Sequence-Aware Long- and Short-Term Preference Learning for Next Point of Interest Recommendation
核心概念
The proposed SA-LSPL model effectively captures both the long-term and short-term preferences of users by modeling the spatio-temporal correlations and dependencies at the sequence level, as well as incorporating personalized preferences and social influences.
摘要
The paper proposes a novel approach called Sequence-Aware Long- and Short-Term Preference Learning (SA-LSPL) for next-POI recommendation. The key highlights are:
- SA-LSPL combines various information features to effectively model users' long-term preferences, including personalized preferences and social influences.
- It considers explicit spatio-temporal correlations at the sequence level and implicit sequence dependencies to capture users' long-term preferences.
- For short-term preferences, SA-LSPL learns the spatio-temporal correlations of consecutive and non-consecutive visits in the current check-in sequence, as well as transition dependencies between categories.
- Extensive experiments on two real-world datasets demonstrate the superiority of SA-LSPL over state-of-the-art baseline methods.
SA-LSPL
統計資料
The paper reports the following key statistics:
The NYC dataset contains 1014 users, 13994 POIs, 374 categories, and 107071 check-ins across 18239 trajectories.
The TKY dataset contains 2227 users, 21052 POIs, 353 categories, and 305050 check-ins across 50608 trajectories.
引述
"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt in the field of next POI recommendation to explicitly model the spatio-temporal relationships at the sequence level based on attention mechanisms, while revealing the implicit correlations and dependencies between sequences."
"For users' long-term travel preferences, we propose an attention mechanism at the sequence level. This method aims to utilize the various spatio-temporal travel patterns represented by each historical trajectory and capture the correlations and dependencies between trajectories."
"To model users' short-term travel preferences, we fully account for the spatio-temporal correlation between continuous and non-continuous visits in the current sequence and use a trainable adaptive weight normalisation operation to balance the weights of the two visit modes."
深入探究
How can the proposed SA-LSPL model be extended to incorporate additional contextual information, such as weather, events, or user demographics, to further enhance the next POI recommendation performance
To enhance the next POI recommendation performance, the SA-LSPL model can be extended to incorporate additional contextual information such as weather, events, or user demographics.
Weather: Weather conditions can significantly impact user preferences for POIs. By integrating weather data into the model, it can learn how different weather patterns influence user behavior. For example, users may prefer indoor activities on rainy days or outdoor activities on sunny days. This information can be incorporated by adding weather features as input to the model and training it to recognize patterns in user behavior based on weather conditions.
Events: Events happening in the area can also influence user preferences for POIs. By including event data in the model, it can learn how users' choices are influenced by events like concerts, festivals, or sports games. The model can be trained to consider the presence of events when making recommendations, adjusting recommendations based on the type and timing of events in the area.
User Demographics: User demographics play a crucial role in shaping preferences for POIs. By including demographic information such as age, gender, or interests, the model can personalize recommendations based on individual user characteristics. This can be achieved by creating user profiles with demographic data and using this information to tailor recommendations to each user's preferences.
By incorporating these additional contextual factors into the SA-LSPL model, it can provide more personalized and accurate recommendations by considering a broader range of influences on user behavior.
What are the potential limitations of the attention-based mechanisms used in the long-term and short-term preference modeling components, and how could they be addressed in future research
The attention-based mechanisms used in the long-term and short-term preference modeling components of the SA-LSPL model may have some limitations that could be addressed in future research:
Limited Contextual Information: The attention mechanisms may struggle to capture complex relationships between different contextual factors. Future research could explore more advanced attention mechanisms that can effectively integrate and weigh multiple sources of contextual information to provide more accurate recommendations.
Scalability: Attention mechanisms can be computationally expensive, especially when dealing with large datasets. Future research could focus on optimizing the attention mechanisms to improve efficiency without compromising performance.
Interpretability: While attention mechanisms provide insights into which parts of the input data are most relevant for making predictions, the interpretability of these mechanisms can sometimes be challenging. Future research could work on enhancing the interpretability of attention mechanisms to provide more transparent and understandable results.
By addressing these limitations, future research can further enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the attention-based mechanisms in the SA-LSPL model for next POI recommendation.
Given the importance of social influence on user preferences, how could the SA-LSPL model be adapted to better leverage social network data, if available, to improve the modeling of user preferences
To better leverage social network data and improve the modeling of user preferences in the SA-LSPL model, the following adaptations can be considered:
Social Network Integration: Incorporate social network data directly into the model by including information about users' social connections, interactions, and preferences. This data can provide valuable insights into how users influence each other's choices and preferences for POIs.
Social Influence Modeling: Develop specific modules within the model to capture and quantify the impact of social influence on user preferences. By analyzing social network data, the model can learn how users' decisions are influenced by their social connections and adjust recommendations accordingly.
Collaborative Filtering: Implement collaborative filtering techniques that leverage social network data to make recommendations based on the preferences of similar users or users within the same social circles. This approach can enhance the personalization of recommendations by considering the collective preferences of a user's social network.
By adapting the SA-LSPL model to better utilize social network data, it can provide more accurate and personalized recommendations by incorporating the influence of social connections on user preferences.