Hugo-Andrés López-Acosta

Hugo-Andrés López-Acosta serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), actively contributing to research in business process management and digital compliance. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals through innovative computational solutions for regulatory frameworks and process optimization.

His core research spans Business Process Management, Formal Methods, Distributed Systems, and Programming Languages, with specialized expertise in process mining, ambiguity resolution in business descriptions, and compliance automation. Recent projects integrate natural language processing with process modeling to address challenges in healthcare guidelines and regulatory adherence, emphasizing tool-driven approaches for real-world implementation.

Analysis of his 2025 publications reveals a concentrated focus on enhancing business process compliance through declarative mining techniques and clinical pathway extraction, demonstrating cross-domain applicability in healthcare and regulatory technology. His work consistently bridges theoretical formal methods with practical software engineering solutions.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Otto Mønsteds Fund: Travel grant (2015)

As an academic supervisor, he mentors PhD candidate Caballero Villalobos, J. in the Immersive Process Mining project (2024-2027), while leading the DICE Center for Digital Compliance as Principal Investigator. This center drives research in computational compliance frameworks, regulatory technology, and laws-based system design through multi-institutional collaboration.

His leadership in the DICE Center establishes a dedicated research ecosystem for digital compliance innovation, fostering interdisciplinary work on regulatory implementation and process verification methodologies.