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Human-centred web adaptation and personalization : from theory to practice
Germanakos P., Belk M., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 336 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319280-48-6)
Date Reviewed: Apr 5 2017

This book covers a very new and interesting topic of improving user interfaces (UIs) by making them friendly to each particular user. The reader can find a lot of information about the history of UIs and the current ways to make them more efficient. There are also hundreds of references, which will provide the reader with details from many fields.

This book is highly scientific research about the newest developments in the interaction between users and web applications. The main focus is on the adaptation and personification of user-computer interaction. The domain is extremely important today, when web and mobile applications are a part of daily life. The authors analyze the current state of the topics and then propose original research.

The book has three parts: “Theory,” “Principles,” and “Practice.”

The theory part analyzes new improvements in human-computer interaction (HCI). The trend is to adapt systems to the user’s specific requests. This involves a redesign of the interfaces to be more user centered. This part contains an in-depth overview of the cognitive and emotional human factors involved in the interaction, such as perception, search, learning, and emotions.

The second part contains the principles of user modeling, which identify user background and skills. Based on user modeling, the principles of computer system personalization are discussed together with adaptive technologies. This part references numerous recent technological advances. For example, 24 systems for web adaptation and personalization are described. The last chapter of this part presents the authors’ research on a personalization framework: the architecture, design, and technologies that they used.

The third part, “Practice,” comprises three applications on e-learning, e-commerce, and user authentication.

This is one of the first comprehensive books on web adaptation. It has 300 pages, eight dense chapters, written in small font; therefore, it has a lot of information. Each chapter has at least 100 references, which shows the high amount of information presented. The book contains mostly text, with just a few images. Sometimes, the vast amount of information makes the book hard to read. References instead of explanations sometimes stop the flow of understanding. Plain text makes up most of the book; more graphics would have been beneficial.

The book is useful for researchers who would like to study many aspects of the field.

Reviewer:  Claudiu Popescu Review #: CR145172 (1706-0351)
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