Mobile computing, particularly techniques to
effectively access location dependent data (LDD)
Data mining, including development of algorithms to identify
association rules that are adaptive to available main memory
and are online
GIS databases, main memory databases, temporal databases, and
environmental science
Research Accomplishments
and Activities
Associate editor, IEEE Transactions and Knowledge
and Data Engineering
Author of numerous papers on subjects relating to databases
Research Philosophy
Perseverance and hard work are the most important
characteristics required for success in research
and engineering.