DEC2H 2020 : 8th International Workshop on DEClarative, DECision and Hybrid approaches to processes

Processes and business process models involve rules and decisions describing the premises and possible outcomes of specific situations. However, rules and decisions are often implicit in process flows, process activities or in the head of employees (tacit knowledge). To make them explicit, they must be discovered using state-of-art techniques. For knowledge-intensive processes, it is common that rules and decisions, as opposed to the process-flow, define the allowed behaviour of a process. For example, the major purpose of an insurance claim process is to ensure that the rules governing the claim are being followed and to arrive at a final decision.

In particular, Knowledge-intensive Processes (KiPs) rely on such rules and decisions to guide the workflows of all process stakeholders. Examples include checking creditworthiness in a financial process, claim acceptance in an insurance process, eligibility decisions in social security, etc. These are highly variable situations, and the processes supporting them are very flexible by nature. This variability and flexibility calls for explicit statement of the underlying rules and decisions when describing such processes.

While traditional imperative notations such as BPMN excel at describing “happy paths”, they are inadequate for modelling rules and decisions. This follows from the fact that imperative notations describe possible behaviour as alternative, restricted flows. Encompassing all possible variations makes imperative models cluttered and thus impractical in highly flexible scenarios. Against this background, a new declarative modelling paradigm has been proposed that aims to directly capture the business rules or constraints underlying the process. The approach has gained momentum, and in recent years several declarative notations have emerged, such as Declare, DCR Graphs, DMN, CMMN, GSM, eCRG, and DPIL.

In this workshop, we are interested in the application and challenges of decision- and rule-based modelling in all phases of the BPM lifecycle: identification, discovery, analysis, redesign, implementation and monitoring. Contributions may include completed work (research, case studies and tools), but also work-in-progress and position papers.

DEC2H 2020 : 8th International Workshop on DEClarative, DECision and Hybrid approaches to processes will take place in Seville, Spain. It’s a 1 day event starting on Sep 14, 2020 (Monday) and will be winded up on Sep 14, 2020 (Monday).

DEC2H 2020 falls under the following areas: MINING, DECISION MINING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, etc. Submissions for this Workshop can be made by May 29, 2020. Authors can expect the result of submission by Jun 29, 2020. Upon acceptance, authors should submit the final version of the manuscript on or before Jul 13, 2020 to the official website of the Workshop.

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Other Details of the DEC2H 2020

• Short Name: DEC2H 2020
• Full Name: 8th International Workshop on DEClarative, DECision and Hybrid approaches to processes
• Timing: 09:00 AM-06:00 PM (expected)
• Fees: Check the official website of DEC2H 2020
• Event Type: Workshop
• Website Link: http://dec2h-2020.di.uniroma1.it/
• Location/Address: Seville, Spain