The Functional Approach to Databases

Workshop Aims

Outline Timetable

(JIIS SPECIAL ISSUE )

• Functional Model for Constraints and Higher-Level Semantics
  Peter Gray and Suzanne Embury
• Exploiting a Functional Intermediate Language in an Information Integration System
  Norman Paton, Carole Goble, Mark Quinn, Robert Stevens, Pat Baker and Andy Brass
• Optimization of Functional Queries in a Mediator Database System
  Vanja Josifovski and Tore Risch
• FDM as the basis for an enriched database query language
  Robert Ayres
• ECA-rules in an active, functional DBPL
  Alex Poulovassilis
• Using the FDM with heterogeneous biological databases
  Graham Kemp and Peter Gray
• A Scalable, Parallel Database Implementation Using the Functional Model
  John L. Pfaltz and Russell F. Haddleton
• Is there a Commercial Opportunity for the Functional Data Model?
  Geoff Sharman
  (updated 17 July 1997)

Themes:

In order to prepare for this we want you to enter POSITION STATEMENTS for discussion of future directions. First versions of these should be in place at least two weeks before the workshop to allow email discussion and refinement. Please email free text (or better still URL to a web page of your own) to

kraftsec@csd.abdn.ac.uk

(copy to pgray@...) Please use one of the headings given below (preferably just paste it in front) unless you want to start a new theme.

This will also allow input from those who can't make the workshop but have agreed to contribute. This is an important part of the workshop, and is very necessary if we are to have a focussed discussion leading to an agreed joint statement in a relatively short time.

• Functional Models for Interoperability and Integration (updated 3 July 1997)
• Derived Functions as Results (updated 9 June 1997)
• Updatability of Functions over Objects (updated 9 June 1997)
• Functions in Active Rules and Constraints (updated 9 June 1997)
• Functions as Applets (updated 26 June 1997)
• A Functional rewrite of SQL3 (updated 22 June 1997)
• Wrappers and Mediators (updated 3 July 1997)
• Parallel Execution (updated 30 June 1997)
• Future of the Functional Data Model (updated 7 July 1997)
• Functional Programming and Database Query Languages (updated 3 July 1997)
• Functional Programming and Database Query Languages

FDM Theme Discussion Notes (updated 16 July 1997)

Why we need a Functional DATA MODEL! (Workshop Afterthoughts by Peter Gray)