crovan was established to transfer knowledge developed at Ireland's leading performance engineering research center based in University College Dublin and Dublin City University to clients through training and consultancy. crovan's mission is to add significant value to the software development process for complex enterprise systems, through training, consultancy and performance tool development.

crovan was established in 2004 and is a privately held company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company registration number is 406123, the directors are Liam Murphy and Trevor Parsons, and the VAT registration number is 9697955K.

Management Team

John Murphy CEO
Dr. John Murphy has substantial experience as a consultant to the US Federal Government and other corporates, on performance and simulation of enterprise computer systems and networks. He has developed and trained internationally at British Telecommunications Laboratory and the University of London, as well as for many multinational companies in the UK and Ireland. He has published over 100 scientific papers on Performance Engineering. Dr. Murphy is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow and Chartered Engineer of Engineers Ireland and an IBM Faculty Fellow. He is currently an academic with the School of Computer Science and Informatics at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Trevor Parsons CTO
Dr. Trevor Parsons brings to crovan indepth knowledge of complex enterprise computing systems. He is a recognised expert in the field of performance testing with a particluar focus on Java enterprise systems. He has published widely on topics such as enterprise system design (patterns and antipattens), performance, monoitoring and data analysis. His research has been awarded internationally and he continuously works closely with industry (e.g. IBM) and is leading numerous research projects in the area of performance of enterprise systems. His industry experience also includes training and software development conusltancy. Dr. Parsons is currently a staff member with the School of Computer Science and Informatics at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Liam Murphy COO
Prof. Liam Murphy brings over ten years of experience in performance modelling and analysis to crovan, as well as several years' experience leading research and development teams both in US and Irish universities. Since 1998 he has managed the Performance Engineering Laboratory, where he directs computer systems and multimedia research efforts. He has published over 100 scientific papers on Performance Engineering. Prof. Murphy is currently on the academic staff of the School of Computer Science and Informatics at University College Dublin, Ireland.