Date: 06 May 2003 From: jyrki@diku.dk Subject: Database talk Topic: Data Mining --- pattern discovery in industry databases Speaker: Jakob Grue Simonsen Time: Monday, 12 May 2003, 16.15–18.00 Place: Aud. 5 at HCØ The talk will be given in Danish Abstract: Data Mining leads a varied existence as a rather vague industry buzzword, as a thriving field of academic study, but also as a broad selection of techniques employed by companies to unearth patterns in large volumes of data, with the purpose of answering business questions. We will cover the following in the talk: -- A workable definition of the term "Data Mining" as actually employed in the industry. -- A broad selection of the more common means of analysis that have found their way to actual use in industrial Data Mining. The intended audience is the participants in the course "Dat2V-databaser", but all attendees are welcome. Course home page: http://www.diku.dk/undervisning/2003f/datV-databaser/ PE-lab's home page: http://www.diku.dk/~jyrki/PE-lab/