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Marcin Zukowski is cofounder of Snowflake, a Sequoia-backed company since 2018.
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- How Do Look Back on Your Time at CWI?
- What Made You Decide to Do Your Phd Research at CWI?
- Did Your Phd Research at CWI Meet Your Expectations?
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“For decades now, CWI’s data research group is considered to be one of the most interesting ones doing research in the database space, in particular around the performance aspects. As such, being there was great fun, as there were always many interesting, often controversial, and sometimes a bit crazy ideas flying around. With MonetDB, the group al...
“First of all, there was so much luck involved here. First, I decided to come to Amsterdam for the final year of my studies. I wanted to do a MSc thesis in databases, but more on the theory side. My professors at the Vrije University (prof. Henri Bal in particular) suggested I should talk to CWI’s Data Architectures group, as they are go-to databas...
“CWI’s Data Architectures group has a strong focus on performance, and also they had MonetDB, a great system for testing new ideas. That let me learn a tremendous amount during my MSc stay, and some of the very core ideas for what later became X100/Vectorwise were formed then.” “During PhD, it was great to be surrounded by some students with simila...
Marcin Żukowski, who co-founded data storage and analytics provider Snowflake, developed the technologies of vectorized query execution and lightweight compression methods as a PhD researcher at CWI. He reflects on his time at CWI, his collaboration with Peter Boncz, and his advice for aspiring researchers.
Jul 18, 2023 · Marcin Żukowski led Snowflake to huge success and wants to give back to Poland. But becoming a public role model hasn't been plain sailing.
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Jul 20, 2023 · Recently trending story of Marcin Żukowski, (article linked below, highly recommended), one of the late co-founders of Snowflake, is a great case to visualize the role and unique value of...
Marcin Zukowski is the Co-Founder at Snowflake. Snowflake Co-Founder Jan 2013. Related Hubs. Show More. Education. Marcin Zukowski studied at University of Warsaw , University of Amsterdam , and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. University of Warsaw Master of Science Computer Science 2002. University of Amsterdam PhD Computer Science 2009.
