Graph retrieval-augmented generation for enhancing LLM-based ML algorithm recommendation in product development

ABSTRACT: Recent advances in machine learning (ML) offer substantial potential for product development (PD), yet adoption remains limited. A crucial step is identifying suitable ML algorithms for a given PD problem, which requires translating domain-specific formulations into appropriate ML tasks. Prior work indicates that LLMs struggle with this step due to insufficient domain knowledge. Therefore, this study investigates whether a domain-specific GraphRAG approach improves model performance by enriching prompts with structured context from a PD knowledge graph.

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Proceedings of the Design Society
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2026-07-02
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https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10613
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Advanced Graph Neural Networks
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Graph retrieval-augmented generation for enhancing LLM-based ML algorithm recommendation in product development

Arun Nagarajah, Sebastian Sonntag, Adrian Dörnbach
Proceedings of the Design Society
Advanced Graph Neural Networks
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Graph retrieval-augmented generation for enhancing LLM-based ML algorithm recommendation in product development

Arun Nagarajah, Sebastian Sonntag, Adrian Dörnbach
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ABSTRACT: Recent advances in machine learning (ML) offer substantial potential for product development (PD), yet adoption remains limited. A crucial step is identifying suitable ML algorithms for a given PD problem, which requires translating domain-specific formulations into appropriate ML tasks. Prior work indicates that LLMs struggle with this step due to insufficient domain knowledge. Therefore, this study investigates whether a domain-specific GraphRAG approach improves model performance by enriching prompts with structured context from a PD knowledge graph.

Proceedings of the Design SocietyVol. 6
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Advanced Graph Neural Networks
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