A SAM based Tool for Semi-Automatic Food Annotation

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Main Authors: Rahman, Lubnaa Abdur, Papathanail, Ioannis, Brigato, Lorenzo, Mougiakakou, Stavroula
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Published: 2024
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author Rahman, Lubnaa Abdur
Papathanail, Ioannis
Brigato, Lorenzo
Mougiakakou, Stavroula
author_facet Rahman, Lubnaa Abdur
Papathanail, Ioannis
Brigato, Lorenzo
Mougiakakou, Stavroula
contents The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in food and nutrition research is hindered by a critical bottleneck: the lack of annotated food data. Despite the rise of highly efficient AI models designed for tasks such as food segmentation and classification, their practical application might necessitate proficiency in AI and machine learning principles, which can act as a challenge for non-AI experts in the field of nutritional sciences. Alternatively, it highlights the need to translate AI models into user-friendly tools that are accessible to all. To address this, we present a demo of a semi-automatic food image annotation tool leveraging the Segment Anything Model (SAM). The tool enables prompt-based food segmentation via user interactions, promoting user engagement and allowing them to further categorise food items within meal images and specify weight/volume if necessary. Additionally, we release a fine-tuned version of SAM's mask decoder, dubbed MealSAM, with the ViT-B backbone tailored specifically for food image segmentation. Our objective is not only to contribute to the field by encouraging participation, collaboration, and the gathering of more annotated food data but also to make AI technology available for a broader audience by translating AI into practical tools.
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spellingShingle A SAM based Tool for Semi-Automatic Food Annotation
Rahman, Lubnaa Abdur
Papathanail, Ioannis
Brigato, Lorenzo
Mougiakakou, Stavroula
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in food and nutrition research is hindered by a critical bottleneck: the lack of annotated food data. Despite the rise of highly efficient AI models designed for tasks such as food segmentation and classification, their practical application might necessitate proficiency in AI and machine learning principles, which can act as a challenge for non-AI experts in the field of nutritional sciences. Alternatively, it highlights the need to translate AI models into user-friendly tools that are accessible to all. To address this, we present a demo of a semi-automatic food image annotation tool leveraging the Segment Anything Model (SAM). The tool enables prompt-based food segmentation via user interactions, promoting user engagement and allowing them to further categorise food items within meal images and specify weight/volume if necessary. Additionally, we release a fine-tuned version of SAM's mask decoder, dubbed MealSAM, with the ViT-B backbone tailored specifically for food image segmentation. Our objective is not only to contribute to the field by encouraging participation, collaboration, and the gathering of more annotated food data but also to make AI technology available for a broader audience by translating AI into practical tools.
title A SAM based Tool for Semi-Automatic Food Annotation
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19756