Credible Case-Based Inference Using Similarity Profiles

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titleCredible Case-Based Inference Using Similarity Profiles
start_date2008/11/13
schedule14h-17h
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summaryIn this talk, a method for retrieving promising candidate solutions in case-based problem solving is presented. This method, referred to as credible case-based inference, makes use of so-called similarity profiles as a formal model of the key hypothesis underlying case-based reasoning (CBR), namely the assumption that similar problems have similar solutions. Proceeding from this formalization, it becomes possible to derive theoretical properties of the corresponding inference scheme in a rigorous way. In particular, it can be shown that, under mild technical conditions, a set of candidates covers the true solution with high probability. Thus, the approach supports an important subtask in case-based reasoning, namely to generate potential solutions for a new target problem, in a sound manner and, hence, contributes to the methodical foundations of CBR. Due to its generality, it can be employed for different types of performance tasks and can easily be integrated in existing CBR systems.
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