University of British Columbia

Philippe Kruchten is a full professor of software engineering in the department of electrical and computer engineering of the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. He holds an NSERC Chair in Design Engineering. He joined UBC in 2004 after a 30 plus year career in industry, where he worked mostly in with large software-intensive systems design, in the domains of telecommunication, defense, aerospace and transportation.

Timothy J Burns, PhD

Timothy J. Burns is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he teaches courses in the principles of information systems and in systems analysis and design. Dr. Burns has more than 25 years of experience working as a practitioner in the information systems field, primarily as a consultant to organizations in a multitude of industries, including several Fortune 100 companies.