Adventures in Chinese Analytics

China Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University

2:30-4:00pm Thursday 13 September

Room 318, Education 2, La Trobe University

Data mining can be readily applied to datasets of various to generate insights, by way of clustering and classification. In this talk, I will present the background and current state of a joint project with Nanjing Normal University to apply data mining to improve educational outcomes. I will also talk broadly about some of the challenges in collaborative research with China, and indicate future pathways for this research project and others.

About the Speaker

Paul A. Watters is Professor of Cybersecurity at La Trobe University, where he teaches subjects such as Ïnside the Mind of a Hacker”. Professor Watters works extensively in the field of cybercrime, including the prevention of phishing attacks, malware infections and the proliferation of child exploitation material.