Evaluation of Talents’ Scientific Research Capability
based on Rough Set Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm
Yan Xia, Xinlin Wu and Hui Feng
Shanghai Joint Laboratory for Discipline Evaluation, Shanghai Education Evaluation Institute, Shanghai, China
Keywords: Rough Set, Fuzzy Clustering, Talent Evaluation, Scientific Research Capability.
Abstract: Scientific research is one of the main functions of universities and colleges. The scientific research level of
universities and colleges depends on talents’ scientific research capability. The evaluation of scientific
research capability of talents is one of the effective methods to check their scientific research level. This
paper presents a method to evaluate talents’ scientific research capability based on rough set fuzzy
clustering. The method introduces how to use domain rough set theory and generalized fuzzy C-means
clustering algorithm to cluster and evaluate research capability of talents, combining with evaluation
indicator system of scientific research capability. An automatic system to cluster and evaluate scientific
research capability is implemented, verifying the method and analyzing data from a university in Shanghai.
It provides advice and guidance for scientific research management and development strategy in order to
promote the overall level of scientific research in universities and colleges.
1 INTRODUCTION
Research talents can support the development of
national and regional economy. They are the core
competitive power in universities and colleges. The
scientific research level and potential development
of universities and colleges depend on the scientific
research capability of talents in them. The
characteristic of talents’ scientific research
capability, such as diversity and comprehensive,
requires the talent management more humanized,
scientific and adaptive in universities and colleges
(Gao, 2005). Currently it is mainly replies on
experience, performance deduction and traditional
theory of human resources in talent management,
which is lacking of the effective support of
information technology. Thus it can’t meet the need
of current situations of quantity growth and
diversification in talent management. It has become
a hotspot in higher education field how to establish a
trustable evaluation system of talents’ scientific
research capability in universities and colleges based
on objective data. With its help, the talent echelon
and specialized troop will be partitioned more
properly, and measures in line with the development
of talent team can formulated more appropriately.
Therefore the educational administrative department
can promote the development of higher education in
China healthily and rapidly.
This paper proposes an evaluation method of
talents’ scientific research capability based on rough
set fuzzy clustering algorithm in order to meet the
requirement of talent management and to solve the
existing problems in traditional evaluation methods.
The method introduces domain rough set theory and
generalized fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm to
cluster and evaluate research capability of talents,
combining with evaluation indicator system of
scientific research capability (Maji and Pal, 2007).
An automatic system to cluster and evaluate
scientific research capability is implemented, which
makes use of data mining technology. The function
modules are designed according to the
characteristics of scientific research data.
2 RELATED WORKS
At present, evaluation of talents’ scientific research
capability in universities and colleges is usually
carried out in a way combining objective calculation
of data and peer review from the performance
perspective. However the scientific research activity
is dynamic and comprehensive. The traditional
method is complicated in process and is easily