Semih Salihoglu

In a compelling discussion, Semih Salihoglu, an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo and CEO of KuzuDB, dives into the world of graph databases. He unveils the journey of KuzuDB from academic roots to an innovative startup. The conversation reveals when to choose a graph database, KuzuDB's unique features compared to traditional systems, and advanced query optimization techniques. Salihoglu also shares insights on handling data ingestion and write operations, highlighting KuzuDB's efficiency and future aspirations in the data landscape.

Semih Salihoglu, Associate Professor at University of Waterloo and co-creator of Kuzu, discusses using Large Language Models (LLMs) for query generation in SQL and Cypher. Topics include automation of data warehouses, metadata impact on RAG System, developing graph database engines with multi-database support, integration of knowledge graphs for question answering, and logic-based reasoning with LLMs.

Guest Semih Salihoglu, co-creator of Kuzu, discusses the concept of a property graph, differences between property graphs and RDF in graph databases, the need for switching databases, the design and storage techniques of Kuzu, integration with other programming languages, advantages of DuckDB, and compatibility and streaming in real time.