He holds a BSc and MSc in Information Systems and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from the University of Münster's School of Business and Economics. In his research Oliver studies how organizations create value with (big) data and analytics; for example, by enhancing judgment and decision making, supporting knowledge management, or automating business processes. His research has been published in the Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Organizational Research Methods, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Support Systems, and various others.