Liuliu Han
2026
Feedback Is The Key for Automated Survey Generation
Tianyi Xu | Zhe Zhao | Tianshuo Wei | Yiqun Kou | Liuliu Han | Ye Wei
Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2026
Tianyi Xu | Zhe Zhao | Tianshuo Wei | Yiqun Kou | Liuliu Han | Ye Wei
Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2026
The escalating demand for comprehensive literature surveys in rapidly evolving research areas makes manual writing increasingly impractical, underscoring the necessity of automation. Large Language Models (LLMs) provide a promising foundation for this task, yet guiding them to generate accurate, reliable content remains a fundamental challenge, as issues such as hallucinations and vague organization often persist. To address this, we propose FIKSurvey, a feedback-driven framework grounded in the idea that “Feedback is the key for automatic survey generation.” Specifically, FIKSurvey systematically incorporates feedback across three dimensions: outline feedback for structural clarity, citation feedback for evidence validation, and content feedback for readability and analytical depth. The framework also supports optional human-in-the-loop intervention for user-specific needs. Experiments confirm that FIKSurvey substantially improves both citation and content quality, demonstrating feedback as the critical mechanism for automatic survey generation.