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(video) The EFIM algorithm

Here is a new video that I have recorded to explain the EFIM algorithm for high utility itemset mining. You can watch the video here. Related to this, if you want to try the EFIM algorithm, the original source code … Continue reading

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(video) Introduction to episode mining

If you want to learn more about frequent episode mining, I have put online a new video that gives an introduction to this topic. To watch the video, you can download it from my website here or watch it from … Continue reading

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An Interactive Demo of The Apriori algorithm

I have created a new website for students that provides an interactive demo of the Apriori algorithm. It allows to run Apriori in your browser and see the results step by step. The website is here: Apriori Algorithm Demo To … Continue reading

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Test your knowledge about sequential pattern mining!

Sequential pattern mining is a data mining technique used to discover frequent sequences or patterns in data. I have prepared a short test of 10 questions to evaluate your knowledge of sequential pattern mining. The test is not very hard. … Continue reading

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Introduction to Rare Itemset Mining

In the last decades, many data mining algorithms were developed to find interesting patterns in data (pattern mining). In particular, a lot of studies have been done about discovering frequent patterns (patterns that appear frequently) in a data. A classic … Continue reading

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Free Pattern Mining Course

Hi all, this is to let you know that I have developed a free pattern mining course that you can watch online.  The course is designed to introduce students or researchers to the different topics of pattern mining and explain … Continue reading

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A Glossary of High Utility Pattern Mining

Today, I present a glossary of key terms usedin high utility itemset mining. This glossary will be useful to researchers and practitioners working on this important subtopic of pattern mining. By the way, if you are new to this research … Continue reading

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What are Generator Itemsets?

Today, I will briefly explain what is a generator itemset. I will give some example and explain why generator itemsets are interesting and useful for some applications. I will also mention that efficient implementations can be found in the SPMF … Continue reading

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What is a Closed Itemset and Why is it Useful?

In this blog post, I will explain in simple terms what is a closed itemset and give some examples. I will also mention a few algorithms that can be used to find closed itemsets and that they can be found … Continue reading

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DSSBA 2023, 2nd Special Session on Data Science for Social and Behavioral Analytics @DSAA

I am excited to announce that the 2nd Special Session on Data Science for Social and Behavioral Analytics (DSSBA 2023) will be held at the 10th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (IEEE DSAA 2023) from October … Continue reading

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