FutureGen: A RAG-based Approach to Generate the Future Work of Scientific Article

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.16561v3
• Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:12:41 GMT
• Title: FutureGen: A RAG-based Approach to Generate the Future Work of Scientific Article
• Authors: Ibrahim Al Azher, Miftahul Jannat Mokarrama, Zhishuai Guo, Sagnik Ray Choudhury, Hamed Alhoori,
• Abstract summary: The Future Work section of a scientific article outlines potential research directions by identifying gaps and limitations of a current study.<n>In this study, we generate future work suggestions from a scientific article.<n>We experimented with various Large Language Models (LLMs) integrated into Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)<n>Our results demonstrate that the RAG-based approach using GPT-4o mini, combined with an LLM feedback mechanism, outperforms other methods based on both qualitative and quantitative evaluations.
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• Abstract: The Future Work section of a scientific article outlines potential research directions by identifying gaps and limitations of a current study. This section serves as a valuable resource for early-career researchers seeking unexplored areas and experienced researchers looking for new projects or collaborations. In this study, we generate future work suggestions from a scientific article. To enrich the generation process with broader insights and reduce the chance of missing important research directions, we use context from related papers using RAG. We experimented with various Large Language Models (LLMs) integrated into Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). We incorporate an LLM feedback mechanism to enhance the quality of the generated content and introduce an LLM-as-a-judge framework for robust evaluation, assessing key aspects such as novelty, hallucination, and feasibility. Our results demonstrate that the RAG-based approach using GPT-4o mini, combined with an LLM feedback mechanism, outperforms other methods based on both qualitative and quantitative evaluations. Moreover, we conduct a human evaluation to assess the LLM as an extractor, generator, and feedback provider.

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