Scientific Image Quality Assessment via Multi-modal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
2609.19634

Authors

Yinuo Zhang,Qingbin Liu,Xiaoyan Yu,Bingshuo Liu,Zhiying Tu

Abstract

This paper proposes a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework for scientific image quality assessment, designed to simultaneously address both the understanding track (SIQA-U) and the scoring track (SIQA-S) of the SIQA challenge. We construct a multimodal index that integrates textual semantics with fine-grained visual features, and develop a multi-route retrieval and fusion mechanism to provide large language models with highly relevant reference cases, thereby enhancing their capability to evaluate complex scientific images.

Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework effectively aligns with the judgment criteria of human experts. Ultimately, our method achieves 1st place in the SIQA-U track of the SIQA challenge at the ICME 2026 Grand Challenges.

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