Complex Event Processing (CEP) as a powerful set of methods and tools for recognition/identification and proper reactions upon events that can be manifold, complex, and transient. It recently gains on importance in many areas of applied informatics, it finds its primary applications in Business Process Management and related fields.

Common applications of CEP include algorithmic stock trading, fraud detections, business activity monitoring, or (network) quality and security monitoring.

Brno CEP Group is an industry-academia join effort born in Brno, Czech Republic in cooperation of Masaryk University (Institute of Computer Science and Faculty of Informatics) and Mycroft Mind a.s.

The primary goals are to:

• promote CEP concepts in industry and academia
• establish a common platform of experts
  
• do both fundamental and applied research in the area
  
• educate students including Master- and PhD ones
• organize workshops and other events
• network with other groups