Kjell Orsborn
Division of Computing Science
Department of Information Technology
Uppsala University
Modern database technology must be able to meet requirements of scientific and engineering applications. Efficient data management is becoming a critical issue in both industrial and research activities. Compared to traditional administrative database applications, emerging scientific and engineering database applications usually involve models of higher complexity that call for extensions of existing database technology. This talk presents potential benefits of, requirements on, and examples of computational database technology, i.e. database technology to support applications that involve complex analysis models and methods in combination with high requirements on computational efficiency as found in science and engineering. The examples include applications taken from the areas of finite element analysis, computational mechanics, and computer- aided design.