We are happy to announce that Tobias Kowatsch was awarded the Prize for the best doctoral thesis in economic science at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) on Monday, September 19, 2016, when the University awarded 46 Doctor’s degrees in economic science. Tobias wrote his thesis on “Emotions in Ubiquitous Information Systems: An Empirical Investigation of Electrodermal Activity and Its Relation to Service Breakdowns, Perceived Ease of Use, and Task Performance” (PDF). He is greatly indebted to his PhD supervisors, Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Maaß, for their wise guidance, visionary thoughts, and hands-on attitude.