Iztok Savnik
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural sciences and Information Technologies
University of Primorska
e-mail: iztok.savnik@upr.si
Research interests
Databases, query languagas, graph databases, database calculi and algebras.
Knowledge representation, knowledge graphs, description logic, CycL.
Programming languages, lambda calculus, type systems, logic.
Teaching
24/25 Programming II: Concepts of programming languages (2.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
24/25 Introduction to database systems (1.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
24/25 Database systems for big data (1.semester, lectures)
23/24 Programming II: Concepts of programming languages (2.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
23/24 Introduction to database systems (1.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
23/24 Database systems for big data (1.semester, lectures)
22/23 Programming II: Concepts of programming languages (2.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
22/23 Introduction to database systems (1.semester, SLO+ENG, lectures)
22/23 Database systems for big data (1.semester, lectures)
Past courses
2016 Selected chapters from programming languages: Programming language Erlang
2010-18 Data models and languages (1.semester, lectures)
2008-18 Database design (lectures)
2008-17 Theory of programming languages (lectures)
Publications
Research Gate
Bibliography in Cobiss
List of papers (-2019)
Patents
2020,2021: Generation apparatus, generation method and generation program.
Working title: Statistics of triple-store based on conceptual schemata.
Kiyoshi Nitta, Iztok Savnik. Japan Patent Office: Patent Num. JP2018-84993A. US Patent 10,977,282, 2021.
2020,2021: Calculation device, calculation method, and calculation program.
Working title: Associative memory organization for fast retrieval of facts and the associations among facts,
Kiyoshi Nitta, Iztok Savnik. Japan Patent Office: Patent Num. JP2018-85056A, 2020. US Patent 10,885,453, 2021.
2016: RDF Data Retrieving Apparatus and RDF Data Retrieving Method.
Kiyoshi Nitta, Iztok Savnik. Japan Patent Office: Patent Num. 5978253, 2016.
Research projects
2023-: An index data struture for storing and querying sets of sets (UP FAMNIT)
2016-: Epsilon triple-store system (UP FAMNIT)
2015-2020: Efficient subset and superset queries (Uni Primorska).
2013-2020: Large-scale graph storage and management (Yahoo! JAPAN Research, Uni Primorska).
2009-2014: A system for querying Internet data (Uni Primorska).
2007-2010: Semantics of object model. (Uni Primorska)
2000-2001: Knowledge Discovery from Tree-Ring Time Series (DBIS, Uni Freiburg).
1997-1999: MDEP: a program for the discovery of multivalued dependencies from relations (Jozef Stefan Institute, Uni Bristol).
1996-1998: Modeling and diagnostics of complex systems (Jozef Stefan Institute).
1995-1997: Database design for object-oriented production planning and control systems for industrial SMEs, COPERNICUS project (Jozef Stefan Institute).
1993-1999: FDEP: a program for inducing functional dependencies from relations (Jozef Stefan Institute, Uni Bristol).
1993-1996: Data models and design methodologies in engineering environments (Jozef Stefan Institute)).
2003-2004: ARNES Information System (Academic Reseach Network, Slovenia).
2001-2002: WEB server - statistical data for car database (Slovenia) (Privat company).
2001-2001: Architecture of Application Server Provider (ASP) center for bussiness applications (Privat company).
1997-1998: Methodology for specification of computer-supported production control (IJS, Inea).
1992-1993: Database architecture for the new generation of SI2000 digital telephone exchange systemi (IJS, Iskra TEL).
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