Mathias Verraes is the founder of Aardling, a boutique consultancy that advises organisations on designing software for complex environments. Mathias' primary focus is design strategy and messaging-centric domain modelling.

He has worked with clients in Finance, Government, Supply Chain, Mobility, Energy, E-Commerce, and more. He blogs about software design at verraes.net. Occasionally, he teaches public courses on Domain-Driven Design & messaging. Mathias is also the founder of the DDD Europe conference.