• Article  

      ACLP: Abductive Constraint Logic Programming 

      Kakas, Antonis C.; Michael, Antonia; Mourlas, Constantinos (2000)
      This paper presents the framework of Abductive Constraint Logic Programming (ACLP), which integrates Abductive Logic Programming (ALP) and Constraint Logic Programming (CLP). In ACLP, the task of abduction is supported and ...
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      Adapting generic web structures with semantic web technologies: A cognitive approach 

      Belk, Marios; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2010)
      The research described in this paper focuses on adapting generic Hypermedia Environments with the use of Semantic Web technologies. The use of machine understandable semantics in Web applications is increasing significantly, ...
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      An assessment of human factors in adaptive hypermedia environments 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (IGI Global, 2008)
      The plethora of information and services as well as the complicated nature of most Web structures intensify the navigational difficulties that arise when users navigate their way through this large information space. ...
    • Article  

      Capturing essential intrinsic user behaviour values for the design of comprehensive web-based personalized environments 

      Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2008)
      Advances in Web-based oriented technologies and services are taking place with a considerable speed around the world. As communications and IT usage become an integral part of many people's lives and the available products ...
    • Book Chapter  

      Dynamic business processes and virtual communities in wireless ehealth environments 

      Georgiadis, Dimosthenis; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S.; Christodoulou, Eleni (IGI Global, 2010)
      Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) related applications tend to be a trend for most successful businesses, organizations and domains nowadays, as is the Healthcare sector. Healthcare specialists often work in ...
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      A dynamic user centric framework for enhancing eservices effectiveness aiming at mass customization 

      Belk, Marios; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (IGI Global, 2009)
      Mass customization should be more than just configuring a specific component (hardware or software), but should be seen as the co-design of an entire system, including services, experiences and human satisfaction at the ...
    • Article  

      The effects of personality type in user-centered appraisal systems 

      Lekkas, Zacharias; Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2011)
      The basic objective of this paper is to make an extensive reference of a combination of concepts and techniques coming from different research areas, Psychology and Web personalization technologies, both of which focus ...
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      Embracing cognitive aspects in web personalization environments - The adaptiveweb architecture 

      Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Belk, Marios; Samaras, George S. (2007)
      This paper presents a Web adaptation and personalization architecture that uses cognitive aspects as its core filtering element. The innovation of the proposed architecture focuses upon the creation of a comprehensive user ...
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      Emotional web-based design: the concepts of emotional experience and emotional expression 

      Lekkas, Zacharias; Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2011)
      For many years people have been trying to measure differences between individuals. Over the course of time, a combination of developments in statistical know-how and the evolution of thought within psychology enabled the ...
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      Enhancing e-learning environments with users' cognitive factors: The case of EKPAIDEION 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Belk, Marios; Christodoulou, Eleni; Spanoudis,George C.; Samaras, George S. (Academic Conferences Limited, 2008)
      We are now witnessing an extensive and gradually increasing use of the World Wide Web space, proved to be a quite favourable way of communication, due to its speed, simplicity and efficiency. Distance learning (or eLearning) ...
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      Evaluating the significance of cognitive and emotional parameters in e-learning adaptive environments 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2007)
      This paper presents experimental evidence supporting the notion that users' individual information processing characteristics are significant in the context of e-learning environments. In the wider field of Adaptive ...
    • Article  

      An experimental assessment of the use of cognitive and affective factors in adaptive educational hypermedia 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2009)
      In order to assess the positive effect and validity of personalization on the basis of users' cognitive and emotional characteristics, this study presents three subsequent experiments. The first experiment explores the ...
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      Eye-tracking users' behavior in relation to Cognitive Style within an e-Learning environment 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2009)
      Eye-tracking measurements may be used as a method of identifying users' actual behavior in a hypermedia setting. In this research, an eye-tracking experiment was conducted in order to validate the construct of cognitive ...
    • Article  

      Implementing affect parameters in personalized web-based design 

      Lekkas, Zacharias; Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (2009)
      Researchers used to believe that emotional processes are beyond the scope of a scientific study. Recent advances in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, however, suggest that there is nothing mystical about ...
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      Implementing psychological parameters in a web-based appraisal system 

      Lekkas, Zacharias; Tsianos, Nikos; Mourlas, Constantinos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Samaras, George S. (2010)
      For many years people have been trying to measure differences between individuals. Over the course of time, a combination of developments in statistical know-how and the evolution of thought within psychology enabled the ...
    • Book Chapter  

      Improving m-commerce services effectiveness with the use of user-centric content delivery 

      Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (IGI Global, 2008)
      Advances in wireless communications and information technology have made the Mobile Web a reality. The Mobile Web is the response to the need for anytime, anywhere access to information and services. Many wireless applications ...
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      Incorporating human factors in the development of context-aware personalized applications: The next generation of intelligent user interfaces 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Samaras, George S. (IGI Global, 2009)
      The notion of context in context-aware applications is not merely an issue of external situational circumstances or device/channel properties, but it could also refer to a wide array of user characteristics that have an ...
    • Article  

      An individual differences approach in adaptive waving of user checkout process in retail eCommerce 

      Belk, Marios; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Asimakopoulos, Stavros; Andreou, Panayiotis G.; Mourlas, Constantinos; Spanoudis, George; Samaras, George S. (2014)
      Developing a usable checkout process is pivotal for e-business success. However, recent research has shown that users frequently abandon their shopping carts and lacking a clear direction through the process. In this ...
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      An individual differences approach in designing ontologies for efficient personalization 

      Tsianos, Nikos; Germanakos, Panagiotis; Belk, Marios; Lekkas, Zacharias; Samaras, George S.; Mourlas, Constantinos (2013)
      This article discusses the potential role of cognitive individual differences in the context of designing ontologies for personalization on users' characteristics. The theoretical framework of the proposed approach is ...
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      Intelligent authoring tools for enhancing mass customization of e-services: The smarTag framework 

      Germanakos, Panagiotis; Tsianos, Nikos; Lekkas, Zacharias; Mourlas, Constantinos; Belk, Marios; Samaras, George S. (2009)
      Mass customization should be more than just configuring a specific component (hardware or software), but should be seen as the co-design of an entire system, including services, experiences and human satisfaction at the ...