{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629a6154b4e1e70012764c00/69108f06a17ebcde88fff563?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Navid Eslami | Diva: Dynamic Range Filter for Var-Length Keys and Queries | #67","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629a6154b4e1e70012764c00/1762690838589-ba41d32c-071e-44e8-914e-f50ef60b6d5f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Disseminate: The Computer Science Research Podcast</em>, Jack sits down with <strong>Navid Eslami</strong>, PhD researcher at the <strong>University of Toronto</strong>, to discuss his award-winning paper <strong>“DIVA: Dynamic Range Filter for Variable Length Keys and Queries”</strong>, which earned <strong>Best Research Paper at VLDB</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Navid breaks down how <strong>range filters</strong> extend the power of traditional filters for modern databases and storage systems, enabling <strong>faster queries, better scalability, and theoretical guarantees</strong>. We dive into:</p><ul><li>How <strong>DIVA</strong> overcomes the limitations of existing range filters</li><li>What makes it the “holy grail” of filtering for dynamic data</li><li>Real-world integration in <strong>WiredTiger</strong> (the MongoDB storage engine)</li><li>Future challenges in <strong>data distribution smoothing</strong> and <strong>hybrid filtering</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you're a <strong>database engineer</strong>, <strong>systems researcher</strong>, or <strong>student</strong> exploring data structures, this episode reveals how cutting-edge research can transform how we query, filter, and scale modern data systems.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol18/p3923-eslami.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diva: Dynamic Range Filter for Var-Length Keys and Queries [VLDB'25]</a></li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/n3slami/Diva\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diva on GitHub</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/navid-eslami-14036823a/?originalSubdomain=ir\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Navid's LinkedIn</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jack Waudby"}