Information Systems

Information systems are one of the core areas of computer science. Information systems are important in almost all application areas; in particular, for business applications (e.g., banks, consulting, tourism), private information (e.g., pictures, letters), Science (e.g., geographic information systems, protein databases), and e-Government.
The overall goal is to allow everybody at any time from any time access to all information. Access is only constrained by security and access rights. The goal of this specialization track is to study data models, implementation techniques, and management techniques for modern information systems. In particular, the following topics are covered:

• Data Models: modern design techniques, object-oriented data models, semi-structured data models and XML, Web services and service-orientierted architectures, Semantic Web
• Implementation and Optimization Techniques: transaction management, query processing, distributed and parallel information systems, adaptive and provably efficient algorithms (worst and average case)
• Management: modern database applications, Web-based information systems, client/server and peer-to-peer architectures

Prerequisites (applicable to ETH Computer Science students only)

Passed:

Focus

26 credits to be achieved (must include Lab and 1 seminar):

Elective Courses

20 - 24 credits to be achieved.

Multidiscipline Courses

8 credits to be achieved.

HuSS Courses

2 credits to be achieved.

Master Thesis

The topic of the Master thesis has to be within the area of Information Systems and must be accepted by the Mentor.

Professors involved

Donald Kossmann, Moira Norrie, Nesime Tatbul

Associated Professor

Gustavo Alonso