Track I invites papers that have a foundational nature, that is a formal, mathematical, conceptual or philosophical nature. It focuses on (i) papers investigating the underlying principles of BPM, computational theories, formal methods and algorithms for modelling, automating and analysing business processes; (ii) papers identifying novel problems, novel languages, architectures and other concepts underlying process-aware information systems, as well as conceptual papers on frameworks, taxonomies, patterns and that use conceptual modelling techniques to investigate problems in the design and analysis of BPM systems.

As papers in this track are not expected to propose an immediate application in concrete business environments, empirical evaluation is not required. Instead, determining factors will be their technical quality in terms of computer science standards (e.g., sound formalisation, convincing argumentation) and the degree to which the developed foundations permit new ways of modelling or analysing BPM systems.

You should send your paper to Track I if one or more of the following apply:

• It provides foundational insights about the underlying principles and concepts of BPM.
• It advances state of the art in BPM through the investigation of formal methods and algorithms
• It identifies novel problems in BPM, it contributes to the definition of novel problems, languages, architectures, as well as conceptual models, frameworks, patterns and taxonomies for BPM.
• It demonstrates technical quality and shows how the developed foundations permit new ways of modelling or analysing BPM systems.

Track Chair

Chiara Di Francescomarino

Senior PC members

Wil van der Aalst, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Jörg Desel, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
Claudio Di Ciccio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Dirk Fahland, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Chiara Ghidini, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
Thomas Hildebrandt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Arthur ter Hofstede, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Richard Hull, University of California, USA
Sander J.J Leemans, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Fabrizio Maria Maggi, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Andrea Marrella, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Marco Montali, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
Oscar Pastor Lopez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Artem Polyvyanyy, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Manfred Reichert, University of Ulm, Germany
Hagen Voelzer, IBM Research – Europe, Germany
Matthias Weidlich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Jan Martijn van der Werf, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Mathias Weske, Hasso Plattner Institute University of Potsdam, Germany

Track II invites papers that deal with engineering aspects of BPM research. The focus is on the investigation of artefacts and systems that aim to solve concrete problems in business environments.

Track II covers tools and techniques for process modelling, the enactment of process models (including the interaction with services and deployment architectures) as well as business intelligence (including process mining techniques). It covers the usage of such artefacts and systems in particular domains, such as digital health, smart mobility, logistics, or smart government.

All papers in this track must include rigorous and repeatable empirical evaluations that demonstrate the merits of the artefact introduced. Wherever applicable, artefacts should be compared to the state-of-the-art in a reproducible manner. A self-critical discussion of limitations and threats to validity is expected. Formalisation of problems and solutions should be used if they add clarity or are beneficial in other ways.

You should send your paper to Track II if one or more of the following apply:

• It proposes a significant contribution in the form of an artefact or system.
• Its results are empirically evaluated in a rigorous and reproducible manner (reproducibility includes making available the data, code and other relevant aspects of the evaluation)
• It reports on an artefact or system you designed, with a maturity of at least a prototype, i.e., it can be evaluated in an application context.

Track Chair

Andrea Burattin

Senior PC members

Boualem Benatallah, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jochen De Weerdt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Remco Dijkman, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Boudewijn van Dongen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Marlon Dumas, University of Tartu, Estonia
Avigdor Gal, Technion, Israel
Massimo Mecella, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Jorge Munoz-Gama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Luise Pufahl, TU Munich, Germany
Hajo A. Reijers, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Stefanie Rinderle-Ma, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Pnina Soffer, University of Haifa, Israel
Barbara Weber, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ingo Weber, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Moe Thandar Wynn, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Track III invites papers that focus on the socio-technical, cognitive or psychological aspects of BPM techniques/tools/methods as well as managerial aspects of BPM in and across organisations. It aims to advance our understanding of how BPM concepts, models, methods as well as the underlying information systems can be situated in and be used to transform organisations to deliver business value.

In particular, we seek (1) contributions that propose novel organisational and technology-enabled modes of BPM, (2) contributions that advance our understanding of how organisations can develop associated process-oriented capabilities, and (3) contributions that examine the (cross-)organisational or managerial impact of novel BPM affordances as well as their context. Areas of interest include the wide range of capability areas that are relevant for BPM, such as strategic alignment, governance, methods, information technology, people, and culture, as well as all BPM lifecycle stages. Further, all levels of analysis, individuals, teams, entire organizations, or wider ecosystems, are welcome.

Papers may use various conceptual and empirical strategies of inquiry, including case study research, action research, experiments, focus group research, literature review research, survey research, or design science research. Papers will be evaluated according to current management and information systems standards. These include a rigorous application of the selected research method, appropriate motivation and framing, convincing argumentation, positioning against state-of-the-art, and, wherever possible, demonstration of the findings’ applicability and evaluation of the results’ efficacy.

You should send your paper to Track III if one or more of the following apply:

• It tackles an organisational challenge/opportunity from a process-oriented perspective.
• It considers all of the following socio-technical aspects from a process-oriented perspective: technology, task, and people.
• It extends the BPM body of knowledge to better contribute to process innovation, process-related digitalization, and organisational routines.
• It builds on and draws from real-world organisational endeavours in BPM.
• It contributes to solving grand societal challenges through BPM.

Track Chair

Christian Janiesch

Senior PC members

Daniel Beverungen, Paderborn University, Germany
Jan vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein
Adela Del Río Ortega, University of Seville, Spain
Paul Grefen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Mojca Indihar Štemberger, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marta Indulska, The University of Queensland, Australia
Peter Loos, Saarland University, Germany
Jan Mendling, Humboldt University, Germany
Jan Recker, University of Hamburg, Germany
Maximilian Röglinger, FIM Research Center Finance & Information Management, Germany
Michael Rosemann, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Flavia Santoro, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil
Peter Trkman, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Amy van Looy, Ghent University, Belgium