Modeling Users in an Adaptive Visual Interface for Database Systems

Abstract A multi-paradigm visual interface for a database system is being designed, which provides multiple representations for both the stored data and the queries to be performed on them, thus allowing different interaction paradigms. The most appropriate interaction paradigm is proposed to the user interacting with the database, on the basis of the stored user model. In this paper we propose to construct individual models of database users consisting of three components: the class stereotype, the user signature and the system model. Experimental results in constructing the user stereotype are described. Our assumption is that such a three-component user model captures the essential characteristics of the user, and enhances human computer interaction.