Career
He was subsequently appointed as Professor Emeritus and continues to undertake research. Before joining the university he had worked for International Computers Limited, then the United Kingdom"s largest computer manufacturer. During the 1970s he had been the chief designer of International Computers Limited"s VME operating system.
He is also the author of several non-fiction books
Warboys worked for International Computers Limited from 1963 to 1985. During the 1970s, he was Chief Designer of VME.
As Professor of Software Engineering, Warboys researches the development of techniques which enable the dynamic evolution (the ability to change s/w whilst it is executing) of the design of very large systems
IPG was established in 1991 to advance the application of Process Modelling in the context of the organization. Within Europe he has headed the Manchester operating system team on the ESPRIT-funded European Democrat Students project, and the IPG"s involvement in the ESPRIT Basic Research Activity PROMOTER on software process modelling and technology.
In 2001 he led the IPG"s involvement in the Framework IV Basic Research Action PIE, process instance evolution, and later the Archware project in which he was also joint technical coordinator.
He was appointed the first International Computers Limited Fellow in 1984.