Adaptive user interface customization through browsing knowledge capitalization

Author:Ghédira, C; Maret, P; Fayn, J; Rubel, P

Article Title:Adaptive user interface customization through browsing knowledge capitalization

Abstract:
Hypermedia data browsing is a mean for improving information access. However, the overload and the heterogeneity of medical information, as well as the multitude of possible navigational paths, turn the consultation of data into a difficult task. We present in this paper a solution for the development of adaptive user interfaces in a hypermedia data browsing environment. It is based on the capitalization of the users knowledge in the decision-making process, expressed in terms of navigational paths and of data presentation modes that are customized to the user's preferences and practice. This capitalization offers the user a way to automatically store and reuse the experience accumulated in browsing through patient records. We illustrate our approach with the implementation of HEMA, a clinical workstation prototype that we have specialized for the cardiology domain. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: knowledge representation; adaptivity; user/computer interface; extended markup language (XML) standards; clinical workstation

DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(02)00078-3

Source:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS

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