A Multi-Agent Framework for Data Mining

A generic and extendible Multi-Agent Data Mining (MADM) framework, MADMF (the Multi-Agent Data Mining Framework) is described. The central feature of the framework is that it avoids the use of agreed meta-language formats by supporting a framework of wrappers. The advantage offered is that the framework is easily extendible, so that further data agents and mining agents can simply be added to the framework. A demonstration MADMF framework is currently available. The paper includes details of the MADMF architecture and the wrapper principle incorporated into it. A full description and evaluation of the framework-s operation is provided by considering two MADM scenarios.

Authors:

• Kamal Ali Albashiri
• Khaled Ahmed Kadouh

Keywords:

• Multi-Agent Data Mining (MADM)
• Frequent Itemsets
• Meta ARM
• Association Rule Mining
• Classifier generator.

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