From IDs to Semantics: A Generative Framework for Cross-Domain Recommendation with Adaptive Semantic Tokenization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.08006v2
• Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:59:56 GMT
• Title: From IDs to Semantics: A Generative Framework for Cross-Domain Recommendation with Adaptive Semantic Tokenization
• Authors: Peiyu Hu, Wayne Lu, Jia Wang,
• Abstract summary: Cross-domain recommendation is crucial for improving recommendation accuracy and generalization.<n>Many efforts have focused on learning disentangled representations through multi-domain joint training to bridge the domain gaps.<n>Recent Large Language Model (LLM)-based approaches show promise, they still face critical challenges.<n>We propose textbfGenCDR, a novel textbfGenerative textbfCross-textbfDomain textbfRecommendation framework.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Cross-domain recommendation (CDR) is crucial for improving recommendation accuracy and generalization, yet traditional methods are often hindered by the reliance on shared user/item IDs, which are unavailable in most real-world scenarios. Consequently, many efforts have focused on learning disentangled representations through multi-domain joint training to bridge the domain gaps. Recent Large Language Model (LLM)-based approaches show promise, they still face critical challenges, including: (1) the \textbf{item ID tokenization dilemma}, which leads to vocabulary explosion and fails to capture high-order collaborative knowledge; and (2) \textbf{insufficient domain-specific modeling} for the complex evolution of user interests and item semantics. To address these limitations, we propose \textbf{GenCDR}, a novel \textbf{Gen}erative \textbf{C}ross-\textbf{D}omain \textbf{R}ecommendation framework. GenCDR first employs a \textbf{Domain-adaptive Tokenization} module, which generates disentangled semantic IDs for items by dynamically routing between a universal encoder and domain-specific adapters. Symmetrically, a \textbf{Cross-domain Autoregressive Recommendation} module models user preferences by fusing universal and domain-specific interests. Finally, a \textbf{Domain-aware Prefix-tree} enables efficient and accurate generation. Extensive experiments on multiple real-world datasets demonstrate that GenCDR significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines. Our code is available in the supplementary materials.

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