Reminiscences on Influential Papers

This issue's contributors all work at the intersection of machine learning and databases. Coincidentally, three of them picked papers that received the VLDB 10-Year Best Paper award, and one of them picked a paper that, in my opinion, should receive the CIDR Test-of-Time award at some point. Their write-ups highlight very well why these four papers still continue to leave a mark on us personally and the real-world data systems. Enjoy reading!
While I will keep inviting members of the data management community, and neighboring communities, to contribute to this column, I also welcome unsolicited contributions. Please contact me if you are interested.