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20152026
most citedContext-Aware Attention-Based Data Augmentation for POI Recommendation

24 citations · 62 across the 35 of their papers we have counts for

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38 papers

cs.DB2026

Cost-Effective Numerical QA over Semi-Structured Table: Structuring, Resolution, Planning

Feng Luo, Hui Luo, Zhifeng Bao +3

Semi-structured tables encode rich semantic information through diverse layout elements, such as hierarchical row and column headers. Answering numerical questions over such data i…

cs.IR2026

Towards Efficient Reasoning in LLM-Based Recommender Systems via Model Merging

Linh Dieu Le, Tong Chen, Shazia Sadiq +3

Large language model-based recommender systems are increasingly adopting slow-thinking models that generate step-by-step reasoning before making predictions, often achieving higher…

cs.DB2026

GRAFT: Graph-Matched Retrieval and Fusion of Tables in Data Lakes

Daomin Ji, Hui Luo, Zhifeng Bao +2

Autonomous data agents resolve analytical queries by retrieving and reasoning over evidence in tabular data lakes. Existing methods score tables independently against the query and…

cs.CL2026

Alignment-Guided Largest Table Overlap Size Estimation

Ge Lee, Shixun Huang, Zhifeng Bao +2

Fast estimation of the size of the largest overlap between tables enables blocking and query-by-table retrieval in large table repositories. The first and the state-of-the-art esti…

cs.HC2026

Building AI Companions that Prioritise Learning over Performance

Hassan Khosravi, Dragan Gasevic, Shazia Sadiq +7

Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming knowledge work by improving the quality and efficiency of tasks such as writing, coding, and data analysis. However, their gro…

cs.DB2026

Unified Data Discovery across Query Modalities and User Intents

Tingting Wang, Shixun Huang, Zhifeng Bao +4

Data discovery - retrieving relevant tables from a data lake in response to user queries - is a fundamental building block for downstream analytics. In practice, data discovery mus…