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Additionally, we introduce a noise-resistant algorithm to automatically discover corresponding process models from object-centric event logs. We prove that our extension preserves important soundness properties and, under the absence of noise, strictly improves model quality criteria. We evaluate our approach on a range of logs and observe the consistent discovery of dynamic identity relations in feasible runtime. 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