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inKnowledge&DataEngineeringXindongWuDepartmentofComputerScienceUniversityofVermontUSA;合肥工业大学计算机应用长江学者讲座教授xwu@/~xwuUSTC,January9,2007ContentsSomeTKDEandICDMstatisticsScientificwritingandpaperstructureWhattoknowandhowtowriteatop-qualitypaperApromisingtopicAconvincingcaseIn-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsThemostimportantpart:theintroductionHowtopublishatICDMandTKDEPaperreviewinganditsfeedbackSummaryoftake-homemessagesUSTC,January9,2007FocusedAreasin

Knowledge&DataEngineeringDataMiningKnowledgeDiscoveryinDatabases(KDD)IntelligentDataAnalysisDatabaseSystemsDataManagementDataEngineeringKnowledgeEngineeringSemanticWebKnowledge-BasedSystemsSoftComputingUSTC,January9,2007MajorForumsinDataMining

Conferences(conferencepublicationsareextremelyimportantinComputerScience):Thebirthofdatamining/KDD:1989IJCAIWorkshoponKnowledgeDiscoveryinDatabases1991-1994WorkshopsonKnowledgeDiscoveryinDatabases1995–date:InternationalConferencesonKnowledgeDiscoveryinDatabasesandDataMining(KDD)2001–date:IEEEICDMandSIAM-DM(SDM)Severalregionalconferences,incl.PAKDD(since1997)&PKDD(since1997)Journals(topjournalsvshigh-impactjournals):DataMiningandKnowledgeDiscovery(DMKD,since1997)KnowledgeandInformationSystems(KAIS,since1999)IEEETransactionsonKnowledgeandDataEngineering(TKDE)Manyothers,incl.TPAMI,ML,IDA,…USTC,January9,2007ACMKDDvs.IEEEICDMUSTC,January9,2007TKDESubmissionNumbersandAcceptanceRatesUSTC,January9,2007ContentsSomeTKDEandICDMstatisticsScientificwritingandpaperstructureWhattoknowandhowtowriteatop-qualitypaperApromisingtopicAconvincingcaseIn-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsThemostimportantpart:theintroductionHowtopublishatICDMandTKDEPaperreviewinganditsfeedbackSummaryoftake-homemessagesUSTC,January9,2007WhyWriteaScientificPaperAdvanceknowledgeinyourresearchfieldwithevidenceExplainyourideasandmakethemaccessibletoothersTwokeycomponentsinaresearchpaper:AnexplicitclaimonyourcontributiononaresearchproblemEvidencetosupportyourclaimYourcontributioncanpossiblybearefutationofahypothesisontheresearchproblem[Take-HomeMessage#1]ItisNOTenoughtodesignyetanothertechniqueorsystemwithoutconvincingevaluation.USTC,January9,2007WhattoClaimforaScientificPaperYourtechniquesolvesaproblemforthefirsttimeYourtechniqueperformsbetter,inoneormoreofthefollowingdimensions[AlanBundy,How-ToGuides,homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/bundy/howtos/writingGuide.html],thanitsrivals:Behaviour:XhasahighersuccessratethenYorproducesbetterqualityoutputs,e.g.shorter,easiertounderstand,moresimilartohumanoutputs,etc.Coverage:XisapplicabletoawiderrangeofexamplesthanYEfficiency:XisfasteroruseslessspacethanYUseability:UsersfindXeasiertousethanitsrivals.

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Youshouldavoidclaimingtoomanydimensions,butoneortwowithin-depthevidence.USTC,January9,2007TypicalStructureofaResearchPaper(1)Title:CatchyandindicativeofyourresearchcontributionICDMDataMiningonICDMPaperSubmissions:Theshorterapapertitle,thebetteritsacceptancechance(lesspossibilityforbeingincrementalwork)Abstract:Asummaryoftheresearchproblem,yourclaim,andtheevidenceIntroduction:Motivation,are-statementoftheabstractinformation,significance,anoutlineoftherestofthepaperRelatedwork:AcriticalreviewontherivalapproachesthatsupportsthemotivationHowtodifferentiateexistingworkwithyourowncreativecontributions.USTC,January9,2007ResearchPaperStructure(2)Problemstatementandalgorithmdesign:ExplainyourideasindetailEvaluation:EvidencetosupporttheclaimofyourresearchcontributionUnlessyoucanprovideproofsforatheoreticalpaperontheorems,experimentalresultsarealwaysexpectedConclusion:Asummaryoftheresearchcontribution,adiscussiononitssignificance,andamentionoffuturework.USTC,January9,2007ContentsSomeTKDEandICDMstatisticsScientificwritingandpaperstructureWhattoknowandhowtowriteatop-qualitypaperApromisingtopicAconvincingcaseIn-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsThemostimportantpart:theintroductionHowtopublishatICDMandTKDEPaperreviewinganditsfeedbackSummaryoftake-homemessagesUSTC,January9,2007WhattoKnowBeforeYouWriteAssesstheaudience:Towhomareyouwriting?Whywilltheybereadingyourwriting?Assessthepurpose:Whatshouldthereadertakeaway?Readotherpeople’swritingfromtheforumsthatyouaretargetingLanguageskillsandthewritingstylearealwaysimportantApaperpublishedinonetopjournalcaneasilygetrejectedbyanothertopjournal–communitydifferenceorculturaldifference[Take-HomeMessage#3]Knowyourenemy:Checkwhoareontheprogramcommitteeoreditorialboard,andcitetheirrelevantworkwithduecreditFollowtherules–lengthlimits,formattingstandardsetc.USTC,January9,2007HowtoWriteaTop-QualityPaper[Take-HomeMessage#4]Chooseapromisingtopic10ChallengingProblemsinDataMiningResearch(presentedbyQiangYang&XindongWuatICDM’05)http:///~icdm/PresentaconvincingcaseProvidein-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsSpendmoretimeontheintroduction.USTC,January9,2007HowtoPresentaConvincingCase

USTC,January9,2007In-DepthAnalysisofEmpiricalResultsEnoughdetailsforyourexperimentsettings(sothatotherresearcherscanverifyandimproveyourresults)Whatwerethealternativesconsideredatvariouspointsofyourexperiments?Whyandhowhaveyoumadethechoicesforyourexperiments?[Take-HomeMessage#5]Aretheexperimentalresultsconsistentandconclusive?Canyoufine-tunesomekeyparameterstogetbetterorworseresults?Ifso,usefiguresandtablestoshowtheirimpactsonyoursystemperformancesHowdotheexperimentalresultscorrespondtothemotivationofthepaper?Whathaveyoufoundsurprisingandtriedtoavoidintheseexperiments?Howgenerallyapplicablearetheselessons?USTC,January9,2007TheMostImportantPartofYourPaper:theIntroductionThe1/3–2/3Rulefromareviewer’sperspective:1/3timetoreadyourintroductionandmakeadecisionRemaining2/3timetofindevidenceforthedecision[Take-HomeMessage#6]Agoodintroductionwithagoodmotivationishalfofyoursuccess!WhattocoverintheintroductionTheresearchproblemThemotivationofyourresearchontheresearchproblemTheclaimofyourcontributionAsummaryofyourevidencetosupportyourclaimThesignificanceofyourcontributionAnoutlineoftherestofthepaper.USTC,January9,2007ContentsSomeTKDEandICDMstatisticsScientificwritingandpaperstructureWhattoknowandhowtowriteatop-qualitypaperApromisingtopicAconvincingcaseIn-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsThemostimportantpart:theintroductionHowtopublishatICDMandTKDEPaperreviewinganditsfeedbackSummaryoftake-homemessagesUSTC,January9,2007HowtoPublishatICDMandTKDE(1)ICDMandTKDEbothlookforsignificanttechnologicalcontributionsICDMandTKDEarebothverytough,expectingbestresultsintheirrespectiveresearchfield[Take-HomeMessage#7]Readingandcitingrelevantpapersfromthepremierforums(incl.ICDM/KDDandTKDE)isamustApossiblewaytopublishinbothICDM/KDDandTKDE:SubmittoICDM/KDDtoget(quick)feedbackExpandandsubmittoTKDEifpositivefeedbackfromICDM/KDD,withatleast30%newmaterial.USTC,January9,2007HowtoPublishatICDMandTKDE(2)Howaboutapplicationpapers?Applicationpapersarealwaysinvited,butinnovationsarenecessary.Acaseofaninnovativeapplicationmustbepresented,fortheICDM/TKDEaudience.Howaboutdataanalysisw/olargevolumesofdata?Experimentsonlargedatabasesarenotalwaysrequired,butgenerallyexpectedReasonsonwhynotlargedatasetsshouldbeexplained.Mostimportantofall:theuniquenessofyourresearchinthefield!Youworkhastobe(1)technicallysound,(2)relevant,(3)original,(4)significant,and(5)wellclarified.USTC,January9,2007ContentsSomeTKDEandICDMstatisticsScientificwritingandpaperstructureWhattoknowandhowtowriteatop-qualitypaperApromisingtopicAconvincingcaseIn-depthanalysisofempiricalresultsThemostimportantpart:theintroductionHowtopublishatICDMandTKDEPaperreviewinganditsfeedbackSummaryoftake-homemessagesUSTC,January9,2007TheReviewProcessTKDEEiC:AssignpaperstoAEs,andhandleinconsistencybetweentheAEandreviewersAE:Solicitreviewers,andcoordinatethereviewprocessICDMPCChairs:AssignpaperstoViceChairsandPCmembersViceChairs:ResolveconflictingreviewsandmakepaperacceptancerecommendationsPCmembers:reviewers.USTC,January9,2007HowtoDealwithFeedback(1)HowtodealwithHandlingEditorsBepolite,buttothepointAskforachange,ifaclearlybiasedorunfaircase.HowtodealwithconflictingreviewreportsForjournalsubmissionsTryeveryefforttoaddresseveryconcern[Take-HomeMessage#8]Provideapoint-by-pointstatementofchangesUseotherreviewers’commentstodisagreewiththenegativeonesForconferencesubmissionsRebutifyouthinkyouhaveareasonablechancetowin–NothingtoloseGetseniorauthorsinvolvedinthereb