Jens Dittrich
Scholar

Jens Dittrich

Google Scholar ID: fykfPiwAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus
databasesbig data analyticsindexingnew architectures for data managementdata science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,799
 
H-index
22
 
i10-index
40
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
11
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Papers accepted at SIGMOD 2026, PVLDB 18/VLDB 2025, SIGMOD 2025, and CIDR 2025.
Research Experience
  • Serves as a researcher in the Big Data Analytics Group, involved in multiple database-related projects including developing new approaches to query optimization.
Background
  • Main interests include data systems research, particularly in building algorithms, proof of concepts, prototypes, and entire systems with a focus on performance explainability. Also works on several aspects of query processing and optimization.
Miscellany
  • In addition to professional research, has an interest in foundational work and 'crazy ideas', such as exploring what the database world would look like if certain assumptions were dropped.