Preface The International conference on Business Informatics Research (BIR) focusses on fields of business informatics. In particular, it targets the research that bridges management and engineering aspects and facilitates communication between scientific and practical applications. This volume contains publications presented at workshops and doctoral consortium of the BIR 2016 conference, organised in Prague, Czech Republic, 14-16 September, 2016. This volume includes publications presented at the 4th International Workshop on Intelligent Educational Systems, Technology-enhanced Learning and Technology Transfer Models (INTEL-EDU 2016), the 1st Workshop on Managed Complexity (ManComp 2016), the 9th Workshop on Information Logistics and Applications of Semantic Technologies (ILOG 2016), and the doctoral consortium of the 15th International Conference on Business Informatics Research (BIR 2016). The 4th International Workshop on Intelligent Educational Systems, Technology-enhanced Learning and Technology Transfer Models (INTEL-EDU 2016) was organised by Janis Grundspenkis, Leonids Novickis and Egils Ginters. INTEL-EDU 2016 continues the series of workshops held in 2009, 2011 and 2012. The main aim of the INTEL-EDU is to provide an international platform for presentation of research on intelligent educational systems theory, development of advanced software tools and technologies, their innovative applications, and dissemination and technologies transfer. Eleven papers were presented this year, devoted to the representation of knowledge structures in educational collaborative systems, mobile-assisted education, adaptive intelligent tutoring systems based on learner models and emotion recognition, geospatial data based environment, simulation training, learning process assessment, and development and implementation of innovation strategies. The 1st Workshop on Managed Complexity (ManComp 2016) was organised by Marite Kirikova and Peter Forbrig. The workshop had its focus on managing complexity. Managing complexity has a long tradition for algorithms and general problems. One well known strategy used is “divide and conquer”. Managing complexity is important even for algorithms of problems with small size. However nowadays informatics require managing complexity at different levels and configurations of social, physical, enterprise, software and hardware systems The workshop focused on approaches and methods for managing complexity in the domain of applied informatics that may concern an interplay of systems and ecosystems of various sizes and substance. Its purpose was to share and transfer knowledge on complexity identification, representation, controlling and reduction as well as to exploit possible synergies in development of innovative complexity handling strategies, approaches, and methods. The goal of the workshop in which seven papers were presented was to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss theoretical approaches or real-life case studies featuring success and/or failure stories in managing complexity. The 9th Workshop on Information Logistics and Applications of Semantic Technologies (ILOG 2016) was organised by Kurt Sandkuhl and Ulf Seigerroth. The workshop focuses on approaches, methods, technologies and solution for reducing information overflow and for improving information flow in organizations. Knowledge-intensive industry and service sectors, public organizations and governmental bodies are dependent on accurate and timely information supply for efficient and high quality processes and services. Intelligent information supply has become an important issue that is characterized by just-in-time, demand-oriented and context-sensitive information. The digitization of businesses including Internet-of-Things applications (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and big data (BD) challenges pose new requirements to optimized information supply and emphasize the importance of information logistics solutions. A specific focus of this year’s ILOG edition in which 6 papers were presented is on semantic technologies, like ontologies, semantic nets, semantic web standards and other knowledge technologies. This year’s BIR Doctoral Consortium was organized by Tomáš Pitner. The BIR 2016 DC provided doctoral students with a good place for receiving an early feedback on their progress from the field experts and experienced researchers. This year four doctoral papers were presented. The discussed topics included Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Management (BPM), object modeling, advanced metering management and smart grid related legislation. We would like to thank all Workshop Chairs and their Program Committee members for their diligence in selecting the papers and ensuring their high scientific quality. Björn Johansson Filip Vencovský September 2016 Organisation BIR 2016 Workshop Chair Björn Johansson Department of Informatics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden BIR 2016 Doctoral Consortium Chair Tomáš Pitner Masaryk University, Czech Republic 9th Workshop on Information Logistics and Applications of Semantic Technologies (ILOG 2016) ILOG 2016 Workshop Co-Chairs Kurt Sandkuhl University of Rostock, Germany Ulf Seigerroth Jönköping University, Sweden ILOG 2016 Workshop Committee Members Clara Bassano “Parthenope” University of Naples, Italy Andreas Billig Fraunhofer ISST Berlin, Germany Eva Blomqvist CNR-ISTC, Italy Susanne Busse FH Brandenburg, Germany Francesco Calza “Parthenope” University of Naples, Italy Olov Candell Saab Group, Sweden Albertas ˇCaplinskas Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuania Wolfgang Deiters Fraunhofer ISST, Germany Barbara Dinter University of Chemnitz, Germany Henrik Eriksson Linköping University, Sweden Janis Grabis Riga Technical University, Latvia Darek Haftor Linnus University, Sweden Yanbo Han Inst. Computing Techn., Chin. Acad. of Science, China Ramin Karim Luleå University of Technology, Sweden Marite Kirikova Riga TU, Latvia Ralf D. Kutsche TU Berlin, Germany 1st Workshop on Managed Complexity (ManComp 2016) ManComp 2016 Workshop Co-Chairs Marite Kirikova Riga Technical University, Latvia Peter Forbrig University of Rostock, Germany ManComp 2016 Workshop Committee Members Clara Bassano Parthenope University of Naples, Napoli, Italy Albertas Chaplinskas Vilnius University, Lithuania Bertrand David Ecole Centrale Lyon, France Ebba Þóra Hvannberg Iceland University, Iceland Paul Johanneson Stockholm University, Sweden Marite Kirikova Riga Technical University Latvia Christoph Kolski University Valenciennes, France Paula Kotze CSIR Meraka Institute Pretoria, South Africa Edward Lewis UNSW Canberra, Australia Philippe Palanque Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, France Malgorzata Pankowska Katowice University, Poland Jose Perez Rio Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Monique Snoeck Leuven University, Belgium Chris Stary University of Linz, Austria Marco Winckler Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, France 4th International Workshop on Intelligent Educational Systems, Technology-enhanced Learning and Technology Transfer Models (INTEL-EDU 2016) INTEL-EDU 2016 Workshop co-chairs Janis Grundspenkis Riga Technical University, Latvia Leonids Novickis Riga Technical University, Latvia Egils Ginters Riga Technical University, Latvia INTEL-EDU 2016 Program Committee Members Michael Boronowski University of Bremen / TZI, Germany Tanja Woronowics University of Bremen / TZI, Germany Abdel-Badeeh M.Salem Ain Shams University, Egypt Krzysztof Amborsky Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Egils Ginters Riga Technical University, Latvia Antanas Mitasiunas MITSOFT Ltd., Lithuania Jurijs Merkurjevs Riga Technical University, Latvia Boriss Mishnev Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Latvia Leonids Novickis Riga Technical University, Latvia Boriss Krassi Delta Cygni Lab, Finland Natalija Prokofjeva Riga Technical University, Latvia Tatiana Rikure EU Agency EASO, Malta Marco Schumann HSB Wernigerode, Germany Vjacheslav Shitikov Riga Technical University, Latvia Maris Vitins University of Latvia, Latvia Marina Uhanova Riga Technical University, Latvia Karel Charvat Czech Centre for Science and Society, Czech Republic Marjan Gusev University Sts Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia Technical Secretary Viktorija Ponomarenko Riga Technical University, Latvia