Introduction to Advanced Topics in Databases Course

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Introduction to Advanced Topics in Databases
Course
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Course Topic

• Moving Objects Databases

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Pre-Requisites

• Good knowledge of database management systems
• the Introduction to Database course
• the Database Management Systems course
• Basic skills in C programming
• Basic knowledge of geometry, algebra, and
  mathematical logics

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Course Structure

• Theory lectures
• Mini-project
• Exam

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Theory Lectures

• 12 double lectures
• Topics
• Introduction to Moving Objects Databases
• Introduction to Secondo DBMS
• Current Movement MOST data model, FTL query
  language, location updates, uncertain
  trajectories
• History of Movement in 2D ATDs and their
  operations
• History of Movement in 2D data structures for
  ATDs and their operations
• History of Movement in 2D constraint databases
• History of Movement in Networks ATDs and their
  data structures, operations and their algorithms
• Periodic Moving Objects ATDs and their data
  structures, operations and their algorithms
• Moving Objects in Constraint Databases
• Moving Objects on the Web
• Moving Objects in OLAP
• Indexing Moving Objects
• Literature
• A book Moving Objects Databases
• Selected papers
• Slides for each lecture will be available

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Mini-Project

• General topic
• Adding a new data type and its operations to
  SECONDO database management system
• A mini-project is done in a group (2-3 students)
• Two possibilities for mini-project topics
• A topic from the list
• Own topic
• Mini-project report (7-10 pages)
• Workload
• around 50 hours per student
• 12 exercises (12 hours) will be used for work on
  mini-projects

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Exam

• Individual, oral exam
• A student is examined for 30 mins
• The exam consists of two parts
• Mini-project part
• Theory part
• Open-book exam
• Grades
• MPPGlt30
• TPGlt30
• TG (MPPG TPG) / 2
• Very important
• Both parts are required to pass the exam!

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Deadlines

• October 2
• The course starts
• October 16
• Groups formed and mini-project topics chosen
• January 16
• Mini-project implementation deadline
• January 30
• Mini-project report deadline
• February
• Exam

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Lecturer

• Name Igor Timko
• E-mail timko_at_inf.unibz.it
• Phone [phone]
• Office A417
• Office Hours
• Friday 1400-1600

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Course Site

• www.inf.unibz.it/dis/teaching/ATDB