SmartParticipation A Fuzzy-Based Recommender System for Political Co

In this book a fuzzy-based recommender system architecture for stimulating political participation and collaboration is proposed. It showcases the "Smart Participation" project, which uses the database of "smart vote", a well-known voting advice applicati

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Luis Fernando Terán Tamayo

SmartParticipation A Fuzzy-Based Recommender System for Political Community-Building

Fuzzy Management Methods

Series editors Andreas Meier, Fribourg, Switzerland Witold Pedrycz, Edmonton, AB, Canada Edy Portmann, Bern, Switzerland

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Luis Fernando Terán Tamayo

SmartParticipation A Fuzzy-Based Recommender System for Political Community-Building

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Luis Fernando Terán Tamayo Information Systems Research Group University of Fribourg Fribourg Switzerland

Ph.D. Thesis University of Fribourg, Switzerland 2014 No. 1822 ISSN 2196-4130 ISSN 2196-4149 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-06550-2 ISBN 978-3-319-06551-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06551-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014939056  Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

I dedicate this thesis to my beloved wife and son Thanks, Pitu, for your endless support I love you so much

Acknowledgments

First of all, I would like to thank Andreas Meier for his support during these years, not only as a supervisor but also as my mentor, for his academic and personal inputs. Thanks, Andreas, for encouraging and motivating