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We introduce matchmaking as a specific setting for similarity assessment. While in many domains similarity is assessed between pairs of entities with equal status, in matchmaking there exists a source request which triggers search for the most similar set of available entities. We describe a specific scenario where elderly people request support or companionship for outdoor activities in the neighbourhood. The scenario is used to formulate requirements for a matchmaking framework. Similarity matching for support requests is based on hard criteria such as gender and on spatio-temporal constraints. Matching companions for outdoor activities needs a more sophisticated method taking into account semantic similarity of requested and offered activities.
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A specific ontology for describing web-services named OWL-S is used.
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This work is funded by BMBF grant 16SV5700K (Technology and Innovation), Cooperation project “Europäische Metropolregion Nürnberg macht mobil durch technische und soziale Innovationen für die Menschen in der Region” (EMN-MOVES). We thank members of the senior citizen councils of Bamberg, Erlangen, and Nürnberg. We also thank the reviewers for their helpful comments.
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Schmid, U., Berle, L., Munz, M., Stein, K., Sticht, M. (2014). How Similar is What I Get to What I Want: Matchmaking for Mobility Support. In: Prade, H., Richard, G. (eds) Computational Approaches to Analogical Reasoning: Current Trends. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 548. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54516-0_11
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