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Discovering Rising
Stars from
Collaboration and
Social Networks
Netminer Project
Data Mining Department
Institute for Infocomm Research
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
Rising Star (http://rstar.i2r.a-star.edu.sg)
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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
Identifying Rising
Stars
Network Mining
Data
Information
Knowledge
Raw Data
From Data to Information:
Visualizing Collaboration Network
From Information to Knowledge:
Identify the Rising Stars of Tomorrow
He performed very
well since 2002
(after he joins I2R)!!!
From Information to Knowledge:
Identify the Rising Stars of Tomorrow
He is also a good nurturer
– his student/scholars SH
Tan and YC Tan also “rise”
after joining him.
Visualizing a researcher’s growth over time
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
2000-2002