Kari Smolander
Professor, Software Engineering at Aalto University School of Business
Schools
- Aalto University School of Business
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Biography
Aalto University School of Business
My research is about how people and organizations work together to build complex artefacts of software that are the basis of the ongoing digital transformation. Especially I am interested in how development practices are created, adopted, used and how and why they are abandoned. Recently I have been thinking much of how these practices are affected by the massive infrastructures that are running in enterprises and globally in the internet. I believe that this is the key topic that needs to receive more attention from researchers.
BACKGROUND
My previous jobs:
- Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2001-2003 Project Manager, Professor 2006-, now 20% Professor
- Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Senior Lecturer (1997-2006)
- Tieto Oyj, 1994-1997, Department Manager, Development Manager, Project Manager
- MetaCase Consulting Oy, Jyväskylä, 1992-1994, co-founder
- University of Jyväskylä, 1987-1994, Researcher
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education and degrees awarded
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2003.
Licentiate of Economics, Computer Science, University of Jyväskylä, 1993.
Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Jyväskylä, 1988.
Pedagogical Studies, teacher’s certificate (Finnish law 452/96), Jyväskylä Teacher Education College, 2000.
Current position
Full Professor, Software Engineering, Aalto University, 1.1.2016, permanent position, 80%.
Full Professor, Software Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 1.1.2006, permanent position, 20%.
Previous work experience
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Project Manager (2001-2003), Senior Scientist (11%, 2004-2005), Professor 2006 -
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Information Technology (1997-2006)
Tieto Oyj, 1994-1997, Department Manager, Development Manager, Project Manager.
MetaCase Consulting Oy, Jyväskylä, 1992-1994 (http://www.metacase.com/), co-founder, inventor of MetaEdit and responsible for MetaEdit product development and architecture.
University of Jyväskylä, 1987-1994, Researcher, lecturer, assistant.
Leadership in research work
Established software engineering research at Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Leader of the software engineering research group at LUT 2006-2016.
Has supervised 9 doctors as the primary supervisor. Has now 5 active doctoral students.
Administrative responsibilities at higher education institutions or at research organisations
- Academic unit leader, Innovation and Software, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2015-2016
- Head of Doctoral Programme on Software Engineering and Information Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2010-2016
- Department Head, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2011-2012.
- Vice Dean, Faculty of Technology Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2011-2012, 2014
- Laboratory Head, Software Engineering Laboratory, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2007-2012.
- Merits in teaching and pedagogical competence
Involvement in curriculum planning and the implementation of courses
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, responsible for designing and planning software engineering curriculum
Lappeenranta University of Technology, responsible of software engineering major, 2007-2012
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Head of Information Technology Program, 2012-2014
Supervision of theses: >100 master theses supervised, >50 bachelor theses supervised
Awards, prizes and honours
Best paper award, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), 2005.
Best paper award, Testing: Academic & Industrial Conference, Practice and Research Techniques, 2011.
Best paper award, European, Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS), 2014.
Other academic merits
Has served as a pre-examiner or an opponent in a doctoral dissertation 11 times (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Australia)
Publication merits:
135 scientific peer-reviewed publications
Peer-reviewed scientific articles
Journal article-refereed, Original researchLack of Communication and Collaboration in Enterprise Architecture Development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Smolander, Kari2017 in INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS (Springer Netherlands)ISSN: 1387-3326Defining an iterative ISO/IEC 29110 deployment package for game developers
Kasurinen, Jussi; Smolander, Kari2017 in International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IGI GLOBAL)ISSN: 1935-570XLack of integration governance in ERP development a case study on causes and effects
Kähkönen, Tommi; Smolander, Kari; Maglyas, Andrey2017 in ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 1751-7575Explaining the challenges in ERP development networks with triggers, root causes, and consequences
Kähkönen, Tommi; Alanne, Aki; Pekkola, Samuli; Smolander, Kari2017 in Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Association for Information Systems)ISSN: 1529-3181Core software product management activities
Maglyas, Andrey; Nikula, Uolevi; Smolander, Kari; Fricker, Samuel2017 in JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (Association for Information Systems)ISSN: 0972-7981Anatomy of one service-oriented architecture implementation and reasons behind low service reuse
Alkkiomäki, Ville; Smolander, Kari2016 in SERVICE ORIENTED COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS (Springer London)ISSN: 1863-2386What do we know about the role of enterprise architecture in enterprise integration? A systematic mapping study
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Smolander, Kari2016 in JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 1741-0398A theory of distances in software engineering
Bjarnason, Elizabeth; Smolander, Kari; Engström, Emelie; Runeson, Per2016 in INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier)ISSN: 0950-5849An investigation of factors leading to the reluctance of SaaS ERP adoption in Namibian SMEs
Hasheela, Victoria; Smolander, Kari; Mufeti, Tulimevava2016 in The African Journal of Information Systems (Elsevier)ISSN: 1936-0282Adoption and use of cloud-based testing in practice
Riungu-Kalliosaari, Leah; Taipale, Ossi; Smolander, Kari; Richardson, Ita2016 in SOFTWARE QUALITY JOURNAL (Springer New York)ISSN: 0963-9314Where Is Current Research on Blockchain Technology? - A Systematic Review
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Ko, Deokoon; Choi, Sujin; Park, Sooyong; Smolander, Kari2016 in PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)ISSN: 1932-6203How do software development teams manage technical debt? – An empirical study
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2016 in JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)ISSN: 0164-1212Exploring the Perceived End-Product Quality in Software-Developing Organizations
Kasurinen, Jussi; Taipale, Ossi; Vanhanen, Jari; Smolander, Kari2012 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEM MODELING AND DESIGN (IGI Publishing)ISSN: 1947-8186Software Architectures: Blueprint, Literature, Language Or Decision?
Smolander, K.; Rossi, M.; Purao, S.2008 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.)ISSN: 0960-085XConflicts, Compromises and Political Decisions: Methodological Challenges of Enterprise-Wide E-Business Architecture
Smolander, K.; Rossi, M.2007 in JOURNAL OF DATABASE MANAGEMENT (IGI Publishing)ISSN: 1063-8016Understanding Requirements through Filtering, Negotiating and Shifting
Ovaska, P.; Rossi, M.; Smolander, K.2006 in Journal of Universal Knowledge Management (IGI Publishing)ISSN: 1991-0959Filtering, negotiating and shifting in the understanding of information system requirements
Ovaska, P.; Rossi, M.; Smolander, K.2005 in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Electronic Systems, University of Aalborg)ISSN: 0905-0167Book section, Chapters in research booksThe Effects of Software Process Evolution to Technical Debt - Perceptions from Three Large Software Projects
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2016 ISBN: 978-3-319-31543-0Conference proceedingsChallenges in Transitioning to an Agile Way of Working
Hekkala, Riitta; Stein, Mari-Klara; Rossi, Matti; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 9780998133102Outlining a Process to Manage the Complexity of Enterprise Systems Integration
Kähkönen, Tommi; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 978-989-758-249-3Infrastructures, Integration and Architecting during and after Digital Transformation
Smolander, Kari; Rossi, Matti; Pekkola, Samuli2017 ISBN: 978-1-5386-2799-0Changes and challenges of technical debt and its management during ongoing digital transformation
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 9781450352642Integration Obstacles During ERP Development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Kähkönen, Tommi; Alanne, Aki; Smolander, Kari2016 ISBN: 978-0-7695-5670-3ISSN: 1530-1605Gamification of Software Testing - An MLR
Mäntylä, Mika; Smolander, Kari2016 in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer International Publishing)ISBN: 978-3-319-49093-9ISSN: 0302-9743Collaboration change in enterprise software development
Smolander, Kari; Rossi, Matti; Pekkola, Samuli2016 ISBN: 978-1-4503-4155-4Developing Processes to Increase Technical Debt Visibility and Manageability – An Action Research Study in Industry
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari; Haller, Johan; Törnroos, Hannu2016 in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer International Publishing)ISBN: 978-3-319-49093-9ISSN: 0302-9743The relationship between business model experimentation and technical debt
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Rissanen, Tommi; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari; Sainio, Liisa Maija2015 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319195926ISSN: 1865-1348The benefits and consequences of workarounds in software development projects
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2015 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319195926ISSN: 1865-1348The sources and approaches to management of technical debt A case study of two product lines in a middle-size Finnish software company
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2014 in Lecture notes in Computer Science (SPRINGER)ISBN: 978-3-319-13834-3ISSN: 0302-9743Software Development Methods and Quality Assurance Special Focus on South Korea
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Taipale, Ossi; Smolander, Kari2014 in Communications in Computer and Information Science (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783662438954ISSN: 1865-0929Going beyond the blueprint: Untravelling the complex reality of software architectures
Smolander, K.; Rossi, M.; Purao, S.2005 Non-refereed scientific articles
Unrefereed journal articlesPreface to the special section on software business
Smolander, Kari; Lassenius, Casper; Rossi, Matti2016 in JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)ISSN: 0164-1212Scientific books (monographs)
Book (editor)Software business Towards continuous value delivery: 5th International Conference, ICSOB 2014 Paphos, Cyprus, June 16-18, 2014 Proceedings
Lassenius, Casper; Smolander, Kari2014 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319087375ISSN: 1865-1348Publications intended for professional communities
Article in professional conference proceedingsUnderstanding obstacles in enterprise architecture development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Smolander, Kari2016
Lack of Communication and Collaboration in Enterprise Architecture Development
Defining an iterative ISO/IEC 29110 deployment package for game developers
Lack of integration governance in ERP development a case study on causes and effects
Explaining the challenges in ERP development networks with triggers, root causes, and consequences
Core software product management activities
Anatomy of one service-oriented architecture implementation and reasons behind low service reuse
What do we know about the role of enterprise architecture in enterprise integration? A systematic mapping study
A theory of distances in software engineering
An investigation of factors leading to the reluctance of SaaS ERP adoption in Namibian SMEs
Adoption and use of cloud-based testing in practice
Where Is Current Research on Blockchain Technology? - A Systematic Review
How do software development teams manage technical debt? – An empirical study
Exploring the Perceived End-Product Quality in Software-Developing Organizations
Software Architectures: Blueprint, Literature, Language Or Decision?
Conflicts, Compromises and Political Decisions: Methodological Challenges of Enterprise-Wide E-Business Architecture
Understanding Requirements through Filtering, Negotiating and Shifting
Filtering, negotiating and shifting in the understanding of information system requirements
The Effects of Software Process Evolution to Technical Debt - Perceptions from Three Large Software Projects
Conference proceedingsChallenges in Transitioning to an Agile Way of Working
Hekkala, Riitta; Stein, Mari-Klara; Rossi, Matti; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 9780998133102Outlining a Process to Manage the Complexity of Enterprise Systems Integration
Kähkönen, Tommi; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 978-989-758-249-3Infrastructures, Integration and Architecting during and after Digital Transformation
Smolander, Kari; Rossi, Matti; Pekkola, Samuli2017 ISBN: 978-1-5386-2799-0Changes and challenges of technical debt and its management during ongoing digital transformation
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Smolander, Kari2017 ISBN: 9781450352642Integration Obstacles During ERP Development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Kähkönen, Tommi; Alanne, Aki; Smolander, Kari2016 ISBN: 978-0-7695-5670-3ISSN: 1530-1605Gamification of Software Testing - An MLR
Mäntylä, Mika; Smolander, Kari2016 in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer International Publishing)ISBN: 978-3-319-49093-9ISSN: 0302-9743Collaboration change in enterprise software development
Smolander, Kari; Rossi, Matti; Pekkola, Samuli2016 ISBN: 978-1-4503-4155-4Developing Processes to Increase Technical Debt Visibility and Manageability – An Action Research Study in Industry
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari; Haller, Johan; Törnroos, Hannu2016 in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer International Publishing)ISBN: 978-3-319-49093-9ISSN: 0302-9743The relationship between business model experimentation and technical debt
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Rissanen, Tommi; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari; Sainio, Liisa Maija2015 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319195926ISSN: 1865-1348The benefits and consequences of workarounds in software development projects
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2015 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319195926ISSN: 1865-1348The sources and approaches to management of technical debt A case study of two product lines in a middle-size Finnish software company
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Maglyas, Andrey; Smolander, Kari2014 in Lecture notes in Computer Science (SPRINGER)ISBN: 978-3-319-13834-3ISSN: 0302-9743Software Development Methods and Quality Assurance Special Focus on South Korea
Yli-Huumo, Jesse; Taipale, Ossi; Smolander, Kari2014 in Communications in Computer and Information Science (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783662438954ISSN: 1865-0929Going beyond the blueprint: Untravelling the complex reality of software architectures
Smolander, K.; Rossi, M.; Purao, S.2005 Non-refereed scientific articles
Unrefereed journal articlesPreface to the special section on software business
Smolander, Kari; Lassenius, Casper; Rossi, Matti2016 in JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)ISSN: 0164-1212Scientific books (monographs)
Book (editor)Software business Towards continuous value delivery: 5th International Conference, ICSOB 2014 Paphos, Cyprus, June 16-18, 2014 Proceedings
Lassenius, Casper; Smolander, Kari2014 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319087375ISSN: 1865-1348Publications intended for professional communities
Article in professional conference proceedingsUnderstanding obstacles in enterprise architecture development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Smolander, Kari2016
Challenges in Transitioning to an Agile Way of Working
Outlining a Process to Manage the Complexity of Enterprise Systems Integration
Infrastructures, Integration and Architecting during and after Digital Transformation
Changes and challenges of technical debt and its management during ongoing digital transformation
Integration Obstacles During ERP Development
Gamification of Software Testing - An MLR
Collaboration change in enterprise software development
Developing Processes to Increase Technical Debt Visibility and Manageability – An Action Research Study in Industry
The relationship between business model experimentation and technical debt
The benefits and consequences of workarounds in software development projects
The sources and approaches to management of technical debt A case study of two product lines in a middle-size Finnish software company
Software Development Methods and Quality Assurance Special Focus on South Korea
Going beyond the blueprint: Untravelling the complex reality of software architectures
Preface to the special section on software business
Scientific books (monographs)
Book (editor)Software business Towards continuous value delivery: 5th International Conference, ICSOB 2014 Paphos, Cyprus, June 16-18, 2014 Proceedings
Lassenius, Casper; Smolander, Kari2014 in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Springer-Verlag)ISBN: 9783319087375ISSN: 1865-1348Publications intended for professional communities
Article in professional conference proceedingsUnderstanding obstacles in enterprise architecture development
Banaeianjahromi, Negin; Smolander, Kari2016
Software business Towards continuous value delivery: 5th International Conference, ICSOB 2014 Paphos, Cyprus, June 16-18, 2014 Proceedings
Understanding obstacles in enterprise architecture development
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