AWPN & PROSE 2026: Algorithmen und Werkzeuge für Petrinetze & Workshop on Process-Centric Objects 2026

Beschreibung

We are happy to announce that this year's AWPN workshop takes place at the FernUni Hagen from September 21^st to September 22^nd 2026! As with the latest iterations, AWPN continues as an open and welcoming platform for researchers of all academic ages that want to discuss their latest work and get new ideas in the process.
This year, AWPN is co-located with a new workshop on process-centric objects organized by Gabriel Juhás and Robert Lorenz. This workshop takes place from September 22^nd to September 23^rd 2026, complementing AWPN's friendly discussions and athmosphere.
Make sure to save the dates as soon as possible so you don't miss out!
We look forward to seeing you all!
 

Call for Paper AWPN:

This year, we are requesting contributions in the form of extended abstracts, describing ideas for current research projects or tools. The submissions will be divided into sessions, and each contribution will be presented in a 20-minute slot. Following the sessions, we will form working groups to discuss the presented topics and foster collaborations.

We welcome all contributions concerning tools, applications, and theory in the field of Petri nets and related formalisms. Possible topic areas for our sessions include, but are not limited to:

• Petri Nets and Software Engineering
• Petri Nets and Business Process Modeling
• Petri Nets and Process Mining
• Petri Nets and Model Checking
• Petri Nets in Education

Please submit your extended abstracts in English or German as PDF files in LNCS style to robert.lorenz@informatik.uni-augsburg.de by July 19^thAugust 17^th, 2026. This year, the page limit is 2 pages, excluding references. Contributions will not undergo a detailed review process but will be assessed by the program committee for relevance to the AWPN. If requested by the participants, we also have the option to publish the extended abstract in proceedings, offering a digital object identifier. Accepted contributions will be invited for presentation at the AWPN until August 8^thAugust 20th, 2026. Registration deadline is September 7^th, 2026. The workshop will take place from September 21^st to September 22^nd 2026.
 

Call for Paper PROSE:

Recent advancements in Business Process Modeling and Process Mining have improved the discovery and visualization of complex organizational behavior by treating objects as first-class citizens of a workflow model. However, a significant gap remains: discovered models primarily provide a global runtime perspective, but lack the modularity, encapsulation, and integration needed for software engineering.
The Process-Centric Objects (PCO) paradigm proposes a shift from global process perspective toward modular system design. By treating process models as classes, Process-Centric Objects enable the design of autonomous, vertically integrated process types that encapsulate data, objects, and their lifecycles within a single executable entity. They also capture how objects relate, compose, interact, and synchronize.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss the formalization, design, and execution of process-centric objects, as well as their extraction from discovered process models, thereby bridging the gap between object centric process mining, system design, and software
engineering.

We invite submissions on topics including, but not limited to:

• Modularity, Composition, Interaction: Formal foundations of object-centric models, distinguishing between structural composition (permanent 1:N and M:N relationships) and dynamic interaction (event-based synchronization) as modular alternatives to global synchronization.
• Formal Mappings and Interoperability: Relationships and transformations between different formalisms for data-centric objects, process-centric objects, and object-centric processes (e.g., Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Class Diagrams, SQL, BPMN, Colored Petri Nets, and OCPN).
• Case Studies: Case studies demonstrating the PCO paradigm in practice.
• Inheritance and Polymorphism: Applying theories of inheritance specifically to the lifecycle of process-centric objects; focusing on the abstraction and specialization of process classes while preserving behavioral consistency.
• Extraction of Classes (Modules): Algorithms for slicing global models into modular, executable process-centric classes.
• Vertical Integration in Process-Centric Object Applications: Encapsulation of data, application as a lifecycle, and presentation layers within process-centric objects.

Papers should be submitted in the LNCS style to https://process-centric-objects.org.
Contributions will not undergo a detailed review process but will be assessed by the program committee for relevance. If requested by the participants, accepted papers will be published in a common proceedings volume with AWPN 2026 within the digital library of the German Foundation of Informatics (GI), offering a digital object identifier (DOI).
We seek position papers, work in progress and research papers:

• Position Papers (2-4 pages): Visionary ideas on object-centric process and process-centric objects paradigms.
• Work in Progress (up to 6 pages): Ongoing research and research proposals.
• Full Research Papers (12 pages): Original research on formalisms, modelling methodology or architectures for PCOs.

Abstract Deadline:July 5^th 2026July 31^st 2026
Paper Submission Deadline:July 19^th 2026August 17^th 2026
Notification of Acceptance:August 8^th 2026August 20^th 2026
Final Version Due:August 17^th 2026September 7^th 2026
Registration Deadline: September 7^th
Workshop: September 22^nd to September 23^rd

Programme Committee PROSE:

• Robin Bergenthum (FernUniversität in Hagen, chair)
• Gabriel Juhás (Pan-European University Bratislava, chair)
• Marc Kimmel (Universität Augsburg)
• Tomáš Kováčik (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava)
• Jakub Kovář (FernUniversität in Hagen)
• Robert Lorenz (Universität Augsburg, chair)
• Juraj Mažári (Netgrif)