The paper adds explanation to predictive process monitoring.
problem Equipping predictive business process monitoring with explanation capabilities.
method Used game theory of Shapley Values to obtain robust explanations.
result First time explanations given in predictive business process monitoring.
LSTM neural networks improve business process predictions.
problem Inconsistent accuracy of existing predictive methods.
method Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks for a wide range of tasks.
result LSTM outperforms existing methods in various predictive tasks.
This paper evaluates methods for making stable predictions in business process monitoring.
problem Optimizing stability of predictions in business process monitoring.
method Defined temporal stability for binary classification tasks, evaluated existing methods, and optimized hyperparameters.
result XGBoost and LSTM neural networks exhibit the highest temporal stability.
Paper proposes a GAN-based method for better next event prediction in business processes.
problem Insufficient training data and sub-optimal network configuration limit deep learning approaches to next event prediction.
method Adversarial training framework using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for sequential temporal data.
result The proposed approach achieves at least as good accuracy as non-adversarial methods and outperforms them in accuracy and prediction earliness.
CONDA-PM framework helps analyze concept drift in business processes.
problem Analyzing changes in business processes over time.
method Systematic Literature Review and framework development.
result Highlights areas needing research to complement existing efforts.
Study proposes a novel local explanation method for deep learning classifiers in process mining.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models for process mining.
method Defines local regions using latent space representations and visualizes explanations.
result Deep learning classifier achieves high performance and local explanations increase user trust.
The paper introduces a framework for prescriptive process monitoring that generates alarms to prevent or mitigate undesired outcomes.
problem Existing predictive process monitoring techniques do not prescribe when and how to intervene to decrease undesired outcomes.
method The paper proposes a framework that extends predictive monitoring with the ability to generate alarms, incorporating a cost model to assess the trade-off between generating alarms and the cost of undesired outcomes.
result The net cost of undesired outcomes can be minimized by optimizing the generation of alarms based on the progress of the process instance and introducing delays for triggering alarms.
Sustaining efficiency and stability by properly controlling the equity to asset ratio is one of the most important and difficult challenges in bank management. Due to unexpected and abrupt decline of asset values, a bank must closely monitor its net worth as well as market conditions, and one of its important concerns …
A new process model for machine learning applications with quality assurance.
problem Lack of standard process model for machine learning applications.
method Six-phase process model with quality assurance methodology.
result Proposes a new process model for machine learning applications.
Deep learning predicts business process events with high precision.
problem Predicting next events in business processes.
method Recurrent neural networks applied to deep learning.
result Deep learning surpasses state-of-the-art in prediction precision.
Framework for monitoring ML model performance in production without labels.
problem Monitoring real-time prediction quality of ML models in production without labels.
method ML Health framework using diagnostic methods to generate alerts for further investigation.
result The method outperforms standard distance metrics at detecting issues with mismatched data sets.
Deep LSTMs predict business process completion times.
problem Predicting accurate completion times for business processes under SLA constraints.
method Deep Recurrent Neural Networks (LSTMs) to analyze process instance data.
result LSTMs produce accurate predictions of process completion times.
Systematic review of ML explainability in process mining.
problem Understanding the black-box nature of ML models in process mining.
method Systematic literature review using PRISMA framework.
result Identification of key trends and challenges in interpretability.
Development of efficient business process models and determination of their characteristic properties are subject of intense interdisciplinary research. Here, we consider a business process model as a directed graph. Its nodes correspond to the units identified by the modeler and the link direction indicates the causal…
Graph-based method predicts business conduct risk from incomplete data.
problem Sparse and biased data limits risk assessment.
method Visibility-aware GCNII framework on corporate graph.
result Graph-based approach outperforms non-graph methods in predicting future incidents.
The 2007--2008 financial crisis has paved the way for the use of macroprudential policies in supervising the financial system as a whole. This paper views macroprudential oversight in Europe as a process, a sequence of activities with the ultimate aim of safeguarding financial stability. To conceptualize a process in t…
Study evaluates sustainability of European banks using a new model.
problem Lack of a framework to evaluate sustainability of banking business models.
method Delphi-Analytic Hierarchy Process method to develop and assess the model.
result Norwegian and German banks have higher sustainability of their business models.
New approach optimizes sales process for B2B businesses.
problem Optimizing the sales process for B2B businesses.
method Causal Predictive Optimization and Generation with three layers: prediction, optimization, and serving.
result Significant wins over legacy systems in LinkedIn implementation.
Graph neural networks detect anomalies in object-centric business processes.
problem Detecting anomalies in graph-like business processes.
method Graph convolutional autoencoder architecture for anomaly detection.
result Promising performance in detecting anomalies at the activity type and attributes level.
This paper studies business cycle patterns in UK sectoral output. It analyzes the distinction between white noise processes and their non-white noise counterparts in the frequency domain and further examines the associated features and patterns for the process where white noise conditions are violated. The characterist…
Paper proposes a new method for learning business process representations.
problem Challenges in capturing all useful information in business process data.
method Combines Gramian Angular Fields and Convolutional Neural Networks for representation learning.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of the approach through visualization and multiple process prediction tasks.
Graph theory enhances dynamic business insights in BA models.
problem Static BA models fail to capture dynamic business insights from data.
method Integrating graph theory into BA models for extensible data-driven analytics.
result Graph theory enables automatic generation of business insights.
Paper proposes a method to monitor industrial processes under closed-loop control.
problem Difficulty distinguishing between real process faults and normal operating conditions changes.
method Develops a distributed monitoring system by capturing static and dynamic characteristics of large-scale closed-loop industrial processes.
result The method effectively distinguishes between real process faults and normal operating conditions changes.
GRM uses graph neural networks to score process activity relevance.
problem Improving business processes with performance measures.
method Graph Relevance Miner (GRM) based on graph neural networks.
result Quantitatively evaluated relevance scores with four datasets.
Adaptive activity monitoring framework for wearable sensors.
problem Efficiently monitor human activities with low power consumption.
method Switching Gaussian process model with block circulant embedding and FFT for inference.
result Optimized trade-off between sensor power consumption and prediction performance.
New method improves prediction accuracy in business process mining by handling concept drift.
problem Improving prediction quality in business process mining affected by concept drift.
method Systematically analyzed and compared different data selection strategies for retraining machine learning models.
result Improved accuracy from 0.5400 to 0.7010 with concept drift handling.
Methodology monitors processes using system call count vectors.
problem Detecting anomalies in process behavior.
method Collects system call streams, sends to server, uses ML for analysis.
result Effective in identifying process anomalies in corporate networks.
This study designs a financial risk control platform using big data and machine learning.
problem Traditional risk management models are inadequate for modern financial complexities.
method Big data mining, real-time streaming data processing, statistical analysis, and precise customer behavior mining.
result The platform effectively identifies and responds to potential risks in real-time.
System tracks regulatory changes for compliance officers.
problem Struggling to keep up with regulatory changes.
method Fetch announcements, classify importance and applicability.
result Simple hierarchical classification works best.
New numerical method for pricing barrier options with continuous monitoring.
problem Pricing barrier options with continuous monitoring of underlying asset.
method Developed a numerical scheme to calculate fluctuation identities for exponential Lévy processes.
result Error analysis shows continuous monitoring limits discretely monitored scheme's accuracy.
Machine learning improves risk prediction for online lending.
problem Traditional credit scoring models fail to utilize big data effectively.
method Collected diverse data, built and tested ensemble machine learning models (random forest and XGBoost).
result XGBoost model outperforms traditional models in loan default probability prediction.
Paper discovers process models from online event streams.
problem Discovering process models from continuous event streams.
method Generic architecture for process discovery in event streams.
result The proposed architecture enables process discovery from event streams.
Modified PCA algorithm with continual learning preserves features of previous modes for multimode process monitoring.
problem Catastrophic forgetting of previous modes in monitoring models for successive modes.
method Modified PCA algorithm with elastic weight consolidation (EWC) to preserve features of previous modes.
result PCA-EWC algorithm effectively monitors multimode processes without performance decrease.
Generative AI agents improve ERP systems by automating complex financial tasks.
problem Static, rule-based workflows limit adaptability and intelligence in ERP systems.
method Introducing Generative Business Process AI Agents (GBPAs) that integrate generative AI with business process modeling and multi-agent orchestration.
result GBPAs achieve up to 40% reduction in processing time and 94% drop in error rate.
This paper explores how to interpret machine learning models in business process analytics.
problem The lack of interpretability in machine learning models used for predictive process analytics.
method Derives explanations using interpretable machine learning techniques to compare and contrast predictive models.
result Highlights scenarios where accuracy alone may not be sufficient in assessing the suitability of techniques used to encode event log data.
Paper monitors system state sequences to detect and assess deviations.
problem Detecting and evaluating deviations in dynamic systems.
method Data reduction, symbolic representation, anomaly detection, Markov Chains, generalized Jensen-Shannon Divergence.
result The approach detects and assesses system deviations probabilistically.
Unified metric SCV models subscription business revenue.
problem Analyzing revenue contribution of subscription businesses.
method Bayesian probabilistic model with exponential decay for churn.
result Exact and approximate closed-form solutions for revenue.
New method uses deep learning for better monitoring of industrial processes.
problem Monitoring high-dimensional, nonlinear profiles in industrial systems.
method Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) for modeling nonlinear manifolds.
result Deep probabilistic models outperform traditional methods in residual-space.
This research tackles group fairness in predictive process monitoring by ensuring predictions are independent of sensitive group membership.
problem Predictive models using biased historical data can perpetuate unfair behavior in new cases.
method Investigates independence through metrics like ΔDP and a composite loss function balancing predictive performance and fairness.
result Proposes and validates a composite loss function for training models that balance fairness and performance.
Unlike other industries in which intellectual property is patentable, the financial industry relies on trade secrecy to protect its business processes and methods, which can obscure critical financial risk exposures from regulators and the public. We develop methods for sharing and aggregating such risk exposures that …
A new method for efficient nonlinear process monitoring using random Bernoulli features.
problem High computational demands and real-time responsiveness in online monitoring systems.
method Random Bernoulli principal component analysis to capture nonlinear patterns efficiently.
result The proposed methods offer excellent scalability and reduced computational complexity.
Paper uses Gaussian Processes to monitor air quality in Kampala.
problem Monitoring air pollution in cities with limited sensor coverage.
method Gaussian Processes for nowcasting and forecasting air pollution.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of Gaussian Processes in air quality monitoring.
Study improves quality monitoring using classifier ensembles.
problem External and internal variability in manufacturing processes makes quality control challenging.
method Proposes a proactive quality monitoring approach using classifier ensembles to predict defect occurrences.
result Ensemble classification improves accuracy compared to individual classifiers.
Bayesian model uses mobile data to assess business resilience after hurricanes.
problem Evaluating economic impact of extreme shocks on businesses.
method Bayesian structural time series model with mobile phone data.
result Estimates business resilience after hurricanes, revealing key characteristics.
Two methods monitor high-dimensional processes via manifold fitting or learning.
problem Monitoring high-dimensional, dynamic industrial processes.
method Manifold fitting and learning approaches for online SPC.
result Manifold-fitting approach achieves performance competitive with classical methods.
Study improves document processing in banking with multimodal analytics.
problem Raising operational efficiency in banking through document-intensive processes.
method Comparative analysis of text classifiers and multimodal model (LayoutXLM) on company register extracts.
result Incorporating layout information in a model substantially increases performance.
Paper proposes a new method for online process discovery.
problem Online process discovery requires limited memory.
method Mapped online process discovery to cache memory management and applied cache replacement policies.
result Implemented and evaluated a new approach for online process discovery.
The paper analyzes optimal dividend strategies for risky businesses, considering both periodic and extraordinary payments.
problem Maximizing dividends paid until ruin, net of transaction costs.
method Modeling cash surplus as Brownian motion, considering different types of dividends with transaction costs.
result Optimal strategies depend on business profitability and transaction costs, sometimes including liquidation.