Shortlist 2009 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award
- Matthijs Warrens , "Similarity Coefficients for Binary Data", Leiden
University, June 2008.
- Carolin Strobl , "Statistical Issues in Machine Learning - Towards
Reliable Split Selection and Variable Importance Measures", Institut
für Statistik der Fakultät für Mathematik,
Informatik und Statistik
der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, May 2008.
- Innar Liiv , "Pattern Discovery Using Seriation and Matrix
Reordering: A Unified View, Extensions and an Application to
Inventory Management ", Tallinn University of Technology, Aug 2008.
- Walid Sharabati , "Multi-Mode and Evolutionary Networks", George
Mason University, Oct 2008.
- Georgi Nalbantov , "Essays on Some Recent Penalization Methods with
Applications in Finance and Marketing", Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Sept. 2008.
- Chia-Yi Chiu, "Cluster Analysis for Cognitive Diagnosis: Theory and
Applications", University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2008.
- Pietro Coretto, "The Noise Component in Model-Based Clustering",
University College London, Sept. 2008.
Winner 2009 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award
- Congratulations to the Winner: Innar Liiv
- Honorable mention: Georgi Nalbantov
- All dissertations were of excellent quality. Congratulations to all
listed above.
Classification Society entry page.
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