Speaker
Darja Smite is a professor of Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, a part-time research scientist at SINTEF in Norway and an independent consultant. She leads research efforts focusing on remote and hybrid working. Her research interests include distributed development and outsourcing, productivity measurement, organizational culture, teamwork, self-organisation, innovative behaviours and well-being. Darja Smite conducts research in close collaboration with companies, including Ericsson, Spotify, Telenor, Storebrand and SONY among others. Before her academic career she has been working in software industry in Latvia.
Speaker
Darja Smite is a professor of Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, a part-time research scientist at SINTEF in Norway and an independent consultant. She leads research efforts focusing on remote and hybrid working. Her research interests include distributed development and outsourcing, productivity measurement, organizational culture, teamwork, self-organisation, innovative behaviours and well-being. Darja Smite conducts research in close collaboration with companies, including Ericsson, Spotify, Telenor, Storebrand and SONY among others. Before her academic career she has been working in software industry in Latvia.
Speaker
Olaf Zimmerman is a professor and consulting IT architect at the Institute for Software at OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil, Switzerland. His areas of interest include API design and management, domain-driven design and (micro-)services on solution, portfolio and enterprise level. As an industrial researcher and software architect at ABB and IBM, he provided design, implementation and integration services to clients in multiple industries before. He also developed and taught middleware and tools for systems and network management. Olaf is a certified The Open Group Distinguished (Chief/Lead) IT Architect and a member of Hillside Europe. Olaf is an author of the books “Patterns for API Design” (Addison Wesley, 2022) and “Perspectives on Web Services” (Springer, 2003) as well as the first Redbook on Eclipse and Web services (IBM, 2001). He was awarded the first Best Publication Award at OST (2023/2024) and the first IEEE Software Best Presentation New Directions Award at SEI SATURN 2010. He is a co-editor of the Insights column in IEEE Software. He created the open-source method collections Design Practice Repository (DPR) and Ethical Software Engineering.
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Olaf Zimmerman is a professor and consulting IT architect at the Institute for Software at OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil, Switzerland. His areas of interest include API design and management, domain-driven design and (micro-)services on solution, portfolio and enterprise level. As an industrial researcher and software architect at ABB and IBM, he provided design, implementation and integration services to clients in multiple industries before. He also developed and taught middleware and tools for systems and network management. Olaf is a certified The Open Group Distinguished (Chief/Lead) IT Architect and a member of Hillside Europe. Olaf is an author of the books “Patterns for API Design” (Addison Wesley, 2022) and “Perspectives on Web Services” (Springer, 2003) as well as the first Redbook on Eclipse and Web services (IBM, 2001). He was awarded the first Best Publication Award at OST (2023/2024) and the first IEEE Software Best Presentation New Directions Award at SEI SATURN 2010. He is a co-editor of the Insights column in IEEE Software. He created the open-source method collections Design Practice Repository (DPR) and Ethical Software Engineering.
Speaker
Harald Wesenberg is an experienced digital innovator with more than 25 years of experience in developing new cool capabilities for the oil and gas industry. Throughout his long career he has worked as a software developer, enterprise architect, advisor to Equinors CIO and more. He is a regular speaker at conferences and workshops both domestically and internationally on topics related to digital innovation and what organizations need to adapt new solutions successfully. Harald is currently working at the Equinor Research Center in Trondheim, Norway focusing on understanding risks and opportunities in new technological advances.
Speaker
Harald Wesenberg is an experienced digital innovator with more than 25 years of experience in developing new cool capabilities for the oil and gas industry. Throughout his long career he has worked as a software developer, enterprise architect, advisor to Equinors CIO and more. He is a regular speaker at conferences and workshops both domestically and internationally on topics related to digital innovation and what organizations need to adapt new solutions successfully. Harald is currently working at the Equinor Research Center in Trondheim, Norway focusing on understanding risks and opportunities in new technological advances.
Behind this year’s program
Rebekka Wohlrab
”My goal is to make ITARC a meeting place where we can bridge the gap between academia and industry. It’s so interesting to see how research results can bear fruit in industry – and to discuss what real-world problems exist that can benefit from a research solution.”
I am an assistant professor in Software Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. I also hold a position as an adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). I have done research in software architecture and related topics for more than 10 years and regularly collaborate with companies to improve their architecture practices.
Thijmen de Gooijer
”My ambition is to bring different ideas and people together to grow the architecture profession.”
My daily job is that of lead solution architect in Nordea’s Financial Crime Prevention unit. I have a past in bringing academic research into product innovations, which included talks at multiple research conferences. Before joining IASA Sweden’s board, I was heavily involved in the SEI’s SATURN conference and served on the IEEE ICSA conference program committee.