Model manipulates facial expressions without affecting other attributes.
problem Manipulating specific visual attributes in real scenes without altering others.
method Trains model on nonphotorealistic 3D renders to manipulate facial expressions, preserving other attributes.
result Model can manipulate facial expressions without affecting other attributes like head orientation.
ORRB enables fast, customizable rendering of robotics environments.
problem Fast and customizable rendering of robotics environments.
method Based on Unity3d and MuJoCo, optimized for cloud deployment.
result Visual domain randomization for improved simulation.
DSRGAN learns independent structure and rendering without tuple supervision.
problem Learning disentangled representation for natural image generation without tuple supervision.
method Introducing an auxiliary domain with a common underlying-structure space, and designing a parallel generative network with a common Progressive Rendering Architecture.
result DSRGAN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in disentanglability.
Describes rendering scenes in Nil geometry.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method Expository account of rendering real-time scenes in Nil geometry.
result Interesting geometric phenomena observed.
Enhances neural rendering with geometry-aware attention.
problem Efficiently modeling complex 3D scenes.
method Introduces Epipolar Cross Attention (ECA) for non-local operations.
result Significant improvement in Generative Query Networks (GQN) performance.
Automates hair color digitization using imaging and deep learning.
problem Challenges in capturing and rendering realistic hair colors.
method Combines imaging, path-tracing, and self-supervised machine learning.
result Accurately captures and renders hair color with synthetic images.
A neural scene representation framework enforcing 3D transformations.
problem Learning 3D scene representations from images without 3D supervision.
method Introducing a loss enforcing equivariance of the scene representation with 3D transformations.
result Real-time neural rendering with comparable results to models requiring minutes for inference.
We create real-time geodesic rendering for non-isotropic geometries.
problem Challenging visualization of non-isotropic geometries.
method Novel methods for real-time native geodesic rendering.
result Methods can be applied to visualization, machine learning, and video games.
ROOTS learns to represent and render 3D scenes with object-centric models.
problem Learning to represent and render 3D scenes with object-centric compositionality.
method Probabilistic generative model for learning object representations and scene rendering from partial observations.
result The model can infer 3D object representations and render scenes from arbitrary viewpoints.
This paper improves anomaly detection in lane rendering images for safer navigation.
problem Anomalies in lane rendering images can mislead drivers, posing safety risks.
method Proposes a four-phase pipeline using Transformer models, self-supervised pre-training, and fine-tuning.
result The pipeline enhances detection accuracy and reduces training time.
The paper uses differentiable rendering to generate semantic counterexamples for improving neural network robustness.
problem Neural networks' brittleness to semantic transformations.
method Differentiable rendering for generating realistic images that model semantic changes, combined with adversarial machine learning attacks.
result Semantic counterexamples improve generalization, robustness, and transferability of neural networks.
AR-GANs learn depth and DoF from unlabeled images using aperture rendering and focus cues.
problem Learning depth and DoF from unlabeled natural images with diverse viewpoints and shapes.
method Aperture rendering and focus cues to learn depth and DoF from unlabeled images.
result AR-GANs effectively learn depth and DoF from various datasets, including flower, bird, and face images.
DVAO predicts volumetric ambient occlusion for real-time volume rendering.
problem Predicting per-voxel ambient occlusion in volumetric data sets.
method Deep learning neural network that considers global information through transfer function.
result DVAO supports real-time volume interaction and generalizes to various modalities.
NeRF-VAE generates 3D scenes with geometric structure from few images.
problem Generating 3D scenes from few images with geometric consistency.
method Combines NeRF and VAE, incorporating shared geometric structure.
result NeRF-VAE can infer and render geometrically-consistent scenes from unseen environments.
Automates UI implementation from designer images.
problem Automating UI implementation from designer images.
method Generative model training and imitation learning.
result 92.5% accuracy on Android Button attribute inference.
Many machine learning image classifiers are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, inputs with perturbations designed to intentionally trigger misclassification. Current adversarial methods directly alter pixel colors and evaluate against pixel norm-balls: pixel perturbations smaller than a specified magnitude, according t…
Importance sampling is one of the most widely used variance reduction strategies in Monte Carlo rendering. In this paper, we propose a novel importance sampling technique that uses a neural network to learn how to sample from a desired density represented by a set of samples. Our approach considers an existing Monte Ca…
Improves spline quality and accuracy in computational microscopy.
problem Detecting slender, overlapping structures in microscopy images.
method Differentiable rendering approach for spline refinement.
result Achieves high reliability and sub-pixel accuracy.
We propose a systematic learning-based approach to the generation of massive quantities of synthetic 3D scenes and arbitrary numbers of photorealistic 2D images thereof, with associated ground truth information, for the purposes of training, benchmarking, and diagnosing learning-based computer vision and robotics algor…
Semi-supervised learning algorithms reduce the high cost of acquiring labeled training data by using both labeled and unlabeled data during learning. Deep Convolutional Networks (DCNs) have achieved great success in supervised tasks and as such have been widely employed in the semi-supervised learning. In this paper we…
We present a technique for efficiently synthesizing images of atmospheric clouds using a combination of Monte Carlo integration and neural networks. The intricacies of Lorenz-Mie scattering and the high albedo of cloud-forming aerosols make rendering of clouds---e.g. the characteristic silverlining and the "whiteness" …
Improves synthetic data for deep model training and adaptation.
problem Evaluating and improving synthetic data for deep learning models.
method Proposes a novel learned synthesis technique using generative models for shading and rendering, and uses an ensemble of models to generate datasets.
result Improves classifier performance on real data compared to state-of-the-art methods.
3D adversarial logos can fool object detectors in real-world settings.
problem Creating robust adversarial attacks in 3D rendering views.
method Constructing 3D adversarial logos via texture mapping and differentiable rendering.
result 3D adversarial logos are more versatile and robust than traditional adversarial patches.
A new metric for detecting out-of-distribution samples using neural rendering models.
problem Difficulty in detecting out-of-distribution samples with existing deep generative models.
method Derive metrics for out-of-distribution detection using a neural rendering model.
result Lower likelihood of latent variables is assigned to out-of-distribution samples.
DocParser parses document structures from renderings like PDFs and scans.
problem Parsing complete hierarchical document structures from renderings.
method End-to-end system with novel weak supervision approach.
result Significant improvement in document structure parsing performance.
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…
Algorithm finds optimal affine transformation to minimize overall distortion.
problem Minimizing distortion in affine transformations.
method Riemannian geometry approach to define and minimize distortion.
result Mean distorting transformation found for minimizing overall distortion.
Learn object dynamics from unlabeled images.
problem Unsupervised learning of multiple object dynamics from unlabeled video sequences.
method Probabilistic model generating noisy positions, followed by non-linear rendering. Efficient inference method for querying the model.
result Efficient inference of object dynamics from unlabeled images.
Percival uses deep learning to block ads in real-time, minimizing performance impact.
problem Real-time ad blocking in browsers with minimal performance overhead.
method Deep learning for image classification integrated into browser's rendering pipeline.
result Percival achieves 96.76% accuracy in blocking ads, comparable to block lists.
Advances in deep generative networks have led to impressive results in recent years. Nevertheless, such models can often waste their capacity on the minutiae of datasets, presumably due to weak inductive biases in their decoders. This is where graphics engines may come in handy since they abstract away low-level detail…
The idea of computer vision as the Bayesian inverse problem to computer graphics has a long history and an appealing elegance, but it has proved difficult to directly implement. Instead, most vision tasks are approached via complex bottom-up processing pipelines. Here we show that it is possible to write short, simple …
VectorNet predicts car behavior using vectorized HD maps and agent dynamics.
problem Predicting behavior in multi-agent systems with self-driving cars.
method VectorNet uses hierarchical graph neural networks on vectorized representations of HD maps and agent trajectories.
result VectorNet achieves comparable or better performance than state-of-the-art methods while using fewer parameters and less computational power.
Designing of touchless user interface is gaining popularity in various contexts. Using such interfaces, users can interact with electronic devices even when the hands are dirty or non-conductive. Also, user with partial physical disability can interact with electronic devices using such systems. Research in this direct…
Pix2Shape learns 3D scene representations from single images without supervision.
problem Learning 3D scene information from a single image without supervision.
method Pix2Shape uses an encoder, decoder, and critic network to generate 2.5D surfel-based reconstructions.
result Pix2Shape can generate complex 3D scenes from a single image, scaling with on-screen resolution.
Model predicts web page parallelism for improved browser performance and energy.
problem Improving browser performance and energy usage through parallelism.
method Supervised learning model using web page primitives and parallelism features.
result Model predicts parallelism and optimizes performance and energy usage.
The F-measure or F-score is one of the most commonly used single number measures in Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, but it is based on a mistake, and the flawed assumptions render it unsuitable for use in most contexts! Fortunately, there are better alternatives.
AutoSimulate efficiently optimizes synthetic data generation.
problem Optimizing synthetic data generation for machine learning.
method Differentiable approximation of the objective function for efficient optimization.
result Significantly faster (up to 50x) and more efficient (up to 30x) synthetic data generation.
Develops methods to construct exchangeable sequences of random multisets.
problem Creating models for random multisets with unknown base measures.
method Uses exchangeable sequences of point processes and conditional-i.i.d. negative binomial processes.
result Provides constructions for negative binomial processes with random base measures.
A study finds that only a few factors explain corporate bond risk, rendering extensive bond factor literature redundant.
problem The redundancy of extensive bond factor literature in explaining corporate bond risk premia.
method Bayesian Model Averaging Stochastic Discount Factor analysis of 18 quadrillion models.
result A Bayesian Model Averaging SDF explains risk premia better than low-dimensional models, with an out-of-sample Sharpe ratio of 1.5 to 1.8.
Proposes a model to generate 3D-aware images from 2D images.
problem Generating 3D-aware images from 2D images.
method Likelihood-based top-down model using Neural Radiance Fields and energy-based latent variables.
result Model can infer 3D object structures from 2D images and generate novel views.
Computer vision is hard because of a large variability in lighting, shape, and texture; in addition the image signal is non-additive due to occlusion. Generative models promised to account for this variability by accurately modelling the image formation process as a function of latent variables with prior beliefs. Baye…
Recent progress in deep generative models has led to tremendous breakthroughs in image generation. However, while existing models can synthesize photorealistic images, they lack an understanding of our underlying 3D world. We present a new generative model, Visual Object Networks (VON), synthesizing natural images of o…
New ASR system handles multiple languages without needing language-specific encoding.
problem Joint training of data-rich and data-scarce languages in a single model.
method Transforms all languages to a single writing system through transliteration, separating modeling and rendering.
result Language-agnostic multilingual ASR system reduces WER up to 10% over language-dependent models.
Worldsheet wraps a 3D mesh sheet onto a single image to synthesize novel views.
problem Synthesizing novel views from a single image with large viewpoint changes.
method Shrink-wrapping a planar mesh sheet onto the input image, consistent with learned depth.
result Worldsheet consistently outperforms prior methods on single-image view synthesis.
The episodic, irregular and asynchronous nature of medical data render them difficult substrates for standard machine learning algorithms. We would like to abstract away this difficulty for the class of time-stamped categorical variables (or events) by modeling them as a renewal process and inferring a probability dens…
StyleNeRF generates high-resolution images with 3D consistency and style control.
problem Generating high-resolution images with fine details and 3D consistency.
method Integrates NeRF into a style-based generator for efficient high-resolution image synthesis.
result Synthesizes high-resolution images at interactive rates with high 3D consistency and style control.
New approach combines PCA and t-sne for better data analysis.
problem Multiscale complexity in high-dimensional data.
method Multiscale joint characterization using PCA and t-sne.
result Joint characterization detects signals not seen by PCA or t-sne alone.
Study examines synthetic images with reflecting materials for training object detectors.
problem Training object detectors on synthetic images containing reflecting materials.
method Investigated rendering approach, domain randomization, and training data amount.
result Synthetic images with reflecting materials improve object detector performance.