Graph Transformer Collaborative Filtering Method for Multi-Behavior Recommendations

Wenhao Zhu, Yujun Xie, Qun Huang, Zehua Zheng, Xiaozhao Fang, Yonghui Huang and Weijun Sun ()
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Wenhao Zhu: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Yujun Xie: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Qun Huang: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Zehua Zheng: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Xiaozhao Fang: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Yonghui Huang: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Weijun Sun: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: Graph convolutional networks are widely used in recommendation tasks owing to their ability to learn user and item embeddings using collaborative signals from high-order neighborhoods. Most of the graph convolutional recommendation tasks in existing studies have specialized in modeling a single type of user–item interaction preference. Meanwhile, graph-convolution-network-based recommendation models are prone to over-smoothing problems when stacking increased numbers of layers. Therefore, in this study we propose a multi-behavior recommendation method based on graph transformer collaborative filtering. This method utilizes an unsupervised subgraph generation model that divides users with similar preferences and their interaction items into subgraphs. Furthermore, it fuses multi-headed attention layers with temporal coding strategies based on the user–item interaction graphs in the subgraphs such that the learned embeddings can reflect multiple user–item relationships and the potential for dynamic interactions. Finally, multi-behavior recommendation is performed by uniting multi-layer embedding representations. The experimental results on two real-world datasets show that the proposed method performs better than previously developed systems.

Keywords: recommendation system; graph convolutional network; subgraph; transformer; multi-behavior recommendation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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