KBQA-R1: Reinforcing Large Language Models for Knowledge Base Question Answering

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Autores principales: Sun, Xin, Chen, Zhongqi, Zheng, Xing, Liu, Qiang, Wu, Shu, Song, Bowen, Wang, Zilei, Wang, Weiqiang, Wang, Liang
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author Sun, Xin
Chen, Zhongqi
Zheng, Xing
Liu, Qiang
Wu, Shu
Song, Bowen
Wang, Zilei
Wang, Weiqiang
Wang, Liang
author_facet Sun, Xin
Chen, Zhongqi
Zheng, Xing
Liu, Qiang
Wu, Shu
Song, Bowen
Wang, Zilei
Wang, Weiqiang
Wang, Liang
contents Knowledge Base Question Answering (KBQA) challenges models to bridge the gap between natural language and strict knowledge graph schemas by generating executable logical forms. While Large Language Models (LLMs) have advanced this field, current approaches often struggle with a dichotomy of failure: they either generate hallucinated queries without verifying schema existence or exhibit rigid, template-based reasoning that mimics synthesized traces without true comprehension of the environment. To address these limitations, we present \textbf{KBQA-R1}, a framework that shifts the paradigm from text imitation to interaction optimization via Reinforcement Learning. Treating KBQA as a multi-turn decision process, our model learns to navigate the knowledge base using a list of actions, leveraging Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO) to refine its strategies based on concrete execution feedback rather than static supervision. Furthermore, we introduce \textbf{Referenced Rejection Sampling (RRS)}, a data synthesis method that resolves cold-start challenges by strictly aligning reasoning traces with ground-truth action sequences. Extensive experiments on WebQSP, GrailQA, and GraphQuestions demonstrate that KBQA-R1 achieves state-of-the-art performance, effectively grounding LLM reasoning in verifiable execution.
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spellingShingle KBQA-R1: Reinforcing Large Language Models for Knowledge Base Question Answering
Sun, Xin
Chen, Zhongqi
Zheng, Xing
Liu, Qiang
Wu, Shu
Song, Bowen
Wang, Zilei
Wang, Weiqiang
Wang, Liang
Computation and Language
Knowledge Base Question Answering (KBQA) challenges models to bridge the gap between natural language and strict knowledge graph schemas by generating executable logical forms. While Large Language Models (LLMs) have advanced this field, current approaches often struggle with a dichotomy of failure: they either generate hallucinated queries without verifying schema existence or exhibit rigid, template-based reasoning that mimics synthesized traces without true comprehension of the environment. To address these limitations, we present \textbf{KBQA-R1}, a framework that shifts the paradigm from text imitation to interaction optimization via Reinforcement Learning. Treating KBQA as a multi-turn decision process, our model learns to navigate the knowledge base using a list of actions, leveraging Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO) to refine its strategies based on concrete execution feedback rather than static supervision. Furthermore, we introduce \textbf{Referenced Rejection Sampling (RRS)}, a data synthesis method that resolves cold-start challenges by strictly aligning reasoning traces with ground-truth action sequences. Extensive experiments on WebQSP, GrailQA, and GraphQuestions demonstrate that KBQA-R1 achieves state-of-the-art performance, effectively grounding LLM reasoning in verifiable execution.
title KBQA-R1: Reinforcing Large Language Models for Knowledge Base Question Answering
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10999