Welcome to the Data-Driven Mixed Methods Laboratory at the Graduate School of Applied Information Technology, KCGI. Our lab focuses on research that integrates data-driven techniques with mixed methods approaches. We aim to address complex challenges across various fields by combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. We employ various tools including data analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling, alongside qualitative research methods, to gain deeper insights into multifaceted issues. Our interdisciplinary team works on projects spanning diverse domains such as social sciences, healthcare, education, and more.
Professor, President of KCGI
Research fields: database, data warehouse, data mining, business intelligence (Bi)
Research interests:
Email: terashita@kcg.ac.jp
Homepage: https://www.kcg.edu/en/faculty/professor/y-terashita
Lecturer, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics
Research interests: data engineering, data mining, data visualization
Email: t_dinh@kcg.ac.jp
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, AI, finance, economics, and accounting
Research interests: sentiment analysis, NLP, quantitative finance, anomaly detection, prediction-based reasoning, data mining
Email: shehan4101@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics
Research interests: data science, data analytics, data visualization, machine learning
Email: thosaka0510@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: biotechnology, data science, business analysis, product analysis, UX Research Research interests: data-driven decision making, human-centered research, product strategy, biostatistics
Email: daud55495@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science and machine learning, embedded systems, IoT, automation, and control systems
Research interests: sentiment analysis, predictive maintenance using sensor data, smart automation and robotics, real-time data processing on microcontrollers, deep learning on edge devices, signal processing and sensor fusion, computer vision for automated systems
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, machine learning, data analytics
Research interests: big data, neural networks, data engineering
Email: roohulamin935@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: Business analysis, UX research, product analysis, product design
Research interests: data-driven decision making, user experience design, product strategy, human-centered research
Email: suraj123bhatt321@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, business analytics
Research interests: sentiment analysis, quantitative finance, consumer behavior, prediction-based reasoning.
Email: jahidhasan0704@gmail.com
Master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, data visualization
Research interests: data science, AI, data visualization, sentiment analysis, data analytics
Email: panchama.amani97@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: food science, human nutrition, dietetics, data mining, data analysis
Research interests: noncommunicable diseases, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics
Email: madushawijesinghe434@gmail.com
Homepage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madusha-wijesinghe-03159554/
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, environment
Research interests: data science and analytics, energy science and engineering
Email: maplewonghauchi@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, business analytics, marketing
Research interests: data clustering, customer segmentation, consumer behaviour.
Email: khans7980@gmail.com
Homepage: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rameesh-khan-
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics
Research interests: artificial intelligence, machine learning
Email: joshilalit9654@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: database, data analytics
Research interests:
Email: knsanjaya@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, IoT, computer science
Research interests: data science and analytics, big data, cloud computing and cloud native, AI, IoT, software development and testing
Email: cm19981025@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, data analytics, data visualization, machine learning
Research interests: databases, big data, data mining, machine learning
Email: sanjaysedai@gmail.com
Homepage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-sedai-83b91697/
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence
Research interests: predictive modeling, natural language processing, deep learning applications in various domains
Email: hannouda.amal@gmail.com
Former master student, KCGI
Research fields: machine learning and data mining, recommendation systems, data visualization, and visual analytics
Research interests: social network analysis,privacy-preserving data mining, causal inference, and counterfactual analysis
Email: gyjoshua123@gmail.com
A new paper has been submitted to Bioinformatics.
A new paper has been submitted to IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.
A new paper has been submitted to Information Fusion.
A paper submitted to Data Science and Management got a Revision.
A paper submitted to the Journal of Planning Education and Research got a Revision.
Journals:
[1] Tai Dinh, Wong Hauchi, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Daniil Lisik, Minh-Quyet Ha, Hieu-Chi Dam, Van-Nam Huynh, “Categorical data clustering: 25 years beyond K-modes.” Expert Systems with Applications, page 126608, 2025 [Paper, Github]
[2] Daniil Lisik, Rani Basna, Tai Dinh, Christian Hennig, Syed Ahmar Shah, Göran Wennergren, Emma Goksör, Bright I. Nwaru, “Artificial intelligence in pediatric allergy research.” European Journal of Pediatrics, volume 184, no. 1, pages 1-20, 2025 [Paper]
Conferences:
[1] Rameesh Khan, Zdena Dobesova, Yu Yang, Tai Dinh, “Enhanced Feature-based Clustering for Urban Land Use Pattern Detection.” KSE 2024.]