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\author{LI Lei}
\supervisor{Prof. SURNAME Name}
\title{Natural Language Explanation for Recommendations and Beyond}
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
\date{August 2025}
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\noindent {\bf Keywords:} Explainable Recommendation, Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Recommender Systems
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