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Biography
Dr. Hamid Pirahesh is the senior manager of the DataBase Technology Institute
(DBTI) at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. He manages a
team of scientists active in advanced database research. Dr. Pirahesh was a
principle member of Starburst research project, which forms the basis for query
compilation in IBM's DB2 Universal Database. He was also was an active member
on the team that reshaped the entire architectural structure of the DB2 relational
query compiler and optimizer. Dr. Pirahesh has been active in creating new industry
standards and database design advancements. His work on Automatic Summary Tables,
which complies with current SQL standards, resulted in dramatic database performance
improvement. This feature is now considered an essential part of commercial
DBMSs for processing complex queries, Online Analytical Processing and complex
data analysis. Dr. Pirahesh is also an IBM Fellow, master inventor, and a member
of the IBM Academy.
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