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  • Pepe Bellin
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Prof. Dr. Sandra Zilker

Sandra Zilker

Prof. Dr. Sandra Zilker

Research Areas

  • Business Analytics
  • Business Process Management, esp. Predictive Business Process Monitoring

CV

Work Experience

Since 03/2024 Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Professor
12/2023 – 02/2024 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Akademische Rätin a. Z. | Chair of Digital Industrial Service Systems
10/2018 – 11/2023 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 
Researcher | Chair of Digital Industrial Service Systems
11/2016 – 09/2018 comma, GmbH & Co. KG
Merchandise Planner & Allocator

Education

10/2018 – 06/2023 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 
Doctoral Degree | Information Systems
05/2014 – 07/2016 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg 
Master of Science | Information Systems
01/2014 – 05/2014 Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida 
Semester abroad
10/2010 – 05/2014 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg 
Bachelor of Science | Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Publications

2025

  • Dunzer S., Zilker S., Weinzierl S., Tang W., Dieckmann F., Stenglein S., Rist J., Matzner M.:
    A technology-specific process mining maturity grid for manufacturing and logistics
    In: International Journal of Production Research (2025)
    ISSN: 0020-7543
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2025.2451810
    URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207543.2025.2451810
  • Herchenbach M., Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Schwulera E., Matzner M.:
    Adaptive AI-based causal control: Toward an autonomous factory in solder paste printing
    In: Computers in Industry (2025)
    ISSN: 0166-3615
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2025.104256
    URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166361525000211
  • Kruschel S., Hambauer N., Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Kraus M., Zschech P.:
    Challenging the performance-interpretability trade-off: An evaluation of interpretable machine learning models
    In: Business & Information Systems Engineering (2025)
    ISSN: 1867-0202
    DOI: 10.1007/s12599-024-00922-2
    URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12599-024-00922-2

2024

  • Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Dunzer S., Matzner M.:
    Machine learning in business process management: A systematic literature review
    In: Expert Systems With Applications 253 (2024), Article No.: 124181
    ISSN: 0957-4174
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2024.124181
    URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417424010479
  • Zilker S., Weinzierl S., Kraus M., Zschech P., Matzner M.:
    A machine learning framework for interpretable predictions in patient pathways: The case of predicting ICU admission for patients with symptoms of sepsis
    In: Health Care Management Science 27 (2024), p. 136-167
    ISSN: 1386-9620
    DOI: 10.1007/s10729-024-09673-8
    URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10729-024-09673-8#article-info

2024

  • Harl M., Zilker S., Weinzierl S.:
    Towards automated business process redesign in runtime using generative machine learning
    European Conference on Information Systems (Paphos, Cyprus)
    In: Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Information Systems 2024
  • Ließmann A., Wang W., Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    Transfer learning for predictive process monitoring
    European Conference on Information Systems (Paphos, Cyprus)
    In: Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Information Systems 2024
  • Ließmann A., Zilker S., Weinzierl S., Sukhareva M., Matzner M.:
    Predicting customer satisfaction in service processes using multilingual large language models
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii)
    In: Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024
  • Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Brunk J., Revoredo K., Matzner M., Becker J.:
    Context-aware explanations of accurate predictions in service processes
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii)
    In: Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024
  • Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Zschech P., Kraus M., Leibelt T., Matzner M.:
    How risky is my AI system? A method for transparent classification of AI system descriptions by regulated AI risk categories
    International Conference on Information Systems (Bangkok, Thailand)
    In: Proceedings of the 45th International Conference on Information Systems 2024
    URL: https://open.fau.de/bitstreams/092b306d-86fb-420d-8ba1-57172d11611a/download

2023

  • Dunzer S., Tang W., Höchstädter N., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    Design Principles for Using Business Process Management Systems
    Business Process Management 2023 Workshops (Utrecht, The Netherlands, 11. September 2023 - 15. September 2023)
    In: Jochen De Weerdt and Luise Pufahl (ed.): Business Process Management Workshops, Cham, Switzerland: 2023
  • Zilker S., Weinzierl S., Zschech P., Kraus M., Matzner M.:
    Best of both worlds: Combining predictive power with interpretable and explainable results for patient pathway prediction
    European Conference on Information Systems (Kristiansand, 13. June 2023 - 16. June 2023)
    In: Proceedings of the 31st European Conference on Information Systems 2023
    DOI: 10.25593/open-fau-1123
    URL: https://open.fau.de/bitstreams/c8ea3d7e-7fb9-4932-9828-501af75d1f89/download

2022

  • Cabrera Pérez L., Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    Text-aware predictive process monitoring with contextualized word embeddings
    International Conference on Business Process Management (Münster)
    In: Proceedings of the BPM 2022 International Workshops 2022
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25383-6_22
  • Weinzierl S., Bartelheimer C., Zilker S., Beverungen D., Matzner M.:
    A method for predicting workarounds in business processes
    Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (Taipei-Sydney, 5. July 2022 - 9. July 2022)
    In: Proceedings of the 25th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems 2022
  • Zilker S.:
    Designing a Method for Resource-specific Next Activity Prediction
    Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) (Taipei - Sydney // Virtual, 5. July 2022 - 9. July 2022)
    In: Proceedings of the 25th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems 2022
  • Zilker S., Marx E., Stierle M., Matzner M.:
    Process Mining for Advanced Service Analytics – From Process Efficiency to Customer Encounter and Experience
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (Maui, Hawaii, 4. January 2022 - 7. January 2022)
    In: Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2022
    DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2022.239
    URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/79571
  • Zschech P., Weinzierl S., Hambauer N., Zilker S., Kraus M.:
    GAM(e) changer or not? An evaluation of interpretable machine learning models based on additive model constraints
    European Conference on Information Systems (Timisoara, 5. July 2022 - 9. July 2022)
    In: Proceedings of the 30th European Conference on Information Systems 2022

2021

  • Dunzer S., Zilker S., Marx E., Grundler V., Matzner M.:
    The Status Quo of Process Mining in the Industrial Sector
    International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) (Duisburg-Essen // Virtual, 9. March 2021 - 11. March 2021)
    In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) 2021
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86800-0_43
    URL: https://aisel.aisnet.org/wi2021/EManagementofdigitalprocesses20/Track20/2/
  • Stierle M., Brunk J., Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Matzner M., Becker J.:
    Bringing light into the darkness - A systematic literature review on explainable predictive business process monitoring techniques
    European Conference on Information Systems (Marrakesch)
    In: Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems 2021
  • Weinzierl S., Dunzer S., Tenschert J., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    Predictive business process deviation monitoring
    European Conference on Information Systems (Marrakesch)
    In: Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems 2021

2020

  • Ochmann J., Michels L., Zilker S., Tiefenbeck V., Laumer S.:
    The influence of algorithm aversion and anthropomorphic agent design on the acceptance of AI-based job recommendations
    Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (Hyderabad, Indien)
    In: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (ed.): Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2020
  • Ochmann J., Zilker S., Laumer S.:
    Job Seekers' Artificial Intelligence-related Black Box Concerns
    Proceedings of the 2020 on Computers and People Research Conference (SIGMIS-CPR'20). (New York, NY, USA,)
    In: Association for Computing Machinery (ed.): Proceedings of the 2020 on Computers and People Research Conference 2020
    DOI: 10.1145/3378539.3393841
  • Stierle M., Zilker S., Dunzer S., Tenschert J., Karagegova G.:
    Design Principles for Comprehensible Process Discovery in Process Mining
    In: Rowe F, Amrani RE, Limayem M, Newell S, Pouloudi N, Heck E, Quammah AE (ed.): 28th European Conference on Information Systems - Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in a Digitizing World, ECIS 2020, Marrakech, Morocco, June 15-17, 2020 2020
    URL: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2020_rp/42/
  • Weinzierl S., Dunzer S., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    Prescriptive business process monitoring for recommending next best actions
    International Conference on Business Process Management (Sevilla, 13. September 2020 - 18. September 2020)
    In: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Business Process Management Forum 2020
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_12
    URL: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_12.pdf
  • Weinzierl S., Stierle M., Zilker S., Matzner M.:
    A next click recommender system for web-based service analytics with context-aware LSTMs
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, 7. January 2020 - 10. January 2020)
    In: Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2020
    DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2020.190
    URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/63929
  • Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Brunk J., Revoredo K., Matzner M., Becker J.:
    XNAP: Making LSTM-based next activity predictions explainable by using LRP
    International Conference on Business Process Management (Sevilla, 13. September 2020 - 18. September 2020)
    In: Proceedings of the BPM 2020 International Workshops. 2020
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66498-5_10
  • Weinzierl S., Zilker S., Stierle M., Park G., Matzner M.:
    From predictive to prescriptive process monitoring: Recommending the next best actions instead of calculating the next most likely events
    Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (Potsdam, 8. March 2020 - 11. March 2020)
    In: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik 2020
    DOI: 10.30844/wi_2020_c12-weinzierl
    URL: https://library.gito.de/open-access-pdf/C12_Prescriptive_process_monitoring_-_a_technique_for_determining_next_best_actions_resub.pdf

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