Yongtai Liu

2papers

2 Papers

1.1CLMar 5
S-Path-RAG: Semantic-Aware Shortest-Path Retrieval Augmented Generation for Multi-Hop Knowledge Graph Question Answering

Rong Fu, Yemin Wang, Tianxiang Xu et al.

We present S-Path-RAG, a semantic-aware shortest-path Retrieval-Augmented Generation framework designed to improve multi-hop question answering over large knowledge graphs. S-Path-RAG departs from one-shot, text-heavy retrieval by enumerating bounded-length, semantically weighted candidate paths using a hybrid weighted $k$-shortest, beam, and constrained random-walk strategy, learning a differentiable path scorer together with a contrastive path encoder and lightweight verifier, and injecting a compact soft mixture of selected path latents into a language model via cross-attention. The system runs inside an iterative Neural-Socratic Graph Dialogue loop in which concise diagnostic messages produced by the language model are mapped to targeted graph edits or seed expansions, enabling adaptive retrieval when the model expresses uncertainty. This combination yields a retrieval mechanism that is both token-efficient and topology-aware while preserving interpretable path-level traces for diagnostics and intervention. We validate S-Path-RAG on standard multi-hop KGQA benchmarks and through ablations and diagnostic analyses. The results demonstrate consistent improvements in answer accuracy, evidence coverage, and end-to-end efficiency compared to strong graph- and LLM-based baselines. We further analyze trade-offs between semantic weighting, verifier filtering, and iterative updates, and report practical recommendations for deployment under constrained compute and token budgets.

2.3IRFeb 19
LiveGraph: Active-Structure Neural Re-ranking for Exercise Recommendation

Rong Fu, Zijian Zhang, Haiyun Wei et al.

The continuous expansion of digital learning environments has catalyzed the demand for intelligent systems capable of providing personalized educational content. While current exercise recommendation frameworks have made significant strides, they frequently encounter obstacles regarding the long-tailed distribution of student engagement and the failure to adapt to idiosyncratic learning trajectories. We present LiveGraph, a novel active-structure neural re-ranking framework designed to overcome these limitations. Our approach utilizes a graph-based representation enhancement strategy to bridge the information gap between active and inactive students while integrating a dynamic re-ranking mechanism to foster content diversity. By prioritizing the structural relationships within learning histories, the proposed model effectively balances recommendation precision with pedagogical variety. Comprehensive experimental evaluations conducted on multiple real-world datasets demonstrate that LiveGraph surpasses contemporary baselines in both predictive accuracy and the breadth of exercise diversity.