A knowledge representation model for matchmaking systems in e-marketplaces

  • Authors:
  • Manish Joshi;Virendra Bhavsar;Harold Boley

  • Affiliations:
  • North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India;University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada;National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology, Fredericton, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

The success of matchmaking systems largely depends on how effectively product/service descriptions (profiles) of participants are modelled. We formalize the multifaceted expectations and interests of participants as 'constraints' in those profiles. We identify and explicitly define the relevant types of constraints. We propose a new knowledge representation (KR) model for Web-based matchmaking systems that can represent these constraints. We present a system that implements the proposed KR model, exemplifying its features and evaluating its performance.