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Santosh Hegde (Couchbase, Inc.): From Transactions to Intelligence: Evolution of Couchbase for AI
February 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Department of Computer Science, Information Systems Group, UC Irvine
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Santosh Hegde
Couchbase, Inc.
From Transactions to Intelligence: Evolution of Couchbase for AI
02/13/2026, Friday, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Place: DBH 3011
Abstract: When Couchbase started, it was built to solve a very specific problem, namely the handling of high-performance, low-latency transactional workloads at massive scale. Over time, however, customer needs have evolved from simply storing and retrieving data reliably at scale, to analyzing it in real time, and now to reasoning over it using AI. In this talk, we will explore the new capabilities in the Couchbase platform as it transforms from a pure NoSQL transactional database into a unified platform that supports transactions, analytics, and AI workloads all on the same data foundation.
Bio: Santosh Hegde is an engineering leader with over 18 years of experience in the design and development of large-scale distributed database systems. He currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at Couchbase, where his work focuses on the intersection of database systems, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Previously, he has held senior engineering leadership roles at IBM Software Labs and Visa Inc. His technical interests include query processing, database runtimes, columnar data systems, large-scale data ingestion, and database-as-a-service architectures. Santosh has contributed to the development of multiple enterprise data platforms, including Informix, DB2 (LUW) and Trino . More recently, his work has focused on the evolution of data platforms to support emerging AI-driven application patterns.