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H-MAPS: Hierarchical Memory-Augmented Proactive Search Assistant for Scientific Literature

Information Retrieval 2026-05-12 v1

Abstract

Scientific reading is an active process that frequently requires consulting external resources, but manual keyword searching interrupts the reading flow and imposes a high cognitive load. Existing proactive information retrieval systems often suffer from context ambiguity, as they rely solely on on-screen text and ignore the reader's specific background and intent. In this demonstration, we present H-MAPS (Hierarchical Memory-Augmented Proactive Search Assistant), a proactive literature exploration assistant that resolves this ambiguity by leveraging a three-layered hierarchical memory. Triggered by implicit reading behaviors, H-MAPS articulates the user's latent information needs into explicit natural language questions and performs neural retrieval entirely on the local device to ensure privacy. We demonstrate H-MAPS using a scenario where two researchers, specializing in NLP and HCI, read the same paper. In response, the system generates profile-specific questions and retrieves distinct literature tailored to each user.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2605.10097,
  title  = {H-MAPS: Hierarchical Memory-Augmented Proactive Search Assistant for Scientific Literature},
  author = {Koji Nishikawa and Makoto P. Kato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.10097},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Accepted as a demonstration paper at SIGIR 2026. 6 pages, 2 figures. A video demonstration is available at https://qr1.jp/5A3icZ

R2 v1 2026-07-22T07:03:28.677Z