Sjaak Brinkkemper
Encyclopedia
Jacobus Nicolaas Brinkkemper (Monnickendam, 18 January 1958) is a Dutch
computer scientist
, and Full Professor
of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University
.
from the Radboud University Nijmegen
in 1984, both in Mathematics
. In 1990 he received a PhD
at the same university with his thesis Formalisation of information systems modelling, supervised by Eckhard Falkenberg and Alex Verrijn Stuart
.
In 1984 he became an Assistant Professor at the department of Informatics at the Radboud University. In 1992 he became Associate Professor at the University of Twente. In addition, he has been a process architect at Baan
from 1996 to 2002 and a consultant at Emendas for another year. Since 2004 Brinkkemper is Full Professor at Utrecht University
, where he leads a group of about twenty researchers specialized in product software development and entrepreneurship.
He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Business Informatics, European Journal of Information Systems
, Journal of Database Management, Journal on Information Systems and e-Business Management, and Management Information Systems Quarterly
. Since 1989 he is a member of the International Federation for Information Processing IFIP WG 8.1 working group on information systems design and evaluation.
, software implementation, methods, requirements management
, method engineering
, information systems methodology, CASE-tools
, and system development tools.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, and Full Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
.
Biography
Brinkkemper received a BA from the University of Amsterdam in 1980 and an MScMaster of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
from the Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands...
in 1984, both in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. In 1990 he received a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
at the same university with his thesis Formalisation of information systems modelling, supervised by Eckhard Falkenberg and Alex Verrijn Stuart
Alex Verrijn Stuart
Adolf Alexander Verrijn Stuart was a Dutch computer scientist, and the first Professor in computer science at the Leiden University from 1969 tot 1991.- Biography :...
.
In 1984 he became an Assistant Professor at the department of Informatics at the Radboud University. In 1992 he became Associate Professor at the University of Twente. In addition, he has been a process architect at Baan
Baan
Baan was a vendor of enterprise resource planning software that is now owned by Infor Global Solutions.Baan or Baan ERP was also the name of the ERP product created by this company.-History:...
from 1996 to 2002 and a consultant at Emendas for another year. Since 2004 Brinkkemper is Full Professor at Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
, where he leads a group of about twenty researchers specialized in product software development and entrepreneurship.
He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Business Informatics, European Journal of Information Systems
European Journal of Information Systems
The European Journal of Information Systems is an interdisciplinary scientific journal, which wants to offer a distinctive European perspective on the theory and practice of information systems....
, Journal of Database Management, Journal on Information Systems and e-Business Management, and Management Information Systems Quarterly
Management Information Systems Quarterly
The Management Information Systems Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the areas of management information systems and information technology...
. Since 1989 he is a member of the International Federation for Information Processing IFIP WG 8.1 working group on information systems design and evaluation.
Work
Brinkkemper's research interests are methodology of product software developmentSoftware development
Software development is the development of a software product...
, software implementation, methods, requirements management
Requirements management
Requirements management is the process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders. It is a continuous process throughout a project...
, method engineering
Method engineering
Method engineering in the "field of information systems is the discipline to construct new methods from existing methods". It focuses on "the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools for information systems development"....
, information systems methodology, CASE-tools
Computer-aided software engineering
Computer-aided software engineering is the scientific application of a set of tools and methods to a software system which is meant to result in high-quality, defect-free, and maintainable software products...
, and system development tools.
See also
- CCU DeliveryCCU DeliveryCustomer Configuration Updating is a software development method for structuring the process of providing customers with new versions of products and updates production. This method is developed by researchers of the Utrecht University....
- Dynamic Systems Development MethodDynamic Systems Development MethodDynamic systems development method is an agile project delivery framework, primarily used as a software development method. DSDM was originally based upon the rapid application development method. In 2007 DSDM became a generic approach to project management and solution delivery...
- Metadata modelingMetadata modelingMetadata modeling is a type of metamodeling used in software engineering and systems engineering for the analysis and construction of models applicable and useful some predefined class of problems....
- Meta-Process ModelingMeta-Process ModelingMeta-process modeling is a type of metamodeling used in software engineering and systems engineering for the analysis and construction of models applicable and useful to some predefined problems....
- Process modelingProcess modelingThe term process model is used in various contexts. For example, in business process modeling the enterprise process model is often referred to as the business process model. Process models are core concepts in the discipline of process engineering....
- Process-data diagramProcess-data diagramA process-data diagram is a diagram that describes processes and data that act as output of these processes. On the left side the meta-process model can be viewed and on the right side the meta concept model can be viewed....
- RequirementRequirementIn engineering, a requirement is a singular documented physical and functional need that a particular product or service must be or perform. It is most commonly used in a formal sense in systems engineering, software engineering, or enterprise engineering...
- Requirement prioritization
- Software ecosystemSoftware ecosystemSoftware Ecosystem is a book written by David G. Messerschmitt and Clemens Szyperski that explains the essence and effects of a "Software Ecosystem", defined as a set of businesses functioning as a unit and interacting with a shared market for software and services, together with relationships...
- Venture capital financingVenture capital financingVenture capital financing is a type of financing by venture capital: the type of private equity capital is provided as seed funding to early-stage, high-potential, growth companies and more often after the seed funding round as growth funding round in the interest of generating a return through an...
Books
- 1990. Formalisation of information systems modelling. PhD thesis Radboud University, Nijmegen 1990
- 1994. Metrics in Method Engineering. With Matti Rossi.
- 1996. Method engineering: principles of method construction and tool support. With Kalle Lyytinen and Richard J. Welke. International Federation for Information Processing.
- 2000. Information systems engineering: state of the art and research themes. With Janis Bubenko, Eva Lindencrona and Arne SølvbergArne SølvbergArne Sølvberg is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in computer science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.- Biography :...
. - 2002. Engineering information systems in the Internet context. With Colette RollandColette RollandColette Rolland is a French computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science in the department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and a leading researcher in the area of information and knowledge systems, known for her work in meta-modeling.-...
and Motoshi Saeki. IFIP TC8International Federation for Information ProcessingThe International Federation for Information Processing is an umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information technology. It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization with offices in Laxenburg, Austria...
/WG8.1.
External links
- Personal web pages at Utrecht University.