Data Engineering

Data are at the core of information systems, so that their engineering fully belongs to Information System Engineering. This discipline aims at developing models, techniques, methods and tools to support the whole data lifecycle according to the most common paradigms, namely future/current/legacy databases, files, paper/electronic documents, ontologies and the web. It copes with standard processes such as database analysis, design and development, but also with other lifecycle processes and non-standard data such as semi-structured and unstructured data, web document as well as transient structured data through workflows. Reengineering and evolution of the data component of information systems in one of the priority of the Data Engineering theme of PReCISE. On the other hand, we analyse the business needs in terms of data management and we assess the opportunities offered by investments in advanced data management tools. This double approach allows us to build the bridge between technical and managerial viewpoints in hot topics as knowledge systems and business intelligence.

• Model and Method engineering
• Database design
• Advanced data engineering and applications
• Data Evolution
• Business data management
• Knowledge systems and business intelligence

Research Units involved

• PReCISE Research Center (PRECISE)
• Database Application Engineering (IBD)

Running projects (9)

• E-Health (RW FEDER-eHeath) (since 2009)
  Rokia BENDAOUD, Lim ERBIN, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Philippe THIRAN, Jean-Marc VAN GYSEGHEM
• Data quality of users models in B2C Applications (since 2008)
  Evans STOOPS, Philippe THIRAN
• Financial valuing of informational assets (since 2007)
  Annick CASTIAUX
• Migration of Large Information Systems through Automated Data-Centered Program Conversion (RIStart) (since 2004)
  
• BioMaze (BioMaze) (since 2003)
  
• ReQuest (ReQuest) (since 2003)
  
• A graphical environment for domain specific graphical modeling languages (MetaCASE) (METADONE) (since 2003)
  Amanuel KOSHIMA, Vincent ENGLEBERT, Fabian GILSON, Patrick HEYMANS
• Web sites reverse-engineering methodologies and tools (RetroWeb) (since 2001)
  Jean-Luc HAINAUT
• Database Application Engineering (DB-MAIN) (since 1993)
  Vincent ENGLEBERT, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Jean HENRARD, Jean-Marc HICK, Didier ROLAND

Terminated projects (11)

• Data Mediation for Web services (2007-2009)
  Michaël MRISSA, Philippe THIRAN
• Model-driven management of care pathways (GISELE) (2007-2011)
  Anthony CLEVE, Jean-Luc HAINAUT
• Fundamental Issues in Software Engineering: Modelling, Verification and Evolution of Software (MoVES) (2007-2011)
  Salah BAINA, Yves BONTEMPS, Anne-France BROGNEAUX, Andreas CLASSEN, Gaetan DELANNAY, Virginie DETIENNE, Vincent ENGLEBERT, Stephane FAULKNER, Nicolas GENON, Naji HABRA, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Arnaud HUBAUX, Ivan JURETA, Raimundas MATULEVICIUS, Nicolas MAYER, Laura OGER, Michaël PETIT, Ravi RAMDOYAL, Stéphane SANDRON, Germain SAVAL, Hubert TOUSSAINT, Jean-Christophe TRIGAUX, Benoît VANDEROSE, Jean-Marc ZEIPPEN, Patrick HEYMANS, Pierre-Yves SCHOBBENS, Anthony CLEVE
• Database and Semantic Web (2005-2008)
  Philippe THIRAN
• Integrated Approach for Database and Workflow Design (IDW) (2005-2008)
  Philippe THIRAN
• Architectures and transformational techniques for database applications migration, including data and programs (IS Migration) (2002-2004)
  Anthony CLEVE, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Jean HENRARD, Jean-Marc HICK, Didier ROLAND, Philippe THIRAN
• Data migration (1999-2001)
  Christine DELCROIX, Jean-Luc HAINAUT
• Modeling and development of temporal databases (TimeSTAMP) (1997-2001)
  Virginie DETIENNE, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Thomas LIEUTENANT, Didier ROLAND, Denis ZAMPUNIERIS
• Heterogeneous and Distributed Systems Integration (InterDB) (1995-2002)
  Stephane BODART, Abdelmajid CHOUGRANI, Arnaud DEFLORENNE, Olivier DEMOULIN, Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Jean-Marc HICK, Philippe THIRAN
• Technology Transfert in Database Application Engineering (DB-MAIN/01) (1995-1999)
  Thierry AERTS, Anne-France BROGNEAUX, Pierre DELVAUX, Vincent ENGLEBERT, Alain GOFFLOT, Jean-Luc HAINAUT
• Modeling and Control of Engineering processes (DB-Process) (1994-2001)
  Jean-Luc HAINAUT, Didier ROLAND

PHDs (11)

• Enhancing Web Usability: Handling The Local Contexts Of Web Users
  Mohanad AL-JABARI
• Database schema and data-intensive program quality evaluation (DB Quality)
  Jonathan LEMAITRE
• Development of a relational database allowing filtering biologically relevant groups of genes in microarray data statistical analysis. (2011)
  Eric BAREKE
• Database Applications and co-transformations (2009)
  Anthony CLEVE
• Deriving user-requirements from human-computer interfaces
  Ravi RAMDOYAL
• Knowledge transfer and interactive learning between universities and firms through collaborative research projects
  Julie HERMANS-POUPLARD
• Legacy database federation. A combined forward-Reverse approach (2003)
  Philippe THIRAN
• A smart meta-CASE: towards an integrated solution (2000)
  Vincent ENGLEBERT
• Program comprehension in database reverse engineering (2003)
  Jean HENRARD
• Database engineering process modelling (Thèse) (2003)
  Didier ROLAND
• Evolution of relational databases applications (2001)
  Jean-Marc HICK