My research centres around the making of database systems in the context of modern hardware, new programming language features, and new applications. The goal of my work is to build systems that both run fast and are easy to implement. My work also extends to related areas such as operating systems, parallel programming and distributed systems.
Most work in my lab is open-source and some has been adopted by real products, such as Amazon Redshift which uses the Serial Safety Net, and DragonflyDB which adopts Dash. My lab is part of the Data Science Research Group and Systems Group at SFU.
Fall 2026 admission cycle: We plan to recruit 1-2 PhD students. If you are interested in joining my lab, apply to the SFU CS PhD program and list me as a potential advisor. Include your CV all transcripts (especially undergraduate) if you'd like to email me about your application. See also the bottom of this page if you are an undergraduate/highschool student looking for research opportunities.