Mathias Weske

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Mathias Weske (born 1963) is a German computer scientist, and Professor of Business Process Technology at the University of Potsdam, known for his contributions in the field of business process management [1] and as a founder of the business Signavio.

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Weske received his PhD in 1993 at the University of Koblenz, and his habilitation in 2000 at the University of Münster. In 2000-01 he was associate professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and in 2001 he was appointed Professor of Computer Science at the Hasso Plattner Institut of the University of Potsdam. [2]

Publications

Weske authored and co-authored numerous publications in the field of Business Process Management and Computer Science. [3] [4] Books, a selection:

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References

  1. Weber, Barbara, Manfred Reichert, and Stefanie Rinderle-Ma. "Change patterns and change support features–enhancing flexibility in process-aware information systems." Data & knowledge engineering 66.3 (2008): 438-466.
  2. Ee-Peng Lim, Keng Siau (2003) Advances in Mobile Commerce Technologies. p. 319
  3. Mathias Weske at DBLP Bibliography Server OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Mathias Weske publications indexed by Google Scholar OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg