Qualifications

• PhD (Computer Science) Unisa
• Hons BSc (Computer Science), Stellenbosch

NRF Rating

Fields of academic interests

Research Profile:

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=1yq3I8cAAAAJ&hl=en
• Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Van-Der-Poll
• Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6557-7749

Field of Specialisation

• Business ICTs

Other

John Andrew van der Poll is a Research Professor in the Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) at Unisa. His research interests are in advancing the use of formal methods for business software development among upper management in the industry. He is the Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) Vice President for South Africa, Northern region.

John has published over 120 journal articles and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, presented papers at national and international conferences, and has guest edited a special edition of the Journal for Global Business Advancement (JGBA), from the Inderscience publisher. Most of his journal articles are indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). He delivered several Master of Science (MSc), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Leadership (MBL), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Business Leadership (DBL), and Doctor of Commerce (DCom) students. Presently he supervises 13 doctoral candidates and five master’s students.

John is a South African NRF-rated researcher, category C2, and holds a three-year NRF Competitive Program for Rated Researchers (CPRR) grant for 2023 – 2025.