Database and Web Information Systems

The Database and Web Information Systems Group conduct research on storage, management, search and integration of data. Important application areas are materials science and the life sciences.

Currently, our research focuses on:

ontology engineering (alignment, debugging, evolution, visualization)
efficient data management for the web
querying linked data
graph databases
sports analytics

Keywords are: semantic web, ontologies, standards, databases, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, materials science, sports analytics

For more information, please see DWIS group

About the division

Database and Information Techniques (ADIT)

The Division of Database and Information Techniques is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division consists of several research groups, each of which has its own research profile.

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Related research

Semantic Web

The Semantic Web is an extension of the traditional Web in which interlinked data with well-described semantics has been added in a machine-processable form.

Security and Networks

The Security and Networks Group focuses on getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Information security is an important part of this aim: for a system to be trusted, it must also be secure.

About the department

Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

One of the largest departments in northern Europe in computer and information science. Research covers AI; cognition, interaction and design; software and computer systems; and data science. IDA administers research, doctoral studies and education.