Leveraging High-Resolution Features for Improved Deep Hashing-Based Image Retrieval

Aymene Berriche, Mehdi Zakaria Adjal, Riyadh Baghdadi

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Abstract

Deep hashing techniques have emerged as the predominant approach for efficient image retrieval. Traditionally, these methods utilize pre-trained convolutional neural networks (CNNs) such as AlexNet and VGG-16 as feature extractors. However, the increasing complexity of datasets reveals the limitations for these backbone architectures in capturing meaningful features essential for effective image retrieval. In this study, we explore the efficacy of employing high-resolution features learned through state-of-the-art techniques for image retrieval tasks. Specifically, we propose a novel methodology that utilizes High-Resolution Networks (HRNets) as the backbone for the deep hashing task, termed High-Resolution Hashing Network (HHNet). Our approach demonstrates superior performance compared to existing methods across all tested benchmark datasets, including CIFAR-10, NUS-WIDE, MS COCO, and ImageNet. This performance improvement is more pronounced for complex datasets, which highlights the need to learn high-resolution features for intricate image retrieval tasks. Furthermore, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of different HRNet configurations and provide insights into the optimal architecture for the deep hashing task.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Information Retrieval - 47th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2025, Proceedings
EditorsClaudia Hauff, Craig Macdonald, Dietmar Jannach, Gabriella Kazai, Franco Maria Nardini, Fabio Pinelli, Fabrizio Silvestri, Nicola Tonellotto
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages440-453
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783031887109
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event47th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2025 - Lucca, Italy
Duration: Apr 6 2025Apr 10 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume15573 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference47th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2025
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityLucca
Period4/6/254/10/25

Keywords

  • Deep Hashing
  • High-Resolution networks
  • Image Retrieval

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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