User Modeling 2003: 9th International Conference, UM 2003 Johnstown, PA, USA, June 22–26, 2003 Proceedings

Adaptive Interfaces for Ubiquitous Web Access....Pages 1-1
Computers That Recognize and Respond to User Emotion....Pages 2-2
The Advantages of Explicitly Representing Problem Spaces....Pages 3-3
The Three Layers of Adaptation Granularity....Pages 4-14
Adaptive Presentation of Multimedia Interface Case Study: “Brain Story” Course....Pages 15-24
Discovering Prediction Rules in AHA! Courses....Pages 25-34
Word Weighting Based on User’s Browsing History....Pages 35-44
SNIF-ACT: A Model of Information Foraging on the World Wide Web....Pages 45-54
Adapting to the User’s Internet Search Strategy....Pages 55-64
Learning a Model of a Web User’s Interests....Pages 65-75
Modelling Users’ Interests and Needs for an Adaptive Online Information System....Pages 76-80
Declarative Specifications for Adaptive Hypermedia Based on a Semantic Web Approach....Pages 81-85
Emotional Dialogs with an Embodied Agent....Pages 86-95
Evaluating a Model to Disambiguate Natural Language Parses on the Basis of User Language Proficiency....Pages 96-105
Incorporating a User Model into an Information Theoretic Framework for Argument Interpretation....Pages 106-116
Using Dialogue Games to Maintain Diagnostic Interactions....Pages 117-121
Extending Plan Inference Techniques to Recognize Intentions in Information Graphics....Pages 122-132
Leveraging Collaborative Effort to Infer Intent....Pages 133-137
Plan Recognition to Aid the Visually Impaired....Pages 138-142
Performance Evaluation of User Modeling Servers under Real-World Workload Conditions....Pages 143-153
Evaluating the Inference Mechanism of Adaptive Learning Systems....Pages 154-162
The Continuous Empirical Evaluation Approach: Evaluating Adaptive Web-Based Courses....Pages 163-167
Privacy Preservation Improvement by Learning Optimal Profile Generation Rate....Pages 168-177
Interfaces for Eliciting New User Preferences in Recommender Systems....Pages 178-187
Modeling Multitasking Users....Pages 188-197
 VlUM , a Web-Based Visualisation of Large User Models....Pages 198-202
A Multiagent Approach to Obtain Open and Flexible User Models in Adaptive Learning Communities....Pages 203-207
A Model for Integrating an Adaptive Information Filter Utilizing Biosensor Data to Assess Cognitive Load....Pages 208-212
Ontology-Based User Modeling for Knowledge Management Systems....Pages 213-217
Motivating Cooperation on Peer to Peer Networks....Pages 218-227
Discourse Analysis Techniques for Modeling Group Interaction....Pages 228-237
Group Decision Making through Mediated Discussions....Pages 238-247
Modeling Task-Oriented Discussion Groups....Pages 248-257
Modeling the Multiple People That Are Me....Pages 258-262
Iems: Helping Users Manage Email....Pages 263-272
Modelling Reputation in Agent-Based Marketplaces to Improve the Performance of Buying Agents....Pages 273-282
Customising the Interaction with Configuration Systems....Pages 283-287
Does Adapted Information Help Patients with Cancer?....Pages 288-291
Empirical Evaluation of Adaptive User Modeling in a Medical Information Retrieval Application....Pages 292-296
Multivariate Preference Models and Decision Making with the MAUT Machine....Pages 297-302
Predicting Student Help-Request Behavior in an Intelligent Tutor for Reading....Pages 303-312
A Comparative Analysis of Cognitive Tutoring and Constraint-Based Modeling....Pages 313-322
Assessing Student Proficiency in a Reading Tutor That Listens....Pages 323-327
Adaptive Bayes for a Student Modeling Prediction Task Based on Learning Styles....Pages 328-332
User Modeling and Problem-Space Representation in the Tutor Runtime Engine....Pages 333-336
A Neuro-fuzzy Approach in Student Modeling....Pages 337-341
Student Modeling for an Intelligent Agent in a Collaborative Learning Environment....Pages 342-351
A Teaching Model Exploiting Cognitive Conflict Driven by a Bayesian Network....Pages 352-362
Towards Intelligent Agents for Collaborative Learning: Recognizing the Roles of Dialogue Participants....Pages 363-367
Modeling Student Performance to Enhance the Pedagogy of AutoTutor....Pages 368-372
Modeling Hinting Strategies for Geometry Theorem Proving....Pages 373-377
User Modelling in the Car....Pages 378-382
User Modelling and Mobile Learning....Pages 383-387
D-ME: Personal Interaction in Smart Environments....Pages 388-392
A User Modeling Markup Language (UserML) for Ubiquitous Computing....Pages 393-397
Purpose-Based User Modelling in a Multi-agent Portfolio Management System....Pages 398-402
User Modeling in Adaptive Audio-Augmented Museum Environments....Pages 403-407
MAPS: Dynamic Scaffolding for Independence for Persons with Cognitive Impairments....Pages 408-410
Adaptations of Multimodal Content in Dialog Systems Targeting Heterogeneous Devices....Pages 411-413
Learning Knowledge Rich User Models from the Semantic Web....Pages 414-416
Modeling User Navigation....Pages 417-419
A Longitudinal, Naturalistic Study of Information Search & Use Behavior as Implicit Feedback for User Model Construction & Maintenance....Pages 420-422
Facilitating the Comprehension of Online Learning Courses with Adaptivity....Pages 423-425
Scrutable User Models in Decentralised Adaptive Systems....Pages 426-428
A Pseudo-Supervised Approach to Improve a Recommender Based on Collaborative Filtering....Pages 429-431
Visualizing a User Model for Educational Adaptive Information Retrieval....Pages 432-434