Using constraints to render websites

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
  • Motivation
  • Aim and Scope
  • Related Work
• I Modelling of the Problem
  • Description of the Problem
    • Personalised Content
    • Generating Personalised Content
    • Constraints to consider
  • Constraints
    • Introduction
    • Constraint Satisfaction Problems
    • Solution Process
      • Arc Consistency
    • Constrained Optimisation Problems
      • Extended Constrained Optimisation Problems
    • Soft Constraints
    • Real-time Constraint Satisfaction
      • Analysis of the Function
  • Constraint Problem Model
    • Slots and Campaigns
    • Values of Campaigns
    • Values of Slots
      • Example
    • Relaxation of Constraints
    • Duplicate Content
      • Example
    • Forced Promotions
      • Example
    • Real-time Problem Solution
• II Prototypical Implementation
  • Overview
    • System Architecture
      • Distributed Approach

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This thesis explores the application of constraint programming techniques to the rendering of online retailer websites, focusing on the challenges of generating personalized content while adhering to various constraints.

• Constraint programming as a solution for website rendering
• Personalized content generation in e-commerce environments
• Constraint satisfaction and optimization problems in web design
• Real-time constraint satisfaction for dynamic website updates
• Prototyping a constraint-based website rendering system

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The thesis begins by introducing the problem of rendering online retailer websites, particularly the need for personalized content. It delves into constraint programming as a potential solution, explaining the concepts of constraint satisfaction and optimization problems, including real-time constraint satisfaction.

The chapter then explores a specific constraint problem model, encompassing slots for content placement and various campaigns with associated values. It details how constraints are implemented and relaxed to address challenges like duplicate content and forced promotions, illustrating these concepts with examples.

Finally, the thesis outlines the architecture of a prototypical implementation, including a distributed approach, emphasizing the real-time nature of constraint satisfaction for dynamically updating websites.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Constraint programming, website rendering, e-commerce, personalized content, constraint satisfaction, optimization, real-time, distributed architecture, prototyping.