Big Data - Characterizing an Emerging Research Field using Topic Models

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Big Data - Characterizing an Emerging Research Field using Topic Models. / Hansmann, Thomas; Niemeyer, Peter.
Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014: Proceedings; 11-14 August 2014 Warsaw, Poland . ed. / Dominik Ślęzak; Hung Son Nguyen; Marek Reformat; Eugene Santos. Vol. 1 IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 43-51 (Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014; Vol. 1).

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Harvard

Hansmann, T & Niemeyer, P 2014, Big Data - Characterizing an Emerging Research Field using Topic Models. in D Ślęzak, HS Nguyen, M Reformat & E Santos (eds), Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014: Proceedings; 11-14 August 2014 Warsaw, Poland . vol. 1, Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014, vol. 1, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 43-51, International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - WI-IAT 2014, Warschau, Poland, 11.08.14. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2014.15

APA

Hansmann, T., & Niemeyer, P. (2014). Big Data - Characterizing an Emerging Research Field using Topic Models. In D. Ślęzak, H. S. Nguyen, M. Reformat, & E. Santos (Eds.), Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014: Proceedings; 11-14 August 2014 Warsaw, Poland (Vol. 1, pp. 43-51). (Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014; Vol. 1). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2014.15

Vancouver

Hansmann T, Niemeyer P. Big Data - Characterizing an Emerging Research Field using Topic Models. In Ślęzak D, Nguyen HS, Reformat M, Santos E, editors, Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014: Proceedings; 11-14 August 2014 Warsaw, Poland . Vol. 1. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 43-51. (Proceedings - 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT 2014). doi: 10.1109/WI-IAT.2014.15

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