A Review of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Document Classification

With the evolution of Internet, the meaning and accessibility of text documents and electronic information has increased. The automatic text categorization methods became essential in the information organization and data mining process. A proper classification of e-documents, various Internet information, blogs, emails and digital libraries requires application of data mining and machine learning algorithms to retrieve the desired data. The following paper describes the most important techniques and methodologies used for the text classification. Advantages and effectiveness of contemporary algorithms are compared and their most notable applications presented.