Dense Captioning

Dense captioning aims to generate detailed, localized descriptions for multiple regions within an image or video, going beyond simple object labeling. Current research emphasizes developing unified frameworks that integrate object detection and caption generation, often employing transformer-based architectures and leveraging large-scale vision-language models for improved performance. This field is crucial for applications ranging from infrastructure assessment (e.g., pavement condition analysis) to assistive technologies for the visually impaired, and advancements are driving progress in both open-world object detection and visual question answering.