Abiteboul

Serge Abiteboul is a French computer scientist whose research has significantly influenced database theory and data management on the Web. He is known for work on the formal foundations of databases, including query languages, data integration, and the management of semi-structured data. Abiteboul's research has helped bridge traditional database theory with Web-scale data, addressing how data is modeled, stored, queried, and exchanged across heterogeneous sources.

Notable publications include Foundations of Databases, co-authored with Richard Hull and Victor Vianu, and Data on the Web: From Databases to Semantic Web, also with Hull and Vianu. These works provide comprehensive models for database systems, spanning relational and semi-structured data, as well as methods for the semantics of queries and data exchange. The books are widely used as graduate texts and have influenced both theory and practice in data management.

Career and affiliations: He has held research and teaching positions in France and Europe, contributing to institutions that advance database research and the study of Web data. His work continues to be cited in the areas of database theory, information integration, and the semantic Web.