Azim Afroozeh

Postdoctoral Researcher @ CWI

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I’m a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Database Architectures (DA) group at CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) in the Netherlands, working with Prof. Peter Boncz.

My research focuses on data systems, file formats, and data compression. I recently completed my PhD at CWI, where I designed FastLanes, a next-generation file format optimized for modern hardware, including SIMD and GPU acceleration. I’m passionate about building high-performance systems for big data and exploring how storage architectures can evolve to meet future demands.

news

Jun 18, 2025 Our paper G-ALP was accepted to DaMoN 2025!
May 09, 2025 Sven Hielke Hepkema, co-advised with Stefan Manegold, successfully defended his master thesis “G-ALP: Rethinking GPU Decompression of LightWeight Encodings”.
Apr 20, 2025 Starting My Postdoc at CWI

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