A User Profile Derivation Approach based on Log-File Analysis.
Gerald Stermsek, Mark Strembeck, Gustaf Neumann · 2007
Abstract- We present an approach to derive user profilesfrom observing user behavior. In particular, we use Web server log files and meta data describing page contents to ex-tract user interests. In the derivation process, we apply descriptive statistics, like page access frequency, as well as moresophisticated means, such as network analysis methods. The approach requires that appropriate meta-data describing thecontent of web pages is available. However, we do not require a specific meta-data format or standard.