http://www.pragmaconsultores.com/english/index.htm

Contact person: Daniel Yankelivich



Skill: Pragmática Technologies is one of Latin America’s most prestigious Software Quality Assurance and Methodology companies, specialized in Software Engineering and technology consulting services. This prestige has been achieved through the quality of its services, its independence criteria, its ethical values, and the qualifications of its staff. Commitments to continuous training and extensive participation in the professional and academic arenas are also strong assets and they are enhanced by promoting and performing agreements and alliances with leading international institutions like European Software Institute (ESI), Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and other research centers and universities. The company was born in 1995 and expanded operations in Chile during 2001. Pragmática Technologies has acquired its unique and varied experience by successfully executing more than 150 complex projects for leading companies in vertical markets such as Telcos (including many mobile services companies in Argentina, Chile, Spain and Colombia), Oil&Gas, Finance and Software Development Companies. Pragmática Technologies arises from the confluence of a group of professionals with different profiles who share a solid academic background and deep market knowledge.

Role: Pragmática Technologies will contribute to the development and assessment of the integrated PLASTIC platform. Pragmática Technologies will focus on e-health applications, chosen due to their social impact and strong growth perspectives. E-health, and in particular mobile applications that take advantage of the installed base, might have a high impact in the region. Case studies will be selected according to the main dimensions requiring validation: context awareness, coverage, heterogeneity.

CVs of key persons:

Daniel Yankelevich got his PhD in Informatics from the Universidad de Pisa, Italy, and Bachelor's degree in Informatics from ESLAI, Argentina. Initially as an independent consultant and later for Pragmatica Technologies he took part in Software Development and Implementation projects for at least 10 of the 100 Fortune companies in the South Cone region, including: Repsol YPF, Citibank, Banco Santander, Movicom Bellsouth. CTO for Dolphin Interventures investment firm, a joint venture between IRSA Group and Divine. Author of more than 50 IT articles and presentations published by leading specialized journals. Adviser and member of many technical committees of international journals (ACM, IEEE) and conferences, both regional and international (ICSE, IWSSD, among others). Professor of Software Engineering at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Visiting Professor at many universities in Argentina and abroad. Lecturer in numerous seminars and conferences at Stanford University, San Francisco, USA, and CNR, Pisa, Italy, among others. Researcher at the Hewlett Packard Pisa Science Center.

Miguel Felder got his PhD in Informatics Engineering from the Politecnico de Milano, Italy, Master's in Information Technology from CEFRIEL, Politcnico de Milano, and Bachelor's degree in Informatics from ESLAI (Latin American School of Informatics), Argentina. Through Pragmatica Technologies, he took part in Software Development and Implementation projects for at least 10 of the 100 Fortune companies in the South Cone region, including: Repsol YPF, TGS, TotalFinalElf, and Movicom Bellsouth. Technology Manager for the SIGA project at Telefnica de Argentina. Author of more than 50 IT articles and presentations, published by leading specialized journals. Adviser and member of many technical committees of international journals (ACM, IEEE) and conferences, both regional and international (ICSE, IWSSD, among others). Professor of Software Engineering at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Research projects Director for the European Community and Director of PhDs.