I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Information Systems WSK&I at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). My main area of study is databases and data intensive systems. I am particularly interested in foundations of databases, efficient data analytics and engineering of high-performance data processing systems. My current focus is on design and implementation of core database technologies, management of massive graph data, and efficient processing of queries on graphs. My educational activities focus on data modelling and databases, data management for data analytics, database technology, data engineering, seminar databases, and capita-selecta databases.
News
I am pleased to have been nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award (DSA Pattern, 2025)!
We are hiring a PhD in Graph Database Acceleration using AI Hardware! Position filled
I am pleased to have been nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award (DSA Pattern, 2022)!
We are hiring 2 PhDs in Graph Data Management! Position filled
We won the Best Short Paper Award for “Answer Graph: Factorization Matters in Large Graphs” by Zahid Abul-Basher, Nikolay Yakovets, Parke Godfrey, Stanley Clark, Mark H. Chignell (EDBT 2021)!
I am pleased to have won the Teacher of the Year Award in Computer Science (GEWIS, 2019)!
I am pleased to announce the release of our first book on processing of queries on graphs.
Research
I am interested in foundations of databases, efficient data analytics and engineering of high-performance data processing systems. My current focus is on design and implementation of core database technologies, management of massive graph data, and efficient processing of queries on graphs. I am currently concentrating on research and development of AvantGraph, the next-generation open-source graph analytics engine.
See my publication list at DBLP.
Educational Activities
My educational activities focus on data modelling and databases, data management for data analytics, database technology, data engineering, seminar databases, and capita-selecta databases.
Current Courses
Engineering Data Systems (2IMD10)
engineering foundations of data management systems, MSc level
Data management for data analytics (JBI050)
data modelling and intro to databases, BSc level
MSc thesis seminar, Database Group (2IMD00)
engineering foundations of data management systems, MSc level
Past Courses
Data engineering (2IMD20)
engineering foundations of data management systems, MSc level
Data modeling and databases (2ID50)
data modelling and intro to databases, BSc level
Supervision
PhD Students (co-advisor)
Updated: June 2025