1 Database Systems and Information Management Group RISE Internship at TU Berlin Prof. Volker Markl

2 RISE 2013 at TU Berlin ■ Analysis Pipelines for Benchmarking Big Data Systems □ Ref. Code: Berlin_EN_2182 □ Suggested starting date: May 15, 2013 ■ Implementing a DSL for Machine Learning on top of a Massively- Parallel Data Processing System □ Ref. Code: Berlin_EN_2200 □ Suggested starting date: May 15, 2013 ■ GPU-assisted model optimization in PostgreSQL □ Ref. Code: Berlin_EN_2221 □ Suggested starting date: June 01, 2013 ■ Using Compiler Techniques for Database Query Optimization □ Ref. Code: Berlin_EN_2408 □ Suggested starting date: May 15, 2013 ■ Large Scale Data Mining with Iterative Data Flows □ Ref. Code: BerlinGermany_EN_2414 □ Suggested starting date: May 16, 2013 ■ Starting dates may be adjusted to your needs, but have to be between May 15 and early July ■ All projects have a duration of 2-3 months

3 Conditions and Application ■ Terms: □ Monthly scholarship of 650€ □ Allowance of 160€ for a Rail Pass □ Health insurance as well as accident and personal liability insurance ■ Requirements: □ You are currently enrolled at a university/college in the United States, Canada or the UK as a full-time student □ You are an undergraduate who will have completed at least two years of a degree program by the time of the placement □ Proof that you will be registered as an undergraduate at your university/college for the academic year 2013/2014 □ VISA Requirements: British Citizens: no visa required U.S. and Canadian citizens: no visa required if you stay 90 days or less Others: please check with the German Federal Foreign (see ■ Application Process □ Visit the RISE website □ Register at the website and log-in □ Search the database for topics that suit your interests □ Prepare and submit your application online Details are described here: ■ Application Deadline: January 31, 2013

4 Why TU Berlin? ■ Berlin: Capital of Germany, culturally vibrant city ■ Politics, arts, history, entertainment, nightlife, it’s all here ■ TU Berlin is one of the largest science Universities in Germany, home of excellent researchers, 12 Nobel Prize winners □ Wernher von Braun, inventor of rocket science, designed the rocket that brought mankind to the moon □ Dennis Gábor, Nobel Prize for invention of holography □ Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize for the first electron microscope □ Konrad Zuse, built the first completely programmable floating point computer

5 Backup Slide: Application Process II ■ Required materials for online application: □ completed application form □ full curriculum vitae/résumé □ up-to-date official university/college transcript(s) □ as a supplement to this transcript, a list of courses you will have completed by the time the internship begins □ a letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study from the university you are enrolled at □ a cover letter in which you state your motivation to apply for this particular project (projects) □ a certificate of enrollment (after having been accepted for a scholarship, you have to submit this document as well as hard copy as well)