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Donald D. Chamberlin

Donald D. Chamberlin

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
32
Citations
11393
World Ranking
12855
National Ranking
5182

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the SQL database query language.
  • 1994 - ACM Fellow The INGRES and System R systems demonstrated that a practical and efficient database management system (DBMS) could be implemented based on the relational data model. These systems were full-function DBMS's that supported non-procedural
  • 1988 - ACM Software System Award Donald Chamberlin, James Gray, Raymond Lorie, Gianfranco Putzolu, Patricia Selinger, Irving Traiger

Overview

Donald D. Chamberlin is affiliated with IBM in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science, with a particular focus on database systems and data management.

The following are the main fields and subfields to which their work contributes:

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Artificial Intelligence

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Advanced Database Systems and Queries
  • Data Management and Algorithms
  • Semantic Web and Ontologies

Their publication record includes recent work such as:

  • "50 Years of Queries" published in 2024 in Communications of the ACM

Communications of the ACM is a frequent venue for their research output.

Throughout their career, Donald D. Chamberlin has received several awards recognizing contributions to the field, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1997) for contributions to the SQL database query language
  • ACM Fellow (1994) recognized for work on the INGRES and System R systems demonstrating practical and efficient database management based on the relational data model
  • ACM Software System Award (1988) alongside colleagues including James Gray and Patricia Selinger

Best Publications

  • Access path selection in a relational database management system

    P. Griffiths Selinger;M. M. Astrahan;D. D. Chamberlin;R. A. Lorie

  • System R: relational approach to database management

    M. M. Astrahan;M. W. Blasgen;D. D. Chamberlin;K. P. Eswaran

  • SEQUEL: A structured English query language

    Donald D. Chamberlin;Raymond F. Boyce

  • SEQUEL 2: a unified approach to data definition, manipulation, and control

    D. D. Chamberlin;M. M. Astrahan;K. P. Eswaran;P. P. Griffiths

  • Quilt : An XML query language for heterogeneous data sources

    Don Chamberlin;Jonathan Robie;Daniela Florescu

  • A history and evaluation of System R

    Donald D. Chamberlin;Morton M. Astrahan;Michael W. Blasgen;James N. Gray

  • XQuery: a query language for XML

    Don Chamberlin

  • System R: a relational approach to database management

    M. M. Astrahan;M. W. Blasgen;D. D. Chamberlin;K. P. Eswaran

  • XQuery: An XML query language

    D. Chamberlin

  • Implementation of a structured English query language

    Morton M. Astrahan;Donald D. Chamberlin

  • Views, authorization, and locking in a relational data base system

    D. D. Chamberlin;J. N. Gray;I. L. Traiger

  • Relational data-base management systems

    Donald D. Chamberlin

  • Functional specifications of a subsystem for data base integrity

    Kapali P. Eswaran;Donald D. Chamberlin

  • A Complete Guide To Db2 Universal Database

    Don Chamberlin

  • Human factors evaluation of two data base query languages: square and sequel

    Phyllis Reisner;Raymond F. Boyce;Donald D. Chamberlin

  • Specifying queries as relational expressions: the SQUARE data sublanguage

    Raymond F. Boyce;Donald D. Chamberlin;W. Frank King;Michael M. Hammer

  • Xquery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3c XML Query Language

    Howard Katz;Don Chamberlin;Michael Kay;Philip Wadler

  • Support for repetitive transactions and ad hoc queries in System R

    D. D. Chamberlin;M. M. Astrahan;W. F. King;R. A. Lorie

  • Using the new DB2 : IBM's object-relational database system

    Don Chamberlin

  • Extending XQuery for analytics

    Kevin Beyer;Don Chambérlin;Latha S. Colby;Fatma Özcan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Gray
Jim Gray Microsoft (United States)
Daniela Florescu
Daniela Florescu Oracle (United States)
Michael J. Carey
Michael J. Carey University of California, Irvine
Bruce G. Lindsay
Bruce G. Lindsay IBM (United States)
Philip Wadler
Philip Wadler University of Edinburgh
Hamid Pirahesh
Hamid Pirahesh IBM (United States)
Donald Kossmann
Donald Kossmann Microsoft (United States)

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