Prof. Wil van der Aalst is considered one of the founding fathers of Process Mining. His field of research addresses the point where many organizations operate in the dark: the actual workflows behind ERP systems, tickets, orders, and approvals. He is not only a professor at RWTH Aachen University, but also Chief Scientist at Celonis, the world’s leading provider in the field of Process Mining and Process Intelligence. Process Mining makes use of digital traces to make IT pro

How can research move more effectively into real world application? With the launch of the RWTH Tech Impact Festival, RWTH Aachen University aims not only to discuss this challenge, but to actively address it. In an interview, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Riesener explains why closing the innovation gap requires new formats, new incentives, and a stronger focus on translation. Photo: Heike Lachmann for RWTH Aachen University Germany ranks among the world’s strongest research nati