Manuel Hotz

Areas of Interest

Manuel’s research is located in the area of graph database management and processing. He is working on efficient query processing on graph database management systems with a focus on graph traversal queries and indexing techniques.

Background

Manuel studied Information and Computer Science at the University of Konstanz. In 2014, he received a Bachelor's Degree in Information Engineering with a specialization in visual analytics. He acquired a Master's Degree in Computer and Information Science in 2016. In his Master's Thesis, Manuel designed and developed a hybrid storage layer to unify row- and column-oriented table layouts. He received the 'VEUK award' in recognition of academic excellence for one of the best Master's Degrees of 2016. He joined the Database and Information Systems group as a PhD student in late 2016.

Publications

• Manuel Hotz, Theodoros Chondrogiannis, Leonard Wörteler, and Michael Grossniklaus: Online Landmark-Based Batch Processing Of Shortest Path Queries. SSDBM 2021, July 2021. [ACM, KOPS]
• Manuel Hotz, Theodoros Chondrogiannis, Leonard Wörteler, and Michael Grossniklaus: Experiences with Implementing Landmark Embedding in Neo4j. GRADES-NDA @ SIGMOD 2019, June 2019. [ACM, KOPS]
• Philipp Meschenmoser, Norman Meuschke, Manuel Hotz, and Bela Gipp: Scraping Scientific Web Repositories: Challenges and Solutions for Automated Content Extraction. WOSP @ JCDL 2016, October 2016. [Paper]

Teaching

Winter 2021/22

• INF-15310: Advanced SQL, GTA

Summer 2021

• INF-12040: Database Systems, GTA
• INF-15040: Seminar Databases and Information Systems

Winter 2020/21

• INF-12070: Concepts of Programming, GTA

Summer 2020

• INF-12040: Database Systems, GTA
• INF-14460: Seminar Databases and Information Systems

Winter 2019/20

• INF-11700: Concepts of Computer Science, GTA

Summer 2019

• INF-12040: Database Systems, GTA
• INF-12930: Advanced Database Management Technology

Winter 2018/19

• INF-11700: Concepts of Computer Science, GTA

Summer 2018

• INF-12040: Database Systems, GTA

Winter 2017/18

• INF-11700: Concepts of Computer Science, GTA
• INF-10365: Data Warehousing and OLAP, GTA

Summer 2017

• INF-12040: Database Systems, GTA

Winter 2016/17

• INF-20210: Database System Architecture and Implementation, GTA
• INF-11700: Concepts of Computer Science, GTA
• INF-12930: Seminar Advanced Database Management Technology

Summer 2015

• INF-12040: Database Systems, Student TA

Winter 2014/15

• INF-20210: Database System Architecture and Implementation, Student TA

Summer 2014

• INF-12040: Database Systems, Student TA