Ibrahim Sabek
ibrahimsabek.bsky.social
Ibrahim Sabek
@ibrahimsabek.bsky.social
Assist. Prof. @USC CS, Prev. Postdoc @MIT CSAIL, PhD @UMNComputerSci
Thrilled to share that our paper "SEFRQO: A Self-Evolving Fine-Tuned RAG-Based Query Optimizer" has been accepted to #SIGMOD2026! Check its details in our preprint on arxiv.org/pdf/2508.17556 and code on github.com/ihanwen99/SE.... This work is in collaboration with @ryanmarc.us.
arxiv.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Excited to share that our paper “LIMAO: A Framework for Lifelong Modular Learned Query Optimization” has been accepted to #VLDB2025. Check its details in our preprint on arxiv.org/abs/2507.00188 and code on github.com/Tsihan/LIMAOLifeLongRLDB.
LIMAO: A Framework for Lifelong Modular Learned Query Optimization
Query optimizers are crucial for the performance of database systems. Recently, many learned query optimizers (LQOs) have demonstrated significant performance improvements over traditional optimizers....
arxiv.org
August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 & 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗥𝗖) 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗠 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗮! Submission Deadline is July 25, 2025. For more details: sigspatial2025.sigspatial.org/src-submission/
ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 - Student Research Competition
ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 Website
sigspatial2025.sigspatial.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Less than two weeks until our Q-Data workshop in SIGMOD (@sigmod2025.bsky.social)! Details on our program, including a lineup of exciting papers and a keynote on quantum optimization realization, can be found at qdataworkshop.com

See you in Berlin!

#SIGMOD2025 #QuantumComputing #Databases
Q-Data 2025
Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications
qdataworkshop.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thrilled to share that our demo on building a "quantum-augmented query optimizer", fully integrated into the PostgreSQL database engine, has been accepted to #VLDB2025. This is the "first" system prototype showing how quantum acceleration can be integrated into "real-time" query execution.
May 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Excited to share that our paper “Conformal Prediction for Verifiable Learned Query Optimization” has been accepted to #VLDB2025. Check more details in our preprint on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2505.02284
Conformal Prediction for Verifiable Learned Query Optimization
Query optimization is critical in relational databases. Recently, numerous Learned Query Optimizers (LQOs) have been proposed, demonstrating superior performance over traditional hand-crafted query op...
arxiv.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This year, we are excited to host the 2nd edition of SoCal DB Day @viterbischool.usc.edu! The program is here: sites.google.com/view/socal-d.... A huge thank you to our incredible SoCal DB community, and a special thanks to our sponsors.

We look forward to an amazing event this Friday, May 9th!
May 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The submission deadline for the Q-Data Workshop at SIGMOD 2025 has been further extended to April 30, 2025 (11:59 PM PST). We accept different types of submissions:

1) Full papers, up to 12 pages
2) Short papers, up to 6 pages
3) 1-page abstracts (including references)

@sigmod2025.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m very honored to be recognized as a Distinguished Reviewer at ACM SIGMOD 2025! Always grateful for the opportunity to contribute to upholding the research quality in our database community.
Check out the entire list of SIGMOD Awards including the distinguished AEs and Reviewers:
2025.sigmod.org/sigmod_award...
2025.sigmod.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Based on many requests, the submission deadline for the Q-Data Workshop has been extended to April 27, 2025. Plan to submit your work and spread the word! @sigmod2025.bsky.social #QuantumComputing #Databases
Check out the topics of interest and the CfP at (qdataworkshop.com). We are allowing submissions for full, short, and abstract papers. The submission deadline is April 20, 2025, and acceptance notifications will be out on May 4, 2025. (2/3)
Q-Data 2025
Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications
qdataworkshop.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The submission deadline for the Q-Data workshop is in less than a week (April 20, 2025)! Plan to submit your work and spread the word.
@sigmod2025.bsky.social
#Databases #QuantumComputing
Check out the topics of interest and the CfP at (qdataworkshop.com). We are allowing submissions for full, short, and abstract papers. The submission deadline is April 20, 2025, and acceptance notifications will be out on May 4, 2025. (2/3)
Q-Data 2025
Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications
qdataworkshop.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The submission deadline for the Q-Data workshop is in less than a month (April 20, 2025)! Plan to submit your work and spread the word. @sigmod2025.bsky.social #Databases #QuantumComputing
Check out the topics of interest and the CfP at (qdataworkshop.com). We are allowing submissions for full, short, and abstract papers. The submission deadline is April 20, 2025, and acceptance notifications will be out on May 4, 2025. (2/3)
Q-Data 2025
Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications
qdataworkshop.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Excited to announce Dr. Catherine Potts, a technical advisor at D-Wave Quantum Inc. (www.dwavequantum.com/), as a keynote speaker for our Q-Data Workshop (qdataworkshop.com) @sigmod2025.bsky.social. Her talk will be about realizing quantum optimization and its use cases at D-Wave. #Database #Quantum
D-Wave Systems | Quantum Realized
Unlike other quantum systems that are years away from practical use, D-Wave's annealing quantum computing technology is ready for real-world applications today.
www.dwavequantum.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We are excited to announce the 2nd edition of the Q-Data workshop (qdataworkshop.com) on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications that will be held at SIGMOD 2025 (@sigmod2025.bsky.social) in Berlin, Germany! (1/3)
Q-Data 2025
Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Technology for Data-Intensive Systems and Applications
qdataworkshop.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM