The BIS discipline distinguish themselves by publishing research in numerous national and international high-quality peer-reviewed conferences and journals, specifically the top basket AIS journals, securing significant external research funding from external sources, and by assuming important roles to academic and industry forums. Members of the Discipline have published their research in leading journals such as Information Systems Research, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, Journal or Strategic Information Systems, and Journal of Information Technology.

The BIS Discipline has significant experience in securing national and international research funding, totalling over €6m in the last 3 years.  Recent awarding bodies include the Irish Research Council, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Royal Irish Academy and the European Union, under schemes such as Horizon 2020 amongst others.

Our research broadly addresses the business and societal implications brought about by rapid advances in digitalisation.  The emergence of new technologies (e.g., fitness trackers, drones, virtual reality, big data), and the increase in prevalence and intensification of use of older technologies and platforms (e.g., video conferencing, social media sites, artificial intelligence) have transformed the way we live, work, connect to communities, inform ourselves and relate to others.  As our lives become increasingly immersed by powerful digital devices and services, questions regarding the drivers of these processes and their effects on individuals, societies and organisations still remain largely unaddressed. Thus, the grand challenge BIS addresses is to understand and manage the risks, challenges and opportunities associated with digitalisation.