Bridging the Gap between Semantics and Multimedia Processing

In this paper, we give an overview of the semantic gap problem in multimedia and discuss how machine learning and symbolic AI can be combined to narrow this gap. We describe the gap in terms of a classical architecture for multimedia processing and discuss a structured approach to bridge it. This approach combines machine learning (for mapping signals to objects) and symbolic AI (for linking objects to meanings). Our main goal is to raise awareness and discuss the challenges involved in this structured approach to multimedia understanding, especially in the view of the latest developments in machine learning and symbolic AI.

Multimedia Search and Temporal Reasoning

Properly modelling dynamic information that changes over time still is an open issue. Most modern knowledge bases are unable to represent relationships that are valid only during a given time interval. In this work, we revisit a previous extension to the hyperknowledge framework to deal with temporal facts and propose a temporal query language and engine. We validate our proposal by discussing a qualitative analysis of the modelling of a real-world use case in the Oil & Gas industry.