HGDRec:Next POI Recommendation Based on Hypergraph Neural Network and Diffusion Model

In recent years, next Point-of-Interest (POI) recommendation is essential for many location-based services, aiming to predict the most likely POI a user will visit next. Current research employs graph-based and sequential methods, which have significantly improved performance. However, there are still limitations: numerous methods overlook the fact that user intent is constantly changing and complex. Furthermore, prior studies have seldom addressed spatiotemporal correlations while considering differences in user behavior patterns. Additionally, implicit feedback contains noise. To address these issues, we propose a recommender model named HGDRec for the next POI recommendation. Specifically, we introduce an approach for extracting trajectory intent by integrating multi-dimensional trajectory representations to achieve a multi-level understanding of user trajectories. Then, by analyzing users’ long trajectories, we construct global hypergraph structures across spatiotemporal regions to comprehensively capture user behavior patterns. Additionally, to further optimize trajectory intent representation, we employ a feature optimization method based on the improved diffusion model. Extensive experiments on three real-world datasets validate the superiority of HGDRec over the state-of-the-art methods.