Call for Papers
60. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January, 5-8, 2027
AI Ecosystems: Agents, Assistants, and Platforms
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-60/internet-at-work-and-play
Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2026
Minitrack theme
The AI Ecosystems minitrack at HICSS is organized continuously since 2021 and offers a platform for discussing the evolving landscape of AI-based assistants, agents, and platforms that are fundamentally reshaping our technological and social environments. In particular, the minitrack aims to deepen the understanding of how these technologies are evolving from isolated systems to complex, interconnected ecosystems. Over the past years, the minitrack has attracted at least two sessions and last year a paper from this minitrack has received the Best Track Paper Award.
Minitrack topics
We welcome original contributions addressing technological innovations and socio-technical implications in the field of AI ecosystems with the following topics (but not limited to):
1. AI agent and assistant networks: Multi-agent collaboration, autonomous reasoning, agent communication protocols (e.g., MCP, A2A), trust in multi-agent systems
2. Platform architectures and ecosystem dynamics: Platform governance, network effects, cross-platform integration, strategic positioning in AI ecosystems
3. Ethics, regulation, and responsible AI: Value alignment, algorithmic fairness, AI in political processes, regulatory frameworks
4. Democratic and societal impact: AI's effects on democratic discourse, labor markets, digital inclusion, environmental sustainability
5. Applications and methods: Domain-specific AI implementations, generative AI, graph neural networks, novel theoretical frameworks
The minitrack is methodologically open and welcomes empirical research, theoretical research as well as practical and design-oriented research. It also offers the possibility for selected papers to submit revised and extended versions to the Electronic Markets journal (www.electronicmarkets.org) after presentation at the conference.
Important information for paper submission
- June 15, 2026: Paper submission deadline
- August 17, 2026: Notification of acceptance/rejection
- September 22, 2026: Deadline for submission of final manuscript for publication
- October 1, 2026: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference
- January 5-8, 2027: Conference
- Author instructions: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors
Minitrack Co-Chairs
- Rainer Schmidt (Primary Contact), Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany, rainer.schmidt@hm.edu
- Rainer Alt, Leipzig University, Germany, rainer.alt@uni-leipzig.de
- Alfred Zimmermann, Reutlingen University, Germany, alfred.zimmermann@reutlingen-university.de
We are looking forward to your submissions and for exciting discussions at HICSS60!
Rainer Alt
Prof. Dr.
Editor-in-Chief Electronic Markets
Leipzig University
Information Systems Institute
Grimmaische Str. 12, 04109 Leipzig
Germany
Ph +49 341 97-33600
rainer.alt@uni-leipzig.de
www.wifa.uni-leipzig.de/as
www.electronicmarkets.org