Welcome to the KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND MINING research group

Core Team (from left to right; 7 December 2022)

• Prof. Dr. Christoph Schommer (Head)
• Dr. Salima Lamsiyah, Researcher in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning
• MSc. Nina Hossini-Kivanani: Speech Recognition with Parkinson Patients. Supervisor.
• MSc. Aria Nourbaksh /C21 (August 2022): PhD topic about Chatbots; with CISCO and script.lu Supervisor
• MSc. Yasi Yousefi.The quest for Fairness in AI: Legal, Ethical, and Technical Solutions. LAST-JD Graduate School. co-tutuelle with University of Bologna, Prof. Silvia Zullo. Supervisor
• MSc. Daniel Karpati: REMEDIS The Limits of Autonomous Decision-making in Machine Ethics. Supervisor.

• MSc. Faria Ferooz: Legal Knowledge modelling of medieval manuscript of history of law: linked open Data of Cultural Heritage. LAST-JD Graduate School. co-tutuelle with University of Bologna, Prof. Palmirani. Supervisor.

  Missing:

• MSc. Alejandro Raboso Campos (external PhD candidate; European Investment Bank): Artificial Intelligence for unstructured data analysis in fundamental value investments. Supervisor.
• Isabelle Schroeder (Secretariat)

Research Interests

• Applications of Machine Learning
• Applications of Natural Language Processing
• Data Science
• Computational Intelligence
• Interdisciplinary working, for example in Humanities, Arts, Digital Medicine, Computational Law, Computational Finance.

Current Projects

• REMEDIS, JUMP21, National Research Fund (FNR) (2022- 2024). With Daniel Karpati. (PI)
• Deep Data Science for Digital History/D4H, PRIDE, National Research Fund (FNR) (PI: Prof. Andreas Fickers, C2DH).
• BeCoS, PSP Flagship, National Research Fund (FNR) (PI: Elisabeth John, Scienteens Lab, LCSB, UL).
• Collaboration 21/C21 - IPBG Industrial Fellowship program, National Research Fund (FNR). PI: Prof Vincent Koenig. Cooperation with CISCO and Script Luxembourg (2021 - 2025).
• AI & Art Pavilion. Funded by National Research Fund (FNR), Esch2022, University of Luxembourg.

Current Courses

• Database Management I (BINFO)
• Database Management II (BINFO)
• Natural Language Processing (BICS)
• Data Science for Humanities (BICS)
• Information Retrieval and Learning (MICS)
• Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (MICS)
• Machine Learning (MICS)
• Integrative lectures in Artificial Intelligence for the Department of Philosophy, Department of Medicine
• Online course : 'Elements of AI'
• Data Science (MMATH + Master in Logistics and Supply Change Management + Master In Digital Transformation in Finance)

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