For the last few years, IBM scientists have been developing the most advanced “question answering” machine, able to understand a question posed by the user, and is expected to respond with a precise answer. In other words, it must do more than what search engines like Google and Bing do, which is merely point to a set of results where you might find the answer. But Watson has to give the correct answer itself. Lets look at Watson in a trivia challenge:
[ MSNBC ]
DePaul University is now offering the first master’s degree in predictive analysis, the school announced on Wednesday in conjunction with IBM, which will provide resources for the program.The program aims to teach students the technical skills to do computer-based data mining, including advanced data analysis and the ability to handle large data sets. We note that an increasing number of other U.S. universities are offering advanced degrees or certificates in data mining, including Central Connecticut State University, the University of Central Florida, and Stanford University.However, DePaul is the first to offer in predictive analytics.
[Read PC World]
Even today Education stands on the list of grand challenges of the 21st century. There are two major areas which cover the breadth(involves reaching broader audience with common goals, and rising literacy level across the globe) and depth(effective and clear learning) of the challenges in education. Carnegie Mellon University played host to the conferences on the use of computers in education. Educational data mining is all about using data gathered from educational services or tools(includes user data or student data), and mine it to find knowledge which when applied would aid the user with better service offering(improved learning or faster efficient learning).
The Third International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM2010), which was held June 11-13, and the10th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS2010), June 14-18 were held on carnegie mellon campus. The conferences are a clear sign that the educational data mining is emerging into a strong research area.
[Read Dr. Dobbs]
The machine learning school 2010 conducted in Bangalore,India appears to be a success. The proceedings are now made available.
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