# Jan Mendling

> computer scientist and full Professor at HU Berlin

**Wikidata**: [Q57312382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57312382)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jan-mendling

## Summary
Jan Mendling is a German computer scientist. He is known as a full professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) and has held academic positions at institutions including the University of Liechtenstein and the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

## Biography
- Born: 1976-04-04 (Neuwied)
- Nationality: Germany
- Education: Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Employer(s): Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2008-10 to 2011-07; and again from 2021), University of Liechtenstein (2012-04 to 2022-12), Vienna University of Economics and Business (2003-10-01 to 2007-06-30; and from 2022-10), Queensland University of Technology (postdoctoral researcher, 2007-07 to 2008-07)
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Jan Mendling as a computer scientist and documents his academic and research career through institutional appointments and affiliations. His roles include being a full professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) and serving as a principal investigator affiliated with the Weizenbaum Institute. His career includes employment at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2003-10-01 to 2007-06-30, and again from 2022-10), a postdoctoral researcher position at Queensland University of Technology (2007-07 to 2008-07), employment at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2008-10 to 2011-07, and again from 2021), and employment at the University of Liechtenstein (2012-04 to 2022-12).  

The sources also record academic lineage and mentorship: he was a student of Gustaf Neumann and Wil van der Aalst, and he supervised at least one doctoral student, Michael Klafft. Beyond appointments, the material provides persistent identifiers and profiles (e.g., ISNI, VIAF, ORCID-linked employment references, DBLP author ID, Google Scholar author ID), indicating an established publication and research presence, though specific works, titles, or publication years are not included in the supplied data.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Jan Mendling?
A: Jan Mendling is a German computer scientist. He is a full professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and has held academic roles at the University of Liechtenstein, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Queensland University of Technology.

### Q: Where does Jan Mendling work?
A: The sources list Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin as an employer (including from 2021) and the Vienna University of Economics and Business as an employer (from 2022-10). He previously worked at the University of Liechtenstein (2012-04 to 2022-12) and at Queensland University of Technology as a postdoctoral researcher (2007-07 to 2008-07).

### Q: Where was Jan Mendling born?
A: He was born on 1976-04-04 in Neuwied. His citizenship is listed as Germany.

### Q: Who were Jan Mendling’s academic advisors and students?
A: He is listed as a student of Gustaf Neumann and Wil van der Aalst. A listed doctoral student is Michael Klafft.

## Why They Matter
Within the provided material, Jan Mendling’s significance is evidenced primarily through his senior academic roles, cross-institutional career, and research leadership positions. Being described as a full professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin places him in a key position to shape research agendas and train researchers in computer science. His affiliation with the Weizenbaum Institute as a principal investigator indicates a leadership role in organized research activity, and his documented mentorship links him to an academic lineage that includes Gustaf Neumann and Wil van der Aalst, as well as to doctoral supervision of Michael Klafft.  

His career trajectory—spanning the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Queensland University of Technology (postdoctoral research), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Liechtenstein—shows sustained involvement in academic research and teaching across multiple institutions and countries. While the source material does not enumerate specific publications or technical innovations, it does provide extensive scholarly identifiers (e.g., DBLP, Google Scholar, Scopus, ACM Digital Library), reflecting a recognized research footprint and enabling reliable attribution and discovery of his scholarly output in bibliographic systems.

## Notable For
- Full professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) (as described in the source material).
- Principal investigator affiliation with the Weizenbaum Institute.
- Employment across multiple universities, including University of Liechtenstein (2012-04 to 2022-12) and Queensland University of Technology (postdoctoral researcher, 2007-07 to 2008-07).
- Academic lineage: student of Gustaf Neumann and Wil van der Aalst.
- Doctoral supervision: listed doctoral student Michael Klafft.

## Body
### Identity and field
- Occupation: computer scientist
- Citizenship: Germany
- Languages spoken/written: German
- Sex or gender: male

### Birth and background
- Birth date: 1976-04-04
- Birth place: Neuwied

### Education and academic lineage
- Educated at: Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Student of:
  - Gustaf Neumann
  - Wil van der Aalst
- Doctoral students:
  - Michael Klafft

### Academic and research appointments
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
  - Employment: 2003-10-01 to 2007-06-30
  - Employment: from 2022-10
- Queensland University of Technology
  - Role: postdoctoral researcher
  - Employment: 2007-07 to 2008-07
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  - Employment: 2008-10 to 2011-07
  - Employment: from 2021
  - Described role: full professor at HU Berlin (per provided description)
- University of Liechtenstein
  - Employment: 2012-04 to 2022-12
- Weizenbaum Institute
  - Affiliation: principal investigator

### Online presence and identifiers
- Website: http://www.mendling.com/ (English)
- Twitter: @janmendling (start_time: 2008-06-30; point_in_time: 2022-02-28)
- YouTube:
  - Handle: jaymendling
  - Channel ID: UCJp2DDl57Fa6rK5dgP5X-ag
- Selected library and researcher identifiers (as listed):
  - ISNI: 0000000077371900
  - GND: 136506313
  - VIAF: 80838882
  - Library of Congress authority ID: no2010047805
  - DBLP author ID: m/JanMendling
  - Scopus author ID: 6503908779
  - ACM Digital Library author ID: 81100030569
  - Google Scholar author ID: e3LVAMEAAAAJ
  - zbMATH author ID: mendling.jan
  - MathSciNet author ID: 971040
  - ResearcherID: AFT-5916-2022
  - ResearchGate profile ID: Jan_Mendling

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Mathematics Genealogy Project
3. [ORCID Public Data File 2023](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0002-7260-524X/employment/742214)
4. [ORCID Public Data File 2023](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0002-7260-524X/employment/742213)
5. LinkedIn
6. [ORCID Public Data File 2023](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0002-7260-524X/employment/14641398)
7. [Source](https://publons.com/researcher/1261609/)
8. Open dataset of scholars on Twitter
9. YouTube API