Enterprise-level Information Systems
Digital Platform Ecosystems
Unternehmensarchitekturmanagement
Data Management und Data Analytics
Digitale Transformation
Simulation Modeling
Digital Platform Ecosystems
Enterprise-wide Information Systems
Data Management and Analytics
Kurse auf Assessment-Ebene
Kurse auf Bachelor-Ebene
Kurse auf Master-Ebene
Kurse auf Executive Education-Ebene
Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Swiss Chapter of the AIS (CHAIS)
2022 Outstanding Contribution as Associate Editor, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2022)
2021 Best Paper Award, Conference of the Italian Chapter of the AIS (itAIS 2021)
2021 Best Paper Award, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2021)
2021 Most Innovative Paper Award, Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI2021)
2021 Best Reviewer Nomination, Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI2021)
2016 Best Paper Nomination, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2016)
2015 Best Paper Nomination, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2015)
2013 Junior Scientist Business Innovation Award, University of St.Gallen
2011 Junior Scientist Business Innovation Award, University of St.Gallen
2010 Best Paper Nomination, International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST 2010)
Stephan Aier is a professor and senior lecturer at the School of Computer Science at the University of St.Gallen. He is the Director of the HSG Institute of Computer Science in Vorarlberg (ICV-HSG) and he co-heads the Data Management and Analytics group (DMAC) at the university’s Institute of Information Management (IWI-HSG). Between 2020-2023 Stephan served as IWI's Executive Director.
Stephan studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Berlin, where he received his Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in 2006. Stephan was elected Assistant Professor at HSG in 2009, finished his habilitation in 2016, was appointed Privatdozent in 2017, Affiliated Professor in 2020, Senior Lecturer in 2021, and Director in 2023 at the University of St.Gallen.
Today, Stephan is active in fundamental research in the areas of enterprise-level information systems, enterprise architecture, data management and analytics, and digital platforms funded by public research organizations and for applied research funded by industry partners. He gained industry experience in projects at AXA, BOSCH, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Telekom, HP, IBM, Munich Re, Motorola, Novartis, SAP, Swiss Post, Swiss Re, UBS, and others.
Stephan has published more than 150 articles on architecture, integration, and platforms. His research is published among others in Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE), Electronic Markets (EM), and MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE). Stephan is active in undergraduate, graduate, and executive education as well as in company specific in-house programs. He is a regular speaker at practitioner conferences and seminars.