Cross-Sign Language Transfer Learning Using Domain Adaptation with Multi-scale Temporal Alignment

Abstract:Sign language serves as a vital means of communication for individuals with hearing impairments, yet recognition resources for the over 100 distinct sign languages are severely lacking. In response, we present our work on sign language recognition using transfer learning and the domain adaptation method TA3N, which utilizes the Temporal Relational Network (TRN) module for aligning multi-scale temporal relations. Our findings highlight the superior performance of Domain Adaptation to neural network-based transfer learning, particularly in improving recognition of American Sign Language (ASL). Our research also identifies the effectiveness of aligning shorter-term temporal features between source and target domains. In addition to using RGB, we conducted experiments using Optical Flow mode for the sign language samples, ultimately determining that RGB outperforms Optical Flow in the majority of cases. Our work aims to improve accessibility and communication for individuals who rely on sign language as their primary mode of communication.

Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)

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