From conceptual design to performance optimization of ETL workflows: current state of research and open problems. - Syed Muhammad Fawad Ali; Robert Wrembel (VLDB J., 2017)

Next-generation ETL Framework to Address the Challenges Posed by Big Data. - Syed Muhammad Fawad Ali (DOLAP, 2018)

Towards a Cost Model to Optimize User-Defined Functions in an ETL Workflow Based on User-Defined Performance Metrics. - Syed Muhammad Fawad Ali; Robert Wrembel (ADBIS, 2019)

Parallelizing user-defined functions in the ETL workflow using orchestration style sheets. - Syed Muhammad Fawad Ali; Johannes Mey; Maik Thiele (Int. J. Appl. Math. Comput. Sci., 2019)

Framework to Optimize Data Processing Pipelines Using Performance Metrics. - Syed Muhammad Fawad Ali; Robert Wrembel (DaWaK, 2020)