Creating User-steerable Projections with Interactive Semantic Mapping

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Autori principali: Oliveira, Artur André, Espadoto, Mateus, Hirata Jr., Roberto, Cesar Jr., Roberto M., Telea, Alex C.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Oliveira, Artur André
Espadoto, Mateus
Hirata Jr., Roberto
Cesar Jr., Roberto M.
Telea, Alex C.
author_facet Oliveira, Artur André
Espadoto, Mateus
Hirata Jr., Roberto
Cesar Jr., Roberto M.
Telea, Alex C.
contents Dimensionality reduction (DR) techniques map high-dimensional data into lower-dimensional spaces. Yet, current DR techniques are not designed to explore semantic structure that is not directly available in the form of variables or class labels. We introduce a novel user-guided projection framework for image and text data that enables customizable, interpretable, data visualizations via zero-shot classification with Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). We enable users to steer projections dynamically via natural-language guiding prompts, to specify high-level semantic relationships of interest to the users which are not explicitly present in the data dimensions. We evaluate our method across several datasets and show that it not only enhances cluster separation, but also transforms DR into an interactive, user-driven process. Our approach bridges the gap between fully automated DR techniques and human-centered data exploration, offering a flexible and adaptive way to tailor projections to specific analytical needs.
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spellingShingle Creating User-steerable Projections with Interactive Semantic Mapping
Oliveira, Artur André
Espadoto, Mateus
Hirata Jr., Roberto
Cesar Jr., Roberto M.
Telea, Alex C.
Machine Learning
Dimensionality reduction (DR) techniques map high-dimensional data into lower-dimensional spaces. Yet, current DR techniques are not designed to explore semantic structure that is not directly available in the form of variables or class labels. We introduce a novel user-guided projection framework for image and text data that enables customizable, interpretable, data visualizations via zero-shot classification with Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). We enable users to steer projections dynamically via natural-language guiding prompts, to specify high-level semantic relationships of interest to the users which are not explicitly present in the data dimensions. We evaluate our method across several datasets and show that it not only enhances cluster separation, but also transforms DR into an interactive, user-driven process. Our approach bridges the gap between fully automated DR techniques and human-centered data exploration, offering a flexible and adaptive way to tailor projections to specific analytical needs.
title Creating User-steerable Projections with Interactive Semantic Mapping
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15479