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Welcome to the homepage of the Research Group for Information Systems II at the KIT!
We conduct rigorous research and deliver excellent higher education at the intersection of digital innovation and digital sustainability, with a commitment to advancing the academic field of information systems and engaging in responsible communication with the broader public.
These websites introduce our affiliated researchers and their research focus, give you an overview of theses that we have supervised , the courses we teach and give you information on how to apply for job openings (both as student and research assistant, i.e., PhD student).
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We are pleased to welcome Finn as a new student assistant. He will be contributing to our work on the ÖPGV project. In addition to his studies, Finn has already co-founded a start-up in the public sector space, bringing practical entrepreneurial experience to the team. More information about the ÖPGV project is available at https://xn--pgv-rna.de/. We look forward to working with Finn and wish him a successful start.
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GridKIT is here! Together with five motivated students, we are building an interactive simulation platform that turns real geographic areas into functional grid models. Users select a region, configure households with PV, heat pumps, storage, and EV charging, then run Multi Agent Reinforcement Learning simulations to explore curtailment strategies and grid expansion scenarios.
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Our seminar “Sustainable Information Systems and Digital Energy Markets” has officially launched into the new semester. Seven Bachelor’s and Master’s students joined the opening session, which combined introductions with a discussion on good research practices. This year’s topics include Reinforcement Learning in energy markets, openCode as digital public infrastructure, and data literacy for sustainability. The seminar highlights interdisciplinary exchange and societal relevance.
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We are pleased to announce that as of February 2, 2026, Prof. Dr. Philipp Staudt has started his position as Junior Professor and Head of the Research Group Information Systems II - Digital Energy Markets at the Institute for Information Systems (WIN) at KIT.
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