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Main Authors: Liao, Pan, Yang, Feng, Wu, Di, Yu, Jinwen, Zhu, Yuhua, Zhao, Wenhui, Zhang, Dingwen
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06550
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author Liao, Pan
Yang, Feng
Wu, Di
Yu, Jinwen
Zhu, Yuhua
Zhao, Wenhui
Zhang, Dingwen
author_facet Liao, Pan
Yang, Feng
Wu, Di
Yu, Jinwen
Zhu, Yuhua
Zhao, Wenhui
Zhang, Dingwen
contents Multi-Object Tracking (MOT) is evolving from geometric localization to Semantic MOT (SMOT) to answer complex relational queries, yet progress is hindered by semantic data scarcity and a structural disconnect between tracking architectures and Multi-modal Large Language Models (MLLMs). To address this, we introduce Grand-SMOT, a large-scale, open-world benchmark providing high-density, dual-stream narratives that comprehensively decouple individual behaviors from environmental contexts. Furthermore, we propose LLMTrack, the first framework to seamlessly integrate MLLMs into the SMOT task. LLMTrack establishes a Macro-Understanding-First paradigm, utilizing a novel Spatio-Temporal Fusion Module to align discrete geometric trajectories with continuous semantic features, effectively suppressing temporal hallucinations during online processing. Extensive experiments demonstrate that LLMTrack achieves state-of-the-art geometric tracking performance while delivering a qualitative leap in dynamic semantic reasoning. Notably, our analysis reveals that high-quality semantic narratives empower the language model to deduce complex social interactions naturally, demonstrating that direct cognitive reasoning is more effective than cumbersome explicit visual modeling. Ultimately, our contributions bridge the gap between perceptual tracking and cognitive reasoning, establishing a robust new foundation for comprehensive video understanding and intelligent narrative generation.
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spellingShingle LLMTrack: Semantic Multi-Object Tracking with Multi-modal Large Language Models
Liao, Pan
Yang, Feng
Wu, Di
Yu, Jinwen
Zhu, Yuhua
Zhao, Wenhui
Zhang, Dingwen
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Object Tracking (MOT) is evolving from geometric localization to Semantic MOT (SMOT) to answer complex relational queries, yet progress is hindered by semantic data scarcity and a structural disconnect between tracking architectures and Multi-modal Large Language Models (MLLMs). To address this, we introduce Grand-SMOT, a large-scale, open-world benchmark providing high-density, dual-stream narratives that comprehensively decouple individual behaviors from environmental contexts. Furthermore, we propose LLMTrack, the first framework to seamlessly integrate MLLMs into the SMOT task. LLMTrack establishes a Macro-Understanding-First paradigm, utilizing a novel Spatio-Temporal Fusion Module to align discrete geometric trajectories with continuous semantic features, effectively suppressing temporal hallucinations during online processing. Extensive experiments demonstrate that LLMTrack achieves state-of-the-art geometric tracking performance while delivering a qualitative leap in dynamic semantic reasoning. Notably, our analysis reveals that high-quality semantic narratives empower the language model to deduce complex social interactions naturally, demonstrating that direct cognitive reasoning is more effective than cumbersome explicit visual modeling. Ultimately, our contributions bridge the gap between perceptual tracking and cognitive reasoning, establishing a robust new foundation for comprehensive video understanding and intelligent narrative generation.
title LLMTrack: Semantic Multi-Object Tracking with Multi-modal Large Language Models
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06550