Higher-order factorization machines (HOFMs) provide a framework for modeling feature interactions of arbitrary order in recommendation systems and link prediction tasks. The key ideas are:
(1) HOFMs express the prediction function as a weighted sum of ANOVA kernels of varying orders, capturing interactions between features.
(2) Computing the ANOVA kernel and its gradient can be done in linear time using dynamic programming, enabling efficient learning and prediction.
(3) Experiments on link prediction tasks show HOFMs can effectively model higher-order interactions to improve predictions compared to lower-order models like FM.