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47
Citations
8184
World Ranking
6543
National Ranking
206

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Alan Fekete is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a particular focus on advanced database systems and related areas. Their research spans various interrelated topics and subfields that contribute to the broader understanding of computing systems and data management.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Computer Science

Their subfields of specific focus are:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Science Applications

Key research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Advanced Database Systems and Queries
  • Distributed Systems and Fault Tolerance
  • Advanced Data Storage Technologies
  • Data Visualization and Analytics
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management
  • Data Management and Algorithms
  • Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

Alan Fekete has published papers in a range of venues, often appearing in:

  • ACM SIGMOD Record
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
  • Movebank
  • Harvard Data Science Review

The following are some recent papers authored or coauthored by them, highlighting their ongoing contributions:

  • Teaching about Data and Databases, 2022, ACM SIGMOD Record
  • Chiller, 2021, ACM SIGMOD Record

Additional papers associated with their frequent collaboration network include:

  • Transactional Panorama: A Conceptual Framework for User Perception in Analytical Visual Interfaces, 2023, Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
  • Using Read Promotion and Mixed Isolation Levels for Performant Yet Serializable Execution of Transaction Programs, 2025, Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
  • Decongestant: A Breath of Fresh Air for MongoDB Through Freshness-aware Reads, 2021, Movebank

Frequent coauthors of Alan Fekete include:

  • Uwe Röhm
  • Michael J. Cahill
  • Dixin Tang
  • Indranil Gupta
  • Aditya Parameswaran

Alan Fekete was recognized as an ACM Distinguished Member in 2006, reflecting a professional acknowledgment within the computing community.

Best Publications

  • Making snapshot isolation serializable

    Alan Fekete;Dimitrios Liarokapis;Elizabeth O'Neil;Patrick O'Neil

  • Serializable isolation for snapshot databases

    Michael J. Cahill;Uwe Röhm;Alan D. Fekete

  • Serializable isolation for snapshot databases

    Michael J. Cahill;Uwe Röhm;Alan D. Fekete

  • MDCC: multi-data center consistency

    Tim Kraska;Gene Pang;Michael J. Franklin;Samuel Madden

  • Problem-Based Learning for Foundation Computer Science Courses

    Judy Kay;Michael Barg;Alan D. Fekete;Tony Greening

  • Highly available transactions: virtues and limitations

    Peter Bailis;Aaron Davidson;Alan Fekete;Ali Ghodsi

  • Specifying and using a partitionable group communication service

    Alan Fekete;Nancy Lynch;Alex Shvartsman

  • Data Consistency Properties and the Trade-offs in Commercial Cloud Storages: the Consumers' Perspective

    Hiroshi Wada;Alan D. Fekete;Liang Zhao;Kevin Lee

  • Coordination avoidance in database systems

    Peter Bailis;Alan Fekete;Michael J. Franklin;Ali Ghodsi

  • How a consumer can measure elasticity for cloud platforms

    Sadeka Islam;Kevin Lee;Alan Fekete;Anna Liu

  • Making sense of business process descriptions: An experimental comparison of graphical and textual notations

    Avner Ottensooser;Alan Fekete;Hajo A. Reijers;Jan Mendling

  • Scalable Atomic Visibility with RAMP Transactions

    Peter Bailis;Alan Fekete;Ali Ghodsi;Joseph M. Hellerstein

  • Scalable atomic visibility with RAMP transactions

    Peter Bailis;Alan Fekete;Joseph M. Hellerstein;Ali Ghodsi

  • Eventually-serializable data services

    Alan Fekete;David Gupta;Victor Luchangco;Nancy Lynch

  • Unbundling Transaction Services in the Cloud

    David B. Lomet;Alan D. Fekete;Gerhard Weikum;Michael J. Zwilling

  • Design-level performance prediction of component-based applications

    Y.Liu;I. Gorton;A. Fekete

  • Reliable communication over unreliable channels

    Yehuda Afek;Hagit Attiya;Alan Fekete;Michael Fischer

  • The potential dangers of causal consistency and an explicit solution

    Peter Bailis;Alan Fekete;Ali Ghodsi;Joseph M. Hellerstein

  • Automating the detection of snapshot isolation anomalies

    Sudhir Jorwekar;Alan Fekete;Krithi Ramamritham;S. Sudarshan

  • The Cost of Serializability on Platforms That Use Snapshot Isolation

    M. Alomari;M. Cahill;A. Fekete;U. Rohm

  • Highly Available Transactions: Virtues and Limitations (Extended Version)

    Peter Bailis;Aaron Davidson;Alan Fekete;Ali Ghodsi

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Bailis
Peter Bailis Stanford University
Ali Ghodsi
Ali Ghodsi University of Waterloo
Ion Stoica
Ion Stoica University of California, Berkeley
Joseph M. Hellerstein
Joseph M. Hellerstein University of California, Berkeley
Michael J. Franklin
Michael J. Franklin University of Chicago
William E. Weihl
William E. Weihl ClimateVoice
Judy Kay
Judy Kay University of Sydney
Len Bass
Len Bass Carnegie Mellon University
Surya Nepal
Surya Nepal Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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