Bas Ketsman

Bas Ketsman is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, affiliated with the Software Languages Lab. His research focuses on modern, scalable big data systems, particularly on query processing with formal optimality guarantees, high-availability transaction processing, and querying linked data on the web.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science from Hasselt University (2017) under advisor Frank Neven, postdoctoral research at EPFL (2018–2019), and internships at University of Washington (Seattle, Madison).

His recent work explores robustness in transaction systems, isolation level allocation, and distributed query processing. He has authored numerous publications in top-tier venues like ACM SIGMOD, PODS, and ICDT, with several receiving best paper and distinguished dissertation awards.

• Scientific Awards:
  • ACM PODS Best Paper Award (2014, 2015)
  • 2018 EACTS Distinguished Dissertation Award
  • 2019 SIGMOD Jim Gray Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention
  • ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award (2016, 2023)
  • PODS 2023 Distinguished Paper Award

Bas collaborates with researchers like Christoph Koch and Frank Neven and is involved in projects such as FWOTM1224: Formal Approaches to Join Queries and SRP92: Real-Time Cross-Media Data Exploration. He actively mentors PhD and postdoc candidates and welcomes new applicants with expertise in formal theory or engineering.