Research

• Areas of Interest: Database Systems, Integrating Natural Language Text with Relational Data, Web Information Retrieval, Similarity Queries and Indexing
• Overview
• Recent Publications
• Demos and project pages
  • DeWild: Data Extraction Using Wild Cards
  • ALVIN: Alberta System for Visualizing Large Networks
  • TOPIC: Measuring Web Page Reputations
• NSERC Summer Research Projects (for our undergrads)

Students

Prospective Students (Please check out the link before sending me an email!)

Teaching

• Fall 2011, CMPUT 201 - Practical Programming Methodology
• Winter 2012, CMPUT 291 - Introduction to File and Database Management

Some Useful Links

• Calendar converter
• Currency converter
• Jennifer Widom's short tips for writing technical papers and giving conference talks
• H.T. Kung's advice on useful things to know about Ph.D. thesis research (thanks Reza for the link)
• A little guide on using lab machines from home