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Technology Transfer

Next to his work as a journalist, Adrian has contributed to a wide range of technology transfer and communication projects, both through his publishers and independently. His customers are Fortune Global 500 companies as well as specialized/niche/spin-off firms, publishing houses, governmental agencies, scientific research institutes, technology companies, and organizations responsible for the internet infrastructure.

Deliverables include background and hands-on articles, white papers, FAQs, case descriptions, opinion pieces, news items, and press releases. These materials are published on various platforms, including paper, online portals, e-learning programs and social media, often under his own name, sometimes under the names of his clients (e.g. when ghostwriting for scientific opinion makers). To produce these materials, Adrian conducts interviews with business owners, technical specialists and scientists, and conducts extensive research and analysis, to delve into specific technologies, (business) models and markets, and to familiarize himself with necessary concepts, terminology and software. In some cases he is involved on a strategic level as well.

Topics covered include internet infrastructures and systems, web technologies, networking, computer and network security, privacy, (applied) cryptography, Linux, and open-source software.

Although Adrian has been doing this type of work ever since he completed his Computer Science degree at Delft University in 1995, over the past decade technology communication, and knowledge and technology transfer have become the largest part of his activities. Most of his work involves open-source software and hardware, security, applied cryptography, internet technology and innovation, for customers in science, business/technology and government.

Science Communication

In addition to his work in technology communication and transfer, Adrian is also involved in science communication, working with research institutes on knowledge transfer, corporate communication and communication skills. He writes white papers, position papers, opinion pieces and web content, on scientific subject matter as well as institutional topics. He has developed and managed the communication around the spin-off of a new research institute. And he gives media and interview training sessions to scientists as well as management.

Publications

Scientific publications

Aad Offerman and Ad J. van de Goor: An Open Notation for Memory Tests (presented at the IEEE International Workshop on Memory Technology, Design and Testing, 1997)
Aad Offerman and Ad J. van de Goor: An Open Notation for Memory Tests (Technical Report No.1-68340-44(1997)07, Delft University of Technology)
Ad J. van de Goor, Aad Offerman, and Ivo Schanstra: Towards a Uniform Notation for Memory Tests (presented at the European Design & Test Conference and Exhibition 96)

See web page on semiconductor memory testing for detailed information and citations.

Other publications

project report 'Development of a Funding Mechanism for Sustaining Open Source Software for European Public Services', April 2022
report ‘IPv6-inventarisatie, september 2018: Achterstandspositie IPv6 en kortzichtige houding branche vormen probleem voor de BV Nederland’, a market adoption analysis and report for .nl registry SIDN
report ‘DNSSEC-inventarisatie, februari 2017: DNSSEC-beveiliging Nederlandse domeinnamen onder de maat, a market adoption analysis and report for .nl registry SIDN
book ‘Hands-on: OpenVPN; Installing and configuring an OpenVPN server and gateway, and setting up OpenVPN clients on Linux and Android’ (Private and Secure Computing), ISBN 978-1503048485, November 2014
paper ‘Public Open Source Software Procurement Models: The Next Generation’, published in the European Journal of ePractice, issue No.18 on New Business Models for Public Services, October 2012
three chapters of the book ‘Get Ready for Cloud Computing; A Comprehensive Guide to Virtualization and Cloud Computing’ (Van Haren Publishing, Jan 7th, 2011, ISBN 978-9087536404)

Technology Consulting

Next to his writing, Adrian has been working as a consultant and engineer, advising on technology, business, markets and innovation. For example, he worked for cryptography company DigiCash, a spin-off of CWI, the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science. He advised the Nederlandsch Octrooibureau in a patent infringement case. And he participated as CTO in the startups Depot2 and RecruitmentNet.

Furthermore, Adrian worked as a Linux system manager, network manager, webmaster, software developer and architect, and technology advisor. He also had a web hosting company for nearly a decade, specializing in more complex, non-commodity services. As part of this, he authored the MMBase Installation HOWTO (part of The Linux Documentation Project).

Currently, Adrian works on projects involving internet and web technologies, building on Linux and open-source software. In 2009, he participated in the civil-engineering marketplace Depot2. He is also involved in several technology transfer and communication projects centering around internet and networking technology, computer and network security, cryptography, Linux, and open-source software.

ICT Specialist Journalism

While pursuing his engineering degree at Delft University of Technology, Adrian started writing as a journalist for various Dutch ICT publications, aimed at both consumers and professionals. He has been working as an ICT specialist journalist, technology feature writer, columnist, editor-in-chief and magazine maker for almost thirty years now, focusing on the intersection of technology, business, markets and innovation.

The vast majority of his productions are elaborate background articles, requiring extensive research and analysis on technologies, (business) models and market positioning. His engineering background allows him to delve into technical standards, evaluate software and systems hands on, and talk in depth to technical and scientific specialists.

Until a few years ago, Adrian was a contributing editor for Automatisering Gids and Tweakers.net, the largest ICT publications in the Netherlands for professionals and consumers, respectively. He was also a contributing editor for CIO, Executive-People.nl, IT-Executive, Computable, Digitaal Bestuur (Binnenlands Bestuur), Management Team, CRN, Supply Chain Magazine, Software Release Magazine, C-sharp, InfoWorld, NetworkWorld, TechWorld.nl, LAN Magazine, InfoSecurity, IT Service Magazine, IT Beheer Magazine, Computer! Totaal, Netwerk Computing, Webwereld.nl, Living Media, Energiebeurs Bulletin, Energiegids, Energy Magazine, and Noodzaak, among others.

Furthermore, Adrian was the editor-in-chief of Chief Information Officer, Linux Magazine, Mnet, Windows & Netwerken, and Computer-Telefonie. As the editor-in-chief he successfully launched CIO in the Dutch market, after previous attempts of international publishing house IDG had failed.

Over the last years, Adrian has also been involved in meta-journalism (journalism on journalism), working on business models for online and cross-media publishing, on issues like quality and ethics in journalism, and on pluriformity of the media. Another recent focus area is data journalism, deploying the statistics/visualization language R and other computer tools to analyze and visualize (open) data (i.e. data accessible through the internet).

Event Programme Management

Adrian was the programme manager for the future/science/tech track of Emerce eDay from June 2012 till October 2017. This annual conference offers a view on the future of e-business, media and marketing, focusing on strategies, new concepts and technologies in presentations delivered by national and international speakers. Over the last decade, eDay has established itself as the leading e-business event in the Netherlands.

As a programme manager, Adrian was responsible for the scientific and technology part of the programme, and researching and inviting speakers to this event.