IFIP Working Group 8.5 Elected Officers

  • Chair: Ida Lindgren, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Vice-Chair: Gerhard Schwabe, University if Zurich, Switzerland
  • Vice-Chair: Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece
  • Secretary:  Gabriela Viale Pereira, University for Continuing Education, Austria

The conference is financially managed by the non-profit organization ACO – Academic Conference Organization, Zürich – which is led by the IFIP WG 8.5 Elected Officers, and includes the following additional board members:

  • Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • Lieselot Danneels, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Peter Parycek, Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany / University for Continuing Education, Austria

EGOV 2026 Conference Chairs

  • Yannis Charalabidis, University of Aegean, Greece
  • Lieselot Danneels, Ghent University, Belgium
  • David Duenas-Cid, Kozminski University, Poland
  • Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • Ida Lindgren, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Euripidis Loukis, University of Aegean, Greece
  • Peter Parycek, Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany / University for Continuing Education, Austria
  • Gabriela Viale Pereira, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Gerhard Schwabe, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Teta Stamati, Harokopio University Athens, Greece
  • Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece

EGOV 2026 Local hosts

  • Teta Stamati, Harokopio University Athens, Greece
  • Euripidis Loukis, University of Aegean, Greece
  • Yannis Charalabidis, University of Aegean, Greece

EGOV 2026 Program Committee Chairs

General eGovernment and E-Governance Track

  • Gabriela Viale Pereira, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
  • Ida Lindgren, Linköping University, Sweden

General eDemocracy and eParticipation Track

  • David Duenas-Cid, Kozminski University, Poland
  • Noella Edelmann, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Marius Rohde Johannessen, University of South-Eastern Norway
  • Sara Hofmann, University of Agder, Norway

Digital Technologies and Sustainability Development Track

  • Gianluca Misuraca, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
  • Iryna Susha, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • René Reich, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Jolien Ubacht, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Digital Society Track

  • Leif Sundberg, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
  • Thomas Lampoltshammer, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Lieselot Danneels, Ghent University, Belgium

Emerging Issues and Innovations Track

  • Paula Rodriguez Müller, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Spain
  • Anastasija Nikiforova, Tartu University, Estonia
  • Francesco Mureddu, The Lisbon Council, Belgium

AI, Data Analytics, and Automated Decision-Making Track

  • Evangelos Kalampokis, University of Macedonia, Greece
  • Habin Lee, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
  • Euripidis Loukis, University of Aegean, Greece

AI Governance and its Societal Challenges Track

  • Csaba Csáki, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
  • Gregor Eibl, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Aya Rizk, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Roel Dobbe, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

Smart Cities (Government, Districts, Communities & Regions) Track

  • Shefali Virkar, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
  • Joep Crompvoets, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain

Open Data: Social and Technical Aspects Track

  • Anneke Zuiderwijk, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • Ramon Gil-Garcia, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
  • Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece

Governance, Digital Legislation, and Policy Track

  • Edimara Mezzomo Luciano, PUCRS, Brazil
  • Peter Parycek, Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany
  • Anna-Sophie Novak, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria

Managing E-Government Track

  • Michael Koddebusch, ERCIS, University Münster, Germany
  • Ulrik Bisgaard Ulsrod Røhl, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
  • Maria A. Wimmer, University Koblenz, Germany
  • Vera Spitzer, University Koblenz, Germany

Practitioners – Researchers Collaboration Track

  • Lucy Temple, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Ulf Melin, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Anthony Simonofski, University of Namur, Belgium

PhD Colloquium Chairs

  • Lieselot Danneels, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Michael Koddebusch, University of Münster, Germany
  • Gabriela Viale Pereira, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
  • Ramon Gil-Garcia, University at Albany, USA

Junior Faculty School Chairs

  • Lieselot Danneels, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Ramon Gil-Garcia, University at Albany, USA
  • Ida Lindgren, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Gabriela Viale Pereira, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria

Workshops and Poster Chairs

  • Panos Panagiotopoulos, Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • Ida Lindgren, Linköping University, Sweden

Chair of Outstanding Papers Awards

  • Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
  • Noella Edelmann, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria

 

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