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Rikard König is an Associate Professor at the University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT, Department of Information Technology. His research focuses on finding stories and connections hidden in large datasets, with specialization in machine learning, data analysis, and predictive modeling techniques.
Dr. König's research interests include:
- Machine Learning and Predictive Analysis
- Genetic Programming and Rule Extraction
- Data Stream Mining and Real-time Analytics
- Sports Analytics, particularly Golf Swing Analysis
- Retail Analytics and Customer Understanding
- Model Interpretability and Constraint-based Learning
His work demonstrates a consistent theme of developing machine learning tools that balance accuracy with interpretability while incorporating domain-specific constraints. His publications reveal a diverse application portfolio including golf swing analysis using radar data, fuel consumption modeling in trucks, and sales forecasting in the apparel industry. This cross-domain applicability highlights the generalizability of his research approaches.
Dr. König has led and participated in several significant research projects including Big Data Analytics by Online Ensemble Learning (BOEL) and Golf data analysis (GOATS), funded by the Knowledge Foundation. His work often involves collaboration with industry partners, particularly in the automotive and sports technology sectors.
His research methodology emphasizes creating models that adhere to domain expert constraints while maintaining predictive performance, as demonstrated in his 2015 paper on regression trees with variable restrictions that was validated in both golf instruction and truck fuel consumption contexts.