KM Conference 2026, 24 - 27 June 2026

Hosted by the ADVANCE/ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal.


Themes: Knowledge Management, Cybersecurity, Learning, and Information Technology

Join us also for an exciting Pre-Conference Industry Day on 24 June 2026



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Important Dates/Deadlines

  • Submission deadline of complete papers or extended abstracts: March 1, 2026
  • Reviews and responses to authors: April 10, 2026
  • Submission of the final version of accepted papers or extended abstracts: May 10, 2026

What to Submit

  • Full research papers (including work-in-progress)
  • Extended abstracts or short papers
  • Industry or practitioners presentations/papers
  • Panels presentations/papers

All submissions are double-blind refereed. See submission requirements here.

High-marked papers from the conference will be fast-tracked for publication in the Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM - ISSN 2325-4688), the official publication of the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management. Additionally, high-marked papers in the context of information security and cybersecurity will be considered for further review for publication in the Emerald's journal of Information and Computer Security (ICS - ISSN 2056-4961). Other papers and abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

Registration Fees:

Pre-Conference Industry Day Registration (Free)

Conference (In-Person) Early Registration (on or before April 30, 2026), €475

Conference (In-Person) Late Registration (after April 30, 2026), €525

Suggested Topics

KM Conference invites empirical and conceptual papers dealing with theoretical and practical aspects of applied knowledge management, cybersecurity learning, and information technology including, but not limited to:

  • Adaptive systems
  • Architectures and design of KM systems
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in KM
  • Cybersecurity and Information Security
  • Cybersecurity Management
  • e-Learning, m-Learning, Experiential Learning, and Gamification
  • Ethical and Privacy Concerns, Risk Management, and System Auditing
  • Global and Cross-Cultural Aspects of KM
  • Healthcare and Health Informatics
  • Human Computer Interaction, Generative AI, Multimedia, and Knowledge Visualization
  • Human, Intellectual, Social, and Structural Capital
  • Information Society and Social Networks
  • Integration of Knowledge
  • KM - Analytics, Intelligence and Problem Solving
  • KM - Conceptual Paradigms, System Theory and Development
  • KM – Innovation, Future Applications and Technology
  • KM - Health and Medicine
  • KM - Project and Risk Management
  • KM - System Initiation, Implementation, and Continuance
  • Knowledge Acquisition, Creation, Discovery, and Sharing Mechanisms
  • Knowledge Economy, Evaluating, and Sourcing Knowledge
  • Knowledge Innovation
  • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
  • Knowledge Services and Sharing – Applications in Business, Education, Government, Healthcare, and More
  • Learning Organization and Organizational Learning
  • Managing Higher Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning
  • Mobile and Ubiquitous Communications
  • Organizational and Interorganizational KM
  • Research Methods and Advanced Statistics in KM
  • Search, Semantics, and Content Management
  • Strategic Aspects of KM
  • Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)
  • Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)


KM2026 Leadership Team


Conference Co-Chairs

Joanna Krywalski-Santiago Tiago Emanuel Rodrigues Gonçalves
ISEG - Lisbon School of
Economics & Management,
Portugal		 ISEG - Lisbon School of
Economics & Management,
Portugal
joannas@iseg.ulisboa.pt tgoncalves@iseg.ulisboa.pt


Program Co-Chairs

Melissa Carlton Meir Russ Molly Cooper
Lindsey Wilson University,
USA		 University of Wisconsin
- Green Bay, USA		 Ferris State University,
USA
carltonm@lindsey.edu russm@uwgb.edu MollyCooper@ferris.edu


Local Organizer and Industry Day Chair

João Estevão Nuno Pena
ADVANCE/ISEG - Lisbon School of
Economics & Management,
Portugal		 Universidade Lusófona - Lisboa,
Portugal
joaoestevao@iseg.ulisboa.pt nuno.raposo.pena@gmail.com

Industry Day ISACA Student Showcase Co-Chairs

Michelle Ramim Celina Sołek-Borowska Vered Silber-Varod
Nova Southeastern University,
USA		 Warsaw School of Economics,
Poland		 Tel Aviv University,
Israel
ramim@nova.edu csolek@sgh.waw.pl veredsv@tauex.tau.ac.il



General Conference Organizers

Yair Levy Shonda Brown
Nova Southeastern University,
USA		 IIAKM, USA
levyy@nova.edu contact@iiakm.org


Conference Workshop Co-Chairs

Christiaan Maasdorp Julita Haber
Stellenbosch University,
South Africa		 Fordham University,
USA
chm2@sun.ac.za jhaber7@fordham.edu

KM2026 Program Committee


Program Committee Chairs:
Melissa Carlton Lindsey Wilson University, USA
Meir Russ University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, USA
Molly Cooper Ferris State University, USA

Program Committee Members (As of 23 JAN 2026):
Ramila Amirikas Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany
Amy Antonucci Western Governors University, USA
Graziano Aretusi OpenStat, Italy
Gunnar Auth HSF Meissen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Michael Bartolacci Penn State University, USA
Orly Barzilai The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
Dizza Beimel Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Ofir Ben-Assuli Ono Academic College, Israel
Igor Bernik University of Maribor, Slovenia
Brian Bisceglia Nova Southeastern University, USA
Carlene Blackwood-Brown Seneca Polytechnic, Canada
Carole Bonanni Rennes School of Business, France
Jean-Jacques Borie Nova Southeastern University, USA
Benny Bornfeld Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Jennifer Breese Penn State University, USA
Shonda Brown IIAKM, USA
Brian Buckles National Defense University, USA
Kom Campiranon Thammasat University, Thailand
Dimitar Christozov American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
Christopher Collins Nova Southeastern University, USA
Beata Czarnacka-Chrobot Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Matteo Deana ISACA, Switzerland
Hermano Jorge De Queiroz Lindsey Wilson College, USA
Horatiu Dragomirescu Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Patryk Dziurski Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Monika Eisenbardt University of Economics Katowice, Poland
Tomasz Eisenbardt University of Warsaw, Poland
Steven Furnell University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Ruti Gafni The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
Nitza Geri The Open University of Israel, Israel
Orit Goldman Independent Researcher, Israel
Tiago Gonçalves ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Julita Haber Fordham University, USA
Robert Hambly Nova Southeastern University, USA
Steven Harmon Ferris State University, USA
Wilnelia Hernandez WH-Consulting, Puerto Rico
Pedro Isaias University of New South Wales, Australia
Arie Jacobi Ono Academic College, Israel
Emmanuel Jigo JiSec Research Group, USA
Oliver Jokisch HSF University of Meissen, Germany
Boris Kantsepolsky The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
Gila Kurtz Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Wei Li Nova Southeastern University, USA
Christiaan Maasdorp Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Helen MacLennan Lindsey Wilson College, USA
Juan M. Madrid Universidad Icesi, Colombia
Giorina Maratsi Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute, Germany
Herbert Mattord Kennesaw State University, USA
Eliel Melon University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico
Stephen Mujeye Illinois State University, USA
Roisin Mullins University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK
Martina Neri University of Pisa, Italy
Catherine Neubauer U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA
Federico Niccolini University of Pisa, Italy
Michael Nowatkowski Augusta University, USA
Sergio Nunes ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ilona Pawełoszek Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
Kellen Peitl Independent Researcher, Brazil
Przemyslaw Polak Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Tommy Pollock National Defense University, USA
Ashraf Qutaishat University of Minho, Portugal
Daphne Raban University of Haifa, Israel
Mical Michelle Ramim Nova Southeastern University, USA
Roni Ramon-Gonen The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
Maryam Roshanaei Penn State University, USA
Christopher Shear Independent Researcher, UK
Ingo Siegert Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Vered Silber-Varod Tel Aviv University, Israel
Martha Snyder Nova Southeastern University, USA
K. Subramani West Virginia University, USA
Mathupayas Thongmak Thammasat University, Thailand
Michael Tu Purdue University Northwest, USA
Rolf von Rössing ISACA, Switzerland
Simon Vrhovec University of Maribor, Slovenia
Mathias Walther Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany
Ling Wang Nova Southeastern University, USA
Bruce Watson Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Tobi West Coastline College, USA
Zulma Westney Independent Researcher, USA
Nathan White Central Washington University, USA
Jędrzej Wieczorkowski Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Darren Wiggins Independent Researcher, UK
Dariusz Witko Nova Southeastern University, USA
Gianluca Zanella Augusta University, USA
David Zeichick California State University, Chico, USA
Ewa Ziemba University of Economics in Katowice, Poland




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Updated: 23 January, 2026