[aus.ai] Australian Database Conference

johnz@latcs1.oz.au (John Zeleznikow) (11/24/89)

               Australian Database Conference

                  Tuesday 6 February 1990
               Monash University, clayton VIC

                    Tentative Programme


9:00 - 9:15             Registration

9:15 - 10:50            Session I

        Titan Project Design and Developments,
        Dr Ron Sacks-Davis,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne (Invited Talk).

        An Approach to Partial Database Integration in Autonomous
        Distributed Object Databases,
        Dr Qing Li,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian National University.

        Proof of a Concurrency Control Algorithm using Possibilities Mapping,
        Mr J K Lee and Dr A Fekete,
        Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney.

        An Overview of Integration in Hetrogeneous Information Systems,
        Dr Peter Bernus,
        Centre of Expertise in Distributed Information Systems,
        University of Queensland.


10:50 - 11:10           Coffee Break

11:10 - 12:40           Session II

        Research Issues in Knowledge Bases,
        Dr Robert M Colomb,
        CSIRO Division of Technology. NSW (Invited Talk).

        Expert Systems and Databases,
        Prof Ruddy Lelouche,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

        On Enhancements of Semantic Methodologies for Relational
        Database Design
        Dr Maria E Orlowska,
        Key Centre for Software Technology,
        University of Queensland.

        Conceptual Schemas and Relational Databases,
        Dr T A Halpin,
        Department of Computer Science,
        University of Queensland.

12:40 -  2:00           Lunch


2:00 - 3:40             Session III

        Commercial Database Performance,
        Dr Ken J McDonell,
        Pyramid Systems, Melbourne (Inivted Talk).

        The Influence of Skew  Distributions on Query Optimization,
        Mr A Y  Montgomery, Mr C C Low and Mr Daryl D' Souza,
        Division of Information Technology and Department of
        Computer Science,
        Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne.

        Prevention of Compromise of Small Statistical Databases using
        Audit Expert,
        Ms Mirka Miller,
        Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science,
        University of New England  and
        Prof Jennifer Seberry,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian Defence Force Academy.

        Implementation of a Multilevel Encryption Scheme for
        Database Security,
        Dr T  Hardjono, Dr M  Jennings and Dr C Lokan,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian Defence Force Academy.

3:40 - 4:00             Coffee Break

4:00 - 5:00             Future meetings

        4:00 - 4:30     VLDB 16  Presentation

        4:30 - 5:00     On the Future of the Database Conference


6:00 - 7:30     Barbecue at Univerity Sports and Recreation Centre.





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    Organized by Bala Srinivasan of Monash University
    (srini@bruce.cs.monash.oz) and John Zeleznikow of
    Latrobe University (johnz@latcs1.oz).

johnz@latcs1.oz.au (John Zeleznikow) (12/06/89)

               Australian Database Conference

                  Tuesday 6 February 1990
               Monash University, clayton VIC

                    Tentative Programme


9:00 - 9:15             Registration

9:15 - 10:50            Session I

        Titan Project Design and Developments,
        Dr Ron Sacks-Davis,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne (Invited Talk).

        An Approach to Partial Database Integration in Autonomous
        Distributed Object Databases,
        Dr Qing Li,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian National University.

        Proof of a Concurrency Control Algorithm using Possibilities Mapping,
        Mr J K Lee and Dr A Fekete,
        Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney.

        An Overview of Integration in Hetrogeneous Information Systems,
        Dr Peter Bernus,
        Centre of Expertise in Distributed Information Systems,
        University of Queensland.


10:50 - 11:10           Coffee Break

11:10 - 12:40           Session II

        Research Issues in Knowledge Bases,
        Dr Robert M Colomb,
        CSIRO Division of Technology. NSW (Invited Talk).

        Expert Systems and Databases,
        Prof Ruddy Lelouche,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

        On Enhancements of Semantic Methodologies for Relational
        Database Design
        Dr Maria E Orlowska,
        Key Centre for Software Technology,
        University of Queensland.

        Conceptual Schemas and Relational Databases,
        Dr T A Halpin,
        Department of Computer Science,
        University of Queensland.

12:40 -  2:00           Lunch


2:00 - 3:40             Session III

        Commercial Database Performance,
        Dr Ken J McDonell,
        Pyramid Systems, Melbourne (Inivted Talk).

        The Influence of Skew  Distributions on Query Optimization,
        Mr A Y  Montgomery, Mr C C Low and Mr Daryl D' Souza,
        Division of Information Technology and Department of
        Computer Science,
        Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne.

        Prevention of Compromise of Small Statistical Databases using
        Audit Expert,
        Ms Mirka Miller,
        Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science,
        University of New England  and
        Prof Jennifer Seberry,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian Defence Force Academy.

        Implementation of a Multilevel Encryption Scheme for
        Database Security,
        Dr T  Hardjono, Dr M  Jennings and Dr C Lokan,
        Department of Computer Science,
        Australian Defence Force Academy.

3:40 - 4:00             Coffee Break

4:00 - 5:00             Future meetings

        4:00 - 4:30     VLDB 16  Presentation

        4:30 - 5:00     On the Future of the Database Conference


6:00 - 7:30     Barbecue at Univerity Sports and Recreation Centre.
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