Insights & Innovations

I believe that the best engineering is rooted in rigorous research. Throughout my career, I have focused on solving the fundamental challenges of data: how we store it, how we query it, and how we use it to build more inclusive communities.

💡 Patents

My work in graph data storage and query optimization has resulted in three US patents, representing novel solutions for enterprise-level data challenges.

Using persistent data samples and query-time statistics for query optimization

Oracle Corporation.

Granted on October 24, 2017

Patent number: 9798772

Zhe Wu, Gabriela Montiel Moreno, Jayanta Banerjee

Hash-based efficient secondary indexing for graph data stored in non-relational data stores

Oracle Corporation

Granted on February 22, 2022

Patent number: 11256746

Zhe Wu, Gabriela Montiel Moreno, Jiao Tao, Jayanta Banerjee.

Storing and querying graph data in a key-value store

Oracle Corporation

October 16, 2014

Patent Publication Number: US20140310302 A1, October 16, 2014. (Pending)

Zhe Wu, Gabriela Montiel Moreno, Jayanta Banerjee

🎤 Speaking Engagements

I am a frequent speaker on the intersection of data technology, leadership, and diversity in STEM.

Leadership & Advocacy

  • Empowering Diversity in Tech | LinkedIn Internal Women Connect (2021)

  • 7 Practical Tips for Success in Tech | Keynote: Technovation Girl Summit for the Technovation Challenge Mexico (2019)

  • Women in Tech: The Power of Community | Panelist: LinkedIn HOLA "Las Voces" (2022)

  • Empowering Women in STEM | Panelist: W-STEM workshop for the 17th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications AICCSA, (2020)

Technical Industry Talks

  • Comparing RDF Graph and Property Graph Models | Smart Data Conference, San Francisco (2017)

  • Analyzing a social network using Big Data Spatial and Graph Property Graph | Conference BIWA 2017, San Francisco (2017)

  • Approaching Fraud Detection with Scalable Graph Data Management and Powerful Analytics | 14th International Semantic Web Conference - ISWC, Pennsylvania (2015)

  • Fast In-memory Reasoning for Oracle NoSQL Database: Uncover hidden relationships in your enterprise data | 13th International Semantic Web Conference - ISWC, Italy (2014)

  • When Graph meets NoSQL: Implementing RDF on K/V databases | NoSQL Now!, San Jose (2013)

📚 Selected Publications

A curated list of my research in Semantic Web, Graph Infrastructure, and Autonomic Systems. Full list of publications available on request.

Enterprise Graph Systems

  • Approaching Fraud Detection with Scalable Graph Management

    ISWC: International Semantic Web Conference (2015)

  • Architecting High-Performance RDF Ingestion for Oracle Database

    Internal Technical Research (Oracle)

Semantic Web

Looking for a speaker or collaborator?

I am available for talks on Graph Technology, Engineering Leadership, and DEI in Tech.