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PhD

• HYDRA: A Dynamic Approach to Database Regeneration
  Anupam Sanghi, CSA (December 2022)
  
  
• Geometric Search Techniques for Provably Robust Query Processing
  Srinivas Karthik V, CSA (December 2019)
  Awarded Commendation Certificate by CSA for outstanding doctoral thesis, 2019-20
  
  
• Plan Bouquets: An Exploratory Approach to Robust Query Processing
  Anshuman Dutt, CSA (August 2016)
  Awarded Commendation Certificate by CSA for outstanding doctoral thesis, 2016-17
  
  
• Caching Techniques for Dynamic Web Servers
  Suresha, CSA (June 2007)
  
  
• BODHI: A Database Engine for Biological Applications
  Srikanta B. J., SERC (April 2006)
  
  
• Schema-based Statistics and Storage for XML
  Maya Ramanath, SERC (April 2006)
  
  
• Multilingual Information Processing on Relational Database Architectures
  A. Kumaran, CSA (December 2005)
  Awarded Sir Vithal N Chandavarkar Memorial Medal for Best PhD Thesis in Faculty of Engineering, 2006-07
  
  
• Efficient Discovery of Concise Association Rules from Large Databases
  Vikram Pudi, SERC (April 2003)
  Awarded Prof B G Raghavendra Memorial Medal for Best PhD Thesis in Operations Research and allied areas of Indian Institute of Science, 2003-04
  
  
• Secure Real-Time Transaction Processing
  Binto George, SERC (December 1998)

MSc (Engg)

• Enhancing Coverage and Robustness of Database Generators
  Rajkumar S, CSA (November 2021)
  
  
• Enhancing Blockchain Implementations
  Hemant Kumar, CDS (June 2021)
  
  
• Revisiting Statistical Techniques for Result Cardinality Estimation
  Dhrumilkumar Utpalbhai Shah, CSA (June 2021)
  
  
• Balancing Money and Time for OLAP Queries on Cloud Databases
  Rafia Sabih, CDS (November 2016)
  
  
• Towards Designing PCM-Conscious Database Systems
  Vishesh Garg, CDS (March 2016)
  
  
• Exploring the Semantics of Plan Diagrams
  Bruhathi H S, SERC (February 2012)
  
  
• Search-Optimized Disk Layouts for Suffix-Tree Genomic Indexes
  Rajul Bhavsar, SERC (August 2011)
  
  
• Efficiently Approximating Query Optimizer Diagrams
  Atreyee Dey, SERC (August 2009)
  
  
• Reduction of Query Optimizer Plan Diagrams
  Pooja Darera, SERC (December 2007)
  Awarded Subramaniam Rajalakshmi Ammal Medal for Best MSc(Engg) Thesis, 2008-09
  
  
• On Holistic Source-Centric Mappings for XML-on-RDBMS
  Priti Patil, SERC (September 2005)
  
  
• DIASPORA: A Fully Distributed Web-Query Processing System
  Maya Ramanath, SERC (February 2000)
  
  
• Commit Processing in Distributed On-Line and Real-Time Transaction Processing Systems
  Ramesh Kumar Gupta, SERC (March 1997)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of An OODBMS for VLSI Interconnect Parasitic Analysis
  Arun N. S., CSA (July 1996)

ME

• Unmasque2: Performance Optimization and Scope Enhancement in Unmasque
  Sneha Wadekar, CSA (June 2023)
  
  
• Data Regeneration using SPJ-Cardinality Constraints
  Prashik Rawale, CSA (June 2022)
  
  
• Efficient Extraction of Hidden Negation Predicates
  Mukul Sharma, CSA (June 2022)
  
  
• Extracting Hidden Algebraic Predicates
  Aman Sachan, CSA (June 2022)
  
  
• Incorporating Intersection in Hidden Query Extraction
  Abhinav Jaiswal, CSA (June 2022)
  
  
• Duplication-Aware Synthetic Data Regeneration
  Tarun Kumar Patel, CSA (July 2021)
  
  
• Projection-Compliant Database Generation
  Shadab Ahmed, CSA (July 2021)
  
  
• Incorporating Disjunction and Union in Hidden Query Extraction
  Sumang Garg, CSA (July 2021)
  
  
• Towards Achieving Workload Scalability in Database Regeneration
  Subhodeep Maji, CDS (June 2021)
  
  
• AdaNexus: An Improved Nexus Algorithm
  Achint Chaudhary, CSA (July 2020)
  
  
• Think Global, Model Local: A Fine-grained Approach to Query Cost Estimation with Learned Parameters
  Vishal Goel, CSA (July 2020)
  
  
• Unmasking Hidden SQL Queries
  Kapil Khurana, CSA (July 2020)
  Awarded McAfee Award for Best MTech Thesis, 2020
  
  
• Query Taxonomer: When Can I Trust Native Optimizer
  Santhosh Kumar Guguloth, CSA (July 2019)
  
  
• Dimensionality Reduction Techniques for Bouquet-Based Approaches
  Sanket Purandare, CSA (July 2018)
  
  
• Sub-query Based Approach for Robust Query Processing
  Gourav Kumar, CSA (July 2018)
  
  
• Synthetic Data Generator
  Dharmendra Kumar Singh, CSA (July 2018)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of QUEST 2.0
  Urvashi Raj, CSA (July 2018)
  
  
• Synthetic Regeneration of Relational Data at Scale
  Raghav Sood, CSA (July 2017)
  
  
• Generating Plan Diagrams for High Dimensions and Higher Resolution
  Balbari Sandeep, CSA (July 2017)
  
  
• SpillBound Implementation in QUEST
  Davinder Singh, CSA (July 2017)
  
  
• Database Query Execution on Heterogeneous Architecture
  Vinay Kumar Rijhwani, CSA (July 2017)
  
  
• Predicting Query Execution Time using Statistical Techniques
  Priyanka Sharma, CSA (July 2017)
  
  
• Performance Testing for Database Systems
  Anupam Sanghi, CSA (July 2016)
  
  
• Robust Query Processing
  Kuntal Ghosh, CSA (July 2016)
  
  
• Executing Database Query on Modern CPU-GPU Heterogeneous Architecture
  Rahul Hasija, CSA (July 2016)
  
  
• Predicting Query Execution Time using Statistical Techniques
  Vamshi Pasunuru, CSA (July 2016)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of CODD 1.0
  Ashoke S, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Producing on-the-fly anorexic plan diagrams using AniPQO
  Chetas Mahajan, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Improving Worst-case Bounds for Plan Bouquet-based Techniques
  Lohit Krishnan, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Securely Processing Range Predicates on Cloud Databases
  Manish Kesarwani, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Improving PostgreSQL Cost Model
  Pankhuri, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Turbo-charging Plan Bouquet Identification
  Rajmohan C, CSA (July 2015)
  
  
• Sampling for Top-K Frequent Itemsets
  Santosh Kiran, CSA (July 2014)
  
  
• Big Data Testing Environments
  Ankur Gupta, CSA (July 2014)
  
  
• Algorithms for PCM-Database Operators
  Abhimanyu Singh, CSA (July 2013)
  
  
• Query Processing in Encrypted Cloud Databases
  Akshar Kaul, CSA (July 2013)
  
  
• Analyzing the Behavior of a Distributed Database Query Optimizer
  Deepali Nemade, CSA (July 2013)
  
  
• Analysis and Integration of Power-based Models for Query Processing
  Chhabi Sachan, CSA (July 2013)
  
  
• Keyword Index: Design and Implementation inside RDBMS
  Amit Mehta, CSA (July 2013)
  
  
• Hosting Keyword Search Engine on RDBMS
  Karthik Somayaji, CSA (June 2012)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of Picasso 3.0
  Santosh Sahu, CSA (June 2012)
  
  
• Generating, Classifying and Indexing Large Scale Fingerprints
  Jadhav Sachin Namdeo, CSA (June 2012)
  
  
• CODD Metadata Processor
  I Nilavalagan, CSA (June 2012)
  
  
• Targeted Association Rule Mining in Data Cubes
  Shrutendra K Harsola, CSA (June 2012)
  
  
• Peak Power Modeling in Database Engines
  Puneet Kumar Birwa, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• Large-scale Fingerprint Identification Systems
  Kushal Wadhwani, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• Generation and Storage of Large Synthetic Fingerprint Database
  Afzalul Haque Ansari, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• On the Generation of TOP-K query execution plans
  Hiranya Sonowal, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• VISTA: A View of Effective Sampling for Frequent Itemset Mining
  Mudireddy Jagadesh Babu, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• Efficient and Robust Generation of Plans in Top-down Optimizers
  Rahul Pandit, CSA (July 2011)
  
  
• Query-load Agnostic Pre-processing for Multi-dimensional Data Sets
  Aditya Manthramurthy, CSA (December 2010)
  
  
• Power Profiling of Database Engines
  Mahesh Bale, CSA (August 2010)
  
  
• Exploring Opportunities of Power Savings in Database Query Optimizers
  Mayuresh Kunjir, CSA (August 2010)
  
  
• Efficient Identification of Robust Plans and Efficient Generation of Plan Diagrams
  Anshuman Dutt, CSA (August 2010)
  
  
• On the Stability of Plan Costs and the Costs of Plan Stability
  M. Abhirama, CSA (August 2009)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of Picasso 2.0 and A Glimpse of the Future Version
  Ravi Shetye, CSA (July 2009)
  
  
• Characterizing Plan Diagram Reduction Quality and Efficiency
  Harsh Shrimal, CSA (June 2009)
  
  
• Efficient Generation of Query Optimizer Diagrams
  Sourjya Bhaumik, CSA (June 2009)
  
  
• SIGHT and SEER: Efficient Production and Reduction of Query Optimizer Plan Diagrams
  Harish D, CSA (July 2008)
  Awarded Computer Society of India Medal for the best ME student in the CSA department, 2008
  
  
• On the Stability of Plan Costs and the Costs of Plan Stability
  Abhijit Pai, CSA (July 2008)
  
  
• Analyzing Cache Consciousness of Main Memory Suffix Trees
  Shivashankar J, CSA (July 2008)
  
  
• Dataless Modelling of Large Databases
  Gourav Kumar Sakargayan, CSA (July 2008)
  
  
• Integrating Multi-lingual Database Operators on PostgreSQL
  Rupesh Bajaj, CSA (July 2007)
  
  
• Picasso 1.0: Design and Analysis
  Tarun Ramsinghani, CSA (July 2007)
  
  
• Picasso: Design and Implementation of a Database Optimizer Analyzer
  Mohammed Aslam, CSA (July 2006)
  
  
• Picasso: Analyzing and Characterizing Relational Query Optimizers
  Akshat Nair, CSA (July 2006)
  
  
• Robust Heuristics for Scalable Optimization of Complex SQL Queries
  Gopal Chandra Das, CSA (July 2006)
  
  
• A Persistent SEMEQUAL Operator
  Prateem Mandal, CSA (July 2006)
  
  
• Online Construction of Search-Friendly Persistent Suffix-tree Layouts
  A. Sandeep, CSA (July 2006)
  
  
• Next-Generation Relational Query Optimizers
  Naveen Reddy, CSA (June 2005)
  
  
• MLPostgres: Implementing Multilingual Functionalities inside PostgreSQL Database Engine
  P. Pavan Kumar Chowdary, CSA (June 2005)
  
  
• High Performance Algorithms for Privacy-Preserving Mining
  Shipra Agrawal, CSA (July 2004)
  
  
• Performance Analysis of Horizontally Compacted String Indexes
  Anoop Jain, CSA (July 2004)
  
  
• Green Query Optimization: Taming Query Optimization Overheads through Plan Recycling
  Sarda Parag Kacharulal, CSA (July 2004)
  
  
• Implementation of SPINE Genomic Index and Graphical User Interface in BODHI
  Abhijit Kadlag, CSA (July 2004)
  
  
• Fast Access to File-based Data Warehouses
  Amol V. Wanjari, CSA (July 2004)
  
  
• PLASTIC: Reducing Query Optimization Overheads through Plan Recycling
  Vibhuti Singh Sengar, CSA (March 2003)
  
  
• The SPINE Genomic Index
  Naresh Neelapala and Romil Mittal, CSA (March 2003)
  
  
• Design & Implementation of META and Log Record Reduction in GT.M Database
  Srikanth B., CSA (March 2002)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of Client Interface Framework in BODHI
  Bandi Sreekanth Reddy, CSA (March 2002)
  
  
• Implementation of PDIndex & Query Optimization in BODHI
  Nagesh Bhattu Sristy, CSA (March 2002)
  
  
• Efficiently Evaluating N-Iceberg Queries
  Krishna P. Leela, CSA (March 2002)
  
  
• On Integrating Iceberg Queries in the Query Optimizer
  Pankaj M. Tolani, CSA (March 2002)
  
  
• System Integration, Testing and Evaluation of BODHI
  Uday Sankar Sen, CSA (February 2001)
  
  
• XVIEW: An XML Visualization Interface for Biological Information Systems
  Amitabha Ghosh, CSA (July 2000)
  
  
• Database Habitats for Biological Species: Handling Taxonomy Data in OSHADHI
  Rajarao Tadimeti, CSA (February 2000)
  
  
• Query Processing and Optimization in Oshadhi
  Satheesh Konidala, CSA (February 2000)
  
  
• The Spatial Perspective of Oshadhi
  Madhava Rao Cheethirala, CSA (February 2000)
  
  
• One-Phase Real-Time Commit Processing
  Prabodh Saha, CSA (July 1999)
  
  
• Design Issues in a Data Warehouse
  Anurag Srivastava, CSA (March 1999)
  
  
• OSHADHI-3 Biodiversity Information System
  Manjusha N. Gedam, CSA (January 1999)
  
  
• Commit Processing in Distributed Secure Real-Time Transaction Processing Systems
  Kavitha Nagaraj, BMSCE (October 1998)
  
  
• OSHADHI-2 Biodiversity Information System
  Chandramouli B. N., CSA (July 1997)
  
  
• DISCOVER the Web-Database
  Nalin Gupta, CSA (July 1997)
  
  
• DELTA: A Fast Algorithm for Incremental Mining of Association Rules
  Shrividya, CSA (June 1997)
  
  
• Index Concurrency Control in Firm Real-Time Databases
  S. R. Narayanan, CSA (January 1997)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of the MIDAS-2 Manufacturing Database System
  N. Sridevi, CSA (January 1997)
  
  
• Query Processing and Bulk Loading in Object Oriented Database Systems
  M. Krishna, CSA (June 1996)
  
  
• Design and Implementation of MIDAS - A Manufacturing Information DAtabase System
  R. Bhuvaneshwari, CSA (June 1996)
  
  
• Fair Schedulers in Disk Drives
  Tulika Pradhan, CSA (July 1995)
  
  
• Data Compression in Databases
  Gautam Ray, CSA (July 1995)
  
  
• OSHADHI: A Bio-diversity Information System
  R. Vidya, CSA (July 1995)
  
  
• REVI: A Recreatable Text Editor
  R. Sridharan, CSA (January 1995)
  
  
• Fairness in Disk Scheduling
  Raj Kumar, CSA (January 1994)