Increasing numbers of database researchers have raised their concerns regarding the "health" of major database conferences. Various problems such as bias in the paper review process and the performance of executive positions are being analyzed. Our team assessed the current state of 3 conferences: SIGMOD, PODS and VLDB through the filter of several "health" parameters by conducting surveys of database researchers. In addition to this, we gathered database information and produced interesting and useful statistics for the database research community. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Sirbu, Alin
• Vasilescu, Andrei T.

Subject

• Sustainability
• Community
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-060306-122658

Keyword

• Data protection
• Science--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Mani, Murali
• Ward, Matthew O.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-06-03

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-29