In this paper we provide a classification of adaptive systems with respect to the kind of
semantic technology they exploit to accomplish or improve specific adaptation and user …

The participation of users within AAL environments is increasing thanks to the capabilities of
the current wearable devices. Furthermore, the significance of considering user's …

This paper focuses on the role of user modeling and semantically enhanced representations
for personalization. This paper presents a generic Ontology-based User Modeling …

This work introduces ComfOnt, a semantic framework developed within the context of
ambient assisted living, context awareness, and ambient intelligence Italian research …

Moving between devices is omnipresent, but not for people with disabilities or those who
require specific accessibility options. Setting up assistive technologies or finding settings to …

Ubiquitous Computing is moving the interaction away from the human‐computer paradigm
and towards the creation of smart environments that users and things, from the IoT …

Pervasive computing aims at providing services for human beings that interact with their
environment (encompassing objects and people who reside in it). Pervasive computing …

Sharing of health data between independent organizations, each using customized
Electronic Health Records (EHR) management systems or Healthcare Information System …

User models have been defined since the 1980s, mainly for the purpose of building context-
based, user-adaptive applications. However, the advent of social networked media, serious …

Users of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) like Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, are facing two
problems:(1) it is difficult for them to keep track of their social friendships and friends' social …