Michael zur Muehlen is Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology where he directs the SAP/IDS Scheer Center of Excellence in Business Process Innovation. Michael is an internationally known expert in the Business Process Management area and has conducted various process improvement projects in the utility, financial services, industrial, and telecommunications sector both in Germany and the U.S. Michael’s research interests center around the organizational aspects of BPM technology, risk-aware process management, and process support for managerial decision making. He is a life fellow of the Workflow Management Coalition and chairs the WfMC working group “Management and Audit”. His research has been funded by SAP Research, the US Army, the Australian Research Council, and private sponsors. Michael has presented his research in 20 countries. He is the author of a book on workflow-based process controlling, 10 journal articles and numerous book chapters, conference and working papers on workflow and process management. Michael holds a PhD and an MS in Information Systems from the University of Muenster, Germany.

Michael zur Muehlen, PhD
Director, Center of Excellence in Business Process Innovation
Howe School of Technology Management
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: +1 (201) 216 8293
Email: mzurmuehlen@stevens.edu

Jan Recker is a senior researcher at the Business Process Management research group at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. His research areas focus on the acceptance of process modeling in practice and  the design of flexible business processes. Jan has published more than 35 papers on the theory and practice of process modeling. He is a regular speaker at BPM practitioner forums including the Australian Community of Practice’s BPM Round Table and the Enterprise Architecture Forum at Queensland Government. He co-developed QUT’s continuing professional education BPM training seminar and has extensive teaching experience in Process Modeling and Process Management in both academic and industry settings. Jan has delivered numerous BPM training courses and seminars for organizations in Australia, including PivotRail, RoadTek, Queensland Courts, the University of Tasmania, the Queensland Department of Education, Leonardo Consulting, AFTRS and others. Jan holds a BS and an MS in Information Systems from the University of Muenster, Germany. He is pursuing his PhD at Queensland University of Technology.

Jan Recker, MS
Research Staff Member, BPM Group
Queensland University of Technology
Faculty of Information Technology
126 Margaret Street
Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Phone: +61 (7) 3138 9478
Email: j.recker@qut.edu.au