Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI) Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Wien Tel.+43-1-53532810,5336112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VORTRAG ******* Prof.Dr.Robert C. HOLTE University of Ottawa Canada A Learning Apprentice for Browsing ---------------------------------- This talk describes the task of browsing and an agent we have developed to improve the speed and success rate of browsing. The agent is a learning apprentice: it monitors the user's normal browsing actions and learns a measure of "relevance" to the user interests. It searches the library being browsed, uses the learned measure to evaluate items and presents to the user those that are most relevant. The paper discusses the main issues raised during the development of the browsing agent. These are of general interest not only because browsing is of consider- able practical importance but also because it represents a prototypical task for learning apprentice research. Zeit: Donnerstag, 4.Mai 1995, 18:30 Uhr pktl. Ort: OeFAI, Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien 1.