In this paper we present a novel algorithm for discovering tree patterns in a tree database. This algorithm uses a relaxed tree inclusion definition, making the problem more complex (checking tree inclusion is NP-complete), but allowing to mine highly heterogeneous databases. To obtain good performances, our DRYADE algorithm discovers only closed frequent tree patterns.
Citation:
Alexandre Termier, Marie-Christine Rousset, Mich?le Sebag, "DRYADE: A New Approach for Discovering Closed Frequent Trees in Heterogeneous Tree Databases," icdm, pp.543-546, Fourth IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM'04), 2004