Data Systems Group
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Building next-generation systems for massive-scale data management and AI
About the Group
The Data Systems Group (DSG) at MPI-SWS conducts cutting-edge research in systems for large-scale data management and AI. We focus on building practical, high-performance systems that address real-world challenges in data processing, machine learning, and distributed computing.
Our research spans systems for big data analytics, machine learning infrastructure, graph processing, and decentralized technologies. We collaborate with industry partners and academic institutions worldwide.
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Laurent Bindschaedler
Research Group Leader
Leading research in data systems, machine learning infrastructure, and distributed computing.
Personal websiteResearch Areas
Our research spans multiple areas at the intersection of systems and machine learning
Complex AI Systems
Building agentic AI infrastructure, LLM caching frameworks, code intelligence systems, and LLM-enhanced databases.
Learned Systems
Developing learned indexes, ML-enhanced database components, and benchmarks for evaluating learned systems.
Graph Systems
Scaling GNN training, building unified graph processing frameworks, and optimizing graph partitioning strategies.
Blockchain & Web3
Researching blockchain analytics, DAO governance, decentralized prediction markets, and Web3 infrastructure.
Recent Publications
Our latest research published at top venues
SQL-of-Thought: Multi-agentic Text-to-SQL with Guided Error Correction
2025DL4C @ NeurIPS 2025
Saumya Chaturvedi, Aman Chadha, Laurent Bindschaedler
Cache Saver: A Modular Framework for Efficient, Affordable, and Reproducible LLM Inference
2025EMNLP 2025
Nearchos Potamitis, Lars Henning Klein, Bardia Mohammadi, Chongyang Xu, Attreyee Mukherjee, Niket Tandon, Laurent Bindschaedler, Akhil Arora
A Computational Decision Support Workflow for Requirement Engineering in DAOs
2025RE4Web3 2025
Quentin Botha, Laurent Bindschaedler, Christoph Siebenbrunner
A Requirements Analysis for a Decentralized Mathematics Prediction Market
2025RE4Web3 2025
Quentin Botha, Laurent Bindschaedler, Christoph Siebenbrunner
Latest News
Updates from the Data Systems Group
New DSG Website Launched
The Data Systems Group launches its new website with updated research, publications, and team information.
January 2026
PublicationSQL-of-Thought Accepted at NeurIPS DL4C 2025
Multi-agentic text-to-SQL framework achieves state-of-the-art on Spider dataset.
October 2025
PublicationCache Saver Paper Accepted at EMNLP 2025
Our paper on efficient and reproducible LLM inference has been accepted at EMNLP 2025.
September 2025
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We are looking for motivated PhD students, postdocs, and interns who are passionate about building systems. If you are interested in joining us, get in touch!
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