From its very beginning, the potential of extracting valuable
knowledge from the Web has been quite evident. Web mining i.e.
the application of data mining techniques to extract knowledge from Web
content, structure, and usage is the collection of technologies
to fulfill this potential. Interest in Web mining has grown rapidly in its
short existence, both in the research and practitioner communities. This
talk provides an overview of the accomplishments of the field
both in terms of technologies and applications and
outlines key future research directions.
Speaker Bio: Jaideep Srivastava is a professor on the faculty of the
University of Minnesota. Between 1999 and 2001 he took a two-year leave,
during which he worked at Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) as the Chief Data
Mining Architect, at Yodlee Inc. (www.yodlee.com) as Director - Data
Analytics, and at Chingari Inc. (www.chingari.com) as the Chief Technology
Officer. This wide-ranging industry experience has provided him with a
unique perspective on the application of various computer science
technologies in the Internet economy. As a researcher, educator, consultant,
and invited speaker in the areas of data mining, databases, artificial
intelligence, and multimedia for over 15 years, Jaideep continues his active
collaboration with the technology industry, both for research and technology
transfer. An often-invited participant in technical and technology strategy
forums, Jaideep has presented at a multitude of various industry, academic
and government meetings. He served on the program
committee of numerous conferences, and is on the editorial board of
various journals. The federal government has solicited his opinion on
computer science research as an expert witness. He also served in an
advisory role to the governments of India and Chile on various software
technologies. Jaideep is a member of the ACM, and a senior member of the
IEEE. Jaideep received his B.S. from the Indian Institute of Technology,
and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California - Berkeley. |