Literature: Studies

EASy-D is a small database that serves as synopsis of empirical studies with adaptive systems. Each study is categorized in terms of the goal, criteria, the empirical design, the statistical analysis and other relevant information. Thus, it might help to identify studies that are similar to your planned study. You may also want to add your own published study to this database.

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Alpert, S.R., Karat, J., Karat, C-M., Brodie, C., and Vergo, J.G. (2003). User Attitudes Regarding a User-Adaptive eCommerce Web Site. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 13(4), 373-396.

Eklund, J. and Sinclair, K. (2000). An empirical appraisal of the effectiveness of adaptive interfaces for instructional systems. Educational Technology & Society, 3(4) 2000, pp. 165-177.

The EASy-D database of studies

	Warning
	Due to a hard disk crash, there are currently only 7 studies available in EASy-D, but we are working on relaunching it as soon as possible. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for additional information on EASy-D and have a look at the list of studies that had been available below.

A special issue on empirical evaluation has been published by User Modeling and User Adapted Interaction in 2002 (Volume 12, Issue 2-3) which includes several empirical studies. And obviously, other issues of this journal contain articles with empirical studies, too.

Here is a list of studies and systems that had been included in EASy-D before the hard disk crash. We are working on restoring the database again as soon as possible.

Ambrosini, Cirillo and Micarelli (1997), HUMOS and WIFS
Bares and Lester (1997), UCam
Beck, Stern andWoolf (1997), MFD
Berthold and Jameson (1999), READY
Billsus and Pazzani (1999), News Dude
Bueno and David (2001), METIORE
Chin and Porage (2001), Iona
Chiu, Webb and Kuzmycz (1997), FOIL-IOAM
Chu-Carroll and Brown (1998), Initiative Prediction
Corbett and Bhatnagar (1997), APT
study I in Corbett (2001), APT
study II in Corbett (2001), APT
study III in Corbett (2001), APT
Crosby, Iding and Chin (2001)
Draier and Gallinari (2001)
Encarnação and Stoev (1999), ORIMUHS
Fischer and Ye (2001), Code-Broker
Goren-Bar, Kuflik, Lev and Shova (2001), SOM
Green and Carberry (1999), Initiative in Answer Generation
experiment 1 in Kim, Hall and Keane (2001), RLRSD
experiment 2 in Kim, Hall and Keane (2001), RLRSD
Lesh, Rich and Sidner (1999), Collagen
Litman and Pan (1999), TOOT
Luckin and du Boulay (1999), VIS
Magnini and Strapparava (2001), SiteIF
Marinilli, Micarelli and Sciarrone (1999), Information Filtering System
Mitrovic (2001), SQL-Tutor
Müller, Großmann-Hutter, Jameson, Rummer and Wittig (2001), READY
Noh and Gmytrasiewicz (1997), RMM
Paris, Wan, Wilkinson and Wu (2001), Tiddler
Semerano, Ferilli, Fanizzi and Abbattista (2001), CDL Learning Server
experiment 1 in Specht and Kobsa (1999), AST
experiment 2 in Specht and Kobsa (1999), AST
field study in Specht and Kobsa (1999), AST
Sison, Numao and Shimura (1998), MMD
Strachan, Anderson, Sneesby and Evans (1997), P-TIMS
Spooner and Edwards (1997), Babel
Theo (2001), ELFI
Trewin and Pain (1997), Keyboard Skills
Villamañe, Gutiérrez, Arruabarrena, Pérez, López-Cudrado, Sanz, Sanz and Vadillo (2001), HEZINET
Virvou and du Boulay (1999), RESCUER
Vogt, Cottrell, Belew and Bartell (1999), User lenses
Weber and Specht (1997), ELM-ART II

Ambrosini, L., Cirillo, V., and Micarelli, A. (1997). A hybrid architecture for user adapted information filtering on the World Wide Web. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 59–61. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Bares, W. H. and Lester, J. C. (1997). Cinematographic user models for automated realtime camera control in dynamic 3D environments. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 215–226. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Beck, J., Stern, M., and Woolf, B. P. (1997). Using the student model to control problem difficulty. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 277–288. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Berthold, A. and Jameson, A. (1999). Interpreting symptoms of cognitive load in speech input. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 235–244. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Billsus, D. and Pazzani, M. J. (1999). A hybrid user model for news story classification. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 98–108. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Bueno, D. and David, A. A. (2001). METIORE: A personalized information retrieval system. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling:Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 168–177. Berlin: Springer.
Chin, D. N. and Porage, A. (2001). Acquiring user preferences for product customization. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 95–104. Berlin: Springer.
Chiu, B. C., Webb, G. I., and Kuzmycz, M. (1997). A comparison of first-order and zeroth-order induction for Input-Output Agent Modelling. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 347–358. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Chu-Carroll, J. and Brown, M. K. (1998). An evidential model for tracking initiative in collaborative dialogue interactions. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 8(3-4), 215–253.
Corbett, A. T. (2001). Cognitive computer tutors: Solving the two-sigma problem. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 137–147, Berlin. Springer.
Corbett, A. T. and Bhatnagar, A. (1997). Student modeling in the ACT programming tutor: Adjusting a procedural learning model with declarative knowledge. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 243–254. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Crosby, M. E., Iding, M. K., and Chin, D. N. (2001). Visual search and background complexity: Does the forest hide the trees? In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 225–227. Berlin: Springer.
Draier, T. and Gallinari, P. (2001). Characterizing sequences of user actions for access log analysis. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 228–230. Berlin: Springer.
Encarnação, L. M. and Stoev, S. L. (1999). Application-independent intelligent user support system exploiting action-sequence based user modeling. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 245–254. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Fischer, G. and Ye, Y. (2001). Personalizing delivered information in a software reuse environment. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 178–187. Berlin: Springer.
Goren-Bar, D., Kuflik, T., Lev, D., and Shova, P. (2001). Automating personal categorization using artificial neural networks. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 188–198. Berlin: Springer.
Green, N. and Carberry, S. (1999). A computational mechanism for initiative in answer generation. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 9(1-2), 93–132.
Kim, S., Hall, W., and Keane, A. (2001). Using document structure for personal ontologies and user modeling. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 240–242. Berlin: Springer.
Lesh, N., Rich, C., and Sidner, C. L. (1999). Using plan recognition in human-computer collaboration. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 23–32. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Litman, D. and Pan, S. (1999). Empirically evaluating an adaptable spoken dialogue system. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 54–64. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Luckin, R. and du Boulay, B. (1999). Capability, potential and collaborative assistance. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 139–148. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Magnini, B. and Strapparava, C. (2001). Improving user modeling with content-based techniques. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 74–83. Berlin: Springer.
Marinilli, M., Micarelli, A., and Sciarrone, F. (1999). A case-based approach to adaptive information filtering for the WWW. In Brusilovsky, P. and De Bra, P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Adaptive Systems and User Modeling on the World Wide Web, pages 81–87. available at http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/asum99/.
Mitrovic, A. (2001). Investigating students’ self-assessment skills. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 247–250. Berlin: Springer.
Müller, C., Großmann-Hutter, B., Jameson, A., Rummer, R., and Wittig, F. (2001). Recognizing time pressure and cognitive load on the basis of speech: An experimental study. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 24–33. Berlin: Springer. Available from http://dfki.de/_jameson/abs/MuellerGJ+01.html.
Noh, S. and Gmytrasiewicz, P. J. (1997). Agent modeling in antiair defense: A case study. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 389–400. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Paris, C., Wan, S., Wilkinson, R., and Wu, M. (2001). Generating personal travel guides - and who wants them? In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 151–153. Berlin: Springer.
Semerano, G., Ferilli, S., Fanizzi, N., and Abbattista, F. (2001). Learning interaction models in a digital library service. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 44–53. Berlin: Springer.
Sison, R. C., Numao, M., and Shimura, M. (1998). Discovering error classes from discrepancies in novice behaviors via multistrategy conceptual clustering. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 8(1-2), 103–129.
Specht, M. and Kobsa, A. (1999). Interaction of domain expertise and interface design in adaptive educational hypermedia. In Brusilovsky, P. and De Bra, P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Adaptive Systems and User Modeling on the World Wide Web, pages 89–93. available at http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/asum99/.
Spooner, R. I. W. and Edwards, A. D. N. (1997). User modelling for error recovery: A spelling checker for dyslexic users. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 147–157. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Strachan, L., Anderson, J., Sneesby, M., and Evans, M. (1997). Pragmatic user modeling in a commercial software system. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 189–200. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Theo, G. (2001). Getting the right information to the right person. In Bauer, M., Vassileva, J., and Gmytrasiewicz, P. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference, UM2001, pages 257–259. Berlin: Springer.
Trewin, S. and Pain, H. (1997). Dynamic modelling of keyboard skills: Supporting users with motor disabilities. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 135–146. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.
Villamañe, M., Gutiérrez, J., Arruabarrena, R., Pérez, T. A., López-Cudrado, J., Sanz, S., Sanz, S., and Vadillo, J. A. (2001). Use and evaluation of HEZINET; A system for basque language learning. In Lee, C. H., Lajoie, S., Mizoguchi, R., Yoo, Y. D., and du Boulay, B. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computers in Education/ScoolNet, 2001 (ICCE-2001), Nov. 12-15, Seoul Korea., pages 93–101.
Virvou, M. and du Boulay, B. (1999). Human plausible reasoning for intelligent help. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 9(4), 323–377.
Vogt, C. C., Cottrell, G. W., Belew, R. K., and Bartell, B. T. (1999). User lenses–achieving 100% precision on frequently asked questions. In Kay, J. (Ed.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, UM99, pages 86–96. Vienna, New York: Springer.
Weber, G. and Specht, M. (1997). User modeling and adaptive navigation support in WWW-based tutoring systems. In Jameson, A., Paris, C., and Tasso, C. (Eds.), User Modeling: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97, pages 289–300. Vienna, New York: Springer. Available from http://um.org.