MATH
COLLOQUIUM,
SPEAKER: Adam Jensen, Student,
Department of Mathematics,
TITLE: Sharpening the Knife:
A Bayesian Approach to Eliminating Spam
(Junk E-mail)
Abstract:
Unsolicited Bulk E-Mail (UBE) is currently one of the most
critical and expensive problems facing the technology industry. Better known as "spam," this form
of advertising has cost businesses and individuals billions of dollars in lost
time and resources, revealing the need for a simple, automated, and inexpensive
means of minimizing the number of messages which must be deleted by hand. In this talk, we will explore the various
solutions that have been implemented, a handful of proposed methods, as well as
the most effective anti-spam weapon to date: mathematics. A set of beautiful relationships between
probability and linguistics will be revealed and discussed, giving the audience
an inside look at how mathematical ideas are being used to solve important in
the modern computing and business industries.
REFRESHMENTS:
http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/artsands/Math/MATH_COLLOQUIUM/ColloquiumWeb/index.html