This paper presents KeypointNet, an end-to-end geometric reasoning framework to learn an optimal set of category-specific 3D keypoints, along with their detectors. Given a single image, KeypointNet extracts 3D keypoints that are optimized for a downstream task. We demonstrate this framework on 3D pose estimation by pro…
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V-SysId identifies keypoints and 3D system from unlabeled videos.
problem Identifying keypoints and 3D system from unlabeled videos.
method Alternates between parameter estimation and extrinsic camera calibration, using motion equations as weak supervision.
result Utility of the approach demonstrated across various settings.
KINet learns object interactions without supervision for robotic pushing.
problem Lack of supervised data for object-centric forward prediction.
method End-to-end unsupervised framework using keypoint representation and contrastive estimation.
result Automatically generalizes to unseen scenarios and accurately predicts future states.
The paper uses facial keypoints to estimate post-surgical pain intensity.
problem Accurately assessing pain levels from self-reported ratings is challenging.
method The approach analyzes 2D and 3D facial keypoints to estimate pain intensity.
result The pain estimation model uses multiple instance learning.
We present a simple, flexible, and general framework titled Partial Registration Network (PRNet), for partial-to-partial point cloud registration. Inspired by recently-proposed learning-based methods for registration, we use deep networks to tackle non-convexity of the alignment and partial correspondence problems. Whi…
Facial Keypoints Detectionstat.ML
Detect facial keypoints is a critical element in face recognition. However, there is difficulty to catch keypoints on the face due to complex influences from original images, and there is no guidance to suitable algorithms. In this paper, we study different algorithms that can be applied to locate keyponits. Specifical…
This paper introduces a novel deep learning framework for image animation. Given an input image with a target object and a driving video sequence depicting a moving object, our framework generates a video in which the target object is animated according to the driving sequence. This is achieved through a deep architect…
We present an unsupervised approach for learning to estimate three dimensional (3D) facial structure from a single image while also predicting 3D viewpoint transformations that match a desired pose and facial geometry. We achieve this by inferring the depth of facial keypoints of an input image in an unsupervised manne…
End-to-end trainable graph matching using improved combinatorial solvers.
problem Graph matching in deep learning.
method Combining deep learning with optimized combinatorial solvers.
result Advances state-of-the-art on deep graph matching benchmarks.
New mutual information framework improves contrastive learning for vision tasks.
problem Maximizing mutual information for better unsupervised learning representations.
method Reformulated mutual information as a lower bound, introducing new negative sampling strategies.
result Improved representations outperform previous methods in various vision tasks.
New method improves human mesh recovery for obese people.
problem Improving mesh recovery for obese people.
method Generative optimization of mesh parameters from 2D keypoints.
result Significant improvement in mesh recovery performance on obese person images.
Model discovers causal relationships from video data of physical systems.
problem Discover structural dependencies and causal interactions in physical systems from video data.
method End-to-end model with perception, inference, and dynamics modules; handles unknown interventions.
result Model correctly identifies causal interactions and makes long-term predictions.
Simple methods improve regression transferability estimation.
problem Estimating how well regression models transfer between tasks.
method Two simple, computationally efficient approaches based on negative regularized mean squared error.
result Significantly outperform existing methods in accuracy and efficiency.
We propose Progressive Structure-conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (PSGAN), a new framework that can generate full-body and high-resolution character images based on structural information. Recent progress in generative adversarial networks with progressive training has made it possible to generate high-resol…
We tackle here the problem of multimodal image non-rigid registration, which is of prime importance in remote sensing and medical imaging. The difficulties encountered by classical registration approaches include feature design and slow optimization by gradient descent. By analyzing these methods, we note the significa…
Meta Omnium benchmarks few-shot learning across diverse vision tasks.
problem Evaluating generalization of few-shot learning across multiple vision tasks.
method Introduction of Meta Omnium dataset and evaluation of meta-learning algorithms.
result Meta-learning algorithms can generalize across diverse vision tasks.
Prediction and interpolation for long-range video data involves the complex task of modeling motion trajectories for each visible object, occlusions and dis-occlusions, as well as appearance changes due to viewpoint and lighting. Optical flow based techniques generalize but are suitable only for short temporal ranges. …
Quantum machine learning improves satellite image alignment.
problem Align satellite images taken at different times and angles.
method Quantum machine learning techniques for feature extraction and matching.
result Quantum methods show potential for future improvements.
Improved visual representation learning with conditional negative sampling.
problem Learning strong unsupervised visual representations using contrastive learning.
method Introduce a family of mutual information estimators that sample negatives conditionally.
result Improves accuracy by 2-5% points on four standard image datasets.
A method for camera calibration using heatmap regression for fisheye images.
problem Accurate and robust camera angle estimation from fisheye images in the Manhattan world.
method Heatmap regression to detect directions of labeled image coordinates, simultaneous rotation and fisheye distortion recovery.
result Our method outperforms conventional methods on large-scale datasets and with off-the-shelf cameras.
The explanation of the photoelectric effect by Einstein and Maxwell's field theory of electromagnetism have motivated De Broglie to make the hypothesis that matter exhibits both waves and particles like-properties. These representations of matter are enlightened by string theory which represents particles with stringli…
Introduces Motion Programs for better video analysis of human motion.
problem Current video analysis focuses on raw pixels or keypoints, missing higher-level motion primitives.
method Introduces Motion Programs as a neuro-symbolic representation of motions as a composition of high-level primitives.
result Motion Programs accurately describe diverse human motions and improve downstream tasks.
A new method for spotting symbols in CAD images reduces annotation costs and improves accuracy.
problem Challenging task of labeling symbols from CAD drawings.
method Pixel-wise point location via Progressive Gaussian Kernels (PGK) and local offset.
result The proposed method achieves good generalization on real-world CAD images.
The paper proposes blending gradient boosted trees and neural networks for hierarchical time series forecasting.
problem Point and probabilistic forecasting of hierarchical time series.
method A blending methodology of gradient boosted trees and neural networks, with feature engineering and diverse model selection.
result Ranked within the gold medal range in both Accuracy and Uncertainty tracks of the M5 Competition.
The field of multiple view geometry has seen tremendous progress in reconstruction and calibration due to methods for extracting reliable point features and key developments in projective geometry. Point features, however, are not available in certain applications and result in unstructured point cloud reconstructions.…