Joseph G Vella

Dr Joseph G Vella is a senior academic member at the University of Malta, lecturing and researching in computer science, specialising in data modelling and DBMS-related technologies. He is involved in several research projects with other academic institutions and industries to apply data management expertise for better data integration and to address data quality issues. Currently, Dr Vella is involved in three externally funded projects. Another contribution is to advise companies to ensure adequate performance for data-intensive applications running on data servers that are on-premise or cloud-based. He supervises research at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels and has authored over thirty refereed papers, edited four scientific special manuscripts, and reviewed various conference and journal submissions, apart from co-organising workshops and conferences in scientific fields. He is part of the Sea Marvel academic research and data management team for the University of Malta.