UMAP 2015 - 23rd Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization 2015

UMAP 2015 is focused on bringing together cutting edge research from user interaction & modeling, adaptive technologies and delivery platforms. UMAP 2015 will have the theme “Contextualizing the World”, highlighting the significance and impact of User Modeling & Adaptive Technologies on a large number of everyday application areas such as: intelligent learning environments, recommender systems, ecommerce, advertising, personalized information retrieval and access, digital humanities, eGovernment, cultural heritage, and personalized health.
UMAP2015 will explore, study and shape a broad range of dimensions faced by modern user adaptive systems, covering the following topics:
Techniques in User Modeling & Adaptive Technologies
Personalizing information access
Recommending products
Adapting/Contextualizing search
Enhancing learning outcomes
Adapting interfaces
Personalizing search and information retrieval
Adapting activities and workflow
Innovative Applications for User Modelling & Adaptive Technologies
E-commerce
E-Learning
Cultural heritage
Digital libraries
Social Media, Digital TV, Advertisement
Assistive technologies and Healthcare
Entertainment and Games
Recommender systems
User Characteristics for User
Modelling & Adaptive Technologies
Knowledge and skills
Interests and preferences
Special needs
Affective states, Personality
Goals & Plans
Contexts of use, Roles
Cultural characteristics
Environments for User Modelling
& Adaptive Technologies
Web-based systems
Desktop systems
Virtual or Immersive Environments
Mobile and wearable systems
Smart objects
Groupware Systems
Computational methods for User Modelling & Adaptive Technologies
Data collection
User model construction & representation
Algorithms for Personalization & Adaptation
Mediation for user models
Architectures for user modeling & adaptive technologies
Design, Usability and Evaluation issues for User Modelling & Adaptive Technologies
Ensuring adequate control, understanding & predictability
Preserving privacy, security and diversity
Avoiding excessive narrowing of experience
Requirements capture
Formative evaluation
User testing and validation
UMAP 2015 will include high quality peer-reviewed papers related to the above topics and is organized into three main tracks: research track, experience track and industry track.
Research track
Peer reviewed, original, and principled research papers addressing the theory and practice of User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization. Papers will be assessed based on the originality and significance of the presented contribution to the research field, as well as their technical soundness and overall readability.
Experience track
Peer reviewed papers showcasing innovative use of User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, exploring the benefits and challenges of applying user modeling techniques and adaptation technology in real-life applications and contexts. Papers will be assessed based on the novelty of the application, the potential impact from the utilization of user modeling and adaptation technologies in the specific case, and the usefulness of the presented experience for extending the UMAP research and application.
Industry track
Peer reviewed papers showcasing mature and solid use of User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, clearly illustrating the benefits and challenges of applying user modeling techniques and adaptation technology in commercial contexts. Papers will be assessed based on the maturity and the robustness of the solution, and the economic and social impact.
The Research and Experience track will accept the submission of both “long" papers (12 pages) and “short" papers (6 pages). Submissions to the Industry track should be of a maximum 8 pages with a specific commercial focus. In order to maintain the high quality and impact of the UMAP series, each paper in all three tracks will have three reviews by program committee members. The program chairs will coordinate the review process.