Juris Borzovs

Juris BORZOVS

Professor Juris BORZOVS
Head of Computing Department,
University of Latvia
Raina Bulv. 19
Riga, LV-1586
Latvia

Phone: +371-7034490
Mobile: +371-9257530
Fax: +371-7619573
E-mail: juris.borzovs@lu.lv

Born: April 17, 1950, Siuntio, Finland

Interests:

Problems of Software Testing
Software Engineering Methods and Standards
Quality Management and ISO 9000
Latvian ICT Terminology
IT&T - related Legislation
Vocational IT Education

Brief Description of Main Research:

"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things…"

Machiavelli

If should I characterise concisely my professional activities during couple of years probably the most suitable would be an assertion that I dealt with and continue to deal with implementation of an order and discipline into various processes and issues, with a propaganda and teaching of such a discipline. I could add that this implementation of the order itself must be disciplined, based on scientific methods and approaches.

My research is devoted to five fields listed below (software engineering and its contacting with information technology legislation and terminology), where I have worked and am still working in.

Research of capabilities of test automation
Development and implementation of the national software engineering standards
Development of IT-related legislation system
Systematisation of development of the Latvian IT terminology
Professionaql softwre engineering education and training

Education:

Riga Secondary School N50, 1968
University of Latvia (Faculty of Physics and Mathematics), 1973
Dr.sc.comp. (Candidate of Science in former USSR), Institute of Mathematics, Academy of Sciences of Belarusssian SSR (Thesis advisor Professor Janis Barzdins), 1989
Certificate of Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 1997
Dr.habil. sc.comp., University of Latvia, 1999

Experience:

Engineer Mathematician-Programmer, Computing Centre, University of Latvia, 1973-1975
Part-time Lecturer, University of Latvia, 1976-1993
Senior Researcher, Computing Centre, University of Latvia, 1976-1979
Head of Laboratory, Computing Centre, University of Latvia, 1980-1988
Deputy Director, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia, 1989-1991
Head of Group, a/s Software House Riga, 1992-1994
Half-time Docent , University of Latvia, 1994-2001
Director, Chairman of Board, Riga Information Technology Institute, subsidiary of a/s DATI Exigen Group, 1995-
Part-time Docent , Riga Technical University, 1996-2000
Member, Council of Higher Education, Republic of Latvia, 2000-2004
Associate Professor, University of Latvia, 2000-2004
Part-time Professor, Riga Technical University, 2000 -
Professor, University of Latvia, 2004-
Head of Computing Department

abroad:

Scholarship of Svenska Institutet, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, 1991
Lovanium International Management Centre, La Hulpe, Belgium, 1991

Honours and Awards:

Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2007
Gold Medal, graduation from secondary school, 1968
Certificate of Senior Research Associate, The Higher Attesting Commission of the USSR Council of Ministers, 1991

Professional Activities and Memberships:

Chair of Conference Organising Committees:

USSR Conferences Synthesis, Testing, Verification and Debugging of Computer Programs, Riga,1981, 1986

The 3^rd and 6th International IEEE Baltic Workshop Data Bases and Information Systems, Riga,1998, 2004

The 13th International Symposium on Fundamentals of Computation Theory, Riga, 2001

The 6th Baltic Conference on Data Bases and Information Systems DB&IS'2004, Riga, 2004

The 8th International Conference PROFES'2007, Riga, 2007

Member of Conference Programme Committees:

Intern. Conf. & Exhib. Information Technologies and Telecommunications in the Baltic States, Riga, 1997, 1998, 1999

Software Quality Week Europe, Brussels, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002

FESMA – The European Software Measurement Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 1998, 1999

Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS), USA, 1998

International Conferences on Software Testing , Bonn, Germany, 2000 -

International Conference on IT Skills- and Vocational Certification, Tallinn, Estonia, 2000

9th Nordic Workshop on Programming and Software Development Environmental Research (NWPER'2000), Lillehammer, Norway, 2000

East-European Conferences on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS), 2001-

International Conferences on Information Systems Development (ISD) conferences, 2002-

Member of Conference Organising Committees:

International bi-annual Baltic Workshops Data Bases and Information Systems, Trakai, Tallinn, Vilnius, 1994 - 2004

Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Riga, 1994

Member, Coordinating Council of Latvian National Programme "Informatics", Member of its Strategic Group and Programme Development Group , 1999 - 2002

Member, Standing Plenary of Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences; Chair, Information Technology and Telecommunications Subcommission of the Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1995 -

Member of Task Forces for draft laws within the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Welfare, and e-Ministry, 1994 -

Founder and President, Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunication Association (LITTA) (1998-2001), Board Member, 2005-

Founder, First President (1996-1998), Member, Latvia Chapter of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Vice President, Latvian National Organisation for Automation (LANO; IFAC Latvia chapter), 1997 -

Vice Chairman, Latvian Information Technology Standardisation Technical Committee (ITSTK), and Chair, Subcommittee 7 (software engineering), 1996-2002

Latvian Coordinator, Very Large Data Bases Endowment, 1994-2004

Member, Swedish - Latvian Council, Baltic IT Fund, Swedfund, 1999 - 2001

Member, IEEE Computer Society and IEEE-Standards Association, 1995 -

Reviewer for IEEE Software bimonthly, 2000 -

Chairman, ICT Professional Education Council, 2000-

Member, Experts Commission on Employment and Vocational Education, Latvian Employers Confederation (LDDK), 2000-

Co-Founder and Member, Latvian National Library Support Fund

Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Informatics, 1999 -

Member, Promotion Council in Computer Science, University of Latvia, 1999-

Editorial Board Member, Acta Universitatis Latviensis, series Informatics, 2002-

Member, UNESCO National Consulting Council Education for Everybody, 2005-

Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Association for Software Testing, 2005-

Invited Lectures:

Software Test Automation. Umeo University, Sweden, 1991.

Latvian Language between Other Languages (in Latvian). The Conference Latvian Language – Existence, Environment, Contexts, Riga, 1997.

Business and Technological Opportunities in Information Technologies in the Baltic Countries. Keynote speech presented at the EUREKA Brokerage Event Food and Information Technologies, Jurmala, Latvia, 1998.

Development of Unified Terminological Electronic Data Base (in Latvian). Convention of the Physics and Technology Section of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1999.

Copyright in Latvia, in Europe, and in the World (in Latvian). International Seminar on the Platform of Copyright Users in Central and East Europe, Riga, 1999.
Terminology in Latvia (in Latvian). Lecture at the Venstpils Higher School, Ventspils, 1999.

The Millenium Problem. Lecture at the Convention of the German-Latvian Bussiness Union, Riga, 1999.

The Millenium Problem as a Bounded Counters Problem. Trendsetters Conference Millenium Catastrophe? (in Latvian), Riga,1999

A Vision of the Future IT&T Sector in Latvia and the Baltic States regarding the Design and Maintenance of Information Systems. Baltic IT Convention The Baltic Sea Region year 2010 - a world leading IT region?. Karlskrona, Sweden, 1999.

Courses

University of Latvia:

Higher Algebra, 1974

Programming Languages, 1975-1978

Software Testing, 1979-1982

Software Quality, 1983-1989, 1994-

Software Engineering, 1992-

Technical Writing and Professional Communication, 1997-

Riga Technical University:

Software Quality, 1996-

Recent/Representative Publications:

J.Bicevskis, J.Borzovs, U.Straujums, A.Zarins, E.F.Miller,jr. SMOTL - A System to Construct Samples for Data Processing Program Debugging. - IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 1979, vol. SE-5, N1, pp. 60-66.
J.Borzovs. Testing Programs by the Aid of Symbolic Execution (in Russian). - Programmirovanije, 1980, N 1, pp. 51-59.
J.Borzovs. Automated Description of Program Function for Processing of Sequential Files (in Russian). - Programmirovanije, 1983, N 2, pp. 3-11.
A.Kalnins, J.Borzovs, I.Medvedis. Automatic Construction of Test Sets: Practical Approach .- In: J.Bazdins, D.Bjorner (eds.) Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Baltic Computer Science, No. 502, Springer-Verlag, 1991, pp.360-432.
A.Adamsone, J.Borzovs, R.Cevere, M.Luckina. Framework for Potential Latvian Software Engineering Standards.- In: Hele-Mai Haav, Bernhard Thalheim(Eds.) Databases and Information Systems: Proc. 2nd Int. Baltic Workshop, Tallinn, 1996, pp. 105-112.
J.Borzovs. Information Technology in Latvia: Laws and Standards(in Latvian).- Collection of Papers Latvia on the Way Towards Information Society, Latvian Academic Library, 1996, pp.35-40.
J.Borzovs, R.Cevere, M.Luckina. Practice of Usage of Computers in the Work of Informatics Subcommission of the Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (in Latvian)._ V.Skujina (ed.) National Terminology: History, Present, and Perspectives: Abstracts of Papers of the Conference Dedicated to the 50^th Anniversary of the Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences._ Riga,1996, pp. 39-40.
J.Borzovs, G.Fricnovics, A.Spektors. The Latvian Language and IT&T.- Baltic IT Review, 1997, N 5, pp. 24-28.
S.Berzina, J.Borzovs. Harmonization of Latvian and International IT Standards: An Enormous Effort Will Be Needed.- In: Intern. Conf. & Exhib. Information Technologies and Telecommunications in the Baltic States, Abstracts of Papers, Riga,1997, pp. 175-178.
J.Borzovs, I.Imsa. Overcoming the Gap Between Latvian IT&T Legislation and the Laws of the European Communities._ In: Intern. Conf. & Exhib. Information Technologies and Telecommunications in the Baltic States, Abstracts of Papers, Riga,1997, pp. 165-170.
J.Borzovs, R.Cevere, M.Luckina. Practice of Usage of Computers in the Work of Informatics Subcommission of the Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (in Latvian). - Proc.Latvian Academy of Sciences. A., 1997, vol.51, N 3/4 (590/591), pp. 7-10.
A.Baums, J.Borzovs, A.Gobzemis, I.Freibergs, G.Fricnovics, I.Ilzina. English-Latvian-Russian Dictionary Personal Computers. - A/s DATI, Riga, 1998.
National Programme Informatics. R.Balodis, J.Barzdins, J.Bicevskis, J.Borzovs, V.Briedis, E.Karnitis, V.Lauks, J.Mikelsons, A.Virtmanis, K.Zeila.- Riga, 1998.
J.Borzovs, P.A.Woolsey. A Vision of the Future IT&T Sector in Latvia and the Baltic States Regarding the Design and Maintenance of Information Systems._ Baltic IT Review, 1999, N 2 (13), pp.42-45.
J.Borzovs, I.Puksts, B.Strautmane, G.Urtans. The Software Industry - a Potential Driving Force for Latvian Exports - Baltic IT Review, 1999, N 4 (15), pp. 49-51
A.Adamsone, J.Borzovs, M.Gills, S.Linde, J.Plume. Software Testing in Latvia: Lessons Learned. - In: Proc. 1^st International Conference on Software Testing, Bonn, Germany, 2000, track A, no. 2, 15 pp.
J.Borzovs, I.Puksts, B.Strautmane, G.Urtans, P.A.Woolsey. The Software Development Industry and the Baltic Countries: an Estimation of the Future. - In: Proceedings of the 4^th IEEE International Baltic Workshop “Databases & Information Systems”, Vilnius, “Technika”, 2000, pp. 210-218.
J.Borzovs, P.A.Woolsey. A Vision of the future IT&T Sector in the three Baltic Republics concerning the Design, Development & Maintenance of IT Systems in Telecom and M-Commerce systems. - In: Proceedings of Global Information Technology Management Association World Conference, Memphis, USA, 2000, 4p.
J.Borzovs, M.Gills. Building-up a team for manual testing. - Proc. 2nd Intern. Conf. On Software Testing ICSTEST, Bonn, 2001, 12 p.
J.Borzovs, M.Gills. Software Testing in Latvia: Lessons Learned. - Proc.14th International Internet and Software Quality Week Conference, San Francisco, 2001, Paper 6A2, 15 p.
A.Baums, J.Borzovs, A.Gobzemis, G.Fricnovics, I.Ilzina, V.Skujina. English-Latvian-Russian Informatics Dictionary, 2001, Riga.: Avots, 660 pp.
J.Borzovs, I.Ilzina, V.Skujina, I.Vancane. Systemic development of Latvian computer terminology (in Latvian). - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2001., vol. 55, N 1/2, pp. 83-91.
J.Borzovs, I.Ilzina, I.Vancane. The Main Guidelines of Creating IT&T Terminology._ In: V.Skujina (Ed.)Terminology and Technology Transfer in the Multilingual Information Society.. _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Terminology “In Commemoration of E.Drezen’s 110^th Anniversary”, Riga, 2002, pp. 25-32._Termnet Publisher, Vienna-Riga.
J.Borzovs, I.Ilzina. About the Challenges of Coining ICT Terms._ In: Terminologijos istorijos ir dabarties problemos, Lietuviu Kalbos instituto leydykla, Vilnius, 2004, pp. 150-158.
J.Borzovs. What Computing Curricula is Needed: A Case at the University of Latvia._ Informatics in Education, vol. 3, No. 1, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius, 2004, pp. 31-42.
D.Smite, D.Dosbergs, J.Borzovs. Informacijas un komunikacijas tehnologijas nozares tiesibu un standartu pamati, 2005, Riga: LU Akademiskais apgads, 208 lpp. (in Latvian)
D.Smite, J.Borzovs. A framework for overcoming suplier related threats in global projects. - Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Software Process Improvement, 2006, vol. 4257, pp. 50-61.

Research Projects:

Head of Subprogramme, Latvian Council of Science Programme on Software Engineering,1997-
Associate, Latvian Council of Science grant on IT terminology, 1997-2000
Head of Project, Review of European and the USA IT&T Related Legislation, ordered by the Ministry of Transport, 1998.
Head of Project, European Union Information Society Programme Office Project European Survey of Information Society - 2, 1998-2000
Associate, PHARE supported project for Latvian Ministry of Education and Science Vocational Education 2000, 1999 - 2000
Head of Project, Latvian Council of Science grant Information Technology and Telecommunication: Latvian Terminology , 2001 - 2004
Head of Project, Latvian Council of Science grant Information and Communication Technologies: Latvian Terminology, 2005 -
Associate, EU 6^th Framework Programme project EUROTERMBANK, 2005-

I am a "border person" since born – I was born in ethnically mixed family at a Soviet military base in Finland near Helsinki so I still have a right for Russian and Finnish citizenship. Being modestly talented, I proved that also such persons are able to earn scientific grades. In research, I work with very practical issues, but in industry – with rather theoretical ones. Although my professional background and engagement is connected with computer programming I have done a lot in philology and jurisprudence. Although I work for a private body – a/s DATI, the biggest East European software production company – I am a director of its subsidiary Riga Information Technology Institute, that is the only private research organisation in Latvia. I have been in policy but not at higher level. Outstanding command in Latvian, very strong in Russian, fair in English. Communication and co-ordination skills well above average. Hypertrophied responsibility. Career-minded. Choleric. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - INTJ, with clear preferences in introversion, intuition and judging. Love dancing and philosophy. Lazy in personal everyday life.

I am convinced of developing an export-oriented global-size software development and maintenance industry with tens of thousand employees and over ten billion dollars in annual revenue in Latvia and in the Baltic countries thus overdraw current state budgets.

Last update 26.11.2007