ISG seminar on March 6, Friday, 1 - 2 pm, DBH 3011 Title: Generating Join Trees for Yannakakis Algorithm Abstract: Most research on query optimization has centered on binary join algorithms like hash join and sort-merge join. However, recent years have seen growing interest in theoretically optimal algorithms, notably Yannakakis algorithm. These algorithms require new optimization techniques, […]

For this week's ISG seminar, we'll have an invited speaker: Zexin Li from University of California, Riverside to give us a talk. Time & Location: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Donald Bren Hall 3011, ICS, UC Irvine (Zoom link will be shared by request) Lunch will be provided. Title: Unified Full-stack […]

Time & Location: Friday Feb 20, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Donald Bren Hall 3011, ICS, UC Irvine Lunch will be provided. Title: Bringing Simulators Inside the Database: A Vision for Interactive Scientific Exploration Abstract: Physics-based simulators are essential for scientific discovery and risk assessment, powering what-if analyses for events like wildfires and hurricanes. […]