Maria Estrela Ferreira da Cruz

Maria Estrela Ferreira da Cruz is an Adjunct Professor at the Higher School of Management and Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. PhD in Information Systems and Technologies from University of Minho in 2016. Researcher of the ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho in Portugal and ARC4DigiT Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. She was a Software Engineer for 13 years in the next companies: Nokia, SIEMENS S.A. and Edinfor (Grupo EDP). Her research interests include business process modeling, software design and modeling, data warehousing and data models.

Publications

Supporting Technologies and the Impact of Blockchain on Organizations and Society
Supporting Technologies and the Impact of Blockchain on Organizations and Society
Luís Ferreira, Miguel Rosado Cruz, Estrela Ferreira Cruz, Hélder Quintela, Manuela Cruz Cunha. © 2023. 337 pages.
Blockchain technology is being adopted mainly in cryptocurrencies and digital transactions. However, evidence suggests it can be utilized for multiple different purposes, far...
Blockchain-Based Applications for Disrupting and Accelerating Innovation in Organizations and Society
Blockchain-Based Applications for Disrupting and Accelerating Innovation in Organizations and Society
Ricardo Abreu Dias, António Miguel Rosado da Cruz, Estrela Ferreira Cruz, Luis Ferreira. © 2023. 22 pages.
Blockchain-based applications are already being used for countless applications that support new goals in organizations and society at large. In this chapter, the authors will...
On the Rim Between Business Processes and Software Systems
On the Rim Between Business Processes and Software Systems
Maria Estrela Ferreira da Cruz, Ricardo J. Machado, Maribel Yasmina Santos. © 2022. 27 pages.
The constant change and rising complexity of organizations, mainly due to the transforming nature of their business processes, has driven the increase of interest in business...
New Perspectives on Information Systems Modeling and Design
New Perspectives on Information Systems Modeling and Design
António Miguel Rosado da Cruz, Maria Estrela Ferreira da Cruz. © 2019. 332 pages.
Information modeling plays an important role in every level of the enterprise information system’s architecture. Modeling allows organizations to adapt and become more efficient...
On the Rim Between Business Processes and Software Systems
On the Rim Between Business Processes and Software Systems
Maria Estrela Ferreira da Cruz, Ricardo J. Machado, Maribel Yasmina Santos. © 2019. 27 pages.
The constant change and rising complexity of organizations, mainly due to the transforming nature of their business processes, has driven the increase of interest in business...