Torsten Grust

Torsten Grust is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Tübingen, leading the Database Systems research group since 2008. Previously, he held professorships at TU München and TU Clausthal. He earned his M.Sc. (Diploma) and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universität Konstanz in 1994 and 1999, respectively. His research focuses on database languages, query and programming language technology, and scalable processing of non-relational queries. He bridges database and programming language research, emphasizing mutual benefits between the fields.

**Education:**

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Konstanz (1999)
• M.Sc. (Diploma), Computer Science, University of Konstanz (1994)
• Visiting Scientist, IBM Silicon Valley Laboratories (2000)

**Research Interests:**

• Design and optimization of database languages
• Query compilation and execution engines
• Integration of functional programming with SQL
• Query provenance and debugging

**Awards and Honors:**

• ACM SIGMOD Reproducibility Award (2021)
• University of Tübingen Teaching Award (2021/22)
• Winner of Dyalog 2019 APL Program Solving Competition
• Member of the VLDB Endowment Board of Trustees (2022–2027)

**Advising & Grants:**

• Guided numerous students, including alumni such as Alexander Ulrich, Benjamin Dietrich, and Christian Duta
• Recipient of grants supporting research in query compilation, provenance analysis, and database language design

**Labs & Teams:**

• Leads the Database Systems research group at University of Tübingen
• Collaborates with the National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo) on query and programming languages