Modeling location-based social network data with area attraction and neighborhood competition

• Main Authors: DOAN, Thanh Nam, LIM, Ee-peng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Location-based social network; Check-in prediction; User behavior; Area attraction; Neighborhood competition; Matrix factorization; Databases and Information Systems; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4386; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/5389/viewcontent/ModelingLocation_basedSocialNetworks_afv_201809.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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