BehavRec: Workshop on Recommendations for Behavior Change

The workshop aims to discuss open problems, challenges, and innovative research approaches in the area of persuasive and behavior change recommender systems, that is, recommender systems aimed at modifying people’s habits and behavior. Some questions that motivate this workshop are: What kind of theory is more suitable to inform the design of behavior change recommender systems? What kind of personal data (e.g., coming from environmental sensors, wearable devices, etc.) should we use to design behavior change recommendations? How should we deliver them (i.e., what kind of communication channels and interfaces should we use)? What kind of strategies should we implement to design timely and contextualized recommendations? How can we support the user’s motivation to adhere to the recommendations provided? How can we “persuade” users in the long term?