Narciso Cerpa ( ncerpa@utalca.cl ) is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department of the Faculty of Engineering at the “Universidad de Talca”, Chile. He has qualifications in computing engineering (BE) and information systems (MCom, PhD). He has 15 years of experience in the software development industry and 16 years of experience in academia and has held appointments in both Australia and Chile. He was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Development and Innovation at the University of Talca during the period 2003-2006. His research interests include software engineering, and electronic commerce. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research and one of its founding members. He is a member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Global Information Management, and of the Scientific Editorial Board of the Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento. He is also a member of the IFIP Working Groups 6.11 (Electronic Commerce – Communication Systems) and 8.4 (E-Business Information Systems: Multi-disciplinary research and practice), and the Director of CollECTeR (Collaborative Electronic Commerce Technology and Research) Iberoamerica.
Pereira, Javier, Cerpa, Narciso, Verner, June, Rivas, Mario and Procaccino, Drew (2008): What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Project Success: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. In Journal of Systems and Software, 81 (6) pp. 897-907
Verner, June M., Sampson, Jennifer and Cerpa, Narciso (2008): What factors lead to software project failure?. In: Second International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science June 3-6, 2008, Marrakech, Morocco. .
Verner, June M., Sampson, Jennifer and Cerpa, Narciso (2008): What factors lead to software project failure?. In: Second International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science June 3-6, 2008, Marrakech, Morocco. pp. 85-93.
Verner, June M., Evanco, William M. and Cerpa, Narciso (2007): State of the practice: how important is effort estimation to software development success?. In Information and Software Technology, 49 (2) pp. 181-193
Cerpa, Narciso, Ruiz-Tagle, Andrés, Cabrera, Carolina, Hadweh, Pamela and Vergara, Fabián (2007): Evaluation Of The Internet Adoption Level In Chilean Universities Based On The Emica Model. In Ingeniare. Revista chilena de ingeniería,, 15 (3) pp. 270-282
Cerpa, Narciso, Pereira, Javier and Verner, June (2007): A Practitioner Experiment in Understanding Software Process Improvement Using Systems Modular Analysis. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4764 pp. 82-93
Verner, June M., Kitchenham, Barbara and Cerpa, Narciso (2007): Estimating project outcomes. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software & Systems Engineering and their Applications December 4-6, 2007, Paris, France. .
Plana, Cristián, Cerpa, Narciso and Bro, Per Bjarne (2006): An Electronic Commerce Adoption Methodology. In Rev. Fac. Ing. - Univ. Tarapacá, 14 (1) pp. 49-63
Vergara, Fabián, Cerpa, Narciso, Loyola, Rodrigo and Bro, Per Bjarne (2006): Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Internet Banking in Chile for the Generation of Web-Based Banking Bussiness Strategies. In Ingeniare. Revista chilena de ingeniería, 14 (3) pp. 187-202
Verner, June M., Bleistein, Steven J., Cerpa, Narciso and Cox, Karl A. (2006): Requirements Practices: A Comparative Industrial Survey. In: Nilsson, A., Gustas, R., Wojtkowski, W., Wojtkowski, W. G., Wrycza, S. and Zupancic, J. "Advances in Information Systems Development: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry, Vol. 2". Springer pp. 719-730
Verner, June, Cox, Karl A., Bleistein, Steven J. and Cerpa, Narciso (2005): Requirements Engineering and Software Project Success: An Industrial Survey in Australia and the U.S.. In Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 13 (1) pp. 225-238
Burgess, Lois, Cooper, Joan, Cerpa, Narciso and Sargent, Jason (2005): A comparative analysis of the use of the web for destination marketing by regional tourism organisations in Chile and the Asia Pacific. In: Proceedings of the 2005 CollECTeR Conference July 13, 2005, Sydney, Australia. .
Burgess, Lois, Cerpa, Narciso, Cooper, Joan and Sargent, Jason (2005): To what extent are Chilean Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) leveraging web technologies to promote regional tourism. In: Proceedings of Collaborative Electronic Commerce Technology and Research CollECTeR LatAm October 3-5, 2005, Talca, Chile. .
Verner, June M., Cox, Karl A., Bleistein, Steven J. and Cerpa, Narciso (2005): What requirements engineering practices are useful for predicting software project success?. In: al, Benediktssson et (ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd SWDC-REK International Conference on Software Development May 27-June 1, 2005, Reykjavik, Iceland. pp. 117-128.
Verner, June M. and Cerpa, Narciso (2005): Australian Software Development: What Software Project Management Practices Lead to Success?. In: Strooper, Paul (ed.) IEEE Proceedings of ASWEC March 29-31, 2005, Brisbane, Australia. pp. 70-77.
Pereira, Javier, Cerpa, Narciso and Rivas, Mario (2004): Risk factors in software development projects: Analysis of the Chilean software industry. In: 1st Experimental Software Engineering Latin American Workshop October, 2004, Brasilia, Brazil. .
Plana, Cristián, Cerpa, Narciso and Bro, Per Bjarne (2004): eCommerce Adoption Methodology for Chilean SME's. In: Proceedings of Collaborative Electronic Commerce Technology and Research CollECTeR LatAm Octubre, 2004, Santiago, Chile. .
Pereira, Javier, Cerpa, Narciso and Rivas, Mario (2004): Factores de éxito en proyectos de desarrollo de software: análisis de la industria chilena del software. In: Workshop de Ingeniería de Software November, 2004, Arica, Chile. .
Vergara, Fabián, Cerpa, Narciso and Bro, Per Bjarne (2004): Adaptation of the Hersey web site evaluation model for application to the banking sites Evaluation Criteria. In: Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2004, Hobart, Australia. .
Englemeier, K., Pereira, J. and Cerpa, Narciso (2003): A learning companion - design of personal assistance in an adaptive information and learning ambience. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2003. pp. 684-688.
Pereira, Javier and Cerpa, Narciso (2003): Using the System Modular Analysis Approach to Represent the Level 2 of the CMM-SW. In: Proceedings of the 7th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics 2003, Orlando, USA. .
Bro, Per Bjarne, Cerpa, Narciso and Ortega-Farias, Samuel (2003): Real Time Wíreless E-Commerce for Agricultural and Forestry Operations. In: Proceedings of the Sixteen Bled Electronic Commerce Conference June 9-11, 2003, Bled, Slovenia. .
Cerpa, Narciso (2003): Mapping Object-Oriented Model into a Relational Model. In: "Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Second Edition)". pp. 1770-1777
Cerpa, Narciso and Bro, Per Bjarne (eds.) CollECTeR LatAm - Building Society Through E-Commerce: e-Government, e-Business and e-Learning September 29-October 1, 2003, Santiago, Chile.
Lopez, Jorge, Cerpa, Narciso and Farran, Yussef (2002): An e-Educational Platform for Teaching-Learning Process that are Difficult to Visualize. In: Monteiro, J. L., Swatman, Paula M. C. and Tavares, Luis Valadares "Towards the Knowledge Society: eCommerce, eBusiness and eGovernment". Kluwer Academic Publishers pp. 335-348
Baird, A., Jamieson, Rodger and Cerpa, Narciso (2002): Development of a Framework for Risks and Security in B2C E-Business. In: Monteiro, J. L., Swatman, Paula M. C. and Tavares, Luis Valadares "Towards the Knowledge Society: eCommerce, eBusiness and eGovernment". Kluwer Academic Publishers pp. 383-398
Cerpa, Narciso and Otoya, Sergio (2001): Comparing Estimated with Actual Efforts for a Dynamic Methodology used by a Small Software Company. In: Proceedings of the 5th World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics Conference July 22-25, 2001, Orlando, USA. .
Pak, B., Tsang, S., Cerpa, Narciso and Jamieson, Rodger (2001): A Tool for Designing Multimedia Systems. In: Proceedings of the 5th World Multi-conference on Systems, Cybernetics, and Informatics Conference July 22-25, 2001, Orlando, USA. .
Jamieson, Rodger and Cerpa, Narciso (2001): A Research Framework for Risk, Security, Trust and Assurance within an Electronic Commerce Domain. In: Proceedings of the Oceania CACS Conference, Information Systems Audit and Control Association September 23-26, 2001, Canberra, Australia. .
Chauhan, A. and Cerpa, Narciso (2001): A Comparison of Procurement Models for B2B Electronic Commerce. In: OPTIMA Conference October 10-12, 2001, Curicó, Chile. .
Lai, K. and Cerpa, Narciso (2001): Support vs Confidence in Association Rule Algorithms. In: OPTIMA Conference October 10-12, 2001, Curicó, Chile. .
Walczak, Steven and Cerpa, Narciso (2001): An Introduction to Artificial Neural Nets: Guidelines for Design. In: Meyers, R. A. "Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences and Technology (3rd Edition), Volume 1". Academic Press pp. 631-645
Cerpa, Narciso and Jamieson, Rodger (2001): A Security, Trust and Assurance Research Framework for Electronic Commerce. In: IFIP TC8 Working Conference on E-Commerce/E-Business June 22-23, 2001, Salzburg, Austria. .
Lek, M., Anandarajah, B., Cerpa, Narciso and Jamieson, Rodger (2001): Data Mining Prototype for Detecting E-Commerce Fraud. In: Proceedings of the European Conference in Information Systems June 27-29, 2001, Bled, Slovenia. .
Rao, V., Cerpa, Narciso and Jamieson, Rodger (2001): A Comparison of Online Electronic Commerce Assurance Service Providers in Australia. In: Proceedings of the Fourteen Bled Electronic Commerce Conference June 24-26, 2001, Bled, Slovenia. .
Cerpa, Narciso and Sweller, John (2000): Applying Computational Models to Measure Relative Cognitive Load”. In: Proceedings of the 4th World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics July 23-26, 2000, Orlando, USA. .
Wong, Keith, Ng, Brenda, Cerpa, Narciso and Jamieson, Rodger (2000): An Online Audit Review System for Electronic Commerce. In: Proceedings of the Thirteen Bled Electronic Commerce Conference June 19-21, 2000, Bled, Slovenia. .
Walczak, Steven and Cerpa, Narciso (1999): Heuristic Principles for the Design of Artificial Neural Networks. In Information and Software Technology, 41 (2) pp. 107-117
Cerpa, Narciso and Dambra, John (1999): An Analysis of the Data Base Design Heuristics. In: Kent, Allen and Williams, James G. "Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, Volume 23, Supplement 2". pp. 1-15
Otoya, Sergio and Cerpa, Narciso (1999): A Small Software Company Attempting to Improve Its Process. In: Proceedings of Ninth International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice September, 1999, Pittsburgh, USA. .
Cerpa, Narciso and Verner, June M. (1998): Case Study: The Effect of IS Maturity on Information Systems Strategic Planning. In Information and Management, 34 (4) pp. 199-208
Cerpa, Narciso and Dambra, John (1998): An Analysis of the Data Base Design Heuristics. In: "Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Volume 63, Supplement 26". pp. 19-32
Verner, June M. and Cerpa, Narciso (1997): Prototyping: Does your Perception Depend on Your Job?. In Journal of Systems and Software, 36 (1) pp. 3-16
Verner, June M. and Cerpa, Narciso (1997): The Effect of Department Size on Developer Attitudes to Prototyping. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering May, 1997, Boston, USA. .
Cerpa, Narciso and Verner, June M. (1996): Practitioners Views of Software Quality. In International Journal of Computing and Engineering Management, 4 (3) pp. 1-15
Cerpa, Narciso, Chandler, Paul and Sweller, John (1996): Some Conditions Under Which Integrated Computer-Based Training Software Can Facilitate Learning. In Journal of Educational Computing Research, 15 (4) pp. 345-367
Cerpa, Narciso and Verner, June M. (1996): Prototyping: Some New Results. In Information and Software Technology, 38 (12) pp. 743-755