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SIGMOD 2025 Conference Contributions
BIFOLD researchers will present multiple contributions at the SIGMOD/PODS 2025 conference, scheduled for June 22–27, 2025, in Berlin.
ICDE 2025 Best Paper Award
Congratulations to the BIFOLD researchers Ankit Chaudhary, Kaustubh Beedkar, Jeyhun Karimov, Felix Lang, Steffen Zeuch, and Volker Markl, who have been awarded the ICDE 2025 Best Paper Award for their research paper “Incremental Stream Query Placement in Massively Distributed and Volatile Infrastructures.”
ICDE 2025 Conference Contributions
BIFOLD researchers will participate in ICDE 2025, contributing three research papers. One of these papers will receive the Best Paper Award. The conference will be held May 19–23, 2025, in Hong Kong.
Mascara: Protecting sensitive Data
Researchers from Volker Markl’s team Database Systems and Information Management introduce “Mascara”, a novel access control middleware designed to manage partial data access while protecting privacy through anonymization. The corresponding paper “Disclosure-Compliant Query Answering” was accepted for SIGMOD 2025.
EDBT/ICDT 2025 Conference Contributions
Four BIFOLD research groups will take part in the EDBT/ICDT 2025 data management conference. They will present seven publications, including one that received the EDBT 2025 Best Paper Award. The conference is scheduled for 25–28 March 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
Data Systems Retreat
For the first time, researchers from four data systems groups at BIFOLD and TU Berlin came together for a joint offsite retreat in Wandlitz. This unique gathering fostered collaboration, networking, and idea exchange among experts, marking a milestone in interdisciplinary research.
Multiple Awards for BIFOLD Researchers
The BTW 2025 proved as very successful for BIFOLD researchers: Not only won one of our alumni the Best Dissertation Award: Two additional BIFOLD groups were also honored.
Best Dissertation Award for BIFOLD Alumni
Dr. Clemens Lutz has been awarded the Best Dissertation Award 2024 for his outstanding doctoral research in the field of database systems. His thesis contributes to a turning point in the field of foundational research on GPU-enabled database management systems. It will empower users to more quickly gain insights from large data volumes.
Paper Forecast BTW 2025
Several BIFOLD research groups participate in the 21st Conference on Database Systems for Business, Technology and Web in Bamberg, Germany, from March 3 to 7, 2025.
The Age of AI: Panel Discussion with Sam Altman
Review key insights from Sam Altman (OpenAI), Nicole Büttner (Merantix Monumentum), Fatma Deniz (TU Berlin), and Volker Markl (BIFOLD) as they examine the opportunities, challenges, and societal impact of AI. Watch the panel discussion for an analysis of AI's evolving role in research and industry.