Ulrich Frank (born 1958) is a German Business informatician 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

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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 Frank's 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

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

  • Ulrich Frank. Expertensysteme: Neue Automatisierungspotentiale im Büro- und Verwaltungsbereich?, Gabler, 1988.
  • Ulrich Frank and J. Kronen. Kommunikationsanalyseverfahren als Grundlage der Gestaltung von Informationssystemen: Konzeptioneller Bezugsrahmen, Anwendungspraxis und Perspektiven, Vieweg, 1991.
  • Ulrich Frank. Multiperspektivische Unternehmensmodellierung: Theoretischer Hintergrund und Entwurf einer objektorientierten Entwicklungsumgebung, Oldenbourg Verlag, 1994.

Articles, a selection:

References

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  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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