Researchers

Current staff

PhD Candidates
	Yulu Wang MSc is a PhD Computer Science candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She graduated from the joint program of MSc Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and specialized into Big Data Engineering. She also has a study background in Software Engineering in China for an undergraduate degree.  Her research focuses on privacy-preserving strategies for analyzing digital ecosystems.
	I. da Silva-Torres MSc is a PhD Computer Science candidate in the field of process- and value modelling. In particular, his research concentrates on deriving an e3value model from a BPMN 2.0 process model using a set of validated guidelines. His research is in cooperation with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He has a degree in Production Engineering at Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), and works with mapping and analysis procedures since 2008. He works in the area of ​​Business Process Management (BPM) since 2011. He also has experience in working for renowned companies as a production engineer: Faber-Castell, Honda, Samsung and Envision. He also works as Process Analyst at the UFRGS Process Office, acting on the following topics: process management, implementation of BPM, modeling processes, redesign processes and process analysis. Find here his DISE publications.
	N. Bartels MA is a PhD Computer Science candidate from Fraunhofer IESE. He studied Business Administration in Germany, UK and Argentina, and obtained degrees from the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern and the Universidad Nacional del Litoral. The topic of Nedo is the Business Model Construction Kit, which offers existing and proven knowledge on the development of business models available for practitioners in a tractable way. The focus of his research is on the various revenue models for platform business models. Find here his DISE publications.
	A. Almaarif MSc is a PhD Computer Science candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The focus of his research is on ICT for Development (ICT4D), concentrating on Smart Cities for the Global South, especially for Indonesia. His work is about conceptual modelling and requirement engineering and how they affect the implementation of Smart Cities. Ahmad has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Indonesia and a Master’s degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.
	Yulu Wang MSc is a PhD candidate on the Horizon Europe Music360 project.
Researchers
	Dr. K. Aslam is assistant professor in the DISE group.
	Dr. Ing. J. Gordijn is founder and managing partner of The Value Engineers, a company designing peer-to-peer business models for technologies such as blockchain. Also, he is associate professor of innovative e-business at the VUA, Amsterdam. He is the key developer of, and has internationally published on, the e3-value methodology, which comprises a graphical technique to design and evaluate networked business models. Earlier, he was a member of Cisco’s International Internet Business Solution Group. As such, he was active as an e-business strategy consultant in the banking, insurance, and digital content industries for Fortune 500 companies. Find here his DISE publications
Research Collaborators
	Prof. Dr. emer. R. Wieringa, is Professor Emeritus Information Systems at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Over the past 20 years, he significantly contributed to the e3value value & business modeling method. Today, he is managing partner at The Value Engineers, where he writes about ecosystems, business model and platforms regularly. Find here his DISE publications.
	Dr. F. Perez Bianco, is an Assistant Professor from Kybele Research Group of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. His work is about model transformations of various conceptual models, expressed by different modelling languages. He has a degree in Computer Engineering and Information Systems Engineering. He also has experience as technological consultant in companies as Deloitte. His research interests are mainly focused on Model Driven Engineering (MDE) applied to business and process modelling in the context of Service Design.
	C. Gómez Macías MSc, is a PhD Computer Science Candidate from Kybele Research Group of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. His doctoral thesis aims to facilitate the design of smart contracts in Solidity language through Model Driven Engineering techniques. Christian has a degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Teacher Training in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate. He has industry experience in the field of programme analyst. His research interests are focused on Model Driven Engineering applied to smart contracts and process/business modelling in the area of Service Design.

Former staff

PhD Candidates
	F. Kaya MSc was a PhD Computer Science candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
	J. Cheng MSc, was an exchange PhD Candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the field of business model and supply chain.
Researchers
	Dr. Ir. M. Xander Makkes was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, at  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.