Notification System
Notification systems in mobile applications aim to optimize the timing and content of notifications to maximize user engagement while minimizing disruption. Current research focuses on developing sophisticated models, such as temporal interaction models, state transition models, and reinforcement learning frameworks (including deep Q-networks), to predict user behavior and personalize notification delivery. These advancements leverage user interaction history and contextual information to improve the effectiveness of notifications, leading to better user experience and potentially increased platform engagement. The ongoing development of these models represents a significant contribution to both the fields of recommender systems and human-computer interaction.
Papers
A State Transition Model for Mobile Notifications via Survival Analysis
Yiping Yuan, Jing Zhang, Shaunak Chatterjee, Shipeng Yu, Romer Rosales
Multi-objective Optimization of Notifications Using Offline Reinforcement Learning
Prakruthi Prabhakar, Yiping Yuan, Guangyu Yang, Wensheng Sun, Ajith Muralidharan