Tech Mining, a special form of “Big Data” analytics, aims to generate
Competitive Technical Intelligence (CTI) using bibliometric and
text-mining software (e.g., VantagePoint, TDA) as well as other
analytical & visualization applications for analyses of Science,
Technology & Innovation (ST&I) information resources. The goal
of the conference is to ENGAGE cross-disciplinary networks of analysts,
software specialists, researchers, policymakers, and managers to ADVANCE
the use of textual information in multiple science, technology, and
business development fields. The conference program will address key
CHALLENGES in:
A. Maximizing potential of traditional and novel text data:
Tapping vital traits while minding limitations and matching analytical
aims. Data topics of interest include:
• resolving data hygiene issues generated by multiple sources
• ways to address newer data sources (e.g., web scraping, social media cumulations)
• transitioning from database mining to real-time streaming text analytics
• data structures and lattices
B. Advancing and integrating methods. Topics of interest include:
• tracking emergence by extracting topical content via advanced
natural language processing, term clumping, topic modelling, etc.
• ways to demonstrate multi-dimensional indicators of R&D & innovation activity
• means to combine quantitative and qualitative approaches in practical case applications
• algorithms for identification of emergence (of technologies and inception of notable innovations)
• discovering the higher-level properties of (complex) social networks
C. Translating analyses to useful intelligence: Informative indicators and compelling visualizations.
• case studies that offer testable projections (specific, explicit) to enable future revisiting to validate methods.
• visual analytics capabilities, both for analysts and for end-users
Suggested presentations include case studies/research results,
development of new methods, and development of enhanced software tools
(e.g., macros). The working language of the conference will be English.
The conference organizing committee invites submissions for:
1) Special sessions. Sessions provide a multi-perspective
presentation on an issue facing the field of tech mining. The overall
abstract should describe the general session topic and how two
presenters (45 minute session), three presenters (60 minute session) or
four (90 minute session) will offer coordinated oral presentations.
1) Oral presentations. Oral presentations (15 minutes + questions) to address well-advanced research.
3) Power Talks. Power talks consist of an abbreviated oral
presentation (5 minutes, 4 PowerPoint slides). Power talk presenters are
also invited to present a poster in the preceding evening’s ATLC-GTM
Joint Reception if desired. The objective of the abbreviated oral
presentation is to deliver a lively, concise description of your
research and its impacts.
3) Posters. This formal graphic presentation format offers an
excellent opportunity for gathering detailed feedback on your work and
reporting on tech mining results.
