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CAiSE 22
34th International Conference on
Advanced Information Systems Engineering
Leuven, Belgium
June 6-10, 2022


=== Call for Papers at the Main Conference

The CAiSE’22 organization calls for full papers with a special emphasis on the theme of Information Systems in the post-COVID era: reconciling the best of both worlds. This year’s theme focuses on balancing between “going back to normal” and reaping the benefits of what we have learned from our digital experiences. An important challenge is finding the correct balance between online and face-to-face, and finding ways to optimize, scale and ensure a qualitative experience of digitalized services.

Besides offering an exciting scientific program, CAiSE’22 will feature a best paper award, a special issue, and a PhD-thesis award:
Best Paper Award‚ prize EUR 1000  (sponsored by Springer)
Special Issue of CAiSE’22 in the Information Systems Journal
PhD-Thesis Award‚ best PhD thesis of a past CAISE Doctoral Consortium author (co-sponsored by the CAiSE Steering Committee and Springer)

=== SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Papers should be submitted in PDF format. Submissions must conform to Springer‚ LNCS format and should not exceed 15 pages, including all text, figures, references and appendices. Submissions not conforming to the LNCS format, exceeding 15 pages, or being obviously out of the scope of the conference, will be rejected without review.

The results described must be unpublished and must not be under review elsewhere. Three to five keywords characterising the paper should be listed at the end of the abstract. Each paper will be reviewed by at least two program committee members and, if positively evaluated, by one additional program board member. The selected papers will be discussed among the paper reviewers on-line and additionally during the program board meeting. As the review process is not blind, please indicate your name and affiliation on your submission. Accepted papers will be presented at CAiSE’22 and published in the conference proceedings in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).

We invite three types of original and scientific papers. The type of submission must be indicated in the submission system. Each contribution should explicitly address the engineering or the operation of information systems, clearly identify the information systems problem addressed, the expected impact of the contribution to information system engineering or operation, and the research method used. We strongly advise authors to clearly emphasize these aspects in their paper, including the abstract.

- Technical papers describe original solutions (theoretical, methodological or conceptual) in the field of IS Engineering.
A technical paper should clearly describe the situation or problem tackled, the relevant state of the art, the position or solution suggested and its potential‚ as well as demonstrate the benefits of the contribution through a rigorous evaluation.

- Empirical papers evaluate existing problem situations including problems encountered in practice, or validate proposed solutions with scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, experience reports, simulations, etc. Scientific reflection on problems and practices in industry also falls into this category. The topic of the evaluation presented in the paper as well as its causal or logical properties must be clearly stated. The research method must be sound and appropriate.

- Exploratory papers can describe completely new research positions or approaches, in order to face a generic situation arising because of new ICT tools, new kinds of activities or new IS challenges. They must describe precisely the situation and demonstrate why current methods, tools, ways of reasoning, or meta-models are inadequate. They must also rigorously present their approach and demonstrate its pertinence and correctness to addressing the identified situation.

The topics of contribution include but are not limited to:

Novel approaches to IS Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Robotic Process Automation  (RPA)
Big Data, Data Science and Analytics
Blockchain applications in IS
Simulation and Digital Twins 
IS for collaboration and social computing 
Virtual reality / Augmented Reality
Context-aware, autonomous and adaptive IS

Models, Methods and Techniques in IS Engineering
Ontologies and Ontology Engineering
Conceptual modeling, languages and design
Requirements engineering
Process modelling, analysis and improvement
Process automation, mining and monitoring
Models and methods for evolution and reuse
Domain and method engineering
Product lines, variability and configuration management
Compliance and alignment handling
Active and interactive models
Quality of IS models for analysis and design
Visualization techniques in IS
Decision models and business intelligence
Knowledge graphs
Human-centred techniques

Architectures and Platforms for IS Engineering
Distributed, mobile and open architecture
Big Data architectures
Cloud- and edge-based IS engineering
Service oriented and multi-agent IS engineering
Multi-platform IS engineering
Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things (IoT)
Workflow and Process Aware Information Systems (PAIS)
Handling of real time data streams
Content management and semantic Web
Crowdsourcing platforms
Conversational agents (chatbots)
Micro-services design and deployment

Domain Specific and multi-aspect IS Engineering
IT governance
eGovernment
Autonomous and smart systems (smart city management, smart vehicles, …)
IS for healthcare
Educational Systems and Learning Analytics
Value and supply chain management
Industry 4.0
Sustainability and social responsibility management
Privacy, security, trust, and safety management
IS in the post-COVID world


=== KEY DATES:

Abstract Submission: 22 November 2021
Paper Submission: 29 November 2021 (strict!)
Notification of Acceptance: 1 March 2022
Camera-ready Papers: 28 March 2022
Author registration deadline: 28 March 2022

Dates are Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

Papers msut be submitted at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caise22

=== ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

General Chairs
Monique Snoeck, KU Leuven, Belgium
Frederik Gailly, Ghent University, Belgium

Program Chairs
Geert Poels, Ghent University, Belgium
Xavier Franch, Universitat Polytecnica de Catalunya, Spain

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For more information, please check:
https://caise22.org
#CAiSE2022
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