Adaptive Interactive Systems

(INFOMAIS)

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Christine Bauer Karlijn Dinnissen
Hanna Hauptmann

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Topics covered

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This course is about the design and evaluation
of interactive systems that automatically adapt
to users and their context.

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Topics covered

Personalization
and

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▪ Guest lecture from industry
▪ 2 mandatory research articles per lecture
▪ Additional session for presentations;
schedule is less tight
▪ More time between last lecture and exam
Assessment

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Assessment—Requirements for successful performance

Group assignment 1:
Final exam
Project report
(50%)
(35%)
(15%)

Requirement:
Peer effort assessment
Final score

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 NO lectures

Instead, self-paced learning

with videos
Taking ownership of your learning

▪ Self-responsibility
▪ Engagement with the topics and tasks
▪ Respectful communication

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Expected time involvement is
~20 hours per week.

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Access to resources

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Resources

▪ Lectures by experts in the field ▪ Engage in the lectures

▪ Slides material available on ▪ Discuss with peers
Blackboard (uu.blackboard.com) after ▪ Apply concepts
each lecture ▪ Do your research—individually or in
▪ Per lecture 2-3 additional articles (or groups
chapters) on Blackboard
▪ Additional readings (e.g., books,
scientific articles) on Blackboard
▪ Weekly plan

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Teaching methods and tasks

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Teaching methods

▪ in class:
▪ introduction to topics (by lecturers)
▪ discussions
▪ group presentations
▪ self-paced learning:
▪ group project
▪ report writing
▪ peer review
▪ preparation of a presentation

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Tasks—Individually

▪ carefully examine the syllabus

▪ engage in the lectures
▪ study the material
▪ conduct peer review
▪ contribute to your group!
▪ master the exam

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Tasks—Work in groups

▪ form groups of 5 (self-assignment on Blackboard)

▪ define a group project
▪ suggest topic for group project on Blackboard
▪ elaborate project
▪ write project report
▪ reflect on reviews and integrate feedback
▪ prepare presentation
▪ present the key issues in a group presentation

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Group project

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Defining a project

Examples:
You select one
▪ A recommender system for group visits to the
cinema
▪ A system to analyze ICU (intensive care unit)
patient data and predict treatment outcomes
▪ An adaptive e-learning system for mathematics
at the primary school level
▪ Use the theory presented in the lectures
▪ Keep a master thesis research project in mind,
that requires ~9 months
▪ You do design and evaluation, not execution!

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Sept 15th 15:00-17:00
Project report

▪ 5 pages (excl references) Structure:

▪ LaTeX, ACM proceedings template, ▪ Introduction
two-column layout ▪ Related work
▪ User model and/or algorithm
While, at first sight, 5 pages may not ▪ Interface and interactions
seem overly long, it requires working ▪ Evaluation
thoroughly on the project so that you ▪ Discussion
can report all required details and in a ▪ Conclusion
concise manner. ▪ References

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Peer review

▪ Give constructive feedback

▪ Goal → help peers improve their work!
▪ Receive reviews to improve your group work

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Project presentation

▪ Slide submission on 19th of October for all!

▪ Presentations in the lectures on 21st, 26th, and 28th of October
▪ Assignment of ~10-minute slot for your group

▪ Competition:
Voting to elect the best 3 project presentations!

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Exam

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Individual exam

▪ Digital exam on campus with Remindo

▪ Open book exam
▪ Covers all contents conveyed in the lectures and additional material
provided such as slides and papers
▪ Multiple-choice questions and open-text questions

The exam questions will ask you to demonstrate that you

understand the lecture material, that you can apply it to
presented tasks, and that you can use this to critically
analyze, synthesize or evaluate a problem.
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Important dates

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 Deadlines Topic Deadline

Topic submission Sept 13th 23:59 AoE

AoE
Draft report Oct 9th 23:59 AoE

Peer review Oct 16th 23:59 AoE

Slides submission Oct 19th 23:59 AoE

Presentations Oct 21st, 26th, + 28th in class

Final report Oct 30st 23:59 AoE

Exam Nov 11th 11:00

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Sept 15th 15:00-17:00
Communication channels

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Communication channels

In class: Outside lecture time:

▪ engagement ▪ main access point: Blackboard uu.blackboard.com
▪ discussion ▪ main communication channel: Forum
→ also peers can answer!

▪ Individual (!) concerns c.bauer@uu.nl or “book” a

meeting (link to booking page on Blackboard)
▪ Do not use Teams chat—easily overlooked!

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