Chief Software Technologist at Telefónica I+D
Madrid Area, Spain
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Juan Jose Hierro’s Summary
I currently hold the position of Chief Technology Expert on Software Technologies at Telefónica I+D. I obtained a degree in Computer Science in 1990 from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) and own a certificate of investigation proficiency by the UPM.
I'm responsible of the technological direction of several key innovation projects at Telefónica I+D involving research and open source development of SW platforms and technologies related to concepts such as the Future Web of Services (sometimes referred as next-generation SOA), Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Services.
I also chair the Morfeo Open Source Community (see http://www.morfeo-project.org) aiming to carry out open R&D of standard vertical applications or SW technologies around which new business opportunities can be created. You can also join Morfeo !
I also hold a vice-chairman position at the Steering Committee of NESSI, the European Technology Platform on Software and Services (see http://wwww.nessi-europe.eu). I co-chair the NESSI WGs on Service Oriented Infrastructures and User/Service Interaction. I am also heavily involved in the Open Source NESSI WG. I also hold a vice-president position at the Steering Committee of INES, the Spanish counterpart of NESSI (see http://www.ines.org.es). Within INES, I co-chair the WGs on Open Source and Future Internet of Services.
I have participated as invited expert in several workshops as well as advisory expert groups organized by the European Commission on technological objectives in the FP7 or design of the Future Internet of Services and chair the Service Front Ends Collaboration Working Group.
I have been member of several Advisory Commissions (e.g., design of new titulations by the School of Computer Science of the UPM, design of the IMDEA Software Institute of Madrid)
Finally, I have participated as invited speaker in several congresses and events, master programs on Open Source and have authored several scientific papers.
Juan Jose Hierro’s Specialties:
middleware software technologies (co-author of relevant chapters of the CORBA standard in the 90's, today involved in several Grid and Cloud related projects)
technologies related to the Future Web of Services (sometimes also referred as next generation SOA)
Business Process Modelling technologies
Open Source
