Workshop on Simplicity in Management of Data (SiMoD)

Abstract

At a first glance, database systems today are complex, with various components, tuning knobs and delicate design decisions, leading to hundreds of thousands lines of code (if not more). However, at their core - as researchers and practitioners have been observing at least anecdotally - are simple ideas that work well in practice. Meanwhile, it also often takes a tremendous amount of experience to propose such ideas that are simple but not trivial. SiMoD is a new workshop dedicated to promoting and documenting such ideas as they are often "buried" in details as part of a full paper or product, or only shared anecdotally among experienced practitioners, creating barriers for newcomers to the field. The workshop will also be a great venue for junior researchers and PhD students to learn about the importance of simple but effective ideas, and get feedback about their on-going work.