The goal of this seminar is to examine current trends in data management and information systems. Among others, we will deal with two important topics: Location Based Services (LBS) and Event-Based Services (EBS).

Location-Based Services (LBS) are now often part of daily life through applications such as navigation assistants in public or private transportation. The underlying technology deals with many different aspects, e.g., location determination, information retrieval, or privacy. More recently, aspects such as user context and preferences have been taken into account to send more personalized information to users.

Event-Based Systems (EBS) are part of many current applications such as business activity monitoring, stock ticker, facility management, data streaming, or security. In recent years, the topic has gained increasing importance in both industry and academia. Current research focuses on various aspects ranging from event detection (incoming data) to response triggering. This seminar aims to study some of the current trends in event-based systems with a strong focus on models and design.

A solid background in databases is required, typically a (bachelor) level database course as offered in our institute in the summer semester.

English language 

Literature

Presented at the first session.