July 3, 2026
Juliana Freire Wins 2026 VLDB Women in Database Research Award
News2026-07-03
VIDA Center Co-Director Juliana Freire has been selected as the winner of the 2026 VLDB Women in Database Research Award.
VIDA Center Co-Director, Institute Professor and Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Data Science Juliana Freire has been selected as the winner of the 2026 VLDB Women in Database Research Award.
The VLDB Women in Database Research Award is an annual honor presented by the VLDB Endowment. It recognizes a woman researcher who has made significant technical contributions and serves as an inspiring role model in the database research community. The award typically honors cumulative lifetime contributions to data management technologies, with leadership and mentorship in the community weighing heavily. It will be presented at VLDB 2026, where Prof. Freire will give an invited talk.
The VLDB Women in Database Research Award is an annual honor presented by the VLDB Endowment. It recognizes a woman researcher who has made significant technical contributions and serves as an inspiring role model in the database research community. The award typically honors cumulative lifetime contributions to data management technologies, with leadership and mentorship in the community weighing heavily. It will be presented at VLDB 2026, where Prof. Freire will give an invited talk.