Digital Enterprise Architecture
Research Group
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Alfred Zimmermann
Alfred Zimmermann is Professor of Digital Enterprise Architecture in the Faculty of Informatics at Reutlingen University. He is the research director of the Herman Hollerith Center Böblingen and speaker of the Cooperative Doctoral Program Services Computing at the Herman Hollerith Center Böblingen. His research focuses on digital transformation and intelligent digital architectures with multi-perspective decision support, in close connection with digital strategy & governance, software architecture, artificial intelligence and cognitive architecture, data analytics, Internet of Things, service computing, and cloud computing. Professor Zimmermann supervises PhD students in joint research programs with universities such as Stuttgart, Rostock, and Leipzig. He also supports international research programs and research partnerships with universities in Europe, Japan, USA, Canada, and Australia. Professor Zimmermann graduated in Medical Informatics from the University of Heidelberg and received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Stuttgart. In addition to his academic experience, he has a strong practical background as a technology manager and leading consultant at Daimler AG, Germany. Alfred Zimmermann is active in international networks and as co-organizer of several workshops and conferences, as well as conference chair of the international HCIS - Human-Centered Intelligent Systems, and as editor and author of books, journal and conference papers.
Building HHZ Böblingen
Room 129
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Dr. Justus Bogner
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Dierk Jugel
Postdoctoral Fellow
Building 9 (Reutlingen)
Room 119
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Dr. Christian Schweda
Fellow, Allianz SE
Prof. Dr. Kurt Sandkuhl
Fellow, Universität Rostock, Institut für Informatik
Prof. Dr. Rainer Schmidt
Fellow, Hochschule München, Fakultät Informatik
Teaching
The research group Digital Enterprise Architecture is working together with doctorates and excellent partners from science and industry in the field of digital enterprise architecture. This research is linked to basic Internet architectures for services & cloud computing, mobility and big data in the context of collaborative processes Application Scenario SmartLife.
We dedicate ourselves to cooperative research and work on selected innovation topics in the field of digital enterprise architecture & management, methods and technologies. Research in these areas provides an effective contribution to excellent academic teaching and research programs for services computing and digital business at the Herman Hollerith Center.
The result of our research work is a series of original architectures with associated methods and instruments for powerful innovative architectures for an integrated business with forward-looking information systems. In addition, we focus on the further development of the basics in topics such as software engineering and quality management, architecture metamodels, ontologies and semantics-based architectures and information systems, architecture reference models, frameworks and patterns as well as methods for architectural analysis, optimization of architectures and maturity assessment diagnostics Of architectures.
We are part of the academic discussion at national and international conferences and in addition to the role of authors, management functions in organization and program committees and the coordination of scientific workcourses and specialist groups.
A list of all current publications of the research group can be found in the University bibliography.
The course offers a collection of lectures with integrated research studies as well as a free spectrum of elective subjects derived from current research projects.
Enterprise Architecture & Management
(Master of Business Informatics and Master Services Computing)
TOGAF - The Open Group Architecture Framework, ADM - Architecture Development Method, TOGAF Metamodel, EAM Ontology, IT Governance, Strategy Management, ESARC - Enterprise Services Architecture Reference Cube, Architecture Maturity
Scientific Working Methods
(Master of Business Informatics)
Scientific Analysis and Conceptual Design, Scientific Writing and Scientific Papers, and Scientific Papers and Research Papers, Scientific Research and Evaluation, Scientific Workshops and Creativity
Scientific Conference
(Master Services Computing)
Scientific publications and posters, Review processes, Scientific discussion
Digital Strategy
(Master Digital Business Management)
Business IT Alignment, Tool Support / Models for Strategy Modeling, Digital Mission and Value Orientation, Digital Strategies, Digital Business Operating Model, Integration of Strategic Elements for the Digital Business Strategy, Strategic Objectives and Key Figures, Strategic Portfolio
IT Management
(Master Digital Business Management)
Digital transformation of enterprises, products and services, the digital ecosystem in the interaction of business and IT, basic concepts for digital enterprise architecture, architecture metamodels and -ontologies, enterprise architecture governance, information management, digital service management, effects of digital strategies on architecture and architecture Governance
IT-Governance & Compliance
(Knowledge Foundation)
Information Management Concepts and Principles, IT Governance and Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance Management, IT Service Management, Business Architecture Model, Strategy Framework, Program, Project and Portfolio Management, Digital Enterprise Architecture
Mobile App for visual analysis of corporate architectures
Conception and implementation of interactive visualizations for the analysis of complex structures in the form of a platform-independent app for mobile devices. In practice, tools are often used whose visualization capabilities have traditionally been shaped. Modern technologies for implementing interactive visualizations are rare. By developing a prototype, modern visualization forms are to be implemented and evaluated for the analysis of corporate architectures.
COLUMBUS @ planningIT
Columbus Reisen describes an application scenario of a virtual travel agency for a reference implementation of architecture concepts and relationships of Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) models with the EAM tool planningIT. The created implementation serves as a research and experimental environment for reference models and reference architectures of EAM to be explored.
ESARC - Reference Model and Ontology for Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM)
A holistic model for the classification of EAM architectureviews and viewpoints is to be developed and validated. The following architecture dimensions of the EAM are to be supported: Architectural Governance, Architecture Management, Architecture Analytics, Architecture Engineering, Business & Information Architecture, Information Systems Architecture, Technology Architecture, Cloud Services Architecture, Security Architecture.
- University of Stuttgart
- University of Rostock
- University of Leipzig
- University of Tübingen
- University of West Florida
- University of the West of Scotland
- University of Münster
- KIT Karlsruhe
- TU München
- München University
- HAW Hamburg
- University of Applied Sciences Mainz
- Daimler Stuttgart
- Capgemini Hamburg und München
- T-Systems Stuttgart
- Volkswagen Wolfsburg
- Audi Ingolstadt
- Bosch Stuttgart
- IBM Böblingen
- HP Böblingen
- Telekom Bonn
- Deutsche Post Bonn
- Deutsche Bahn Berlin
- Lufthansa Frankfurt
- Software AG Darmstadt
- Iteratec München
- IT SMEs from the region and Germany
- Informatiktage und InformatiCup of the GI in Bonn and Potsdam - Society for Computer Science since 2012: Scientific meeting leader and chairman of the program committee
- Informatiktage of the GI – Gesellschaft für Informatik – anually:
- Workshop supervisor since 2000 and since 2007 head of the science workshop
- Workshops "Enterprise Architectures" in connection with the respective annual motto of the GI-Jahrungenungen Informatik 2009-2014: Head of the program and organization committee
- Workshop "IT Governance" GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2013, Koblenz: Member of the program committee
- Workshop "IT-Governance" GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2014, Stuttgart: Member of the program committee
- Computation World 2015 – SERVICE COMPUTATION 2015, Nice, France: Program Committee
- Computation World 2015 – PATTERNS 2015, Nice, France: Program Committee
- Computation World 2014 – SERVICE COMPUTATION 2014, Venice, Italy: Program Committee
- Computation World 2014 – PATTERNS 2014, Venice, Italy: Program Committee
- Computation World 2013 – SERVICE COMPUTATION 2013, Valencia, Spain: Program Committee
- Computation World 2013 - PATTERNS 2013, Valencia, Spain: Advisory Chair and Program Committee
- Panel „The State of Art of Software Patterns“ - PATTERNS 2013, Valencia, Spain: Panel Chair
- IEEE - Services 2012 - Services Economics (SE 2012), Honolulu / Hawaii, USA: Track Chair
- IEEE SMC 2012 - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Seoul, Korea: Reviewer
- Informatics for Health and Social Care - Scholar One 2012: Reviewer
- International Journal On Advances in Intelligent Systems, http://www.iariajournals.org/intelligent_systems/index.html Member of the Editorial Board
- ImagineCup Microsoft Deutschland 2012 - nationales Finale zur Nominierung des besten deutschen Teams für das Weltfinale des Studierendenwettbewerbs in Melbourne: Programmkomitee
- Workshop „Architekturen für Services & Cloud Computing” GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2012, Braunschweig: Leiter des Programm- und Organisationskomitees
- Panel "The State of Art of Software Patterns" - PATTERNS 2012, Nice, France: Panelist
- Computation World 2012 - PATTERNS 2012, Nice, France: Advisory Chair and Program Committee
- Computation World 2012 – SERVICE COMPUTATION 2012, Nice, France: Program Committee
- Workshop "Enterprise Services Computing and Communities" GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2011, Berlin: Chair
- IEEE - SCC 2011, Washington DC: Industrial Sessions Chair
- Computation World 2011 - PATTERNS 2011, Rome, Italy: Program Committee
- Workshop "SOA und Standardsoftware" GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2010, Leipzig: Chair
- Workshop "Serviceorientierte Unternehmensarchitekturen" GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2008 München: PC Member