@conference {cMohedano, title = {Exploring EEG for Object Detection and Retrieval}, booktitle = {ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR) }, year = {2015}, address = {Shanghai, China}, abstract = {

This paper explores the potential for using Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) as a relevance feedback mechanism in content-based image retrieval. We investigate if it is possible to capture useful EEG signals to detect if relevant objects are present in a dataset of realistic and complex images. \ We perform several experiments using a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) of images at different rates (5Hz and 10Hz) on 8 users with different degrees of familiarization with BCI and the dataset. We then use the feedback from the BCI and mouse-based interfaces to retrieve objects in a subset of TRECVid images. We show that it is indeed possible detect such objects in complex images and, also, that users with previous knowledge on the dataset or experience with the RSVP outperform others. When the users have limited time to annotate the images (100 seconds in our experiments) both interfaces are comparable in performance. Comparing our best users in a retrieval task, we found that EEG-based relevance feedback outperforms mouse-based feedback. The realistic and complex image dataset differentiates our work from previous studies on EEG for image retrieval.

[Extended version in arXiv:1504.02356]

[ACM ICMR 2015 website]

Overall acceptance rate: 33\% (source)

}, doi = {10.1145/2671188.2749368}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.02356}, author = {Mohedano, Eva and Amaia Salvador and Porta, Sergi and Xavier Gir{\'o}-i-Nieto and Kevin McGuinness and Healy, Graham and O{\textquoteright}Connor, N.} } @article {aMohedano, title = {Improving Object Segmentation by using EEG signals and Rapid Serial Visual Presentation}, journal = {Multimedia Tools and Applications}, year = {2015}, month = {07/2015}, abstract = {

This paper explores the potential of brain-computer interfaces in segmenting objects from images. Our approach is centered around designing an effective method for displaying the image parts to the users such that they generate measurable brain reactions. When a block of pixels is displayed, we estimate the probability of that block containing the object of interest using a score based on EEG activity. After several such blocks are displayed in rapid visual serial presentation, the resulting probability map is binarized and combined with the GrabCut algorithm to segment the image into object and background regions. This study extends our previous work that showed how BCI and simple EEG analysis are useful in locating object boundaries in images

}, issn = {1573-7721}, doi = {10.1007/s11042-015-2805-0}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11042-015-2805-0}, author = {Mohedano, Eva and Healy, Graham and Kevin McGuinness and Xavier Gir{\'o}-i-Nieto and O{\textquoteright}Connor, N. and Smeaton, Alan F.} } @conference {cMohedano, title = {Object segmentation in images using EEG signals}, booktitle = {ACM Multimedia}, year = {2014}, month = {11/2014}, address = {Orlando, Florida (USA)}, abstract = {

This paper explores the potential of brain-computer interfaces in segmenting objects from images. Our approach is centered around designing an effective method for displaying the image parts to the users such that they generate measurable brain reactions. When an image region, specifically a block of pixels, is displayed we estimate the probability of the block containing the object of interest using a score based on EEG activity. After several such blocks are displayed, the resulting probability map is binarized and combined with the GrabCut algorithm to segment the image into object and background regions. This study shows that BCI and simple EEG analysis are useful in locating object boundaries in images.

}, keywords = {Brain-computer interfaces, Electroencephalography, GrabCut algorithm, Interactive segmentation, Object segmentation, rapid serial visual presentation}, doi = {10.1145/2647868.2654896}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.4363}, author = {Mohedano, Eva and Healy, Graham and Kevin McGuinness and Xavier Gir{\'o}-i-Nieto and O{\textquoteright}Connor, N. and Smeaton, Alan F.} }