Localized Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Semi-Supervised Multiple Instance Learning ⋆

Abstract. In this paper, we propose a Semi-Supervised Multiple-Instance Learning (SSMIL) algorithm, and apply it to Localized Content-Based Image Retrieval(LCBIR), where the goal is to rank all the images in the database, according to the object that users want to retrieve. SSMIL treats LCBIR as a Semi-Supervised Problem and utilize the unlabeled pictures to help improve the retrieval performance. The comparison result of SSMIL with several state-of-art algorithms is promising.