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48 results for Shape Features

We present a novel, log-radius profile representation for convex curves and define a new operation for combining the shape features of curves. Unlike the standard, angle profile-based methods, this operation accurately combines the shape features in a visually intuitive manner. This method have implications in shape an…

2015-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper presents a method for analyzing shape graphs using specific features.

problem Analyzing geometric and topological variations in shape graphs.
method Curated set of topological, geometric, and directional features for shape graph analysis.
result The feature representation is effective for tasks like group comparison and classification.

New method learns shape correspondences robustly from raw geometry.

problem Inaccurate and poor generalization of shape correspondences.
method Learning-based approach with feature-extraction network and functional map representation.
result Robust and accurate shape correspondence learning with less training data.

A well-constructed classification model highly depends on input feature subsets from a dataset, which may contain redundant, irrelevant, or noisy features. This challenge can be worse while dealing with medical datasets. The main aim of feature selection as a pre-processing task is to eliminate these features and selec…

2019-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Topology-enhanced loss improves 3D object reconstruction from 2D images.

problem Challenges in reconstructing 3D objects from 2D images, especially capturing shape information.
method Integrates multi-scale topological features into the reconstruction loss using cubical complexes and optimal transport distance.
result Topology-aware loss substantially improves 3D reconstruction quality.

Generative modeling of 3D shapes has become an important problem due to its relevance to many applications across Computer Vision, Graphics, and VR. In this paper we build upon recently introduced 3D mesh-convolutional Variational AutoEncoders which have shown great promise for learning rich representations of deformab…

2019-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

A registration-free framework monitors shape and color in 4D point clouds.

problem Monitoring shape and color changes in complex parts without registration.
method Laplace-Beltrami operator spectral properties for geometric and color feature capture; combined monitoring scheme for shape and color anomalies.
result Effective detection of shape deformations and color anomalies without registration or mesh reconstruction.

Training shapes the geometry of neural network feature maps, revealing local area magnification.

problem Understanding how training affects the geometric structure of neural network feature maps.
method Analyzing the Riemannian geometry induced by neural network feature maps at infinite width and after training.
result Training breaks the symmetry of the geometry induced by random neural network feature maps, magnifying local areas along decision boundaries.

2L-FUSE enhances feature sparsity through kernel learning.

problem Sparsity and feature selection in regression tasks.
method 2-Layered kernel machines for learning a shape matrix and feature direction identification.
result Minimal yet informative feature sets are identified without losing predictive performance.

UniShape improves time series classification by selecting relevant subsequences.

problem Classifying time series data requires capturing interpretable shapelets.
method UniShape uses a shape-aware adapter to aggregate multiscale subsequences into class tokens.
result UniShape achieves state-of-the-art classification performance.

New quantization methods improve accuracy of Random Fourier Features.

problem Improving accuracy of Random Fourier Features for machine learning.
method Sigma-Delta and distributed noise-shaping quantization methods for 1-bit and low bit-depth quantization.
result Quantized RFFs allow high accuracy approximation of underlying kernels with polynomial error decay.

A new method monitors unstructured 3D shapes without registration.

problem Error-prone registration and mesh reconstruction steps in PCD monitoring.
method Intrinsic geometric properties of shapes, using Laplacian and geodesic distances.
result Effective monitoring of defects without registration and mesh reconstruction.

DNAMite creates interpretable, calibrated survival analysis models.

problem Limited interpretability in survival analysis models, especially for healthcare applications.
method Feature discretization and kernel smoothing in embedding module for flexible shape functions.
result DNAMite produces calibrated shape functions interpretable as contributions to cumulative incidence function.

The classification of shapes is of great interest in diverse areas ranging from medical imaging to computer vision and beyond. While many statistical frameworks have been developed for the classification problem, most are strongly tied to early formulations of the problem - with an object to be classified described as …

2019-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Highly expressive models such as deep neural networks (DNNs) have been widely applied to various applications. However, recent studies show that DNNs are vulnerable to adversarial examples, which are carefully crafted inputs aiming to mislead the predictions. Currently, the majority of these studies have focused on per…

2018-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Presents STRIPE model for probabilistic forecasting of non-stationary time series.

problem Probabilistic forecasting of non-stationary time series.
method STRIPE model representing structured diversity based on shape and time features, with diversification mechanism using determinantal point processes (DPP).
result STRIPE significantly outperforms baseline methods for representing diversity while maintaining forecasting accuracy.

We simplify complex regression coefficients using linearization and feature comparison.

problem Interpreting high-dimensional regression coefficients from nonlinear responses.
method Developed a linearization method to derive feature coefficients and compare them with regression coefficients.
result Shows how regression coefficients relate to linearized feature coefficients and how they change under regularization.

ML predicts alloy properties considering chemistry, processing, and data transformations.

problem Designing and predicting alloy properties in high-dimensional design space.
method Physics-informed machine learning with engineered features from chemistry and heat treatment.
result ML models accurately predict alloy properties, including hysteresis in shape memory alloys.

New model captures complex relationships from experimental data.

problem Capturing intricate feature interactions in empirical data.
method Shape Arithmetic Expressions (SHAREs) combining GAMs and mathematical expressions.
result SHAREs model captures complex feature interactions.

Many procedures in science, engineering and medicine produce data in the form of geometric shapes. Mathematically, a shape can be modeled as an un-parameterized immersed sub-manifold, which is the notion of shape used here. Endowing shape space with a Riemannian metric opens up the world of Riemannian differential geom…

2012-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Use expert visualization or conventional clinical indices can lack accuracy for borderline classications. Advanced statistical approaches based on eigen-decomposition have been mostly concerned with shape and motion indices. In this paper, we present a new approach to identify CVDs from cine-MRI by estimating large poo…

2019-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we present experimental results obtained from retraining the last layer of the Inception v3 model in classifying images of human faces into one of five basic face shapes. The accuracy of the retrained Inception v3 model was compared with that of the following classification methods that uses facial landm…

2019-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Polygonal meshes provide an efficient representation for 3D shapes. They explicitly capture both shape surface and topology, and leverage non-uniformity to represent large flat regions as well as sharp, intricate features. This non-uniformity and irregularity, however, inhibits mesh analysis efforts using neural networ…

2018-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Purpose: Lung nodules have very diverse shapes and sizes, which makes classifying them as benign/malignant a challenging problem. In this paper, we propose a novel method to predict the malignancy of nodules that have the capability to analyze the shape and size of a nodule using a global feature extractor, as well as …

2019-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

New method estimates shape distance in neural representations with limited data.

problem Measuring geometric similarity between high-dimensional network representations.
method Method-of-moments estimator with tunable bias-variance tradeoff.
result New estimator achieves lower bias than standard methods in high-dimensional settings.

Model predicts EMF of Ni-Mn-Ga MSMA, improved with GRNN.

problem Predicting the electromotive force (EMF) of Ni-Mn-Ga MSMA under various conditions.
method Developed a new constitutive model for Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals, incorporating magnetic easy axis offset. Used GRNN to enhance model predictions.
result GRNN improves model predictions of EMF, capturing more experimental features.

In this paper, we propose the Self-Attention Generative Adversarial Network (SAGAN) which allows attention-driven, long-range dependency modeling for image generation tasks. Traditional convolutional GANs generate high-resolution details as a function of only spatially local points in lower-resolution feature maps. In …

2018-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method matches similar regions in non-rigid shapes using spectra of differential operators.

problem Evaluating similarity of non-rigid shapes with partiality.
method Alignment of spectra of differential operators (SI-LBO and regular LBO) on a manifold with multiple metrics.
result Matching spectra outperforms competing methods on standard benchmarks.