Project Details
Projekt
GRK 316: Distributed Information Systems
Subject Area
Computer Science
Term
from 1996 to 2005
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271785
The availability of Internet-based electronic services and the development of corresponding new markets is a fact. Parallel to this growing consolidation in practice, the scientific community has identified a variety of problem areas.These problem areas have a middle- or long-term perspective and aretherefore amenable to scientific research even in an application context that is characterised by very short development cycles. Many of these problem areas are inherently interdisciplinary, such as:-- development of suitable query languages and more sophisticated search engines;-- Internet-based integration of legacy information systems using suitable middleware;-- adaptation of database techniques for transaction management and fault tolerance to the loosely coupled information system architectures that are typical for this domain;-- development of efficient market and payment mechanisms.By founding the Berlin-Brandenburg research training group, the DFG started one of the first German research centres in this area. The college is an interdisciplinary institution, bringing together faculty from computer science and business administration. There is a strong practical orientation, due to numerous contacts between participating faculty, local industry, and various government agencies. By involving faculty from all three Berlin universities as well as theBrandenburg Technical University in Cottbus, the college also has a regional integration function.
DFG Programme
Research Training Groups
Applicant Institution
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Spokesperson
Professor Oliver Günther, Ph.D.
