Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:18:55 +0100
Subject: 2 November 2012, 11:00, L017: Large-Scale Information Systems Using a
 Simple Algebraic Input Language (Sebastiaan Joosten)
From: Vadim Zaytsev
To: PEM
Cc: Stef Joosten, Bas Joosten

Dear environmentalists,

As an immediate result of the last week’s activity at ICT Delta, this
week’s speaker has been invited by Tijs van der Storm.
Sebastiaan Joosten from Open University will talk about the Ampersand
project, a part of his PhD research.
You all are cordially invited to attend.

 Date: 2 November 2012
 Time: 11:00-12:00
 Room: L017
 Speaker: Sebastiaan Joosten (Open University)
 Title: Large-Scale Information Systems Using a Simple Algebraic Input Language
 Abstract: see below

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               Large-Scale Information Systems
          Using a Simple Algebraic Input Language

If you want correct, concrete, and consistent functional specs fast,
try the Ampersand approach. Let a computer generate a specification of
your primary business process(es). Designed to improve procurement in
large IT projects.

With Ampersand, the user specifies business rules and interfaces using
a few simple primitives in relation algebra. This talk will be about
the Ampersand tooling: the input language used an how it is
interpreted. We look at a brief demonstration of a working prototype
generated by the tool.
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Yours,
     Vadim.