Automatic Profile Generation in eRACE

In this paper, we describe the design of a profile generator toolkit, which aims to automatically create realistic user profiles for a mobile personalized portal service. These profiles simulate actual user behavior and are utilized to experiment with a personalized crawling system, called eRACE. With the help of this tool, we will assess the performance and scalability of the eRACE system by creating appropriate models. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.3.5 [Online Information Services]: Web-based services ? XML, portal, profile registration. General Terms Measurement, Performance, Design, Experimentation. Keywords User profile, XML, search engine, performance, testing.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Christiana Christophi, Marios D. Dikaiakos
• Keywords: Actual User Behavior, Internet Technology, Personalized Crawling System, Realistic User Profiles, WWW 2003