Rainer Weber

Rainer Weber

Prof. Dr.

Curriculum vitae

Studies of computer science with minor business management at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Research assistant at the University of Passau and the University of Technology Munich
Ph.D. in the area of modeling and design techniques for distributed systems

Research activity at the IBM European Networking Center in Heidelberg, specializing in multimedia office communication

Development for SAP Business Workflow at SAP AG, Walldorf

Professor for Information Systems at Nuremberg Tech (Technische Hochschule Nürnberg)

Teaching areas

Business Application Systems and Workflow Systems

Research
  • Enterprise software, in particular SAP Software
  • Workflow systems
  • Modeling and design techniques for business processes
Courses
Publications
  • R. Weber: Betriebliche Anwendungssysteme. 2nd edition, © Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2021
  • R. Weber: Technologie von Unternehmenssoftware. Springer Vieweg © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
  • R. Weber: Vermittlung von Softwaretechnik-Konzepten betrieblicher Anwendungssoftware am Beispiel von SAP-Software. In: P. Forbrig, G. Siegel, M. Schneider (Eds.): HDI 2006: Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik, 2006, p. 153-156
  • R. Weber: Workflow-Interoperabilität über das Internet mit dem Standard Wf-XML. Wirtschaftsinformatik 45 (2003) 3, p. 345-348
  • J. Brunt, R. Weber: Wf-XML Challenge - Interoperability Demo by SAP and Staffware. In: L. Fischer: Workflow Handbook 2002, Lighthouse Point, Florida (Future Strategies Inc., Book Division), 2002, p. 159-166
  • P. Lindlau, S. Morris, R. Weber: SAP Meets IBM's Lotus Software – Integration Tools for Business Solutions. SAP Professional Journal, November/December 2001, p. 97-114
  • J.G. Hayes, E. Peyrovian, S. Sarin, M.-T. Schmidt, K.D. Swenson, R. Weber: Workflow Interoperability Standards for the Internet. IEEE Internet Computing, Mai/Juni 2000, p. 37 – 45. Auch in: L. Fischer: Workflow Handbook 2001, Lighthouse Point, Florida (Future Strategies Inc., Book Division),2000, p. 253-269
  • R. Weber: Extending SAP Business Workflow with Web Forms. SAP Professional Journal, January/February 2000, p. 25-40
  • K. Stølen, F. Dederichs, R. Weber: Specification and Refinement of Networks of Asynchronously Communicating Agents Using the Assumption/Commitment Paradigm. Formal Aspects of Computing, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1996, p. 127-161
  • H. Wächter, F.J. Fritz, A. Berthold, B. Drittler, H. Eckert, R. Gerstner, R. Götzinger, R. Krane, A. Schaeff, C. Schlögel, R. Weber: Modellierung und Ausführung flexibler Geschäftsprozesse mit SAP Business Workflow 3.0. GI-Jahrestagung 1995, 1995, p. 197-204
  • E. Moeller, L. Neumann, G. Schürmann, S. Thomas, R. Weber, F. Wolf: The BERKOM Multimedia-Mail Teleservice. Computer Communications, Vol. 18, No. 2, February 1995, p. 89-102
  • R. Weber: Von Electronic-Mail zu multimedialer Post. Informatik-Spektrum 17, 1994, p. 222-231
  • J. Rückert, R. Weber: Multimedia-Mail im Büro. bit Büroorganisation, Informationstechnik, Telekommunikation, No. 5, 1994, p. 22-23
  • J. Rückert, R. Weber: Multimedia-Mail. Online, No. 12, 1993, p. 50-53
  • F. Dederichs, C. Dendorfer, R. Weber: Focus – A Formal Design Method for Distributed Systems. In: A. Bode, M. Dal Cin (Eds.): Parallel Computer Architectures. LNCS 732, Berlin – Heidelberg – New York (Springer), 1993, p. 190-202
  • R. Weber: Distributed Systems. In: B. Hoffmann, B. Krieg-Brückner (Ed.): Program Development by Specification and Transformation. LNCS 680, Berlin – Heidelberg – New York (Springer), 1993, p. 80-98
  • C. Dendorfer, R. Weber: An Informal Introduction to the Design Method Focus. In: H. König (Ed.): Formale Methoden für verteilte Systeme. FOKUS Praxis Information und Kommunikation, München – New Providence – London – Paris (K.G. Saur), 1993, p. 9-20
  • C. Dendorfer, R. Weber: From Service Specification to Protocol Entity Implementation – An Exercise in Formal Protocol Development. In: R.J. Linn, Jr., M.Ü. Uyar (Eds.): Protocol Specification, Testing and Verification, XII. IFIP Transaction Series C, Amsterdam – London – New York – Tokio (North-Holland), 1992, p. 163-177
  • R. Weber: Where Can I Get Gas Round Here? - An Application of a Design Methodology for Distributed Systems. In: J.A. Bergstra, L.M.G. Feijs (Ed.): Algebraic Methods II: Theory, Tools and Applications. LNCS 490, Berlin – Heidelberg – New York (Springer), 1991, p. 143-166
  • F. Dederichs, R. Weber: Safety and Liveness from a Methodological Point of View. Information Processing Letters 36, No. 1, 1990, p. 25-30
  • F. Dederichs, R. Weber: Sicherheit und Lebendigkeit. Informatik-Spektrum 12, 1989, p. 342-346