Study level

  • PhD
  • Master of Philosophy
  • Honours

Faculty/School

Faculty of Science

School of Information Systems

Topic status

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Research centre

Supervisors

Dr Sareh Sadeghianasl
Position
Lecturer in Information Systems
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science
Professor Moe Thandar Wynn
Position
Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science

Overview

Despite the importance of data quality, it is often compromised. The majority of the time and energy in most data science projects is spent on data cleaning. Process-oriented data mining (process mining) is not an exception. A recent process mining survey shows that more than 60% of the time and effort is spent on data transformation and pre-processing.

This research project aims to systematically analyse the quality of process data generated within organisational workflows, with the goal of identifying common data quality issues, understanding their root causes, and proposing techniques for improvement. Process data—captured through systems such as ERP, CRM, and workflow automation tools—plays a critical role in operational decision-making, compliance, and performance monitoring. However, poor data quality can lead to inefficiencies, errors, and strategic misalignment.

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Research activities

This project may involve:

  • a review of the state of the art in data quality management in process mining
  • developing techniques to detect and repair data quality issues in event logs
  • developing visualisation for the presentation of detection and repair results
  • communicating the findings in publications.

Outcomes

The prospective outcomes depend on the scope of the project and may include:

  • literature review
  • design and development of a data quality algorithms and software
  • development of methodologies for the design of data cleaning solutions

Skills and experience

This project needs one or more of the following skills:

  • preliminary knowledge of process mining and event logs
  • programming standalone or web-based applications
  • time management skills to deliver outcomes within a specific time frame
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills

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