Robert de Hoog

Robert de Hoog is a Dutch social scientist whose work on CommonKADS addressed knowledge-based systems. He earned a PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 1978 and became an associate professor of Social Science Informatics by the mid-1980s. In 1994, he coauthored a CommonKADS paper; his work also included a 1999 knowledge-engineering book and a 2001 paper on simulation-based educational software. At the University of Twente, he coauthored KM Quest, a simulation game, a report on dynamic knowledge flows, and a 2020 study of vacation destination choices. He is an Emeritus Professor of Information and Knowledge Management at Twente.

Now at: University of Twente
Born: 1944
Works: 212
Citations: 3,832
h-index: 24
Badges: Loyal

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

1944–1978

A PhD at Amsterdam

A Dutch social scientist, he is born in 1944 and earns a PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 1978 with a dissertation titled Politieke voorkeur: oordelen en beslissen.
1980s

Associate professor at Amsterdam

He starts as a researcher at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Scientific Andrology and becomes Associate Professor of Social Science Informatics by the mid-1980s.
1994

CommonKADS for KBS development

In 1994, he coauthors a paper on CommonKADS, a comprehensive methodology for developing knowledge-based systems.
1999

Knowledge engineering and management

In 1999, he coauthors Knowledge Engineering and Management with Guus Schreiber, Hans Akkermans, and other contributors.
2000

Moving to Twente

In 2000, he joins the University of Twente as an associate professor of information and knowledge management.
2001

A simulation authoring approach

In 2001, he coauthors an article on applying a knowledge-engineering approach to authoring multimedia simulation-based educational software.
2003–2006

KM Quest and METIS

In 2003, he coauthors KM Quest, a collaborative Internet-based simulation game. In 2006, he coauthors a METIS report on visualizing flows of dynamic knowledge and information.
As of October 2026

Emeritus at Twente

In 2020, he coauthors The Floating Vacationer with Fred Bronner, a journal article about destination choices and the gap between plans and behavior. As of October 2026, he is an Emeritus Professor of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Twente.