2025, Transforming the Digitally Sustainable Enterprise: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2023, Vol. 3. Beverungen, D., Lehrer, C. & Trier, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 593-607 15 p. 343. (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; vol. 76).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Seeking social support on social media: a coping perspective
Chen, A. & Lemmer, K., 18.03.2025, In: Internet Research. 35, 2, p. 664-690 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Knowledge Graph Question Answering and Large Language Models
Banerjee, D., Hu, N., Tan, Y., Min, D., Wu, Y., Usbeck, R. & Qi, G., 17.03.2025, Handbook on Neurosymbolic AI and Knowledge Graphs. Hitzler, P., Dalal, A., Mahdavinejad, M. S. & Norouzi, S. S. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 466-531 66 p. ( Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; vol. 400).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Neuro-Symbolic Relation Extraction
Yan, X., Usmanova, A., Möller, C., Westphal, P. & Usbeck, R., 17.03.2025, Handbook on Neurosymbolic AI and Knowledge Graphs. Hitzler, P., Dalal, A., Mahdavinejad, M. S. & Norouzi, S. S. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 550-576 27 p. ( Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; vol. 400).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Inclusion of Autistic It Workforce in Action: An Auticon Approach
Abramova, O., Recker, J., Schemm, U. & Barwitzki, L. D., 08.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Information Systems Journal. 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ontology-Guided, Hybrid Prompt Learning for Generalization in Knowledge Graph Question Answering
Jiang, L., Huang, J., Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 06.02.2025Research output: other publications › Other › Research
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SH-CoDE: Scholarly Hybrid Complex Question Decomposition and Execution
Taffa, T. A. & Usbeck, R., 05.02.2025, 2025 19th International Conference on Semantic Computing: ICSC 2025, Laguna Hills, CA, USA, 3-5 February 2025; Proceedings. Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 128-135 8 p. 11036317. ( IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Interactive sequential generative models for team sports
Fassmeyer, D., Cordes, M. & Brefeld, U., 02.2025, In: Machine Learning. 114, 2, 15 p., 38.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Masked autoencoder for multiagent trajectories
Rudolph, Y. & Brefeld, U., 02.2025, In: Machine Learning. 114, 2, 18 p., 44.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Construct relation extraction from scientific papers: Is it automatable yet?
Funk, B. & Scharfenberger, J., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Bui, T. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 4675-4684 10 p. (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Conveying the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in K–12 and Academia: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods
Tschoppe, N. J., Katsarov, J., Drews, P. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 4744-4753 10 p. (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Overcoming Multi-legacy Application Challenges through Building Dynamic Capabilities for Low-Code Adoption
Naqvi, S. A. A., Zimmer, M. P., Rehan, S., Drews, P. & Basole, R. C., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 7503-7512 10 p. ( Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Shifting Competency Requirements for IT Professionals in the Digital Transformation: A Competency Transformation Process Model
Pieczurczyk, S. & Drews, P., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 4789-4798 10 p. (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Understanding Partnering Strategies in the Low-Code Platform Ecosystem
Naqvi, S. A. A., Zimmer, M. P., Drews, P. & Basole, R. C., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 6226-6235 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Aligning Experimentation with Product Operations: A Taxonomy for Structuring Experimentation Teams
Stotz, N., Labay, B., Vermeer, L. & Drews, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of SEAA 2025. 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Analyzing the Influence of Knowledge Graph Information on Relation Extraction
Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 2025, The Semantic Web: 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025 Portoroz, Slovenia, June 1–5, 2025 Proceedings, Part I. Curry, E., Acosta, M., Poveda-Villalón, M., van Erp, M., Ojo, A., Hose, K., Shimizu, C. & Lisena, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Vol. 1. p. 460-480 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 15718).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Bridge-Generate: Scholarly Hybrid Question Answering
Taffa, T. A. & Usbeck, R., 2025, WWW Companion’25: Companion Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2025, April 28-May 2, 2025 Sydney, NSW, Australia. Long, G., Blumestein, M., Chang, Y., Lewin-Eytan, L., Huang, H. & Yom-Tov, E. (eds.). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1321-1325 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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DISCIE–Discriminative Closed Information Extraction
Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 2025, The Semantic Web – ISWC 2024 - 23rd International Semantic Web Conference, Proceedings. Demartini, G., Hose, K., Acosta, M., Palmonari, M., Cheng, G., Skaf-Molli, H., Ferranti, N., Hernández, D. & Hogan, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 23-40 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 15232 LNCS).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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EVOLVING PURPOSES OF DIGITAL INNOVATION UNITS: EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS FROM A LARGE INSURANCE COMPANY
Werner, M., Stockhinger, J. & Schiffer, S., 2025, Academy of Management Proceedings.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Govern Like You Mean It: Embedding Data Ethics Practices within Data Governance
Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 2025, AMCIS 2025 Proceedings. Atlanta: AIS eLibrary, 10 p. 1265. (The AMCIS proceedings series; vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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How to Measure the Speed of Enterprise IT? An Enterprise Architecture-based Case Study in a Very Large Enterprise
Kanin, O. & Drews, P., 2025, Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing : 28th International Conference, EDOC 2024, Vienna, Austria, September 10–13, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Borbinha, J., Sales, T. P., Da Silva, M. M., Proper, H. A. & Schnellmann, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 101-118 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 15409).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Introduction to the Design, Implementation, and Management of Digital Government Policies and Strategies Minitrack
Gualdi, F., Cordella, A. & Lemmer, K., 2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Bui, T. X. (ed.). University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 1894-1895 2 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
- Accepted/In press
Joint Item Response Models for Manual and Automatic Scores on Open-Ended Test Items
Bengs, D., Brefeld, U., Kroehne, U. & Zehner, F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychometrika.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics: 11th International Workshop, MLSA 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 9, 2024, Revised Selected Papers
Brefeld, U. (Editor), Davis, J. (Editor), Van Haaren, J. (Editor) & Zimmermann, A. (Editor), 2025, Cham: Springer Verlag. 119 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 2460)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Metrics for Experimentation Programs: Categories, Benefits and Challenges
Stotz, N. & Drews, P., 2025, Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 26th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2025, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, June 2–5, 2025, Proceedings. Peter, S., Kropp, M., Aguiar, A., Anslow, C., Lunesu, M. I. & Pinna, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 210-225 16 p. ( Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; vol. 545).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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No-Code Platforms in Startups: Explaining Decisions for Adoption and Abandonment
Laevskaya, E., Naqvi, S. A. A. & Drews, P., 2025, AMCIS 2025 Proceedings. Atlanta: AIS eLibrary, 10 p. 2070. (The AMCIS proceedings series; vol. 2025).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Toward Learning Distributions of Distributions
Wohlstein, M. & Brefeld, U., 2025, In: Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. 265, p. 269-275 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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uFood: Concept for a Serious Moral Game on Social-Media Marketing
Katsarov, J., Rabener, T., Wagenbach, T., Zakharova, E., Blanco Hoppmann, Y., Tran, L., Drews, P. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 2025, Games and Learning Alliance: 13th International Conference, GALA 2024. Schönbohm, A., Bellotti, F., Buchiarone, A., de Rosa, F., Ninaus, M., Wang, A., Wanick, V. & Dondio, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 355-360 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 15348 LNCS).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development
Naqvi, S. A. A. & Drews, P., 2025, ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024. D., Santos, R., Khanna, D. & Elshan, E. (eds.). Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 9 p. (CEUR workshop proceedings; vol. 3921).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Use Cases for Artificial Intelligence in the Product Experimentation Lifecycle
Stotz, N. & Drews, P., 2025, Product-Focused Software Process Improvement: 25th International Conference, PROFES 2024 Tartu, Estonia, December 2–4, 2024; Proceedings. Pfahl, D., Gonzalez Huerta, J., Klünder, J. & Anwar, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 289-304 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 15452).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Value-Based Transformation Management for Digital-Sustainable Co-Transformation
Zimmer, M. P. & Paul, K., 2025, In: FIfF-Kommunikation. 42, 1, p. 32-35Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2024
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Creative spaces in computer science
Kohler, M., Usbeck, R. & Edinger, J., 12.2024, In: IT - Information Technology. 66, 2-3, p. 39-41 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Estimation of minimal data sets sizes for machine learning predictions in digital mental health interventions
Zantvoort, K., Nacke, B., Görlich, D., Hornstein, S., Jacobi, C. & Funk, B., 12.2024, In: npj Digital Medicine. 7, 1, 10 p., 361.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Greenpeace's Digital Transformation: A Case of Digital–Sustainable Co-Transformation
Zimmer, M. P., Paul, K. & Drews, P., 12.2024, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 59 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Making the most out of timeseries symptom data: A machine learning study on symptom predictions of internet-based CBT
Hentati Isacsson, N., Zantvoort, K., Forsell, E., Boman, M. & Kaldo, V., 12.2024, In: Internet Interventions. 38, 8 p., 100773.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predicting recurrent chat contact in a psychological intervention for the youth using natural language processing
Hornstein, S., Scharfenberger, J., Lueken, U., Wundrack, R. & Hilbert, K., 12.2024, In: npj Digital Medicine. 7, 1, 9 p., 132.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identifying clinically relevant agranulocytosis in people registered on the UK clozapine Central Non-Rechallenge Database: retrospective cohort study
Oloyede, E., Bachmann, C. J., Dzahini, O., Lopez Alcaraz, J. M., Singh, S. D., Vallianatu, K., Funk, B., Whiskey, E. & Taylor, D., 11.2024, In: The British Journal of Psychiatry. 225, 5, p. 484-491 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Universal Digital Stress Management Intervention for Employees: Randomized Controlled Trial with Health-Economic Evaluation
Freund, J., Smit, F., Lehr, D., Zarski, A. C., Berking, M., Riper, H., Funk, B., Ebert, D. D. & Buntrock, C., 22.10.2024, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26, 13 p., e48481.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bridging the Gap: Generating a Comprehensive Biomedical Knowledge Graph Question Answering Dataset
Yan, X., Westphal, P., Seliger, J. & Usbeck, R., 16.10.2024, ECAI 2024 : 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 19-24 October 2024, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; including 13th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems (PAIS 2024), Proceedings. Endriss, U., Melo, F. S., Bach, K., Diz, A. J. B., Alonso-Moral, J. M., Barro, S. & Heintz, F. (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press BV, p. 1198-1205 8 p. (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; vol. 392).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Use of Machine-Learning Algorithms Based on Text, Audio and Video Data in the Prediction of Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress in General and Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review
Ciharova, M., Amarti, K., van Breda, W., Peng, X., Lorente-Català, R., Funk, B., Hoogendoorn, M., Koutsouleris, N., Fusar-Poli, P., Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P. & Riper, H., 01.10.2024, In: Biological Psychiatry. 96, 7, p. 519-531 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Revisiting the richness of integrated vehicle and crew scheduling
Ge, L., Kliewer, N., Nourmohammadzadeh, A., Voß, S. & Xie, L., 10.2024, In: Public Transport. 16, 3, p. 775-801 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ablation Study of a Multimodal Gat Network on Perfect Synthetic and Real-world Data to Investigate the Influence of Language Models in Invoice Recognition
Thiée, L. W., 11.09.2024, Document Analysis and Recognition – ICDAR 2024 Workshops: Athens, Greece, August 30–31, 2024 Proceedings, Part II. Mouchère, H. & Zhu, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, Vol. 2. p. 199-212 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 14936)(Document analysis and recognition - ICDAR 2024 workshops ; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Entity Linking with Out-of-Knowledge-Graph Entity Detection and Clustering Using Only Knowledge Graphs
Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 11.09.2024, Knowledge Graphs in the Age of Language Models and Neuro-Symbolic AI- : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Semantic Systems, 17-19 September 2024, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Salatino, A. A., Alam, M., Ongenae, F., Vahdati, S., Gentile, A. L., Pellegrini, T. & Jiang, S. (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press BV, p. 88-105 18 p. (Studies on the Semantic Web; vol. 60).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review