Machine Learning for Data Mining

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 February 2026 | Viewed by 491

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The field of machine learning (ML) has become the cornerstone of modern data mining, enabling the extraction of meaningful insights from complex, high-dimensional datasets. By leveraging advanced algorithms, neural networks, and statistical models, machine learning has enhanced data mining capabilities in various fields such as healthcare, cybersecurity, IoT, and intelligent systems. The rapid growth of data generated by digital platforms, edge computing, and distributed sensors has further expanded the need for scalable, efficient, and adaptive machine learning-driven data mining techniques. Recent breakthroughs in automated feature engineering, ensemble learning, and explainable AI have expanded the potential of data mining, enabling researchers and practitioners to develop robust predictive models, optimise decision-making processes, and discover hidden patterns in massive datasets. In addition, emerging challenges such as federated learning and real-time stream mining have also brought about exciting new research directions.

This Special Issue "Machine Learning for Data Mining" aims to showcase cutting-edge research and innovative methods at the intersection of machine learning and data mining. We encourage submissions exploring novel algorithms, scalable frameworks, and practical applications to address real-world challenges.

Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Advanced machine learning algorithms;
  • Deep learning in data mining;
  • Scalable and distributed learning;
  • Explainable AI in data mining;
  • Privacy-preserving data mining;
  • Real-time and streaming mining.

We look forward to your valuable contributions and groundbreaking research in this rapidly evolving field.

Dr. Yunchuan Liu
Dr. Lei Yang
Dr. Rui Wu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • machine learning
  • data mining
  • deep learning
  • predictive modelling
  • big data analytics

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Ensemble Learning Model for Industrial Policy Classification Using Automated Hyperparameter Optimization
by Hee-Seon Jang
Electronics 2025, 14(20), 3974; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14203974 - 10 Oct 2025
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The Global Trade Alert (GTA) website, managed by the United Nations, releases a large number of industrial policy (IP) announcements daily. Recently, leading nations including the United States and China have increasingly turned to IPs to protect and promote their domestic corporate interests. [...] Read more.
The Global Trade Alert (GTA) website, managed by the United Nations, releases a large number of industrial policy (IP) announcements daily. Recently, leading nations including the United States and China have increasingly turned to IPs to protect and promote their domestic corporate interests. They use both offensive and defensive tools such as tariffs, trade barriers, investment restrictions, and financial support measures. To evaluate how these policy announcements may affect national interests, many countries have implemented logistic regression models to automatically classify them as either IP or non-IP. This study proposes ensemble models—widely recognized for their superior performance in binary classification—as a more effective alternative. The random forest model (a bagging technique) and boosting methods (gradient boosting, XGBoost, and LightGBM) are proposed, and their performance is compared with that of logistic regression. For evaluation, a dataset of 2000 randomly selected policy documents was compiled and labeled by domain experts. Following data preprocessing, hyperparameter optimization was performed using the Optuna library in Python 3.10. To enhance model robustness, cross-validation was applied, and performance was evaluated using key metrics such as accuracy, precision, and recall. The analytical results demonstrate that ensemble models consistently outperform logistic regression in both baseline (default hyperparameters) and optimized configurations. Compared to logistic regression, LightGBM and random forest showed baseline accuracy improvements of 3.5% and 3.8%, respectively, with hyperparameter optimization yielding additional performance gains of 2.4–3.3% across ensemble methods. In particular, the analysis based on alternative performance indicators confirmed that the LightGBM and random forest models yielded the most reliable predictions. Full article
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