A Datamodel and Algebra for XML

Ashok Malhotra
IBM Research

Abstract

Before we can talk about a query language for XML we need a data model and algebra. This talk will discuss some joint work we have been doing with Oracle and Microsoft on a datamodel and algebra for XML. We will discuss how this model is difefrent from the Info set and also discuss some considerations for a syntax. This paper has been submitted to the W3C XML Query Working Group.

Biography

After receiving his Ph.D. from MIT, Ashok Malhotra has been with IBM Research for almost 25 years. In the late seventies and early eighties, he designed and built an Entity-Relationship database with integrated language support. Later, he built the first visual database query interface. More recently, he designed an object database for the IBM AS/400 that took advantage of its long address architecture and built-in persistence mechanisms.

Dr. Malhotra is the author of over 30 technical papers and holds 5 patents. He represents IBM on the XML Schema and XML Query Working Groups.