Banu Aysolmaz
Izmir,1981
EDUCATION
2008 - 2014 Middle East Technical University, (PhD)
- - Informatics Institute, Information Systems
- - Passed qualification exam at December, 2010
- - GPA: 3.94
- - Thesis: UPROM: A Unified Business Process Modeling Methodology
2003 – 2007 Middle East Technical University, (MSc)
- - Informatics Institute, Information Systems
- - GPA: 3.88
- - Thesis: A Study On Conceptual Modeling In Simulation Systems: An Extended Methodology for KAMA
- - Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering
- - GPA: 3.11
- 2012 – Interdisciplinary IAOA Summer School on Ontological Analysis, International Association for Ontology and its Applications, Trento, Italy
- 2011 – CASE Summer School on Practical Experimentation in Software Engineering, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
- 2011 – Summer School on Service Science and Research Methods, University of Leipzig, Szczecin, Poland
- 2010 – CASE Summer School on Applied Software Engineering, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
1999 – 2003 Middle East Technical University (BS)
Summer Schools
WORK EXPERIENCE
2017 (September) – Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Assistant Professor of Information Management,
- ■ Marie Curie fellow with project PRIME focusing on innovatively "invigorating" process models by means of visualization
2015 (September) – 2017 (August) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Business Informatics Group, Post-doc researcher,
- ■ Lecturing the first BPM courses in METU in Information Systems and Software Management programs
2014 – 2015 METU Informatics Institute, Part-time Lecturer
- ■ Business process modeling, requirements analysis, subcontracting and supporting business process management (BPM) systems development for governmental projects
- ■ Business process analysis and modeling for many organizations in Turkey and business process modeling based requirements elicitation for software acquisition
- ■ Training in various organizations in the topics of: Software process improvement, CMMi, business process modeling
- ■ Development of integrated business process modeling tool, UPROM Tool with the grant awarded from Ankara Development Agency
- ■ CMMi and ISO/IEC 15504 based software process improvement consultancy for a number of organizations in Turkey
- ■ CMMi based process assessment for many software development organizations in Turkey, team member in SCAMPI appraisals of SEI
- ■ Some organizations in which BPM and SPI studies are conducted are: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, TUSAŞ TAI, Turkish Ministry of Development, Regional Development Agencies, Turkish Public Procurement Authority (KIK), Türksat A.Ş., Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, BITES Ltd., Outsource Ltd., MİKES A.Ş., Bank Asya A.Ş., Aselsan HBT.
- ■ Assistant of courses Software Project Management, Software Quality Management, Software Process Improvement, Software Management, Information Systems Project
- ■ Tutoring business process modeling lectures
- ■ Research in software process improvement (SPI); SPI in small enterprises; CMMi; ISO15504; business process modeling; using business process models for diverse goals in software development like SPI, requirements analysis, software size estimation, process documentation.
- ■ PhD thesis completed named as: UPROM: A Unified Business Process Modeling Methodology
- ■ Business process analysis and establishment of software infrastructure for the agency
- ■ Development and management of regional grant scheme programs
- ■ Studies with EU countries including 7th framework programs
- ■ Studies with State Planning Organization
- ■ Collective projects with international institutions like UNDP, Intel, World Bank, British Council
- ■ Project Manager of “Tactical Environment Software” package of Helicopter Training Simulator Center (HELSİM), which is developed with main contractor Havelsan A.Ş. for Undersecretariat for Defence Industries
- ■ Project development following Mil-Std-498 and ISO/IEC 12207 standards
- ■ Working as a team leader at development activities conducted collectively at CAE Canada facilities
- ■ Software development activities on distributed simulation systems using C, C++, various other technologies and state-of-the-art tools
- ■ Two-months education in Utah, USA provided on visual models and environment for real-time simulations within this project
- ■ Participation in process improvement activities of the company
- ■ Support for contract examination, preparation of proposals and planning activities of various projects with high confidentiality
- ■ Tank Crew Training Simulator (TANK-MES) R&D Project Manager Assistant
- ■ Applying MIL-STD-498 processes and conducting 3d software development
- ■ Establishment of ISO 9001:2000 quality management system and acquisition of ISO 9001:2000 certificate as the QMS Representative
- ■ Research activities on software and hardware integration for R&D projects
- ■ Test engineering and project delivery for Sonar Operator Training Simulator (SONOPES)
- ■ Feasibility studies and preparation of proposals for various projects
- ■ Communications and solution development with delegate companies
- ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor, 2004
- COSMIC COSMIC Software Functional Size Measurer, 2010
- Software Engineering Institute Introduction to CMMI for Development v1.3, 2011
- Project Management Institute PMI-Agile Certified Professional; PMI, 2011
- Software Engineering Institute Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement Training v1.3, 2012
- University of Potsdam Business Process Modeling and Analysis, 2013
- International Publications
- - Aysolmaz, B., Leopold, H., Reijers, H. A., & Demirörs, O. (2017). A semi-automated approach for generating natural language requirements documents based on business process models. Information and Software Technology.
- - Aysolmaz, B., Reijers, H. A. (2017). Use Cases for Understanding Business Process Models. In E. Dubois & K. Pohl (Eds.), Advanced Information Systems Engineering: 29th International Conference, CAiSE 2017, Essen, Germany, June 12-16, 2017, Proceedings (pp. 428–442). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- - Aysolmaz, B., Brown, R. A., Bruza, P. D., & Reijers, H. A. (2016). A 3D visualization approach for process training in office environments. In CoopIS 2016 : International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems. inproceedings, Rhodes, Greece.
- - Aysolmaz, B., Yaldiz, A., & Reijers, H. (2016). A Process Variant Modeling Method Comparison: Experience Report. In R. Schmidt, W. Guédria, I. Bider, & S. Guerreiro (Eds.), Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling: 17th International Conference, BPMDS 2016, 21st International Conference, EMMSAD 2016, Held at CAiSE 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 13-14,2016 , Proceedings (pp. 285–300).
- - Gulden, J., van der Linden, D., & Aysolmaz, B. (2016). A Research Agenda on Visualizations in Information Systems Engineering. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Software Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE. April 27-28 2016, Rome.
- - Gulden, J., Linden, D. Van Der, Aysolmaz, B., Hadar, I., Reijers, H. A., & Proper, H. A. (2016). The State of Research on Visualization in Information Systems Engineering. In J. Krogstie, H. Mouratidis, & J. Su (Eds.), CAiSE Radar 2016. In: 28th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, University of Ljubljana (pp. 38–43). Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- - B. Aysolmaz and H. Reijers, "Towards an Integrated Framework for Invigorating Process Models: A Research Agenda", in R. Brown, S. Kriglstein, & S. Rinderle-Ma (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on Theory and Applications of Process Visualization (TaProViz’15) on the conference Business Process Modeling (BPM 2015) in Innsbruck, 2015-08-31. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.
- - S. Fassbender and B. Aysolmaz, "Transforming Process Models to Problem Frames", in M. Weske & S. Rinderle-Ma (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on Process Engineering (IWPE'15) on the conference Business Process Modeling (BPM 2015) in Innsbruck, 2015-08-31. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “Unified Process Modeling with UPROM Tool,” Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, in Editors: van der Aalst, W., Mylopoulos, J., Rosemann, M., Shaw, M.J., Szyperski, C., Springer, 2015.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “Deriving User Requirements from Business Process Models for Automation: A Case Study,” in Requirements Engineering and Business Process Management Workshop, RE'14, 2014.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “Automated Functional Size Estimation using Business Process Models with UPROM Method,” in Software Process and Product Measurement, 2014.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “UPROM Tool : A Unified Business Process Modeling Tool for Generating Software Life Cycle Artifacts,” in Proceedings of the CAiSE Forum 2014, 2014.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “Modeling Business Processes to Generate Artifacts for Software Development : A Methodology,” in Modeling in Software Engineering (MISE), 2014 ICSE Workshop on, 2014. DOI: 10.1145/2593770.2593775.
- - B. Aysolmaz, D. Iren, and O. Demirors, “An Effort Prediction Model Based on BPM Measures for Process Automation,” in Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling SE - 12, vol. 147, S. Nurcan, H. Proper, P. Soffer, J. Krogstie, R. Schmidt, T. Halpin, and I. Bider, Eds. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, pp. 154–167.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “A Detailed Software Process Improvement Methodology: BG-SPI,” in Systems, Software and Service Process Improvement SE - 9, vol. 172, R. O‘Connor, J. Pries-Heje, and R. Messnarz, Eds. Springer Berlin, 2011, pp. 97–108.
- - A. Coskuncay, B. Aysolmaz, O. Demirors, O. Bilen, and I. Dogan, “Bridging The Gap Between Business Process Modeling And Software Requirements Analysis: A Case Study,” MCIS 2010 Proc., p. Paper 20, 2010.
- - F. Yesildoruk, B. Aysolmaz, and O. Demirors, “The Tool Coverage of Software Process Improvement Frameworks for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises,” in Product-Focused Software Process Improvement SE - 22, vol. 32, F. Bomarius, M. Oivo, P. Jaring, and P. Abrahamsson, Eds. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009, pp. 290–302.
- Technical Reports
- - B. Aysolmaz, “Unified Business Process Modeling Methodology (UPROM) Application: Case Study Results METU/II-TR-2014-32,” Ankara, Turkey, 2014. http://expertjudgment.com/publications/METU_II_TR_2014_32.pdf
- - B. Aysolmaz, “Conceptual Model of a Synthetic Environment Simulation System Developed Using Extended KAMA Methodology METU/II-TR-2007-17,” Ankara, Turkey, 2007.
- National Publications in Turkey
- - B. Aysolmaz, A. Coskuncay, O. Demirors, and A. Yildiz, “Kamuda İş Süreçleri Modelleme: Gereği ve Yararları,” in 5. Ulusal Yazılım Mühendisliği Sempozyumu - UYMS’11, 2011.
- - B. Aysolmaz, A. Yildiz, and O. Demirors, “BG-SPI: Yinelemeli Yazılım Süreç İyileştirme Yöntemi,” in 5. Ulusal Yazılım Mühendisliği Sempozyumu - UYMS’11, 2011.
- - A. Coskuncay, B. Aysolmaz, O. Demirors, O. Bilen, and I. Dogan, “Eşzamanlı İş Süreci Modelleme ve Gereksinim Analizi için Bir Yaklaşım,” in 2. Yazılım Kalitesi ve Yazılım Geliştirme Araçları Sempozyumu, 2010.
- - F. Yesildoruk, B. Aysolmaz, and O. Demirors, “Küçük ve Orta Ölçekli İşletmeler için Geliştirilen Süreç İyileştirme Çerçevelerinin Kapsamı,” in Ulusal Yazılım Mühendisliği Sempozyumu, 2010.
- - B. Aysolmaz and O. Demirors, “Simülasyon Sistemlerinde Kavramsal Modellerin Tasarımda Kullanılması – Bir Vaka Çalışması,” in 4. SAVTEK Savunma Teknolojileri Kongresi, 2008.
- Computer Programming Languages and Web Technologies: Javascript, NodeJS, bpmn.io, Java and MDD libraries (EMF, GEF, GMF), C++, OpenGL and real-time 3D libraries (e.g. Quantum3D Vtree, HLA, RTI (DoD, MAC, CAE), CMLabs Vortex, Intersense IntertiaCube) , 3D database development software (Multigen Creator, Terrex TerraVista, E&S ECT, CAE ITEMS, Visual Basic.NET, HTML, XML
- Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu)
- Business Process Modeling: IBM ARIS, IBM WebSphere, Intalio, Signavio, Activiti, Visual Paradigm and many others
- Applications: SVN, Visual Source Safe, Visual Studio, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop
- Foreign Language: English (advanced, TOEFL IBT Score:107, 2011)
- Awards:
- - European Union Marie Curie Individual Fellowship grant, H2020 2014 MCIF Program.
- - METU 2015 Thesis of the Year Award
- - 2015 TTGV Thesis Applied in Industry Award Finalist
- - Grant: Ankara Development Agency Financial Support for the project: UPROM Integrated Process Modeling Tool
- - Grant: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, PhD National Grant
- Trainings and Other Studies:
- - Terrex company for TerraVista Visual Database tool training. 2004. 1 week. Tucson Arizona USA
- - E&S company tactical environment project software development tool training. 2005. 2 months. Salt Lake City Utah USA
- - CAE ITEMS real-time simulation tool collective project development. 2006. 4 months. Montreal, Canada
- - EU Project Cycle Management: Methodologies and Practices. 2008. 5 days. Paolo Caputo: Italian Ministry of Economy in the Coordinator Unit for Verification of Public Investments
- - EU Project Cycle Management: Outlines, Regional Policies, Partnership, Logical Framework. 2008. 5 days. Ruggero Tabossi: Regional development expert in the Regional Development Agency of Emilia Romagna (ERVET)
- Interests: Traveling, outdoor sports, adventure racing (member of team Rock Lizards), long distance running (Runtalya Marathon 2014 finisher), orienteering, mountain biking (2014 Turkish elite women MTB orienteering champion), mountaineering, rock climbing, yoga, table tennis (METU team member), archeology, photography, music (classic guitar player)
- Memberships:Project Management Institute Member, Nature Travelers Association Member (Gezginder)
- Marital Status: Single
- Driving License: B 1999
- business process modeling, business process management, process modeling visualization, integrating business process modeling with software engineering practices, software requirements analysis, software size estimation, COSMIC, process documentation, business glossary, process KPI, process improvement, software development lifecycle, agile software development, software quality assurance processes, software and system development capability maturity models, CMMI, ISO/IEC 15504, ISO/IEC 12207, ITIL, Cobit, knowledge management, software project management
2009 – 2015 Bilgi Group Ltd, METU Technopolice, Consultant and Researcher (BPM and SPI)
2009 – 2013 METU Informatics Institute, Research Assistant
2007 – 2008 Cukurova Development Agency, Project Implementation Expert
2005 – 2007 SDT Space and Defence Technologies, Simulation Software Development Group Leader & Project Manager
2003 – 2005 SATEK Defence Technologies, Software Engineer & Quality System Manager
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TWEET CV: Banu Aysolmaz; IS PhD @VU; @METU; IS MSc @METU; IE BS @BU; PMI-ACP @Bilgi Group Ltd.