SUMMER SCHOOL 2010 - 8-th SUMMER SCHOOL ON DATA MINING

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Category SUMMER SCHOOL 2010

Deadline: August 27, 2010 | Date: August 30, 2010-September 02, 2010

Venue/Country: Maastricht, Netherlands

Updated: 2010-08-10 00:36:23 (GMT+9)

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** 8-th SUMMER SCHOOL ON DATA MINING, Maastricht, The Netherlands **

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Summer School: Data Mining

An intensive 4-day introduction to methods and applications

Department of Knowledge Engineering, Maastricht University,

Maastricht, The Netherlands

August 30 - September 2, 2010

Introduction

Most business organizations collect terabytes of data about business

processes and resources. Usually these data provide just "facts and

figures", not knowledge that can be used to understand and eventually

re-engineer business processes and resources. Scientific community in

academia and business have addressed this problem in the last 20 years

by developing a new applied field of study known as data mining.

In practice data mining is a process of extracting implicit,

previously unknown, and potentially useful knowledge from data. It

employs techniques from statistics, artificial intelligence, and

computer science. Data mining has been successfully applied for

acquiring new knowledge in many domains (like Business, Medicine,

Biology, Economics, Military, etc.). As a result most business

organizations need urgently data-mining specialists, and this is

the point where this school comes to help.

Description

The school curicullum is well balanced between theory and practice.

Each lecture is accompanied by a lab in which participants experiment

with the techniques introduced in the lecture. The lab tool is Weka, one

of the most advanced data-mining environments. A number of real data

sets will be analysed and discussed. In the end of the school

participants develop their own ability to apply data-mining techniques

for business and research purposes.

Tools

The school focuses on techniques with a direct practical use.

A step-by-step introduction to powerful (freeware) data-mining tools

will enable you to achieve specific skills, autonomy and hands-on

experience. A number of real data sets will be analysed and discussed.

In the end of the school you will have your own ability to apply data-

mining techniques for research purposes and business purposes.

Content

The school will cover the topics listed below.

- The Knowledge Discovery Process

- Data Preparation

- Basic Techniques for Data Mining:

+ Decision-Tree Induction

+ Rule Induction

+ Instance-Based Learning

+ Bayesian Learning

+ Support Vector Machines

+ Regression Techniques

+ Clustering Techniques

+ Association Rules

- Tools for Data Mining

- How to Interpret and Evaluate Data-Mining Results

Intended Audience

This school is intended for four groups of data-mining beginners:

students, scientists, engineers and experts in specific fields who need

to apply data-mining techniques to their scientific research, business

management, or other related applications.

SIKS

Participating in this school is a part of the advanced components stage

of SIKS' educational program. SIKS has reserved a number of places for

those Ph.D-students working on the school topics.

Prerequisites

The school does not require any background in databases, statistics,

artificial intelligence, or machine learning. A general background in

science is sufficient as is a high degree of enthusiasm for new

scientific approaches.

Certificate

Upon request a certificate of full participation will be provided after

the school.

Registration

To register for the school please send an email to the registration office

specifying the following information:

- Name

- University / Organisation

- Address

- Phone

-E-Mail

Please register before August 27, 2010

Registration fees

Academic fee 600 Euros

Non-academic fee 850 Euros

Included in the price are: school material and coffee breaks. The local

cafeteria will be available for lunch (not included).

SIKS-Ph.D. students

Participating in this school is a part of the advanced components stage

of SIKS' educational program. SIKS has reserved a number of places for

those Ph.D-students working on the school topics. SIKS-Ph.D.-students

interested in taking the school should NOT contact the local organization,

but send an e-mail to officesiks.nl and confirm that their supervisor

supports their participation

E-mail should be sent to: smirnovmaastrichtuniversity.nl

Regular mail should be sent to:

Evgueni Smirnov

Department of Knowledge Engineering

Faculty of Humanities and Sciences

Maastricht University

P.O.Box 616

6200 MD Maastricht

The Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0) 43 38 82023

Fax: +31 (0) 43 38 84897