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Michael Mior is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, where he has served since 2018. He directs the Data Unity Lab and teaches core courses including Principles of Data Mining, Introduction to Big Data, and Advanced Database Skills for NoSQL/NewSQL systems.
His educational background includes:
- BS in Computing Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Canada)
- MS in Computer Science, University of Toronto (Canada)
- PhD in Computer Science, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Dr. Mior's research centers on schema design and management and data integration for non-relational data, with expertise in NoSQL database optimization. He develops open-source tools like NoSE (automated schema design), JSONoid (schema discovery for JSON), and ESON (denormalized database normalization), addressing challenges in database evolution and semantic data understanding.
His recent publications (2020-2023) reveal a strong focus on practical database tooling, with trends including schema evolution for NoSQL systems (CoDEvo), educational applications for relational theory (Relational Playground), and machine learning techniques for semantic data analysis. This work bridges theoretical database concepts with real-world big data scalability requirements.
As director of the Data Unity Lab, Dr. Mior leads research on data management tooling while mentoring student projects. His GitHub activity (247 repositories, 5k+ stars) demonstrates active contributions to open-source database projects including Apache Calcite and JSON Schema tools.
The Data Unity Lab develops key projects such as Locomotor (Redis script automation) and contributes to industry standards through affiliations with Sourcemeta Research and JSON Schema organizations.
