Web mining in soft computing framework: relevance, state of the art and future directions

@article{citeulike:2309259, abstract = {The paper summarizes the different characteristics of Web data, the basic components of Web mining and its different types, and the current state of the art. The reason for considering Web mining, a separate field from data mining, is explained. The limitations of some of the existing Web mining methods and tools are enunciated, and the significance of soft computing (comprising fuzzy logic (FL), artificial neural networks (ANNs), genetic algorithms (GAs), and rough sets (RSs) are highlighted. A survey of the existing literature on "soft Web mining" is provided along with the commercially available systems. The prospective areas of Web mining where the application of soft computing needs immediate attention are outlined with justification. Scope for future research in developing "soft Web mining" systems is explained. An extensive bibliography is also provided.}, author = {Pal, S. K. and Talwar, V. and Mitra, P. }, booktitle = {Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on}, citeulike-article-id = {2309259}, doi = {10.1109/TNN.2002.1031947}, journal = {Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {web-mining}, number = {5}, pages = {1163--1177}, posted-at = {2008-01-31 01:31:19}, priority = {2}, title = {Web mining in soft computing framework: relevance, state of the art and future directions}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TNN.2002.1031947}, volume = {13}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2309259 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2309259 TI - Web mining in soft computing framework: relevance, state of the art and future directions T2 - Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on JF - Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on VL - 13 IS - 5 SP - 1163 EP - 1177 N2 - The paper summarizes the different characteristics of Web data, the basic components of Web mining and its different types, and the current state of the art. The reason for considering Web mining, a separate field from data mining, is explained. The limitations of some of the existing Web mining methods and tools are enunciated, and the significance of soft computing (comprising fuzzy logic (FL), artificial neural networks (ANNs), genetic algorithms (GAs), and rough sets (RSs) are highlighted. A survey of the existing literature on "soft Web mining" is provided along with the commercially available systems. The prospective areas of Web mining where the application of soft computing needs immediate attention are outlined with justification. Scope for future research in developing "soft Web mining" systems is explained. An extensive bibliography is also provided. KW - web-mining AU - Pal, SK AU - Talwar, V AU - Mitra, P PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TNN.2002.1031947 ER -