Dr. Felix Härer

Dr. Felix Härer is a lecturer, researcher and consultant in the areas of Digital Trust, Security, IT and Information Systems. He teaches and conducts research at the University of Applied Sciences FHNW in Basel and externally at the University of Fribourg.

At the University of Fribourg, he currently teaches the Python course in the Digital Skills program.

His research is focused on Digital Trust, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies such as AI and Blockchain, in addition to topics in Software Engineering, Cloud Computing and other forms of Distributed Systems, Data Science, and Systems and Software Modeling.

 

Publications
  • Härer, Felix (2023): Conceptual Model Interpreter for Large Language Models: ER Forum 2023, 42nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2023), November 6-9, 2023, Lisbon, PT.  PDF  Presentation
  • Härer, Felix (2023): Scalable Model-Based Decentralized Applications in the Cloud Using Certificates and Blockchains (Best Paper Award), in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Public Key Infrastructure and its Applications (PKIA 2023), September 8-9, 2023, Bangalore, IN. DOI: 10.1109/PKIA58446.2023.10262768.  IEEE  PDF
  • Curty, Simon, Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2023): Design of blockchain-based applications using model-driven engineering and low-code/no-code platforms: a structured literature review, Software and Systems Modeling. DOI: 10.1007/s10270-023-01109-1.  Springer (Open Access)
  • Härer, Felix (2022): Executable Models and Instance Tracking for Decentralized Applications - Towards an Architecture Based on Blockchains and Cloud Platforms, in: 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain and Enterprise Systems (BES 2022) at Practice of Enterprise Modeling 2022 (PoEM 2022), November 23, 2022, London, UK. CEUR-WS.org, Vol. 3298.  PDF
  • Härer, Felix (2022): Towards Interoperability of Open and Permissionless Blockchains: A Cross-Chain Query Language, in: Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Conference on E-Business Engineering (IEEE ICEBE 2022), October 14-16, 2022, Bournemouth, UK. DOI: 10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00041.  Preprint arXiv:2209.07224 [cs.DC]   IEEE
  • Curty, Simon, Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2022): Blockchain Application Development Using Model-Driven Engineering and Low-Code Platforms: A Survey, in: Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling. BPMDS EMMSAD 2022. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 450. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07475-2_14.  Preprint arXiv:2204.03387 [cs.SE]   Springer 
  • Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2022): Decentralized attestation and distribution of information using blockchains and multi-protocol storage, IEEE Access, Vol 10, pp. 18035-18054. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3150356.   PDF  BibTeX
  • Camozzi, Giorgio, Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2022): Multidimensional Analysis of Blockchain Data Using an ETL-based Approach, in: Wirtschaftsinformatik 2022, Proceedings. 28 (WI 2022).   PDF  BibTeX
  • Muff, Fabian, Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2022): Trends in Academic and Industrial Research on Business Process Management - A Computational Literature Analysis, in: Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-55), Towards the Future of Enterprise Systems Track. DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2022.874.   PDF  BibTeX

  • Curty, Simon, Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2021): Towards the Comparison of Blockchain-based Applications Using Enterprise Modeling, in: Lukyanenko, R., Samuel, B., Sturm, A. (2021): Proceedings of the ER Demos and Posters 2021 co-located with 40th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2021), CEUR-WS.org, Vol. 2958. PDF  BibTeX

  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix, Muff, Fabian, Curty, Simon (2021): Towards Augmented Enterprise Models as Low-Code Interfaces to Digital Systems, in: Shishkov, Boris (Ed.): Business Modeling and Software Design - 11th International Symposium, BMSD 2021, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 5–7, 2021, Springer. Springer BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix (2020): Process Modeling in Decentralized Organizations Utilizing Blockchain Consensus, in: Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures (EMISAJ) – International Journal of Conceptual Modeling, Vol. 15. DOI: 10.18417/emisa.15.13.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2020): Past Trends and Future Prospects in Conceptual Modeling - A Bibliometric Analysis, 39th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2020), November 3-6, 2020, Vienna, Austria. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62522-1_3.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix (2020): Supporting Trust in Hybrid Intelligence Systems Using Blockchains, in: Proceedings of the AAAI 2020 Spring Symposium on Combining Machine Learning and Knowledge Engineering in Practice, AAAI-MAKE 2020, Stanford University, CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2600. PDF  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix (2020): Sicherung des intellektuellen Kapitals mit Knowledge Blockchains, in: Blockchain - Grundlagen, Anwendungsszenarien und Nutzungspotenziale (Edition HMD). Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, p. 317-335. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-28006-2_15. Springer  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix, Meier, Andreas (2020): Wie funktioniert die Blockchain?, in: Blockchain - Grundlagen, Anwendungsszenarien und Nutzungspotenziale (Edition HMD). Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, p. 3-29. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-28006-2_1. Springer  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix (2020): Usage Scenarios for Blockchain Technologies in the Domain of Civil Law Notaries, in: International Trends in Legal Informatics, Festschrift for Erich Schweighofer, Editions Weblaw, Bern. Weblaw  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2020): Blockchain-basierte Attestierung von Identitäten und Dokumenten, in: Jusletter IT Weblaw, February 2020, ISSN: 1664-848X. PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix (2020): Kryptowährungen, in: Blockchain kompakt: Grundlagen, Anwendungsoptionen und kritische Bewertung. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, p. 32-49. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-27461-0. Springer  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix (2020): Storing and Attesting Conceptual Models on Blockchains, in: Modellierung 2020 Short, Workshop and Tools & Demo Papers, CEUR-WS.org, Vol. 2542, p. 51-52. PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix (2019): Integrierte Entwicklung und Ausführung von Prozessen in dezentralen Organisationen. Ein Vorschlag auf Basis der Blockchain, Dissertation, University of Bamberg Press, Germany. DOI: 10.20378/irbo-55721.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2019): Decentralized Attestation of Conceptual Models Using the Ethereum Blockchain, 21st IEEE International Conference on Business Informatics (CBI), July 15-17, 2019, Moscow, Russia. DOI: 10.1109/CBI.2019.00019.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix, Fill, Hans-Georg (2019): A Comparison of Approaches for Visualizing Blockchains and Smart Contracts, in: Jusletter IT Weblaw, 21 February 2019, ISSN: 1664-848X. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2585575. PDF  BibTeX
  • Fill, Hans-Georg, Härer, Felix (2018): Knowledge Blockchains: Applying Blockchain Technologies to Enterprise Modeling. in: Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-51). Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA, pp. 4045–4054. DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2018.509.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix (2018): Decentralized Business Process Modeling and Instance Tracking Secured by a Blockchain. in: Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2018), Portsmouth, UK. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2585717.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Glässner, Thilo et al. (2017): Experiences from the implementation of a structured-entity-relationship modeling method in a student project. in: 1st International Workshop on Practicing Open Enterprise Modeling within OMiLAB (PrOse 2017) co-located with 10th IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modelling (PoEM 2017). Leuven, Belgium.  PDF  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix, Steffan, Andreas, Herz, Alan (2016): Fallstudienbasierte Einführung von SOM. in: Geschäftsprozessorientierte Systementwicklung. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden. ISBN: 978-3-658-14825-6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-14826-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-658-14826-3.  BibTeX
  • Härer, Felix (2014): Vom SOM-Geschäftsprozessmodell zum Softwareartefakt - modellgetriebene Systementwicklung mit dem Eclipse Modeling Framework. Bamberg, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20378/irbo-50808.  BibTeX