Academic Articles & Research Papers

SFCN: Symmetric feature comparison network for detecting ischemic stroke lesions on CT images

Abstract Ischemic stroke is the most common stroke and the leading cause of disability and death in the world. Computed tomography (CT) is a popular and economical diagnostic device for the stroke, However the ischemic stroke lesions are no...

Automated harvesting by a dual-arm fruit harvesting robot

Abstract In this study, we propose a method to automate fruit harvesting with a fruit harvesting robot equipped with robotic arms. Given the future growth of the world population, food shortages are expected to accelerate. Since much of Jap...

Crowd Analysis Using Computer Vision Techniques

This article presents a survey on crowd analysis using computer vision techniques, covering different aspects such as people tracking, crowd density estimation, event detection, validation, and simulation. It also reports how related the ar...

Scale-Space Theories in Computer Vision

Attention mechanisms in computer vision: A survey

Humans can naturally and effectively find salient regions in complex scenes. Motivated by this observation, attention mechanisms were introduced into computer vision with the aim of imitating this aspect of the human visual system. Such an ...

Multi-scale attention and collaborative fusion for enhanced RGB-D salient object detection in weld quality inspection

Abstract Salient object detection (SOD) plays a crucial role in computer vision by mimicking human visual attention to identify and segment the most prominent objects in a scene. The advent of depth sensing technologies has propelled RGB-D ...

Generalizable stereo depth estimation with masked image modelling

Abstract Generalizable and accurate stereo depth estimation is vital for 3D reconstruction, especially in surgery. Supervised learning methods obtain best performance however, limited ground truth data for surgical scenes limits generalizab...

Deep learning classification for macrophage subtypes through cell migratory pattern analysis

Macrophages can exhibit pro-inflammatory or pro-reparatory functions, contingent upon their specific activation state. This dynamic behavior empowers macrophages to engage in immune reactions and contribute to tissue homeostasis. Understand...

Hard exudate segmentation in retinal image with attention mechanism

Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main reason that causes preventable blindness. Hard exudate is one of the earliest signs of diabetic retinopathy. Precise detection of hard exudate is helpful for the early diagnosis of diabetic ret...

AriAplBud: An Aerial Multi-Growth Stage Apple Flower Bud Dataset for Agricultural Object Detection Benchmarking

As one of the most important topics in contemporary computer vision research, object detection has received wide attention from the precision agriculture community for diverse applications. While state-of-the-art object detection frameworks...

Crowdsourcing in Computer Vision

Computer vision systems require large amounts of manually annotated data to properly learn challenging visual concepts. Crowdsourcing platforms offer an inexpensive method to capture human knowledge and understanding, for a vast number of v...

AI and Chatbot-Supported Interventions for Physical Activity and Obesity-Related Lifestyle Behaviors: Scoping Review With Attention to Family Involvement

Abstract BackgroundAI-enabled chatbots and related conversational systems can facilitate human–computer interaction through natural language, personalization, and automated support. In pediatric health promotion, these tools hav...

Algoritms for determining the attitude position of an unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the landing platform by using computer vision

Algorithms for determining the attitude position of an aircraft or helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the landing platform with special optical marks are considered. An assessment is made of the possibility of calculating t...

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1)

Strong gravitational lensing (SL) by galaxy clusters is a powerful probe of their inner mass distribution and a key test bed for cosmological models. However, the detection of SL events in wide-field surveys such as Euclid requires robust a...

Non-Destructive Monitoring of External Quality of Date Palm Fruit (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) During Frozen Storage Using Digital Camera and Flatbed Scanner

The emergence of new technologies focusing on “computer vision” has contributed significantly to the assessment of fruit quality. In this study, an innovative approach based on image analysis was used to assess the external quality of fresh...

Computer vision for assistive technologies

A Flexible Object-of-Interest Annotation Framework for Online Video Portals

In this work, we address the use of object recognition techniques to annotate what is shown where in online video collections. These annotations are suitable to retrieve specific video scenes for object related text queries which is not pos...

Open real-time, non-invasive fish detection and size estimation utilizing binocular camera system in a Portuguese river affected by hydropeaking

The need for efficient approaches to track and assess fish behavior in rivers impacted by hydropeaking is increasing. Nonetheless, employing an automated camera system for underwater monitoring requires that the algorithms function under hi...

Low illumination image enhancement algorithm of CycleGAN coal mine based on attention mechanism and Dilated convolution

The complex underground environment, filled with a large amount of dust and water vapor, and uneven illumination of artificial light source, leads to problems such as low illumination and loss of detail features in images collected by under...

Identifying people’s energy information needs through Energy Citizen Personas

Abstract Energy Citizenship refers to individuals and communities participating, sometimes begrudgingly, in adopting energy solutions, whether sustainable or not. When enacted positively, it advances the green energy transition. There are s...