Introduction to Formal Concept Analysis

From International Center for Computational Logic

Introduction to Formal Concept Analysis

Course with SWS 2/2/0 (lecture/exercise/practical) in WS 2018

Lecturer

SWS

  • 2/2/0

Modules

Examination method

  • Oral exam



The first session will be the lecture on Oct 15, 11:10 - 12:40.

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, 15th October 2018, 11:10-12:40 (DS 3) in room APB E005.

The lecture is scheduled for Mondays, 11:10-12:40 (DS 3) and the tutorial for Mondays, 09:20-10:50 (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, October 15, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Exercise Tutorial 1 DS2, October 22, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 2 DS3, October 22, 2018 in APB E005
Exercise Tutorial 2 DS2, November 5, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 3 DS3, November 5, 2018 in APB E005
Exercise Tutorial 3 DS2, November 12, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 4 DS3, November 12, 2018 in APB E005
Exercise Tutorial 4 DS2, November 19, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 5 DS3, November 19, 2018 in APB E005 File
Exercise Tutorial 5 DS2, November 26, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 6 DS3, November 26, 2018 in APB E005 File
Exercise Tutorial 6 DS2, December 10, 2018 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 7 DS3, December 10, 2018 in APB E005
Exercise Tutorial 7 DS2, January 7, 2019 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 8 DS3, January 7, 2019 in APB E005 File
Exercise Tutorial 8 DS2, January 14, 2019 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 9 DS3, January 14, 2019 in APB E005 File
Exercise Tutorial 9 DS2, January 21, 2019 in APB E005 File 1 File 2
Lecture Lecture 10 DS3, January 21, 2019 in APB E005 File
Exercise Tutorial 10 DS2, January 28, 2019 in APB E005 File
Lecture Q/A Session DS3, January 28, 2019 in APB E005


Calendar