Mediation information system engineering based on hybrid service composition mechanism

•We propose a complete methodology based on semantic web service technologies.•We define a semantic annotation mechanism dedicated to BPMN 2.0.•The proposed service matchmaking mechanism is based on a hybrid approach.•Interoperability is handled by our transformation generation mechanism.•The whole approach is implemented as an open-source Java library.

Business-IT alignment nowadays has become crucial, with the expansion of service-based information systems and the need to collaborate with external partners. This research work therefore presents a hybrid service composition mechanism coupling logic-based and syntactic matchmaking of services and messages to transform a business process into an executable workflow. To meet the business requirements, this mechanism is based on both top-down and bottom-up approaches using available technical services and a generic semantic profile as pivot model. Whereas the service matchmaking focuses on the functional coverage of the generated workflow, the messageone generates the message transformation needed.