We solicit submission of original research, as well as experience and vision papers, from both researchers and practitioners, welcoming any topic where conceptual modeling is a major theme. Submissions that relate to change in general, and the digital transformation in particular, are especially welcome, since the overall theme of ER 2020 is:

Digital Transformation—Exciting Times for Conceptual Modeling

Topics of interest span the entire spectrum of conceptual modeling including research and practice in areas such as theories of concepts and ontologies underlying conceptual modeling, modeling languages, methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual models, and techniques for transforming conceptual models into effective implementations.

Topics

Specific examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, conceptual modeling as applied to:
Foundations

    Foundations and Concept Formalization
    Ontological and Cognitive Foundations for Conceptual Modeling
    Multi-level Modeling
    Justification and Evaluation of Models

Data/Object Management

    Data Semantics and Integrity Constraints
    Integration of Conceptual Models and Database Schemas
    Schema Evolution and Management of Database Constraints
    NoSQL and NewSQL Databases
    Big Data and Conceptual Modeling
    Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Business Intelligence and Analytics
    Spatial, Temporal, and Multimedia Aspects in Conceptual Models
    Metadata and Applications
    Semi-structured Data and XML

Engineering

    Agile Development
    Interleaving Modeling and Development
    Domain Specific Conceptual Modeling Languages, Methods and Frameworks
    Requirements Engineering
    Reverse Engineering and Round-Trip Engineering
    Patterns and Reuse
    Methodologies and Tools for Conceptual Design
    Quality and Metrics of Conceptual Models

Business Information Systems

    Enterprise Models
    Enterprise Architectures
    Service-Oriented Architectures
    Business Process Modeling
    Models at Runtime
    Models to Support IT Management
    Modeling Distributed Ledger Systems

Advanced and Cross-Disciplinary Applications

    Economics and Conceptual Models
    Conceptual Models and Machine Learning
    Conceptual Models and Decision Making
    Industry 4.0, Factory of the Future and Internet of Things
    Bioinformatics, Ambient Assistance
    Cyber Security and Privacy
    Role of Conceptual Modeling in Social Networks, Mobile Computing, Deep Learning, Internet of Objects, Serious Games and Pedagogical Models, etc.
    Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, and Web Information Systems
    Information Retrieval, Filtering, Classification, Summarization, and Visualization

Experience

    Empirical Studies of Conceptual Modeling
    Experience Applying Conceptual Modeling