Person

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Oppermann

University of Koblenz, Germany

• User centered system development methodology with both user participation and integrating human factors into the design process 

• System evaluation methodology with cycles of design, evaluation, and redesign of system versions (evolutionary development) with integrating analyses of user demands and user feedback 

• Adaptation facilities to consider inter- and intra-individual differences in user interests, knowledge, and preferences with shared control about adaptations between the user and the system 

• Continuous learning support for users by enhanced exploitation of acquired knowledge and current experience to strengthen the learning including implicit learning (life-long learning)

• User support in location aware nomadic information systems with distributed knowledge based on modeling the user, the physical and social environment, and the task domain of the user 

• Putting information into the context of use transforms the information into knowledge for the user