Brief CV and list of publications
Benkt Wangler is an associate professor (docent) in information systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Previously he was the leader of the Information Systems Laboratory at the Swedish Institute for Systems Development (SISU) for many years. Prior to this, he was a consultant analyst and lecturer to Sperry AB (now Unisys) in Sweden, in the areas of databases and systems development. He was graduated with a fil.mag. in Mathematics and Physics at Stockholm University in 1970 and received a fil.lic. (Licentiate of Philosophy) in Computer Science in 1989 and a PhD in Computer and Systems Sciences in 1993 from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Since 1989 Wangler has been heavily involved in preparation and leadership of several EU projects. He has been actively participating in the EU research projects TEMPORA (E2469), ORES (E7224), NATURE (E6353), MILORD (A2024), and HOD (EP20620). He has also been managing the Swedish part of the European ESPITI training program on software process assessment and improvement. Wangler has been and still is involved in preparing proposals for research projects in information systems technology on an international level. Among those projects may be mentioned: ESPRIT projects NATURE, LYNX (E6816) and ORES, and the AIM project MILORD. Most recently (Nov 96) Wangler has been involved in the preparation of the ESPRIT project HYPERBANK starting January 1997. He has also acted as a referee of proposals for the ESPRIT-4 LTR and ESSI programs.
Areas of interest focus around the use of IT for the supply of information in organisations and include information systems development methodology in particular requirements engineering, database technology (including data warehousing and related technologies), decentralized systems and object orientation.
Wangler was the organising chair of the 4th European-Japanese Symposium on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases and has been a program committee member of the CAiSE'93, '94, '95, `96; ER'94; CISMOD'95; WITS'95; BalticDB'95, 96; ADBIS'95 and `96 conferences. He has also acted as a reviewer of contributions for several well-known journals, including Information Systems, Requirements Engineering Journal, Journal fo Information Systems and Journal of Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems. Wangler is a member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society and the Swedish Society for Information Processing.
Theses
[1] B. Wangler, "On the Use of Abstractions in Database Modeling: Propagation of Mapping Constraints under Attribute Abstraction", Ph.Lic. Department of Computer and Systems Science, University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1989.
[2] Benkt Wangler, "Contributions to Functional Requirements Modelling", PhD Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 1993.
Refereed Papers
[3] P. Johannesson and B. Wangler, "The Negotiation Mechanism in a Decentralized Autonomous Cooperating Information Systems Architecture" INFORMATION PROCESSING 89, Proceedings of the 11th World Computer Congress (IFIP89), ed. G.X. Ritter. (Amsterdam: North Holland, 1989) 163-168.
[4] Ulf Persson and Benkt Wangler, "A Specification of Requirements for an Advanced Information Systems Development Tool", (Workshop of the Next Generation of CASE Tools, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands: SERC - Software Engineering Research Centrum, 1990), S3-1 - S3-16.
[5] C. Theodoulidis, B. Wangler and P. Loucopoulos, "Requirements Specification in TEMPORA" Advanced Information Systems Engineering: Second Nordic Conference CAiSE '90, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1990, Proceedings, ed. B. Steinholtz, A. Solvberg, and L. Bergman. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1990) 436: 264-282.
[6] Björn Talldal and Benkt Wangler, "Extracting a Conceptual Model from Examples of Filled In Forms" Data Management: Current Trends (Proceedings of COMAD 90, Conference on Management of DATA), ed. Naveen Prakash. (New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, 1990) 327-358.
[7] B. Wangler, "Attribute Abstraction", (Third International Conference on Advanced Informations Systems Engineering, Trondheim, Norway: Springer-Verlag, 1991), 416-440.
[8] C. Theodoulidis, P. Loucopoulos and B. Wangler, "A Conceptual Modelling Formalism for Temporal Database Applications", Information Systems 16.4 (1991): 401-416.
[9] P. Loucopoulos, P. McBrien, F. Schumacker, B. Theodoulidis, V. Kopanas and B. Wangler, "Integrating database technology, rule-based systems and temporal reasoning for effective information systems: the TEMPORA paradigm", Journal of Information Systems 1991.1 (1991): 129-152.
[10] C. Theodoulidis, P. Loucopoulos and B. Wangler, "The Entity Relationship Time Model and the Conceptual Rule Language", (The 10th International Conference on Entity Relationship Approach, San Mateo, CA: 1991),
[11] P. McBrien, A-H. Seltveit and B. Wangler, "An Entity-Relationship Model Extended to Describe Historical Information", (International Conference on Information Systems and Management of Data - CISMOD '92, Bangalore, India: Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, 1992), 244-260.
[12] J.A. Bubenko Jr and B. Wangler, "Research Directions in Conceptual Specification Development" Conceptual Modeling, Databases and CASE: An Integrated View of Information Systems Development, ed. P. Loucopoulos, and R. Zicari. (London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1992).
[13] C. Theodoulidis, B. Wangler and P. Loucopoulos, "The Entity-Relationship-Time Model" Conceptual Modeling, Databases and CASE: An Integrated View of Information Systems Development, ed. P. Loucopoulos, and R. Zicari. (London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1992) .
[14] Benkt Wangler, "A Conceptual Schema with Time: Modeling the ISO-case with TEMPORA", (The 3rd European-Japanese Seminar on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, Budapest, Hungary: IOS Press, 1993).
[15] Benkt Wangler, Rolf Wohed and Sten-Erik Ohlund, "Business Modelling and Rule Capture in a CASE Environment", (4th European workshop on the Next Generation of CASE-Tools, Paris: 1993).
[16] Benkt Wangler, "A Semantic Data Model with Time and Its Mapping to the Relational Data Model", (International Symposium on Next Generation Database Systems and their Applications, Fukuoka, Japan: 1993).
[17] J.A. Bubenko jr and B. Wangler, "Objectives Driven Capture of Business Rules and of Information System Requirements", (IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics '93 Conference, Le Touquet, France: 1993).
[18] Jarke, M., K. Pohl, S. Jacobs, J. A. Bubenko jr, P. Assenova, P. Holm, B. Wangler, C. Rolland, V. Plihon, J. Schmitt, A. G. Sutcliffe, S. Jones, N. A. M. Maiden, D. Till, Y. Vassiliou, Y. Constantopoulos and G. Spanoudakis, "Requirements Engineering: An Integrated View of Representation", 4th European Software Engineering Conference, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1993, Sommerville and Manfred (Ed.), Springer-Verlag.
[19] Wangler, B., U. Wingstedt and R. Wohed, "Experiences from Rule-based Modelling at Sweden Post", Baltic DB'94 - Baltic Workshop on National Infrastructure Databases: Problems, Methods, and Experiences, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1994, Maskeliunas (Ed.), IOS Press.
[20] Wangler, B., "Rule Based Specification of Information Systems", Sundsvall 42, Sundsvall, Sweden, 1994, Föreningen Sundsvall 42.
[21] McBrien, P., A. H. Seltveit and B. Wangler, "Rule Based Specification of Information Systems", International Conference on Information Systems and Management of Data, Madras, India, 1994.
[22] Gustas, R., J. A. Bubenko jr and B. Wangler, "Goal Driven Enterprise Modelling: Bridging Pragmatic and Semantic Descriptions of Information Systems", 5th European - Japanese Seminar on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, Sapphoro, May 30-June 3.
Reports
[23] S.-B. Wallin, B. Wangler and R. Wohed, ""Kvalitet hos konceptuella scheman"" SISU- Swedish Institute for Systems Development, Box 1250, 164 28 Kista, Sweden, (in Swedish), 1990.
[24] J.A. Bubenko jr and B. Wangler, "Research Directions in Conceptual Specification Development" Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University & Royal Institute of Technology, 1991.
[25] M. Ahlsén, P.Johannesson, J. Ljungberg, M Persson, B. Wangler, A. Gehring, U. Jackisch, K.D. Toennies, G. von Voigt, F.A. Danza, C. Battista and C. Cabasina, "Interoperability in Medical Information Systems: State of the Art" SISU, 1992.
[26] M. Boman, J.A. Bubenko jr, P. Johannesson and B. Wangler, "Studies in Federated Information Systems" Dept. of Computer and Systems Science, Royal Inst. of Technology and Stockholm University, ELECTRUM 230, S-164 40 Kista, Sweden, 1992.
[27] J.A. Bubenko jr, M. Boman, P. Johannesson and B. Wangler, "Information Systems Engineering Research at SYSLAB 1985-92" SYSLAB, Department of Systems and Computer Science, Royal Inst. of Technology and Stockholm University, ELECTRUM 230, S-164 40, Kista, Sweden, 1992.
Various Publications
[28] Benkt Wangler and Elisabeth Wik, "MAPPER - vad är det?", (Lund: Studentlitteratur, 1983) 76 (in Swedish).
[29] B. Wangler and R. Wohed, "Diagnosticering av Konceptuella Schemata", (NordDATA, Helsinki: 1988), (in Swedish).
[30] Benkt Wangler, "Book Review: Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Proceedings of Second Nordic Conference CAiSE'90", Journal of Information Systems 1.3 (1991): 217-219.
[31] Magnus Boman, Janis Bubenko, Paul Johannesson and Benkt Wangler, "Models, Concepts, and Information: An Introduction to Conceptual Modelling for Information Systems Development", (Stockholm: Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, 1993) 214 pages.
[32] Wangler, B., "Användningskvalitet hos informationssystem", Computer Sweden 11(16): 37, 1993.
[33] Wangler, B., "Nyttoeffekter vid införande av datoriserat informationssystem", Computer Sweden 11(18): 33, 1993.
[34] McBrien, P., A. H. Seltveit and B. Wangler, Temporal and Rule Based Specification of Information Systems, Tutorial Notes, CISMOD'94, Madras, India, 1994
Working Papers
[35] J.A. Bubenko Jr. and B. Wangler, "Suggestions Concerning the Conceptual Framework and Graphical Notation of TEMPORA" SISU, The Swedish Institute for Systems Development, Box 1250, S-164 28 Kista, Sweden, 1989.
[36] J-O Cammersand, J. Jussila, K. Marén, J. Westman, B. Wangler and R. Wohed, "Förslag till modelleringsansats för IA-projektet" SISU och Televerket, 1988.
[37] M.R. Gustafsson and B. Wangler, "A Conceptual Model for Computer Supported Information System Development" SYSLAB, Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences, Univ. of Stockholm and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 1986.
[38] P. Johannesson, E. Knudsen and B. Wangler, "An SF compiler - Using the DCG formalism to compile SF models into executable Prolog programs" Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences, The Royal Institute of Technology and the University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1988.
[39] U. Persson, A.H. Seltveit, B. Wangler and R. Wohed, "Experiences from the Sweden Post Case Study" SISU, Stockholm, 1991.
[40] U. Persson, B. Wangler and R. Wohed, "Requirements Specification for the TEMPORA Representation Platform" SISU, 1989.
[41] C. Theodoulidis, B. Wangler, J.A. Bubenko and P. Loucopoulos, "A Conceptual Model for Temporal Database Applications" Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, 1990.
[42] B. Wangler, "Propagation of Mapping Constraints under Attribute Composition and Aggregation" Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, University of Stockholm, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, 1987.
[43] B. Wangler, "On the Interpretation of Time-marks in ERT Schemas" SISU, Stockholm, Sweden, 1989.
[44] B. Wangler, "On the Semantics of Complex Objects in TEMPORA" SISU, The Swedish institute for Systems Development, Box 1250, S-164 28 Kista, Sweden, 1989.
[45] B. Wangler, "On the Semantics of ISA relations in TEMPORA" SISU, 1989.
[46] B. Wangler, "An Operational/Deductive Hybrid" SISU, Box 1250, S-164 28 Kista, Sweden, 1989.
[47] B. Wangler, "The TEMPORA Design Discipline: A Meta Modelling Approach" SISU, 1990.
[48] B. Wangler, "ERT Time-stamping revisited" SISU, 1991.
[49] B. Wangler, "The Entity-Relationship-Time Semantic Data Modelling Language" SISU, 1992.
[50] Benkt Wangler, "Business Rule Capture in TEMPORA" SISU, 1993.
[51] B. Wangler, "Syntax and Semantics of the Entity-Relationship-Time Model" SISU, 1993.
[52] B Wangler and P. Johannesson, "Basic Assumptions and Requirements Concerning a Decentralized, Autonomous, Cooperating Information System Architecture" Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, The University of Stockholm, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, 1988.
[53] Benkt Wangler, Ulf Wingstedt and Rolf Wohed, "Requirements Capture in Practice: Experiences from a Case-Study at Sweden Post" SISU, 1993.
[54] R. Wohed and B. Wangler, "Causal Networks in the Process Model" SISU, Swedish Institute for Systems Development, Box 1250, S-164 28 Kista, Sweden, 1990.
[55] Gustafsson, M.-R., L.-Å. Johansson, M. Korinek, B. Wangler and R. Wohed, "Detailed Application Specification", Esprit project 6816 LYNX, Deliverable, Del:D3.1/1:SIS:93.11.30, Jan 5 1994, 1994.
Submitted for publication
[56] McBrien, P., A. H. Seltveit and B. Wangler, "Conceptual Modelling: A Rule-Based Approach to Modelling Valid-Time", (under preparation for submission to journal): 1996.
[57] Paul Johannesson, Magnus Boman, Janis Bubenko, and Benkt Wangler, "Conceptual Modelling", 280 pages, text book to be published in Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science, Series editor C.A.R. Hoare, Prencice Hall, 1997.
[58] Danny Brash, Benkt Wangler, "Bridging the RIFT between Users and Developers - the Requirements Identification and Development Team", under preparation for submission to conference, 1996.