
Preface
Intr oduction
Machine learning, statistical learning, computer learning, data analysis, data mining, and
related data sciences often face the same issues but these domains have had quite sepa-
rate historical development. This book aims at presenting recent results w hich have been
established by some of the main founders of these domains. It gives also a fir st opportunity
to gather different approaches in crucial, up-to-date contexts: social networks, web mining,
data streams, texts, hig h-tech data , and other areas.
Part I: Statistical and Machine Learning
The first five chapters are dedicated to learning and the chapters are organized from