Top 10 challenging problems in data mining
March 27, 2008 by Sandro Saitta · 26 Comments
Filed under: ICDM, KDD, data mining article, top 10 data mining problems
In a previous post, I wrote about the top 10 data mining algorithms, a paper that was published in Knowledge and Information Systems. The "selective" process is the same as the one that has been used to identify the most important (according to answers of the survey) data mining problems. The paper by Yang and Wu has been published (in 2006) in the International Journal of Information Technology &… Continue reading... | 26 Comments
Filed under: ICDM, KDD, data mining article, top 10 data mining problems
What’s up Doc?
I just finished my PhD! It is entitled "Data Mining Methodologies for Supporting Engineers during System Identification". It's time for me to rest a few days now :-)[End of post]
Google mines behavioral data
March 11, 2008 by Sandro Saitta · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Google, SERP, behavioral data, search engine
For what? Simply to improve their SERP (Search Engine Result Pages). The ultimate aim of Google is to help users to find the information they are looking for (at least it should be their aim). By mining data they have gathered from Google Toolbar, Google Analytics, Feedburner (it is now part of Google) and certainly other free tools, they are certainly trying to get better SERP. Maybe some of
Filed under: Google, SERP, behavioral data, search engine
Web Analytics Wednesday
Web analytics, in brief, is the study of website visitor behavior. One of the most known tool for web analytics is Google Analytics. Its success is certainly due to its price (free) and its origin (Google). Maybe because its a good tool, but that's another issue that I won't discuss in this post. Anyway
Updates on Data Mining Research
I have recently updated Data Mining Research. First, I have added a button for Technorati favorites:
By clicking on this button, this blog will be added to your Technorati favorites. Second, I have added a label cloud in the sidebar. I think it may sometimes be easier to search for… Continue reading...














