Ricerc@Sapienza

The Internet-of-Things (IoT) refers to a network of connected and interacting devices (e.g., sensors, actuators) collecting and exchanging data over the Internet. In the last years, we have witnessed an increasing presence of IoT devices in scenarios of the Business Process Management (BPM) domain, which can strongly influence the coordination of the real-world entities (e.g., humans, robots) that execute specific tasks or entire business processes in such environments.

Business Process Management (BPM) is a central element of today’s organizations. Over the years, its main focus has been the support of business processes (BPs) in highly controlled domains. However—in the current era of Big Data and Internet-of-Things—several real-world domains are becoming cyber-physical (e.g., consider the shift from traditional manufacturing to Industry 4.0), characterized by ever-changing requirements, unpredictable environments and increasing amounts of data and events that influence the enactment of BPs.