Re: Can we apply Machine Learning Algorithm for mining?
Date: November 08, 2020 08:14PM
Hi,
Actually, machine learning is quite broad and even pattern mining can be viewed as machine learning. But I think that you are referring perhaps to neural networks?
I know that some papers such as those by Dang Nguyen have used pattern mining in conjunction with some neural networks, if I remember. But I am not aware of papers that have used neural networks to find the patterns. But I guess it must be possible.
By the way, another type of machine learning is the evolutionary and nature-inspired algorithms such as genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, etc. These algorithms have been used for pattern mining. The idea is that these algorithms will find some approximate solutions to the pattern mining problems. Maybe they will miss some patterns but they will be quite fast. Several of these algorithms are implemented in SPMF for example.
Hope this helps