University of Twente

Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems

University of Twente
Netherlands 🇳🇱

The Business Information Systems team at the University of Twente consists of around 40 professors, researchers, and PhD candidates within the IEBIS department, part of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management, and Social Sciences. We specialise in digital transformation management, data science, enterprise architecture engineering, and cybersecurity. Leveraging expertise in these domains, the BIS team contributes to the university’s business administration, industrial engineering & management, and business & information technology programs. We collaborate extensively across disciplines, to generate empirical and design science insights aimed at fostering business and IT innovation. From 2026, we will function under a new name: Financial Engineering and Business Information Systems (FEBIS).

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abhishta Abhishta

Activities

DNS Atlas

Research

Assessing Internet Dependency at Scale. The DNS Atlas project strengthens the resilience and security of the Internet by mapping and analyzing DNS dependency chains at scale. Using technical and economic analysis, it identifies vulnerabilities and hidden interconnections across critical sectors such as e-government, healthcare, and finance. The project develops a platform to assess dependencies, promote DNS best practices.

TRIUMPH

Research

Transitioning towards resilient multimodal corridors using digital twinning. The TRIUMPH project addresses climate change impacts on logistics by developing resilient multimodal corridors. Using a digital twin, it maps and simulates transport networks to anticipate risks from disruptions. Its key outputs include a resilience toolbox with practical strategies and a digital platform for real-time transport decisions.

Recent Publications

The ITEM Ontology: A Tool to Elucidate the Anatomy of Psychometric Indicators (2025)

Larsen, K. R., Mueller, R. M., Bonaretti, D., Fischer-Preßler, D., Burleson, J., Singh, N., & Zhang, Z.

Information Systems Research
Strategic and operational construction logistics control tower (2025)

Harmelink, R., van Merrienboer, S., Adriaanse, A., van Hillegersberg, J., Topan, E., & Vrijhoef, R.

Developments in the Built Environment, 21, 100625
The Role and applications of semantic interoperability tools and explainable AI in the development of smart food systems: Findings from a Systematic Literature Review (2025)

Xhani, D., Sedrakyan, G., Gavai, A., Guizzardi, R., & van Hillegersberg, J.

Intelligent Systems with Applications, 200547
Visualization of digital transformation initiatives elements through ArchiMate viewpoints (2025)

Bogea Gomes, S., Santoro, F. M., da Silva, M. M., & Iacob, M. E.

Information Systems Frontiers, 27(2), 743-768
An Ontological Model of the Phishing Attack Process (2025)

Oliveira, Í., Wagner, G., Amaral, G., Sales, T. P., Bullée, J. W., Junger, M., … & Guizzardi, G.

In International Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support (pp. 274-289). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
Victimization in DDoS attacks: The role of popularity and industry sector (2025)

Haq, M. Y. M., Affinito, A., Botta, A., Sperotto, A., Nieuwenhuis, L. J. M., Jonker, M., & Abhishta, A.

Journal of Information Security and Applications, 94, 104242
Drivers and Metrics for Quantifying IT Landscape Complexity (2024)

Stoica, E., Moreira, J., Piest, J. P. S., & Bukhsh, F.

In International Conference on Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing (pp. 219-236). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland