Personalized Interaction with Semantic Information Portals

Abstract

We present the conception of a personalized interaction environment for semantic information portals, focusing on the user model maintained in this environment. The environment will support the user in finding documents via the portal, but also in managing and working with these documents once they have been retrieved. The user model is a central, explicit aspect of the user’s interaction with the portal, with immediate access by the system as well as the user. This is made possible by the common semantic concepts avail- able to both parties. The described environment is currently in its early implementation phase. Our ideas and suggestions are presented here as points for discussion at the workshop.