| Titels | Prof. dr. ir. |
| Initials | W.M.P. |
| Main position | Hoogleraar RWTH Aachen University / hoogleraar TUE |
| Disciplines | Artificial intelligence, expert systems |
| Theoretical computer science | |
| Information systems, databases | |
| Software, algorithms, control systems | |
| Chair | Informatiesystemen |
| Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Membership | Member |
| Since | 2014 |
| Member of Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Advisory Member of Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences and Law | |
| Employed by |
RWTH Aachen University
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 9 / Process and Data Science Ahornstr. 55, Gebäude E2, Raum 6321 D-52074 Aachen Germany wvdaalst@pads.rwth-aachen.de |
| Personal website | |
| Research/publications |
Wil van der Aalst, RWTH Aachen University and Eindhoven University of Technology, has pioneered new methods and techniques for designing and analysing business processes. His work is internationally renowned. He makes use of process mining, a relatively new field that combines data mining and process modelling. The rapid growth of big data makes his scientific approach vital to process management within companies, institutions and other organisations. He is one of the most cited computer scientists in the world.