Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group in Decision Support and Analytics (AIS SIGDSA) facilitates the exchange, development, communication, and dissemination of information about Decision Support, Analytics, Collaboration, and Knowledge Management Research and teaching issues in business, management, and organizational contexts among AIS members and in the larger community of IS/IT practitioners and scholars. The 2026 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium will be held from December 12 to December 13 in conjunction with the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2026) in Lisbon, Portugal. The theme for the pre-ICIS SIGDSA 2026 Symposium is "Analytics and AI-Based Decision Support for Digital Collaboration and Coexistence."
This theme emphasizes the transformative role of analytics and AI in fostering effective collaboration between humans and intelligent systems, as well as the sustainable coexistence of digital agents and societal structures. We invite submissions that explore how organizations, industries, and communities can leverage these technologies to enhance decision-making in an increasingly interconnected and collaborative digital landscape.
The research track focuses on promoting methodological, computational, empirical, and theoretical studies in data analytics, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, and their applications. We welcome Completed Research and Research-in-Progress papers on topics including:
Authors of accepted papers will have the option of publishing: (a) the complete manuscript OR (b) an extended abstract (single-spaced 2–3 pages) as part of the symposium proceedings on the AIS eLibrary. If authors choose to publish only the extended abstract, they will retain the copyright to the original manuscript submitted for review and feedback. Please see the details below.
Completed research papers are full-length papers documenting the results of finished research projects. For empirical work, completed research papers should have completed analyses and documentation of results. Completed research papers must be at most (16) single-spaced pages (all-inclusive) and must conform to the paper submission template. The page limit covers everything in the submission, including the title, text, tables, figures, appendices, and references. Submissions that exceed this limit will be automatically rejected.
Research-in-progress papers typically describe work that is yet to be completed but is promising. Short papers could take various forms. For example, they can be theoretical (presenting promising frameworks), empirical (with some preliminary results), or present a design of novel and useful concepts, artefacts (testing need not be done). Short papers should include a paragraph describing what work remains to complete the paper and the authors’ plan for the next steps. Please note that the progress described is expected to be substantive in nature. Short papers must be at most eight (8) single-spaced pages and must conform to the paper submission template. The page limit covers everything in the submission, including title, text, tables, figures, appendices, and references. Submissions that exceed this limit will be automatically rejected. If accepted, research-in-progress papers will be presented as part of a slam presentation session.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to your participation in the symposium! Please make note of the following important dates by visiting this link.
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For questions regarding submissions to the Research Track, please contact:
We recommend including the "Pre-ICIS SIGDSA 2026 Research Track Question" as the email subject line.