DeepFM: A Factorization-Machine based Neural Network for CTR Prediction

DeepFM: A Factorization-Machine based Neural Network for CTR Prediction

Huifeng Guo, Ruiming TANG, Yunming Ye, Zhenguo Li, Xiuqiang He

Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Main track. Pages 1725-1731. https://doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2017/239

Learning sophisticated feature interactions behind user behaviors is critical in maximizing CTR for recommender systems. Despite great progress, existing methods seem to have a strong bias towards low- or high-order interactions, or require expertise feature engineering. In this paper, we show that it is possible to derive an end-to-end learning model that emphasizes both low- and high-order feature interactions. The proposed model, DeepFM, combines the power of factorization machines for recommendation and deep learning for feature learning in a new neural network architecture. Compared to the latest Wide & Deep model from Google, DeepFM has a shared input to its "wide" and "deep" parts, with no need of feature engineering besides raw features. Comprehensive experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of DeepFM over the existing models for CTR prediction, on both benchmark data and commercial data.
Keywords:
Machine Learning: Learning Preferences or Rankings
Machine Learning: Machine Learning
Machine Learning: Neural Networks
Machine Learning: Deep Learning