Human-Computer Interaction & AI
Scientific Symbol Input Assistant Leveraging LLM-Augmented Hybrid Neural Prediction Model
This paper introduces a novel scientific symbol prediction task to enhance user input efficiency for complex or symbol-intensive tasks. It proposes an LLM-augmented hybrid neural prediction model that combines semantic representations with neural collaborative filtering and external knowledge (from LLMs and human expertise). The model maintains a lightweight design by using only LLM-generated embeddings, enabling efficient training, rapid deployment, and scalability. It demonstrates practical usability in scientific and educational applications through a developed full-stack prototype system.
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Symbol Prediction Task
This paper introduces scientific symbol prediction as a novel and practically oriented research task. Given a natural language problem description, the system proactively recommends relevant symbols for reasoning and solution development, enabling users to select appropriate ones and thereby reducing repetitive manual input. This task requires bridging natural language semantics and symbolic representations that are not explicitly aligned and often necessitate implicit reasoning, going beyond surface-level textual features to integrate additional knowledge.
LLM-Augmented Hybrid Model
The proposed hybrid framework combines semantic representations from encoder-only pre-trained language models (PLMs) with the nonlinear interaction modeling capabilities of neural collaborative filtering (NCF), augmented by content-based knowledge derived from large language models (LLMs) and human expertise. It utilizes only LLM-generated embeddings rather than full model parameters, maintaining a lightweight design for efficient training, rapid deployment, and scalability.
Dataset Construction
To address the lack of suitable datasets for complex symbol prediction, the study constructed two domain-specific datasets: the Discrete Mathematics Symbol Prediction (DMSP) and the Physics Symbol Prediction (PSP) dataset. Data was collected from professional textbooks and academic publications, with LLMs (Qwen2-VL) used for structured data extraction. A multi-step post-processing program including rule-based string processing, content-based filtering, and manual correction ensured dataset quality and addressed sparsity through negative sampling.
Application System Design
A full-stack prototype symbol recommendation system was designed and implemented based on the proposed model, adhering to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural paradigm. It offers intelligent symbol recommendation, efficient and accurate symbol search, symbol selection support, and document format conversion (LaTeX/Markdown) to enhance user input efficiency and support academic and educational applications.
Symbol Prediction Process Flow
An exercise problem from a specific discipline is presented to the user
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The system performs symbol prediction
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A set of selectable symbols of the discipline's problems is displayed in the user interface
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The user selects the appropriate symbols to complete the problem's solution
| Feature | Auto-completion | Multi-label Prediction | Recommendation System | Symbol Prediction |
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| Input | A partial sequence of tokens | An instance (e.g., text, image, video) | User profile and/or item information | Problem texts and/or symbol information |
| Output | The predicted continuation of the sequence | Multiple labels (ranked or unranked) that are relevant to the given inputs | A ranked list of items | A ranked list of symbols |
| Available Training Data | Text corpora, Code repositories | Tagged text documents, images, audio/video data | User-item interaction (explicit: ratings, likes, reviews, or implicit: clicks, views, browsing history and time), User profiles, Item metadata | Problem-symbol correspondence data, symbol metadata |
| Consistency between Input & Output Required? | Yes | No | No | No |
| Info beyond Input Samples Required? | No | No | Not strictly required, but external information can significantly improve performance | Yes, the final performance will be significantly reduced if absent |
Real-world Application: Discrete Mathematics and Physics
The proposed model was rigorously evaluated using two domain-specific datasets: the Discrete Mathematics Symbol Prediction (DMSP) and the Physics Symbol Prediction (PSP) dataset. These datasets, constructed from professional textbooks and academic publications, involved a rich set of symbolic representations, providing a robust testbed for the LLM-augmented hybrid neural prediction model. The empirical results demonstrated the model's superior performance compared to existing methods, achieving high stability and consistent generalization across these challenging scientific domains. This highlights its practical value in education, scientific research, and professional computing environments.
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Our AI Implementation Roadmap
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Discovery & Strategy
Initial consultation, in-depth requirement gathering, existing system analysis, and defining a tailored AI strategy for symbol prediction.
Data Engineering & Model Prototyping
Robust data sourcing, cleaning, annotation, and initial development and rigorous testing of the LLM-augmented hybrid neural model.
Customization & Integration
Fine-tuning the model with domain-specific datasets and seamless integration into existing enterprise systems via standardized APIs.
Deployment & Optimization
Production deployment of the system, continuous performance monitoring, iterative optimization, and comprehensive user training.
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