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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Schönig

Research topics

  • Business Process Management (Modeling, Execution, Mining)
  • IoT-aware Business Processes Management (e.g. Industrial IoT Processes, Location-aware Processes)
  • Process-oriented Cyber Security Management
  • Cyber Security Compliance in Industrial IoT

Awards

  • Best Paper Runner-Up at the International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS 2023)
  • Business Process Innovation Award (BPM 2019)
  • Best Paper Award, Int. Workshop on Emerging Computing Paradigms and Context in Business Process Management (CCBPM 2018)
  • Best Paper Award, Int. Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2018)
  • Best Paper Award, 11th Int. Workshop on Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation (EOMAS 2015)
  • T-Systems Innovation Award (2012)

CV

Stefan Schönig received both the Master degree (with honors) in Applied Computer Science (Engineering/Computer Science) and the doctoral degree from University of Bayreuth. He was post doctoral researcher with the Institute for Information Business at Vienna University of Economics and Business (Prof. Dr. Jan Mendling) and held a position as a tenured assistant professor at University of Bayreuth (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Jablonski). Currently, he is Full Professor and Head of the Chair for Process-based Information Systems with the Department of Information Systems at University of Regensburg in Germany. He has an established background in Business Process Management, Process Mining and Process-based Cyber Security Management and has been working in this field for over 14 years. He has participated in several industry projects that addressed digital process management and IT/IoT security. He published extensively in the research area of Business Process Management and Information Systems, both in international conferences and journals. He serves in several international conference program committees.

Publications

  • Poss, Leo, Kern, Christopher Julian, Kroenung, Julia und Schönig, Stefan. "“The System Did It”: Bias, Opacity, and the Misalignment of Ethical Mitigations in (Robotic) Process Automation".
    Business Process Management: Responsible BPM Forum, Process Technology Forum, Educators Forum. BPM 2026,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-36710-5_4
  • Poss, Leo, Schönig, Stefan und Maggi, Fabrizio Maria. "Executing discrete/continuous declarative process specifications via Complex Event Processing".
    Process Science, vol. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44311-026-00059-3
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Orchestrating Cyber-Physical Operations with PRiME: A Passive Resource-integrated Modeling Extension for BPMN".
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS) 2025,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15538-2_31
  • Oberhofer, Daniel, Grill, Johannes, Pernul, Günther und Schönig, Stefan. "Generating semi-automated security playbooks for vulnerability mitigation from unstructured advisory data".
    International Journal of Information Security,  (2026)
  • Kölbel, Linda, Hornsteiner, Markus und Schönig, Stefan. "Process-Oriented Security Compliance for Industrial IoT Systems: Formal Modeling and Integration".
    Proceedings of the 21st International Conference Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - ENASE, 2026,  (2026)
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "From Model to Execution: A Formal Foundation for Managing Materials and Tools in Executable BPMN".
    Business Process Management Journal, Emerald,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-11-2025-1809
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "The Operational Perspective in Business Process Management: Towards Holistic Task Execution Support".
    Information Systems and e-Business Management,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10257-026-00735-8
  • Poss, Leo, Kern, Christopher Julian, Kroenung, Julia und Schönig, Stefan. "The Ethical Risk Handover: Operationalizing Normative Intent in BPM via Large Language Models".
    Research Challenges in Information Science. RCIS 2026,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-26836-5_8
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Market-Based Process Coordination: Trading Routing Efficiency for Schedule Stability in Volatile Field Operations".
    Proceedings of the 21st International Conference Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - ENASE, 2026,  (2026) pp. 152--163. https://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0014910700004015
  • Kölbel, Linda, Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "A Unified Security Requirements Catalog for the Industrial IoT".
    Research Challenges in Information Science. RCIS 2026,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-26836-5_32
  • Kölbel, Linda, Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Context is Key for Cybersecurity: Leveraging External Knowledge for Process Model Explanation via LLMs".
    International Journal of Information Security,  (2026)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10207-026-01245-x
  • Poss, Leo, Kern, Christopher Julian, Stoiber, Christoph, Kroenung, Julia und Schönig, Stefan. "Measuring Moral Performance: A Framework for Ethical Business Process Management".
    Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham.  (2026) pp. 117—132. ISBN 978-3-032-02936-2. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02936-2_10
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "One Engine to Rule Them All: Executing Declarative Processes with CEP".
    Proceedings of the Demonstration Track co-located with the International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems 2025.,  (2025)
  • Poss, Leo, Kern, Christopher Julian, Stoiber, Christoph, Kroenung, Julia und Schönig, Stefan. "Measuring Moral Performance: A Framework for Ethical Business Process Management".
    Springer Nature Switzerland,  (2025) pp. 117—132. ISBN 9783032029362. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02936-2_10
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Formalizing the Operational Perspective in BPM: An Ontology-Based Approach for Tool Integration".
    Business Process Management Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Emerald,  (2025) pp. 679—709. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-10-2024-0930
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Formalizing the operational perspective in BPM: an ontology-based approach for tool integration".
    Business Process Management Journal, Emerald,  (2025)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-10-2024-0930
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Location-aware business process modeling and execution".
    Softw. Syst. Model., vol. 24, no. 1,  (2025) pp. 37—67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S10270-024-01224-7
  • Kern, Christopher Julian, Hübner, Karin, Poss, Leo, Schönig, Stefan und Kroenung, Julia. "The Role of Ethics in Requirements Engineering for Developing Information Systems".
    vol. 547, Springer,  (2025) pp. 226—242. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92474-3_14
  • Hornsteiner, Markus, Kölbel, Linda, Oberhofer, Daniel und Schönig, Stefan. "A Reflection on Process-Oriented Industrial IoT Security Management".
    SCITEPRESS,  (2025) pp. 242—253. https://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0013163500003899
  • Kern, Christopher Julian, Hübner, Karin, Poss, Leo, Schönig, Stefan und Kroenung, Julia. "The Role of Ethics in Requirements Engineering for Developing Information Systems".
    Springer Nature Switzerland,  (2025) pp. 226—242. ISBN 9783031924743. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92474-3_14
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "One Engine to Rule Them All: Executing Declarative Processes with CEP".
      (2025)
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "A Synergistic Engine Paradigm for Real-Time, Context-Aware Decision-Making: Integrating Declarative Processes and Event Streams".
    Complex & Intelligent Systems, Springer Science and Business Media LLC,  (2025)  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40747-026-02253-z
  • Poss, Leo und Schönig, Stefan. "Location-aware business process modeling and execution".
    Software and Systems Modeling, vol. 24, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC,  (2024) pp. 37—67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-024-01224-7
  • Ackermann, Lars, Käppel, Martin, Marcus, Laura, Moder, Linda, Dunzer, Sebastian, Hornsteiner, Markus, Liessmann, Annina, Zisgen, Yorck, Empl, Philip, Herm, Lukas-Valentin, Neis, Nicolas, Neuberger, Julian, Poss, Leo, Schaschek, Myriam, Weinzierl, Sven, Wördehoff, Niklas, Jablonski, Stefan, Koschmider, Agnes, Kratsch, Wolfgang, Matzner, Martin, Rinderle-Ma, Stefanie, Röglinger, Maximilian, Schönig, Stefan und Winkelmann, Axel. "Recent Advances in Data-Driven Business Process Management".
    arXiv,  (2024)
  • Kern, Christopher Julian, Poss, Leo, Kroenung, Julia und Schönig, Stefan. "Navigating the moral maze: a literature review of ethical values in business process management".
    Business Process Management Journal, vol. 30, no. 8,  (2024) pp. 343—370. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-06-2024-0504

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