The first to cover this missing link between data mining and process modeling, this book provides real-world techniques for monitoring and analyzing processes in real time. It is a powerful new tool destined to play a key role in business process management.
Wil van der Aalst is a full professor at the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), The Netherlands, where he chairs the Architecture of Information Systems (AIS) group. He also has a part-time appointment in the BPM group of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. His research and teaching interests include information systems, workflow management, Petri nets, process mining, specification languages, and simulation. Wil has published more than 125 journal papers, 15 books, 250 refereed conference or workshop publications, and 50 book chapters. Many of his papers are highly cited (he has a H-index of more than 75 according to Google Scholar, the highest among Dutch computer scientists) and his ideas on process support have influenced researchers, software developers, and standardization committees worldwide.