GSLIS PhD student Kalev Leetaru, whose data
mining research has received national attention for its predictive value in
social and political crises, recently presented three major invited talks as
well as published his first book.
- At the Silicon Graphics (SGI) Annual Conference on April 17, Leetaru presented the keynote address on his Culturomics 2.0 doctoral work, which explores broad cultural trends through the computerized analysis of digital book archives.
- On April 30, Leetaru presented the opening researcher talk at the 2012 General Assembly of the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) at the Library of Congress. He was subsequently invited to produce a longer version of this talk, “A Vision of the Role and Future of Web Archives: Conclusions and the Role of Archives,” which is syndicated on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation blog in three parts and includes the full white paper as an IIPC Report.
- At TEDxTallinn 2012 on May 4, Leetaru again presented his Culturomics 2.0 doctoral work, which forms part of his GSLIS dissertation.
Leetaru’s first book, “Data Mining Methods for the Content Analyst: An Introduction to the Computational Analysis of Content,” was published by Routledge in December 2011. The book, designed as an instructive reference, introduces the approaches, strategies, and methodologies of current data mining techniques and offers insights for new and experienced users alike.