Arne Sølvberg
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Arne Sølvberg is a Norwegian computer scientist
, professor in computer science
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.
in southwestern Norway. He was the eldest of five, with three brothers and a sister. He received a M.Sc. in applied physics
in 1963 from the Norwegian Institute of Technology
, now the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(NTNU). In 1971 at NTH he received a Ph.D. in computer science
with the thesis "Matematiske metoder for generering og oppfølging av kortsiktige salgsprognoser". Under the guidance of Börje Langefors
(born 1915), professor of Business Information Systems at Stockholm University
, he had received the first doctoral degree in computer science at Trondheim.
Between 1963 and 1974 Sølvberg worked at SINTEF Runnit building up and leading their information systems group. In 1974 he became the first professor of computer science
at NTNU, in the computer science department, which was established two years earlier. and since 2002 he is also dean of NTNU’s Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering as well. He has been a visiting scientist with IBM Almaden Research Center, The University of Florida
, The Naval Postgraduate School
, The University of California, Santa Barbara
and most recently with the University of California at Los Angeles.
Active in international organizations working toward cooperation in research, from 1979 to 1982 Sølvberg represented Norway at the IFIP General Assembly. From 1982 to 1988, he was chairman of IFIP WG8.1 for Information Systems Design. Until 1994 he served as a trustee in the VLDB Endowment. He cofounded the CAiSE conference series.
, database design
, information modelling, information systems engineering environments and model driven design.
Articles, a selection:
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, professor in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
(NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.
Biography
Sølvberg was born at KleppKlepp
Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
in southwestern Norway. He was the eldest of five, with three brothers and a sister. He received a M.Sc. in applied physics
Applied physics
Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering....
in 1963 from the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
, now the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
(NTNU). In 1971 at NTH he received a Ph.D. in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
with the thesis "Matematiske metoder for generering og oppfølging av kortsiktige salgsprognoser". Under the guidance of Börje Langefors
Börje Langefors
Börje Langefors was a Swedish engineer and computer scientist, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a science."-...
(born 1915), professor of Business Information Systems at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
, he had received the first doctoral degree in computer science at Trondheim.
Between 1963 and 1974 Sølvberg worked at SINTEF Runnit building up and leading their information systems group. In 1974 he became the first professor of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at NTNU, in the computer science department, which was established two years earlier. and since 2002 he is also dean of NTNU’s Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering as well. He has been a visiting scientist with IBM Almaden Research Center, The University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, The Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...
, The University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
and most recently with the University of California at Los Angeles.
Active in international organizations working toward cooperation in research, from 1979 to 1982 Sølvberg represented Norway at the IFIP General Assembly. From 1982 to 1988, he was chairman of IFIP WG8.1 for Information Systems Design. Until 1994 he served as a trustee in the VLDB Endowment. He cofounded the CAiSE conference series.
Work
Sølvberg's main research interests are in the fields of information systems design methodologySoftware development methodology
A software development methodology or system development methodology in software engineering is a framework that is used to structure, plan, and control the process of developing an information system.- History :...
, database design
Database design
Database design is the process of producing a detailed data model of a database. This logical data model contains all the needed logical and physical design choices and physical storage parameters needed to generate a design in a Data Definition Language, which can then be used to create a database...
, information modelling, information systems engineering environments and model driven design.
Publications
Sølvberg has published numerous papers in journals, books, and archival proceedings since the 1970s. Books, a selection:- 1967. Datamaskinen.
- 1969. Fortran.
- 1971. Computer-aided information systems analysis and design. The first Scandinavian workshop. With Janis Bubenko and Börje Langefors (Eds).
- 1990. CAiSE '90 (1990 : Stockholm, Sweden) Advanced information systems engineering : second Nordic conference, CAiSE '90, Stockholm, Sweden, May 8-10, 1990 : proceedings. With B. Steinholtz and L. Bergman (eds.)
- 1993. An Introduction to Information Systems Engineering. With David Kung. Springer-Verlag.
- 2000. Information systems engineering: state of the art and research themes. With Sjaak BrinkkemperSjaak BrinkkemperJacobus Nicolaas Brinkkemper is a Dutch computer scientist, and Full Professor of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University.-Biography:...
, Janis Bubenko and Eva Lindencrona. - 2001. International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (20th : 2001 : Yokohama, Japan) Conceptual modeling-ER 2001 : 20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Yokohama, Japan, November 2001 : proceedings. With Hideko S. Kunii and Sushil Jajodia (eds.).
- 2003. Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (1st : 2003 : Trondheim, Norway) History of Nordic computing : IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway. Edited with Janis Bubenko, Jr. and John Impagliazzo.
- 2007. Conceptual modelling in information systems engineering With John KrogstieJohn KrogstieJohn Krogstie is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in information systems at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of enterprise modelling.- Biography :...
, Andreas Lothe Opdahl and Sjaak BrinkkemperSjaak BrinkkemperJacobus Nicolaas Brinkkemper is a Dutch computer scientist, and Full Professor of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University.-Biography:...
(eds.).
Articles, a selection:
- Eivind Aurdal, Arne Sølvberg (1977). "A multi-level procedure for design of file organizations". In: AFIPS National Computer Conference 1977 pp. 509-521.
- Arne Sølvberg, David Chenho Kung (1985). "On Structural and Behavioral Modeling of Reality". In: DS-1 1985. pp. 205-221
- O.I. Lindland, G. Sindre and Arne Sølvberg (1994) "Understanding quality in conceptual modeling". In: IEEE Software 11(2), pp. 42–49
External links
- Personal homepage.
- Homepage at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.