- augmented reality (AR)
- technology that overlays digital information onto a user's environment in real time
- blockchain
- shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets
- business process outsourcing (BPO)
- service industry that supports outsourcing business service operations to third-party vendors
- convergence
- joining of two or more different entities; in the context of computing and technology, into a single device or system
- cryptography
- process of hiding or coding information so that only the intended recipient can read it
- emerging technology
- software or hardware that enhances the user experience by obtaining or using information and data in new and exciting ways; can be used to describe new technologies or the continuing development of existing technologies
- enterprise modeling and integration (EMI)
- process that uses computer-based tools to model the business structure and facilitate the connection of its technology, work, and information flow across an organization
- generative AI
- type of artificial intelligence that creates new content or ideas in the form of text, images, videos, music, audio, and other forms of data
- information economics
- branch of microeconomics that analyzes how economic decisions and consumer behaviors are influenced by knowledge and power
- information systems frontiers
- latest developments in the field of information systems, exploring new research areas, innovative applications, and emerging technologies that have the potential to significantly impact the field
- machine learning
- use of algorithms and models that enable machines to learn from or make decisions about data without specific programming
- mobile computing
- strategies, technologies, products, and services that enable users to access information without restricting the user to a single geographic location
- natural language processing
- teaching machines to understand and generate human language; involves tasks such as speech recognition, text analysis, and language translation to build this understanding
- quantum computing
- use of quantum mechanics principles to perform complex calculations exponentially faster than traditional computers
- robotics
- branch of engineering and computer science that involves the conception, design, building, and operation of robots, creating intelligent machines that can assist humans with a variety of tasks
- self checkout (SCO)
- machines enabled with artificial intelligence technology, product images, barcodes, and other mechanisms for customers to complete purchases
- virtual reality (VR)
- computer-generated environments that simulate reality and allow users to interact with three-dimensional environments