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Preference-Based CBR: A Search-Based Problem Solving Framework

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Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development (ICCBR 2013)

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Preference-based CBR is conceived as a case-based reasoning methodology in which problem solving experience is mainly represented in the form of contextualized preferences, namely preferences for candidate solutions in the context of a target problem to be solved. This paper is a continuation of recent work on a formalization of preference-based CBR that was focused on an essential part of the methodology: a method to predict a most plausible candidate solution given a set of preferences on other solutions, deemed relevant for the problem at hand. Here, we go one step further by embedding this method in a more general search-based problem solving framework. In this framework, case-based problem solving is formalized as a search process, in which a solution space is traversed through the application of adaptation operators, and the choice of these operators is guided by case-based preferences. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated in two case studies, one from the field of bioinformatics and the other one related to the computer cooking domain.

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Abdel-Aziz, A., Cheng, W., Strickert, M., Hüllermeier, E. (2013). Preference-Based CBR: A Search-Based Problem Solving Framework. In: Delany, S.J., Ontañón, S. (eds) Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development. ICCBR 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7969. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39056-2_1

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