David DeWitt
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David J. DeWitt is the John P. Morgridge Professor (Emeritus) of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
. Professor DeWitt received a B.A. degree from Colgate University
in 1970, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
in 1976. He then joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison and started the Wisconsin Database Group
, which he led for more than 30 years.
Professor DeWitt is known for his pioneering research in the areas of parallel databases, benchmarking
, object-oriented databases, and XML databases. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering
(1998), and a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
.
He received the ACM SIGMOD Innovations Award (now renamed SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
) in 1995 for his contributions to the database systems field. In 2009, ACM recognized the seminal contributions of his Gamma parallel database system project with the ACM Software System Award
. Also in 2009, he received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
for his contributions to the database systems field.
Currently, he is a technical fellow at Microsoft
, leading the Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab at Madison, Wisconsin
.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
. Professor DeWitt received a B.A. degree from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
in 1970, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1976. He then joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison and started the Wisconsin Database Group
Wisconsin Database Group
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Database Group is an academic data management research group. It is currently led by Professors Jeffrey Naughton, Jignesh M. Patel, AnHai Doan, Christopher Re and David J...
, which he led for more than 30 years.
Professor DeWitt is known for his pioneering research in the areas of parallel databases, benchmarking
Benchmarking
Benchmarking is the process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and/or best practices from other industries. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time and cost...
, object-oriented databases, and XML databases. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
(1998), and a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
.
He received the ACM SIGMOD Innovations Award (now renamed SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
The ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award is a lifetime research achievement award given by the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data, at its yearly flagship conference...
) in 1995 for his contributions to the database systems field. In 2009, ACM recognized the seminal contributions of his Gamma parallel database system project with the ACM Software System Award
ACM Software System Award
The Software System Award is honoring people or an organization "for developing a software system that has had a lasting influence, reflected in contributions to concepts, in commercial acceptance, or both"...
. Also in 2009, he received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
The IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award is a Technical Field Award given each year by the IEEE to an individual or small team that has made outstanding contributions to information processing systems in relation to computer science. The award is named in honor of Emanuel R. Piore.The award was established...
for his contributions to the database systems field.
Currently, he is a technical fellow at Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, leading the Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab at Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.