​​​​Maria Raffai PhD​

Scientific Research Fields and Education

The main focuses of my research are developing effective software and information engineering methodologies, benchmarking of the Best Business Practices, analyzing the information technology's influence on the business processes. The topics and the results of my research work appear in the different subjects of my educational work, most of them are published. 

• information engineering methodologies: 1999, 2003

• information modeling, methods, rules 

• database architectures, design methodologies

• object-oriented analysis and design technology

• modeling language (UML)

• computer aided software engineering tools

• project management

• operation research methods and applications

• research on history of computing

• Organization Development Solutions

  • BPR: business process re-engineering

  • RTEBP improvement methodology

  • BCP: business process continuity planning

• Decision Making, ~ Support Systems

• Decision Making Case Studies 

• Knowledge Based Systems: architecture, design

• new trends in enterprise application development

• enterprise information systems, information capital

• enterprise-wide application integration (MIS, EIS, ERP, EAI)

• IT services, IT controlling, IT audit

• model driven architectures (EAI, MDA)

• Internet architecture, browsing, ethics

• effective educational methods, technologies