Prof. Dr. Georg Herde is a professor of business informatics at Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT). Before his appointment to DIT he was awarded a doctorate at Bamberg University in 1992 and was a professional in auditing, tax and management consultancy for several years. His research focus lies in the analysis of business bulk data for the auditing profession (auditors, tax consultants, tax auditors...). He is the founder of the ‘Deggendorf Forum of Digital Data Analysis’ under the auspices of which more than 16 meetings have taken place throughout Germany since 2005, hosting national and international speakers. As many as 11 conference transcripts have been published ever since. Prof. Dr. Herde has published a whole range of articles (please see https://pmit-ext.th-deg.de/publikationen/index.php?suche=Herde+Georg#ergebnis) on this subject and has presented numerous lectures at national and international conferences, taking him to Japan and Canada, amongst other countries. Moreover, he held a guest professorship at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan.
Previously published articles in the Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences:
Performance Measurement of Audit Software Tools (Issue 1 / December 2015)