TokenJoin: Efficient Filtering for Set Similarity Join with Maximum Weighted Bipartite Matching
Summary: TokenJoin: token-based filtering for fuzzy set similarity joins that use maximum-weight bipartite matching, replacing expensive element-pair similarity checks with cheaper token comparisons. Supports top-k and early termination, achieving up to an order-of-magnitude speedup vs. state-of-the-art element-based filters. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Alexandros Zeakis (Athena Research Center; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
- 2. Dimitrios Skoutas (Athena Research Center)
- 3. Dimitris Sacharidis (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- 4. Odysseas Papapetrou (Eindhoven University of Technology)
- 5. Manolis Koubarakis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
BibTeX Citation
@article{zeakis_vldb23,
title = {{TokenJoin: Efficient Filtering for Set Similarity Join with Maximum Weighted Bipartite Matching}},
author = {Zeakis, Alexandros and Skoutas, Dimitrios and Sacharidis, Dimitris and Papapetrou, Odysseas and Koubarakis, Manolis},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '23},
volume = {16},
number = {4},
pages = {790--802},
doi = {10.14778/3574245.3574263},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14778/3574245.3574263},
year = {2023}
}
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