Bridging vision and language multi modal learning for improved image understanding

Aatishkumar Dhami

California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA 90840

aatishdhami14@gmail.com

Prof (Dr) Ajay Shriram Kushwaha

Sharda University

Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, U.P. 201310, India

kushwaha.ajay22@gmail.com

Abstract

In this study, we introduce a novel multimodal framework that synergistically integrates visual and linguistic cues to enhance image understanding. By leveraging deep neural architectures tailored for both vision and language processing, our approach extracts rich semantic representations from images and complements them with contextual information from associated text. This integration not only improves the accuracy of image classification and caption generation but also enhances the interpretability and robustness of the overall system. Experimental evaluations on standard benchmarks demonstrate that our model outperforms traditional unimodal methods, underscoring the potential of bridging vision and language in achieving more comprehensive image analysis. The proposed framework lays the groundwork for future applications in areas such as visual question answering, content-based retrieval, and automated scene interpretation.

Keywords

Multimodal Learning, Vision-Language Integration, Image Understanding, Deep Neural Networks, Semantic Representation, Contextual Analysis, Visual-Semantic Fusion

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