PersonaWeb Workshop

The Laboratory of Data Management for Mobile and Adaptive Computing (DMAC Lab, http://dmac.cs.ucy.ac.cy) and the Group of Semantic and Cognitive Research, Adaptivity Technologies (SCRAT Group, http://scrat.cs.ucy.ac.cy) will organize a workshop on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization that will take place at Grecian Bay Hotel in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on June 25, 14:00-17:30.

The workshop will feature presentations on the outcome and findings of a research project PersonaWeb – Personalizing Generic Web Environments. Registration is free. For more information and registration for participation please send an email to Marios Belk at belk@cs.ucy.ac.cy.

Workshop Chair: Prof. George Samaras
Workshop Co-chairs: Dr. Panagiotis Germanakos and Marios Belk

The PersonaWeb project (ΤΠΕ/ΠΛΗΡΟ/0311(ΒΙΕ)/10) is co-funded by the European Regional Development Funds and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research Promotion Foundation

Program
Session 1 - PersonaWeb Project
14:00 - 14:15	Welcome Speech Prof. George Samaras, University of Cyprus
14:15 - 14:30	The PersonaWeb Project - Overview and Outcome Marios Belk, University of Cyprus
14:30 - 14:45	User Modeling based on Intrinsic Human Factors Dr. Dimosthenis Georgiadis, University of Cyprus
14:45 - 15:00	Adaptation and Personalization of E-Commerce Environments Dr. Panayiotis Andreou, University of Central Lancashire Cyprus
15:00 - 15:15	Coffee Break
Session 2 – User Studies and Invited Talks
15:15 - 15:35	Modeling Personality based on Facebook usage Data Dr. Styliani Kleanthous-Loizou, Citard Services Ltd.
15:35 - 15:55	The Effects of Human Cognitive Difference on Preference and Performance in E-Commerce Environments Marios Belk, University of Cyprus
15:55 - 16:15	Adaptive User Interfaces for Mobile News Apps Marios Constantinides, University College London
16:15 - 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:45	Demonstration of the PersonaWeb System Marios Belk, University of Cyprus
16:45 - 17:30	Discussion and Networking

SCRAT Group