Computer Science 645 - DatabaseDesign&Implementation

Spring
2026
01
3.00
Marco Serafini

M W 2:30PM 3:45PM

UMass Amherst
77086
South College Room W245
mserafini@umass.edu
Covers topics such as the relational model, query languages, database design; storage and indexing, query processing and optimization, transaction management; scalability and parallelization, big data systems; cloud databases; graph data; database management systems and machine learning.

Open to Masters and PhD Computer Science students only. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE TAKEN AN UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSE ON OPERATING SYSTEMS (COMPSCI 377) OR DATABASES (COMPSCI 445). SEATS HELD FOR INCOMING GRAD STUDENT REGISTRATION. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/academics/course-overrides

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.