Wil M.P. van der Aalst | |
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 Wil van der Aalst and the process mining science, 2016 | |
| Born | 29 January 1966 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Workflow patterns, ProM framework, YAWL, software tools such as Declare, Woflan, XRL, |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Information systems, Workflow management, Petri nets, Process mining, Specification languages, and Simulation. |
| Institutions | RWTH Aachen University |
| Thesis | "Timed colored Petri nets and their application to logistics" (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jaap Wessels and Kees van Hee |
| Website | http://www.padsweb.rwth-aachen.de/wvdaalst/ |
Willibrordus Martinus Pancratius van der Aalst (born 29 January 1966) is a Dutch computer scientist and full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the Process and Data Science (PADS) group. His research and teaching interests include information systems, workflow management, Petri nets, process mining, specification languages, and simulation.[1] He is also known for his work on workflow patterns.