The DB Community vis-à-vis Environmental, Health, and Societal Grand Challenges: Innovation Engine, Plumber, or Bystander?

Anastasia Ailamaki, Leilani Battle, Johannes Gehrke, Masaru Kitsuregawa, David Maier, Christopher Ré, Meihui Zhang, Magdalena Balazinska

Abstract: This panel considers the role of the database research community in addressing humanity's greatest challenges. Are we an innovation engine, tool providers, or are we standing on the side while other research communities take the lead?