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  
Enze Chen
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Rodrigue Govan
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 Ph.D.
(New Caledonia) 		Analysis of dynamic graphs from satellite images 2021- ...

Co-supervisor


(University of New Caledonia)

 1 conference paper in DEXA 2023 (CCF-C)
1 conference in a national conference CNIA 2023
1 journal paper submitted

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)

O. Ouarem
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 Ph.D.
(Algeria)		 Discovering patterns 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 1 paper in preparation

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) 		 

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 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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