Perfect Match is a matchmaking survey ideated in February 2019. Our machine learning algorithm uses your survey to pair you with other Cornell students β your Perfect Matches! This year, we are back with fun survey questions, improved matching algorithm, and better privacy protection measures! Don't hesitate to get in for a Valentine's Day you won't forget!
Feb. 5th, Monday, @ 5 PM
Start filling out your profile and the survey! For updates on PM24, follow us on IG.
Feb. 13th, @ Noon
Hurry up! Cupid is flying away! Make sure to submit your response on time.
Feb. 13th, @ Night
An email will be sent to you when your perfect matches are out. Go ahead and shoot your shot!
Feb. 14th
It's that time of the year! Grab some food with your perfect matches!
Feb. 5th, Monday, @ 5 PM
Start filling out your profile and the survey! For updates on PM24, follow us on IG.
Feb. 13th, @ Noon
Hurry up! Cupid is flying away! Make sure to submit your response on time.
Feb. 13th, @ Night
An email will be sent to you when your perfect matches are out. Go ahead and shoot your shot!
Feb. 14th
It's that time of the year! Grab some food with your perfect matches!
We currently have ten members, divided into two teams β Engineering and Business.
There are three subteams of Engineering: Web Development, Algorithms, and Data Analysis. The Web Dev subteam builds the front-end and back-end of the Perfect Match website. The Algorithms subteam improves the matching algorithm that matches students based on their preferences. The Data Analysis subteam analyzes and visualizes the data collected from the Perfect Match survey.
Nicholas Varela
CS & Government, 2025
Engineering Team Lead
Web Dev Subteam Head
Pratyush Sudhakar
CS & Math, 2025
Engineering Team Lead
Web Dev Member
Flavia Jiang
Info Sci & Stats, 2025
Web Dev Member
Vipin Gunda
CS & Math, 2025
Algorithms Subteam Member
Daniel Chuang
CS & Math & Government, 2026
Data Analysis Subteam Head
Samantha Smith
Information Science, 2026
Web Dev Subteam Member & Designer
Cindy Li
Computer Science, 2027
Algorithms & Web Developer Team Member
The Business team is responsible for marketing Perfect Match and reaching out to potential sponsors.
Kelly Hong
Fine Arts, 2027
Business Team Lead
Designer
Samantha Smith
Information Science, 2026
Business Team Lead
Designer
Elif Yilmaz
Economics and Government, 2027
Business Team Member
Perfect Match is a matchmaking service for Cornell students and alumni. It uses machine learning algorithms to match participants based on their responses to the survey. Every year, the survey opens in early February and has thousands of participants. Matches are released the weekend before Valentine's day.
Most participants get between 4 and 7 matches.
It's up to you! Contact your Matches in any way you'd like. We will provide some suggestions for how to connect when matches are released.
There are currently 10 members in the team. It is a small team; every member has their unique strengths and responsibilities. We typically meet every month to decide on tasks and assign them. However, every January is still a super busy time!
The Perfect Match algorithm can be broken into two parts: scoring and matching. First, we use our machine learning algorithm to score compatibility between you and all other participants who satisfy your main criteria, as determined by your responses. We then use our proprietary matching algorithm to generate optimal matches based on these scores.
Your data is safe with us! We will never share your data with a third party, and we will only interact with your information as needed to resolve user issues. We may collect anonymous statistics to improve our algorithm, but your identity will always be separated from such reports. More FAQ's about user privacy can be found here .
Our contact information is right below. Feel free to follow us on IG or chat with us on Reddit!
We welcome new members and new ideas! If you are interested in joining the team, please fill out this form at any time. We will contact you soon.
Feel free to reach out with questions, suggestions, or comments.
Email: perfectmatch@cornell.edu