Prestigious award to Informatics researcher

NEWS Adrian Bumann, Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Informatics is awarded the prestigious Börje Langefors Award 2025 for his dissertation on how knowledge is created and shared in digital innovation networks.

Text: Magnus Mikaelsson

Adrian Bumann, postdoc at the Department of Informatics awarded with the Börje Langefors Award 2025.

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Adrian Bumann at the Department of Informatics has been awarded the Börje Langefors Award 2025. The award is presented annually by the Swedish Information Systems Association (SISA) to the best doctoral dissertation within the field of Information Systems.

Cooperation drives innovation

In his dissertation “Generating Architectural Knowledge in Digital Innovation Networks” (Chalmers University of Technology 2024), Adrian explores how organizations work together to develop innovative digital systems – and how new “architectural” knowledge emerges when combining diverse technology components and specialist knowledge.

By following two digital innovation networks in the maritime sector, he shows the challenges that arise and the capabilities needed to build shared knowledge and achieve successful outcomes.

I'm grateful for my support network – the Umeå research community

Important network

“I’m honored to receive this award, and grateful for my support network, which has included the Umeå research community. I hope my research can help deepen our understanding of how to build successful digital innovation collaborations to address complex societal and environmental challenges,” says Adrian Bumann.

The Börje Langefors Award is presented in memory of Professor Börje Langefors (1915–2009), a pioneer in Swedish and international information systems research.

The last time a researcher, active at Umeå university, recieved the Börje Langefors Award was in 2020 when Daniel Skog at the Department of informatics was awarded.

About Börje Langefors and his award

Börje Langefors was a pioneer in information technology and the founder of the academic field Information Processing, particularly Administrative Data Processing (ADB), which later evolved into Informatics.

He was the first professor of Information Systems in Sweden and among the first in the world. Börje played a key role in placing Sweden on the international IT map and emphasized the importance of the user in data processing.

Over the course of his career, he supervised more than 20 doctoral students, many of whom later became professors and have in turn supervised their own PhD students.

To honor Börje Langefors and encourage continued excellence in research within the field, the Swedish Information Systems Association (SISA) annually awards the Börje Langefors Award to the best doctoral dissertation in Informatics, Information Systems, Computer and Systems Science, or related disciplines.

The purpose of the award is to:
• Recognize and encourage high-quality research
• Highlight exemplary research contributions within Informatics and Information Systems

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