UMAP 2019 Demo and Late-Breaking Results - Chairs' Preface

Abstract

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the UMAP 2019 LBR and Demo Track, in conjunction with the 27th Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization, held in Larnaca, Cyprus on June 9-12th, 2019. This track encompasses two categories: (i) Demos, which showcase research prototypes and commercially available products of UMAP-based systems, (ii) Late-breaking Results (LBR), which contain original and unpublished accounts of innovative research ideas, preliminary results, industry showcases, and system prototypes, addressing both the theory and practice of UMAP. The submissions spanned a wide scope of topics, ranging from novel techniques for user and group modeling, to adaptation and personalization implementations across different application scenarios. We received 46 LBR and 4 Demo submissions. Each submission was carefully reviewed by members of the Demo and LBR program committee, which consisted of 89 members. Each submission was reviewed by at least 3 PC members. Out of this total of 50 submissions, 15 LBR and 3 Demos were deemed of good quality by the reviewers, and were consequently accepted (36% overall acceptance rate). They were presented in the UMAP poster sessions, which collectively showcased the wide spectrum of novel ideas and latest results in user modelling, adaptation and personalization.