Philippe Fournier-Viger

Distinguished professor, Shenzhen University

Research team

Current students/researchers

Name Level Project title Start Date Role Publication(s)

Saqib Nawaz
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 Associate researcher
Biological data analysis / Proof searching / Pattern mining

 

2022 - ...
(associate researcher)

2019 - 2021 (postdoc)

 Supervisor

2 journal papers in BIOMAC (SCI, CAS Q1)
1 journal paper in BDMA (SCI, CAS Q1)
1 journal paper in COMIND (SCI, CAS Q1)
1 journal paper in CIBM (SCI, JCR Q1)
1 journal papers as first author in IEEE Access (SCI)
1 journal papers as first author in Applied Intelligence (SCI, Q1)

1 journal paper in Applied Soft Computing

1 journal paper as co-author in Kybernetes
1 journal paper as co-author in IEEE Access (SCI)
...
Conference papers in SEKE 2022 (EI), MIWAI 2022 (best paper award), ACM SAC 2020 (EI), ACIIDS 2021 (EI) ICSI 2021 (EI) , 2 papers in PKDD workshops, 1 paper in PAKDD workshop....

and many others...

M. Zohaib Nawaz

weimin

Ph.D. Algorithms to discover patterns in sequences 2022 Supervisor 1 journal paper in Information Fusion (SCI, CAS Q1, Impact factor 14.8)
1 journal paper in BDMA (SCI, CAS Q1)
1 journal paper in Expert System (SCI)
1 journal paper as second author in COMIND (SCI, CAS Q1)

1 conference paper in BIBM 2024 (CCF B)

1 workshop paper in PAKDD 2024
Yi Chen

 M.Sc. Algorithms for biological sequence analysis 2023 Supervisor 1 journal paper under revision
Enze Chen
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Di Zhao
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 Ph.D.
(New Zealand) 		Data Stream Analysis with Drifts / Transfer learning for domain generalization 2021-... Co-supervisor

(University of Auckland)

1 conference paper in AAAI 2024 (CCF-A)
1 conference paper in IJCNN 2022

1 submitted conference paper

Former students/researchers

Name Level Project title / Topics End Date Role Publication(s)

Rodrigue Govan
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 Ph.D.
(New Caledonia) 		Analysis of dynamic graphs from satellite images 2025

Co-supervisor


(University of New Caledonia)

 5 conference papers: EGC 2025, CNIA 2025, DAWAK 2025 (EI), DEXA 2023 (EI, CCF-C), CNIA 2023
1 journal paper in PLOS NTDs

O. Ouarem
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 Ph.D.
(Algeria)		 Discovering episode patterns and rules in sequences 2024 Co-supervisor

1 conference paper in IEA AIE 2021 (EI)

1 journal paper accepted in Wiley DMKD (SCI)

1 journal paper in Applied Intelligence (SCI)

1 journal paper in preparation

M. Lefkir.
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Ph.D.

(Algeria)

 Discovering patterns in uncertain data 2024 Co-supervisor

1 journal paper in Applied Intelligence (SCI)

1 conference paper in PAIS 2023

1 journal paper under review

Jiawei Huang
weimin

 M.Sc. Graph learning for biological data 2024 Supervisor  

Yuechun Li
weimin

 M.Sc. Algorithms to analyze time-interval sequence data 2024 Supervisor

1 conference paper in BDA 2022 (EI)

1 journal paper submitted

Hongyang Yang
Yang Hongyang

 M.Sc. High utility itemset mining 2024 Supervisor
(student from industry) 		( industrial project)

Min Wei
weimin

 M.Sc. Machine learning for software engineering 2024 Supervisor
(student from industry) 		( industrial project)


Mourad Nouioua

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 Post-doc Pattern mining algorithms 2021 Supervisor

1 book chapter
3 workshop papers at ICDM, DASFAA ...
1 journal paper in APIN (SCI, Q2)
1 conference paper as co-author in ICDE (CCF-A)
1 journal paper as co-author in Wiley DMKD (SCI)

Yangming Chen
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 M.Sc. Algorithms for episode rule discovery with applications to sequence prediction 2021 Supervisor

1 conference paper - ACIIDS 2021 - EI (best paper award)

1 conference paper - DAWAK 2021 - EI

1 workshop paper in ICDM Workshop (EI)

Jiahong Liu
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 M.Sc. Algorithms to discover representative patterns in dynamic attributed graphs 2021 Supervisor

1 conference paper in ICDE 2022 (EI, CCF-A)

1 journal paper in Information Science (SCI, CCF-B)

1 workshop paper at NeurIPS 2021

Excellent thesis award (top 5% at Harbin Inst. of Techn.)

Yanjun Yang
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 M.Sc.

Algorithms for mining trending patterns

 

Keywords: itemsets, episodes, pattern mining, temporal patterns, trends

 

 

 2020 Supervisor

1 conference paper in PAKDD 2020 (EI, CCF: C)

1 conference paper in IEA AIE 2020 (EI)

Ying Wang
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M.Sc.

 

Algorithms for high utility pattern mining

 

Keywords: itemset mining, pattern mining, taxonomy, cross-level patterns,

2020 Supervisor

1 conference paper in IEA AIE 2020 (EI)

1 journal paper in Applied Intelligence （SCI JCR:Q2)

1 workshop paper in ICDM workshops proceeding (EI)

Ganghuan He
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M.Sc. Algorithms for analyzing dynamic attributed graphs

Keywords: dynamic attributed graphs, pattern mining, graph mining 		2020 Supervisor

1 survey journal paper in Wiley WIRES DMKD (EI, SCI, JCR: Q2)
1 conference paper in DAWAK 2020 (EI)
1 workshop paper in AIOPS 2020
1 chapter in springer book

Chao Cheng
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 M.Sc.

 

Algorithms for mining trend sequences in dynamic graphs

 

Keywords: frequent subgraph mining, trend sequences

 2019 Supervisor

1 journal paper (SCI) in KBS (Q1, CCF-C)

2 conference papers
- DAWAK 2019 (EI)
- BDA 2019 (EI)

1 journal paper as co-author in WIRES DMKD (EI, SCI, JCR: Q2)


Peng Yang
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 M.Sc.

Algorithms for Mining Periodic Patterns

 

Keywords: stable periodic patterns, high utility episodes

 2019 Supervisor

3 journal papers (SCI)
- DKE (Q2, CCF-B)
- AEEE
- KBS (Q1, CCF-C )

3 conference papers accepted:

- IEA AIE 2020 (EI)
- IEA AIE 2019 (EI) - best paper award
- ADMA 2019 (EI)

Jiaxuan Li
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 M.Sc.

Algorithms for Discovering Cost-Efficient Patterns

 

Keywords: low-cost high utility patterns, cost-efficient patterns

 2019 Supervisor

1 journal paper in KBS (SCI, Q1, CCF-C)

1 conference paper (EI) in DAWAK 2019

1 workshop paper in UDM 2018 at KDD 2018

1 journal paper as co-author in WIRES DMKD (EI, SCI, JCR: Q2)
1 journal paper as co-author in IEEE Access (EI, SCI)

Zhitian Li
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 M.Sc.

Algorithms for Discovering Periodic Patterns in Multiple Sequences

 

Topics: periodic patterns in multiple sequences

 2018 Supervisor

1 conference paper (EI) in DAWAK 2018

1 journal paper in Information Sciences (SCI, Q1, CCF-B)

Yimin Zhang
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 M.Sc.

 

 

Algorithms for Discovering Local and Peak High utility patterns

 

Keywords: local high utility patterns, peak high utility patterns

2018 Supervisor

2 journal paper accepted (SCI):
- Logic Journal of the IGPL
- Information Science (Q1, CCF-B)

2 conference papers (EI):
- DEXA 2018 (CCF-C)
- ADMA 2018

Xiang Li
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 M.Sc. Interactive Mining of Statistically Significant Itemsets

Keywords: productive itemsets, itemset-tree 		2018 Supervisor 1 paper in IEEE Access (SCI)
1 paper in IEA AIE 2018 (EI)

Kevin De Souza
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 M.Sc.

Intelligent Algorithms for Sensor Networks

 

Keywords: sensor network, electricity consumption

2018 Co-supervisor

2 conference papers:
- WICON 2017
- IWCMC 2018

 

Jean-Marc Pokou
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M.Sc.

Algorithms for Automatic Authorship Attribution

 

Keywords: Authorship attribution, Skip-grams, Sequential patterns

2016 Supervisor


3 conference papers:
- FLAIRS-29,
- ICAART 2016
- AIAI 2016 (EI)

Thesis

Ted Gueniche
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 M.Sc.

Compact Prediction Tree: A Lossless Model for Accurate Sequence Prediction

 

Keywords: sequence prediction

 2015 Co-Supervisor

5 conference papers (EI):
- PAKDD 2015 (acceptance rate : 6 %)
- EGC 2015 (nominated for best paper award)
- ISMIS 2014 (more than 200 citations)
- ADMA 2013 (acceptance rate : 14 %)
- ADMA 2012 (acceptance rate : 19 %)

1 journal paper (SCI):
- JMLR (Q1, CCF-A)

Thesis

Souleymane Zida
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 M.Sc.

Algorithm for the discovery of high-utility itemsets and rules

 

Keywords: high utility itemset mining

 2015 Supervisor

2 conference papers (EI):
- MLDM 2015 (nominated for best paper award)
- MICAI 2015

1 journal paper (SCI):
- KAIS (SCI, Q2 journal)

Thesis

Yapan Raissa Dougnon
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 M.Sc.

Algorithms for the discovery of information about social network users

 

Keywords: social network, inferring user profile on social networks

2015 Supervisor

3 conference papers (EI):
- AI 2015 (acceptance rate : 18 %)
- KI 2015,
- MICAI 2015,

1 journal paper (SCI):
- JIIS (Q4 journal)

Thesis

Eric Snow
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 M.Sc.

Assessing Procedural Knowledge in Free-text Answers through a Hybrid Semantic Web Approach

 

Keywords: Free-text answer evaluation

2015 Co-supervisor

2 conference papers:
- AOW2012,
- ICTAI 2013,

1 book chapter

Thesis

Esperance Mwamikazi
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 M.Sc.

Automatic Assessment of Learning Styles

 

Keywords: dynamic questionnaires, learning styles

2015 Co-supervisor

2 conference papers (EI):
- AIAI 2014,
- IEA AIE 2014

Thesis

 

Totally, I have (co)-supervised 24 graduate students.

Many graduate students from my team have found jobs in top technology companies after their studies, such as:

Collaborators

My team is collaborating with high-level researchers from all over the world. A partial overview of some past/present collaborations is given below:

international collaboration

Facilities

My research team utilizes state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment, including numerous servers equiped with high-end GPUs.

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