Kazem Haki

Kazem Haki

Kazem Haki

Prof. Dr.

Assoziierter Professor für Wirtschaftsinformatik

IWI-HSG
Büro 52-6150
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 6/8
9000 St. Gallen
Forschungsgebiete

Digital Platforms

Platform Ecosystems

Enterprise Architecture

Generative and Agentic AI

Agent-based Simulation

Ausbildung

2023
Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Business Administration with specialization in Information Systems, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

2009–2014
PhD in Information Systems, HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2001–2004
M.Sc. in Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran

Berufserfahrung

Since September 2026
Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

2021–2026
Associate Professor of Information Systems, Geneva School of Business Administration, Switzerland

2017–2021
Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

2015–2017
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

2009–2014
Teaching and Research Associate, HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2004–2008
Various management positions in IT consulting, enterprise architecture, and customer relationship management, MAGFA IT Development Center, Tehran, Iran

Lehraktivitäten
  • Digital Business Processes and Enterprise Systems
  • Business Analytics 
  • Managing Enterprise Architecture for Digital Transformation 
  • Research Methods for Business Innovation
  • Strategic Management
  • Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI
Projekte

2023–2024
Generative AI for Enterprise Platforms
Hasler Foundation, Switzerland

2022–2023
Transition to Platform Ecosystem: Implications for Incumbent Firms
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)


2019–2022
Ambidextrous Digital Platforms: Balancing Control and Emergence
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

2019–2020
Guiding the Co-evolution of Digital Platforms and Service Ecosystems: A Simulation-based Research
University of St. Gallen (HSG)


2019–2020
A Design Theory on Harnessing the Complexity of Sociotechnical Systems
University of St. Gallen (HSG)

2016–2019
Dynamics of Institutional Mechanisms in Enterprise-wide Information Systems Architecture
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

2016–2018
Value Co-Creation Language (ValCoLa)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) & Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)

Additional Research Projects (2016–2019)
Behavioral Enterprise Architecture Management; Ambidextrous IS Architecture: Balancing Control and Emergence; A Simulation-based Research Approach in Studying Sociotechnical Information Systems Phenomena — University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Mitgliedschaften

Association for Information Systems (AIS)

Swiss Chapter of the AIS (CHAIS) 

Auszeichnungen
  • 2025 — Best Completed Research Paper Award, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
  • 2024 — Highly Commended Paper, European Journal of Information Systems, Operational Research Society
  • 2023 — Best Kauffman Paper Award, 1st Runner-Up, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
  • 2021 — Best Completed Research Paper Award, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
  • 2021 — Best Completed Research Paper Award, Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (itAIS)
  • 2021 — Best Completed Research Paper Award Nominee (two papers), International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
  • 2021 — Best Completed Research Paper Award Nominee, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • 2016 — Best Completed Research Paper Award Nominee, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
  • 2010 — Award for Research on Sustainability and Social Responsibility, IMD Business School
Editorial Board

Journal Editorial Activities

  • 2023–present — Associate Editor, European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS)
  • 2025 — Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology (JIT), Special Issue “The Future of Information Systems in the Enterprise”
  • Invited Reviewer — Management Science, MIS Quarterly (MISQ), Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Information Systems Journal (ISJ), among others

Conference Leadership and Editorial Activities

  • 2026 — Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), “Organization, Strategy, Governance, and Transformation” Track
  • 2026 — Mini-Track Co-Chair, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), “Generative and Agentic AI in Digital Platforms and Ecosystems”
  • 2025–2026 — Associate Editor, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), “Platforms, Sourcing, and Governance in the Digital Age” Track
  • 2025 — Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), General Track
  • 2024 — Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), “Enterprise Systems” Track
  • 2021 — Track Co-Chair, International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), “Digital Processes and Architectures” Track
  • 2020–2023 — Associate Editor, International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), “IT Strategy, Management & Governance” Track
  • 2020 — Associate Editor, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), “Socio-Technical Perspectives in the Era of Industry 5.0” Track
  • 2019 — Associate Editor, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), “Transforming Society with Digital Innovation” Track
  • 2018 — Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), “Bridging the Internet of People, Data, and Things” Track
  • 2018 — Associate Editor, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), “Enterprise-wide Socio-Technical Change: Theory, Design, and Intervention” Track
  • 2015–2017 — Program Committee Member, Trends in Enterprise Architecture Research (TEAR) Workshop

Doctoral and Community Service

  • 2021–present — Faculty Member, Doctoral Consortium, Swiss Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (CHAIS)
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