- P. S. Bradley, Bradley Data Consulting
Keynote: Data Mining as an Automated Service
Abstract:
An automated data mining service o.ers an out-sourced,
cost-e.ective analysis option for clients desiring to leverage their data
resources for decision support and operational improvement. In the context
of the service model, typically the client provides the service with
data and other information likely to aid in the analysis process (e.g. domain
knowledge, etc.). In return, the service provides analysis results to
the client. We describe the required processes, issues, and challenges in
automating the data mining and analysis process when the high-level
goals are: (1) to provide the client with a high quality, pertinent analysis
result; and (2) to automate the data mining service, minimizing the
amount of human analyst e.ort required and the cost of delivering the
service. We argue that by focusing on client problems within market
sectors, both of these goals may be realized.
- Dr. Ramasamy Uthurusamy, General Director, General Motors Corporation
Keynote: Trends and Challenges in the Industrial Applications of KDD
Abstract:
As an applications driven field, Knowledge Discovery in Databases and
Data Mining (KDD) techniques have made considerable progress towards
meeting the needs of these industrial and business specific
applications. However, there are still considerable challenges facing
this multidisciplinary field. Drawing from some industry specific
applications this talk will cover the trends and challenges facing the
researchers and practitioners of this rapidly evolving area. In
particular, this talk will outline a set of issues that inhibit or
delay the successful completion of an industrial application of KDD.
This talk will also point out emerging and significant application
areas that demand development of new KDD techniques by the researchers
and practitioners. One such area is discovering patterns in temporal
data. Another is the evolution of discovery algorithms that respond to
changing data forms and streams. Finally, this talk will outline the
emerging vertical solutions arena that is driven by business value,
which is measured as a progress towards minimizing the gap between the
needs of the business user and the accessibility and usability of
analytic tools.
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