Institute of Business Informatics - Data & Knowledge Engineering

Welcome at the Institute of Business Informatics - Data & Knowledge Engineering

The Institute of Business Informatics - Data & Knowledge Engineering is one of the four institutes for Business Informatics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) and is headed by o. Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Michael Schrefl.

Teaching

Our courses convey competences of data and web modeling, data and knowledge based systems, semantic artificial intelligence as well as data warehousing and data mining in studies of social and economic science. [... more]

Research

Our current research activities cover the areas of business intelligence, semantic technologies and data and business process modelling. [... more]

Kooperation

Tight cooperation with national and international partners is an integral part of our institute. Our project partners are among others Frequentis and University of South Australia.

We appreciate proposals for joint research projects and are on hand with our experience in the entire process, from writing applications for research grants to disseminating research outcomes. To get an idea of our cooperations up to now, we invite you to have a look at our partners and research activities.

Institute of Business Informatics - Data & Knowledge Engineering
Address
Johannes Kepler
University Linz
Altenberger Strasse 69
A-4040 Linz
Location
Science Park 3, 1. Floor, Section E
Office Hours
Mo.-Fr.: 09.00 - 11.00 AM
Mo.-Th.: 01.00 - 03.00 PM
and by appointment
Phone
+43 732 2468 4270
News
09/06/2026

Student tutors wanted (winter term 2026/27)!

The Department of Business Informatics - Data & Knowledge Engineering is currently looking for student tutors to supervise students in the lecture/exercise Data Modelling and lecture/exercise Data Warehousing in winter term 2026/27.
Student tutors wanted (winter term 2026/27)!
News
23/04/2026

Prof. Dr. Michael Schrefl appears on Puls4 to discuss “The Future of AI”

On April 21, 2026, Prof. Dr. Michael Schrefl appeared as a guest on the Puls4 talk show “Pro und Kontra” to discuss the topic “The Future of AI.”
Prof. Dr. Michael Schrefl appears on Puls4 to discuss “The Future of AI”
News
31/03/2026

How can artificial intelligence improve aviation? Can AI Administer Justice? - Answers to these and many other questions will be provided at the Long Night of Research on April 24, 2026

The Long Night of Research (LNF) will take place on April 24, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at over 300 venues across Austria. It is Austria’s largest event dedicated to science, research, and innovation and is open to people of all ages. And we’ll be there! Come visit us at JKU at the Business Informatics Hub.
How can artificial intelligence improve aviation? Can AI Administer Justice? - Answers to these and many other questions will be provided at the Long Night of Research on April 24, 2026