Uwe Roehm

Associate Professor Uwe Roehm is a faculty member at the University of Sydney's School of Computer Science, specializing in database systems and big data analytics. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich and joined the University of Sydney in 2004. His research focuses on distributed data management, integrating machine learning with databases, and scalable data processing for bioinformatics.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, ETH Zurich (2002)
• Diplom-Informatics (MSc equivalent), University of Passau

Research Interests:

• Database Systems and Transaction Processing
• Human-Centred Data Management
• Freshness-Aware Scheduling (FAS)
• Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing

Key Projects and Contributions:

• Developed Serialisable Snapshot Isolation (SSI), implemented in PostgreSQL
• Created the Master of Data Science program at the University of Sydney
• Recipient of the 2018 ACM SIGMOD Test of Time Award

Awards:

• 2018 ACM SIGMOD Test of Time Award
• 2013 Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching
• 2008 ACM SIGMOD Best Paper Award

Teaching and Grants:

• Teaches courses on database systems, data science platforms, and cloud computing
• Principal Investigator on ARC-funded projects, including Linkage and Discovery grants

Labs and Teams: Leads the Database Research Group and contributes to the Human-Centred Technology Research Cluster at the University of Sydney.