Introduction to Formal Concept Analysis
Introduction to Formal Concept Analysis
Course with SWS 2/2/0 (lecture/exercise/practical) in SS 2026
Lecturer
SWS
- 2/2/0
Modules
Examination method
- Oral exam
This course is an introduction into formal concept analysis (FCA), a mathematical theory oriented at applications in knowledge representation, knowledge acquisition, data analysis and visualization. It provides tools for understanding the data by representing it as a hierarchy of concepts or, more exactly, a concept lattice. FCA can help in processing a wide class of data types providing a framework in which various data analysis and knowledge acquisition techniques can be formulated. In this course, we focus on some of these techniques, as well as cover the theoretical foundations and algorithmic issues of FCA.
Prerequisites
- basic knowledge of propositional and first-order logic
- some familiarity with computational complexity
Organisation
The first lecture will be on Monday, 13th April 2026, 11:10-12:40 (DS 3) in room APB E005.
The lecture is scheduled for Mondays, 11:10-12:40 (DS 3) in room APB E005 and the tutorial for Mondays, 9:20-10:50 (DS2) in room APB E005.- Bernhard Ganter and Rudolf Wille, Formal Concept Analysis: Mathematical Foundations, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 1999.
- Claudio Carpineto and Giovanni Romano, Concept Data Analysis: Theory and Applications, Wiley, 2004.
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2004-2012.
Subscribe to events of this course (icalendar)
| Lecture | Lecture 1 | DS3, April 13, 2026 in APB E005 | File 1, File 2 |
| Exercise | Tutorial 1 | DS2, April 20, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 2 | DS3, April 20, 2026 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 2 | DS2, April 27, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 3 | DS3, April 27, 2026 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 3 | DS2, May 4, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 4 | DS3, May 4, 2026 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 4 | DS2, May 18, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 5 | DS3, May 18, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Exercise | Tutorial 5 | DS2, June 1, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 6 | DS3, June 1, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Exercise | Tutorial 6 | DS2, June 22, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 7 | DS3, June 22, 2026 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 7 | DS2, June 29, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 8 | DS3, June 29, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Exercise | Tutorial 8 | DS2, July 6, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Lecture 9 | DS3, July 6, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Exercise | Tutorial 9 | DS2, July 13, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
| Lecture | Q/A Session | DS3, July 13, 2026 in APB E005 | File |
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