Cognitive Techniques for the Development of Services in Broadband Networks

Information and Communication Systems have tremendously evolved in the past years. This has resulted to the respective increase of the use of communication systems, devices, and applications. To follow this evolution, the applications now focus not only on the delivery of each application, but also on adaptability, so as to meet users’ needs. This is aimed to be achieved by adapting to these needs in the most efficient and seamless way, thus offering an advanced experience to the user. To this end, this chapter focuses on an application of cognitive networks, presenting the mechanism by which self-adaptation can be added. More specifically, this chapter discusses e-learning management systems and showcases the methodology by which such a system may be adapted to users’ preferences and achieve effective learning. This is achieved by using vocabulary teaching as a specific instance of e-learning. Scenarios and the respective results of this methodology are also presented.