Rini van Solingen

Rini van Solingen serves as a part-time full professor in Global Software Engineering at Delft University of Technology while simultaneously holding the position of CTO at Prowareness and Xeleron. After completing his computer science degree at TU Delft in 1995 and earning his Ph.D. in Technology Management from Eindhoven University of Technology in 2000, he has built an impressive career spanning academia and industry. His research focuses on distributed software teams and offshore development, particularly emphasizing agile methodologies. His professional experience includes roles as senior quality engineer at Schlumberger/Tokheim, department manager at Fraunhofer IESE, and principal consultant at CMG/LogicaCMG/CGI. His academic contributions include significant publications on offshore software development, team turnover strategies, and cost analysis of global software projects, earning multiple best paper awards at international conferences. He currently teaches courses in globally distributed software engineering and serves as a guest lecturer at Nyenrode Business University. Beyond his professional roles, he co-founded the Logeerplezier foundation with his wife Patricia