Title :
Using user models in software agents: the Virtual Secretary
Author :
Bellika, Johan Gustav ; Hartvigsen, Gunnar ; Widding, Roy Arild
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tromso Univ., Norway
Abstract :
A user model contains knowledge of the user´s past and present tasks and it is the key element in the construction of adaptive user interfaces. A less discovered feature of user models is their potential use in software agents. Through the transference of user models, we can construct software agents that both reduce the threats of software agents penetrating a local host and the amount of data transferred. The paper presents the Virtual Secretary, which is a user model based software agent system
Keywords :
cooperative systems; operating systems (computers); software agents; user modelling; Virtual Secretary; adaptive user interfaces; data transfer; local host; software agents; user model based software agent system; user models; Computer science; Councils; Electronic mail; Electronic switching systems; Information filtering; Information filters; Information retrieval; Merging; Neural networks; Software agents; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Multi Agent Systems, 1998. Proceedings. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8500-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICMAS.1998.699228
