Welcome to the Databases and Information Systems (DBIS) Group at the University of Basel

The main focus of the DBIS group is the development of novel database concepts and their application to large-scale distributed information systems, in particular to Data Management in the Cloud, Multimedia Information Retrieval, and Service-oriented Architectures & Process-based Systems (Workflows). From a technical perspective, this includes aspects of distribution, reliability, scalability, mobility, heterogeneity, dynamic adaptability, and semantics. The results of this work are applied to various fields like Crowdsourcing applications, e-Health or e-Science.

Congratulations to Raphael Waltenspuel for successfully completing his Master thesis with the title: “Indexing and Retrieval of Semantic Sub-Concepts in 3D Scenes”.

more... 2026-05-08

Last week, the DBIS group participated with a demonstration and a lightning talk to the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), which led to many interesting interactions and discussions.

more... 2026-05-07