ConsultSphere: AI-Powered Consultant Recommender Platform

In today’s digital ecosystem, individuals and businesses often face challenges in finding reliable, domain-specific consultants. Existing platforms are fragmented, lack intelligent matchmaking, and offer limited trust or verification mechanisms. This paper presents ConsultSphere — an AI-powered web-based consultancy platform designed to intelligently connect clients with verified domain experts. Using machine learning techniques such as TF-IDF, the system analyzes consultant profiles and client requirements to recommend the most suitable expert. The platform offers secure authentication, real-time chat, appointment booking, and personalized consultant recommendations through a user-friendly interface built with React.js and Django REST Framework. MySQL serves as the backend database, while Socket.io enables live communication. By integrating AI/ML-based recommendation and real- time collaboration, ConsultSphere aims to enhance accessibility, reduce search time, and improve the overall consultancy experience. The proposed system demonstrates how intelligent automation can transform the traditional consultation process into a seamless, efficient, and trustworthy digital solution.