The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model

Zeynep Karaca; Bihter Daş

doi:10.35377/saucis...1339931

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The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model

Abstract

Image-to-text generation contributes significantly across various domains such as entertainment, communication, commerce, security, and education by establishing a connection between visual and textual content through the creation of explanations. This process aims to transform image data into meaningful text, enhancing content accessibility, comprehensibility, and processability. Hence, advancements and studies in this field hold paramount importance. This study focuses on how the fusion of the Sequence-to-Sequence (Seq2seq) model and attention mechanism enhances the generation of more meaningful captions from images. Experiments conducted on the Flickr8k dataset highlight the Seq2seq model's capacity to produce captions in alignment with reference sentences. Leveraging the dynamic focus of the attention mechanism, the model effectively captures detailed aspects of images.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Software Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zeynep Karaca
0000-0002-7751-8567
Türkiye

Bihter Daş ^*
0000-0002-2498-3297
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

April 27, 2024

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

August 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 26, 2024

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Year 1970 Volume: 7 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis...1339931

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APA

Karaca, Z., & Daş, B. (2024). The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences, 7(1), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis...1339931

AMA

1.Karaca Z, Daş B. The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model. SAUCIS. 2024;7(1):92-102. doi:10.35377/saucis.1339931

Chicago

Karaca, Zeynep, and Bihter Daş. 2024. “The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach With Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7 (1): 92-102. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis. 1339931.

EndNote

Karaca Z, Daş B (April 1, 2024) The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7 1 92–102.

IEEE

[1]Z. Karaca and B. Daş, “The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model”, SAUCIS, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 92–102, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.35377/saucis...1339931.

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Karaca, Zeynep - Daş, Bihter. “The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach With Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7/1 (April 1, 2024): 92-102. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis. 1339931.

JAMA

1.Karaca Z, Daş B. The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model. SAUCIS. 2024;7:92–102.

MLA

Karaca, Zeynep, and Bihter Daş. “The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach With Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 92-102, doi:10.35377/saucis. 1339931.

Vancouver

1.Zeynep Karaca, Bihter Daş. The Role of Attention Mechanism in Generating Image Captions: An Innovative Approach with Neural Network-Based Seq2seq Model. SAUCIS. 2024 Apr. 1;7(1):92-102. doi:10.35377/saucis. 1339931