Nick Russell has 20 years’ experience in the Australian IT industry in a variety of technical and senior management roles. During this time, Mr. Russell has led a number of high-profile systems integration and product development initiatives for organizations in the financial and retail sectors. He recently completed his PhD studies at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and is currently conducting research into business… Read More

Wil van der Aalst is a professor of information systems at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands. His research interests include workflow management, process mining, Petri nets, business process management, process modeling, and process analysis. Many of his papers are highly cited, and his ideas have influenced researchers, software developers, and standardization committees working on process support. Prof. van der Aalst is… Read More

Arthur H.M. ter Hofstede is an associate professor in the Faculty of Information Technology of Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He is a founder of both the Workflow Patterns Initiative and the YAWL Initiative and remains committed to both of these research efforts. He is a steering committee member of the BPM Conference Series. A/Prof. ter Hofstede can be reached at arthur at yawlfoundation.org.