A model driven architecture approach for user interface generation focused on content personalization

Model Driven Architecture (MDA) has gained attention from human-computer interface community because of its capability of code generation from abstract models and transformations. MDA approaches and tools in this context include, usually, the personalization of interface design elements (such as I/O fields, screen resolution, screen size, and so on) based on some information about the context of use. However, to really achieve the personalization, it is important not only to consider the container but also the content that means, which information should be provided in each situation. This paper presents a MDA approach in this direction. Our goal is to define during user interface design what information should be personalized for a specific domain considering the context information. To address this goal, a context model and a domain ontology are used as central elements for models design and transformations.