Call for Papers (with apologies for cross-posting) ------------------------------------------------------------ Beyond Personalization 2005 A Workshop on the Next Stage of Recommender Systems Research ------------------------------------------------------------ In conjunction with the 2005 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2005) San Diego, California January 9-12, 2005 http://www.iuiconf.org ------------------------- Workshop Topics and Goals ------------------------- This workshop intends to bring recommender systems researchers and practitioners together in order to discuss the current state of recommender systems research, both on existing and emerging research topics, and to determine how research in this area should proceed. We are at a pivotal point in recommender systems research where researchers are both looking inward at what recommender systems are and looking outward at where recommender systems can be applied, and the implications of applying them out 'in the wild.' This creates a unique opportunity to both reassess the current state of research and directions research is taking in the near and long term. This workshop will focus on the following four main topics: 1. Understanding and trusting recommender systems. Do users understand and trust the recommendations they receive from recommender systems, what kinds of information do recommenders need to provide to users to build trust, and how difficult is it to regain trust in a recommender if it is lost? 2. User interfaces for recommender systems. What are good ways to present recommendations to users, how do you integrate recommenders into the displays of existing information systems, and how can interfaces encourage users to provide ratings in order to 'close the loop' for recommendations, that is, how can you get users to consume the items recommended and then tell the system how good the recommendations are? 3. The future of recommendation algorithms and their metrics. How can we generate better individual and group recommendations, develop new metrics and evaluation criteria for recommendations, and achieve cross-domain recommendations? 4. Social consequences and opportunities of recommender systems. How do individuals and groups of people respond to recommendations, how can recommendations be integrated with online and real world communities, and in what ways do recommendations affect social organizations? ----------------- Intended Audience ----------------- The workshop is intended for both established researchers and practioners in the domain of recommender systems as well as for new researchers and students with interesting ideas on recommender systems and their future. Participants do not have to come from a specific application domain, as long as their research or ideas are on one of the main topics of the workshop. ---------------- Paper Submission ---------------- Two types of contributions are invited: 1. Papers describing (ongoing) work on one or more of the topics for the workshop. 2. Position statements regarding one or more of the topics for the workshop. Both papers and position statements should be prepared according to the IUI 2005 Instructions for Authors, and should not exceed 6 pages for papers and 2 pages for position statements. Acceptable formats are PostScript and PDF. Please send the paper or position statement not later than 18 October 2004 by e-mail to mcnee@cs.umn.edu, cc: Mark.vanSetten@telin.nl Each paper and position statement will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Accepted contributions will be published in the workshop proceedings and will be available on the Web before the workshop begins. Authors whose papers or position statements are accepted to this workshop are expected to attend both the workshop and IUI 2005. The workshop format will be panel-based with the authors of the best submitted papers appearing on the panels and include interactive sessions with all participants. --------------- Important Dates --------------- 8 Nov 2004: Paper Submission Deadline 28 Nov 2004: Paper Acceptance Notification 6 Dec 2004: Camera-ready Copies Due (and last day of Early Registration for IUI 2005) 10 Dec 2004: Papers Available from Website 9 Jan 2005: Workshop at IUI 2005 --------------- Workshop Chairs --------------- Mark van Setten Telematica Instituut P.O. Box 589 7500 AN Enschede The Netherlands E-mail: Mark.vanSetten@telin.nl Sean M. McNee GroupLens Research Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, 55455 USA E-mail: mcnee@cs.umn.edu Joseph A. Konstan GroupLens Research Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, 55455 USA E-mail: konstan@cs.umn.edu ----------------- Program Committee ----------------- Loren Terveen - University of Minnesota (USA) Liliana Ardissono - University of Torino (Italy) Jon Herlocker - Oregon State University (USA) Barry Smyth - University College Dublin and Changing Worlds (Ireland) Anton Nijholt - University of Twente (The Netherlands)