Vinayak R. Borkar

Vinayak R. Borkar is a researcher and software engineer affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, where he completed his PhD in 2016. His work focuses on big data platforms, database systems, and scalable query processing frameworks.

• PhD in Big Data Processing (UC Irvine, 2016)
• Contributions to Apache AsterixDB, Hyracks, and Pregelix
• Industry experience at BEA Systems (2000s)

Research interests include database systems, big data management, XQuery optimization, and dataflow engines. His publications analyze scalable similarity queries, memory management, and declarative approaches to machine learning.

Recent articles explore Apache AsterixDB, dataflow compilation, and graph analytics. Collaborators include Michael J. Carey and Alexander Behm.