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Tamer Özsu is a University Professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, where he previously served as Director (2007-2010) and currently holds the role of Associate Dean of Research. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University.
Professor Özsu's research spans distributed data management, graph/RDF systems, and database fundamentals. His current work focuses on:
- Distributed graph processing algorithms
- SPARQL query optimization for RDF systems
- Streaming graph analytics
- Indexing techniques for modern hardware
- Distributed database architectures
He has authored the seminal textbook Principles of Distributed Database Systems and co-edited the Encyclopedia of Database Systems. As founding Editor-in-Chief of ACM Books, he has shaped computing literature. His recent publications demonstrate continued innovation in graph partitioning, streaming graph algorithms, and scalable RDF processing. Özsu maintains active research leadership in database systems with over 30 years of influential contributions.
