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Since 1995 are doing research on workflow management. We are interested in models, methods and tools for the modeling and analysis of
workflows. We often use Petri nets as a theoretical basis. Some research topics we
have worked on are:
- Verification of workflows (efficient techniques to find logical errors in a workflow design and guidelines to help the designer in correcting
errors).
- The relation between Business Process Reengineering and workflow management.
- Improving the performance of a workflow (techniques to semi-automatically improve
throughput times and service
levels).
- The relation between logistic concepts and workflow management (e.g. extending the bill-of-material for
WFM).
- Ad-hoc/adaptive workflow (how to customize a workflow for specific cases).
- Workflow patterns and new paradigms for modeling and enacting workflows
(e.g. proclets).
- Interorganizational workflows, i.e., workflows such as trade procedures
crossing organizational boundaries.
- XRL/flower, i.e., an XML-based workflow language
whose semantics is expressed in terms of Petri nets.
- YAWL:
Yet Another Workflow Language
- Workflow Mining (now commonly referred to as process mining): How to discover process
models from event logs.
- Inheritance issues in the context of workflow management.
- Simulation and gaming of workflows.
The workflow
patterns home page is an initiative to build a repository of workflow
patterns.
Slides supporting the book:
http://www.yawlfoundation.org/yawlbook/downloads.html.
For teaching workflow management also see
www.workflowcourse.com.
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