Guido Moerkotte

Guido Moerkotte is full professor of computer science at the University of Mannheim and known for his research on query optimization within database systems.

Life Moerkotte started studying computer science at the University of Dortmund in 1981 and finished his doctoral studies under the supervision of Peter Lockemann at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) in 1990. he joined the University of Aachen as associate professor in January 1994.

Research With more than 200 publications including three books, Moerkotte's research focuses on database systems, especially query optimization. Nowadays he is giving courses on query optimization and working on query compilers.

Books Konstruktion von Anfrageoptimierern für Objektbanken. Verlag Shaker, Aachen 1995, ISBN 3-8265-0869-6, 1994 with Alfons Kemper: Object-Oriented Database Management: Applications in Engineering and Computer Science. Prentice-Hall 1994, ISBN 0-13-629239-9 Building Query Compilers