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Embedding neural networks for semantic association in content based image retrieval

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Content based image retrieval (CBIR) systems provide potential solution of retrieving semantically similar images from large image repositories against any query image. The research community are competing for more effective ways of content based image retrieval, so they can be used in serving time critical applications in scientific and industrial domains. In this paper a Neural Network based architecture for content based image retrieval is presented. To enhance the capabilities of proposed work, an efficient feature extraction method is presented which is based on the concept of in-depth texture analysis. For this wavelet packets and Eigen values of Gabor filters are used for image representation purposes. To ensure semantically correct image retrieval, a partial supervised learning scheme is introduced which is based on K-nearest neighbors of a query image, and ensures the retrieval of images in a robust way. To elaborate the effectiveness of the presented work, the proposed method is compared with several existing CBIR systems, and it is proved that the proposed method has performed better then all of the comparative systems.

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  1. National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Aun Irtaza

  2. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    M. Arfan Jaffar

  3. Imam Muhammad Ibne Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Eisa Aleisa

  4. Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea

    Tae-Sun Choi

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Irtaza, A., Jaffar, M.A., Aleisa, E. et al. Embedding neural networks for semantic association in content based image retrieval. Multimed Tools Appl 72, 1911–1931 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-013-1489-6

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