Welcoming Remarks Dan Steinberg, CEO Salford Systems, California, U.S.A.
GENERAL MORNING SESSION
9 :15-10:00 AM
Data Preparation and Data Mining: Steps You Should and Should NOT Attempt
Mikhail Golovnya, Salford Systems, California, U.S.A.
10:05-10:50 AM
"Evolution of High-Diversity Areas in Ecuador in the Context of Global Climate Change" Jesus Muņoz, Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain
Coffee Break 10:50-11:10 AM
11:10-11:55 AM
"Comparison of TreeNet, RandomForests, and CART for Applied Prediction Problems in Financial Services" Kasindra Maharaj and Robert Ceurvorst, Synovate, Inc., Chicago, USA
12:00-12:45 PM
"Modelling Differential Response Rates" Cristina Bellido, Director of Data Mining, la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
Lunch Break
12:45-1:45 PM
1:45-2:30 PM
"Linking Heterogeneous Data Sources: Using TreeNet to Develop a Model for Classifying Subjects Linked to a Disease Registry" Sigurd W. Hermansen, Westat, Maryland, U.S.A.
2:35-3:20 PM
"Using CART to Assess "Missing at Random" in the Development of Multivariable Risk Adjustment Models" Paul Kolm, Emory University, Georgia, U.S.A.
Coffee Break 3:20-3:40 PM
3:40-4:25 PM
Maximum Predictive- Minimum Redundancy Gene Subset Selection from Microarray Data. Predictive Accuracies with CART and Random Forests
Jorge Martin Arevalillo, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
4:30-5:15 PM
A look at Future Developments in Data Mining Technology
Dan Steinberg, Salford Systems, California, U.S.A.
