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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 website 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)

While still studying at Delft University of Technology, Adrian started writing as a journalist for various Dutch ICT publications, aimed at consumers as well as professionals. He has been working as an ICT specialist journalist, technology feature writer, columnist, editor-in-chief and magazine maker for more than twenty five years now, focusing on the intersection of technology, business, markets and innovation.

The vast majority of his productions are elaborate background articles, requiring substantial research and analysis on technologies, (business) models, and market positioning. His professional 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 former 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, and on issues like quality and ethics in journalism, and 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 accessable through the internet).

date: October 1993–

Next to his work as a journalist, Adrian has been involved in all sorts of technology communication projects, both through his publishers and directly. His customers are Fortune Global 500 as well as specialized/niche/spin-off companies, 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; published on paper, online portals and social media, sometimes under his own name, sometimes under those of others (e.g. when ghostwriting for scientific opinion makers). Most often this requires interviews with business owners, technical specialists and scientists, and substantial research and analysis, to delve into specific technologies, (business) models, and markets, and to familiarize himself with 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, security, privacy, (applied) cryptography, Linux, and open-source software.

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

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