Investigates the effectiveness of IT-supported treatments for childhood obesity.

Describes the design and initial evaluation of a mobile application aimed at supporting obesity interventions.

Discusses logical design patterns for addressing common problems in information system development.

For more than a decade tracking and tracing physical objects has been target of information systems within the realm of research on the Internet of Things. But application to human populations requires reconsideration of re-identification and data locality requirements due to ethical and legal constraints. For this domain, we propose a generic event recognition architecture (GERA) and evaluate its applicability for developing a sensor-based information system for recognizing moving population densities by obeying non-re-identification and data decentrality requirements. Empirical evaluations show that this information system provides mean structures for measuring event data and deriving predictions that are statistically equal to manually measured actual data. Finally, a general discussion on the integration of event recognition systems into busi-ness process environments is given.

The globally increasing prevalence of childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the twenty-first century. Du to the need for multi-professional therapies that require a high amount of personnel and financial resources, IT-supported interventions promise help. So far, meta-studies show their limited impact on health outcomes. This work presents therefore a design theory that helps constructing health information systems (HIS) that positively impact the performance of obesity expert and children teams. Team performance is measured through self-reports, patients´ adherence to therapy and positive health outcomes. In order to assess the utility of the proposed design theory, its underlying design process was adopted by an interdisciplinary team of therapists, patients, their parents, IS researcher and computer scientists. This team developed and evaluated several HIS services collaboratively over the course of two years. Results of this design process show first evidence of the utility of the HIS design theory. However, challenges with regard to the design process still exist and are discussed.

Proposes digital object memory-based monitoring solutions to enhance manufacturing process efficiency.

Discusses recommendation systems and integrated information services for increasing value in retail.

For businesses offering complex customized solutions the capability of their sales force to engage in problem-solution discovery is a crucial success factor in selling. In this context we investigate the application of functional representations to model design spaces related to situations where a salesperson is screening for potential customers (lead qualification). Therefore we present a conceptual approach on how to cast functional representations in the domain of lead qualification. We propose computational design space representations based on probability theory that take account for the uncertainties inherent in lead qualification. And we show results from a case study in which we test the practicability of the presented approach.

Explores the impact of conceptual grammars on learning and recalling concepts and relationships.

Discusses ICT strategies for connecting biology and precision medicine based on insights from Dagstuhl Workshop.