Human Perception & Intelligence in Multimedia Computing

人类感知

• 批准号: RGPIN-2018-04367
• 负责人: Cheng, Irene
• 金额: $ 3.17万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=712841
• 关键词: Human; Perception; Intelligence; Multimedia; Computing

Human Perception and Intelligence in Multimedia Computing Human intelligence has been driving the advancement of technology. Current state-of-the-art in the research community focuses on simulating human intelligence in a machine executable form. Machine learning methods show promise but also bring challenges due to massive training data and lengthy training time. To address these issues, it is necessary to optimize the training features using robust computer vision and signal processing techniques before the machine learning step. Otherwise, noisy and irrelevant input will lead to exponential computational time or even non-convergence in the machine training process. My research goal is to remove redundant data, identify dominant features, and introduce unsupervised algorithms to deliver intelligent multimedia computing results. Selecting dominant features in multimedia, e.g., image, video, signal and graphics, requires data and pattern analysis (from 1D to higher dimensions) in the spatial and temporal domain. It has been shown in the literature that a computational model incorporating human perceptual criteria, e.g., color and contrast sensitivity, is effective in feature discovery, data discrimination and target recognition. To conduct research using the rapidly growing dynamic and complex multimedia data, I will extend my perceptually motivated models and focus on introducing efficient methods in Multimedia Quality Assessment, Noise Discrimination and Multi-Modal Fusion. Dimensionality Reduction techniques will also be developed to optimize performance. Determination of Just-Noticeable-Difference (JND) is an important step when assessing output quality and discriminating noise. Application-specific JND threshold (or tolerance), e.g., for game applications or medical image analysis, needs to be defined in order to decide whether an output quality should be accepted or rejected. Multimedia data is represented as digital values in machines, while visual cue is interpreted based on the Human Visual System (HVS). A change in digital value may not be visible by the HVS, but such change can be an application alert. On the other hand, a visible change to the HVS is not necessarily significant for an application. The result of my study will bring further insight into the correspondence between quantitative computer output and qualitative visual assessment, and report impact which is significant to an application. My work on quality assessment, noise filtering and multi-modal fusion will help track changing patterns in dynamic multimedia data. Applications will include smart city monitoring, e.g., surveillance and target tracking, and the prediction of structural or geographical changes before disasters occur, e.g., landslides.

多媒体计算中的人的感知与智能 人类的智慧一直在推动技术的进步。研究界目前的最新技术集中在以机器可执行的形式模拟人类智能。机器学习方法显示出了希望，但由于大量的训练数据和漫长的训练时间，也带来了挑战。为了解决这些问题，有必要在机器学习步骤之前使用强大的计算机视觉和信号处理技术来优化训练特征。否则，噪声和不相关的输入将导致机器训练过程中的指数计算时间甚至不收敛。我的研究目标是去除冗余数据，识别主要特征，并引入无监督算法来提供智能多媒体计算结果。 选择多媒体中的主要特征，例如，图像、视频、信号和图形，需要在空间和时间域中进行数据和模式分析（从1D到更高维度）。在文献中已经示出，结合人类感知标准的计算模型，例如，颜色和对比敏感度，有效的特征发现，数据鉴别和目标识别。为了使用快速增长的动态和复杂的多媒体数据进行研究，我将扩展我的感知动机模型，并专注于介绍多媒体质量评估，噪声识别和多模态融合的有效方法。还将开发减少重复性的技术以优化性能。 JND的确定是评价输出质量和鉴别噪声的重要步骤。应用程序特定的JND阈值（或容差），例如，对于游戏应用或医学图像分析，需要被定义以便决定输出质量是应该被接受还是拒绝。多媒体数据在机器中表示为数字值，而视觉提示则基于人类视觉系统（HVS）进行解释。数字值的变化可能对HVS不可见，但这种变化可以是应用程序警报。另一方面，HVS的可见变化对于应用程序来说不一定是重要的。我的研究结果将进一步深入了解定量计算机输出和定性视觉评估之间的对应关系，并报告对应用程序的影响。 我在质量评估、噪声过滤和多模态融合方面的工作将有助于跟踪动态多媒体数据中不断变化的模式。应用将包括智能城市监控，例如，监测和目标跟踪，以及在灾害发生前预测结构或地理变化，例如，山崩