Nikolay Yakovets

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Eindhoven University of Technology hush@tue.nl MF7.061 +31 40 247 4270

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.

Highlights

• We are hiring 2 PhDs in Graph Data Management! Apply here!
• I am currently concentrating on research and development of the next-generation open-source graph analytics engine AvantGraph.
• 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. 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.

  • 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017

• Data management for data analytics (JBI050): data modelling and intro to databases, BSc level.

  • 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

• MSc thesis seminar, Database Group (2IMD00). MSc level.

  • 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017

Past courses

• Data engineering (2IMD20): data intensive systems for data science applications, MSc level.

  • 2018 and 2017

• Data modeling and databases (2ID50): introduction to database systems, BSc level.

  • 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017

Supervision

• PhD thesis (co-)advisor

  • Larissa Shimomura, 2018-current
  • Wilco van Leeuwen, 2017–current
  • Thomas Mulder, 2017-current
  • Kaijie Zhu, 2018–2021.

Updated: November 2022