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Author Archives: Philippe Fournier-Viger
Write more papers or write better papers? (quantity vs quality)
In this blog post, I will discuss an important question for young researchers, which is: Is it better to try to write more papers or to try to write fewer but better papers? In other words, what is more important: quantity or quality in research? To answer this question, I will first explain why quantity and quality are important, and then … Continue reading
Using LaTeX for writing research papers
Many researchers are using Microsoft Word for writing research papers. However, Microsoft Word has several problems or limitations. In this blog post, I will discuss the use of LaTeX as an alternative to Microsoft Word for writing research papers. What is LaTeX? LaTeX is a document preparation system, proposed in the 1980s. It is used … Continue reading
We are launching a new data mining journal
In this blog post, I will discuss one of my recent and current project. I have been recently working with my colleague Chun-Wei Lin on launching a new journal, titled “Data Science and Pattern Recognition“. This is a new open-access journal, … Continue reading
Posted in Big data, Data Mining, Data science, Research
Tagged big data, data mining, data science, journal
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What is the job of a university professor?
In this blog post, I will discuss the job of university professor. And, I will discuss why I have chosen to become one. This post is especially aimed at students who are considering working in academia after their Ph.D. What is … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, General, Research
Tagged academia, professor, Research, university
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Introduction to the K-Means clustering algorithm (with Java code)
In this blog post, I will introduce the popular data mining task of clustering (also called cluster analysis). I will explain what is the goal of clustering, and then introduce the popular K-Means algorithm with an example. Moreover, I will briefly explain how an open-source Java implementation of … Continue reading
Posted in Big data, Data Mining, Data science, open-source
Tagged clustering, data mining, data science, java, k-means, open-source, spmf
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Happy New Year!
To all those reading this blog and/or using the SPMF library, I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy new year! Related posts: The importance of sociability for researchers Six important skills to become a succesful researcher China lead in mobile … Continue reading
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Introduction to time series mining with SPMF
This blog post briefly explain how time series data mining can be performed with the Java open-source data mining library SPMF (v.2.06). It first explain what is a time series and then discuss how data mining can be performed on time series. What is … Continue reading
Posted in Big data, Data Mining, open-source, spmf, Time series
Tagged big data, data mining, data science, java, open-source, pattern mining, SAX algorithm, spmf, time series
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What not to do when applying for a M.Sc. or Ph.D position?
This brief blog discusses what not to do when applying for a M.Sc. or Ph.D. position in a research lab. The aim of this post is to give advices to those applying for such positions. I had previously discussed about this … Continue reading
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Discovering hidden patterns in texts using SPMF
This tutorial will explain how to analyze text documents to discover complex and hidden relationships between words. We will illustrate this with a Sherlock Holmes novel. Moreover we will explain how hidden patterns in text can be used to recognize the author of a … Continue reading
Posted in Big data, Data Mining, Data science, open-source, spmf
Tagged data mining, data science, pattern mining, spmf
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Why I left Canada to work as a University Professor in China
One year and a half ago, I was working as a professor at a university in Canada. But I took the decision to not renew my contract and move to China. At that time, some people may have thought that I was crazy to leave my job … Continue reading
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