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“To successfully use complex information technology to drive contemporary business, the interplay between the requirements of business and the possibilities of technologies needs to be understood in a well-structured way – information system architecture is the basis for this.”
Research profile
Paul Grefen is a Full Professor and Chair of Information System Architecture in the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His current research is positioned at the interface of the application of advanced information technology and the support of flexible collaboration in business, both within and between organizations. It covers three main focal points: architectural design of business information systems, inter-organizational business process management and service-oriented business design and support.
Long-Running Research Activities are: 1) DIBPM (Dynamic Inter-organizational Business Process Management) is a long-running research activity into support for dynamically established inter-organizational business processes, for example in dynamic virtual enterprises. 2) BASE/X (Business Agility through Business Engineering in the Extended Enterprise) develops an approach for the engineering (structured design and implementation) of service-dominant business in a value-driven, networked, multi-stakeholder business environment.
Paul’s current Research Projects are: 1) DyNaMoS (Dynamic Network Approach to Mobility Solutions) explores the use of the BASE/X business engineering approach in the transport and traffic management domains. 2) HORSE (Integrated Robotics in Advanced Manufacturing Processes, European H2020 Framework) develops a framework and system for support of advanced, process-oriented manufacturing in an Industry 4.0 context. 3) C-MobiLE (Integrated Mobility Solutions in Urban Environments, European H2020 Framework) focuses on research, development and innovation towards the use of integrated mobility solutions in urban environments. 4) DATAS and ISOLA (both financed by NWO) research the advanced use of data processing in logistics scenarios.
Academic background
Paul Grefen received his PhD in 1992 from the University of Twente, where he held assistant and associate professor positions in the Computer Science Department. He was a visiting researcher at Stanford University in 1994. He chaired the TU/e Information Systems subdepartment from 2006 to 2014. Currently, he is the Research Director of the School of Industrial Engineering.
As a researcher and manager he has been involved in various European research projects (WIDE, CrossFlow, CrossWork, GET Service, HORSE, C-MobiLE) as well as various projects within the Netherlands. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Production Management and Engineering. Paul is also an editor and author of books on the WIDE and CrossWork projects, and has authored books on workflow management, electronic business and service-dominant business engineering. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Supply Chain Forum.
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Projects
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Accelerating C-ITS Mobility Innovation and depLoyment in Europe
Grefen, P. W. P. J., Türetken, O., Türetken, O. & Adali, O. E.
29/05/17 → 30/11/20
Project: Research direct
Smart integrated Robotics system for SMEs controlled by Internet of Things based on dynamic manufacturing processes
Vanderfeesten, I. T. P., Vanderfeesten, I. T. P., Grefen, P. W. P. J., Traganos, K., Erasmus, J., Grefen, P. W. P. J. & Vanderfeesten, I. T. P.
1/09/15 → 31/05/20
Project: Research direct
Research Output
A framework for modelling and analysing coordination challenges in hinterland transport systems
Gumuskaya, V., van Jaarsveld, W. L., Dijkman, R. M., Grefen, P. W. P. J. & Veenstra, A. W., 1 Mar 2020, In : Maritime Economics and Logistics. 22, 1, p. 124-145 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Enabling efficient process mining on large data sets: realizing an in-database process mining operator
Dijkman, R., Gao, J., Syamsiyah, A., van Dongen, B., Grefen, P. & ter Hofstede, A., 1 Mar 2020, In : Distributed and Parallel Databases. 38, 1, p. 227-253 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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A reference model-based user requirements elicitation process: Toward operational business-IT alignment in a co-creation value network
Bagheri, S., Kusters, R., Trienekens, J. & Grefen, P., Jul 2019, In : Information and Software Technology. 111, p. 72-85 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
BPMS-RA: a novel Reference Architecture for Business Process Management Systems
Pourmirza, S., Peters, S., Dijkman, R. & Grefen, P., Feb 2019, In : ACM Transactions on Internet Technology. 19, 1, 23 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Business-IT alignment improvement in co-creation value networks: design of a reference model-based support
Bagheri, S., Kusters, R. J., Trienekens, J. J. M. & Grefen, P. W. P. J., 2019, Business Information Systems Workshops - BIS 2018 International Workshops, Revised Papers. Abramowicz, W. & Paschke, A. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 143–155 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; vol. 339).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Activities
Dealing with complex, real-time, cyber-physical business processes: Towards a trinity of IoT, DA and BPM technologies
Paul W.P.J. Grefen (Speaker)20 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Enterprise Computing in the Networked Business Era
Paul W.P.J. Grefen (Speaker)9 Sep 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Resource Management in Service-Dominant Business Engineering
Paul W.P.J. Grefen (Speaker)3 Nov 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Imagine Your Change. Change Your Imagination
Paul W.P.J. Grefen (Speaker)23 Jan 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Professional
International Journal of Production Management and Engineering (Journal)
Paul Grefen (Editorial board member)2013 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
Sharing real-time information could save the transport sector billions each year Eindhoven University of Technology
Paul W.P.J. Grefen & Remco M. Dijkman
24/09/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Sharing real-time information could save the transport sector billions each year
Paul W.P.J. Grefen & Remco M. Dijkman
24/09/15
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Two new logistics research projects
Paul W.P.J. Grefen, Tom van Woensel & Remco M. Dijkman
13/07/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
1st workshop on resource management in service-oriented computing (RMSOC 2014)
Paul W.P.J. Grefen & H. (Rik) Eshuis
23/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
Aligned architectural descriptions for a financial infrastructure: the Giro case
Author: van Tongeren, J., 31 Aug 2006Supervisor: Goossenaerts, J. (Supervisor 1) & Grefen, P. W. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A multi-aspect reference architecture for a business process cloud platform
Author: Stoitsev, V., 31 Dec 2012Supervisor: Grefen, P. (Supervisor 1), van Dongen, B. (Supervisor 2) & van der Starre, E. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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An information system architecture for knowledge capturing in the product lifecycle management domain: a case study within the large scale, high-tech, manufacturing industry
Author: Pluijm, D., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Grefen, P. (Supervisor 1), Vanderfeesten, I. (Supervisor 2) & Eshuis, H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A product-oriented design of an analytical information system architecture for professional associations: a case study within the European Association for Urology
Author: Krutzer, M., 31 Jul 2019Supervisor: Grefen, P. (Supervisor 1) & Eshuis, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A product-oriented design of an IS architecture, underlying a standard outsourcing process: case study within the large-scale, high-tech, manufacturing industry
Author: van Zutphen, A., 29 Mar 2018Supervisor: Grefen, P. (Supervisor 1), Vanderfeesten, I. (Supervisor 2) & Dijkman, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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