Dr. Paul Grefen

Professor

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Biography

Paul Grefen is a Full Professor and Chair of Information System Architecture at the School of Industrial Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His current research focuses on the integration of advanced information technology to support flexible collaboration within businesses and organizations. He addresses four main areas: architectural design of business information systems, inter-organizational business process management, service-oriented business design support, and digital business transformation. Grefen's work emphasizes the efficient use of complex information technologies to drive contemporary businesses, underlining the interaction between business needs and technological opportunities through well-structured information system architectures. He obtained his PhD in 1992 from the University of Twente, researching parallel, high-performance database processing. His career includes positions as assistant and associate professor at the Computer Science Department of the University of Twente, and he has been a full professor at TU/e since 2003. Grefen has served as a chair of the Information Systems subdepartment from 2006 to 2014 and has had visiting research positions at Stanford University and IBM Almaden Research Center. He has been involved in various European research projects and holds editorial roles in several academic journals.

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Master Program
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GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
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Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
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Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
PTE
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Required:65
Reading
Required:65
Writing
Required:65
Speaking
Required:65
Overall
Required:70
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