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A short course by prof. Martin Höst, Director of the M.Sc. Programme in Computer Science and Engineering at Lund University.

This one-day workshop will be organized in Helsinki. The day is guided by Björn Niehaves and Kevin Ortbach from Univerisity of Münster, Germany. Themes for the day include a theoretical framework for understanding BPM conceptualizations and emergent activities, BPM maturity models (presenting and criticizing few of them, applying and further developing them). Also social BPM is discussed: How to involve stakeholders in business process innovations via social media?

Vehicular networks have been the subject of much attention lately. A Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network, or VANET, is a form of mobile ad-hoc network, which provides communications among nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby fixed equipment, usually described as roadside equipment. Enabled by short-range to medium-range communication systems (vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-roadside), the vision of vehicular networks includes real-time and safety applications, sharing the wireless channel with mobile applications from a large, decentralized array of service providers. Vehicular safety applications include collision and other safety warnings. Non-safety applications include real-time traffic congestion and routing information, high-speed tolling, mobile infotainment, and many others. The goal of the course is to discuss detailed developments in the area of vehicular networks - from standards, protocols, government efforts across the world to numerous technical challenges in the area.

There is increasing pressure on all academics to improve their publication list. More published research is required and academics are continually being told that they have to publish in better journals. To achieve this there is an increasing need for more rigour and relevance in academic research. However these two critical concepts are not all that well understood. Both faculty and research degree candidates often have difficulty with these concepts and that can lead to muddled arguments in dissertations and papers. In addition the concepts of generalisation, replication, integrity and value are sometimes raised when academic research is being evaluated. This seminar addresses how to improve academic research and how to present it so that it is clear it is both rigorous and relevance. The seminar addresses these issues as they affect research for degree purposes as well as research for publication in peer reviewed journals. The seminar is interactive with opportunities for the participants to contribute as well as ask question. The participants will have an opportunity to evaluate some published papers for themselves.

Jonas Hedman is Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Jan Damsgaard is professor and the director of Center for Applied Information and Communication Technology at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and Psychology and a Ph.D. in Information Systems.

There are two temes for the seminar: The theme for the first day is Mobile Commerce and the focus of the second day is Virtual World.