Osmar R. Zaiane
Encyclopedia
Osmar R. Zaiane is a renowned researcher, computer scientist
, Professor at the University of Alberta
specializing in Data Mining
and Machine Learning
. He is currently the Secretary Treasurer of the Association for Computing Machinery
(ACM) Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD
) and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the SIGKDD Explorations publication from 2008 to 2010. He was also the Associate Editor of the same publication from 2004 to 2007.
A former PhD student of Professor Jiawei Han
, he did his PhD on knowledge discovery from data at Simon Fraser University
.
He is since 1999 a professor in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta
in Canada
, and is the Scientific Director of the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning.
In 2009 he obtained the IEEE ICDM Outstanding Service Award, as well as the 2010 ACM SIGKDD
Service Award the following year.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, Professor at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
specializing in Data Mining
Data mining
Data mining , a relatively young and interdisciplinary field of computer science is the process of discovering new patterns from large data sets involving methods at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics and database systems...
and Machine Learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
. He is currently the Secretary Treasurer of the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
(ACM) Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD
SIGKDD
SIGKDD is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. It became an official ACM SIG in 1998.- Conferences :...
) and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the SIGKDD Explorations publication from 2008 to 2010. He was also the Associate Editor of the same publication from 2004 to 2007.
A former PhD student of Professor Jiawei Han
Jiawei Han
Jiawei Han, born in Shanghai, China on 11 August 1949, is a renowned computer scientist who specializes in research on Data Mining. He is an ACM fellow and an IEEE fellow. He was the 2009 winner of the McDowell Award, the highest technical award made by IEEE....
, he did his PhD on knowledge discovery from data at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
.
He is since 1999 a professor in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and is the Scientific Director of the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning.
In 2009 he obtained the IEEE ICDM Outstanding Service Award, as well as the 2010 ACM SIGKDD
SIGKDD
SIGKDD is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. It became an official ACM SIG in 1998.- Conferences :...
Service Award the following year.