Symposium on Provenance in Databases

21 May, 2008 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=894

Provenance has been studied in a database setting for almost 20 years, and a number of techniques for supporting provenance in database queries, views, and updates have been proposed; however, a consensus about many key questions about provenance in databases has yet to emerge. This includes key questions such as:

• what kinds of provenance are there, and how are they related?
• what distinguishes provenance from other forms of metadata?
• what problems do various techniques address, and how can we evaluate their success in doing so?
• how is database provenance related to other forms of provenance in, for example, scientific workflows?

These questions are especially important because of the growing need for provenance in "curated" scientific databases, including biomedical and astronomical databases. This workshop will feature lectures from computer scientists involved in leading research on provenance in databases and from working scientists involved in scientific data curation.

For further information please visit the wiki at:

http://wiki.esi.ac.uk/ProvenanceInDatabases

Target Audience

This meeting is intended for researchers involved in databases, data curation, and other activities in which provenance is important.

Programme

This event is provisionally scheduled to start at 09:00 Wednesday 21 May 2008 and close at 17:00 on Wednesday 21 May 2008.

Accommodation

Assistance with accommodation is offered once you have registered.

Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.

Important Dates

29 Apr - Registration Opens
14 May - Registration Deadline
14 May - Date we will respond to your application by (Please note this is the latest date we will respond to your application. It is normal policy for us to respond within 5 working days where possible.)
21 May - Event Starts at 09:00hrs

Travel

Full details on how to get to the e-Science Institute are available at:

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/esi_travel.html

Enquiries

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