Dr. Simon Polovina

Principal Investigator, CUBIST
Enterprise Architect, CENTRIC
Senior Lecturer in Business Computing

SAP Certified Associate Enterprise Architect
Certified Development Consultant SAP NetWeaver 2004s – NetWeaver Portal
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Certified Developer

Conceptual Structures Research Group
Department of Computing and Communication and Computing Research Centre (CCRC),
Cultural, Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI)
Sheffield Hallam University
Room 9342 Cantor Building, 153 Arundel St, Sheffield, UK S1 2NU
Tel: +44 (0)114 225 6825 (direct line)
Email: t0@polovina.me.uk

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About me | Publications | Professional & Academic Activities | Leisure Interests | Other Things

Professional & Academic Activities

2002 to date

As above. Also:

Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications (IJCSSA)
General Chair: ICCS 2007 - "Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications"
Program Chair: ICCS 2011 - "Conceptual Structures for Discovering Knowledge"

Steering Group Member, CCRC (Computing and Communications Research Centre), C3RI (Cultural, Communication & Computing Research Institute).
Leader, CCRC's Conceptual Structures Research Group.

Course leader for MSc Enterprise Systems Professional with SAP (2006-7)

1999 - 2001

Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire

1994 - 1999

Senior Lecturer in Business Information Technology, South Bank University, London

1994 - 1995 (Part-time)

PGCHE (Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education), South Bank University, London

1989 - 1993

PhD: 'The Suitability of Conceptual Graphs in Strategic Management Accountancy', Department of Computer Studies, Loughborough University of Technology. As well as a summary of this research, the complete thesis is available in .pdf and, for that matter, the Departmental group photograph (Image, 103k) just after my graduation ceremony. My supervisor was Dr. Chris Hinde, my internal examiner was Anthony Clarke, and my external examiner was Dr. David Ian Bainbridge.

1988 - 1989

MSc Information Technology, Loughborough University of Technology

1982 - 1988

Accountant in various organisations including Local Government, Central Electricity Generating Board, BTR plc, Royal Automobile Club, and a Chartered Accountancy practice

1979 - 1982

BA(Hons.) Textile Management, Leeds University

Leisure Interests

Good Food
Real Ale
Walking, and exercising in the gym (to help compensate for the previous two...)