Information Quality

Research Activities

As part of our goal to make the Information Quality Graduate Program a focal point of information quality scholarship as well as teaching excellence, both faculty and students are encouraged to research a wide variety of information quality issues. Current research projects include:

Faculty Research on Information Quality

“Methods and Techniques for Entity Identification in Open Source Documents with Partially Redacted Attributes”, Principal Investigators: John Talburt, Chia-Chu Chiang, Ningning Wu, Richard Wang, National Science Foundation Grant.

• Abstract: An investigation into the degree to which partial identity information (“identity fragments”) can be resolved within a large reference set of known identities based on a variety of collateral evidence including quality of match, age consistency, and family member co-location.

"Analysis of Information Quality and Entity Resolution in Law Enforcement Applications,” Principle Investigators: John Talburt, Ningning Wu, Acxiom Corporation Grant.

• Abstract: An investigation into whether commercial processes for data cleansing, data enhancement, and entity resolution can also be effective and add value when applied to data associated with law enforcement applications.

“Delta Center for Identity Solutions,” a research planning project in collaboration with Arkansas State University Center for the Study of Automatic Identification, Arkansas Science and Technology Authority Grant.

• Abstract: Research related to both identity management and identity information management. Identity management refers to the accurate, real-time, secure and tamper-proof identification and authorization of people for physical access to facilities, logical access to computer networks and for performance of various transactions. Identity information management entails measuring and improving information quality, detecting fraudulent behavior, and understanding data privacy and protection issues.

For more information about faculty research activities in information quality, please visit the link for the UALR Laboratory for Advanced Research in Entity Resolution and Information Quality

Student Research on Information Quality

In this section we plan to list examples of our Information Quality Graduate students' projects and thesis activities.