Yves Pigneur

(2003-2007)

The objective of this research is to assess the possible disruptive innovation of m-payment in Switzerland using a multi-actor multi-criterion framework. Firstly, a disruptive analysis is conducted to detect a possible sliding from the current payment cards initially introduced by ’nancial institutions to the newly designed mobile payment schemes involving mobile phones and supported by mobile operators. Secondly, another analysis intends to observe a possible switch from an integrated market driven by dominant actors to a more or less self-organized market where mobile payment solutions are o’ered by intermediaries and new-comers.

Doctoral thesis
Jan Ondrus, A multi-actor multi-criterion analysis of m-payment, May 2007.

Research grants
Leading the individual pro ject ’Wireless e-business models and scenario planning’ of the National Competence Center in Research on Mobile Information and Communication Systems (NCCR MICS), a center supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant number 5005-67322.

(2001- 2006)

This research aims at designing a theoretical framework or information system to assess the evolution of the m-business, the role of new technology such as ad hoc networks, and the business models of the di’erent stakeholders. Based on this framework, this research also plans a technology assessment of the m-business which should detect and analyze the eventual disruption caused by ad hoc networks. This framework and this assessment should also be used to suggest a scenario approach for analyzing, forecasting, and simulating the uncertain evolution of the mobile business.

Doctoral thesis
Giovanni Camponovo, Conceptual Models for designing information systems supporting the strategic analysis of technology environments, June 2006.

Research grants
Leading the individual pro ject ’Wireless e-business models and scenario planning’ of the National Competence Center in Research on Mobile Information and Communication Systems (NCCR MICS), a center supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant number 5005-67322.

(2000-2004)

This research aims at developing an ontology or framework for e-business models. By merging the conceptually rich business model approach with the more rigorous ontological approach and by applying it to e-business, we achieve an appropriate foundation for tools that would allow the understanding, sharing and communication, change, measuring and simulation of e-business models.

Doctoral thesis
Alexander Osterwalder, “The business model ontology : a proposition in a design science approach”, February 2004 (Prix Prophyrogenis).

Research grants
Leading, with Eric Dubois (CRPHT, Luxembourg), the project ’Business/IT alignment (TG5)’ of the European Union project ’Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprises Applications and Software’ (Interop), under grant number FP6-508011.

International workshops, organized, with published proceedings :
’ Workshop on business/IT alignment (BUSITAL), at the Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAISE), Luxembourg, June 2006, with Carson Woo (UBC)
’ International workshop on business/IT alignment and requirement engineering, (REBNITA), at the IEEE Requirements Engineering Conference (RE), Paris, August 2005, with Eric Dubois (CRPHT, Luxembourg).