The course is mainly based on research papers. The list of papers covered on each lecture is given on the schedule page.

We are also using the following textbooks in this course:

      Learning Spark - Lightning-Fast Data Analytics, Jules S. Damji et al., O'Relly Media, 2020.


      Spark - The Definitive Guide, Matei Zaharia et al., O'Relly Media, 2018.


      Graph Databases: New Opportunities for Connected Data, Ian Robinson, Jim Webber, Emil Eifrem, O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2015.


      Data-Intensive Text Processing with MapReduce, Jimmy Lin et al., Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010.