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|current_post=Professor Emeritus for Systems Engineering and Automation at the Institute of System Sciences at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz | |||
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|universities= Technical University of Vienna<br>University of Pennsylvania | |||
|specializations=Representation and Enactment of Software Process Models<br>Disaster Management<br>Cultural Differences and Human Aspects of System Development<br>Systems Engineering<br>Software Engineering | |||
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'''Gerhard Chroust''' (born 23 April 1941) is an [[Austria]]n [[systems scientist]], and Professor Emeritus for [[Systems Engineering]] and [[Automation]] at the Institute of System Sciences at the [[Johannes Kepler University of Linz]], [[Austria]]. Chroust is an authority in the fields of formal [[programming languages]] and interdisciplinary [[information management]]. | '''Gerhard Chroust''' (born 23 April 1941) is an [[Austria]]n [[systems scientist]], and Professor Emeritus for [[Systems Engineering]] and [[Automation]] at the Institute of System Sciences at the [[Johannes Kepler University of Linz]], [[Austria]]. Chroust is an authority in the fields of formal [[programming languages]] and interdisciplinary [[information management]]. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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=== Software engineering and information engineering === | === Software engineering and information engineering === | ||
In the 1980s the scope of Chrousts research turned towards [[Software Engineering]] and its environment, and towards [[Information Engineering]] in the 1990s. He had a special interest in [[software inspection]]s and [[Workflow]] management. | In the 1980s the scope of Chrousts research turned towards [[Software Engineering]] and its environment, and towards [[Information Engineering]] in the 1990s. He had a special interest in [[software inspection]]s and [[Workflow]] management. | ||
==Reinventing Democracy== | |||
Throughout his career he was involved in computerizing our lives. He believes that democracy is the foundation of our western civilization. Government from and by the people. Computers gradually improved the efficiency and effectiveness of government on local and international levels (e-governance). Despite this, Gerhard identifies numerous problems and dangers of e-governance related to issues of human attitudes. | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == |
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