Ibrahim Sabek
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Spatial Sciences
Builds ML-enhanced data systems, such as learned indexes and query optimizers, in the NexDIG group.
Ibrahim Sabek's lab at USC works on data management & big data. 31 papers since 2023, 15 at top venues, mostly VLDB and ICDE. 4 PhD students and 2 master's students. 17 alumni, most often to Amazon and Google. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 8/ year
- at T1 venues
- 48%
- PhD students
- 4
- MS students
- 2
- alumni listed
- 17
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 11 papers2026 · T1 6 · collecting
- 11 papers2025 · T1 4
- 6 papers2024 · T1 2
- 3 papers2023 · T1 3
T1 venuesOtherVenues: VLDB, ICDE, SIGMOD
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- query7 papers
- learned5 papers
- Data management & big data2 papers
- data systems0 papers
- builds0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
202611 papers
- SIGSPATIALHALT: Human‑in‑the‑Loop Data Acquisition for Supervised Traffic Causality Discovery
- VLDB (T1)How Can Quantum Computing and Databases Meet “in Practice”? From Algorithms to Systems
- ICDE (T1)Is Quantum Computing Ready for Real-Time Database Optimization?
- VLDB (T1)QDBO: A Real-time Quantum-Augmented Database System Optimizer
- VLDB (T1)QFusion: A Demonstration of Boundary-Aware Fusion Planning and Execution for Large-Scale QUBO Optimization
- SIGSPATIALQuantum Optimization in Spatial Computing: A Vision
- SIGMOD WorkshopQuery Cost Model Calibration in Confidential Virtual Machines
- The International Journal on Very Large Data BasesSEFRQO‑Plus: A Self‑Evolving Query Optimizer via Large Language Models and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation
- SIGMOD (T1)SEFRQO: A Self-Evolving Fine-Tuned RAG-Based Query Optimizer
- SIGSPATIALStarlet: An End‑to‑End Python Library for Scalable Geospatial Tiling and Vector‑Tile Serving
- ICDE (T1)Towards a Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing Framework for Database Optimization Problems in Real Time Setup
202511 papers
- VLDB (T1)A Demonstration of Q2O: Quantum-augmented Query Optimizer
- VLDB (T1)Conformal Prediction for Verifiable Learned Query Optimization
- BTWEnhancing In-Memory Spatial Indexing with Learned Search
- SIGSPATIALEvaluating Intrinsic Geospatial Topological Reasoning in LLMs
- VLDB (T1)From Logs to Causal Inference: Diagnosing Large Systems
- SIGMOD WorkshopHybrid Quantum-Classical Optimization for Bushy Join Trees
- VLDB (T1)LIMAO: A Framework for Lifelong Modular Learned Query Optimization
- ICDE WorkshopOptimizing Join Orders via Constrained Quadratic Models (Abstract)
- SIGSPATIALQuantum Computing: A Brief Introduction and Its Applications in Spatial Computing
- SIGMOD WorkshopSERAG: Self-Evolving RAG System for Query Optimization
- SIGSPATIALSpatial Regionalization: A Hybrid Quantum Computing Approach
20246 papers
- SIGMOD WorkshopConstrained Quadratic Model for Optimizing Join Orders
- ICNPLearning-Augmented Frequency Estimation in Sliding Windows
- VLDB (T1)Optimizing Video Selection LIMIT Queries With Commonsense Knowledge
- SIGMOD WorkshopPress ECCS to Doubt (Your Causal Graph)
- SIGSPATIALPyneapple-L: Scalable Expressive Learning-based Spatial Analysis
- SIGMOD (T1)Sawmill: From Logs to Causal Diagnosis of Large Systems
20233 papers
- VLDB (T1)Can Learned Models Replace Hash Functions?
- VLDB (T1)PAINE Demo: Optimizing Video Selection Queries With Commonsense Knowledge
- VLDB (T1)The Case for Learned In-memory Joins
Where alumni went17 listed, 86% to industry
Industry 6Academia 1
Most often to
- Amazon
- SemperKite Quantum Labs
Also to
- USC
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