Sensory semantic user interfaces (SenSUI)

Rapid evolution of the World Wide Web with its underlying sources of data, knowledge, services and applications continually attempts to support a variety of users, with different backgrounds, requirements and capabilities. In such an environment, it is highly unlikely that a single user interface will prevail and be able to fulfill the requirements of each user adequately. Adaptive user interfaces are able to adapt information and application functionalities to the user context. In contrast, pervasive computing and sensor networks open new opportunities for context aware platforms, one that is able to improve user interface adaptation reacting to environmental and user sensors. Semantic web technologies and ontologies are able to capture sensor data and provide contextual information about the user, their actions, required applications and environment. This paper investigates the viability of an approach where semantic web technologies are used to maximize the efficacy of interface adaptation through the use of available ontology

Towards automated knowledge-based mapping between individual conceptualisations to empower personalisation of Geospatial Semantic Web

Geospatial domain is characterised by vagueness, especially in the semantic disambiguation of the concepts in the domain, which makes defining universally accepted geo- ontology an onerous task. This is compounded by the lack of appropriate methods and techniques where the individual semantic conceptualisations can be captured and compared to each other. With multiple user conceptualisations, efforts towards a reliable Geospatial Semantic Web, therefore, require personalisation where user diversity can be incorporated. The work presented in this paper is part of our ongoing research on applying commonsense reasoning to elicit and maintain models that represent users' conceptualisations. Such user models will enable taking into account the users' perspective of the real world and will empower personalisation algorithms for the Semantic Web. Intelligent information processing over the Semantic Web can be achieved if different conceptualisations can be integrated in a semantic environment and mismatches between different conceptualisations can be outlined. In this paper, a formal approach for detecting mismatches between a user's and an expert's conceptual model is outlined. The formalisation is used as the basis to develop algorithms to compare models defined in OWL. The algorithms are illustrated in a geographical domain using concepts from the SPACE ontology developed as part of the SWEET suite of ontologies for the Semantic Web by NASA, and are evaluated by comparing test cases of possible user misconceptions

Using Emotional Intelligence in Personalized Adaptation

Damjanovic, V. & Kravcik, M. (2007). Using Emotional Intelligence in Personalized Adaptation. In V. Sugumaran (Ed.), Intelligent Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1716-1742). IGI Publishing.The process of training and learning in Web-based and ubiquitous environments brings a new sense of adaptation. With the evelopment of more sophisticated environments, the need for them to take into account the user’s traits, as well as the user’s devices on which the training is executed, has become an important issue in the domain of building novel training and learning environments. This chapter introduces an approach to the realization of personalized adaptation. According to the fact that we are dealing with the stereotypes of e-learners, having in mind emotional intelligence concepts to help in adaptation to the e-learners real needs and known preferences, we have called this system eQ. It stands for the using of the emotional intelligence concepts on the Web.PROLEARN - Network of Excellence in Professional Learnin

Design and implementation of a filter engine for semantic web documents

This report describes our project that addresses the challenge of changes in the semantic web. Some studies have already been done for the so-called adaptive semantic web, such as applying inferring rules. In this study, we apply the technology of Event Notification System (ENS). Treating changes as events, we developed a notification system for such events

Learning Meta-Descriptions of the FOAF Network

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Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Social Information Retrieval for Technology-Enhanced Learning

Learning and teaching resource are available on the Web - both in terms of digital learning content and people resources (e.g. other learners, experts, tutors). They can be used to facilitate teaching and learning tasks. The remaining challenge is to develop, deploy and evaluate Social information retrieval (SIR) methods, techniques and systems that provide learners and teachers with guidance in potentially overwhelming variety of choices. The aim of the SIRTEL’09 workshop is to look onward beyond recent achievements to discuss specific topics, emerging research issues, new trends and endeavors in SIR for TEL. The workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners to present, and more importantly, to discuss the current status of research in SIR and TEL and its implications for science and teaching

Modelo e diretrizes para o processo de design de interface WEB adaptativa

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia e Gestão do ConhecimentoEsta tese propõe um modelo e diretrizes para o Processo de Design de Interface Web Adaptativa (PDIWA), visando orientar e auxiliar o designer de interface web na tomada de decisões durante o processo de design. O modelo descreve esquematicamente cinco etapas de um processo iterativo: análise, conceito, desenvolvimento, protótipo e teste. Para dar suporte ao modelo, foram desenvolvidas oito diretrizes que versam sobre os requisitos e a configuração das técnicas de adaptação. Uma amostra composta por designers aplicou o modelo e diretrizes para o PDIWA durante o desenvolvimento da interface para o web site adaptativo #Diferente todo mundo é# (projeto de pesquisa apoiado pelo CNPq - Edital no 61/2005). Observou-se que o modelo e as diretrizes para o PDIWA propostos nessa tese cumprem o seu papel, pois designers que desconheciam a área de Sistemas Adaptativos foram capazes de desenvolver a interface para uma web adaptativa. This thesis regards the proposal of a model and guidelines for design process of adaptive web interface (PDIWA), they were development to guide and to assist the web interface designer during the design process. The model describes schematically a iterative process with five stages: analysis, concept, development, prototype and test. Eight guidelines about the configuration and requirements of adaptation techniques were established to give support to model. Designers that composed a sample applied the model and guidelines during the development of interface for #Everybody is Different# adaptive web site (research project supported by CNPq - proclamation no 61/2005). The designers that don#t known the Adaptive Systems area, they were capable to develop the interface for adaptive web; thus, it was observed that model and guidelines for PDIWA fulfilled its function