Metaheuristic-Assisted Contextual Post-Filtering Method for Event Recommendation System

Abstract

In today’s world, the web is a prominent communication channel. However, the variety of strategies available on event-based social networks (EBSNs) also makes it difficult for users to choose the events that are most relevant to their interests. In EBSNs, searching for events that better fit a user’s preferences are necessary, complex, and time consuming due to a large number of events available. Toward this end, a community-contributed data event recommender framework assists consumers in filtering daunting information and providing appropriate feedback, making EBSNs more appealing to them. A novel customized event recommendation system that uses the “multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach” to rank the events is introduced in this research work. The calculation of categorical, geographical, temporal, and social factors is carried out in the proposed model, and the recommendation list is ordered using a contextual post-filtering system that includes Weight and Filter. To align the recommendation list, a new probabilistic weight model is added. To be more constructive, this model incorporates metaheuristic reasoning, which will fine-tune the probabilistic threshold value using a new hybrid algorithm. The proposed hybrid model is referred to as Beetle Swarm Hybridized Elephant Herding Algorithm (BSH-EHA), which combines the algorithms like Elephant Herding Optimization (EHO) and Beetle Swarm Optimization (BSO) Algorithm. Finally, the top recommendations will be given to the users.