ScoutSampler: RL-Driven Active Keyframe Exploration for Long Video Understanding

Published in arXiv, 2026

This paper presents ScoutSampler, an RL-driven approach for active keyframe exploration in long video understanding. The method intelligently selects the most informative keyframes using reinforcement learning, enabling more efficient video analysis.

Recommended citation: Wenjia Jiang*, Chenru Wang*, Yiwei Wang, Yanming Yang, Boyan Han, Keyu Chen, Shengwei An, Zhou Yang, Chi Zhang. (2026). "ScoutSampler: RL-Driven Active Keyframe Exploration for Long Video Understanding."