@book{MeyerSmirnovWeske2011, author = {Meyer, Andreas and Smirnov, Sergey and Weske, Mathias}, title = {Data in business processes}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-144-8}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-53046}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {40}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Process and data are equally important for business process management. Process data is especially relevant in the context of automated business processes, process controlling, and representation of organizations' core assets. One can discover many process modeling languages, each having a specific set of data modeling capabilities and the level of data awareness. The level of data awareness and data modeling capabilities vary significantly from one language to another. This paper evaluates several process modeling languages with respect to the role of data. To find a common ground for comparison, we develop a framework, which systematically organizes process- and data-related aspects of the modeling languages elaborating on the data aspects. Once the framework is in place, we compare twelve process modeling languages against it. We generalize the results of the comparison and identify clusters of similar languages with respect to data awareness.}, language = {de} } @book{DraisbachNaumannSzottetal.2012, author = {Draisbach, Uwe and Naumann, Felix and Szott, Sascha and Wonneberg, Oliver}, title = {Adaptive windows for duplicate detection}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-143-1}, issn = {1613-5652}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-53007}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {41}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Duplicate detection is the task of identifying all groups of records within a data set that represent the same real-world entity, respectively. This task is difficult, because (i) representations might differ slightly, so some similarity measure must be defined to compare pairs of records and (ii) data sets might have a high volume making a pair-wise comparison of all records infeasible. To tackle the second problem, many algorithms have been suggested that partition the data set and compare all record pairs only within each partition. One well-known such approach is the Sorted Neighborhood Method (SNM), which sorts the data according to some key and then advances a window over the data comparing only records that appear within the same window. We propose several variations of SNM that have in common a varying window size and advancement. The general intuition of such adaptive windows is that there might be regions of high similarity suggesting a larger window size and regions of lower similarity suggesting a smaller window size. We propose and thoroughly evaluate several adaption strategies, some of which are provably better than the original SNM in terms of efficiency (same results with fewer comparisons).}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-7534, title = {Process design for natural scientists}, series = {Communications in computer and information science ; 500}, journal = {Communications in computer and information science ; 500}, editor = {Lambrecht, Anna-Lena and Margaria, Tizian}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-662-45005-5}, pages = {X, 251}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This book presents an agile and model-driven approach to manage scientific workflows. The approach is based on the Extreme Model Driven Design (XMDD) paradigm and aims at simplifying and automating the complex data analysis processes carried out by scientists in their day-to-day work. Besides documenting the impact the workflow modeling might have on the work of natural scientists, this book serves three major purposes: 1. It acts as a primer for practitioners who are interested to learn how to think in terms of services and workflows when facing domain-specific scientific processes. 2. It provides interesting material for readers already familiar with this kind of tools, because it introduces systematically both the technologies used in each case study and the basic concepts behind them. 3. As the addressed thematic field becomes increasingly relevant for lectures in both computer science and experimental sciences, it also provides helpful material for teachers that plan similar courses.}, language = {en} } @book{PlattnerZeier2012, author = {Plattner, Hasso and Zeier, Alexander}, title = {In-Memory Data Management}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-8349-4378-1}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {200}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Nach 50 Jahren erfolgreicher Entwicklunghat die Business-IT einen neuenWendepunkt erreicht. Hier zeigen die Autoren erstmalig, wieIn-Memory Computing dieUnternehmensprozesse k{\"u}nftig ver{\"a}ndern wird. Bisher wurden Unternehmensdaten aus Performance-Gr{\"u}nden auf verschiedene Datenbanken verteilt: Analytische Datenresidieren in Data Warehouses und werden regelm{\"a}ßig mithilfe transaktionaler Systeme synchronisiert. Diese Aufspaltung macht flexibles Echtzeit-Reporting aktueller Daten unm{\"o}glich. Doch dank leistungsf{\"a}higerMulti-Core-CPUs, großer Hauptspeicher, Cloud Computing und immerbesserer mobiler Endger{\"a}te lassen die Unternehmen dieses restriktive Modell zunehmend hinter sich. Die Autoren stellen Techniken vor, die eine analytische und transaktionale Verarbeitung in Echtzeit erlauben und so dem Gesch{\"a}ftsleben neue Wege bahnen.}, language = {de} } @book{KunzeWeske2016, author = {Kunze, Matthias and Weske, Mathias}, title = {Behavioural Models}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-44958-6}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {279}, year = {2016}, abstract = {This textbook introduces the basis for modelling and analysing discrete dynamic systems, such as computer programmes, soft- and hardware systems, and business processes. The underlying concepts are introduced and concrete modelling techniques are described, such as finite automata, state machines, and Petri nets. The concepts are related to concrete application scenarios, among which business processes play a prominent role. The book consists of three parts, the first of which addresses the foundations of behavioural modelling. After a general introduction to modelling, it introduces transition systems as a basic formalism for representing the behaviour of discrete dynamic systems. This section also discusses causality, a fundamental concept for modelling and reasoning about behaviour. In turn, Part II forms the heart of the book and is devoted to models of behaviour. It details both sequential and concurrent systems and introduces finite automata, state machines and several different types of Petri nets. One chapter is especially devoted to business process models, workflow patterns and BPMN, the industry standard for modelling business processes. Lastly, Part III investigates how the behaviour of systems can be analysed. To this end, it introduces readers to the concept of state spaces. Further chapters cover the comparison of behaviour and the formal analysis and verification of behavioural models. The book was written for students of computer science and software engineering, as well as for programmers and system analysts interested in the behaviour of the systems they work on. It takes readers on a journey from the fundamentals of behavioural modelling to advanced techniques for modelling and analysing sequential and concurrent systems, and thus provides them a deep understanding of the concepts and techniques introduced and how they can be applied to concrete application scenarios.}, language = {en} } @book{SmirnovReijersNugterenetal.2010, author = {Smirnov, Sergey and Reijers, Hajo A. and Nugteren, Thijs and Weske, Mathias}, title = {Business process model abstraction : theory and practice}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-054-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-41782}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {17}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Business process management aims at capturing, understanding, and improving work in organizations. The central artifacts are process models, which serve different purposes. Detailed process models are used to analyze concrete working procedures, while high-level models show, for instance, handovers between departments. To provide different views on process models, business process model abstraction has emerged. While several approaches have been proposed, a number of abstraction use case that are both relevant for industry and scientifically challenging are yet to be addressed. In this paper we systematically develop, classify, and consolidate different use cases for business process model abstraction. The reported work is based on a study with BPM users in the health insurance sector and validated with a BPM consultancy company and a large BPM vendor. The identified fifteen abstraction use cases reflect the industry demand. The related work on business process model abstraction is evaluated against the use cases, which leads to a research agenda.}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-1390, title = {Wir gehen multimedial. Kommt Ihr mit?}, editor = {Laabs, Hans-Joachim}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-939469-59-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15034}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {158}, year = {2007}, abstract = {"Wir gehen multimedial. Kommt ihr mit?" war Aufruf und Leitmotiv der MultimeDies 2007. Es kamen sehr viele mit, vor allem Lehrende und Lernende der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, aber auch Firmen. Diese Veranstaltung setzt eine Tradition fort, die im Bem{\"u}hen steht {\"u}ber zukunftsweisende Technologien und Projekte, {\"u}ber Angebote und praktikable L{\"o}sungen an der Universit{\"a}t zu informieren. Die Vortr{\"a}ge wurden in kurzen Beitr{\"a}gen zusammengestellt. Sie gliedern sich in zwei Gruppen, zum einen der Bereitstellung, zum anderen der Nutzung von Multimedia.}, language = {de} } @book{OPUS4-1401, title = {Barrierefreie Internetauftritte}, editor = {Buhse, J{\"o}rg and Scheske, Michael}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-937786-39-1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15203}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {49}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Vorwort: Immer mehr B{\"u}rgerinnen und B{\"u}rger nutzen die vielf{\"a}ltigen M{\"o}glichkeiten der neuen elektronischen Medien. Dabei erfreut sich insbesondere das Internet einer zunehmenden Beliebtheit und steigender Nutzerzahlen. Damit verbunden steigt auch die Zahl der Webauftritte und Internetangebote. Doch einem Teil der Internet-Community bleibt der Zugang zu vielen dieser Angebote versagt. Dies sind vor allem Menschen mit Behinderungen, aber auch Nutzer, deren verwendete Hard- und Software zur Darstellung der angebotenen Inhalte seitens der Anbieter nicht unterst{\"u}tzt werden. Im Wesentlichen geht es um zwei Arten von „Barrieren" bei der Nutzung von Informationstechnik: Zum einen um technische Barrieren bei der Darstellung und zum anderen um kognitive Barrieren bez{\"u}glich des Verstehens der dargestellten Inhalte. Die Schaffung barrierefreier Informationstechnik ist deshalb ein wichtiges Kriterium bei der Ausgestaltung {\"o}ffentlicher Internetauftritte und -angebote. Hierzu gibt es eine Reihe rechtlicher Regelungen, unter anderem im Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz (BGG) oder der Barrierefreien Informationstechnikverordnung (BITV), deren Umsetzung in den einzelnen Bundesl{\"a}ndern sehr unterschiedlich geregelt ist. Auch wenn die Kommunen in manchen Bundesl{\"a}ndern - so auch in Brandenburg - von den gesetzlichen Regelungen ausgenommen sind, ist eine Realisierung barrierefreier Internetauftritte von Kommunen w{\"u}nschenswert, um allen B{\"u}rgern einen gleichwertigen Zugang zu kommunalen Interangeboten zu erm{\"o}glichen. Um vor allem die kommunale Praxis bei der Erstellung barrierefreier Internetangebote zu unterst{\"u}tzen, hat das Kommunalwissenschaftliche Institut (KWI) der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam im Dezember 2004 einen Workshop unter dem Titel „Barrierefreie Internetauftritte - Aspekte der Umsetzung des Behindertengleichstellungsgesetzes in elektronischen Medien" veranstaltet. Ziel war es, umfassende Informationen zum Thema „Barrierefreiheit" zu vermitteln sowie Hinweise und L{\"o}sungsm{\"o}glichkeiten f{\"u}r die Realisierung barrierefreier Internetauftritte zu geben. Im Mittelpunkt standen dabei folgende Fragen: Was k{\"o}nnen und sollen kommunale Internetauftritte leisten? Was bedeutet Barrierefreiheit bez{\"u}glich „elektronischer Medien" und welche Auswirkungen ergeben sich daraus f{\"u}r die Gestaltung von Internetauftritten? Welche gesetzlichen Regelungen gibt es und welche Geltungsbereiche haben sie im Einzelnen? Welche technischen L{\"o}sungen kommen f{\"u}r die Erstellung barrierefreier Internetseiten in Betracht? Das vorliegende Arbeitsheft ist Teil der Dokumentation der Ergebnisse des Workshops. Die einzelnen Beitr{\"a}ge fassen die Vortr{\"a}ge der Referenten zusammen.}, language = {de} } @book{KrauseGiese2012, author = {Krause, Christian and Giese, Holger}, title = {Quantitative modeling and analysis of service-oriented real-time systems using interval probabilistic timed automata}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlah Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-171-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-57845}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {45}, year = {2012}, abstract = {One of the key challenges in service-oriented systems engineering is the prediction and assurance of non-functional properties, such as the reliability and the availability of composite interorganizational services. Such systems are often characterized by a variety of inherent uncertainties, which must be addressed in the modeling and the analysis approach. The different relevant types of uncertainties can be categorized into (1) epistemic uncertainties due to incomplete knowledge and (2) randomization as explicitly used in protocols or as a result of physical processes. In this report, we study a probabilistic timed model which allows us to quantitatively reason about nonfunctional properties for a restricted class of service-oriented real-time systems using formal methods. To properly motivate the choice for the used approach, we devise a requirements catalogue for the modeling and the analysis of probabilistic real-time systems with uncertainties and provide evidence that the uncertainties of type (1) and (2) in the targeted systems have a major impact on the used models and require distinguished analysis approaches. The formal model we use in this report are Interval Probabilistic Timed Automata (IPTA). Based on the outlined requirements, we give evidence that this model provides both enough expressiveness for a realistic and modular specifiation of the targeted class of systems, and suitable formal methods for analyzing properties, such as safety and reliability properties in a quantitative manner. As technical means for the quantitative analysis, we build on probabilistic model checking, specifically on probabilistic time-bounded reachability analysis and computation of expected reachability rewards and costs. To carry out the quantitative analysis using probabilistic model checking, we developed an extension of the Prism tool for modeling and analyzing IPTA. Our extension of Prism introduces a means for modeling probabilistic uncertainty in the form of probability intervals, as required for IPTA. For analyzing IPTA, our Prism extension moreover adds support for probabilistic reachability checking and computation of expected rewards and costs. We discuss the performance of our extended version of Prism and compare the interval-based IPTA approach to models with fixed probabilities.}, language = {en} } @book{GieseHildebrandtNeumannetal.2012, author = {Giese, Holger and Hildebrandt, Stephan and Neumann, Stefan and W{\"a}tzoldt, Sebastian}, title = {Industrial case study on the integration of SysML and AUTOSAR with triple graph grammars}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-191-2}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-60184}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {vi, 51}, year = {2012}, abstract = {During the overall development of complex engineering systems different modeling notations are employed. For example, in the domain of automotive systems system engineering models are employed quite early to capture the requirements and basic structuring of the entire system, while software engineering models are used later on to describe the concrete software architecture. Each model helps in addressing the specific design issue with appropriate notations and at a suitable level of abstraction. However, when we step forward from system design to the software design, the engineers have to ensure that all decisions captured in the system design model are correctly transferred to the software engineering model. Even worse, when changes occur later on in either model, today the consistency has to be reestablished in a cumbersome manual step. In this report, we present in an extended version of [Holger Giese, Stefan Neumann, and Stephan Hildebrandt. Model Synchronization at Work: Keeping SysML and AUTOSAR Models Consistent. In Gregor Engels, Claus Lewerentz, Wilhelm Sch{\"a}fer, Andy Sch{\"u}rr, and B. Westfechtel, editors, Graph Transformations and Model Driven Enginering - Essays Dedicated to Manfred Nagl on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday, volume 5765 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 555-579. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2010.] how model synchronization and consistency rules can be applied to automate this task and ensure that the different models are kept consistent. We also introduce a general approach for model synchronization. Besides synchronization, the approach consists of tool adapters as well as consistency rules covering the overlap between the synchronized parts of a model and the rest. We present the model synchronization algorithm based on triple graph grammars in detail and further exemplify the general approach by means of a model synchronization solution between system engineering models in SysML and software engineering models in AUTOSAR which has been developed for an industrial partner. In the appendix as extension to [19] the meta-models and all TGG rules for the SysML to AUTOSAR model synchronization are documented.}, language = {en} }