Toufic Boubez

Toufic Boubez is the chief technology officer of Saffron Technology. Prior to joining Saffron, he was a senior technologist in IBM's Emerging Technologies group, and lead architect of IBM's Web services initiative. He was IBM's technical representative to the UDDI Web Services Consortium with Microsoft and Ariba and co-authored the UDDI API specification. He was also the IBM technical lead on the UN/CEFACT/OASIS ebXML initiative and helped drive IBM's early XML and Web services strategies. Dr. Boubez has more than 15 years of experience in IT and has published and presented on Web services, XML, object technology, distributed computing, intelligent agents, B2B, business modeling, simulation, neural networks, and wavelet analysis. He holds a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University.

Toufic Boubez

Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author, Series Editor of the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl, Editor of SOA Magazine, and member of several OASIS technical committees driving SOA standards. Dr. Mark Little,  Vice President at Red Hat, where he leads JBoss technical direction, research and development . Dr. Arnaud Simon, principal software engineer for Red Hat's strategic messaging and ESB products, was ESB/SOA architect for Innovation Process Technology. Dr. Thomas Rischbeck, senior architect for Innovation Process Technology, has extensive SOA/ESB experience. Dave Chappell, of Chappell Consulting Corp, is an independent consultant focusing on Service-orientation, architecture, grid and cloud computing.  Chappell has 30 years of experience in the software industry covering a broad range of roles in leading edge architecture. Tom Plunkett is a senior consultant with Oracle.  Tom has written books and has spoken internationally at over thirty conferences and delivered hundreds of presentations worldwide on the subjects of Big Data, Cloud Computing, Java, and Service-Oriented Architecture.  Dr Anna Liu is currently the Research Group Leader for Software Systems at National ICT Australia (NICTA), where she leads an R&D program on Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing.  Herbjörn Wilhelmsen is a Software & Innovation Independent Professional based in Stockholm, Sweden. His main focus areas are Cloud Computing, SOA and Innovation.  Dr. Pethuru Raj Cheliah has been working as a TOGAF-certified enterprise architecture (EA) consultant in Wipro Technologies, Bangalore.  He has more than 12 years of IT industry experience. 

Glen Daniels

Glen Daniels has run the gamut in his 13 years in the software industry, from device drivers and network stacks up through user interface and Web site work, in everything from assembly language to C++ to Lisp. Distributed computing has always been a passion, and as such he is currently the technical lead for the JRun Web Services team at Macromedia. Glen is also an active member of the W3C XML Protocol group as well as one of the lead developers of Axis.

Glen Daniels

Steve Graham is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Systems Group and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. Steve is an architect in the On Demand Architecture group.

Doug Davis works as an architect in the Emerging Technology organization of IBM.

Simeon Simeonov is a Principal at Polaris Venture Partners in Boston, where he helps early-stage IT companies accelerate their growth. Prior to joining Polaris, Sim was Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Chief Architect at Macromedia.

Glen Daniels is the Standards Strategist for Sonic Software, creator of the first Enterprise Service Bus. He is one of the primary designers and developers for the Apache Axis project, is a member of the Apache Software Foundation and participates actively in organizations like the W3C, OASIS, and the JCP.

Peter Brittenham is a Senior Technical Staff Member working in the IBM Emerging Technology group. Peter is currently an architect applying service-oriented architecture concepts to IBM's Autonomic Computing initiative.

Yuichi Nakamura leads the XML & Security group at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. He joined IBM in 1990 and has worked in several areas such as object- oriented systems, multi-agent systems, B2B e-commerce and knowledge engineering.

Paul Fremantle is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Software division. Paul works on IBM's Enterprise Service Bus initiative and other Web services activities in the WebSphere product.

Dieter König is a software architect for workflow systems at the IBM Germany Development Laboratory. He joined the laboratory in 1988 and has worked on Resource Measurement Facility for z/OS, MQSeries Workflow, and WebSphere Process Choreographer.

Claudia Zentner is an architect working for IBM's Software Group at the IBM Development Laboratory in Böblingen, Germany. Currently she is an architect for the process choreography component of the WebSphere Business Integration offering.

Doug Davis

Steve Graham is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Systems Group and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. Steve is an architect in the On Demand Architecture group.

Doug Davis works as an architect in the Emerging Technology organization of IBM.

Simeon Simeonov is a Principal at Polaris Venture Partners in Boston, where he helps early-stage IT companies accelerate their growth. Prior to joining Polaris, Sim was Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Chief Architect at Macromedia.

Glen Daniels is the Standards Strategist for Sonic Software, creator of the first Enterprise Service Bus. He is one of the primary designers and developers for the Apache Axis project, is a member of the Apache Software Foundation and participates actively in organizations like the W3C, OASIS, and the JCP.

Peter Brittenham is a Senior Technical Staff Member working in the IBM Emerging Technology group. Peter is currently an architect applying service-oriented architecture concepts to IBM's Autonomic Computing initiative.

Yuichi Nakamura leads the XML & Security group at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. He joined IBM in 1990 and has worked in several areas such as object- oriented systems, multi-agent systems, B2B e-commerce and knowledge engineering.

Paul Fremantle is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Software division. Paul works on IBM's Enterprise Service Bus initiative and other Web services activities in the WebSphere product.

Dieter König is a software architect for workflow systems at the IBM Germany Development Laboratory. He joined the laboratory in 1988 and has worked on Resource Measurement Facility for z/OS, MQSeries Workflow, and WebSphere Process Choreographer.

Claudia Zentner is an architect working for IBM's Software Group at the IBM Development Laboratory in Böblingen, Germany. Currently she is an architect for the process choreography component of the WebSphere Business Integration offering.

Doug Davis

Doug Davis works in the Emerging Technology organization of IBM, working on IBM's Web Services Toolkit, and he is one of IBM's representatives in the W3C XML Protocol working group. Previous projects include WebSphere's Machine Translation project, TeamConnection, and IBM's FORTRAN 90 compiler. Doug has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Davis and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Michigan State University.

Steve Graham

Steve Graham is an architect in the Emerging Technologies division of IBM Software Group. He has spent the last several years working on service-oriented architectures, most recently as part of the IBM Web Services Initiative. Before this, Steve worked as a technologist and consultant working with emerging technologies such as Java and XML; before that, he was an architect and consultant with the IBM Smalltalk consulting organization. Before joining IBM, Steve was a developer with Sybase, a consultant, and a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in math and a Master of Arts degree in math in computer science from the University of Waterloo.

Steve Graham

Steve Graham is an architect in the Emerging Technologies division of IBM Software Group. He has spent the last several years working on service-oriented architectures, most recently as part of the IBM Web Services Initiative. Prior to this, Steve worked as a technologist and consultant on various emerging technologies such as Java and XML, and before that he was an architect and consultant with the IBM Smalltalk consulting organization.

Before joining IBM, Steve was a developer with Sybase, a consultant, and a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. Steve holds a BMath and MMAth in computer science from the University of Waterloo. You can reach him at sggraham@us.ibm.com.

Simeon (Sim) Simeonov has been developing software for more than 15 years. Sim's areas of expertise encompass object-oriented technology, compiler theory, Internet tools, enterprise computing, and the broad spectrum of XML technologies. As chief architect at Macromedia Inc., Sim provides direction for the evolution of the company's technology and product strategy as well as the architecture of its server-side platform products. Previously, Sim was chief architect at Allaire Corporation, where his initiatives brought about numerous innovations to the core product lines.

Sim is currently working on service-oriented architectures for the next generation of distributed XInternet applications. He is actively involved with the Java Community Process in the areas of Internet applications, XML, and Web Services. Sim also represents Macromedia on the W3C working group on XML Protocol. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a monthly columnist for XML Journal. Sim holds a B.A. in Computer Science, Economics, and Mathematics and a MSc in Computer Science.

Toufic Boubez is the chief technology officer of Saffron Technology. Prior to joining Saffron, he was a senior technologist in IBM's Emerging Technologies group, and lead architect of IBM's Web services initiative. He was IBM's technical representative to the UDDI Web Services Consortium with Microsoft and Ariba and co-authored the UDDI API specification. He was also the IBM technical lead on the UN/CEFACT/OASIS ebXML initiative and helped drive IBM's early XML and Web services strategies.

Dr. Boubez has more than 15 years of experience in IT and has published and presented on Web services, XML, object technology, distributed computing, intelligent agents, B2B, business modeling, simulation, neural networks, and wavelet analysis. He holds a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University.

Doug Davis works in the Emerging Technology organization of IBM, working on IBM's Web Services Toolkit, and he is one of IBM's representatives in the W3C XML Protocol working group. Previous projects include WebSphere's Machine Translation project, TeamConnection, and IBM's FORTRAN 90 compiler. Doug has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Davis and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Michigan State University.

Glen Daniels, in his 13 years in the software industry, has run the gamut from device drivers and network stacks up through user interface and Web site work, in everything from assembly language to C++ to Lisp. Distributed computing has always been a passion, and as such he is currently technical lead for the JRun Web Services team at Macromedia. Glen is an active member of the W3C XML Protocol group as well as one of the lead developers of Axis. When not coding, he can often be found playing bass or harmonica, hanging out with his many crazy friends in the Boston area, or relaxing with his cats.

Yuichi Nakamura is an advisory researcher at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. His research interests are Web services including SOAP and XML security, object-oriented systems, J2EE, multiagent systems, B2B e-commerce, and knowledge engineering. He received an MSc and a PhD in Applied Physics from Osaka University in 1987 and 1990, respectively.

Ryo Neyama is a researcher at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. His research interests are distributed object systems including Web services, object request brokers, and security. He received an MSc in Information and Computer Science from Waseda University in 1999.

Yuichi Nakamura

Hiroshi Maruyama, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM’s Tokyo Research Laboratory, led a team specializing in the development of advanced XML technologies. Kent Tamura is the creator of IBM XML Parser for Java (since renamed Xerces and made open source). Naohiko Uramoto is a visiting Associate Professor at the National Institute of Informatics who specializes in advanced Web services development. Makoto Murata is an affiliated researcher at the International University of Japan and a member of the original working group that created XML 1.0. Andy Clark is a developer of the Apache Xerces XML parser in Java and the primary designer and lead technical expert for the new Xerces2 parser. Yuichi Nakamura is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects. Ryo Neyama is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects. Kazuya Kosaka is the manager of the Internet Technology Group and, most recently, the developer of XML-based security technologies.

Satoshi Hada is currently working on XML Access Control and SOAP Security Extensions.

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects.

Ryo Neyama

Ryo Neyama is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects.

Ryo Neyama

Hiroshi Maruyama, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM’s Tokyo Research Laboratory, led a team specializing in the development of advanced XML technologies. Kent Tamura is the creator of IBM XML Parser for Java (since renamed Xerces and made open source). Naohiko Uramoto is a visiting Associate Professor at the National Institute of Informatics who specializes in advanced Web services development. Makoto Murata is an affiliated researcher at the International University of Japan and a member of the original working group that created XML 1.0. Andy Clark is a developer of the Apache Xerces XML parser in Java and the primary designer and lead technical expert for the new Xerces2 parser. Yuichi Nakamura is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects. Ryo Neyama is a contributor to the Apache SOAP and Axis projects. Kazuya Kosaka is the manager of the Internet Technology Group and, most recently, the developer of XML-based security technologies.

Satoshi Hada is currently working on XML Access Control and SOAP Security Extensions.

Simeon Simeonov

Steve Graham is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Systems Group and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. Steve is an architect in the On Demand Architecture group.

Doug Davis works as an architect in the Emerging Technology organization of IBM.

Simeon Simeonov is a Principal at Polaris Venture Partners in Boston, where he helps early-stage IT companies accelerate their growth. Prior to joining Polaris, Sim was Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Chief Architect at Macromedia.

Glen Daniels is the Standards Strategist for Sonic Software, creator of the first Enterprise Service Bus. He is one of the primary designers and developers for the Apache Axis project, is a member of the Apache Software Foundation and participates actively in organizations like the W3C, OASIS, and the JCP.

Peter Brittenham is a Senior Technical Staff Member working in the IBM Emerging Technology group. Peter is currently an architect applying service-oriented architecture concepts to IBM's Autonomic Computing initiative.

Yuichi Nakamura leads the XML & Security group at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. He joined IBM in 1990 and has worked in several areas such as object- oriented systems, multi-agent systems, B2B e-commerce and knowledge engineering.

Paul Fremantle is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM's Software division. Paul works on IBM's Enterprise Service Bus initiative and other Web services activities in the WebSphere product.

Dieter König is a software architect for workflow systems at the IBM Germany Development Laboratory. He joined the laboratory in 1988 and has worked on Resource Measurement Facility for z/OS, MQSeries Workflow, and WebSphere Process Choreographer.

Claudia Zentner is an architect working for IBM's Software Group at the IBM Development Laboratory in Böblingen, Germany. Currently she is an architect for the process choreography component of the WebSphere Business Integration offering.

Simeon Simeonov

Simeon (Sim) Simeonov has been developing software for more than 15 years. Sim's areas of expertise encompass object-oriented technology, compiler theory, Internet tools, enterprise computing, and the broad spectrum of XML technologies. As chief architect at Macromedia Inc., Sim provides direction for the evolution of the company's technology and product strategy as well as the architecture of its server-side platform products. Previously, Sim was chief architect at Allaire Corporation, where his initiatives brought about numerous innovations to the core product lines. Sim is currently working on service-oriented architectures for the next generation of distributed XInternet applications. He is actively involved with the Java Community Process in the areas of Internet applications, XML, and Web Services. Sim also represents Macromedia on the W3C working group on XML Protocol. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a monthly columnist for XML Journal. Sim holds a B.A. in Computer Science, Economics, and Mathematics and a MSc in Computer Science.