Feb 15, 2018

New York City, New York — No one can escape the vicissitudes of life. We all know that going into this. We are driven to do one thing and one thing only: Databases. But this means that we will never ask, but instead just give. We are afforded the opportunity to wake up every morning and say to ourselves "today is the greatest day because I get to work on databases." Given this, the CMU Database Group is pleased to New York City, New York — No one can escape the vicissitudes of life. We all know that going into this. We are driven to do one thing and one thing only: Databases. But this means that we will never Read More

Apr 23, 2016

CMU DB Ph.D. student and teenage heartthrob Joy Arulraj won a Samsung 2017 PhD Fellowship in the area of Software and Memory System Solutions for Data Centers. Joy's research is on developing the novel database management system architectures for emerging non-volatile memory technologies to support modern hybrid transactional/analytical processing (HTAP) applications. The Samsung PhD Fellowship program awards outstanding graduate students working on cutting-edge research for innovative solutions to their fields’ biggest problems. More information about the Samsung PhD Fellowship program. CMU DB Ph.D. student and teenage heartthrob Joy Arulraj won a Samsung 2017 PhD Fellowship in the area of Software and Memory System Solutions for Data Centers. Joy's research is on developing the novel database management system architectures for emerging Read More

Apr 11, 2016

CMU DB Ph.D. student Dana Van Aken won a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Dana's research is focused on using machine learning techniques for automatic database management system tuning and configuration. NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding student researchers pursuing graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who demonstrate the potential to have a significant impact in their fields. Almost 17,000 students applied for a total of 2,000 fellowships awarded nationwide. More Information about the NSF Graduate Fellowship CMU DB Ph.D. student Dana Van Aken won a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Dana's research is focused on using machine learning techniques for automatic database management system tuning and configuration. NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding student researchers Read More

Mar 24, 2012

We are delighted to announce that SCS doctoral student Mr. Alex Beutel was awarded the 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, (to be applied 2012-2015). The amount is $30,000 per year for up to three years. Congratulations Alex! We are delighted to announce that SCS doctoral student Mr. Alex Beutel was awarded the 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, (to be applied 2012-2015). The amount is $30,000 per year for up to three years. Congratulations Alex! Read More

Feb 9, 2009

Mr. Duen Horng (Polo) CHAU wins a 2009 Symantec Fellowship, second year in a row! Polo is in the MLD PhD program, working on visualization and anomaly detection for large graphs. The Symantec Graduate Fellowship program was established to identify and support exceptional graduate students who are investigating novel ways to solve real-world problems in protecting security and availability. In addition to the financial support, Polo will have the opportunity to work directly with Symantec’s top researchers on new investigations Mr. Duen Horng (Polo) CHAU wins a 2009 Symantec Fellowship, second year in a row! Polo is in the MLD PhD program, working on visualization and anomaly detection for large graphs. The Symantec Graduate Fellowship program was established to identify Read More