Wil van der Aalst

Dutch computer scientist and professor
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Wil van der Aalst

Summary

Wil van der Aalst is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eersel[2]. He was born on January 29, 1966[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Eersel[2], Wil van der Aalst…
  • Wil van der Aalst was born on January 29, 1966[3].
  • Wil van der Aalst held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Wil van der Aalst's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Wil van der Aalst's professions included engineer[5].
  • Wil van der Aalst worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Wil van der Aalst's field of work was information system[9].
  • Wil van der Aalst was employed by University of Queensland[10].
  • Wil van der Aalst was employed by RWTH Aachen University[11].
  • Wil van der Aalst was employed by Tilburg University[12].
  • Wil van der Aalst was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[13].
  • Wil van der Aalst's doctoral advisor was Jaap Wessels[14].
  • Wil van der Aalst's doctoral advisor was Kees van Hee[15].
  • A notable student of Wil van der Aalst was Jan Mendling[16].
  • A notable student of Wil van der Aalst was Vladimir Rubin[17].
  • Wil van der Aalst received the honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[18].
  • Wil van der Aalst received the ACM Fellow[19].
  • Wil van der Aalst was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Wil van der Aalst was a member of Academia Europaea[21].
  • Wil van der Aalst was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[22].
  • Wil van der Aalst is recorded as male[23].
  • Wil van der Aalst's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Wil van der Aalst supervised Eric Verbeek as a doctoral student[25].
  • Wil van der Aalst supervised Boudewijn Frans van Dongen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Wil van der Aalst supervised Hajo Alexander Reijers as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Wil van der Aalst was born in Eersel[2]. He was born on January 29, 1966[3].

Education

Wil van der Aalst's education included a stint at Eindhoven University of Technology[13]. Doctoral advisors include Jaap Wessels[14], a mathematician[28], 1939–2009[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[30] and Kees van Hee[15], a computer scientist[31], b. 1946[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[33], specialised in mathematics[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Wil van der Aalst's field of work was information system[9]. Employers include University of Queensland[10], a public university[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1909[37]; RWTH Aachen University[11], a public university[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1870[40], headquartered in Aachen[41]; and Tilburg University[12], a Catholic university[42], in Netherlands[43], founded in 1927[44]. Notable students include Jan Mendling[16], a computer scientist[45], b. 1976[46], of Germany[47] and Vladimir Rubin[17], a computer scientist[48]. Doctoral students include Eric Verbeek[25]; Boudewijn Frans van Dongen[26]; Hajo Alexander Reijers[27]; Richard Müller[49], a computer scientist[50]; Mahdi Alizadeh[51]; and Niels Lohmann[52], a computer scientist[53], b. 1981[54], of Germany[55].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[18], an award[56], in Belgium[57] and ACM Fellow[19], a fellowship award[58].

Why It Matters

Wil van der Aalst ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard Müller[61], a computer scientist[62] and Niels Lohmann[63], a computer scientist[64], b. 1981[65], of Germany[66].

FAQs

Where was Wil van der Aalst born?

Wil van der Aalst's place of birth was Eersel[2].

What did Wil van der Aalst do for work?

Wil van der Aalst worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Wil van der Aalst go to school?

Wil van der Aalst was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[13].

What awards did Wil van der Aalst receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[18] and ACM Fellow[19].

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  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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