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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>********************************** SIMPDA 2012 ********************************** <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-- Second International Symposium on Data-driven Process Discovery and Analysis --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> IFIP Working Groups 2.6 and 2.12/12.4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 18-20 June, 2012 - Campione d’Italia, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>--WWW----WWW----WWW-- http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/SIMPDA2012/ --WWW----WWW----WWW--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> About SIMPDA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>With the increasing automation of business processes, growing amounts of process <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>data become available. This opens new research opportunities for business process <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>data analysis, mining and modeling. The aim of the IFIP 2.6 - 2.12 International <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Symposium on Data-Driven Process Discovery and Analysis is to offer a forum where <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>researchers from different communities and the industry can share their insight in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>this hot new field.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The symposium will feature a number of keynotes illustrating new approaches, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>shorter presentations on recent research, a competitive PhD seminar, and selected <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>research and industrial demonstrations. All this in the charming setting of Campione <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>d’Italia, the Italian enclave surrounded by Swiss territory, on the shores of Lake <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Lugano.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SIMPDA 2012 is jointly conducted with IEEE DEST-CEE 2012 (IEEE International Conference <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>on Digital Ecosystem Technologies and Complex Environment Engineering <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/DEST2012/). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This acknowledges the key role of business process data modeling, representation and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>privacy-aware analysis for Digital Ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> Important Dates <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of Full Papers: 15 April 2012 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of PhD Research Plans: 15 April 2012 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Notification of Acceptance: 15 May 2012 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of Camera Ready Papers: 21 May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SIMPDA 2012 offers a unique opportunity to present new approaches and research results <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to researchers and practitioners working in business process data modeling, representation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and privacy-aware analysis. Full papers must not exceed 15 pages. Short papers are limited <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to at most 4 pages. All papers must be original contributions, not previously published or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>under review for publication elsewhere. All contributions must be written in English. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Accepted papers will be published in a pre-proceedings volume with an ISBN. The authors of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the accepted papers will be invited to submit extended articles to a post-symposium <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>proceedings volume, which will be published in the LNBIP series (Lecture Notes in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Business Information Processing, http://www.springer.com/series/7911), scheduled <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>for late 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> Keynote Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Marlon Dumas - University of Tartu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ronal Maier - University of Innsbruck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jan Mendling - Vienna University of Economics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Manfred Hauswirth - National University of Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> Call for PhD Research Plans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The SIMPDA PhD Seminar is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The goal of the Seminar is to help students with their thesis and research plans by providing <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>feedback and general advice on how to use their research results. Students interested in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>participating in the Seminar should submit an extended abstract describing their research. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submissions can relate to any aspect of Process Data: technical advances, usage and impact <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>studies, policy analyses, social and institutional implications, theoretical contributions, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>interaction and design advances, innovative applications, and social implications. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Research plans should be at most of 4 page long and should be organized following <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the following structure: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Abstract: summarizes, in 5 line, the research aims and significance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Research Question: defines what will be accomplished by eliciting the relevant <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the research questions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Background: defines the background knowledge providing the 5 most relevant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>references (papers or books).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Significance: explains the relevance of the general topic and of the specific contribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Research design and methods: describes and motivates the method adopted focusing on: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>assumptions, solutions, data sources, validation of results, limitations of the approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Research stage: describes what the student has done so far.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A Doctoral Award will be given by the SIMPDA PhD Award Committee to the best research <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>plan submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> Call for Demonstrations and Posters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Demonstrations showcase innovative technology and applications, allowing for sharing research work <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>directly with colleagues in a high-visibility setting. Demonstration proposals should consist of a <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>title, an extended abstract, and contact information for the authors, and should not exceed 2 pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Posters allow the presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, interactive manner. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Poster proposals should consist of a title, an extended abstract, contact information for the authors, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and should not exceed 2 pages. Accepted demonstrations and posters will be presented at the symposium. Abstracts will appear in the proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>--- ORGANIZATION ---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> GENERAL CHAIRS <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Paolo Ceravolo, Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Philippe Coudre-Mauroux, University of Fribourg, Switzerland <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dragan Gasevic, Athabasca University, Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> ADVISORY BOARD <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tharam Dillon, DEBII, Curtin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ernesto Damiani, Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Moataz A. Ahmed, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Elizabeth Chang, DEBII, Curtin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Erich Neuhold, University of Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Karl Aberer, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>>> DEMONSTRATION AND SHOWCASE COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Elizabeth Chang, DEBII, Curtin University, Australia <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PUBLICITY CHAIR <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Matthew Smith, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> PhD. AWARD COMMITTEE <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gregorio Piccoli, Zucchetti spa, Italy <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paolo Ceravolo, Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Farookh Hussain, Curtin University, Perth, Australia <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> WEB CHAIR <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fulvio Frati, Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>--- ACCOMMODATION AND VENUE ---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Campione d'Italia is a town of about 2300 inhabitants set on the southeastern shore of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Lake Lugano on a narrow strip of Italian land surrounded by Switzerland that boasts remarkable <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>historical and artistic traditions. Campione d'Italia, is one of five European exclaves. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All conference activities will take place in the Municipal Casino of Campione. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>More info on: sesar.dti.unimi.it/SIMPDA2012 www.campioneitalia.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>