Search Results for author: Nicola Strisciuglio

Found 25 papers, 10 papers with code

CAST: Clustering Self-Attention using Surrogate Tokens for Efficient Transformers

no code implementations6 Feb 2024 Adjorn van Engelenhoven, Nicola Strisciuglio, Estefanía Talavera

The self-attention from within each cluster is then combined with the cluster summaries of other clusters, enabling information flow across the entire input sequence.

Clustering

Regressing Transformers for Data-efficient Visual Place Recognition

no code implementations29 Jan 2024 María Leyva-Vallina, Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

Visual place recognition is a critical task in computer vision, especially for localization and navigation systems.

Contrastive Learning Re-Ranking +1

DFM-X: Augmentation by Leveraging Prior Knowledge of Shortcut Learning

1 code implementation12 Aug 2023 Shunxin Wang, Christoph Brune, Raymond Veldhuis, Nicola Strisciuglio

We propose a data augmentation strategy, named DFM-X, that leverages knowledge about frequency shortcuts, encoded in Dominant Frequencies Maps computed for image classification models.

Data Augmentation Image Classification

Defocus Blur Synthesis and Deblurring via Interpolation and Extrapolation in Latent Space

1 code implementation28 Jul 2023 Ioana Mazilu, Shunxin Wang, Sven Dummer, Raymond Veldhuis, Christoph Brune, Nicola Strisciuglio

We train autoencoders with implicit and explicit regularization techniques to enforce linearity relations among the representations of different blur levels in the latent space.

Data Augmentation Deblurring +1

What do neural networks learn in image classification? A frequency shortcut perspective

1 code implementation ICCV 2023 Shunxin Wang, Raymond Veldhuis, Christoph Brune, Nicola Strisciuglio

Our results demonstrate that NNs tend to find simple solutions for classification, and what they learn first during training depends on the most distinctive frequency characteristics, which can be either low- or high-frequencies.

Data Augmentation Image Classification +1

RDA-INR: Riemannian Diffeomorphic Autoencoding via Implicit Neural Representations

no code implementations22 May 2023 Sven Dummer, Nicola Strisciuglio, Christoph Brune

In this work, we focus on a limitation of neural network-based atlas building and statistical latent modeling methods, namely that they either are (i) resolution dependent or (ii) disregard any data/problem-specific geometry needed for proper mean-variance analysis.

Computational Efficiency Dimensionality Reduction

A Survey on the Robustness of Computer Vision Models against Common Corruptions

1 code implementation10 May 2023 Shunxin Wang, Raymond Veldhuis, Christoph Brune, Nicola Strisciuglio

The performance of computer vision models are susceptible to unexpected changes in input images, known as common corruptions (e. g. noise, blur, illumination changes, etc.

Data Augmentation Knowledge Distillation +1

Data-efficient Large Scale Place Recognition with Graded Similarity Supervision

1 code implementation CVPR 2023 Maria Leyva-Vallina, Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

Motivated by the fact that two images of the same place only partially share visual cues due to camera pose differences, we deploy an automatic re-annotation strategy to re-label VPR datasets.

Re-Ranking Visual Localization +1

Survey on Automated Short Answer Grading with Deep Learning: from Word Embeddings to Transformers

no code implementations11 Mar 2022 Stefan Haller, Adina Aldea, Christin Seifert, Nicola Strisciuglio

We complement previous surveys by providing a comprehensive analysis of recently published methods that deploy deep learning approaches.

Representation Learning Word Embeddings

Generalized Contrastive Optimization of Siamese Networks for Place Recognition

1 code implementation11 Mar 2021 María Leyva-Vallina, Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

We propose a Generalized Contrastive loss (GCL) function that relies on image similarity as a continuous measure, and use it to train a siamese CNN.

Image Retrieval Representation Learning +1

Brain-inspired algorithms for processing of visual data

no code implementations2 Mar 2021 Nicola Strisciuglio

These findings inspired researchers in image processing and computer vision to deploy such models to solve problems of visual data processing.

Inhibition-augmented ConvNets

no code implementations1 Jan 2021 Nicola Strisciuglio, George Azzopardi, Nicolai Petkov

The rectified responses of the push and pull filter pairs are then combined by a linear function.

MTStereo 2.0: improved accuracy of stereo depth estimation withMax-trees

1 code implementation27 Jun 2020 Rafael Brandt, Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

Efficient yet accurate extraction of depth from stereo image pairs is required by systems with low power resources, such as robotics and embedded systems.

Stereo Depth Estimation Stereo Matching

Place recognition in gardens by learning visual representations: data set and benchmark analysis

no code implementations28 Jun 2019 Maria Leyva-Vallina, Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

In this paper we propose an extended version of the TB-Places data set, which is designed for testing algorithms for visual place recognition.

Camera Localization Loop Closure Detection +2

A Push-Pull Layer Improves Robustness of Convolutional Neural Networks

no code implementations29 Jan 2019 Nicola Strisciuglio, Manuel Lopez-Antequera, Nicolai Petkov

We propose a new layer in Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to increase their robustness to several types of noise perturbations of the input images.

General Classification Image Classification

Brain-inspired robust delineation operator

1 code implementation26 Nov 2018 Nicola Strisciuglio, George Azzopardi, Nicolai Petkov

This type of inhibition allows for sharper detection of the patterns of interest and improves the quality of delineation especially in images with spurious texture.

Learning audio and image representations with bio-inspired trainable feature extractors

no code implementations2 Jan 2018 Nicola Strisciuglio

Recent advancements in pattern recognition and signal processing concern the automatic learning of data representations from labeled training samples.

Action recognition by learning pose representations

no code implementations2 Aug 2017 Alessia Saggese, Nicola Strisciuglio, Mario Vento, Nicolai Petkov

Starting from this consideration, we propose a trainable pose detector, that can be configured on a prototype skeleton in an automatic configuration process.

Action Classification Action Recognition +2

Detection of curved lines with B-COSFIRE filters: A case study on crack delineation

no code implementations24 Jul 2017 Nicola Strisciuglio, George Azzopardi, Nicolai Petkov

The detection of curvilinear structures is an important step for various computer vision applications, ranging from medical image analysis for segmentation of blood vessels, to remote sensing for the identification of roads and rivers, and to biometrics and robotics, among others.

Delineation of line patterns in images using B-COSFIRE filters

no code implementations24 Jul 2017 Nicola Strisciuglio, Nicolai Petkov

Delineation of line patterns in images is a basic step required in various applications such as blood vessel detection in medical images, segmentation of rivers or roads in aerial images, detection of cracks in walls or pavements, etc.

Representation Learning Vessel Detection

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