Ulrich Frank

Ulrich Frank (born 1958 ) is a German computer scientist and Professor of Business informatics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, known for his work on the state of the art in information systems research[1] and the development of the Multi-Perspective Enterprise Modeling (MEMO) meta modelling framework.[2]

Life and work

After studying business administration at the University of Cologne, Frank in 1988 received his doctorate from the University of Mannheim with a dissertation, entitled "Expertensysteme – Neue Automatisierungspotentiale im Büro- und Verwaltungsbereich" (Expert systems - New Potentials for automation in office and administration area).[3]

Frank wrote his habilitation in 1993 at the University of Marburg, and was appointed Professor of computer science at the University of Koblenz-Landau in 1994. In 2004 Frank moved to the University of Duisburg-Essen, where he was appointed Professor of computer science and business enterprise modeling.[4]

The focus of Franks work is on multi-perspective enterprise modeling. He has developed and researched the (meta-) method Multi-Perspective Enterprise Modeling (MEMO), which propagates a scientific approach of enterprise modeling and adds value in the discourse of integrative modeling, across the functional areas of business functions.

Selected publications

Frank published several books and articles.[5] Books:

Articles, a selection:

References

  1. Wilde, Thomas, and Thomas Hess. "Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschaftsinformatik." Wirtschaftsinformatik 49.4 (2007): 280-287.
  2. Karagiannis, Dimitris, and Harald Kühn. "Metamodelling platforms." EC-Web. 2002.
  3. General description, Ulrich Frank on the website of the University of Duisburg-Essen, accessed on 7 October 2014
  4. Biography , Ulrich Frank on the website of the University of Duisburg-Essen, accessed on 7 October 2014
  5. Ulrich Frank at DBLP Bibliography Server

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