John Andrew van der PollJohn Andrew van der Poll holds a PhD in Computer Science obtained from the University of South Africa (Unisa), Pretoria, South Africa, and is a Research Professor at the Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL), Unisa, South Africa. Van der Poll s the Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) Vice President for South Africa, Northern region. Van der Poll’s research interests are in the promotion of formal methods for software development among upper management in industry. Van der Poll 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 van der Poll’s journal articles are indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Van der Poll has supervised 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) candidates. Van der Poll presently supervises 11 doctoral candidates and five master’s students. Van der Poll is a South African NRF-rated researcher, category C2, and holds an NRF Competitive Program for Rated Researchers (CPRR) grant awarded in 2023. Read More Read Less