Nicolaas Ruberg

M.Sc., COPPE / Computer Science
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Support Analyst, M.Sc., National Bank of Economic and Social Development - BNDES
Advised by prof. Marta Mattoso


"There Is Nothing New
Under The Sun"
Ecclesiates 1:9


RESEARCH INTEREST| PROJECTS| PUBLICATIONS| SHORT CV| CONTACT



Research Interest

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Grid Systems
Distributed Query Processing
Cost-based Query Optimization
Acquisition and Publication of Database Statistics
Object Databases
Semistructured Databases and XML
Data Integration, Mediated Systems, and Web Services


Research Projects

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Cost acquisition in a distributed environment
Cost and statistics treatment


Publications

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Refereed Journals and Proceedings

RUBERG, N., RUBERG, G., MANOLESCU, I. (2004): "Towards cost-based optimization for data-intensive Web service computations", Proceedings of XIX Brazilian Symposium on Databases, Brasilia, Brazil, October.
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RUBERG, N., RUBERG, G., MANOLESCU, I. (2004): "Towards cost-based optimization for data-intensive Web service computations", INRIA Research Report no. 5222, June.
[Full Version]

RUBERG, N., RUBERG, G., MATTOSO, M. (2003): "Digging Database Statistics and Cost Parameters for Distributed Query Processing", Proceedings of CoopIS'03, LNCS, Springer-Verlag, Catania, Italy, November.
[ Published Version]
RUBERG, N., RUBERG, G., MATTOSO, M. (2002): "DIG: Um Serviço de Custos e Estatísticas para o Processamento Distribuído de Consultas" (DIG: A Service to Provide Costs and Statistics for Distributed Query Processing), Proceedings of XVII Brazilian Symposium on Databases, pp. 121-135, Gramado, Brazil, October.
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MATTOSO, M., WERNER, C., BRAGA, R., PINHEIRO, R., MURTA, L., ALMEIDA, V., COSTA, M., BEZERRA, E., SOARES, E. RUBERG, N. (2000): "Persistência de Componentes num Ambiente de Reuso"(Components Persistence in a Reuse Enviroment), Proceedings of XIV Simpósio Brasileiro de Engenharia de Software, Caderno de Ferramentas, João Pessoa, Brazil, October.
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Thesis

RUBERG, N. (2002): "DIG: UM SERVIÇO PARA PROVER CUSTOS E ESTATISTICAS PARA O PROCESSAMENTO DISTRIBUIDO DE CONSULTAS" (DIG: A Service to Provide Costs and Statistics for Distributed Query Processing), M.Sc. Thesis, COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil, May.
[Abstract] [Full Version (in Portuguese)]


Short CV

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Curriculum CNPq Lattes

Education

Especialization Training in Cost-based acquisition for distributed data at INRIA, France, with emphasis in Peer-to-Peer Database Systems (2003-2004)
M.Sc. on Computer Science and Systems Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ/COPPE, Brazil, with emphasis in Database Systems (1999-2001)
Bachelor on Computer Science at the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil (1989-1992)
Technician on Electronics at the Redemptor Technical School - ETER, Brazil (1986-1988)

Professional Activities

BNDES - National Bank of Economic and Social Development
Support Analyst (2002) Activities: "Security Analysis, Network Administration, System Analysis Support"
Product Knowledge: Checkpoint Firewall-1, Windows 2000 & Unix, Delphi & SQL Server
System Analyst (1998-2001) Activities: "Financial System Analysis, System Development"
Product Knowledge: Natural/Adabas, Delphi/SQLServer, C++
TELPA - Telecommunication Company of the Paraíba State
Support Analyst (1993-1998) Activities: "Network Administration, Database Support, Network Designer"
Product Knowledge: Operating System: Netware, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux & Windows; Routers: Cisco, HP & IBM, Database: Oracle
UFPB - Federal University of the Paraíba State
System Analyst (1997) Activities: "System Development"
Product Knowledge: Delphi/Oracle; Java
Support Analyst (1989-1992;1995-1996) Activities: "Network Administration, Internet Implementor"
Product Knowledge: Sun, Netware, IBM VM/CMS
IT - International Company of Technology
Support Analyst (1993) Activities: "Network Administration, Database Support" Product Knowledge: AIX, Informix

Linguistic Abilities

English (fluent), French (some), Portuguese (native)

Contact Information

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Nicolaas Ruberg
Programa de Sistemas, COPPE/UFRJ
P.O. Box 68511
21941-972 Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Brazil

mail: nicolaas at cos.ufrj.br
http://www.cos.ufrj.br/~nicolaas

+55-21-2562-8675 (voice)
+55-21-2562-8676 (fax)

Updated February, 2005