Data Mining

We, the Data Mining and Business Analysis Group at Knowledge Discovery Research Laboratories, are conducting research on data mining technologies by focusing on extracting valuable information from a large amount of data.

It has become essential in many businesses to make decisions based on information discovered from big data, and data mining and machine learning are key technologies for advanced data analytics.

Our technologies have evolved through the activities.

1. Theoretical research in data mining and machine learning
2. Development of data mining software (i.e., data mining engines)
3. Establishment of data mining processes for business applications.

The first activity is researching the fundamental principles of inventing new data mining algorithms. We are studying many element cores, including data modeling and optimization, from mathematical and statistical viewpoints.

The second is the development of efficient and scalable data mining algorithms. We review the results of the first activity from the viewpoints of computational/memory/maintenance efficiency and implement them as software libraries.

The last step is technology transfer of the aforementioned research and development activities to real-world business applications. We are developing practical data mining processes and are also in the process of creating new business opportunities in which data analysis and knowledge discovery are very important factors.