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The DBTest workshops bring researchers and practitioners together to discuss key problems and ideas related to testing database systems. DBTest 2011 is the fourth workshop in the series.

The focus of the DBTtest workshops is techniques for measuring important properties of database systems, including performance, reliability, security, availability, and robustness. We define database systems broadly to include any systems that, like relational database management systems, must manage a subtantial amount of data on behalf of applications.

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DBTest 2011 will feature a keynote presentation from Glenn Paulley. Glenn is a Director of Engineering at Sybase iAnywhere, where he manages the query processing development team. Check out his blog.

Eight papers have been accepted for presentation at this year's workshop. The list is here. Further details about the workship program are coming soon...

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  • Testing techniques for database systems, data storage services, database applications
  • Generation of synthetic data for test databases
  • Generation of stochastic test models for large test matrices
  • Techniques and algorithms for automatic program verification
  • Maximizing code coverage of database systems/applications
  • Testing the reliability and availability of database systems
  • Test-modeling of database systems/applications
  • Testing and designing systems that are robust to estimation inaccuracies
  • Testing the efficiency of adaptive policies and components
  • Minimizing, automating, and ranking of system tuning parameters
  • Identifying performance bottlenecks
  • Workload characterization with respect to performance metrics and engine components
  • Testing data consistency Vs. availability tradeoffs in emerging systems
  • Metrics for predictability of query and workload performance
  • Metrics for query plan robustness
  • Security and vulnerability testing

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  • Paper submissions due: March 28, 2011
  • Author notification: April 22 25, 2011
  • Camera-ready papers due: May 10, 2011

Note: The paper submission deadline is 5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).