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The Beckman report on database research

2016 · Communications of the ACM

Database researchers paint big data as a defining challenge. To make the most of the enormous opportunities at hand will require focusing on five research areas.

Rule Sharing for Fraud Detection via Adaptation

2018

Writing rules to capture precisely fraudulent transactions is a challenging task where domain experts spend significant effort and time. A key observation is that much of this difficulty originates from the fact that such experts …

Personal insights for altering decisions of tree-based ensembles over time

2020 · Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment

Machine Learning models are prevalent in critical human-related decision making, such as resume filtering and loan applications. Refused individuals naturally ask what could change the decision, should they reapply. This question is hard for the …