The Systems Modelling Research Group comprises a group of researchers drawn from the faculty of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the West of England and the School of Management at the University of Bath:
Ian Beeson (UWE)
Kevin Doyle (UWE)
Stewart Green (UWE)
Richard Kamm (BATH)
Mohammed Odeh (UWE)
Jin Sa (UWE)
Tony Solomonides (UWE)
Chris Wallace (UWE)
Some key members of the process modelling community from industry, commerce and academe are associated with the SMRG:
Martyn Ould (Venice Consulting Ltd)
Clive Roberts (Co-Ordination Systems Ltd)
Keith Harrison-Broninski (Role Modellers Ltd)
Giacomo Piccinelli (UCL)
A number of students are also currently closely associated with the SMRG, including:
Elena Maslova
Zaheer Khan
A number of students, formerly associated with the group, have now completed their research degrees:
Faisal Abu Rub, PhD, "A Business Process Improvement Methodology through Process Modelling, Applied to the Healthcare Sector", July 2006, supervised by Mohammed Odeh (SMRG) and Ian Beeson (SMRG)
UWE groups who are working in related areas include:
The primary focus of the group is processes. In particular we are interested in investigating, modelling, analysing, re-engineering, designing, and simulating processes. We are also interested in supporting them with computer-based systems.
A PowerPoint presentation on process capture and process modelling is available via Microsoft Explorer (for an animated version) or Netscape Navigator (for a static version).
Modelling Multiple Software Processes in the Business Context, Sa, J., Green, S., and Beeson, I., 5th Annual Conference of the UKAIS, Cardiff, UK, 26 - 28th April, 2000.
Addressing Multiple Software Processes in Business, Sa, J., Green, S., Beeson, I., and Sully, A., 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Staffordshire University, 4 - 7th July, 2000.
Are Process Models Useful? -- A Case Study Account, Sa, J., Proceedings of IFIP World Computer Congress - Information Technology for Business Management, August 2000
Addressing Multiple Software Processes in Business, Sa, J., Green, S., Beeson, I., and Sully, A., in Enterprise Information Systems II, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001 (Selected paper).
Linking Business Processes and Information System Provision in a Business Environment: A Communication Model and a Case Study, Beeson, I., Green, S., Sa, J., and Sully, A., Information Systems Frontiers Journal 4:3, pp 317 - 329, 2002, Special issue: Co-Design of Business and IT Systems
A Unified Process Support System for Global Software Development, Sa, J., and Maslova, E., Proceedings of the 26th International Computer Software and Applications Conference, IEEE, August 2002
Modelling Processes using RAD and UML Activity Diagrams: an Exploratory Study, Odeh, M., Beeson, I., Green, S., and Sa, J, ACIT Conference, Doha Qatar, International Arab Conference on IT, Doha Qatar, Dec. 16th - 19th, 2002
Using a Language Action Framework to Extend Organizational Process Modelling, Beeson, I., and Green, S., UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) Conference 2003, University of Warwick, April 9th - 11th, 2003. Awarded best paper in the conference.
Eliciting Stakeholders' Knowledge of Goals and Processes to Derive IT Support, Green, S., Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Business Process Support (REBPS'03), part of The 15th Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'03), Klagenfurt/Velden, Austria, 17th June, 2003
Bridging the Gap between Business Models and System Models, Odeh, M. and Kamm, R., Information and Software Technology, Special Edition on Modelling Organisational Processes, Vol. 45, Issue 15, pp 1053-1060, December 2003
Editorial, Green, S., Beeson, I., and Sa, J. (editors), Information and Software Technology, Special Edition on Modelling Organisational Processes, Vol. 45, Issue 15, pp 1011-1013, December 2003
Using Alloy in Process Modelling, Wallace, C., Information and Software Technology, Special Edition on Modelling Organisational Processes, Vol. 45, Issue 15, pp 1031-1043, December 2003
The Primacy of Process Architecture, Green, S. and Ould, M., Fifth Workshop on Business Process Modelling, Development, and Support, in conjunction with the Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE04), Riga, June 2004 (presentation)
Using Temporal Logic to Specify Emergent Behaviours in Swarm Robotic Systems, Winfield, A., Sa, J., Gago, M., and Fisher, M., Conference: Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, Imperial College, September, 2005
A Framework for Classifying and Evaluating Process Architecture Methods, Green, S. and Ould, M., Software Process: Improvement and Practice, Special Edition on Business Process Modelling: Development and Support, 10(4), October - December 2005 (to appear)
A Processual Model of Strategic Alignment, Beeson, I., Al-Mahamid, S. and Winnington, T., 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Sydney, 2005, (accepted subject to revision)
Modelling Healthcare Processes Using Role Activity Diagramming, AbuRub, F., Odeh, M., Beeson, I., Pheby, D. and Codling, B., International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, ACTA Press, 2006-07
Modelling Non-Functional Requirements of Business Processes, AbuRub, F., Odeh, M. and Beeson, I., Information and Software Technology, (accepted for publication subject to some alterations)
Digital Libraries: From Process Modelling to Grid-based Service Oriented Architecture, Khan, Z., Odeh, M., and McClatchey, R., 2nd IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies from Theory to Application (ICTTA06), May 2006, Damascus
Attitudes to Strategic Alignment: a Survey of Manufacturing Companies, Beeson, I., Al-Mahamid, S. and Winnington, T., UKAIS Conference, University of Gloucester (Cheltenham), 10 -11 April, 2006
Native XML Databases, Wallace, C., Workshop at SPA2006, March 26th-28th, 2006
Exist in the Faculty, Wallace, C., XML Prague, June 18th, 2006
Teaching XML Databases with eXist, Wallace, C., TLAD06, Belfast, 18th July, 2006
Guest Editorial: Business Processes and Support Systems: Design for Flexibility, Green, S., Regev, G., Soffer, P. and Zdravkovic, J.(editors), Software Processes: Improvement and Practice, Special Edition on Design for Flexibility, 12(1), 2007
Process Architectures and Process Models: Opportunities for Reuse, Green, S., Beeson, I. and Kamm, R., 8th Workshop on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support (BPMDS07) in conjunction with the Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE07), Trondheim, Norway, 11th - 12th June, 2007
Reusable Process Architectures and Process Models in Higher Education, Green, S., Beeson, I., and Kamm, R., International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management, 4(2), 2009
Process Architectures in Higher Education, Beeson, I., Green, S., and Kamm, R., UKAIS Annual Conference 2009, St Anne's College, Oxford, 31st March - 1st April
Beeson, Ian; Green, Stewart; and Kamm, Richard, "Process Architectures In Higher Education" (2009). UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2009. Paper 11.
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2009/11
Establishing a Business Process Management System in a Telecoms Company, Green, S., Abughoush, A., Beeson, I. , Hill, T. and Nwakacha, J.,Innovation Through Knowledge Transfer: Innovation, Systems and Technologies,1 st ed., Vol 5, Part 2, pp 61-68, Springer, 2010
Critiquing Business Process Models to Facilitate the Identification and Selection of Optimal IT Systems, Green, S., Batty, S., Back, M., Jewell, J. and Webber, M., Innovation Through Knowledge Transfer: Innovation, Systems and Technologies,1 st ed., Vol 5, Part 2, pp 69-78, Springer, 2010
Facilitating Business Process Discovery using Email Analysis, Mavaddat, M., Beeson, I., Green, S., and Sa, J., 1st International Conference of Business Intelligence and Technology, Rome, 2011
Back to topThe Systems Modelling Research Group has a policy of inviting speakers to talk to the SMRG and/or the faculty on various aspects of processes. So far the following talks have either been arranged or have occurred:
| Date | Name | Title |
| March14, 2001 | Professor Anthony Finkelstein, UCL | xlinkit: A Consistency Checking and Smart Link Generation Service |
| March 8, 2002 | Martyn Ould, Venice Consulting Ltd | Axe or Scalpel? How to Dissect the Processes of an Organisation |
| May 20,2002 | Martyn Ould, Venice Consulting Ltd | Process Architectures: Analysis and Modelling |
| July 11, 2005 | Professor Flavio Oquendo, University of South Brittany | Strongly Typed Pi Calculus |
| February 9, 2006 | Peter Hale, SEEDS, UWE | Semantic Web Modelling and Decision Support Systems |
| March 2, 2006 | Bob Snowdon, Informatics Process Group, University of Manchester | Systems and processes |
| October 18, 2006 | Stephen Green, Bristol Council | Universal Business Language and ebXML Process Modelling |
| October 25, 2006 | Keith Harrison-Broninski, Role Modellers, Ltd | Human Interaction Management and the Future of BPM |
| February 14th, 2007 | Dr Alan Jones, University of Teesside | Give to Get (KTPs and BPEL tool support) |
January 22nd - 23rd, 2003: The SMRG is holding a workshop at UWE on the theme of "Process Modelling: Perspectives, Problems and Standardisation in the Support of Organisational Processes".
Schedule of seminars for 2006-07
To appear
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