{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4413925698","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490","title":"Semi-Automatic BVI Human-Centered Image Conversational Descriptions: Leveraging LLMs and Expert Refinements for Inclusive Visual Accessibility","display_name":"Semi-Automatic BVI Human-Centered Image Conversational Descriptions: Leveraging LLMs and Expert Refinements for Inclusive Visual Accessibility","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4413925698","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/access.2025.3605490","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2485537415","display_name":"IEEE Access","issn_l":"2169-3536","issn":["2169-3536"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Access","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013892968","display_name":"Mazen Salous","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-4657"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Mazen Salous","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5042833183","display_name":"D.H. Lange","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Daniel Lange","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5118833468","display_name":"Timo von Reeken","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Timo von Reeken","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5069675691","display_name":"Maria Wolters","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3369-3558"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Maria K. Wolters","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013866802","display_name":"Wilko Heuten","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2085-193X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wilko Heuten","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029358314","display_name":"Susanne Boll","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4293-1623"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Susanne Boll","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5037404599","display_name":"Larbi Abdenebaoui","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-042X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I202367325","display_name":"Oldenburger Institut f\u00fcr Informatik","ror":"https://ror.org/003sav189","country_code":"DE","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Larbi Abdenebaoui","raw_affiliation_strings":["OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":7,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5013892968"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I202367325"],"apc_list":{"value":1850,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1850},"apc_paid":{"value":1850,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1850},"fwci":9.7765,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97322369,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":96,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"13","issue":null,"first_page":"156072","last_page":"156090"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13310","display_name":"Subtitles and Audiovisual Media","score":0.9886999726295471,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1203","display_name":"Language and Linguistics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13310","display_name":"Subtitles and Audiovisual Media","score":0.9886999726295471,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1203","display_name":"Language and Linguistics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13629","display_name":"Text Readability and Simplification","score":0.9872999787330627,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12481","display_name":"Digital Accessibility for Disabilities","score":0.980400025844574,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3307","display_name":"Human Factors and Ergonomics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6984971761703491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.441841185092926},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/natural-language-processing","display_name":"Natural language processing","score":0.39456111192703247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/human\u2013computer-interaction","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","score":0.3721639811992645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-vision","display_name":"Computer vision","score":0.3700355291366577},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/multimedia","display_name":"Multimedia","score":0.3369870185852051}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6984971761703491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.441841185092926},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204321447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30642","display_name":"Natural language processing","level":1,"score":0.39456111192703247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107457646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207434","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","level":1,"score":0.3721639811992645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31972630","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844240","display_name":"Computer vision","level":1,"score":0.3700355291366577},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C49774154","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131765","display_name":"Multimedia","level":1,"score":0.3369870185852051}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/access.2025.3605490","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2485537415","display_name":"IEEE Access","issn_l":"2169-3536","issn":["2169-3536"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Access","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:3fc9ee3ddf4747cab4d3f09659b558be","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/3fc9ee3ddf4747cab4d3f09659b558be","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S112646816","display_name":"SHILAP Revista de lepidopterolog\u00eda","issn_l":"0300-5267","issn":["0300-5267","2340-4078"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Access, Vol 13, Pp 156072-156090 (2025)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/access.2025.3605490","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3605490","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2485537415","display_name":"IEEE Access","issn_l":"2169-3536","issn":["2169-3536"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Access","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5583085717","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"101070396","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320300","funder_display_name":"European Commission"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320300","display_name":"European Commission","ror":"https://ror.org/00k4n6c32"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":46,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1773149199","https://openalex.org/W1861492603","https://openalex.org/W1895577753","https://openalex.org/W1931639407","https://openalex.org/W1965910880","https://openalex.org/W1969088462","https://openalex.org/W1971552587","https://openalex.org/W2001368627","https://openalex.org/W2009029255","https://openalex.org/W2022699114","https://openalex.org/W2076100152","https://openalex.org/W2090048052","https://openalex.org/W2106652774","https://openalex.org/W2144883443","https://openalex.org/W2205968970","https://openalex.org/W2277195237","https://openalex.org/W2294182682","https://openalex.org/W2295423240","https://openalex.org/W2325920097","https://openalex.org/W2406390611","https://openalex.org/W2578879311","https://openalex.org/W2588822708","https://openalex.org/W2748163013","https://openalex.org/W2772495254","https://openalex.org/W2885976210","https://openalex.org/W2886641317","https://openalex.org/W2963622213","https://openalex.org/W2998746484","https://openalex.org/W3047499479","https://openalex.org/W3094385957","https://openalex.org/W3110019360","https://openalex.org/W3129643014","https://openalex.org/W3193568238","https://openalex.org/W4210598935","https://openalex.org/W4249013746","https://openalex.org/W4292615965","https://openalex.org/W4319154199","https://openalex.org/W4324359894","https://openalex.org/W4366548599","https://openalex.org/W4366549000","https://openalex.org/W4390874575","https://openalex.org/W4391183965","https://openalex.org/W4400402468","https://openalex.org/W4402080492","https://openalex.org/W4409261968","https://openalex.org/W4412035401"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2772917594","https://openalex.org/W2036807459","https://openalex.org/W2058170566","https://openalex.org/W2755342338","https://openalex.org/W2166024367","https://openalex.org/W3116076068","https://openalex.org/W2229312674","https://openalex.org/W2951359407","https://openalex.org/W2079911747","https://openalex.org/W1969923398"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Ensuring":[0],"that":[1,52,69],"blind":[2],"and":[3,38,57,117,130,186,192,197],"visually":[4],"impaired":[5],"(BVI)":[6],"individuals":[7],"can":[8],"fully":[9],"participate":[10],"in":[11,142],"today\u2019s":[12],"image-rich":[13],"digital":[14],"world":[15],"remains":[16],"a":[17,66,85],"significant":[18,140],"challenge.":[19],"Current":[20],"visual":[21,132],"assistants":[22],"often":[23],"rely":[24],"on":[25,182],"annotations":[26],"from":[27,177],"sighted":[28],"contributors,":[29],"which":[30,106],"may":[31],"fail":[32],"to":[33,46,59,93,113,121],"capture":[34],"BVI":[35,55,89,96,111,143,153,178,198],"individuals\u2019":[36,97],"preferences":[37],"expectations.":[39],"Addressing":[40],"this":[41],"challenge,":[42],"we":[43,173],"explore":[44],"how":[45,58],"develop":[47],"optimal,":[48],"conversational":[49,131,148,193],"image":[50,83,147,190],"descriptions":[51,149,165,191],"resonate":[53],"with":[54,75,80,146],"individuals,":[56],"effectively":[60],"scale":[61],"their":[62],"creation.":[63],"We":[64,119],"propose":[65],"semi-automatic":[67],"approach":[68],"couples":[70],"large":[71],"language":[72],"models":[73],"(LLMs)":[74],"iterative,":[76],"BVI-driven":[77],"refinements.":[78],"Starting":[79],"initial":[81],"LLM-generated":[82],"descriptions,":[84],"small":[86],"set":[87],"of":[88],"experts":[90],"refine":[91],"them":[92],"better":[94],"meet":[95],"needs.":[98],"These":[99],"enhanced":[100],"examples":[101],"guide":[102],"subsequent":[103],"LLM":[104,163],"outputs,":[105],"are":[107],"then":[108],"evaluated":[109],"by":[110,152],"end-users":[112],"confirm":[114],"improved":[115],"quality":[116],"satisfaction.":[118],"contribute":[120],"constructing":[122],"large-scale,":[123],"BVI-centered":[124],"training":[125],"data,":[126],"thereby":[127],"advancing":[128],"inclusive":[129],"accessibility.":[133],"Throughout":[134],"our":[135],"studies,":[136],"the":[137,156,162],"results":[138,157],"showa":[139],"improvement":[141],"end-users\u2019":[144],"satisfaction":[145],"when":[150,161],"edited":[151],"experts.":[154],"Additionally,":[155],"indicate":[158],"promising":[159],"improvements":[160],"regenerates":[164],"using":[166],"those":[167],"edits":[168],"as":[169],"few-shot":[170],"examples.":[171],"Moreover,":[172],"got":[174],"valuable":[175],"insights":[176],"participants\u2019":[179],"focused":[180],"mainly":[181],"optimizing":[183],"clarity,":[184],"relevance,":[185],"interaction":[187],"patterns":[188],"for":[189],"exchanges":[194],"between":[195],"AI":[196],"individuals.":[199]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-14T08:04:32.555800","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}