For a lighter subject than the usual.   
      
   What do you name your AI algorithms after?   
      
   Do you try to summarize its functionality in the name, use a   
   mythological reference, or come up with one of those mysterious   
   abbreviations like Patricia, etc.? (No, that's not how I want to   
   immortalize my beloved's name)   
      
   What has been the historical tendency? For instance, why is A* search   
   named the way it has been and not something else?   
      
   In data mining, which is the field I work in, there are some quite   
   interesting names like Apriori, Eclat, Clouds, etc. It seems as if   
   finding a good mnemonic helps spread the word. What do you think is the   
   best practice in this? Some papers don't give a name to the algorithms   
   described, could this have an adverse affect on your "marketing   
   strategy"?   
      
   Cheers,   
      
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   Eray Ozkural   
      
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