Grant Weddell

Biography

Dr. Grant Weddell is a professor in the Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Research Interest

Dr. Grant Weddell research interests fall generally in the area of databases, broadly interpreted, with a focus on the fundamental problems that surface when one combines high level formatted data access, e.g. SQL queries on relational databases, with higher level transaction and client interaction models, e.g., models supporting “begin transaction” and “end transaction”, and/or more detailed temporal specifications of client interaction such as a business process. I have a particular interest in databases with an underlying data source that corresponds to the contents of a main memory, and am particularly motivated by applications that involve embedded software that must support very high throughput or very low response time for data access and update.