Discovering Rising Stars from Collaboration and Social Networks

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Discovering Rising Stars from Collaboration and
Social Networks

• Netminer Project
• Data Mining DepartmentInstitute for Infocomm
  Research

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Objectives

• To mine, visualize, and analyze the collaboration
  and social networks
• bibliography network,
• citation network,
• patent co-inventorship network
• project collaboration network,
• social networks,
• communication networks, etc

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Rising Star (http//rstar.i2r.a-star.edu.sg)

• Evaluate the growth of individual researchers
  based on the evolution of their collaboration
  networks and publication quality
• Visualize dynamic changes of the network over
  time
• Identify hidden talents (rising stars of the
  future) within I2R as well as outside

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Identifying Rising Stars
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Network Mining
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Raw Data
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From Data to InformationVisualizing
Collaboration Network
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From Information to KnowledgeIdentify the
Rising Stars of Tomorrow
He performed very well since 2002 (after he joins
I2R)!!!
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From Information to KnowledgeIdentify the
Rising Stars of Tomorrow
He is also a good nurturer his student/scholars
SH Tan and YC Tan also rise after joining him.
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Visualizing a researchers growth over time
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006