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The areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Theoretical Issues of User Modeling:
- inference techniques (neural networks, numerical uncertainty management, logic-based formalisms, machine learning),
- consistency checking;
- Construction of User and System Models:
- modeling user knowledge, beliefs, goals,
- plan recognition,
- modeling of affective factors, social aspects and attitudes,
- machine learning/data mining,
- group modeling,
- empirical methods to observe user behavior,
- user modeling agents;
- Exploitation of User Models to Achieve:
- adaptive information filtering and retrieval,
- personalized natural language understanding and generation,
- natural dialogues,
- adaptation of pedagogical strategies,
- support of collaboration,
- delegation of tasks from user to system,
- interface adaptation,
- adaptive/personalized web interactions;
- Personalization in New Paradigms of Interaction:
- mobile and ubiquitous computing,
- embodied animated agents;
- Application to Systems:
- support of users with special needs,
- intelligent interfaces,
- intelligent tutoring systems and learning environments,
- on-line help environments,
- e-commerce,
- adaptive, dynamic hypermedia,
- personalised TV,
- interface agents,
- support of end-user programming;
- Practical Issues of User Modeling:
- privacy and security,
- user modeling architectures,
- empirical and other evaluation methods.
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