KEYNOTE SPEAKERS LIST
Brian Donnellan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
Title: IT-enabled Innovation and Green IT
Frances Brazier, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Title: Self-regulation for Transformation?
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Brian Donnellan National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ireland |
Brief Bio
Prof. Brian Donnellan is Professor of Information Systems Innovation at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) and Co-Director of the Innovation Value Institute (www.ivi.ie) . Prior to joining NUIM he was a faculty member in the Cairnes Postgraduate School of Business and Public Policy in the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). His teaching and research interests lie primarily in the area of innovation systems, which encompasses innovation, new product development, Sustainable ICT and IT management. Prior to joining NUI Galway faculty in 2004 he spent 17 years working in industry. While in industry he was responsible for the provision of information systems to support New Product Development and the implementation of Knowledge Management and Innovation systems.
Abstract
This talk will explore the nature of IT-enabled Innovation and will examine the emerging field of Green IT. The potential business benefits that can be derived by successful “Green IT” innovation can be seen in terms of reduced energy costs, streamlined IT processes, increased collaboration and more efficient interaction with suppliers and customers, and a more mobile, agile workforce. Demonstrating a corporate commitment to environmental awareness can also enhance brand value significantly. Specific IT initiatives are possible in end-user working practices, energy efficient office environments, reducing back office and data centre energy consumption. Efficiencies are also being derived from a holistic view of the procurement and supply chain management process that includes material choice, acquisition, packaging, delivery and disposal. CIO’s are thus now in a position to play a key role in enhancing brand value, meeting compliance requirements and enhancing competitiveness of organizations by enabling innovation in areas such as Green IT.
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Frances Brazier Delft University of Technology The Netherlands |
Brief Bio
Prof. Dr. Frances Brazier holds the Systems Engineering Foundations Chair, within the Department of Technology Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology. Her research focus is on design and management of adaptive distributed (autonomous) systems in human organizations and society: socio-eco-techno systems:. Systems for which delegation of responsibility and risk is a challenge. Energy management has been the domain in which technology and policies for distributed management have been designed and studied in close collaboration with domain experts for over 20 years . Agent middleware (AgentScape), developed within the Dynamic Adaptive Systems Design group she leads, provides the technology needed to design and run large scale simulations and distributed emulations, to explore the implications of design choices/regulations. AgentScape development is currently supported by an international consortium lead in cooperation with Thales R&D, within the context of D-CIS, with both industrial and academic partners.
Frances Brazier holds an MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science and a doctorate in Cognitive Ergonomics from the VU Amsterdam. She held the Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Chair at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam within the Department of Computer Science, before moving to the TU Delft in 2009. Parallel to her academic career she co-founded the first ISP in the Netherlands: NLnet. She has been a member of a large number of international programme committees, reviewing committees, PhD committees, has published significantly in the areas of Autonomous System Design, Artificial Intelligenc, Multi-Agent Systems, Design Theory, Distributed Systems, and HCI. She was a member of NWO's Advies Commissie Informatica for 5 years, chaired the I-Science GLANCE programme. She is currently a member of the editorial board of "AI in Design and Manufacturing", Birkenhauser's Autonomic Computing series, a member of scientific directory of Schloss Dagstuhl (Germany) and a Board member of NLnet Labs.
Abstract
Large scale dynamic systems adapt to change in society and their environment. New regulations, new sources of information, new organisations, new technology are all factors that influence system behaviour both locally and globally. Roles are changing: individuals, for example are no longer consumers but also producers. Social networks of prosumers are forming new types of dynamic organizations. In the energy market, for example, virtual power stations are emerging as organizations capable of fending for their own needs. Self-regulation is becoming a fact. The focus of this presentation is on the effects of governance (institutional arrangements) on these new developments.