Integrating Predictive Models into Two-Sided Recommendations: A Matching-Theoretic Approach

Kazuki Sekiya, Suguru Otani, Yuki Komatsu, Sachio Ohkawa and Shunya Noda

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Abstract: Two-sided platforms must recommend users to users, where matches (termed \emph{dates} in this paper) require mutual interest and activity on both sides. Naive ranking by predicted dating probabilities concentrates exposure on a small subset of highly responsive users, generating congestion and overstating efficiency. We model recommendation as a many-to-many matching problem and design integrators that map predicted login, like, and reciprocation probabilities into recommendations under attention constraints. We introduce \emph{effective dates}, a congestion-adjusted metric that discounts matches involving overloaded receivers. We then propose \emph{exposure-constrained deferred acceptance} (ECDA), which limits receiver exposure in terms of expected likes or dates rather than headcount. Using production-grade predictions from a large Japanese dating platform, we show in calibrated simulations that ECDA increases effective dates and receiver-side dating probability despite reducing total dates. A large-scale regional field experiment confirms these effects in practice, indicating that exposure control improves equity and early-stage matching efficiency without harming downstream engagement.

Date: 2026-02
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