Category Archives: General

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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10 ways of becoming more efficient at doing research

Posted on 2018-01-26 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will discuss 10 ways of becoming more efficient at doing research. This is an important topic for any researcher who wishes to be more productive in terms of research. For example, one may want to be able to publish … Continue reading →

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