Terry Halpin

Terence Aidan (Terry) Halpin (born 1950s) is an Australian computer scientist who is known for his formalization of the object–role modeling notation.

Born in Australia, Halpin studied at the University of Queensland starting in the 1970s and eventually received a BSc, DipEd, BA, MLitStud and in 1989 a PhD with the thesis "A logical analysis of information systems : static aspects of the data-oriented perspective" under John Staples.

[2] In the 1990s he moved to industry heading the database research at multiple software companies, including Visio Corporation.

[2] In the new millennium back in academia he was Professor at Neumont University, focusing on "business rules approach to informatics".

In 2009 he switched back to industry becoming a Principal Scientist at LogicBlox, and became a part-time Professor at INTI International University in Malaysia.