CONTOUR: an efficient algorithm for discovering discriminating subsequences

In recent years we have witnessed several applications of frequent sequence mining, such as feature selection for protein sequence classification and mining block correlations in storage systems. In typical applications such as clustering, it is not the complete set but only a subset of discriminating frequent subsequences which is of interest. One approach to discovering the subset of useful frequent subsequences is to apply any existing frequent sequence mining algorithm to find the complete set of frequent subsequences. Then, a subset of interesting subsequences can be further identified. Unfortunately, it is very time consuming to mine the complete set of frequent subsequences for large sequence databases. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm, CONTOUR, which efficiently mines a subset of high-quality subsequences directly in order to cluster the input sequences. We mainly focus on how to design some effective search space pruning methods to accelerate the mining process and discuss how to construct an accurate clustering algorithm based on the result of CONTOUR. We conducted an extensive performance study to evaluate the efficiency and scalability of CONTOUR, and the accuracy of the frequent subsequence-based clustering algorithm.     

A hybrid clustering and graph based algorithm for tagSNP selection

TagSNP selection, which aims to select a small subset of informative single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to represent the whole large SNP set, has played an important role in current genomic research. Not only can this cut down the cost of genotyping by filtering a large number of redundant SNPs, but also it can accelerate the study of genome-wide disease association. In this paper, we propose a new hybrid method called CMDStagger that combines the ideas of the clustering and the graph algorithm, to find the minimum set of tagSNPs. The proposed algorithm uses the information of the linkage disequilibrium association and the haplotype diversity to reduce the information loss in tagSNP selection, and has no limit of block partition. The approach is tested on eight benchmark datasets from Hapmap and chromosome 5q31. Experimental results show that the algorithm in this paper can reduce the selection time and obtain less tagSNPs with high prediction accuracy. It indicates that this method has better performance than previous ones.     

Finding the number of clusters in ordered dissimilarities

As humans, we have innate faculties that allow us to efficiently segment groups of objects. Computers, to some degree, can be programmed with similar categorical capabilities, which stem from exploratory data analysis. Out of the various subsets of data reasoning, clustering provides insight into the structure and relationships of input samples situated in a number of distributions. To determine these relationships, many clustering methods rely on one or more human inputs; the most important being the number of distributions, c, to seek. This work investigates a technique for estimating the number of clusters from a general type of data called relational data. Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

The Topology of Transportation Networks: A Comparison Between Different Economies

This paper presents an analysis of the topology of transportation networks within different systems of cities. Urban entities and their components are complex systems by their nature; there is no central force that affects their spatial structure. Thus, we study transportation networks within different countries as complex networks. Based on the above, we consider cities as nodes, while direct air and railways routes represent the links. We present characteristics of these networks including their degree and clustering coefficient. Transportation networks can be used as an indicator of economic activity between cities. Cities with strong economic relationship are characterized by high volume of connectivity. Our findings suggest that the topology of the analyzed transportation networks can be used to classify the countries they belong to based on their economic development.

P2P网络中的数据挖掘

在分析了现有分布式数据挖掘算法的运行机制和P2P技术具有无中心、不同步等特点的基础上,通过扩展经典K-mean算法的迭代过程,设计了一种能够用于P2P网络的分布式数据挖掘算法。该算法只需要在直接相连的节点间传递数据,并且能使每个节点上的数据按照全局聚类的结果聚合。最后用模拟实验验证了该算法的有效性。     

基于改进免疫遗传算法的聚类分析研究与应用

本文分析了聚类的思想,将免疫原理引入到遗传算法并应用于聚类分析过程中,提出了改进的免疫遗传算法（MIGA）。该算法借鉴了免疫算法中有关浓度的定义,并使用了GA算法中交叉和变异的思想。通过实验显示该方;醛法优于基本的遗传算法。     

基于并行遗传算法的K-means聚类研究

针对传统K-means聚类算法对初始聚类中心的选择敏感,以及聚类数K难以确定的问题,提出一种基于并行遗传算法的K-means聚类方法.该方法采用一种新型的可变长染色体编码方案,随机选择样本点作为初始聚类中心形成染色体,然后结合K-means算法的高效性和并行遗传算法的全局优化能力,通过种群内的遗传、变异和种群间的并行进化、联姻,有效地避免了局部最优解的出现,同时得到了优化的聚类数目和聚类结果.实验表明该方法是一种精确高效的聚类方法.     

基于适应度的簇划分算法研究

延长网络生存期、减少网络能量消耗是传感器网络一项重要性能指标,分簇方案是实现该目标的主要方法之一.通过分析影响簇状网能耗的主要能耗参数,引入节点适应度模型,并该模型运用到簇划分算法中,优化网络能量效率.算法是分布式簇划分算法,在簇划分过程中,通过比较节点局部区域能量比、通信代价比、节点度数综合能耗因素,决定簇首节点和成簇规模.仿真结果表明该算法能够降低簇间的通信重叠,均衡网络负载,与几种算法比较适应度分簇算法使网络生存时间增加的幅度虽然不是很大,但是使网络系统的稳定时间比其他2种能量有效的算法延长了近20%左右.     

无线传感器网络中最大化簇寿命的优化模型

分簇是无线传感器网络中节省节点能量的一种有效方法.研究在传感器节点均具有数据融合能力时,网络的分簇方式以及最大化簇的寿命, 提出用簇与簇头节点的能耗向量来具体刻画每个簇能量消耗的方法,建立了最大化簇寿命的整数线性规划模型,并应用该模型分析了两种基本的分簇机制下簇的寿命,提出了对就近点分簇机制下簇结构的一种调整算法.仿真实验表明,这种调整可在缩短网络时延的同时有效地延长簇的寿命.     

基于MiniGUI的图像即时处理终端实现的关键技术

以现代嵌入式电子产品中图像处理终端为研究对象,本文对图像即时编辑功能进行了分析和设计。基于嵌入式删开发平台,使用MiniGUI嵌入式图形界面开发系统,最终实现一个可完成图像浏览、更新、标注、以及利用二分聚类算法实现搜索功能的图形界面应用程序,实现了图像的即时处理,并提高了图像检索速度。