Marvin-LiJunZan Survey Builder — Literature Review & Taxonomy Synthesizer
Survey Builder orchestrates the creation of high-impact review and survey papers, transforming disorganized paper lists into thematic taxonomies, comparative matrices, and chronological research trajectories.
The 5-Pillar Survey Structure
Every survey generated under this skill follows the canonical top-tier review architecture:
Motivation & Scope Definition:
- Why is a survey needed now? (e.g., emergence of LLMs in materials science, multimodal fusion, recent standardization).
- Inclusion and exclusion criteria (PRISMA framework alignment).
Taxonomy & Conceptual Categorization:
- Multi-level classification tree of existing methods/theories.
- Orthogonal categorization (by input data type, modeling paradigm, application domain, physical scale).
In-Depth Thematic Analysis & Comparison Matrix:
- Comprehensive cross-method tables (Strengths, Weaknesses, Computational Complexity, Empirical Benchmarks).
- Side-by-side comparative matrices rather than isolated paper summaries.
Evolutionary Timeline & Milestones:
- Tracing paradigm shifts: Handcrafted heuristics $\rightarrow$ Classical ML $\rightarrow$ Deep Learning $\rightarrow$ Foundation Models.
Open Challenges & Future Roadmaps:
- Actionable research gaps (Data scarcity, interpretability, real-world deployment, physical consistency).
Quick Usage
# Synthesize a comparative matrix from parsed literature
python scripts/build_survey.py --input "literature_corpus.json" --output "survey_draft.md"