Journeys to data mining: Experiences from 15 renowned researchers

Author(s): Mohamed Medhat Gaber (auth.), Mohamed Medhat Gaber (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Year: 2012

Data mining, an interdisciplinary field combining methods from artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics and database systems, has grown tremendously over the last 20 years and produced core results for applications like business intelligence, spatio-temporal data analysis, bioinformatics, and stream data processing.

The fifteen contributors to this volume are successful and well-known data mining scientists and professionals. Although by no means an exhaustive list, all of them have helped the field to gain the reputation and importance it enjoys today, through the many valuable contributions they have made.