Student Projects & Research Papers
Original student work from the MSc programme, spanning taught modules and final research projects.
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Papers from taught modules
- Neural networks · PDF
Neural Networks and Back Propagation Algorithm
An introduction to neural network architecture, learning by example and the logic of back propagation.
Read the full paper ↗ - Clustering · PDF
Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering
A review of clustering algorithms, distance functions, dendrograms and the evaluation of cluster sets.
Read the full paper ↗ - Prediction · PDF
Predicting Earning Potential on the Adult Dataset
A business intelligence and data mining applications project using the UCI Adult dataset.
Read the full paper ↗ - Applied data mining · PDF
Data Mining Algorithms: Practical Work
A practical assessment example from the MSc in Computing, Business Intelligence and Data Mining stream.
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MSc dissertations
- Big data · PDF
Traffic Prediction and Analysis Using a Big Data and Visualisation Approach
An MSc dissertation supervised by Laura Keyes, exploring traffic prediction, big data and visualisation.
Read the full paper ↗ - Time series · PDF
Predictions in Financial Time Series Data
An MSc dissertation supervised by Geraldine Gray on prediction in financial time series.
Read the full paper ↗ - Text mining · PDF
Effectiveness of Term Weighting Approaches for Sparse Social Media Text Sentiment Analysis
A research project evaluating term weighting approaches for sparse social media text.
Read the full paper ↗ - Fraud detection · PDF
A Comprehensive Survey of Methods for Overcoming the Class Imbalance Problem in Fraud Detection
An MSc dissertation supervised by Dr. Markus Hofmann on class imbalance and fraud detection.
Read the full paper ↗ - Sentiment analysis · PDF
Sentiment Analysis and Text Visualisation Within Irish Politics
An MSc dissertation supervised by Dr. Markus Hofmann, applying sentiment analysis to Irish politics.
Read the full paper ↗ - Text mining · PDF
An Investigation into Zipf’s Law and the Extent of Its Use in Author Attribution
An MSc dissertation supervised by Dr. Markus Hofmann on Zipf’s law and author attribution.
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