Xiao Hu, University of Waterloo

Research

join query massively parallel algorithms dynamic algorithms oblivious algorithms big data conjunctive query worst-case optimal instance-optimal

Latest funding

Join Algorithms Meet New Constraints: Scalability, Latency and Privacy
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$41,000
Join Algorithms Meet New Constraints: Scalability, Latency and Privacy
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Join Algorithms Meet New Constraints: Scalability, Latency and Privacy

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hu, Xiao

Keywords: join query; massively parallel algorithms; dynamic algorithms; oblivious algorithms; big data; conjunctive query; worst-case optimal; instance-optimal

$41,000

Join Algorithms Meet New Constraints: Scalability, Latency and Privacy

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hu, Xiao

Keywords: join query; massively parallel algorithms; dynamic algorithms; oblivious algorithms; big data; conjunctive query; worst-case optimal; instance-optimal

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: join query Dear Professor Hu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on join query connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Join Algorithms Meet New Constraints: Scalability, Latency and Privacy" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]