Kelly Raines
Computer science
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Fall 2024
Additional details: First-generation college student, Honors student
FURI | Summer 2024
Generative AI-Aided Navigation for the Visually Impaired and Blind
This project explores state-of-the-art vision language models to provide new navigation solutions for the visually impaired and blind. Vision and language features from these models have proved capable of identifying objects and reasoning from image references. Leveraging these capabilities, VLMs can facilitate seamless conversations such that users can receive assistance at any moment about their current environment, increasing their independence to navigate safely with this tool. This opens new opportunities for assistive technology by integrating VLMs into wearable or extendable devices for daily use alongside walking sticks.
Mentor: Ransalu Senanayake
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