Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for identifying corresponding elements in different models (e.g., two or more different models), where multiple non-unique elements are connected with one another. The techniques of certain example embodiments are suitable for comparing the different models and identifying corresponding elements, regardless of whether the different models are different versions of one another, represent transformed and/or merged models, and/or were copied and subsequently modified from a source model. The techniques also advantageously leverage a more deterministic approach that is more consistent across different comparisons and when the source and target models are swapped.