Deep neural network for matching entities in semi-structured data

Abstract

In an example embodiment, a deep neural network may be utilized to determine matches between candidate pairs of entities, as well as confidence scores that reflect how certain the deep neural network is about the corresponding match. The deep neural network is also able to find these matches without requiring domain knowledge that would be required if features for a machine-learned model were handcrafted, which is a drawback of prior art machine-learned models used to match entities in multiple tables. Thus, the deep neural network improves on the functioning of prior art machine learned models designed to perform the same tasks. Specifically, the deep neural network learns the relationships of tabular fields and the patterns that define a match from historical data alone, making this approach generic and applicable independent of the context.