nchellwig at SemEval-2026 Task 3: Self-Consistent Structured Generation (SCSG) for Dimensional Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis using Large Language Models

2026-06-25 · Source: Paper Index on ACL Anthology · Field: Technology & Digital — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Analytics · Depth: Expert, medium

Summary

Nils Constantin Hellwig and colleagues present Self-Consistent Structured Generation (SCSG) for Dimensional Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis (DimASTE) within SemEval-2026 Task 3 (Track A). SCSG enhances prediction reliability by running a LoRA-adapted large language model, specifically Gemma 3, 15 times per instance and accepting only output tuples that achieve a majority consensus. To manage the computational burden of these multiple forward passes, the system incorporates vLLM's PagedAttention mechanism for efficient key-value cache reuse. Evaluation across 6 languages and 8 language-domain combinations demonstrated statistically significant improvements compared to single-inference prompting. The SCSG system ranked in the top seven across all settings, securing second place on three out of four English subsets and first place on Tatar-Restaurant for DimASTE.

Key takeaway

For Machine Learning Engineers developing reliable structured generation systems, consider implementing Self-Consistent Structured Generation (SCSG). By executing your LoRA-adapted LLM multiple times and requiring majority consensus, you can achieve statistically significant improvements in prediction reliability, as demonstrated by Gemma 3's performance in SemEval-2026 Task 3. Integrate vLLM's PagedAttention to efficiently manage the computational overhead of these repeated inferences.

Key insights

Self-consistent structured generation significantly improves LLM prediction reliability for sentiment analysis by enforcing majority consensus.

Principles

• Majority consensus improves LLM output reliability.
• Multiple LLM executions enhance prediction quality.
• Efficient cache management is crucial for multi-pass LLM inference.

Method

Execute a LoRA-adapted LLM 15 times per instance for Dimensional Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis. Retain only output tuples achieving majority consensus. Mitigate overhead using vLLM's PagedAttention for key-value cache reuse.

In practice

• Apply self-consistency for critical structured generation tasks.
• Use vLLM's PagedAttention for multi-pass LLM inference.
• Fine-tune LLMs with LoRA for specific sentiment analysis.

Topics

• Self-Consistent Structured Generation
• Dimensional Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis
• Large Language Models
• LoRA adaptation
• vLLM PagedAttention
• SemEval-2026 Task 3

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