TDA classifies MNIST digits with reduced feature set.
problem Classifying MNIST digits using machine learning.
method Persistent homology for feature generation and classification.
result 5x reduction in feature set size with similar accuracy.
This paper explores neural networks for colorizing grayscale images.
problem Colorizing grayscale images using neural networks.
method Comparison of existing and novel generative models (CVAE, CWGAN-GP, AGE, IVAE) trained on CIFAR-10 images.
result CVAE with L1 reconstruction loss and IVAE achieve the highest Inception Score (IS).
Meta Optimal Transport learns from past problems to solve similar OT problems faster.
problem Solving similar optimal transport problems repeatedly from scratch is inefficient.
method Amortized optimization to predict optimal transport maps from past solutions.
result Meta OT models can solve new problems faster than standard methods.
We present Fashion-MNIST, a new dataset comprising of 28x28 grayscale images of 70,000 fashion products from 10 categories, with 7,000 images per category. The training set has 60,000 images and the test set has 10,000 images. Fashion-MNIST is intended to serve as a direct drop-in replacement for the original MNIST dat…
We study statistical detection of grayscale objects in noisy images. The object of interest is of unknown shape and has an unknown intensity, that can be varying over the object and can be negative. No boundary shape constraints are imposed on the object, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior is required…
Enhances curve alignment for diverse data types.
problem Aligning curve data effectively.
method Developed nonlinear transformations for curve data.
result Successfully aligned synthetic and real curve data.
A new adaptive binarization technique using fuzzy integrals improves image quality.
problem Improving image thresholding quality.
method FLAT (Fuzzy Local Adaptive Thresholding) based on fuzzy integrals.
result The proposed FLAT method produces better image quality than traditional algorithms and neural networks.
Recently developed deep-learning-based denoisers often outperform state-of-the-art conventional denoisers such as the BM3D. They are typically trained to minimize the mean squared error (MSE) between the output image of a deep neural network (DNN) and a ground truth image. Thus, it is important for deep-learning-based …
DeepFreak learns crystal diffraction patterns from synthetic and real images.
problem Classifying crystallography diffraction patterns.
method End-to-end CNN architecture (DeepFreak) for classification on DiffraNet dataset.
result Best model achieves 98.5% accuracy on synthetic images and 94.51% on real images.
New techniques save bits in image compression with upsampling.
problem Lack of context dependence in current image compression methods with upsampling.
method Simple, inexpensive techniques exploiting context to predict Laplace distribution parameters.
result Average savings of 0.645 bits per difference, up to 1.489 bits.
We present two graph-based algorithms for multiclass segmentation of high-dimensional data. The algorithms use a diffuse interface model based on the Ginzburg-Landau functional, related to total variation compressed sensing and image processing. A multiclass extension is introduced using the Gibbs simplex, with the fun…
Novel framework for whole-slide blood cell segmentation.
problem Semantic segmentation of whole-slide blood cell images.
method Convolutional encoder-decoder framework with VGG-16 feature extraction.
result Outstanding accuracy (97.18% global accuracy) in classwise segmentation.
Self-driving technology is advancing rapidly --- albeit with significant challenges and limitations. This progress is largely due to recent developments in deep learning algorithms. To date, however, there has been no systematic comparison of how different deep learning architectures perform at such tasks, or an attemp…
Paper develops SKPD framework for signal region detection in image regression.
problem Limited research on image region detection in high-resolution image regression.
method Sparse Kronecker Product Decomposition (SKPD) framework for matrices and tensors.
result Computed solutions converge to truth with guaranteed consistency.
New method explains deep model decisions by adding latent features.
problem Limitations of existing local explanation methods for deep models.
method Leveraging latent features for contrastive local explanations.
result Quantitatively superior explanations on diverse datasets.
New method converts video of dye plumes into PDEs for better understanding.
problem Inferring continuum models from uncalibrated video data.
method Develops a pipeline to convert grayscale recordings into scalar fields, isolates drift, and identifies transport laws.
result Selected reduced model outperforms advection-diffusion baselines and retains structural interpretability.
Deep Learning predicts e-commerce activity from Italian enterprise websites.
problem Predicting e-commerce activity from Italian enterprise websites.
method Developed a sophisticated processing pipeline using Convolutional Neural Networks and Word Embeddings.
result Deep Learning outperforms traditional Machine Learning methods for text classification.
We introduce SARR for symmetric object pose estimation, improving CNN performance.
problem Ambiguities in symmetric object orientations hinder deep learning pose estimation.
method Numeric rotation representation using symmetry-derived trigonometric identities.
result SARR enables standard CNNs to achieve state-of-the-art performance.
CatSIM measures image similarity robustly to small changes.
problem Measuring similarity between images, especially with small perturbations.
method Uses structural similarity image quality paradigm, robust to small location changes.
result Structural similarity between images rated higher when not entirely overlapping.
Develops statistical guarantees for image-to-image regression models.
problem Current image-to-image regression models lack statistical guarantees for model mistakes and hallucinations.
method Uncertainty quantification techniques with rigorous statistical guarantees for image-to-image regression problems.
result Derives uncertainty intervals around each pixel with formal mathematical guarantees.
AugurOne trains single image generators without GANs using image warps.
problem Training end-to-end single image generators without GANs.
method Non-affine augmentations of single input images for training an upscaling neural network.
result End-to-end training yields state-of-the-art performance on conditional generation tasks.
Paper analyzes learning from ghost imaging without reconstruction bottleneck.
problem High-speed cell classification bottleneck in ghost cytometry.
method Theoretical analysis of learning from ghost imaging without reconstruction.
result Theoretical analysis supports learning from ghost imaging without reconstruction.
Total variation denoising improves image quality adaptively.
problem Improving image quality from noisy data.
method Total variation regularization for image denoising.
result Denoised images converge to true images at a parametric rate.
Transmission imaging, as an important imaging technique widely used in astronomy, medical diagnosis, and biology science, has been shown in [49] quite different from reflection imaging used in our everyday life. Understanding the structures of images (the prior information) is important for designing, testing, and choo…
A new metric FRD improves comparing medical images.
problem Comparing medical images for distribution or domain differences.
method Developed a new metric FRD using standardized radiomic features.
result FRD outperforms other metrics in various medical imaging applications.
This study investigates how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.
problem Quantifying how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.
method Proposes a framework to quantify knowledge gain by a particular layer, conducts empirical investigation in pathology image centered transfer learning.
result Early layers of deep models can transfer knowledge to pathology image classification tasks.
Generates high-resolution images from low-resolution inputs.
problem Generating realistic images from low-resolution inputs.
method Latent Adversarial Generator (LAG) using perceptual loss.
result Samples of high-resolution images from low-resolution inputs.
Few-shot unsupervised image-to-image translation model learns from a few examples.
problem Current unsupervised image-to-image translation methods require many images at training time.
method Coupling adversarial training with a novel network design for few-shot learning.
result Model achieves effective few-shot image-to-image translation.
Generates synthetic laparoscopic images for training deep neural networks.
problem Lack of large labeled data sets for laparoscopic image processing.
method Unpaired image-to-image translation to generate realistic synthetic images.
result Synthetic data set improves liver segmentation performance without manual labeling.
Content based image retrieval, a technique which uses visual contents of image to search images from large scale image databases according to users' interests. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on recent technology used in the area of content based face image retrieval. Nowadays digital devices and photo shari…
Generative Adversarial Networks optimize model parameters for image matching.
problem Optimizing model parameters for accurate image matching.
method Model-Assisted Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to produce fake images matching true images.
result Best match model parameter values can minimize bias in image recognition.
PG-IM uses neural-symbolic programs to manipulate images.
problem Creating holistic image representations and manipulations.
method PG-IM detects patterns, induces symbolic programs, and manipulates images using a neural network.
result PG-IM learns from a single image and achieves superior performance.
Paper introduces LLISE for image structure learning using SSIM.
problem Image quality assessment using MSE or ℓ2 norm is not promising. method Locally Linear Image Structural Embedding (LLISE) using SSIM.
result LLISE captures image structure features and discriminates distortions.
Paper proposes method to generate images from text using GANs trained on uncaptioned images.
problem Limited captioned image datasets for text-to-image synthesis.
method Conditional GANs trained on uncaptioned images with an Image Captioning Module.
result Promising preliminary results compared to unconditional GANs.
Latent feature models are attractive for image modeling, since images generally contain multiple objects. However, many latent feature models ignore that objects can appear at different locations or require pre-segmentation of images. While the transformed Indian buffet process (tIBP) provides a method for modeling tra…
The paper analyzes relationships between various image models for restoration.
problem Unclear relationships among popular image models for restoration.
method Theoretical analysis and experimental study of image models.
result Improved denoising performance by combining multiple image models.
Deep models generate images with missing high-frequency details.
problem Malicious use of realistic deep-generated images.
method Analysis of Fourier spectrum discrepancies between real and generated images.
result Detection method achieves up to 99.2% accuracy in classifying real and generated images.
StrokeCoder uses Transformers to generate images from single examples.
problem Creating diverse images from a single example.
method Transformer Neural Network learns from a single path-based example to generate a set of images.
result The model can generate a large set of deviated images that still represent the original image's style and concept.
New method reconstructs images from fMRI data using unlabeled data.
problem Challenges in acquiring labeled data for fMRI-to-image reconstruction.
method Self-supervised training with Encoder-Decoder and Decoder-Encoder networks.
result Reconstruction network adapts to new unlabeled test data.
Improved self-supervised learning for document images.
problem Performance of self-supervised pre-training on document images is poor.
method Proposed context-aware alternatives and a novel multi-modal method.
result Novel method outperforms other self-supervised methods on document image classification.
This paper proposes synthetic augmentation for nuclei image segmentation in medical pathology.
problem Rare and time-consuming labeling of tumor nuclei images for semantic segmentation.
method Label-to-image translation to generate synthetic images.
result Synthetic augmentation improves segmentation accuracy.
Style generators can invertibly generate images, useful for image enhancement and animation.
problem Generating all possible images and maintaining invertibility are challenging for GANs.
method Proposed style generators are invertible and can generate all possible images.
result Style generators outperform other GANs and Deep Image Prior as image priors.
Synthesizing images of the eye fundus is a challenging task that has been previously approached by formulating complex models of the anatomy of the eye. New images can then be generated by sampling a suitable parameter space. In this work, we propose a method that learns to synthesize eye fundus images directly from da…
Two-layer model sparsifies image residuals for CT image reconstruction.
problem Image reconstruction from limited and corrupted data.
method Pre-learning a two-layer sparsifying transform model with block coordinate descent optimization.
result Preliminary experiments show the two-layer model improves CT image reconstruction from low-dose measurements.
CollaGAN uses GANs to impute missing image data.
problem Missing data bias in applications requiring multiple inputs.
method Collaborative Generative Adversarial Network (CollaGAN) for multi-domain image imputation.
result CollaGAN produces higher quality imputed images than existing methods.
OTRE uses OT to improve retinal images, outperforming existing methods.
problem Improving quality of non-mydriatic retinal images for accurate diagnoses.
method OT theory for image-to-image translation, regularization by enhancing.
result OTRE outperforms state-of-the-art methods on various retinal image tasks.
Method screens similar capsule endoscopic images, reducing doctor workload and improving accuracy.
problem Time-consuming and high error rate in manual inspection of large numbers of similar capsule endoscopic images.
method Structural similarity analysis of visually salient areas and hierarchical clustering.
result 76% reduction in similar images, 100% lesion recall, 18-minute average play time.
SeqAttnGAN generates interactive images based on multi-turn text descriptions.
problem Interactive image editing with multi-turn textual commands.
method SeqAttnGAN uses a neural state tracker and GAN framework for sequential image generation and refinement.
result SeqAttnGAN outperforms state-of-the-art models on interactive image editing tasks.