Theses and Dissertations

Author

Archit Harsh

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Ball, John E.

Committee Member

Ramkumar, Mahalingham

Committee Member

Younan, Nicholas H.

Date of Degree

8-12-2016

Original embargo terms

MSU Only Indefinitely

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only

Major

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Abstract

A non-parametric data clustering technique for achieving efficient data-clustering and improving the number of clusters is presented in this thesis. K-Means and Expectation-Maximization algorithms have been widely deployed in data-clustering applications. Result findings in related works revealed that both these algorithms have been found to be characterized with shortcomings. K-Means was established not to guarantee convergence and the choice of clusters heavily influenced the results. Expectation-Maximization’s premature convergence does not assure the optimality of results and as with K-Means, the choice of clusters influence the results. To overcome the shortcomings, a fast automatic K-EM algorithm is developed that provide optimal number of clusters by employing various internal cluster validity metrics, providing efficient and unbiased results. The algorithm is implemented on a wide array of data sets to ensure the accuracy of the results and efficiency of the algorithm.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20028

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