The recent developments in the research area of vision-language models and multimodal learning have shown significant advancements in several key directions. One prominent trend is the enhancement of multilingual and cross-lingual capabilities in retrieval and classification tasks. Models like Arctic-Embed 2.0 and jina-clip-v2 have demonstrated competitive performance in multilingual benchmarks, addressing the challenge of degraded retrieval quality in non-English languages. Another notable area is the improvement in zero-shot generalization and alignment of vision-language models. Papers such as $S^3$ and SAIL have introduced innovative methods to address semantic misalignment and improve zero-shot accuracy, particularly in specialized domains like remote sensing. Additionally, there is a growing focus on efficient and scalable multimodal learning frameworks, exemplified by RSUniVLM, which integrates granularity-oriented Mixture of Experts to handle diverse tasks at different levels of visual understanding. The integration of large language models (LLMs) with vision models, as seen in Compositional Image Retrieval via Instruction-Aware Contrastive Learning, has also shown promise in enhancing instruction-following capabilities. Furthermore, the exploration of contrastive learning dynamics and modality gaps in multimodal models, as discussed in Explaining and Mitigating the Modality Gap in Contrastive Multimodal Learning, provides valuable insights into the underlying mechanisms of these models. Overall, the field is moving towards more robust, scalable, and domain-specific applications, leveraging advancements in both model architectures and training methodologies.
Advances in Multilingual and Multimodal Learning
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Arctic-Embed 2.0: Multilingual Retrieval Without Compromise
Assessing and Learning Alignment of Unimodal Vision and Language Models
$S^3$: Synonymous Semantic Space for Improving Zero-Shot Generalization of Vision-Language Models
Global and Dense Embeddings of Earth: Major TOM Floating in the Latent Space
RSUniVLM: A Unified Vision Language Model for Remote Sensing via Granularity-oriented Mixture of Experts
Compositional Image Retrieval via Instruction-Aware Contrastive Learning
Retaining and Enhancing Pre-trained Knowledge in Vision-Language Models with Prompt Ensembling
DiffCLIP: Few-shot Language-driven Multimodal Classifier
Compositional Zero-Shot Learning with Contextualized Cues and Adaptive Contrastive Training
Attention Head Purification: A New Perspective to Harness CLIP for Domain Generalization
Bilingual BSARD: Extending Statutory Article Retrieval to Dutch
Analytical-Heuristic Modeling and Optimization for Low-Light Image Enhancement
Leveraging Content and Context Cues for Low-Light Image Enhancement
Quantum vs. Classical Machine Learning Algorithms for Software Defect Prediction: Challenges and Opportunities
Explaining and Mitigating the Modality Gap in Contrastive Multimodal Learning
SDPERL: A Framework for Software Defect Prediction Using Ensemble Feature Extraction and Reinforcement Learning
AmCLR: Unified Augmented Learning for Cross-Modal Representations
Can Graph Neural Networks Learn Language with Extremely Weak Text Supervision?
BEIR-NL: Zero-shot Information Retrieval Benchmark for the Dutch Language
SenCLIP: Enhancing zero-shot land-use mapping for Sentinel-2 with ground-level prompting
jina-clip-v2: Multilingual Multimodal Embeddings for Text and Images
Benchmarking of GPU-optimized Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Optimization Algorithm using Functional Analysis
PolyIPA -- Multilingual Phoneme-to-Grapheme Conversion Model
Enhancing Modality Representation and Alignment for Multimodal Cold-start Active Learning