Data-Driven Pattern Prediction

Synonyms

Data Mining; Data Analytics

Definition

Data-driven pattern prediction is the process of using large volume of related historical data to extract the inner patterns of some observed objects on their behaviors or some phenomena, and then using extracted patterns to make accurate prediction rapidly.

Key Application

• Guiding keyword bidding based on the patterns of user clicks from web logs.

• Guiding traffic evacuation based on the patterns of rush hours in a city.

• Guiding resource management based on the patterns of resource demands in a cluster.

Background of Data-Driven Pattern Prediction

With the rapid growth of the Internet, there is a huge amount of data accumulated in human’s activities. For example, within the Internet minute in 2013 (Lena long, 2013), there are tens of thousands of application downloads, millions of search queries, and tens of millions of photo views. As a result, hundreds of thousands of gigabytes are transferred globally through IP packets over the...