The School of Computing

Peter Bednar

Mr Peter Bednar

Senior Lecturer

School of Computing

Buckingham Building, Lion Terrace, Portsmouth PO1 3HE

peter.bednar@port.ac.uk

Profile

Mr. Peter Bednar

Senior Lecturer in Information Systems

  • Founding member of the Systems Research Group (UoP)
  • Member of the Information Systems Research Group (UoP)

Professional Details

(1) Research since 2005

(1.1) Interests

  • Systems Analysis
  • Information Systems Development Methodologies
  • Requirement Shaping
  • Contextual Analysis
  • Critical Systems Thinking

(1.2) Overview of Research Publications 2000 -date (peer reviewed)

2009
  • Bednar, P.M. and Katos, V. (2009). ‘Diversity Networks in Digital Investigations’. WDFIA 2008. Proceedings of the 4th International Annual Workshop on Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis. Athens, University of Piraeus. Greece, June 25-26, 2009.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2009). ‘Move along please - there is nothing new here!’ Proceedings of ECRM 2009. The 8th European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management, Valetta, Malta, 22-23 June 2009.
  • Bednar, P.M and Day, L. (2009). ‘Systemic combinatory use of Brainstorming, Mind-Maps and Rich Pictures for analysis of complex problem spaces’. Proceedings of ECRM 2009. The 8th European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management, Valetta, Malta, 22-23 June 2009.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2009). ‘Inquiry into Informing Systems: critical systemic thinking in practice’. Chapter 14 in G. Gill, editor, Foundations of Informing Science. Santa Rosa, California: Informing Science Press.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2009). ‘Paradoxical Relationships in Collaboration, Competition and Innovation: a Critical Systemic Perspective’.  Proceedings of WOA 2009. The 10th Workshop of Italian scholars on Organization Studies, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 29-30 April 2009.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2009). ‘Educational applications of the SST framework’, Systemist Journal, 31(1) May 2009. ISSN: 0961-8309.
  • Bednar P.M. (2009). ‘Contextual Analysis. A Multiperspective Inquiry into Emergence of Complex Socio-Cultural Systems’. In Minati, G., Abram, M. and Pessa, E. (eds). Processes of Emergence of Systems and Systemic Properties: Towards a General Theory of Emergence, pp. 299-312. World Scientific: Singapore, ISBN-13: 978-981-279-346-1.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2009). ‘Contextual Inquiry and Requirements Shaping’. In Barry, C., Conboy, K., Lang, M., Wojtkowski, G., and Wojtkowski, W. (eds). The Inter-Networked World: ISD Theory, Practice, and Education: Volume 1, pp. 225-236. Springer-Verlag: New York, ISBN 978-0-387-30403-8.

2008

  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. (2008). ‘Crisis! What Crisis?’ ItAIS 2008, Proceedings of the 5th Conference of the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems. Challenges and Changes: People, Organizations, Institutions and IT. Paris, France. 13-14 December, 2008.
  • Bednar, P., Katos V. (2008). ’Digital forensic investigations: a new frontier for Informing Systems’. ItAIS 2008, Proceedings of the 5th Conference of the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems. Challenges and Changes: People, Organizations, Institutions and IT. Paris, France. 13-14 December, 2008.
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. and Katos, V. (2008). ‘Innovation management through the use of diversity networks’. Int. J. Knowledge and Learning, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2008. pp 357-369. ISSN: 1741-1009.
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. (2008). Hypermodernist Travellers in a Postmodern World. EJBRM, Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, Volume 6 Issue 1. pp 1-9, ISSN 1477-7029.
  • Bednar, P., Katos, V. and Hennell C. (2008). ‘Cyber-Crime Investigations: Complex Collaborative Decision Making’. in Katsikas S, Patel A, Tryfonas T and Thomas P. (eds.) (2008). WDFIA 2008. Proceedings of the 3rd International Annual Workshop on Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis. October 8th Malaga, Spain, IEEE Computer Science Press. pp 3-12. ISBN: 978-0-7695-3362-9.
  • Bednar P.M. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Resilience through systemic structuring of uncertainty’. The Systemist, 30(2) 79-90. ISSN: 0961-8309.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Information Technology Projects: leaving the "magic" to the "wizards".’ in Papadoupoulus G.A,. Wojtowski W.G., Wrycza S. & J. Zupancic (eds.) (2008). Information Systems Development: Towards a Service Provision Society. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). “Think with your Senses – Feel with your Mind”: Cognitive and Affective Domains in Knowledge Creation and Sharing. In Harorimana D. and Watkins D. (eds.) ECKM 2008. Proceedings of 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Southampton, UK, 4-5 September 2008. Academic Conferences International: Reading, pp 43-50, ISBN13:978-1-906638-10-8.
  • Bednar P. M. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Bias, Misinformation and the Paradox of Neutrality.’ Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline. pp.85-106 Volume 11, 2008, ISSN: 1521-4672
  • Katos V. and Bednar P. (2008).  ‘A Cyber-crime Investigation Framework’, Computer Standards and Interfaces, Elsevier, 30 (2008) 223-228, ISSN: 0920-5489. (2007), doi:10.1016/j.csi.2007.10.003
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Critical systemic thinking as a philosophy for “design” practice.’ Proceedings of the ALPIS ’08, Fourth edition.  Trento, Italy, 8-13 February 2008. University of Trento, ItAIS and AIS. pp 67-72.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Bias, Misinformation and the Paradox of Neutrality.’ InSITE 2008. Proceedings of the Informing Science and IT Education Conference 2008. Varna, Bulgaria 22-25 June 2008.
  • Welch C. and Bednar P. (2008). ‘Tomorrow is Another Day: Information Systems Governance.’ In Golden W., Acton T., Conboy K., van der Heijden H., Tuunainen V. (eds.) 16th European Conference on Information Systems, Galway, Ireland, June 9-11. ISBN13: 978-0-9553159-2-3.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Generating Real Business Value: Transcending the Socio-Technical Dimension.’ In Golden W., Acton T., Conboy K., van der Heijden H., Tuunainen V. (eds.) 16th European Conference on Information Systems, Galway, Ireland, June 9-11. ISBN13: 978-0-9553159-2-3.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Beyond the Usual Suspects: Critically Informed Research.’ In Brown A. (ed.) ECRM 2008. The 7th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies. London, UK, 19-20 June. pp. 73-80. ISBN13: 978-1906638-03-0.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Is Modernism vs. Postmodernism a Relevant Discussion?’ In Brown A. (ed.) ECRM 2008. The 7th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies. London, UK, 19-20 June. pp. 83-88. ISBN13: 978-1906638-03-0.
  • Bednar P. M. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Resilience through systemic structuring of uncertainty.’ In Welch C. and Wilby J. M. (eds.) (2008). Proceedings of the 2008 UK Systems Society International Conference. Building Resilience: Responding to a Turbulent World. Oxford University, UK, 1-3 September 2008.
  • Bednar P. and Welch C. (2008). ‘Loitering with intent: dealing with human-intensive systems’. In D'Atri A., De Marco M. and Casalino N. (eds.) (2008). Interdisciplinary Aspects of Information Systems Studies, Physica Verlag (Springer). pp. 33-40. ISBN: 978-3-7908-2009-6.

2007

  • Nissen, H-E., Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Double Helix Relationships in Use and Design of Informing Systems: Lessons to Learn from Phenomenology and Hermeneutics’. Informing Science. pp. 1-19. Volume 10, 2007. ISSN: 1521-4672
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘A Double Helix Metaphor for Use and Usefulness in Informing Systems’. Informing Science. pp. 273-295. Volume 10, 2007. ISSN: 1521-4672
  • Nissen, H-E., Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (editors) (2007). ‘Use and Redesign in IS: Double Helix Relationships?’ Monograph of Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline. Volume 10, 2007.  Informing Science Institute, Santa Rosa, California, USA. ISBN: 978-1932886054.
  • Katos, V., Stowell, F., Bednar, P. (2007). ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies?’, The Systemist, 29 (2), 2007, pp. 96-105. ISSN: 0961-8309.
  • Bednar, P. (2007). ‘Contextual Analysis – a multiperspective inquiry into emergence of complex socio-cultural systems’. AIRS 2007, Proceedings of The Fourth National Conference on Systems Science, The Italian Systems Society: Processes of emergence of systems and systemic properties, Towards a general theory of emergence. Castel Ivano, Trento, Italy. 18th – 20th October, 2007.
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. and Depaoli, P. (2007). ‘Transformation of Information Systems: Relevance of Expectations’. MCIS 2007, Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, Università degli Studi di Trento, San Servolo, Venice, Italy. 4-8 October, 2007.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Loitering with intent: dealing with human-intensive systems’. ItAIS 2007, Proceedings of the 4th Conference of the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems: The Interdisciplinary Aspects of Information Systems Studies. Isola di San Servolo, Venice, Italy. 3-4 October, 2007.
  • Bednar, P. (2007). ‘Individual Emergence in Contextual Analysis’. Systemica – problems of individual emergence. Special issue, nrs: 1-6, vol. 14. G. de Zeeuw, M . Vahl and E. Mennuti (editors), Dutch Systems Group and Lincoln Research Centre, Lincoln 2007, pp23-38. ISSN: 0167-9961.
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. and Katos, V. (2007). ‘Dealing with Complexity in Knowledge Sharing Processes’. ECKM 2007. 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Barcelona, Spain, 6-7 September 2007. Academic Conferences International: Reading, pp 101-108, ISBN:978-1-905305-53-7.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Conquering Complex and Changing Systems through Recognition of Individual Uniqueness,’ ECRM 2007. 6th European Conference on Research Methods in Management, Universidada Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, 9-10 July 2007. Academic Conferences International: Reading, pp 51-57, ISBN: 978-1-905305-51-3
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C. and Katos V. (2007). ‘Innovation management through the use of Diversity Networks’. EURO XXII, Proceedings of the 22ndEuropean Conference on Operational Research, Prague, July 8 – 11, 2007. University of Economics, Prague.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Conquering Complex and Changing Systems through Recognition of Individual Uniqueness,’ ECRM 2006. 6th European Conference on Research Methods in Management, Universidada Nova de Lisboa, Portugal , 9-10 July 2007. Academic Conferences International: Reading. ISBN: forthcoming
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2007) ‘Knowledge creation and sharing: a role for paraconsistent logic.’ chapter in: Managing Strategic Intelligence: Techniques and Technologies. M. Xu, editor. IGI publishing: Hershey, PA. ISBN: 1599042436.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Contextual analysis as support for successful innovation in complex environments,’ in Organizational Dynamics of Technology-based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda, T. McMaster D., Wastell D., Ferneley E. and J. DeGross (editors), Springer/IFIP WG 8.6. ISBN: 978-0-387-72803-2. pp. 149-163.
  • Bednar, P., Katos, V. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Systems analysis: exploring the spectrum of diversity’, ECIS 2007. Proceedings of 15th European Conference on Information Systems: Rigorous Relevance - Relevant Rigour, St Gallen, Switzerland , 7-9 June 2007. ISBN: forthcoming.
  • Bednar, P., Eglin, R. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Contextual Inquiry: A systemic support for student engagement through reflection,’ Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, IJKLO, Vol.3 2007, pp 45-55, ISSN: 1552-2210.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘A method for contextual inquiry: some reflections.’ The Systemist, Vol.30 (1), ISSN 0961-8309.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2007). ‘Facilitating IS capability – towards a new perspective on governance,’ ECMLG 2006. Proceedings of 3rd European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance, University of Winchester, 19-20 April 2007, Academic Conferences International: Reading, ISBN: 978-1-905305-42-1.
  • Bednar P. and Green G. (2007). Same Business Same System? A critique of organisation and the information systems process. Proceedings of the UKAIS 2007 Conference: ‘21st century IS: do organisations matter?’ Manchester 11-12 April 2007.
  • Bednar, P M, Welch, C and Graziano, A (2007) ‘Learning Objects and their implications on Learning: a case of developing the foundation for a new Knowledge Infrastructure,’ Chapter in ‘Learning Objects: Applications, Implications & Future Directions‘. Harman, K and Koohang, A, eds., Informing Science Press, NY. ISBN: 83-922337-8-6.

2006

  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2006). ‘Phenomenological perspectives in IS: lessons learnt from Claudio Cibbora.’ ItAIS 2006. Proceedings of 3rd Conference of Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems: Information Systems and People: Implementing Information Technology in the Workplace, Università Bocconi, Milan. 26-27 October 2006
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2006). ‘Incentive and desire: covering a missing category.’ MCIS 2006. Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, Università degli Studi di Trento, San Servolo, Venice, Italy. 5-9 October, 2006.
  • Bednar, P., Welch, C., and Katos, V. (2006). ‘Four valued logic: supporting complexity in knowledge sharing processes,’ ECKM 2006. Proceedings of 7th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary , 4-5 September, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-905305-28-5.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2006). ‘A method for contextual inquiry: some reflections.’ Proceedings of UK Systems Society International Conference, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 11-13 September 2006. Abstract only. The Systemist, Vol 28 (2), ISSN: 0961-8309.
  • Katos, V., Bednar, P., and Welch, C. (2006). ‘Dealing with epistemic uncertainty in the SST framework’, in Creativity and Innovation in Decision Making and Decision Support, Vol. 2. F. Adam et al, (editors). Decision Support Press, London. Proceedings of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.3, Conference, London School of Economics, 29 June- 1 July 2006. ISBN: 978-1-905800-01-8.
  • Bednar, P. and Welch, C. (2006). ‘Structuring uncertainty: sponsoring innovation and creativity’, in Creativity and Innovation in Decision Making and Decision Support, Vol.2. F. Adam et al, (editors). Decision Support Press, London. Proceedings of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.3, Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Decision-making and Decision Support, London School of Economics, 29 June- 1 July 2006. ISBN: 978-1-905800-01-8.
  • Bednar, P.M. and Welch, C. (2006) ‘Second order discourse: critically-informed research.’ ECRM 2006. Proceedings of 5th European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management, Trinity College Dublin, 17-18 July 2006. ISBN: 1-905305-26-5.
  • Nissen H-E., Bednar P. and Welch C. (2006). ‘Double Helix relationship between use and usability - Informing Science journal editorial strand’. InSITE 2006. Proceedings of Informing Science and IT Education joint Conference 2006. Manchester 25th – 28th June.

2005

  • Eglin R., Bednar P., Welch C. and Bain A. (2005). ‘Not avoiding the question of complexity’. The Systemist, Vol. 27, no 2 November 2005. ISSN: 0961-8309.
  • Bednar, P.M., Anderson, D. and Welch, C. (2005). ‘Knowledge Creation and Sharing – Complex Methods of Inquiry and Inconsistent Theory’. ECKM 2005. Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Knowledge Management, University of Limerick, 8-9 September 2005. ISBN 1-905305-06-0.
  • Bednar, P M, Welch, C and Graziano, A (2005) ‘Learning Objects and their implications on Learning: a case of developing the foundation for a new Knowledge Infrastructure,’ Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Joint Conference (InSITE 2005), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, 16-19 June 2005.
  • Bednar, P and Welch, C (2005). ‘IS, Process and Organizational Change and their Relationships to Contextual Dependencies’, ECIS 2005. Proceedings of 13th European Conference on Information Systems: Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, University of Regensburg, Germany , 26-28 May 2005. ISBN: 3-937195-09-2.
  • Bednar, P and Welch, C (2005). ‘Critical Systemic Thinking – or The Standard Engineer in Paris’. ECRM 2005. Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management, Université Paris-Dauphine, France , 21-22 April 2005. ISBN: 09547096-8-3.

(1.3) Keynote Talks

  • How can open source software solutions contribute to improved e-adoption for SME’s?UKAIS / BCS Northern Region Workshop: Open Source in SME’s., Bolton University, UK . 2006 December.
  • Information Systems Research Area.UKAIS / BCS Northern Region Workshop: IS Research Area and Discipline. University of Northumbria. 2005.
  • Structuring Uncertainty as part of Systems Analysis.IT and IS Security Workshop 2004. Sheffield Hallam University.
  • ‘A critical approach to representing process…’The 10th Software Engineering and Information Systems Network, SEISN, Workshop, Imperial College, London, UK . Business Process Modelling and Systems Evolution. 11 January 2001.
  • What is Informatics?Information Systems Strategy Workshop 2000, Dept of Information Systems, Halmstad University, Sweden .

(2) Teaching

(2.1) Course Coordinator

  • MSc Strategic Information Systems (Campus)
  • MSc Strategic Information Systems (DL)

(2.2) Unit Coordinator & Lecturer

  • Strategic Systems Analysis (Masters Level)
  • Modern Alternative Systems Methodologies (Masters Level)
  • Advanced Systems Analysis (Year 3)
  • Intermediate Information Systems Development (Year 2)
  • Development of Information Systems (Year 1)

(3) Academic Memberships

  • Member: UK Systems Society.
  • Member: AIS, Association for Information Systems.
  • Member: Informing Science Institute, USA .
  • Member: UK Academy of Information Systems
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK .
  • Committee member: British Computer Society, Information Systems Methodology Specialist Group, UK .
  • Committee member: UK Systems Society Southern Region Centre.
  • Chair: MRU, International Methodology Research Unit academic network.