Thomas Neumann (born 1977[3]) is a German computer scientist and full professor for Data Science and Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).[4]

Thomas Neumann
Neumann in 2023
Born1977[3]
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Mannheim[1]
Known forRDF-3X
in-memory databases
AwardsLeibniz Prize[1]
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsTechnical University of Munich
Saarland University
Thesis Efficient generation and execution of DAG-structured query graphs[2]  (2005)
Doctoral advisorGuido Moerkotte

Education and career

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Thomas Neumann finished his studies in business informatics, at the University of Mannheim in 2001.[1] He received his doctor's degree in computer science under the supervision of Guido Moerkotte, in 2005,[2] and then worked as a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Saarbrücken, with Gerhard Weikum. During this time, Neumann developed RDF-3X,[5] a system for graph databases. He habilitated in 2010 at Saarland University.[3] In the same year, he joined the group for database systems at TUM under Alfons Kemper as associate professor.[3] In 2017, he became a full professor for Data Science and Engineering, also at TUM.[1]

Research

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His research areas are query optimisation and efficient query processing by just-in-time compilation.[6] As part of this research, he developed the main memory database system HyPer, which was sold to Tableau Software in 2016,[7] and its successor system Umbra.[8] He was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation for his work on HyPer.[1]

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumann – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize Winner 2020". Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. ^ a b "Efficient Generation and Execution of DAG-Structured Query Graphs". 25 July 2005. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. ^ a b c d "TUM Professoren – Neumann_Thomas". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. ^ "Chairs". Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ^ "RDF-3X – Fast Searches for Semantic Data". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ Neumann, Thomas (2011). "Efficiently Compiling Efficient Query Plans for Modern Hardware". Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 4 (9): 539–550. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.230.8553. doi:10.14778/2002938.2002940. S2CID 10388381.
  7. ^ "Tableau Acquires HyPer". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  8. ^ "Umbra: Team". Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. ^ "2021 VLDB Endowment Awards". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  10. ^ "ICDE Influential Paper Awards". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  11. ^ "Ten times highly endowed EU funding". 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  12. ^ "VLDB 2014 – Awards". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  13. ^ "IOI 1994: Results". Retrieved 2023-10-02.