GenAI chatbot for Academic expertise search using Copilot¶

Identifying specific research expertise within large institutions can be difficult using traditional directory searches. This project aims to develop a specialized chatbot powered by Microsoft Copilot Studio (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-copilot-studio) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to index and query academic research outputs. Users can interact with the chatbot to find potential collaborators or mentors based on their recent publications. The project will demonstrate how unstructured academic data can be made more accessible, allowing for more precise and context-aware discovery of expertise across various departments.

Keywords: RAG, Academic Search, Knowledge Management, Microsoft Copilot Prerequisite for the project: background in Data Science