Object Detection in Heritage Archives using a Human-in-Loop Concept

Abstract

The use of object detection has become common within the area of computer vision and has been considered essential for a numerous applications. Currently, the field of object detection has undergone significant development and can be broadly classified into two categories: traditional machine learning methods that employ diverse computer vision techniques, and deep learning methods. This paper proposes a methodology that incorporates the human-in-loop feedback concept to enhance the deep learning object detection capabilities of pre-trained models. These Deep Learning models were developed using a custom humanities and social science dataset that was obtained from the British Online Archives collections database