Department of Information Systems
Poznań University of Economics and Business
An article by our researchers on the threats to cryptocurrency wallet security in the age of Big Data analytics and quantum computing addresses timely and important issues related to the protection of digital assets. Drawing on real-world cases like the well-known attack on Wintermute, which exploited flaws in the Profanity tool (used for generating so-called “vanity addresses”), the authors demonstrate how even minor weaknesses in random number generation can lead … Read More
In the latest issue of Blockchains, an article by our scientists “Blockchain as an Enabler of Generic Business Model Realization” fills a critical gap between business‑model theory and the practical deployment of distributed-ledger technology. The authors pose three key research questions: how does blockchain reshape industry dynamics, what characteristics define blockchain‑based business models (BMs) and does the technology truly enable entirely new ways of conducting business?
Member of our Department, Dr. Piotr Stolarski, took third place among the PUEB employees in the “GSK Economic Five” (“GSK Ekonomiczna Piątka”) run for the title of HM the Rector of the Poznań University of Economics and Business. This was the 14th edition of the 5-kilometer race around Lake Malta.
The fourth seminar on artificial intelligence and digital transformation was devoted to the issue of automatic detection of fake news. On February 24, 2025, during the meeting, a research team from the Department of Information Systems presented the results of the OpenFact project, developed at the Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB). The aim of the project is to create innovative solutions using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify potentially … Read More
A scientific article dedicated to the application of blockchain technology in public business registers in Europe was published as open access. The research focuses on developing a multifaceted approach to selecting and implementing blockchain-based solutions in databases that hold legal and economic significance.
A research paper entitled “Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools” has been published under open access. The study presents a detailed analysis of the fact-checking process, based on a literature review and interviews with organizations specializing in this field. This combined theoretical knowledge with practical experiences of experts, which allowed to identify research gaps and challenges in current information verification methods.
A scientific article titled “Exploring the Challenges and Potential of Generative AI: Insights from an Empirical Study” has been published under open access. As part of this work, an experiment was conducted to examine to what extent content generated by GenAI can be considered reliable (i.e., free of false information) and how easily GenAI can be manipulated into producing misinformation.
On October 4, 2024, a meeting of the staff of the Department of Information Systems at the Poznań University of Economics and Business took place. The meeting was led by Prof. Krzysztof Węcel, the new head of the Department, who was appointed to this position on October 1, 2024. The meeting was dedicated to presenting and discussing the Department’s strategy for the upcoming academic year in connection with the new … Read More
During the 28th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES 2024), Dr. Włodzimierz Lewoniewski presented a paper entitled “Exploring the Challenges and Potential of Generative AI: Insights from an Empirical Study” and a paper entitled “Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools”. The conference was held on September 11-13, 2024 in hybrid mode.
On September 9-12, 2024, scientists from the Department of Information Systems presented their works at the CLEF 2024 conference, which took place in Grenoble (France). This was the 25th edition of the CLEF (Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum), a key event in the field of information and language technologies, focusing on the evaluation of information systems. Thanks to a variety of test tasks, participants can compare and improve … Read More