Pockets of Flexibility in Workflow Specification
Speaker: Dr Shazia Sadiq, ITEE
When: 2003-10-28 13:00:00
Venue: 78-622
Host: Professor Maria Orlowska
Abstract:Workflow systems have traditionally focused on the so-called
production processes which are characterized by pre-definition, high
volume, and repetitiveness. Recently, the deployment of workflow
systems in non-traditional domains such as collaborative
applications, e-learning and cross-organizational process
integration, have put forth new requirements for flexible and
dynamic specification. However, this flexibility cannot be offered
at the expense of control, a critical requirement of business
processes.
In this seminar, I will present a framework for flexible workflow
specification which attempts to strike a balance between flexibility
and control. This framework is based on the concept of "Pockets of
Flexibility". I will discuss the specification, verification and
deployment aspects of this approach.
Biography:Shazia Sadiq is currently a Lecturer (Data and Knowledge Engineering
Group) at the School of Information Technology and Electrical
Engineering, The University of Queensland. Her research interests
include Business Process Management, Workflow Systems, Message based
Integration, Conceptual Modelling and e-Learning. She has made
significant research contribution in the field of dynamic and
flexible workflows and has published several papers on this topic.
Type: ITEE Seminar
Contact:Professor Maria Orlowska, seminar host (maria@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)