Trustworthy Processing of Very Large Databases:
Foundational Topics, Systems, Reliability & Security, Applications
Registration is now open.
About
The goal of the VLDB Summer School is to bring together early-stage research students and international experts in Database Management Systems for a multi-day event. The Summer School has two roles: On the one hand, it will educate on state of the art topics in Trustworthy Processing of Very Large Databases including Foundational Topics, Systems, Reliability & Security, Applications. On the other hand, the Summer School is a networking event, with many opportunities for students to exchange experience with each other and to discuss in a friendly, collegial, setting with the expert speakers at the event.
The Summer School will take place in person, between the 28th and 31st of July 2025, at the University of Wrocław. It will comprise of tutorials and research talks covering state-of-the-art research projects and future challenges, and a Poster Session. In the Poster Session all participants will have a chance to showcase their Phd/Postdoc research topic and results (or their Master’s thesis topic, in case they are still in the Master’s degree), and get feedback from the experts present at the event.
The VLDB Summer School is committed to ensuring an inclusive and diverse environment with zero tolerance for discrimination, harassment, or any other form of misconduct. To support Database education and research internationally, we will provide also discounted participation fees (see next section on Costs), thanks to the generous support of the VLDB SPEND Committee.
Application Process and Costs
The Summer School will accept around 40-50 participants – they will be selected by the organizers from the applicants based on their academic progress and match of research topics/interests. Every participant will be expected to attend the in-person event and thus we encourage an early application. We encourage applications from PhD students and early career researchers who are working in the field of Data Management Systems but also in related fields (e.g., Machine Learning, Modern Hardware, Parallel Computing, etc.). Master students and postdocs are also welcome to register subject to availability.
The Summer School will have two types of participation fees: Full Fee 500€ and Reduced Fee 150€. The participation fee includes coffee breaks, lunch, and dinner served all days as part of the Summer School. There is only a limited supply of Reduced Fee registrations available, reserved for: a) students studying in Eastern Europe or in a country not classified as High-Income by the World Bank, or b) self-financed students (not reimbursed by an organization/employer) from a non-High-Income Country. Self-financed students from High Income Countries may apply for the Reduced Fee as well but we reserve the right to “convert” the applications to Full Fee.
In addition to the participation fee, the selected participants are expected to pay for their lodging and travel expenses to Wrocław. The city has many hotels and guesthouses for different budgets; we estimate per-night costs (including breakfast) to be in the range of 60€-130€.
Applicants must provide i) a CV (with optional publication list), ii) a description of their experience/knowledge about databases, and iii) a short motivation of how the Summer School will benefit them in their studies/research.
Confirmed Speakers
- Amr El Abbadi, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
- Angela Bonifati, University of Lyon 1, LIRIS & IUF, France
- George Fletcher, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Zoi Kaoudi, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Georgia Koutrika, Athena Research Center, Greece
- Burcu Külahçıoğlu Özkan, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Sudeepa Roy, Duke University, USA
- Marcin Żukowski, Snowflake co-founder, Poland
Important Dates
- Applications: registration opens 17th of February 2025
- Registration deadline: 21st of April 2025 (midnight CEST)
- Notification of acceptance: 28th of April 2025
- Payment due: 12th of May 2025
- School: July 28-31, 2025
Organization
The VLDB Summer School has received financial support from the VLDB SPEND Committee. The persons co-organizing the Summer School are:
- Stefania Dumbrava, an Associate Professor at ENSIIE and a researcher at SAMOVAR, TélécomSud Paris/Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
- Anca Hangan, an Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department of TU Cluj-Napoca;
- Piotr Wieczorek, an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Wrocław.
Local organization
Location
The summer school lectures take place at:
Institute of Computer Science, University of Wrocław
Joliot-Curie 15, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
Past Editions
VLDB Summer School 2024 and VLDB Summer School 2023 have been held in Cluj, Romania