Learning Visual Actions Using Multiple Verb-Only Labels, BMVC'19 {paper} {notes}

Michael Wray, Dima Damen

Motivation

Find a good representation of visual actions that is object-agnostic.

Explore soft and hard verb assignments for action recognition and retrieval.

Method

Types of verbs: - result verbs - close - open - sprinkle

• manner verbs
  • pull
  • hold
  • touch