Information Integration (Wintersemester 2015/2016)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Felix Naumann (Information Systems)
Tutors: Dr. Thorsten Papenbrock
Course Website: https://hpi.de/en/naumann/teaching/current-courses/ws-1516/information-integration.html

General Information

• Weekly Hours: 4
• Credits: 6
• Graded: yes
• Enrolment Deadline: 23.10.2015
• Teaching Form: VU
• Enrolment Type: Compulsory Elective Module

Programs, Module Groups & Modules

Description

Information integration is the merging of heterogeneous information from various data sources to a homogenous, clean dataset. This lecture introduces this ever-important topic. It will cover the basic technologies, such as distributed database architectures, techniques for virtual and materialized integration, and data cleansing technologies.

Requirements

Basic knowledge in the area of database management (DBS I)

Literature

• Ulf Leser and Felix Naumann: Informationsintegration, dpunkt Verlag, 2006. This book is available at the UP library and also, e.g., from Amazon.de.
• Doan, Halevy, and Ives: Principles of data integration, Morgan Kaufmann, 2012.
• Özsu and Valduriez: Principles of distributed database systems, Springer, 2011.
• Stefan Conrad: Föderierte Datenbanksysteme, Springer, 1997.

Throughout the lecture I will refer to various scientific papers, that serve as in-depth references.

Learning

Lecture and exercise

Examination

Implementation project

Written exam at end of semester: 15.2.2016, 1pm - 3pm in HS1

Dates

Mondays and Wednesdays at 11am in HS 3

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