Intent recognition aims to identify users' underlying intentions, traditionally focusing on text in natural language processing. With growing demands for natural human-computer interaction, the field has evolved through deep learning and multimodal approaches, incorporating data from audio, vision, and physiological signals. Recently, the introduction of Transformer-based models has led to notable breakthroughs in this domain. This article surveys deep learning methods for intent recognition, covering the shift from unimodal to multimodal techniques, relevant datasets, methodologies, applications, and current challenges. It provides researchers with insights into the latest developments in multimodal intent recognition (MIR) and directions for future research.
@article{arxiv.2507.22934,
title = {Deep Learning Approaches for Multimodal Intent Recognition: A Survey},
author = {Jingwei Zhao and Yuhua Wen and Qifei Li and Minchi Hu and Yingying Zhou and Jingyao Xue and Junyang Wu and Yingming Gao and Zhengqi Wen and Jianhua Tao and Ya Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.22934},
year = {2025}
}