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ResearchStudio-Idea: An Evidence-Grounded Research-Ideation Skill Suite from ML Conference Outcomes research paper by Microsoft, 2026

Microsoft · Retrieval and data · Jul 5, 2026 · 3 citations · 62 upvotes · unverified

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ResearchStudio-Idea provides a skill suite for effective research ideation that combines literature search, novelty checking, and pattern-guided generation to produce traceable research proposals.

By Qihao Zhao, Yangyu Huang, Yalun Dai and 8 more · arXiv 2607.04439 · PDF · Code

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