The Evaluation of RecSys — Part 3: The Deep Learning Era (NCF, Wide & Deep, DeepFM, DIN, DLRM, AdaTT)

Part 3 of the series: how DNNs transformed RecSys from 2016 onward — NCF, Wide & Deep, DeepFM, DIN, DLRM, and AdaTT. Architectures, intuition, and where each shines.

March 12, 2025 · 11 min · Abdullah Al Mamun