Category Archives: General

If I would do a PhD again, what would I do differently?

Posted on 2021-01-08 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Recently, I gave an invited talk at University of Pisa in Italy (online). A PhD student asked me: If you would do a PhD again, what would you do differently? In this blog post, I will answer this question, which … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Posted on 2020-12-25 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I would like to wish all readers of this blog and users of my SPMF data mining software a merry Christmas and a happy new year! This year has been a special year due to the worldwide pandemic with … Continue reading →

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Conference Badges: the Best and the Worst

Posted on 2020-12-23 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I talk about my collection of conference badges that I have collected since I was a PhD student till today. I have attended over 50 events and have kept all of the conference badges except maybe one or two. … Continue reading →

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Is it a good to change research area?

Posted on 2020-11-17 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about changing to another research area for researchers and what it implies. Moreover, I will talk about what is a good research area, and the importance of continuity for researchers. I will also … Continue reading →

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Why it takes so long for a journal paper to be reviewed?

Posted on 2020-10-22 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will talk about the review process of journal papers and why it sometimes take so much time for a paper to be reviewed. It is a question that is often asked by young researchers, who are sometimes impatiently … Continue reading →

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A few errors to avoid in research papers

Posted on 2020-04-12 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will write a short blog post just to give a list of some common errors that I observed recently in some journal and conference research papers. I could say much more about this. Indeed, you can look at … Continue reading →

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2020, a new year has started…

Posted on 2020-01-01 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Fist I would like to wish a happy new year to all readers of this blog. I wish you health, hapiness and also success in your research projects! I am also thankful to all those who have used and/or contributed to the SPMF … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Hypercard

Posted on 2019-07-19 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about the first programming language that I have learn, which is HyperTalk. Younger readers may have never heard about it, as it was mostly popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Though, it is not … Continue reading →

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News about the data mining blog

Posted on 2018-09-09 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

This data mining blog has been created more than five years ago and has had a considerable success with more than 800,000 views. For this, I want to thank all the readers. Today, I will announce some important news related to this … Continue reading →

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China lead in mobile payment and services

Posted on 2018-08-31 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about the wide adoption of mobile payment and mobile services in China. I have been working in China for several years and I am still quite amazed by everything that can be done with a cellphone there. China’s mobile payment systems A fundamental difference with … Continue reading →

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