Combining philosophy with a background in the arts, cultural theory, and sociology, to address a critical perspective on systems theory, David is a critical philosopher of Information Systems -the trans-disciplinary space where computing, the social, and the nature of our relationship with reality intersect.
David is Chair of the International Federation for Information Processing  Technical Assembly (the committee of Technical Committee Chairs) and a member of the IFIP Executive Committee and the IFIP Board. Full details of Davids academic activities are available at http://david.kreps.org/

David's specialism is in Philosophy of Information Systems. His areas of research interest fall broadly under the umbrella of Information Society. He is interested in all aspects of virtuality, and has an established reputation in eAccessibility. His background in Cultural Studies and Sociology bring a critical and philosophical approach to his research in Information Systems. His doctoral thesis (2003) focused on the phenomenon of Cyborgism in contemporary society, through interviews with disabled and performance and interactive artists exploring this field, and with reference to the exoskeletal ambitions of the US military. He has since pursued a multi-year research programme looking into how philosophers such as Bergson, Delueze and Whitehead can be reassessed in light of the developments in systems theory, complexity theory, and AI, and applied to contemporary Information Systems.

David is interested in ensuring the next generation of information systems professionals understand the ethical dimensions of the field, and are philosophically prepared for a world of rapid change.

• Mainstreaming the SDGs

• Principal Investigator 2023-2025

• J.E.Cairnes School of Business and Economics €166k

• http://jecairnessdgshowcase.org 

• SDG: All

• Process Philosophy and IS - research travel for collaboration
• Principal Investigator 2021 and 2023
• CBBPL Research Support and Millenium Development Fund €4.5k each year
• Output: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol25/iss5/1/
  Kreps, David and Rowe, Frantz (2024) "Research Perspectives: Using a Process Philosophy Perspective in Information Systems Research: Principles of Creative Evolution," Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 25(5), 1410-1433.
  DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00883
• SDG: 10.2, 10.3

• Understanding Digital Events: A philosophical and sociological study of virtual experience in the everyday
• Principal Investigator 2018
• British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship £106k
• https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-career-fellowships/past-awards/2017/
• https://kreps.org/academic/concrescence/about/
• SDG: 10.2, 10.3

• Formalising methods for user experience practice
• Principal Investigator 2014-2016
• Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) £125k
• https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=509129#/tabOverview
• SDG: 9.5 

• Digital Environment Home Energy Management System
• Principal Investigator for Univ of Salford team in EU project led by Manchester City Council 2008-2011
• EU Framework 7 £295 to Salford
• https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/224609
• SDG: 7

• Combating eDiscrimination in the North West
• Principal Investigator 2007
• European Social Fund £85k
• PDF Combating eDiscrimination in the North West
• SDG: 10.2