Data Science Innovative Developments in Data Analysis and Clustering [Paperback]

This edited volume on the latest advances in data science covers a wide range of topics in the context of data analysis and classification. In particular, it includes contributions on classification methods for high-dimensional data, clustering methods, multivariate statistical methods, and various applications. The book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed contributions presented at the Fifteenth Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS2015), which was hosted by the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, from July 5 to 8, 2015.

Preface.- Part I: Classification Methods for High-Dimensional Data.- Scientific Contributions.- Part II: Clustering Methods and Applications.- Scientific Contributions.- Part III: Multivariate Methods and Applications.- Scientific Contributions.

Francesco Palumbo has been a full Professor of Statistics at the University of Naples Federico II since 2009. Associate professor and Full Professor at University of Macerata from 1996 to 2009. Masters degree summa cum laude in Business and Economics; Ph.D. in Computational Statistics, University Federico II in Naples, Italy; Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University Federico II in Naples, Italy. He currently teaches Statistics and Psychometrics in intermediate and advanced courses. Associated Editor of Computational Statistics and Italian Journal of Applied Statistics. Scientific Secretary of the IASC (2007-2009), IASC Council Member 2009-2013. President of ClaDAG (Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society). Invited speaker at several International conferences on Complex Data and Cluster Analysis. He has been a Visiting Professor at CERAMADE Laboratory Paris Dauphine and at Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (Paris).