Ulrich Frank

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]

For the playwright and novelist, see Ulla Wolff.

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:

  • 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
  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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