Category Archives: open-source

SPMF data mining library 0.98: new pattern visualization window

Posted on 2016-01-14 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

This blog post is to let you know that I have just published a new version of the SPMF open-source Java data mining library (0.98) that offers a new window for visualizing the patterns found by data mining algorithms. This … Continue reading →

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200,000 visitors on the SPMF website!

Posted on 2015-09-29 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will just write a short blog post to mention that the SPMF open-source data mining library has recently passed the milestone of 200,000 visitors.  This is possible thanks to the support of all users of SPMF, and the contributors … Continue reading →

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The SPMF data mining library: a brief history and what’s next?

Posted on 2015-08-19 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about the well-known open-source library of data mining algorithms implemented in Java, which I am the founder of. I will give a brief overview of its history, discuss some lessons learned from the development of … Continue reading →

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New version of SPMF Java open-source data mining library (0.95)

Posted on 2014-02-28 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I write a post to announce a new version of the SPMF Java open-source data mining library.  It is SPMF version 0.95 and it is a major revision. It offers 11 new  data mining algorithms for various data mining … Continue reading →

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Discovering and visualizing sequential patterns in web log data using SPMF and GraphViz

Posted on 2014-02-09 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will show how to use the open-source SPMF data mining software to discover sequential patterns in web log data. Then, I will show to how visualize the frequent sequential patterns found using GraphViz. Step 1 :  getting the … Continue reading →

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Analyzing the source code of the SPMF data mining software

Posted on 2013-05-16 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Hi everyone, In this blog post, I will discuss how I have applied an open-source tool that is named Code Analyzer ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeanalyze-gpl/ )  to analyze the source code of my open-source data mining software named SPMF. I have applied … Continue reading →

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A Map of Data Mining Algorithms (offered in SPMF v092c)

Posted on 2013-04-09 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Hi, I have made a map to visualize the relationship between the 52 different data mining algorithms offered in the SPMF data mining software.  You can view it in PNG format by clicking on the picture below: Or you can … Continue reading →

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