The Fourth International Workshop on

Mining Multiple Information Sources

In conjunction with The IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2010)

December 14 2010, Sydney, Australia


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Mining Multiple Information Sources

As data collection sources and channels continuous evolve, mining and correlating information from multiple information sources has become a crucial step in data mining and knowledge discovery. Several emerging fields and applications from healthcare informatics to environmental sciences to social computing in particular call for data mining methodologies and approaches to deal with multi-source data. On one hand, comparing patterns from different databases and understanding their relationships can be extremely beneficial for these applications. On the other hand, many data mining and data analysis tasks such as classification, regression, and clustering, can significantly improve their performance if information from different sources can be properly integrated and leveraged.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together data mining experts to advance research on integrating and mining multiple information sources, identify key research issues, and discuss the latest results on this new frontier of data mining. Representative issues to be addressed include but are not limited to

Machine Learning in Multi-source Environments

·   Multi-view learning, multi-task learning, transfer learning 
·   Ensemble learning and ensemble clustering 
Multiple information source data mining applications and case studies
·   Data mining applications with multi-source data confirmation and learning platform
·   Case studies on multi-source data mining for industrial applications
Information Integration and Harnessing Complex Data Relationship 
·   Database similarity assessment 
·   Automatic schema mapping and relationship discovery 
·   New mapping framework for multiple information sources 
·   Data source classification and clustering 
·   Data cleansing, data preparation, data/pattern selection, conflict and inconsistency resolution 
Integrative and Cooperative Mining 
·   Model integration for heterogeneous information sources 
·   Mode transferring across different data domains 
·   Incremental and scalable data mining algorithms 
Differentiation and Correlation 
·   Local pattern analysis and fusion 
·   Global pattern synthesizing and assessment 
·   Merging local rules for global pattern discovery 
·   Pattern summarization from multiple datasets 
·   Multi-dimensional pattern search and comparison 
·   Pattern comparison across multiple data sources 
·   Inter pattern discovery from complex data sources 
Stream data mining algorithms 
·   Clustering and classification of data of changing distributions 
·   Data stream processing, storage, and retrieval systems 
·   Sensor networking 
Interactive data mining systems 
·   Query languages for mining multiple information sources 
·   Query optimization for distributed data mining 
·   Distributed data mining operators in supporting interactive data mining queries 

 


Paper Types    Top

We solicit research papers with maximum 8 pages for all submissions inclusive of all references and figures.

The submission should focus on new designs, algorithms, and solutions for mining multiple information sources. All papers should be submitted in IEEE proceedings format (two columns). Please follow the IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines at http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/cscps/cps/final/icdm06.xml

The workshop proceedings will be published by the IEEE Digital Library and distributed during the workshop


Paper Submission    Top

 

For submission of the paper, please use submission system Here

If you are experiencing any difficulties, please contact workshop co-chairs.


Special Issue Publication    Top

 

Selected workshop papers will be invited for journal publication (subject to additional review) in the Neurocomputing, Special Issue on Data Mining Applications and Case Study (approved). The journal submission due date is around late October 2010.


Important Dates    Top

  • August 13, 2010: Extended submission due date
  • Sept. 20, 2010: Author notification
  • Oct. 11, 2010: Submission of Camera-ready papers
  • Dec. 13, 2010: Workshop in Sydney, Australia