TAKO@UL

About Us


TAKOs research areas, group members & collaborations

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About TAKO

The research focus of the Text Analytics & Knowledge Organisation (TAKO) is the development and deployment of text mining and analytics algorithms and techniques to automate the process of metadata generation in databases, digital libraries and repositories. Current research areas include:


Text Data Mining & Analytics

» Text Categorization
» Text Clustering
» Documents Tagging and/or Annotation
» Concept Extraction

Knowledge Organisation, Digital Libraries, & Linked Data

» Document Description, Indexing, and Classification
» Keyword Extraction
» Linkage of Online Knowledge Sources

Information Retrieval

» Information Retrieval & Filtering
» Information Extraction & Search Algorithms
» Medical Records Deduplication & Linkage

Learning Analytics

» Student Support & Retention in ICT Courses
» Peer Support and Its Impact on Learning


People


Current Staff

Prof. Hussain Mahdi (Group Leader)
Associate Professor, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Director of the Regional Peer-Supported Learning Centre (PSLC),Co-director of the ICT Learning Centre (ICTLC), University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Arash Joorabchi
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland

Clem O'Donnell
Manager, ICT Learning Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Michael English
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, Co-director of the ICT Learning Centre (ICTLC), University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Alaa Alahmadi
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

James Murphy
Manager, Regional Peer-Supported Learning Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland


Current Postgraduate Students

James Murphy: The Impact of Peer Learning on Students Professional, Personal and Transferrable Skills in ICT-related Undergraduate Courses.
Supervisors: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL – 1st Supervisor), Dr. Michael English (UL – 2nd Supervisor)
Student:
Supervisor: Hussain Mahdi (UL)


Past & Completed Postgraduate Students

Alaa Alahmadi: Automatic Text Classification Using Bag of Words and Bag of Concepts Based Representations
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi
Lorenzo Faggion: Development of a Human Presence Detection System Using a Novel Electrostatically-Enhanced Displacement Current Sensing Technique
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi
Jonathan Dunne: An Exploration of Inquiry Based Science Education in Irish Primary Schools
Supervisors: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL – 1st Supervisor), Dr. John O’Reilly (UL – 2nd Supervisor)
James Mooney: Digital Signal Processor Based Controller for Multi-Rail DC-DC Converter Systems
Supervisors: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL – 1st Supervisor), Mark Halton (UL – 2nd Supervisor)
Arash Joorabchi: Automatic Subject Classification of Textual Documents Using Limited or No Training Data
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Ivan Ryan: Investigation of the Application of Sigma Delta Noise Shaping to Rate Conversion of an Oversampled Video Signal *
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Daniel McAvinue: Development of a Novel Virtual Tutor System for Tutorial Dialogue Based Science Learning Using a Pedagogical Conversational Agent *
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Caitriona Bermingham: Skills SuperStore: An Innovative Learning Content Management System For Study Skills Training
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Thomas Neville: Enhanced Single-ended Speech Quality Measure for Voice Communication Systems *
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Timothy Murphy: Enhanced Single-ended Speech Quality Measure for Voice Communication Systems
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
John Concannon: Animated Visual Feedback Based Speech Training System for the Hearing-impaired *
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)
Dorel Picovici: Perception-Based Non-Intrusive Evaluation of Speech Quality
Supervisor: Prof. Hussain Mahdi (UL)