Spectral Methods in Data Mining

by
Danny Wei

Though there have been many advances in the field of web search it still remains difficult to produce good results from queries. Building upon the collaborative filtering talk presented by Michelle Goodstein last quarter, we are investigating the use of spectral techniques to produce a better web search algorithm. Our research focuses on empirically evaluating how various algorithms work in practice and to prove new theorems regarding performance guarantees. Joint work with Anna Karlin, Frank McSherry, Matthew Milcic, Peter Turschmid and Michelle Goodstein.

Advised by Anna Karlin

CSE 403
Wednesday
June 1, 2005
3:30 - 4:20 pm