Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
8-2010
Journal
4th European Conference on Software Architecture
First Page
143
URL with Digital Object Identifier
DOI: 10.1145/1842752.1842783
Last Page
150
Abstract
The exploration of online social networks whose members share mutual recommendations and interactions is a time-dependent and contextual-based process which aims to predict the social status among members, ultimately improving the network's discoverability to achieve societal gain. To address the difficulties associated with the process, this article presents an integrated recommender model whose statements are time-dependent, interaction-aware, and social context-sensitive. The originality of the proposed model stems from the integration of the predictive recommender, social networks, and interaction components. Each model is developed based on: (1) a time history and decay algorithm to consider the decreasing intensity of recommendations among members over time; (2) a predictive aggregating function for improved assessment of recommendations for various social contexts; and, (3) a homophily algorithm to estimate the degree in which a recommender-based contact between similar people occurs to dissimilar people. Details of the framework are described, a recommender search strategy methodology is devised, and a case study is used to demonstrate its capabilities. Possible extensions are then outlined.
Citation of this paper:
Capuruco R.A.C. and Capretz L.F. Integrating Recommender Information in Social Ecosystems Decisions, 4th European Conference on Software Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 143-150, DOI: 10.1145/1842752.1842783, ACM Press, August 2010.
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Notes
Capuruco R.A.C. and Capretz L.F. Integrating Recommender Information in Social Ecosystems Decisions, 4th European Conference on Software Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 143-150, DOI: 10.1145/1842752.1842783, ACM Press, August 2010.