CM-DIR: A Method to Support the Specification of the User’s Dynamic Behavior in Recommender Systems

Carla A. Martins, Carina Dorneles, Ankica Barišić, Thiago Rocha Silva, Marco Winckler*

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Abstract

This paper introduces CM-DIR (Conceptual Model - Dynamicity and Interaction in Recommender Systems), a method that we have originally devised to help with the description of dynamic user behavior in Recommender Systems (RS). The identification of user behavior change is paramount to optimize RSs to face new contexts of use and adapt their user interface accordingly. Capturing dynamic user behavior is, however, not an easy task and most RS systems do not take this information into account during the requirements engineering process. The proposed method leverages user and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) stories and extends them to describe dynamicity. The method has been evaluated with a panel of experts through semi-structured interviews and the results suggest that the CM-DIR is necessary and comprehensible and that the proposed extension allows flexibility and adaptability while ensuring informative specifications.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman-Centered Software Engineering : 10th IFIP WG 13.2 International Working Conference, HCSE 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 8–10, 2024, Proceedings
EditorsMarta Kristín Lárusdóttir, Bilal Naqvi, Regina Bernhaupt, Carmelo Ardito, Stefan Sauer
PublisherSpringer
Publication dateJul 2024
Pages26-46
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-64575-4
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-64576-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024
Event10th IFIP WG 13.2 International Working Conference on Human-Centred Software Engineering, HCSE 2024 - Reykjavik, Iceland
Duration: 8. Jul 202410. Jul 2024

Conference

Conference10th IFIP WG 13.2 International Working Conference on Human-Centred Software Engineering, HCSE 2024
Country/TerritoryIceland
CityReykjavik
Period08/07/202410/07/2024
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume14793
ISSN0302-9743

Keywords

  • Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Recommender Systems
  • Requirements Specification
  • User Behavior
  • User Stories

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