Ontology-Based User Modeling for Knowledge Management Systems

@incollection{citeulike:2746080, abstract = {This paper is presenting a generic ontology-based user modeling architecture, (OntobUM), applied in the context of a Knowledge Management System (KMS). Due to their powerful knowledge representation formalism and associated inference mechanisms, ontology-based systems are emerging as a natural choice for the next generation of KMSs operating in organizational, interorganizational as well as community contexts. User models, often addressed as user profiles, have been included in KMSs mainly as simple ways of capturing the user preferences and/or competencies. We extend this view by including other characteristics of the users relevant in the KM context and we explain the reason for doing this. The proposed user modeling system relies on a user ontology, using Semantic Web technologies, based on the IMS LIP specifications, and it is integrated in an ontology-based KMS called Ontologging. We are presenting a generic framework for implicit and explicit ontology-based user modeling.}, author = {Razmerita, Liana and Angehrn, Albert and Maedche, Alexander }, citeulike-article-id = {2746080}, doi = {10.1007/3-540-44963-9\_29}, journal = {User Modeling 2003}, keywords = {learner, modelling, ontology, semantic, user, web}, pages = {148}, posted-at = {2008-05-02 16:22:17}, priority = {2}, title = {Ontology-Based User Modeling for Knowledge Management Systems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44963-9\_29}, year = {2003} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:2746080 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2746080 TI - Ontology-Based User Modeling for Knowledge Management Systems JF - User Modeling 2003 SP - 148 EP - 148 N2 - This paper is presenting a generic ontology-based user modeling architecture, (OntobUM), applied in the context of a Knowledge Management System (KMS). Due to their powerful knowledge representation formalism and associated inference mechanisms, ontology-based systems are emerging as a natural choice for the next generation of KMSs operating in organizational, interorganizational as well as community contexts. User models, often addressed as user profiles, have been included in KMSs mainly as simple ways of capturing the user preferences and/or competencies. We extend this view by including other characteristics of the users relevant in the KM context and we explain the reason for doing this. The proposed user modeling system relies on a user ontology, using Semantic Web technologies, based on the IMS LIP specifications, and it is integrated in an ontology-based KMS called Ontologging. We are presenting a generic framework for implicit and explicit ontology-based user modeling. KW - learner KW - modelling KW - ontology KW - semantic KW - user KW - web AU - Razmerita, Liana AU - Angehrn, Albert AU - Maedche, Alexander PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44963-9_29 ER -