Efficient Frequent Pattern Mining

Proefschrift voorgelegd tot het behalen van de graad van Doctor in de Wetenschappen, richting Informatica te verdedigen door Acknowledgements Many people have contributed to the realization of this thesis. First an foremost, I am grateful to my advisor Jan Van den Bussche for his guidance throughout my doctoral studies and all the time and effort he put in the development of me and my work. The amount of decibels we produced during our vivid discussions, are directly related to the amount of knowledge he passed on to me. I am much in debt to my office-mate Floris Geerts. His help, encouragement and interest in my research resulted in the work presented in Chapter 4. I also thank the other members of our research group, the department and the administrative staff for creating a stimulating environment. This thesis further benefitted from pleasant discussions with, among others , Also many thanks to my parents, sister, other family members and friends for the support and encouragement they have given me during my long career as a student. Finally, I am very much in debt for the unconditional support, endless patience and constant encouragement I have received from my companion in life, Eva. Thank you. You are all part of the " we " used throughout this thesis.