Project Proposal
IR-Based Web Application for Multimedia Content
Retrieval
Project Title
Multimedia Content Retrieval System Using Information
Retrieval Techniques
Submitted By
Name: Md Rahatul Islam Rifat
Roll: 20CSE030
Session: 2019-20
Date: 19/01/2025
Submitted To
Dr. Tania Islam
Assistant Professor
Department Of CSE
Objective
To develop an Information Retrieval (IR)-based web application
for retrieving multimedia content (images, videos, audio) using
advanced IR techniques such as indexing, ranking, and query
matching. The system will allow users to search for multimedia
content by entering textual queries, which will be processed
and ranked based on relevance.
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Problem Statement
Multimedia content is abundant on the web, but retrieving
specific and relevant multimedia content based on textual
queries is challenging. Existing systems often fail to deliver
precise results due to the lack of semantic understanding and
efficient indexing mechanisms.
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Proposed Solution
The proposed system leverages IR techniques such as:
- Indexing: To organize multimedia embeddings for efficient
retrieval.
- Ranking: To prioritize results based on semantic similarity.
- Crawling: To gather multimedia content and associated
metadata from predefined sources.
The system will use a pre-trained neural network model, such
as CLIP (Contrastive Language-Image Pretraining), to map
textual queries and multimedia content into a shared
embedding space. A FAISS-based indexing mechanism will be
used for fast similarity-based searches.
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Key Features
1. Text-to-Multimedia Search:
- Users can input textual queries to retrieve relevant
multimedia content.
2.Efficient Indexing:
- Use of FAISS (Facebook AI Similarity Search) to index
multimedia embeddings for fast retrieval.
3. Ranking Algorithm:
- Rank results based on cosine similarity between query and
multimedia embeddings.
4. Crawling and Data Collection:
- Scrape multimedia content and metadata from open-source
datasets or predefined web sources.
5. Database Integration:
- Store metadata and embeddings in a structured database
(e.g., SQLite or MongoDB).
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IR Techniques Used
1.Indexing
- Embeddings of multimedia content will be indexed using
FAISS for vector similarity search.
2. Ranking
- Cosine similarity will be used to rank multimedia content
based on relevance to the user’s query.
3. Crawling
- Crawlers will fetch multimedia content and associated
metadata from open web resources or datasets.
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System Architecture
1. User Interface
- Frontend built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to allow users
to input queries and display results.
2. Backend
- Flask or Django to process queries, manage indexing, and
handle retrieval.
3. Database
- SQLite or MongoDB for storing metadata and multimedia
paths.
4. IR Models
- CLIP model for embedding generation.
5. Indexing Module
- FAISS library for efficient similarity search.
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Dataset
- Open-source datasets such as MS COCO (images) and
YouTube-8M (videos).
- Custom dataset crawled from public sources using web
scraping tools.
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Tools and Technologies
1. Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript.
2. Libraries:
- PyTorch, FAISS, Flask/Django, BeautifulSoup (for crawling),
NumPy, Pandas.
3. Database: SQLite or MongoDB.
4. Deployment: AWS/Heroku for hosting.
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Implementation Plan
1. Phase 1: Data Collection and Crawling
- Crawl multimedia content and metadata from predefined
sources.
2. Phase 2: Feature Extraction and Indexing
- Use the CLIP model to extract embeddings and index them
using FAISS.
3. Phase 3: Backend Development
- Develop APIs for query processing, retrieval, and ranking.
4. Phase 4: Frontend Development
- Create a simple UI for user interaction.
5. Phase 5: Testing and Optimization
- Test the system for accuracy, efficiency, and robustness.
6. Phase 6: Deployment
- Deploy the system on a cloud platform.
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Expected Outcome
- A fully functional web application that allows users to search
for multimedia content efficiently.
- Demonstration of IR techniques such as indexing, ranking, and
crawling.
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Evaluation Criteria for Viva
1. Explanation of how IR techniques (indexing, ranking,
crawling) are applied in the project.
2. Ability to describe the data collection and feature extraction
processes.
3. Demonstration of the working application.
4. Justification for the use of tools, technologies, and models.
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Unique Aspect
This project uniquely combines IR techniques with multimedia
retrieval, focusing on semantic similarity and efficient indexing
mechanisms to enhance user experience.
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Conclusion
The proposed IR-based web application provides an efficient
and scalable solution for multimedia content retrieval,
leveraging modern machine learning models and IR techniques.
The system’s modular design ensures extensibility for future
enhancements.
