Ten Years of DataMod: The Synergy of Data-Driven and Model-Based Approaches

• Published in: From Data to Models and Back pp. 7 - 24
• Main Author: Cerone, Antonio
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Data-driven approached; Formal modelling; Machine learning; Model-based approaches; Process mining
• ISBN: 9783031160103; 303116010X
• ISSN: 0302-9743; 1611-3349
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16011-0_2

DataMod was founded in 2012 under the acronym of MoKMaSD (Modelling and Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development). The original aim of the Symposium, established by the United Nations University, was to focus on modelling and analysing complex systems while using knowledge management strategies, technology and systems to address problems of sustainable development in various domain areas. The focus was soon expanded to generally addressing the complementarity of model-based and data-driven approaches and the synergetic efforts that can lead to the successful combination of these two approaches. Hence the new name of the Symposium: “From Data to Models and Back” and the new acronym, which have been used since 2016. In this paper we will start from the origins and history of DataMod and will look into the community formed around the Symposium in order to identify some research areas that have been addressed during its first 10 years of life. In this perspective, we will try to understand to which extent the two components of the DataMod community managed to integrate and which synergies between data-driven and model-based approaches have emerged. We will also have a look at what is happening outside DataMod and we will finally discuss which research and collaboration challenges should be addressed by future editions of DataMod.