Research Area:  Machine Learning

Abstract:

Multimodal machine learning (MML) is a tempting multidisciplinary research area where heterogeneous data from multiple modalities and machine learning (ML) are combined to solve critical problems. Usually, research works use data from a single modality, such as images, audio, text, and signals. However, real-world issues have become critical now, and handling them using multiple modalities of data instead of a single modality can significantly impact finding solutions. ML algorithms play an essential role in tuning parameters in developing MML models. This paper reviews recent advancements in the challenges of MML, namely: representation, translation, alignment, fusion and co-learning, and presents the gaps and challenges. A systematic literature review (SLR) was applied to define the progress and trends on those challenges in the MML domain. In total, 1032 articles were examined in this review to extract features like source, domain, application, modality, etc. This research article will help researchers understand the constant state of MML and navigate the selection of future research directions.

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Author(s) Name:   Arnab Barua, Mobyen Uddin Ahmed, Shahina Begum

Publisher name:  IEEE

DOI:  10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3243854

Volume Information:  Volume: 11,Pages: 14804 - 14831,(2024)

Paper Link:   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10041115