Making use of category structure for multi-class classification [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Hieu Quang Le

Making Use of Category Structurefor Multi-class Classi cationInaugural-DissertationzurErlangung des Doktorgrades derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult atder Heinrich-Heine-Universit at Dusseldorfvorgelegt vonHieu Quang Leaus VietnamM arz 2010Aus dem Institut fur Informatikder Heinrich-Heine-Universit at DusseldorfGedruckt mit der Genehmigung derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult at derHeinrich-Heine-Universit at DusseldorfReferent: Prof. Dr. Stefan ConradHeinrich-Heine-Universit at DusseldorfKoreferent: Prof. Dr. Martin MauveHeinricersit at DusseldorfTag der mundlic hen Prufung: 07.04.2010Nothing is more valuable than independence and freedom.Ho Chi MinhAcknowledgmentsMy PhD study was long and not easy for me. I know I would not able to nish thisthesis without the help of many people.First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Stefan Conrad, my advisor and rst referee, for his patient guidance and the friendly working environment throughoutmy study and research, as well as for his help in my thesis writing. I would also like toexpress my appreciation to Prof. Martin Mauve, my second referee, for taking time toread this thesis and nishing his review in a short time.In this world of billions people, this is a rare chance for me to meet and work with theold and new colleagues at the Databases and Information Systems group.