A Systematic Review of Automatic Neural Question Generation
Paper ID : 1016-ICCITS (R1)
Authors
Mahmoud M. Eid *, Asmaa M. Abdelwahab
Computer Science Department, El-Shorouk Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
The ability to formulate meaningful questions is a fundamental aspect of both human and artificial intelligence. Neural Question Generation (NQG) uses deep learning techniques to automatically generate relevant questions from a given context. NQG systems have significant applications in improving question-answering models, facilitating educational tools, and enhancing conversational agents such as chatbots. However, a key challenge in NQG is the effective selection of target sentences and concepts for question formulation. This paper presents a systematic literature review (SLR) of NQG, analyzing different datasets, input preprocessing methods, methodologies, and evaluation techniques. We also highlight emerging trends and future directions in the field. Our review provides a comprehensive overview of NQG research, offering insights into current progress and remaining challenges. We find that all NQG models share a common Seq2Seq framework. In addition, the integration of Seq2Seq with attention mechanisms, as well as the use of part-of-speech (POS) tagging and named entity recognition (NER), contributes to the generation of accurate questions.
Keywords
Natural Language Processing (NLP), Neural Question Generation (NQG), Deep Neural Networks, Question Answering Systems, Systematic Literature Review (SLR).
Status: Accepted (Oral Presentation)