Research Topics

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The database and information systems group performs research on the following topics

• Exploring Large Databases: You have a large database of buildings (or any other geometric object). A building is defined by its position (coordinates), height, length and width. The question is: which buildings are visible from a certain point in space? ... »»
• Quality of Information Services: One of the main problems when using a database system is that the user does not know when the answer comes. This is acceptable if operations are carried out asynchronously, like a bank transaction (e.g., a money transfer) or the delivery of a business report which is known to take several days. On the Web, however, users typically get impatient after a few seconds ... »»
• Development, Maintenance, and Operation of Information Systems: In order to build an information system today, it is not enough to attend a Database 101 course and learn SQL, the standard database programming language supported by all commericial relational database products. In addition, engineers must know about ... »»