Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Person Human-Object Interaction Recognition in Videos

Tanqiu Qiao, Ruochen Li, Frederick W. B. Li, Yoshiki Kubotani, Shigeo Morishima and Hubert P. H. Shum
Expert Systems with Applications (ESWA), 2025

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Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Person Human-Object Interaction Recognition in Videos

Abstract

Human-Object Interaction (HOI) recognition in videos requires understanding both visual patterns and geometric relationships as they evolve over time. Visual and geometric features offer complementary strengths. Visual features capture appearance context, while geometric features provide structural patterns. Effectively fusing these multimodal features without compromising their unique characteristics remains challenging. We observe that establishing robust, entity-specific representations before modeling interactions helps preserve the strengths of each modality. Therefore, we hypothesize that a bottom-up approach is crucial for effective multimodal fusion. Following this insight, we propose the Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Network (GeoVis-GNN), which uses dual-attention feature fusion combined with interdependent entity graph learning. \rev{It progressively builds from entity-specific representations toward high-level interaction understanding.} To advance HOI recognition to real-world scenarios, we introduce the Concurrent Partial Interaction Dataset (MPHOI-120). It captures dynamic multi-person interactions involving concurrent actions and partial engagement. This dataset helps address challenges like complex human-object dynamics and mutual occlusions. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of our method across various HOI scenarios. These scenarios include two-person interactions, single-person activities, bimanual manipulations, and complex concurrent partial interactions. Our method achieves state-of-the-art performance.


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Tanqiu Qiao, Ruochen Li, Frederick W. B. Li, Yoshiki Kubotani, Shigeo Morishima and Hubert P. H. Shum, "Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Person Human-Object Interaction Recognition in Videos," Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 290, pp. 128344, Elsevier, 2025.

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@article{qiao25geometric,
 author={Qiao, Tanqiu and Li, Ruochen and Li, Frederick W. B. and Kubotani, Yoshiki and Morishima, Shigeo and Shum, Hubert P. H.},
 journal={Expert Systems with Applications},
 title={Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Person Human-Object Interaction Recognition in Videos},
 year={2025},
 volume={290},
 pages={128344},
 numpages={14},
 doi={10.1016/j.eswa.2025.128344},
 issn={0957-4174},
 publisher={Elsevier},
}

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Qiao, Tanqiu
AU  - Li, Ruochen
AU  - Li, Frederick W. B.
AU  - Kubotani, Yoshiki
AU  - Morishima, Shigeo
AU  - Shum, Hubert P. H.
T2  - Expert Systems with Applications
TI  - Geometric Visual Fusion Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Person Human-Object Interaction Recognition in Videos
PY  - 2025
VL  - 290
SP  - 128344
EP  - 128344
DO  - 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.128344
SN  - 0957-4174
PB  - Elsevier
ER  - 


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