Lars Thalmann

Lars Thalmann is a MySQL Software Development Director at Oracle, where they lead the development teams for MySQL Replication, MySQL Enterprise Backup, MySQL Connectors, and MySQL Utilities. They previously served as a Technical Lead for replication and backup technology at MySQL and led a team at Sun Microsystems. Lars also has experience as a Database Kernel Expert at Alzato and Ericsson Business Innovation, and they founded and managed Akipp Computer Consultants. Educated at Uppsala University with a PhD in Computer Science and Stockholm University with an MSc, Lars has also held academic positions as a university lecturer and researcher.