CFP: ACM Transactions on the Web: Special issue on Recommenders on the Web
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--ivmKN34rqVRQhn2UIHX59GdU45hmvJyUuu8mcGy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Call for Papers Special issue on Recommenders on the Web ACM Transactions on the Web GUEST EDITORS John Riedl Barry Smyth Recommender systems are changing the way people interact with the Web. From e-commerce sites like Amazon.com to news and information sites like digg and slashdot, recommenders help people choose between diverse products and complex information, by providing a more personalized information access experience. While much of the published research on recommenders has focused on the algorithms that power the recommendation process, many research challenges remain, especially when it comes to the applications, interfaces and social implications of recommenders. This special issue of ACM Transactions on the Web aims to gather a collection of high quality contributions that reflect recent innovations in the field of Web-based recommender systems. Papers may focus on novel Web interfaces for recommenders, on emerging applications of recommenders, or on the ways recommenders fit into the Social Web. Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Applications of Recommenders on the Web Recommenders on the Web, including the mobile Web and e-commerce; recommenders and community, including group recommenders, recommenders to support social networking, and techniques for leveraging the social graph in forming recommendations. Recommendation Interfaces Novel recommendation interfaces, including Web, mobile, and Web2.0; emerging interface technologies, including haptic interfaces, group interfaces, and public-displays; the role of explanations in recommender systems; evaluating recommendation interfaces through user studies and other HCI approaches. The Social Implications of Recommender Systems User privacy in recommender systems; privacy-preserving recommendation techniques; security and data protection; the robustness of recommender systems (e.g., to recommendation spam); techniques for detecting and coping with malicious users; on the role of trust in recommender systems; computational models of trust for recommender applications. Recommender Algorithms for the Web Novel algorithms especially suited to Web applications; evaluation techniques for algorithms that effectively predict performance in practice; hybrid collaborative and content-based recommenders; conversational recommenders. Guest Editor Contact Information Professor John Riedl Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 [email protected] http://www.cs.umn.edu/~riedl Professor Barry Smyth Digital Chair of Computer Science, School of Computer Science and Informatics, College of Engineering Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Barry Smyth <[email protected]> Tel: +353-1-7162473 | Fax: +353-1-2697262 http://csiweb.ucd.ie/Staff/AcademicStaff/bsmyth/ Submission Information Prospective authors, please submit your paper according to the directions on the ACM TWEB Web site following the content and formatting guidelines available at http://www.acm.org/tweb/author.html. There you can also find detailed information about the ACM TWEB review process. When submitting your paper, please mention that it is to be considered for the special issue on Recommenders on the Web. In addition, please send a copy of your paper to <[email protected]> and <[email protected]>, with the Subject line "TWeb: Recommenders on the Web". Papers due: September 15, 2008 Author notification: January 30, 2009 Revised versions of accepted papers due: March 16, 2009 (all accepted papers expected to undergo a minor set of revisions) Final materials for publication due: May 1, 2009 Special issue published: August 2009 (tentative) --ivmKN34rqVRQhn2UIHX59GdU45hmvJyUuu8mcGy Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style="background-color: #ffffff;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="width:655px; position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="width: 470px; margin:0; padding:0 25px 0 0; float:left; z-index:1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text"> <p><br> Call for Papers<br> <br> Special issue on Recommenders on the Web<br> ACM Transactions on the Web<br> <br> GUEST EDITORS<br> John Riedl<br> Barry Smyth<br> <br> Recommender systems are changing the way people interact with the Web. From<br> e-commerce sites like Amazon.com to news and information sites like digg<br> and slashdot, recommenders help people choose between diverse products and<br> complex information, by providing a more personalized information access<br> experience. While much of the published research on recommenders has<br> focused on the algorithms that power the recommendation process, many<br> research challenges remain, especially when it comes to the applications,<br> interfaces and social implications of recommenders.<br> <br> This special issue of ACM Transactions on the Web aims to gather a<br> collection of high quality contributions that reflect recent innovations in<br> the field of Web-based recommender systems. Papers may focus on novel Web<br> interfaces for recommenders, on emerging applications of recommenders, or<br> on the ways recommenders fit into the Social Web. Particular areas of<br> interest include, but are not limited to:<br> <br> Applications of Recommenders on the Web<br> <br> Recommenders on the Web, including the mobile Web and e-commerce;<br> recommenders and community, including group recommenders, recommenders to<br> support social networking, and techniques for leveraging the social graph<br> in forming recommendations.<br> <br> Recommendation Interfaces<br> <br> Novel recommendation interfaces, including Web, mobile, and Web2.0;<br> emerging interface technologies, including haptic interfaces, group<br> interfaces, and public-displays; the role of explanations in recommender<br> systems; evaluating recommendation interfaces through user studies and<br> other HCI approaches.<br> <br> The Social Implications of Recommender Systems<br> <br> User privacy in recommender systems; privacy-preserving recommendation<br> techniques; security and data protection; the robustness of recommender<br> systems (e.g., to recommendation spam); techniques for detecting and coping<br> with malicious users; on the role of trust in recommender systems;<br> computational models of trust for recommender applications.<br> <br> Recommender Algorithms for the Web<br> <br> Novel algorithms especially suited to Web applications; evaluation<br> techniques for algorithms that effectively predict performance in practice;<br> hybrid collaborative and content-based recommenders; conversational<br> recommenders.<br> <br> Guest Editor Contact Information<br> <br> Professor John Riedl<br> Department of Computer Science and Engineering<br> University of Minnesota<br> Minneapolis, MN 55455<br> <a href="mailto:riedl%40cs.umn.edu">riedl-2/[email protected]<wbr>edu</a><br> <a href="http://www.cs.umn.edu/~riedl">http://www.cs.<wbr>umn.edu/~<wbr>riedl</a><br> <br> Professor Barry Smyth<br> Digital Chair of Computer Science,<br> School of Computer Science and Informatics,<br> College of Engineering Mathematical and Physical Sciences,<br> University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.<br> Barry Smyth <<a href="mailto:barry.smyth%40ucd.ie">barry.smyth@<wbr>ucd.ie</a>><br> Tel: +353-1-7162473 | Fax: +353-1-2697262<br> <a href="http://csiweb.ucd.ie/Staff/AcademicStaff/bsmyth/">http://csiweb.<wbr>ucd.ie/Staff/<wbr>AcademicStaff/<wbr>bsmyth/</a><br> <br> Submission Information<br> <br> Prospective authors, please submit your paper according to the directions<br> on the ACM TWEB Web site following the content and formatting guidelines<br> available at <a href="http://www.acm.org/tweb/author.html.">http://www.acm.<wbr>org/tweb/<wbr>author.html.</a> There you can also find<br> detailed information about the ACM TWEB review process. When submitting<br> your paper, please mention that it is to be considered for the special<br> issue on Recommenders on the Web. In addition, please send a copy of your<br> paper to <<a href="mailto:riedl%40cs.umn.edu">riedl-2/[email protected]<wbr>edu</a>> and <<a href="mailto:barry.smyth%40ucd.ie">barry.smyth@<wbr>ucd.ie</a>>, with the Subject line<br> "TWeb: Recommenders on the Web".<br> <br> Papers due: September 15, 2008<br> Author notification: January 30, 2009<br> Revised versions of accepted papers due: March 16, 2009<br> (all accepted papers expected to undergo a minor set of revisions)<br> Final materials for publication due: May 1, 2009<br> Special issue published: August 2009 (tentative)<br> <br> </p> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <span width="1" style="color: white;">__._,_.___</span> <!-- Start the section with Message In topic --> <div id="ygrp-actbar"> <span class="left"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webir/message/2568;_ylc=X3oDMTM0dGo3bGFhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEyMzQ1ODUEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzMjA2BG1zZ0lkAzI1NjgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjE4OTg2ODQzBHRwY0lkAzI1Njg-"> Messages in this topic </a> (<span class="bld">1</span>) </span> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webir/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwZmE2NXJiBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEyMzQ1ODUEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzMjA2BG1zZ0lkAzI1NjgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjE4OTg2ODQz?act=reply&messageNum=2568"> <span class="bld"> Reply </span> (via web post) </a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webir/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJldDlzYjdnBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEyMzQ1ODUEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzMjA2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTIxODk4Njg0Mw--" class="bld"> Start a new topic </a> </div> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vitnav"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webir/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbWJpNWFxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEyMzQ1ODUEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzMjA2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA21zZ3MEc3RpbWUDMTIxODk4Njg0Mw--">Messages</a> </div> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-grft"> </div> <!-- yahoo logo --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-ft"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkNWpvaHU2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEyMzQ1ODUEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzMjA2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMjE4OTg2ODQz"> <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/yg/img/logo/ma_grp_160.gif" height="15" width="106" border="0" alt="Yahoo! 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