Regular biography
Carlo Zaniolo is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Department of Computer Science. He was born in Vicenza, Italy, and received an E.E. Engineer degree from Padua University in 1968, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from UCLA in 1970 and 1976, respectively. After working at Bell Laboratories and MCC, he joined the UCLA CS Department in 1991. He holds the N.E. Friedmann Chair in Knowledge Science. His research interests include big data, knowledge-based systems, non-monotonic and temporal reasoning, and internet information systems. He teaches courses such as CS143: Introduction to Databases and CS240A: Databases and Knowledge Bases.
Scholar-generated biography
Carlo Zaniolo is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Databases, Data Mining, and Web Information Systems. His research focuses on advancing database technologies, including schema evolution, query optimization, and efficient data management. He has contributed to the development of database systems with null values, nonrecursive queries, and logic-based data languages. His work also explores knowledge graph embeddings, cross-lingual alignment, and data stream mining. Zaniolo's publications highlight innovations in database relations, XML document management, and the design of relational schemata. His research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in data analytics and information systems.