Call for Papers

The Asia-Pacific Symposium on Process and Artificial Intelligence (ASPAI) invites papers that present novel work lying at the intersection between Process Mining, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence. The symposium provides a suitable environment to discuss new approaches presented by researchers and practitioners from academia and industry.

Why Submit to ASPAI 2026?

  • Indexed open-access publication via CEUR-WS

  • Engage with a fast-growing research and practitioner community in the Asia-Pacific

  • Opportunity for cross-country and cross-sector collaborations

  • Advance the conversation on AI-enabled process intelligence in a diverse regional context

Symposium Theme

“Harnessing Process Intelligence in the Asia-Pacific: AI, Governance, and Innovation”

Topics of Interest

We welcome submissions in the form of a full or short paper. The submission can be an original research, case studies, industry experience reports, and application-oriented papers in areas including (but not limited to):

< Process Intelligence & AI >

  • AI/ML and LLM-augmented process analytics

  • Predictive/prescriptive process monitoring

  • Explainability, trust, and transparency in intelligent processes

< Governance, Risk, Ethics & Culture >

  • Process governance and compliance in diverse regulatory environments

  • Responsible and ethical AI for process automation

  • Risk-aware, resilient, and trustworthy process management

  • Context-sensitive Business Process Management (BPM) and influence of national/regional culture

< Digital Transformation & Innovation >

  • Process-driven digital transformation in public/private sectors

  • BPM maturity and capability building in developing economies

  • Intelligent automation and smart workflows

  • Adoption of BPM techniques (BPMN, qualitative/quantitative analysis, RCA, etc.) in Asia-Pacific organizations

< Industry & Practice >

  • Real-world success stories and implementation challanges of BPM in the Asia-Pacific region

  • Cross-country, cross-industry, or cross-cultural lessons of BPM implementation in Asia-Pacific region

  • Process intelligence for sustainability and SDG-oriented governance

Submission & Publication

  • All accepted papers will be published in CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org).

  • Submissions must be original, unpublished, and written in English.

  • Paper types:

    • Full research papers: max 10 pages

    • Short papers: 5 pages

  • Use the CEUR-WS single-column template (LaTeX or DOCX).

  • Submission system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aspai2026

  • Each submitted paper will undergo double-blind peer review.

  • At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present at the symposium.

Review Policies

  • ASPAI adopts the same double-blind review policy as the BPM conference. Authors and reviewers must not be able to identify each other.

  • Submissions must be fully anonymized. The paper must not include author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or any other identifying information, including in the PDF metadata. The first page should contain only the title, abstract, and keywords.

    • Authors should cite relevant prior work. References to the authors’ own work must be written in the third person or anonymized if necessary.

    • All supplementary materials and code must also be anonymized.

    • Papers that reveal author identities may be rejected at the discretion of the Program Chairs. All identifying information can be added back to the camera-ready version of accepted papers.

Important Dates

  • Paper Submission: 30 March, 2026 (anywhere on earth)

  • Notification to Authors: 30 April, 2026

  • Camera-Ready Submission: 14 May, 2026

  • Symposium dates: 25-26 August, 2026

  • Symposium Registration Deadline: 31 May, 2026

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